Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-06

| Four out of the six powers OF Europe
which today are engaged in warfare
have colonial possessions, protectorates
and dependencies scattered all over the
| world.
Austria Hungary and Russia have no
colonial possessions tho the Russian
empire stretches thru the continents OF
Europe and Asia and presents Ions
coast line on the northern Pacific. OK
the Others Great Britain has colonies
and protectorates the world over;
France has colonies and protectorates
in Africa, India. China, in South Amer
lea. in the West Indies. in the north
Atlantic, and in the Pacific and Indian
oceans. Germany has colonial posses
sions in Africa, in China, and in the
Pacific ocean, and Italy has depend
ences in Africa and a concession in
China
England's vast empires, India, Cam
ada. and Australia: her holdings on the
Malay peninsula: her colonies in Africa,
and her fortified positions in the Medi-
terranean. Gibralter and Malta, put her
al the head OF the colony holding ma
tioI,s of the world; they also increase
the field OF her protective operations IN
case she becomes involved in the war
with Austria Hungary and Germany,
and possibly with Italy.
Many of the minor holdings of the
four powers with colonial possessions TO
defend are themselves without military
strength. In many cases the protecting
power has only very small garrisons on
shore, amounting to nothing more than
local police forces. This is particu-
larry true in Africa. outside of the
French and British colonies, in the
Pacific ocean and in American waters
The continent of Africa presents
notable picture Of the juStaposition of
protectorates and colonies belonging to
Great Britain, France and Germany.
France has protectorate over
Morocco and her Algerian possessions,
facing the Mediterranean. are bounded
on the east by Tripoli. dependency of
Italy. Then comes Egypt, where Brit
ish interests are paramount. On the
Red sea and contiguous to Egypt. is the
Italian dependency OF E-itrea. Coming
down the east coast are British So,nau-
land. Italian Somaliland. British East
Africa, German East Africa, Portu-
guese East Africa, and then British
South Africa, embracing Rhodesia. the
Natal. and the Cape of Good Hope On
the west, contiguous in the order named
are German Southwest Africa: Portu-
guese West Africa. the Congo state, be-
longing to Belgium: the French Congo;
kamerun. belonging to Germany. the
Niger territories. a protectorate Of
Great Britain: French West Africa:
Togoland. belonging to Germany: the
Gold Coast, British colony, and the
Ivory Coast, annexed by France twenty
years ago.
The following is a list of the colonies.
protectorates and dependencies of four
countries involved:
GREAT BRITAIN.
GIBRALTER-At the entrance to the
Mediterranean sea; area, tire square
miles; military force, 1857.
MALTA-In the Mediterranean sea
area, III square miles; military
strength. 7.s47.
C4PRUS-Island in the Mediterran-
can, 60 miles from the coast of Asia
Minor: area, 1854 square mixes; mill
rary strength. 12l men.
EMPIRE OF NDLAAArea. 1900. 900
square miles: population. 2S5. 300 900:
military strength. British troops. rs
ss1; native troops. 1885, with $500
reservists.
CEfLON-on the southeast coast of
India: area 25.33e square miles mill
tarT strength, 1882 men.
MALDIVE ISLANDS-In the Indian
ocean. 400 miles southwest of India:
area, Ia square miles; population. So
900: group of twelve coral islets.
FEDERATED MALAY STATES. of
the Malay peninsula; area, IS 900
square miles; population $4,000: mill
tary strength. s51 natives. under eleven
European officers; also a native con-
staoulary
BoRNEO-In the East Indies: area.
5000 square miles. population, $50
900.
HONGkONG-East coast Of China:
area 400 square miles: population. 400
600; military strength. 4.27o.
WE-HAI-WEI-In the province of
Shangtung, China; area 2e5 square
miles; population. 10000 Not far
from the German possession Of kaiu
Chau.
BAHREIN-o- Avail Islands, in the
Persian gulf near the coast Of Arabia:
area, 23o square miles; population,
S., coo
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS-fs
sPcIst Va lue STRAIT OF -ddlGccd. area
1000 square miles; population. 5T2, 900;
military strength, 1854.
UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA-Com-
| prising Cape OF Good Hope, Natal the
Transvaai. and Orange River Colony,
area $4,000 square miles: population,
/ 5000, 900: military strength. British i'm
pecial troops, $500. and local organiza-
I tons
! OTHER BRITISH POSSESSIONS IN
AFRICA-British East Africa, with an
area Of $4,000 square miles, and popu-
lation Of 5000 900 is left almost wholly
! 10 the natives for defense. The same
! IS true Of British Central Africa. Som
aliland, Zanzibar, Basutoland, the terri
] tory Of Bechuanas, Rhodesia, Nigeria,
the Cold Coast, Lagos, Sierra Leone
and Gambia
/ IN THE INDIAN OCEAN-scat-
tered British possessions or protect
/ crates are st. Helena, Ascension.
Tristan d'Acunha, Mauritius, the Sey-
! chelles, Chagos and other islands and
f, the Islands of st. Paul and Amster-
dam. All told these islands have
population of about 100000 but their
military strength is practically neg
iigible.
I BRITISH COLONIES IN NORTH
AMERICA-Canada with an area OF
100000 square niles. population. s.
100000, has military strength Of per-
manent reserve forces amounting to