Panama and the canal in picture and prose .. . iX A CHIRIQUI TOWN A MOUNTAIN RIVER IN CHIRIQUI able to fire over it. In order to make his fire effec-tive against the issuing ships the enemy must comewithin the effective fire of the fortifications. Underthese circumstances it is impossible to deny theusefulness of fortifications in assisting the issue ofa fleet against opposition. The conditions in thisrespect at the Atlantic end of the Canal are in-comparably better than those existing at SandyHook, whose forts nobody would dream of dis-mantling. Concerning the type of fortifications now build
Panama and the canal in picture and prose .. . iX A CHIRIQUI TOWN A MOUNTAIN RIVER IN CHIRIQUI able to fire over it. In order to make his fire effec-tive against the issuing ships the enemy must comewithin the effective fire of the fortifications. Underthese circumstances it is impossible to deny theusefulness of fortifications in assisting the issue ofa fleet against opposition. The conditions in thisrespect at the Atlantic end of the Canal are in-comparably better than those existing at SandyHook, whose forts nobody would dream of dis-mantling. Concerning the type of fortifications now buildingthere is little to be said. The War Department isnot as eager for publicity as are certain other depart-ments of our federal administration. In November,1912, Secretary of War Stimson made a formal state-ment of the general plan of defense. No change hasbeen made in this plan, and it may be quoted asrepresenting the general scheme as fixed upon by theWar Department and authorized by Congress: The defenses to the Isthmus are divided into tw
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