Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-23
Canadians Think English Guns Would
Dictate tho Terms VI PtacS,
sRDRAsKrs WAR coSrlyGEr
Resources n the Uniled S;aiea-Rock
Island lrsenals-What Could
b. Done II Needed.


ton Of national defense.
"rho tirat results" he replied,
would DO the mobilization Of the
CasAdiAn militia, tho dispa,ohing Of
imperial troops aud military stores
soross the Atlantic and the placing Of
the state national guards In The United
States on n war footing.
"SOmo years ago, the Imperial gov
eminent hal very careful surveys
Of tho frontier made an1 the plans Of
defense have b,Hn bated upon them.
All OF the planss1 Tar published anti.
clppto an assault In force ON Montreal
~ tie tirst great effort OF the lnvadurs
aud prepare Tor lroeittlng II by force In
IA lntronohed position somewhere be.
tween Lake Chhmplaln anu tho 81.
Lawrence.
"rhore should DO no trouble In a..
somDling In Montreal In three days
10000 fairly drilled and disciplined
men ready for dash across the lins.
with tho numerous lines OF railway
10 It's base and the Rlchollou river
holding Lake ChAmplAin open for the
smaller olass VI gunboats OF tue royal
navy, a British iOIcc once established
In the vicinity Of Platisburg, would be
Just as well able 10 maintain their pOsi.
ton thofoas u II were closer ~ IT,
base, Such move ~ that suggested
would cause n delay 10 the Ameflctns
OF operations would be fixed on Amer
lean instead OF Canadian soil. In the
event Ot defeat, the line Of tho Canadi.
aus would be directly back OF, or upon
tho deiens0s Of The Rioholieu and
eventually Montreal. Bridges and
railways would DO destroyed during
the retirement aud every mile the
Americans advanced they would be-
moving further aud further from their
base ami their supplies. A small naval
expedition, ora tiying column would
effectively dispose Of the Central Nor-
mont railway as a military route
along thu east shore OF Lake Cham.
plain.
Given n the militia had bad luch,
they would no able 10 keep the invAj.
eta back from the 81. Lawrence until
tho arrival OF reiniorcbments from
Great Britain. Once 4 strsng force OF
say so, 900 men OF the British army
were est.bllthei on the south side VI
the ~. Lawrence, II would take ZOO
OlO such American troops as fought ia
the war OF tho Rebellion 10 fight their
way through Montreal, anu long before
they could succeed tue guns OF the
royal navy would have dictated tho
terms OF peace at Boston, New York,
Philauslphin, Sau FrAucuc1, Detroit,
Chicago aud Milwaukee"
VOLUNTEERS WOULD COME.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 23.-rhs ~.
morS Of war have cAusul oonfidorable
speculation as " the number OF men
Nebraska might DO able 10 furnish II
called upon by tho general govern
ment. Governor HOloOmb has been
called upon by the eastern preis anu
other sources for similar Information.
Governor Holcomb has conferred
with his spVelal aid, Major Il. &.
FechoIt, Sikh Cavalry, u, 3. A., And
given out the following informRtion.
''rwo regiments, ono troop Of cavalry
aud one battery Of artillery, with q
total numerical strength Of not LET'S
than 40 mon could be placed In tho
field instantly should occasion require.
The regiments are well armed aud
equipped"
Military men who have studied the
question believe that one company
could bo raised in eaoh Of tho ninety
counties IN the state on short notice.
Probably one hundred sid thirty
thousand volu nteors isight be nvallS.
bio from the slate OF Nebraska.
oovKRSMEsT ARsESALs.
DAvENPORT, iowa, Dsc. 2B.-Noy
that speculation ~ being indulged IN "a
TO the showing that tho United States
could make upon short notice, In case
OF war with Great Britain, the r..
sources Of tho government Rrseaals To-
Gated on tie Islands that divide the
Mississippi al this pOlgt, should not be-
overlooked. Tue Rock Island arsenal
at present employs 400 msD In connso.
ton with It's work Of nakihg run oaI.
riAgss, ohntssns, saddles and all the
o,her essentials entering into the
equipment OF the artillery, infantry
aud cavalry soltiery, with the exeep.
ton ,only, Of h. ms. Its great empty
shopB, however, that wers built solsl y
with the view Of allowing the capacity
OF the arsenal to be multiplied many
times in case Of war, need only the Ia,
PRODUCTION OF tho necessary Ioroe e
make this centrally located govern
mont post Of Industry from which Il /,
estimated that hn army OF ITO, 900
could DO equipped In tho couse OF .
year.
Tho present plant, bsaidos The
arsenal, consists Of ten Immense shops
located upon the highelt part OF a.,
Island. rh0tS now in use are equipped
Tor rolling snd forging metal In con.
fotmlty with the varied demand,
OF war material and for WORK,
lug In wood and leather JUROR
a large scale. These shops are con
neoto1 with tue water power OF ssearly
1000 horse power that government
has already developed on the soutL
sids OF tho island. This, however, Ia 4
small figure, compared with the wRtsi
power that might be developed here IN
case OF need, as the island llss al IN,
foot OF the Davenport rapids, oxtsndin.
twenty miles above this oliy. Their,
are coal fields easily adjacent IL
Illinois aud an unlimited supply o
electric power IL available from ia,
three cities OF Davenport. Rock Islan,
aud Moline, which Rearly sutroun l
tho island.
FRSIAEs READY FOR SERVICE.
Hu pam MINI Dan. na--Gan..U,