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Show Coast Fortifications Are Strong Enough to Keep Out Enemy New York, August IS. Brigadier General Arthur Murra, of the Coast artillery, is in New York preparing for an extended trio of coast defense inspection which will extend from Portland. Maine, to the most south-I south-I erly polu! on the Gulf of Mexico. Th main purpose of the trip is ! to determine just what Is necessary in the way of additional coast fortifications forti-fications to plyce tho nation In such a ! position that It may feel safe from successful attack by an enemy. With this data collectedj he will go before I the various committees In congress ' and ask for the needed funds. "We are In spbndld shape on the Pacific roast and in the islands." says General Murray In a statement regarding re-garding his plans. "It is true that we have not ? line of coniinuous fortifications for-tifications the entire length of the Pacific Pa-cific coast, which many people erroneously erron-eously believe to be essential, but we are in splendid shape to resist attack at those points where an enemy would be likely to seek a landing ' In fact. I may say that no enemy could assail us at any of these vital points. All of the towns and cities along the Pacific are protected splendidly splen-didly so strongly that It would be folly for anyone to attempt a landing. Of course there are places wire re ships of war could land men. In A' these "places are such that it would be an easy matter for our land force to cluck an Invasion quickly. It would not take long to make an Intruder In-truder captive. "I'nless tberr should be some sudden sud-den and extraordinary change in the style of forts and guns and battleships, battle-ships, and this does not seem possible, pos-sible, our work will endure indefinitely.'" |