El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-23
Would DIVIDE
UNITED STATES
AS WAR PRIZE
Unknown Writer Claims the
Suggestion Was Consid-
cred by Europe.
EVEN MEXICO HAS
SHARE IN SCHEME

DARIS. France, Oct. 2S-The sub
- Joined curious communication,
L written on thick official looking
folio paper without any indication OF
its origin. has been delivered by messen-
ger at the office of the Agenee Havas,
the principal news agency in France:
The United States as the prize Tor
settlement OF the present European con-
flict7
1t is stated on high authority that
suggestions have been made in the diplO-
matte circles of European ehaneelleries
declaring that the easiest solution and
the one most acceptable to all the war
ring nations would be the partition
among them of the United States Of
America. The United States OF Amer
lea are a most inviting prize as COM
pensatiOn for the sacrifices rendered by
these nations, and an arrangement on
the basis of the respective relations OF
the different nations Is surprisingly
practicable
so far from being a visionary
scheme for a solution Of this great
world conflict the fact is only too
apparent that only a small part Of the
effort expended in the sansuinary
struggle, now raging would nave
sufficed to satisfy all nations in their
respective ambitions
"A noted diplomat declared his sur
prise, that this idea Of the partition
Of the United States had not emerged
sooner. because the land is so largely
made up Of the constituency Of all
the warning nations.
The tentative plan to satisfy thus
the national ambitions OF the EURO
pean countries at war. instead Of pro-
. longing the internicene struggle, is
{ broadly outlined as follows:
England Would Get Atlantic SesbOard.
Great Britain is 70 occupy , New
and South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida
France is 10 get the French parts
Of eastern Canada and the states OF
Louisiana Mississippi. Alabama, Ar
kansas. Tennessee. and kentucky-
Germany is to occupy the states
of New York Pennsylvania Ohio, In
diana Mich gan, Illinois. Missouri
Iowa. Wisconsin. and Minnesota
Japan is TO take the Pacific coast,
the state Of oregon, upper and Lower
California
Mexico Would Get Southwest
Mexico is 10 be Compensated for
IONA. New Mexico and part of Texas.
Prussia viii receive Alaska
The Panama Canal will be declared
! free, whilst the western states, North
and South Dakota. Nebraska. Kansas,
Oklahoma, Washington. Montana,
wyoming Idaho. Utah. and Colorado
will be consolidated into an imperial
crown-dOmain Of the German empire
Though these 'satisfactiOns' are TO
/ be acquired in a concerted campaign.
each Of the several nations Is to ef-
feet the Occupat ton of its own al
lotted territory.
Thus. il is claimed. would best be
met the rights and interests Of the
different nations Of old Europe, as II
would safeguard their nationals under
their respective flags
More Feasible Than Polish Division
Whatever be said about this bOlG
solution il should be appreciated that
in many WAYS il is more feasible
. than the three successive partitions
Of Poland. which nevertheless are his
tOric facts
Truth is sometimes stranger than
fiction This alleged tentative under
standing OF the powers at war may De
reIegated TO ina ginative fiction. but il
is surely not stranger than the sober
truth and 1T might easily take Its
form