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July 15, 1911
The Fairmont West Virginian
Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia
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French naval attaché Count Benoist d'Azy views the United States as militarily prepared against invasion except in the Philippines, crediting the navy and harbor forts, and warns against insolence in foreign relations.
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DEFENSES OF UNITED STATES.
(Brooklyn Eagle.)
The art of war takes its terms from the French language chiefly, and the French are the best theorists on the art of military defense. Therefore the publicly expressed judgment of Count Benoist d'Azy, naval attache of the French embassy in Washington, on the preparedness of the United States to meet a war with any power on earth is of peculiar interest.
Only in the Philippines, in d'Azy's view, is this country vulnerable. The French expert holds that our magnificent navy is only a first line of defense against a powerful enemy. Assuming that it were absolutely wiped out, an invasion of the United States would still be impracticable. To attack the harbor forts protecting our great seacoast cities would be impossible. The great guns would smash any warships quickly. A landing might be repulsed by armies of millions, if millions were needed.
Some pessimists in Congress and out of Congress should read the d'Azy interview carefully. This nation needs to fear only one thing in all its foreign relations. It is only in peril if it ignores justice and fairness and lets its power breed insolence.
(Brooklyn Eagle.)
The art of war takes its terms from the French language chiefly, and the French are the best theorists on the art of military defense. Therefore the publicly expressed judgment of Count Benoist d'Azy, naval attache of the French embassy in Washington, on the preparedness of the United States to meet a war with any power on earth is of peculiar interest.
Only in the Philippines, in d'Azy's view, is this country vulnerable. The French expert holds that our magnificent navy is only a first line of defense against a powerful enemy. Assuming that it were absolutely wiped out, an invasion of the United States would still be impracticable. To attack the harbor forts protecting our great seacoast cities would be impossible. The great guns would smash any warships quickly. A landing might be repulsed by armies of millions, if millions were needed.
Some pessimists in Congress and out of Congress should read the d'Azy interview carefully. This nation needs to fear only one thing in all its foreign relations. It is only in peril if it ignores justice and fairness and lets its power breed insolence.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Us Defenses
Military Preparedness
French Assessment
Philippines Vulnerability
Navy Forts
What entities or persons were involved?
Count Benoist D'azy
Where did it happen?
United States
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United States
Key Persons
Count Benoist D'azy
Event Details
Count Benoist d'Azy, naval attaché of the French embassy in Washington, judges the United States prepared to meet war with any power except vulnerability in the Philippines. The navy serves as first defense; even if destroyed, invasion is impracticable due to harbor forts and potential armies.