The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29
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spred FOR political ends. and following
her wars with China and Russia ana
the American acquisition of the Philip
pines her people have loft home In in
Crcasing numbers to settle in our Pa
clhc possessions Indeed. from i9O0 10
1908 no fewer than $4,000 .idpanesr
anded in the Hawaiian Islands. and
the departure during that period
amounted to 1900. The retiremcnts
were mainly OF tho military unfit. Will
those left behind were veteran soldiers,
veteran In the sense that they had had
war service.
Az the time Homer Lea wrote Tile
Valor of Ignorance" the Japanese In
California constituted more than One
seventh Of the male adults NJ military
age. while in the stat" ~ washing on
they numbered quite on"-nnth Of the
male population of military age. These
are tho men which. according To Homer
Lea, are counted upon by Japan to co-
operate from within with the forces
60 he brought from over sea.
II is not possible 10 do more than
cover broadly and briefly the potential
plans Of invasion which were actually
naturcd at the conclusion Of the Russo
apart from the taking If Hawaii and
the Philippines, the sub1uGaion Of IN"
great valley reaching from Puget
Sound, back Of the Coas; Range down
10 the southern limits OF California and
the utilization Of the existing railroads
in that region. railroads without paral-
10, neighbors beyond the mountain bar
ripr to the east. This absence OF q
thanking line prohibits The muvemnet "
defensive troops across tho front that
would he covered by the japanese ono"
they obtained possession of the region
between the Sierra Nevada ana the
Coast Range Mountains.
To reach this goal the plan ~ the
JapaneseNstudiously avoids he frontal
attack NJ any of the Pacific coast cities
guarded by fortifcations. These are 20
ne reached from the rear ~ th" de-
fences and by way Of available hHrbOrS
" minor commercial importance but of
The greatest strategic value % tho in-
vader.
In speaking ~ the defencos OF the
Columbia River. which would be one
" the possible landing places. Homer
Lea says the mouth Of that waterway
IS defended by three forts---the entire
defence of tho State OF OreEon--aganst
invasion. Yet the combined power of
all these guns Is less IMAM th"' 0' 'hc
guns on a single Japanese dreadnouGht"
At the same time ne disclosed the weak
ness az the available personnel assigned
% those batteries. Again he has said.
"Thc defence of Washington is rele-
gated 20 three forts on the upper
reaches OF Puget Sound. and according
to him they are even more impover-
ished in the matter of troops than those
on the Columbia River.
Asrceahly 10 tho general scheme or
he Japanese campaign the fleets would
direct their operations upon Gray's Har-
hor. Nillapa H1rbor Columbia River
ana Astoria with the ultimate ann Of
establishing the centre Of the army in
thc neighnorhood OF Centralia. Wash,
with the left Hank pivoting near Seattle
and the right flank having its centre
upon Portland ore.
Tho conquest OF California with San
Francisco as the ultimate goal would
ne effected by landing troops well north
and well south OF that city. According
10 Lea Japan would land simultane-
puslN at Monterey and Bodega bays
total force exceeding 10000 veteran
troops. DeharkinS 10000 at or above
BODICE Bay. from three 10 five days
march north of the SauSalito defenSes
and the balance ar Monterey Bay siA
days march south ~ the American de-
fences across the san Francisco PENN
sula, ihc Jdpane>- have the alternative
II five strategic moves 10 bring about
he seizure or capitulItiou of the Amer
can forces together with san Fran
cisco and central california.
simultaneously attacking both posl-
tons: on the north. $4,000 japanese reg
MARS against less than 10000 American
regular and 10000 militia on lines tif-
teen miles in extent. and on the south
10000 Japanese regulars against less
than $4,000 American regulars and 49,
600 militia ON lines of thirty miles in
extent"
This array If American forces /.
based on the asSumpttou that We should