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Show RIGHT ON ONE POINT. .If Hall Caine is to be believed, the late Lord Roberts was of the opinion that the Germans would have little difficulty dif-ficulty in invading England. In fact, the old hero is quoted as saying that he could land an army on the east coast of England and march on London, either with or without a thick fog. The Germans, Ger-mans, however, much as they would like to invade the tight little isle, have not found time to make the attempt. Napoleon Na-poleon used to stand on tho- wharf at Calais and shake his fist at the white cliffs on the opposite aide of the channel, chan-nel, but ho never could work out a plan by means of which he could land an army at Dover or any other British port. The Germans nro not likely to succeed where Napoleon failed, with all their science and preparedness for war. W hile Lord Roberts was probably wrong iu his belief that England could be successfully invaded, he was undoubtedly un-doubtedly righ t when he advised that the standing army of the empire he largely increased and preparations made for a surprise attack. The unfortunate j position in which Great Britain found j herself at the outbreak of the present ! war is ample proof that tho field mar- j s-hal knew what he was "talking about 1 and toresaw what actually happened. ; The lesson should not be lost upon the government and people of tho United States. |