The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-03

an army half again as large as her. army in the war with Russia.e ~ In case of war with the United States Japan could raise 10000 men in the Philippine Islands, 5o,o0o men in the Hawaiian Islands and nearly 100000 men in the United States proper. to which would be added probably 26.00o men from Mexico and Canada These contingents would ultimately join the respective armies of invasion and knowing the country thoroughly would be in a position to render invaluable service during the invading operations. Reports from the Philippines and Ha- wall, from the Pacific Slope, from the Canadian and the Mexican frontiers, are constantly reiterating the influx of Japanese soldiers. some in disguise. some undisguised. Anybody but blind man can see that the systematic invasion of America is already well ad- vanced.A Japan has today on American soil more trained soldiers than Ameri- ca has In her whole regular army and militia combined, and endorsements are pouring in every day, at some points openly. at other points surrepti- tiously.
 The American army at its p resent strength numbers about 75,0oo men:
 Total regular army ........... .6S.0S3 Philippine scouts 5,20S
 Porto Rico. provisional regiment. ETA
 - notal .:..,....... =. f.ooe or national militia and the occupation of Cuba makes a substantial drain upon this meagre force.
 As the United States has no merchant marine from which to draw transports. we must assume not only that no re- Inducements could be dispatched to our outlying possessions, but also, that no r. T. brought back home. but must fall into the hands of the enemy, Consequently we must make a substantial reduction from the above figures in estimating the men immediately available for re- polling an invasion of our mainland. During the Russion war, Japan was known to transport over 10000 men in single expedition. With the extra ordinary expansion Of her merchant marine since the war. we can assume that within three days after she gets control of the sea, she could have 100000 men embarked. In about two weeks these men would be disembarked in Hawaii and reinforced by 60,000 men already there. In two weeks more the transports would be back in Japan with 100000 more men embarked for invasion of the Slope. In four weeks more these men would be landed on the California coast under, the guns of the Japanese fleet. The transports would proceed to Hawaii and within three weeks would return with 20O,- 900 more men. A continual stream of re-inforcements would then pass from Japan to Hawaii and from Hawaii to the Coast. Whining nine months Japan could have million men, the seasoned armies of sManchuria, en- camped on the Pacific coast
 Expeditions against the Aleutian Is- lands, Alaska, Puget Sound, the Colum- bia river, and the Golden Gate would cause a division of the American forces and curtail the re-inforcements avail. able for repelling the main invasion.
 From our small standing army, we could not hope to make any effective opposition to such an invasion in force, even if we knew well in advance the point chosen for disembarking. The total militia of all the states amounts to only abolt 10000 men, imperfectly equipped and only half trained.
 The great invading army therefore would meet but little serious opposi- tion the first season, as it proceeded to occupy the slope and to fntrench and fortify in strongholds and take pos session of the railroads and the passes over the mountains. We should prob ably find that the prudent thing to do would be to withhold the small force of reg anu hlililid exposure to animation, and keep them for a neucieus about which to organize a great volunteer army, upon which we would have to rely.
 The struggle would be between the Japanese regulars in possession of the country and the American volunteers being organized two thousand miles away, with a thinly populated, semi- arid area, seven or eight hundred miles wide and a rugged mountain range to cross before they could descend to the attack, where the enemy would choose the battle-ground.
 The Japanese could practically sub- sist upon the rich garden lands of the slope. The difficulties of their com munications would be far less than they were in Manchuria. The whole Japanese nation has now become train ed and disciplined and could supply an additional million of men each year for four five years without drawing on China. In the meantime the country would be thrown open to Chinese and Japanese alike, and the numbers avail able would soon become unlimited.
 do not take second place to any one in my confidence in the fighting capaci- ty of the average American, but know that modern battles and wars are absolutely won by the long prepara- tons in advance, The Japanese have made these preparations. We have not We all recall the fact that when only a division was sent to Cuba in the war with Spain, many of the troops went out with the old Springfield rifle or obsolete type, using black powder, out of date even for fowling purposes. We know that when a hundred odd thousand of volunteers were assembled in our own midst, the death rate of typhoid, dysentery and other prevent able diseases. was far greater than that of the Japanese or even Russian armies, far away among the herdships of Manchuria-
 It is an utter impossibility for any