Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-10

blessing to mankind without me APP
real % arms. Ills too true that war D.
always 20 DO depl1fe1 because OF IT, To-
evi,nUle and Immediate evils; but re-
fiexibly II has been Ono OF tue chiri
factors in thi progress " the human
Face. GroAt aud unbeatable wrOnRs
we have Bhakon of by fetortiug
/ 10 tho sword. The soldier has
been the discOvefer. He has planted
| his outpOsts and made possible
the settlement Of vast tracts Of country,
especially IL this tho case IN thu settle,
ment OF the western hemisphere. That
| has been one OF his achievem nts for
ages. Egypt never had "A civilizati0t
III she had nn army. China never
became q great nation until the faftafs
arose aud fepsllc1 the invader. oi thoif
country. The Turkish government
had it, foundation In the force OF arms
Germany, Francs and England are
each n table examples Of the influence
UNerted through tneir armies. nebi
not mention vt length our own story
the history OF this grand nation, When
our pilgrim fathers cot foot on the
ehores Of THIS country, they had 10 meet
ihe aavAgea with force, precursor o..
the more humane forms OF civil 5 q.
ton 10 be employed later. Our owl
government WIS iouuicd under hOl-
dief's leadership, ami Ito preservation
rested ut pnU daik hour upon soldier
that mau whom no title can aiofn-
Ulysses 3. Grant. And N we ever
loose our monrings aud swing away
frsn the principles 70 bravely fought
for by a long list Of illuslfious patriots,
another soldier will arisU to lead "
back.
This profession Of arms IL ene which
NJ all periods OF the w0rld's history has
been hunOred aud respected. Tue de-.
fective conditions Of human aaiuru De.
mands tho etstenoo OF armies. IL
would Indeed b. tue height of narrow.
minded arrogance for the American
people 10 question their practical utili.
". They are Just as much required to-
day In tho pres Of trade
anI Hocialistic disturbance NJ they
we're when thirty years ago they wiped
tue blot OF slavery from OIL the Ameri
can soil. Human nature has not yet
changed the conditions that have fOu.
dered the existence Of soldiers ncces.
sary, but Ia time TO come men will
beat their swords into plough.shatea
and their spears Into pruning.hooks.
The soldier Is still powerful factor In
the land.
We do not assert this In n power Of
hostility 10 the boncfoient results Of
peace, but rather Ia a degree OF irlcnd-
ship and love for ita many blessings.
The beat way TO secure peace h 10
bu prepared ior war. Not foating
death, nor shrinking from distress,
out ever rcsolule IN most extremes.
Ihls policy eau alone BIO effected by
securing an efficient and cOntented
nucleus around which our citizens
might rally la times OF great national
peril. Nations, like individuals, stand
Tor noble principles aud lofty purpose.
America has had 10 make manifest her
| loyalty TO great work and unseliish
ends. She has hal 20 battle from hBr
earliest yeArs 10 hold her territory IN.
tact, TO give proof OF the adequacy of
hor organic law, anu tho vital elements
OF her Defamation OF Independence.
In all OF thUfo struggles We
are called upon to stand In
awe aud admiration Of her daun,-
less courage and the answering
patriotism by which her armies acted
A. unit, her soldiers yaluing nothing
la comparison with home and county,
freedom aud their God.
In conclusion would say that the
citizens VI Uuih cannot DO too liberal la
helping along the Utah National
GuArJ, by thoir influence, and when
tho opportunity fully presents Itself, 10
aid tnis semi.miligary organization,
which may become al any critical
period OF 10 much Importance in pre-.
serving the liyea and property OF It's
ciuz sns. Let us, then, aeizi this golden
opportunity TO array ourselves In the
"Atmor OF strength"
,JoHN NJ. DuRNiNO.