Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-21
A MEMORIAL.
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there vcu'd be plenty Of time in which to
pre- pare for war. Ali histafy proves that
many important wars were decided in few
veeks, come in 8 few days, and the great
Msj Jr.ty Of them started withou. any rot =
hcstioa whatever
al ,he last 1870 years, in less thar 10
ea.es OUT OF 100 have there been any dec
lsrs.icrs Of ar p,eceaios &C iusl hostiiitiss.
Another delusior i. the one thA: co.
GOO eco Of people, with sixty billions Of
wealth, could depend on their ingenuity TO
f,ighisu q great military or naval power
Away from our froHfier. As matter OF
fact, the g-nulfy Of man has been xsd
for the lass so yesrs 10 irvv nting rev en-
gice, Ssr, sid A Har.csn inventors hare
carriet the creations OF their n uis TO Fog
land, Ffsl ce AID Germany, Russia aud even
China, to get ihsm adop,ed,
The Inlrd deiusioa is hat We, ia the
absenca 4 lssd hsueriss, which would
rends, mA6y positions on our coast IS I'M
pregnsbls ~ Gibraltar, and in the absence
of even f1url rate naval power. could de-
fend our gfesi cities aud hsroors-whsre
the wealth of 800 years has been sccamu-
lstins-by sinklpg hulxs of ships and by
IRE isying of submarine miaes and iorps =
does If these obstrueiiops did not cissrcy
our harbors and uavlgab!e rivers they
would certainly put an end to our foreign
commerce.
Another delusion 10 in the superstition
that mere numbers constitute military and
naval strength. So many people forget the
fac. that steam power, electricity, dyns-
mite and other high explosives. eel guas
capsule Of thro siug 3 ton Of iron 10 or IL
miles, smokeiess and uoiseless powder and
machine guns are The engines of war nov
used by every civilized nslion. and that it
requires wears to equip any considerable
force with these sppnsuces.
Ia proportion 10 our wealth and popu-
lstiou the army has been reduced 10 the
exrems minimum l. is small, butt most
efficient. In intelligence, courage and rs.
triousm 1T will compare fsvorably with ANY
mill isry force in the world.
"rhe same may be said Of the naticnsl
guard A more intelligent, brave and
patriotic body of men does not stand on the
face Of the globe under any colofs, yet in
order to have them properly equipped. and
properly prepared, so that they might be
enc Of the pillars Of strength upon which
this great republic rests, enc of two things
must be done, either the press of the cou =
Try must tell the PLATA truth and educate
the puolic miLd up 10 our real cood Il II
and necessities, or We must be made TO sui
fer some serious disaster that may cae ok
our progress snd burden US with rational
| debt that would last for snoiher genersliot
There is come danger 10 our geograph-
icsl greatness, our population may he soon
| SO large That the peop.e Of the interior will
become Indifferent to the interests Of tho G
| dwelliog on the frontier, and those who
| i've on The frontier become careless to The
| welfare Ut those who inhsbit the iateress
Too much is expected Of our navy. L
| is almost ludicGous to think of holding the
navy responsible for 1000 miles of frontier
occupied By 10 0o0 900 Of people, the po.-
SCISSORS CT oue-twelfth of the counuy
| wellh. The most navy can do is to pIo
with foreig4 fl Itt..
Fortit cations will some day receive
from the American people tue cJnsidersn I
srcl defencss deserve. LIE, us tiust theI
may reyar be needed before we have
| the m
Cannot son mobilization of The regula
army and the national suArd be brough
about s.ked the reporter.
| II b lieve It will be, - replied the gen
ersl THE Necessity tor tuch an ssse mh J.,
mus. be apparent to every thinking man
| sin accordance with the arrsr g. m mi
which were made at convention held las
| November, there will be national guar
socsmpmar mt at Chicago io the month o
August 1898 The tject of this eEcamp
ment viii lie to promote the efficiency u
the national guard, TO give officers txpefi
| eDce in handling large bodies OF cit u
troops, and to promo frsrernsl feeling o
tween the STATE troops from sill sections d
the country Whether Co0Rress fu'nishe
the necessary trans porIeuou or not, Il,
troop. wi undoubte lily assemble at tia
| tlms for a great nstlJnsi camp ard vslus
Bile field ms u ivres.
The matter IS MT beipg pressed befof'
| Congress Ist now because Of the com rs
ell ction, but when the Political csmpaiSl
10 all Gvtr the question viii be brought W
ane pushed TO conclusion. There will b.
amJl lie tins in which 10 make the necessary
srfaogemenis.
"The dedicstory ceremonies will occu
in October next and are expec:ed TO las
about four dave THE Attendant cereml
MES will be imposing, the President of th'
Uui,ed State, mis- cabinet and the govern
ors of all the states are expected 20 b.
there. Ere Worlds Fslr is going to be
great ucc, So 1t will sstonish not only III
people IF our CIV country, but also TIL
peoole Of Europe. is an enterprise o
unparalleled msQHi'u'e. The building
are muce lsrger sni .qusi in architecture
to any hertt3to'e erected for such pur
poss TIL lag t one covers 30 acres OF
grlu-d.
lin spite Of the liTersl prov ,siGn made
The management already 4 d. 1t - eCessa'
to refuse space to msrs who deaitau
Of rasij Shibits, The exposi ioL c ann
fail to be intensely n;erss Ing and iDsiruc
tive. 1t - iiu.irste the r'srVellous e.
ierpr S., in uNry Gfd intel gence Il I'll
American pecpl-. the grest triumph {
peace and the p. gress of civi izsHoI."