Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-13

smefgsuo g, liable 10 arise.
The second prpuosilion, however, IN.
wolves tho Inauguration VI a policy that
would have a broad effect on the coun.
try, and Therefore should 10 closely
considered before any movement Ia
that direction. One illustration used
8 General schohcld IA support Of hls
recommendation i0r an increase la the
standiug army IL the sifiso this year,
which nu chafaotoriz1s as IA iuslrgou.
ton which extended over two.thirii o
the area % the country, anl Ia which
Tue fcgulay troops were "f q urud 10
deal with an army lar moro uumcfous
and dangerous to the country than am
savage enemy which heretofore &c bss
boon chilsu upon ~ m c,." In speak
iag Of tho quelliug OF tho s,fiE.
trouble, the general says "the So.
suIrccIi1n was promptly nuppfeHed
without any unnecessary sacrifice o..
" lite Ia any casr.' When thes.
statements are pat side by side, ani
one recalls the alaorty with which
those engaged tn riotous disturbance
retired before tho troops, tnv oonoiu.
zion cannot bo avoided that In this In.
stance the argument has been called
upon 70 DO more service than it was
capable o. Our standing army, small
though it o., was amply abio when
backed ~ Il was, aud would have 10
be for success Ia any event, ~ the law
abiding sentiment OF the nation to
suppress the "insuffccli3n," with men
10 spare.
ono comparison made by Gen.
cral Sohufsld will DO cousil.
cred, espeo ally In the West. ~
anything but complimentary to this
nation, and rs not being Ia accord with
notable events Of history Ia our own
land. This Ia his pointing out OF The
lesson Of China ne reason why the
United States should have strong
military force. lie graphically de-
scribss how Japan, with our.tenth the
numerical strength Of China, has par.
lyizi1 tho latter and IL even now GU
gagged In bringing Il into sutiecllon;
and indicates that tho rotation Of the
Uniioi states TO tho great military
powers Of Europe now exhibits lar
greater disparity In respect 10 prepare
tons for war than that which existed
between China anu Japan. This argu.
mont might serve 10 certain degree
when applied TO naval forces, hut what
student OF modern history will admit
that tho strongest oi European mill
Aiy powers could make Roadway IA
this nation against her citizen sol.
dicfJ2 Great Britain tried that W hon
by comparison win tho United states
her military power was vastly greater
han II h now, aud her failure then 4,
lesson which dwaria to ilsiguinoancu
anything 10 be drawn from tho japan.
China war la tho line suggested;
while the Lessons Of the late civil
war show that not any combina.
ton OF European powers can do
IN this country a. the JapnnCsu
are ioing ia China. The citizen col.
dirry OF the United States are no,
Cinnamon on the Hold OF battle, ~
history proves
Tue United States Ia pointed to o.
standing alone In ,ls preparations for
military activity as compared with
the European nations with vast
standing armies. So It IL alone In being
iTee from the danger and dread OF i'm.
pending war which Europe feels. On
that continent peace IL maintained by
fear OF the military lash. In this
country II is maintained by the
uobler sentiment OF honor and
love for national Institutions. And
what Ia Europe would be pre-.
sentative Of the peace by show OF
iorcs would be Ia this country O
menace 10 the pcopo's liberties that
would be- consumed by ,he lilo Of
patriotism among iteomon, This wa,
one OF the lessons OF the Royolutionafy
war
An element Of safely for the Repub,
Ito Is In having ito standing army oil
the smallest dimensions to be eaectiv,
IN emergencies Of comparatively ioca
uprisings that have not the sympathy
of the ugtion at large. Should thrt,
no anything Of more exleusiv,
nature, the militia eau be relied upon
IL ever tho time should com,
when this should not be, thel
no standing army wUull suffice. AaJ
iucreas ~ OF the standing army beyou,
the necessity indicated would be a slel
toward military government, anu mill
tarsm Is consistent only with mon
arghy, which oanuot DO established b.
this land,
So Tar as tho third proposition Is con
ccrLed, a proper military education
can be- given with advanIage. Bu
even instruction Ia this line must b,
conservative so that It Will MOI
awaken military ardor that would
ovcrc-mo desire FOR peRo
and thus be Instrumental ia
producing civil war The policy Of tn.