Evening star., 1914-08-23
ALERT TO DEFEND SWITZERLAND

Switzerland. with the barring of valleys.
transport by lake, natural fortresses OF
heights. a little land, full of roads and
railroads. dangerous to the invader, fa-
rorable to natives.
The line OF the Aar." he continued. .'is
one of the strongest we have 0D to stop
a German army coming from Basle or
.Alsace C2) to head off a French army
penetrating by the Jura or g, the same
river could be used to stop an Italian
army which might have turned the forts
of st. Maurice.
We were drinking coffee.
They averaged one cup for each army
they stopped. i was not their business
they did it Tor Joy.
Switzerland can protect her guests.
they affirmed. and | may add that such
is the opinion OF techniclans Ike the cele-
brated Capt Rouffy. whose ''Precis OF
Swiss Military Geography tl?l4l Is put
in the hands Of common soldiers ana
schoolboys.
can we feed them suggested the
bookkeep.r If the hotel. tThey all talk
like brothers. switzerland imports -
per cent. some years. Of the wheat sne
consumes II comes from the nited
States. Canada and til. Argentine, wa
Antwerp and Rotterdam: from HunSaiA,
Germany and Ronmanil. VIA Lake Con
stance and much from Russia. via
Genoa or Marseiles and the st Gothard-
or through France 10 Geneva and the
federal storehouses At MorSes, Brunnen
and many others. The federal store
houses have a six months supply
: :
And the horses and cattle. said the
bookkeeper. I'VE import 50 much oats
from south Germany, Bohemia and Rus
sia tile peasants growing just enough
for their own beasts In the Alps they
cut all the hay they can; il lasts them
till spring when the cattle go up 10
the pastures ON the plateau they cut
more hay. which must last the horses
till next moving In case of defense II
would not last long as usual We
might have to feed the poor beasts
cereals-or kill them.
Tut tut" said the railroad lieuten-
ant In order not to kill Swiss cattle
We import S12,00o,000 of refrigerated
meats and butchers live stock every
year from France. Italy, Germany and
America. 1t permits US to export S5e,.
00o 900 of cheeses, condensed milk ana
milk chocolate. besides furnishing an
enormous mass OF Swiss butchers meat
de luxe to the hotel industry.
The Maxim on horseback lieutenant
sighed.
resignedly. they'd be feast Tor
there are 7o5 beef cattle per LOCO IN
habitants, and the total Swiss average
is 504 per 900 Inhabitants
said: The belligerents might try to
Let them try" Missed the artillery
boy.
Rice. dried peas, beans. meal. etc.. are
imported almost entirely from Italy.
Austria. Germany and France. Sugar
comes from France. Germany and Aus
tria Switzerland furnishes her own
salt and potatoes in profusion.
You have no seaport" l said. Could
YOU get the stuff in?''
Monsieur Pasche the proprietor. had
just looked in He is an ACKNOWLEDGED
economic expert.
switzerland can take care OF all WHO
trust her" he said Our frontier =
really a safeguard in TIN. matter. Mtal-
And if imports are difficult on one SIDE
we shall make them on another. Swift
zerland will never lie at war with her
great neighbors
What" 1 almost laughed
Pushing them back is not war hs
Lake Constance viii b.
open TO us. Basic communicates with
Rottrdam bk the Rhine Mars.illes auu
Genoa are close. Trieste can lie reached
by the line of the Arlberg. NJ are u"t
and never will 10.
The artillery boy grinurd
Just to push them back w." huuilt~d.
TIN. MaNini-un- h"r-"hacE boN griuWed
back al him.
"ff they come. hE mBrmut""
Proud tight llttle land
STERLING HEiIia