Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-02-07
ENGLAND READY
FOR ANY EVENT
NEVER SINCE SPANISH ARMADA
HAVE SUCH PREPARATIONS
BEEN MADE
MANY INVASIONs IN PAST
General Opinion in Great Britain -
That Germans Have Plan oi
Invasion hut English IRE
Prepared

LONDON. Feb & Defensive
measure along the coast OF the I
British Isles have taken on ag as
poci of serious determination never
before known In the history Of Eng
land Although details are closely
guarded emergency measures are
known t0 exist this winter for the
protection 0f an strategic coast lines.
The British faith in her naval force
90 keep away any landing force iS
till intact but every emergency has
been provided for
Never since l79S has the govern
meut paid 30 great an attention 10
the possibility of invasion Her big
fleets and Her command OF the spa
hl- been the assurance of England
again her enemies.
Discussion of the possibility OF an
invasion - bringing out a good deal
of history tha, Is irrelevant 10 con-
ditIous of the present day, and some
hiatorr that Is not historical What
happened u tho Middle Ages does
not count. nor will German strate-
risJs .ay much weight on the sue
cess OF William OF Orange In land
ing an army iu England in 1858.
For 20 Was hy the connivancc oi
some leading British politicians and
not % feV officers of the army and
navy. who we're in the secret, that
the landing was effected. hut when
an English writer OF considerable
.tanduc declares that there has
been no foreign force landed N
Great Britain since the abortivc
French expedition in l191 he IS
wrong That was The -o-called
"Fishguari Invasion 80 which was
led by q Colonel Tate, an American
i'm the French service II was soon
over. and caused more laughter than
hloodshed
The next year. however, General
Humbert landed IN Ireland win
about 1900 French veterans under
his orders For o few weeks Hum
beri made things lively in parts OF
Ireland. and small a- was his force
hc defeated q larger body oi lpyal-
,.. st.feS ult aatcly forced' ="
surrender. Humbert gave the British
public confidence "a severe shock
Jlumhori has an interest for Ameri-
cams. because. going 10 America
after hi, Irish exploit, he east his lot
.itb Andrew Jackson and was ono
nt tho latter's most efficient lieuten-
anfs Yt the battle of New Orleans.
8umbcri had tho experience. there
fore of being present at two deleuie
OF tho British. iu one of which h'
commanded tn person
The exploit Of Uumbort in lrelahu
created scare FAR more alarming
,ra7 that of the zeppelin ana flylne
naval mautuveT OF Dee Germans iu
tbo pr.-cnt war So alarmed vas
tho government that the Bank ot
England ou Feb. O., l79S. sub
..rined 81 600 UO0 10 assist tho gov
erpment t1 rep,l the threatened In.
,4.iop R. the assistance of manu-.
l,sturcrs and coast cities, the sum
.,s. raised to $500. 600. which W"-
"a LARGE sum n those days Oli prini $
of that period show that the Eueli-h
Itsr discussed the most fantastic
nroierfs of invasion. just as tney are
doing TODAY an ine'nlou. prlh'
,t,,i;.Had .n l-4g shows huge
Freu,h nr propelled by wlndmill-
ronypvInl thousands 90 French sol.
aic-s mother print shows Napoi
aoue army marching 20 Dover
tbro.rr SOD marine tunnel, which
tra. t.H constructed unknown 20
tbo Ems h To-day the imagination
of H9t artist of oldor time is h"'
,om.nr reality. for such O tnune
.s und.r .0r .ructiou. aud u I' we're
rompI.I.f f would be OF iWmeus
Value. anI not of immense danger
fn masr0naUnc' communication
with France ...,.
Tho ordinary Euah-hm1n thinks
Df fso possible methods ui inVadln-
h.. rou..r. Zeppelin raids not be-
.rr ranked H. am invasion. Thee
tVo method. are. the seizure of one
or moro Eae'.-h ports by q from"n
Hou. German Geet and the landin.
uf fro0r. Hrf the second b. 'n'
landing of troops from transport
100 small boat. af some open NHpi'
feItff r.#. .. flr coast. They HaF.
boon .urof that these method
ara practically h0u.ie-- FIRST h'
cause tfe attack on port Hodh
HIts tho TnelI.h plenty %. time ID
eouboutra., troops u tha direction
auH ccont. because the placing 1
troops .n mai boats would oNpo-
fo destruction by comparative.
mailer forces ashore S third. au'
moro plau Pole method would be- d
land soldier from shallow lighter
rarrying 500 20 1000 men each
That such lighter. could Dc Haule
from Germany while hr Germa
f.eef engag the British fleet iu th
upper North Sea Is the 81 Ion ot ih
srcFostor 0f The plan
The general opinion g. That OBJ
English authorities believe fUat fh
Germans have planned out % r0r
prehensivc method Of invading Eu-
and end they. fae Enels hat
H1fa their arrangement 'o NEE
ans possible move uf fHp enemy