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Show In a apeech in parliament the other day Lord Roberta explained that it would not be difficult for an enemy to land a strong force on the eat eoaat of England, and insisted that a million men should be conscripted and trained aa a defensive force for the old island. But Maj. B. Baden-Powell looks for trouble from a different source. lis says: "Ca nor great navy do anything ta prevent a fleet of say BOO aeroplane, each earrviag tea armed men, from landing at any place, not neceeaarily oa our shore, t,ut at aay place inland! Mot only could 5000 mea be leaded aear eom ot ef the way tews, whence suffieieat supplies con Id he taksa for th support of th fore, bat th aero-plaaea aero-plaaea could then ret are to their country for reinforce meat." ! In these "parolous times" Englishmen should recall a remark once made by Von Moltke, when he waa in the height of hia military glory. He was asked if he thought it eould be possible to invade England. "O, yea," waa his reply, "There would ba no trouble about doing that The question would be how to get out when ones there." |