The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-11

-Four out of six powers Of Europe
which today threaten to engage in
warfare have colonial possessions,
protectorates, and dependencies scat
tered all over the world.
Austria Hungary and Russia have
no colonial possessions. though the Rus
sian Empire stretches through the
continents Of Europe and Asia and
presents a long coast line ON the
northern Pacific. OF the others, Great
Britain has colonies and protectorates
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.
England's vast empires, India. Cana
da, and Australia; her holdings on he
Malay peninsula; her colonies in
Africa, and her fortified positions in
the Mediterranean, Gibraltar and
Malta, put her at the head Of the
oolony-holding nations of the world;
they also increase the field Of her pro-
tective operations in case she becomes
involved in war with Austria Hungary
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Italy.
Many Of the minor holdings of the
four powers with colonial possessions
to defend are themselves without mill
tary strength. In many cases the pro-
tecting power has only very small gar
risons on shore, amounting to moth
ing more than local police forces.
This is particularly true in Africa, out+
side Of the French and British colonies.
in the Pacific ocean and in American
waters.
The continent of Africa presents a
notable picture of the juxtaposition of
protectorates and colonies belonging to
Great Britain. France and Germany.
France has a pr~otectorate over
Morocco. and her Algerian possessions,
facing the Mediterranean, are bounded
on the east by Tripoli, a dependency OF
Italy. Then come Egypt, where British
interests are paramount. On the Red
sea and contiguous to Egypt, is the
Italian dependency Of Eritrea. Com
ing down the east coast are British
Somaliland. Italian Somaliland, British
East Africa. German East Africa,
Portugueses East Africa and then
British South. Africa, embracing
Rhodesia. the T~ransvaal, the Orange
River Colony, Natal, and, the Cape OF
Good Hope. On the west, contiguous
in the order named, are German South
west Africa; Portuguese West Africa
the Congo state, belonging to Belgium;
the French Congo; Kamerun. belong
ing to Germany. the Niger territories
French West Africa; TogoIand, be.
longing to Germany; the Gold Coast
a British colony, and the Ivory Coast
annexed by France twenty years ago.
The following Is a list of colonies
protectorates n dependencies Of foul
coutries involved:
Great Britain.
Gibraltar-At the to thu
Mediterranean sea; area; w squar'
miles; military force 1857.
Malta-In the Mediterranean sea
area III square miles; militar.
strength 7,647.
Cyprus-Island in the Mediterranean
sixty miles from the coast of Ash
Minor; area 1884 square miles; mill
tary strength III men.
Empire of India Area 1900, 90
square miles; population 295. 1000, 600
military strength, British troops rs,
S97; native troops, 163,S36, with $3.50
reservists.
Ceylon-Oh the southeast coast 9
India, area 1888 square miles; mill
tary strength 1,2802 men.
Maldiye Islands-In the India
ocean, 400 miles southwest Of India
area, lis square, miles; population, 90,
600; a group of twelve coral islets.
Federated Malay States-Of tn
Malay peninsula; area, $4,000 squar
miles; population, $4,000; militar
strength, 851 natives, under eleye
European officers; also q native con
stabulary.
Borneo-In the East Indies; ares
10000 square miles; population, $50,
Hongkong-East coast of China
area, 400 square miles: population
400, 900; military strength. 4,270.
Wei-Hai-Wei-In the province &
Shantung, China; area 2S5 squar
miles; population, 10000. Not ia
from the German possession Of Kai
Chau.
Persian gulf, near the coast OF Ara
} bia; area, 230 square miles; porflia
} ton, $4,000.
Straits Settlements (Singapore)-O
the strait OF Malacca; area 1.5C
} square miles; population, $4,000; mi
J itary strength. 2,504.
] Union of South Africa--CoInprisin
} Cape of Good Hope. Natal, the Trans
{ wal, and Orange River Colony; are
lars 900 square miles; population, S
100000; military strength, British In
: periaI troops, $500, and local orgar
Lizations.
I Other British Possessions IN Afrie
& ~r2ri4tefs TEa1f AfTfral with an area