The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-29


tionaI Tribunal for Causes of War Advo-
Gated by the Distinguished Veteran-A
Sketch of His Services in the Conflict Of
IS61-65-He Makes a Strong Plea at
the Metropolis of Maryland.
Baltimore, Feb. 2S.-To aid in rebuild
ing the burned portion of the University
Of Virginia lecture was given last
night in the Concert hall of Harvard 5
Academy Of Music by Major-GeneraI y.
o. Howard, United States army, retlf-
ed, under the auspices Of a NUMBER OF
Baltimore graduates and friends OF the
university. Colonel Charles Marshall
presided at the maatings and introduced
tie speaker.
The Future Of Warfare" was the
tirIa of General Towards lecture, but
more than half Of his remarks were de-
voted to telling Of the warfare OF the
past and his own connection with it.
The progress in military science from
the rusty hintlock and the clumsy can
non 10 rapid-firing, death-dealing rifles
and guns was sketched as the veteran
soldier progressed in his personal re-
miniscences. while the modern weapons
were N turn described as indicating
what The future would likely bring
forth.
After talking of the modern breech-
loading rapid-fring rifles, with sights
graded as high as 1000 yards, and the
long-Tange guns, which can belch forth
hundreds Of missiles in the minute, the
general continued:
1T is evident that in all the future the
loss of life IN the army and in the navy,
unier ordinary circumstances equally
favorable to both parties, must be great
indeed. At Gettysburg such modern
pieces, if possessed by the Confederates
and stationed by them on Oak Ridge to
tire west and Benner's Hill On the north,
would have rendered our famous posi-
non et Cemetery Ridge untenaDie. Yet
toe battle of Gettysburg would have
been fought even there had the Union
troops also possessed the new ordinance,
and probably not with such great loss
IF life What would probably have Oc-
cured would have been the seizure and
Certifying Of both Oak Ridge and Ben
rer'S Hill on the first days fighting
under cover of long-range guns.
Thus suggests that battles may be
fought now as ever, but the conditions
are so changed that they must COM
mence at greater distances apart. And,
further, it viii never do to place our
troops, as was our custom then, in
masses. Greater intelligence VIII be
necessary on the part Of both officers
If rank and individual fighting men.
IL al modern campaigns great skill
and new methods Of organization viii
be absolutely required for either Of
f-rs.ve or defensive operations.
General Fitzbaugh Lee. the gallant
Confederate cavalry leader in a recent
magazine article, says that if the hor-
r0rs Of var can be increased the nee
rssity Of adopting some other method o.
settling international disputs may re-
reive greater attention. lie states that
fick~tt's heroic band at Gettysburg
would have been destroyed had they
met the fire Of massed infantry using
iLese gums, combined with breech-load-
ing canon. Pickett formed his men but
500 yards from the right Of the Union
line, and these modern guns kill at 900
yards. Had Mcclellan had 3-inch
Hotchskiss guns when he was within
five miles of Richmond he could have
Fnelled the city, General Lee also says.
And in concluding, he states that with
Maxim rifles pouring forth 1900 bullets
n minute and Calling guns that send
forth 1S00 bullets in the same time,
splendid charges in front Of the con-
mons mouth VIII never again be record
ed in history.
- cannot entirely agree with General
Lee in some of his deductions. In
spite Of the increase Of terrors ] fear
that the war spirit viii not be material
~ diminished simply by the great de-
stTuction Of human life from the inn
H.
bring on the war never have to do the
fighting. and. as a rule, nation may meet
ualiou with equal force. Sharp war,
however, extreme. will be as fair as for
the one rs for the other
The enterprise Of Japan has for the
time given her a victory over China, but
when China gets enterprise, when her
iprumerable hosts become consolidated
AMI take 2 military turn, her statesmen
VIII / FL sure, be able to overcome
Japan. Russia, India and possibly, the
whole world
I've must look to other causes than
Improvement in arms To secure the best
interests of mankind. \ military spir-
j, j. praiseWorthy, but spirit of re-
sentiment and aggression is dangerous
10 the peace of mankind. The nobleSt
soldiers have always deprecated a
blood thirsty purpose and the spirit OF
the Christian or humane man now for
Ids il. Nobody who has a heart can
contemplate without horror such a
slaughter IS that by the Kurds in Ar
meGia. The real sentiment of America,
and indeed of all Europe except Turkey
has reached this standard.
As TO alternate law, il cannot he
denied that there has been q great back
ing and filing in the peace sentiment
% this country. The great bulk of our
ethical teachings has tended that way.
Ministers and teachers Of all beliefs
have sGVocated the absolutely non-resi-
dent doctrine which forms one of the
principal points in the belief of prom
trent branch of Christianity, and before
The ciyl war teachers Of moral science
vere accustomed in so so far that We
West Point students were told not 10
read ~ be guided by the chapter on war
II the textbook which was used at the
academy.
while I am not such an extremist
I agree with those who are advoca ties
Of universal peach in believing thai
there should be established an interna'
toual tribunal Tor causes of war. Few
indeed would be the causes which could
not be submitted 20 such a high tribuna
and after ii is once begun l believe thai
n international matters justice would
work itself clear"
General Howard has only one arm. hi:
let Ills right was struck by TWO bull