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Show INVASION TALKED 0 F I NJNGLAND London. Nov. 1. The article by H il. Wells on what to do in case of the Invarion of England by the Cerium Cer-ium published in American papers und cabled back here, has aroused an enormous amount of interest. Sir Oliver Lodge, writing to the London Times, aya "The Invasion of England, is, to say the least, unlikely. Invasion of Germany Ger-many may soon have to be undertaken. under-taken. -May it not add to the dlffl 1 ultles of our troops if the policy of 'arming every woman, child, cat I and dog' is favorably regarded by us? Is not such a policy a sort of li ft handed outcome of the Prussian contention that even their own unarm, un-arm, id civilian population Is contemptible contempt-ible and may be slauj-h'ered without mercy it military procedure is resisted, resist-ed, or even if supplies are not forthcoming forth-coming I suggest that a fair pro edure in case of Invasion Is for each civilian to choose whether he .ill be a combatant or not and 10 Insure the danger of an alflrmal cholcp In a sufficiently conspicuous and permanent manner." Cicely Hamilton, authoress and playwright, writes- "It is obvious in the event of suet) a r;ul our non-military population will have to make up its attitude the attitude at-titude of i hrlstlan or combatant The effect of both attitudes upon the gentle German temperament will I" exactly the same. "All the authorities have to do is to consider the pronouncement as to which will be more helpful to the safety or the realm This pronouncement pronounce-ment should be speedy, since even In the event ot a decision fn favor ol the Christian attitude, a certain amount of preliminary instruction is needful-Left needful-Left to themselves, even the physically physic-ally unfit will at a moment's notice get actively, if quite unreasonably annoyed, as, for instance, on finding 'heir domiciles In flames or their families blown to pices. "The avearge Englishman, unlesfl oppressively disciplined to the sit' nation, might find it somuwhat against - the grain to sec his women folk in- iH i suited to the point of indecency and .violence. The probability is that only 'a rigid preparatory system of dri'l will induce him to terminate the epl-socle epl-socle in the correct manner with an offer of light refreshments." |
