A Prophecy Fulfilled : the Present War Predicted in 1911
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Happily there is a means of circumventing this obstacle. Antwerp is not dirtcly on the sea ; it is like Rouen, Nantes and Bordeaux, a river port located 70 kilometers inland. Therefore, to block its access it is not necessary to land there; it is sufficient to station a scjuadron at the mouth of the river to bar the passage for merchant vessels. The Question of Flushing- Only here a new difficulty arises. —19— The mouth of the Schelde is within Dutch territory and is dominated by a Dutch city, ...Flushing. Now, the govern- ment of Queen Wilhelmina — evidently prompted by William II — decides to fortify that city. Suppose that this project is carried into effect ; that formidable batteries are trained on the mouth of the Schelde, and that a German fleet be stationed under its protection. Thus having provided a good naval base it would force the English dreadnoughts to keep at a distance ; and they would try with all their forces to keep open the navigation of the Schelde, the entrance and exit of the port of Antwerp, and there are chances that they would succeed.
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