El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-20
GOULD QUICKLY
CONQUER j. s.
Hudson Maxim Says Army
Would Make But Days
Good Killing.

Kansas City. No. Nov 2O.-Only
big navy. one able to stand success
fully against any other navy in the
world. and an army big enough 70 save
the country from the horrors Of defeat
and humiliation. even should our navy
be destroyed. could save the United
States from war. according TO huusoh
Maxim. inventor OF war implements
Mr. Maxim addressed the Kansas 1itS
Commercial club on the lesson Of the
present war
Army Would Last Day.
"Our little. poorly equipped army
would not be able TO offer resistance
enough to make a ripple IN the line OF
the enemy's advance. Nj Maxim ssiiu-
sOur army would make just about one
. Is ..S,1D-,ose the enemy should land at
Boston or New York or at any OF the
ports between Nothing under he'iN en-
We could do would prevent the invaders
from capturing the entire country De
f1reen the AIIe2hanies and the sea
within two weeks Mr. Maxim $ SUP
Dositional invasion was by a tlrstclass
European power at the CONCLUSION "a
The present conflict
ANY one of the great warning ma
ffons If victorious. he said. Wou4u
have available several mlLlon war
tried veterans for trial at arms WIN
ne and should that foreign nation pc
either England or Germany, IL "oulu
have a navy far superior 70 our ONL-;
and consequently could not pc opPosSS
nv our navy. Hence that mauon MO--N
- able 10 land upon our shores It's le-
I giOns Of trained fighters, equipped WIZ
an the paraphern2lia and englherE %
I war as fast as they could be brought
/ a quarter OF a million men, Nj Max
i'm said. could be landed WITHIN
/ month and achievements OF thaL NUM-
/ after. if needed. After they had cap
{ tured that area. the inventor con le1'
I for America, there Woulo DC O1l 0-'
way out; -,,-..7,-as
/ with gold and the enemy Wogi9 ~ T,-e
Z his sword into the scales as Ola bIeu-
nus to make good weight OuL - $3.50
: would take possession OF our IloLlLS9
! and of our women. for 10 every mousse
I hold would be detailed n certain num-
Z her Of officers or privates, 70 9e - -
I and entertained. You would no lCH7S-
Z be masters Of your own ho l.-S'7iS ~
/ but the officers IN charge "VuiN
! masters Of ceremonies .4o
I s.VVbiIe all the other nations OF tue
/ world are armed 10 the reeth- anu - g
stilI arming and fighting Tor tne ms
- - ~ The world, il is the extreme
! of imbecility for Us not 10 arm s-i p.
| we are forced 10 decide whether We
will kill our enemies In SELF ceIeHce Oi
/ allow our enemies 10 XIII US
yVouId Buy National Insurance
we are the richest country IN lne
I world and we can very Wen alLoLC ~ s
/ tionaI insurance; and we must 1llsu - e :. y
-. ~ neace Look at England
lance Russia. Think Of the yas'
burden the tax payers OF those couh-
tries will have to bear IN LuluIe:;7 z y, y,
I how much greater lnal Dul uSl- -,
/ +La1 II would have been had lnos'
countries been as well prepared as wa
I Germany -, -.-~..,,+ M,
ZINE chief lesson OF the presenu W
is that we should prepare. against ~
/ From every sense Of obligatloh' 10
/ every sense Of economics; from eesl
! sense of duty and religion, We snOul,
get ready-and lose no time ABOUT Il