Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-24

the continent OF Europa appear b
have been transferred % the Atlantic
seiboard, aud portions ofthc interior Of
our own country. The cyclones and
hurricanes that have wrought great
damage, attended with loss of life, lu
some % our Eastern aud southern
States, were OF unusual severity. The
details are not all in yet, owing to
teleyraphlo Communication with a
number OF points having been TEN.
pDrarlly cut Of.
The recent earthquake disaster In
Japan, = description " which appears
In the dispatches, ranks as onc u the
greatest caiamitlts Of modern times.
The details, 40 far o. given, are most
narrowing. Five thousand people
killed, aud large number wounded
are among the casualties. The fact
that 1900 houses we're demolished
implies an extcnt u dcstiiution and
suffering smoug the survivors that can
scarcely be- imagined. No fewer than
$4,000 people In one district have ap.
piled for relief
brooklyn Is on the verge Of wator
famine. Nearly all Of her large In.
dustrles have been suspended Ia conso.
qucnce. Should fres break out In
that city under such conditions tho
consequences might be foariully disas.
trous. This il indicated by tho fact
that ono did occur, aud In the absence
ofa water supply the flremon were
compelled TO pull down contiguous
buildings, to prevent the spread Of the
ilamos.
This In from the ~. Paul Ronccr
Fcss Rep.l: "rhat was an exciting,
albeit rather theatrical occasion,
when squad Of Chicago's police force
entered tue assembly where anarchists
were coulmemornting tho execution Of
Essss.lns, and compelled the raising Of
the Stars and Stripes. We fail to see
what particular good was accomplished
by the act, except rs n mere demon.
stfa,lon OF the power OF the law. IL
certainly did not convert any of tho
audience to loyalty, aud It excited u
rage which might easily have led 10
results almost ne much to be- deplorcd
rs the Hnymafkot massacre. The
method pursued heretofore by the
Chicago police In quietly attending
these meetings In force ami warning
those present that they must not go
beyond certain point In their wild
frenzy, under penalty of arrest, seems
to bca good deal more practical aud
sonslble."
This from tho indianapolis Sentinel,
tDem.l; We ato grslined 10 SEQ that
there aro some newspapers In Chicago
with honesty aud cou rage enough to
dcnounco the wanton violation of the
rights Of peacoable nssemblagv aud tree
speech guaranteed by the Constitution
Of the United States which the Chlca.
20 yolice committed In its raid ON the
anarchist meetings. The question Of
the right Of police officers to break up n
meeting In which there has been no
actual violence, upon the ground, that,
In their opinion, the proceed ngs are
intiammAlory aud ineendliaTy, has
been passed upon by the courts and
denied IN the most sweeping terms.
William II. Thayer tnya, In the
Forum for November Every country,
even Russia, denies that II de-irs. war,
and protests that II vcgld gladly dis
baud H. armament after IN neighbour
had dlsbnndcd theirs. Finy years ago
many men asserted and believed that.
when Europe should he reconstructed
according 10 theprlnclple Of national
lilies, the reign Of peace would begin
Since then Germany and Italy have
risen TO national life, and many from
tiers have been roctlilod, hut Europe &
stlll perturbrj; and today Il Il not Low,
Of peace, It ia not regard for morality
that prevents the armed truce fron
breaking Into open war honareh'
and ministers have lost faith In IA,
atthlnhbilliy Of real peace. As u pool
substitute for Il, they have perfected
the present system, whereby each
country, by being fully armed, hope
To discourage IL noighbop from hssail
ing II. Another mothod Of securing
immunity from attack Is that com
mended by bismarck "rhrash you
enemy within an inch Of his life, pt
that he win give you no more troubl,
Tor many years 10 comc,"
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