New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-10
THE WAR FEVER DEPRhCAIHD'
DR.. NEWTON WOULD DO AWAY Win
EVERYTHING WHICH FOSTERS THE
MILITARY SPIRIT

,, pov mr. r Heber Newton discussed the
.Cause of the Late War Fever in his morning
sermon at All Souls Church. SiXty-sNth-s' anu
Madison-ave., yesterday. In part ne salu'
Now that the excitement has cooled down. IL II
,,cu,nhent upon all true patriots to consider the
oi,e,lar outburst OF war fever which threatened
such serious consequences 10 US re" weeks ago
II IL we'll for that there were enough men III
our great Eastern centres 10 Withstand the wal
endemic and to rally the sober second thought OF
,ha %atroh Causes were long work preparing
for the wild outburst OF war fever In our people
I, seems as though not more than one generation
can pass without recrudescence OF war leVer'
For q decade after the Franco-lrussan W ar FRANCE
could scarcely bear the name OF war No" the
Young blood H. no longer impressed Win the horio'S
Of 1s7o-7l We must coun; i factor in our Ma
,lonal life that the C.vn War IS only memory to
the men who are taking the reins OF power INTO
thor hands The example Of EIrope has been con
iaglous our dispatches from there are nanny
occupied with rumors OF war me grown Oh
n,tr,otlsm in our country has fed this war fever
We may well be thankful that a new spirit OF
n,r,,tlsm IS reused in the land but must guard
against an excess OF patriotism. That IS Jhsois"
patriotism carrying chip on is shoulder strut
ting about with it, fist cEnched and It's revolver
drawn. Dccatur's famous motto. oar country
right or wrong - the motto .! the Jngo NAT
We need say Is. our country when right r.ght
when we are wrong. We want plriotism OF
conscience
fed false patriotism By deliberate and selfish play
Ing TO the galleries. Nothing more criminal or
more wanton has been soen in our Congress than
We have seen OF late. They took the chances or
war to curry favor with their constituencies Nine
tenths OF the talk was buncombc.
The growth Of our Navy has seriously affected
our war feeling. 1t may be necessity to have a
large navy but II IA none the less a danger. In
private life it has been discovered tina. men could
not go about armed with swords and pistols with
out danger OF using them. Nations cannot 20
armed cap-a pie without constant danger o. lighting
one another Industrial sr.fes. readiness to resort
% violence. have fed the war fever. Tn" larger
respons bll!fy for this les because of The HIGHER
intelligence with the great employers and corpora
lions who have been too ready 70 call upon the
militia The increasing readiness 10 call me
solder 10 put down strikes has been serious sign
OF the tmos Consider such an agency as that OF
the Pinkerton police. We look back with horror 10
the Middle Ages when hired cond.tt"ri were called
in to take part In strife between towns ard classes
What have IN our nineteenth century christian
civilization better than that; body Of picked
men trained 10 he use Of the rifle. a, tn. COM
mand Of any employer. ready % sell their lv"s TOT
dollars and 70 XII! workngmen as they would "Nd
beasts. We have had civil war IA our Must ior
years ami have not known 20.
..Onr very sports have fcl The war foyer. Our
most popular spsr, has become brutal zei that u
Is be.n; ruled out from our college athletics. when
d, % ar iD0D rcop.r can gather % see the flower
OF tw1 great colleges IN sport as brutal as the
modern football. IL 10 wonder that they cravo
after some more thrilling scene. sporting "Nh-Di-
Tons too which have received SD mu'a attention
from our great newspapers. have mad 9ruia!iziiS
effect upon IA" whole country. 800
The growth - The military spirit IN our puD
schools too. well De- We've WITH a.afiil. Ihe
aim 20 dru lads is laudabe. but before or
growing bows We SET - To" ideal OF mhuhoii the
soldier type ~ tn man %; ne pa, the Drute
man We SET up tne !!eil Of cnlNllfy letal.ZNl
murder Christian schools advertise th.s ih.nk a.
n feature of their training only ms Week re-
m y.-l from the head Of the Grand Army OF the Re
public A circular letter urging the intrOduci IN OK
military drl into 0ur publ e. schools. The plea =
A ;wofo.d cu,-the deslrabllty 81 beginning In
physical culture OF The arili The latter boon can
g. haI In other ways Tae former comes too h gh
The price asked IS the loss o. ;h" spirit OF peace"
II BE- Il return 20 the mlitar.sm from wn!cn ou:
boz .~-s prepared for war WHOM lt comes than that
So should renew the love OF way 10 our fl.tn.
Il vas asiourlei 81" Other day 90 learn mar u"
not A ,.8 of our scnpois viyIs'rton had been in-
irolu-ci under the plea 81 ielchlns chIdi'n phys.
ology. Boys AID girls have been n!i'l by thrr
ton her, o. bring f. stO.en cats am iOfs VIA mo
promise ihnr they should see th'm pat 20 ile
torture IL this the civil zauon when science IS
opening for our n"w era
'"Our churches have trifed with this war spin.
ard ,y.rNwher. one reads < brlgt lea aul com
pan.s ana regiments IN which the boy ar formed
AMI in order TO cultVat" tn" spirit = temperance
are fei al'h The spr.t ~ cruelty anu strife ana
blDolsAcd
Tho onlclaI exponent o. oar Naioni rel rous-
ness may Doe sad - Dee the chaplin ~ Congress.
and the ideal u This p rs cleric is th" qucN 20 re-
sent lnjuri's aspiration ~ hl- lat lump prayer
all church conN ocations {, cali fot ID" sappcat-
ancc %, this profess r of pagan pety ana ihe SUB
s,iiuilon q Cnr.st. one who VI. hr"htne the
spirit u the follower q the Prince oi Peace