Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-30
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War is a great civiuzsr, Mt least port.
ly because our race learns by what it
suffer-. The war between China ami
japan Will aid the advance Of oivlliza.
ton in both those Countries, especially
the former The Chinese empire is q
vast sggregation Of humanity, but
IL Is h0polesiiy defective Boz
governmental organization and
efficiency. It's roughly estimated 10
contain more than ten times the popu-
laiion Of japan, aud yet has been uu.
able TO even obs rue, the lnumphal
career Of the la,tef's army aud navy.
Seldom has one nation gone 10 war
with another and had everything is
own wny a. completely o. japan has
curing this contest.
China must remodel herself on
modern lines or she must 20 TO pieces,
Aud her war with her little nolgbbor
will probably have the effect VI teach.
ing her this fact Whether the great,
unwieldly empire Of rlcc.entors pos
scores the powefs Of aoli.roofgnnizition
remains 10 be scon, and until the oE.
pertinent shall determine the result,
tho subject will DO one OF interesting
conjecture 10 the students Of those laws
anu facts that govern national and
racial development.
The visitation Indicted upon the
Afmenians was not war, as the
violenou was all on ono eide. Il was a
massacre wlthouta feature to divide the
uensuro attaching TO H. The guilt 10
ali on the part Of the slayers, 10 far a.
the western world has information oil
the facts. hut 10 IL q horror that will
give civilization a great impetus In the
region whore II occurred. The eyes "
all civilized men are turned 20 the
scene Of the ripluo and butchory
which destroyed the lives Of thousands
Of believers in tho Christian religion
IA few houn' Time, aud swept out Of
existence many towns aud villages.
international law has reached a
stage Of development 10 which it will
unhositatinyly cope with the causes
that have led TO this vast crime, aud 10
10 reasonable belief that the
subject will not DO dropped
In tho diplomatic circles Of
countries In which Christianity
holds sway until tho toureea Of power
that rule over the Armonlans shall
give some guarantee tnat such n
massacre shall not DO repeated.
Civilization has another hope In
connection with this oslamity which
has befallen the Armouiaus, which IL
that that people will DO reused by their
suiioringa 10 some effort nj self
protection aud seli-presefvation. II at
this Junotute the Armenian race could
produce only one man having the
qualities OF leader and n pleador, aud
n they would give that man their
support, Tremendous results would DO
produced, perhaps without urther
bloodshud. A Dauiel O'Conuell,
Louis KoHuth or u Carl
AAthAf AAAhh VI lNnh AN" eAA"hs
that amllIen people, could call 10 his
support the moral anu probably the
substantial aid VI the civilized world.
Ho could strike tue yoke from tho
neck OF his race aud cover him.oif
with meaauTclyas aud imporiaha1iu
glory. Providence has way Of s1nI.
lug such men NJ the times Of great
CRISES In the affairs Of humanity, but
whether OF not liberator shall DO
raised up Tor Armenia, a. a direct re-
suit OF the unspeakablo crime that has
Just been inflicted upon H. one conse
quonoe VI that crime 10 almost certain
10 DO an amoli0rallon Of the condition
Of Christians 10 Turkey.
Win war and suffering tho race " il
be civilized until d snail attain such
enlightenment that Il will conform
willingly to the laws aud condition.
upon which its well'Ueiug is predl
Gated.