The answer is perhaps so obvious that it eludes
me. Anyway, what is "orderly annexation"?
Webster's Third College Edition has "orderly" as an
adjective as: 1 a)neat or tidy in arrangement; in good order
b)arranged in, conforming to, or exhibiting some regular order; systematic
2 well-behaved, law-abiding, peaceful 3 having to do with the
recording and transmission of military orders, recored, etc. "orderly" as
an adverb is: in regular or proper order, methodically.
"annex" as a verb transitive: 1 to add
on or attach, as a smaller thing to a larger; append 2 to add to as a
condition, consequence, etc. 3 to incorporate into a country, state, etc.
the territory of another country, state, etc. 4 to take or appropriate,
esp. without asking 5 to join,
connect. "annex" as a noun: something added on; a) a wing added to a
building b) a nearby building used as an
addition to the main building c) a section
added as to a document; addendum
Now, would "orderly " mean crossing all the "t's"
and dotting all the "i's" in a systematic regular order as marching from
current division lines to other division
lines...while "annexing", adding on a smaller thing to a larger?
Does it mean by "orderly" the process of going
step-by-step to join contiguous lands?
What is meant by "orderly annexation"? This
phrase is being tossed about in the process of possible annexations but
where does the orderly part fit in?
"Annexation" by itself I can understand. Prefacing it by "orderly" doesn't
fit what is
being discussed.
