The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-08-12
Possessions of European Powers

tered all over the world
Hungary and Russia have
no colonial possessions. though the
Russian empire stretches through the
continents of Europe and Asia and
presents long coast line on the
northern Pacific or the others
Great Britain has colonies and protee-
torates the world over; France has
colonies and protectorates in Africa
India. China in South America, in
the West Indies, IN the north Atlantic,
and in the Pacific and Indian oceans.
Germany has colonial possessions in
Africa, in China, and in the Pacific
ocean, and Italy has Dependencies in
Africa and a concession in China
Englands vast empires, India, Can
ada, and Australia; her holdings on
the Malay Peninsula; her colonies IN
Africa, and her fortified positions in
the Mediterranean, Gibraltar and Nal
IA. put her at the head Of the colony
holding nations of the world; they
also increase the field Of her protec-
tive operations in case she becomes
involved in war with Austria Hun
gary and Germany and possible with
Italy
Many of the minor holdings of the
four powers with colonial possessions
10 defend are themselves without
military strength In many cases the
protecting power has only very small
garrfeons on shore amounting to
nothing more than local police forces
This is particularly true in Africa,
outside Of the French and British
colonies, in the Pacific ocean and in
American waters
The continent or Africa presents
notable picture of the position Of
protectorates and colonies belonging
to Great Britain, France and Germany.
France has a protectorate over
Morocco, and her Algerian possessions
facing the Mediterranean, are bound
ed on the East by Tripoli, a depend
ency OF Italy. Then comes Egypt,
where British interests are para
mount on the Red sea and contigu-
Gus to Egypt is the Italian depend
ency of Eritrea Coming down the
east coast are British Somaliand,
Italian Somaliand, British South At
rica German East Africa, Portuguese,
East Africa, and then British South
Africa, embracing Rhodesia, the
Transyaal, the Orange River Colony,
Natal, and the Cape of Good Hope On
tlsa west, contiguous in the order
named. are German Southwest Afri-
ca: Portuguese West Africa, the Con-
20 state belonging 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, a British
colony, and the Ivory coast annexed
by France twenty years ago.
The following Is list of the col
onies. protectorates and dependencies
Of four countries involved
Great Britain
Gibraltar at the entrance to the
Mediterranean sea; area, TWO square
miles. military force ASST
Malta, in the Mediterranean sea,
area M square miles. military force
I6l1.
cyprus. island in the Mediterranean
so miles from he coast OF Asia Min
er area c.5St square miles military
strength 12t men
Empire OF India, area I>ooooo
square miles. population 291.ooo0oo,
military strength British troops 75.-
Ss7. native troops 1oS.>2t, with 25.-
70o reseryists.
eeylon. OFF the southeast coast Of
India area 2538 square miles, mill
..ary strength 1888 men.