Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20

monsters OF war are useful as guards 10
transports and butchers 10 commerce;
In this lies their usefulness, If such il
may be- called.
An American colonel. an stt8che 10
the American legGtion at LOndcn, was
appalled, when he saw a hundred thou
sand soldiers at AldershO. under eyolu-
ton and depl0rad our inc3pacity 70
fight European countries, because, our
officers have not q hundred thousand
men 20 play with. What does this sig
Nifty in actual conflict? A hurried
glance at the career of any great mill
tary leader IS ,le answer.
Napoleon B0u3Dar- once SAID that il
was nc- so much in the kind Of gun
used "bu, En- the men behind the gun,
that decided battles. Too much conf
deCce cannot be placed in American
genius. courage, quickness and adapt
ability. In week tilhe We could
ceDTa,ize a million of men at any point
on our coast or anywhere In the Union,
while az home and in the shops quick
ened genius would be a, work devis.ng
means TO meet all conditions and emerg-
crc;es
In me event of war England will en-
err u0On .he most critical stage of her
existence. in fact she per!ls her very
existence. BouaparJe sad at Helena
that fifty years would see Europe all
Cossack OF all Republican, The bal
ance is east and it seems that il will
be an COssack. Russia has openly
dared England 20 war. her treatment
of her En- the Afghan question was Moth
ing more or less She p0ss-b desires
/ India. at any rate she Will fight England
l on the slightest preteXt. England
/ dared not force the Dardane.les a 1e"
\ weeks ago through fear Of Russia Ior
/ with an RuSsi3's prefessed aversion lor
/ Turkey. England well knew she would
take offense a- any get Of Br;ton suS-
/ costing force. and give Turkey ASSIST
auce.
Russia would have given us suos an
/ tial aid during the Rebellion h1u Ems
/ land dared 10 openly oppose us. i. is
/ rumOred that She has now rendered ner
aid. Russia IS the nightmare or Eng
land. Ireland could scarcely be re-
/ strained from revolt. India can spare
/ no troops and the SepoyS would be IN
I affsr.,ve Her poss asSions Throughout,
! The world would become nervous and
/ unstable. for remember. that England S
experience would De novel one 20 her,
/ for she has for hundreds of years care
/ fully avoided @ conflict with respect
able power uua,det. She mas not
| fought an engagement that could Oe
. dign.ded by tae name of battle in tAe
/ last seveny-dve years. She has inn
I posed upon small dependencies and
. Fought half clad and naked sayages-
now she is facing q nation.
In The event of a biiigerent outbreak
/ we can Keep the war at home. An In
vaston of Canada would De the most
/ probable course Of our government
no sane person. not even the English
/ doubts our ability 10 2ke and hold &C.
The secretary OF the English EXchec-
/ 0uer grants this. IL -he war should en-
/ gage us tn Venezuela a vas, army from
The United States would scarcely be
I needed. for with but a small outlay OF
Diplomatic sk.r we could place in The
field several hundred thousand troops
from Venezuela and her sister repub-
Ecs-ani perhaps almCs- the entire az
creation of the South American re-
publics' available war vessels
Sir Michael H.cks-Beach says that hi;
country would be suing for peace II
less -hau four months but, he further
adds. what would il all amount to
what would De gainet?'
The answer IS. the vindication oil
I American supremacy and respect 10 hel
institutions. If Russia engages tn,
e,tt.t.1. answer IS. tne disIue mOerment
if not the anuililat.0n Of the British
/ Empire. BARON JONES.