Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-17
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Tn, war is Grim 10 somewhat
auirsc.nt situation. broken o. very little
at times by reports ~ sampsnna httil
pounding ~ masonry anil rarihw"fk
IN the neighh0rh11d ~ santiago bar.
Dor. also at tlmvf by rrhlshaa NJ dsau'-
tory nrhtinr accounts which have ole
rcdy appeared "a faw times an th'
while the expense docs not dwindle am
iota: on the contrary g. steadily In
oreasos. and hy this timc must roach
" d docs mot exceed the enormous Sum
N ti0oNl00l n wcat This Dol tu the
ordinary mind ln lnrtleuIah'. sum, thr
expenditure of which ia not m'timt,d
by events accomplished. or perhaps
there might ie a. complaint regard.
INK H. A. those who make such COM
plants are largely those who have paid.
are paying or expecting 90 pay The
money which Ia being poured out In
such startling volume. thrrr can hc no
valid objection 10 those having hear
inr ON their own terms.
n ~ as well. however. o. take SOME
things into confederation. when tho
nfat Napoleon was asked what
were the three chief rsquls-
lies FOR carrying ON great
war h. replied. 'rhc nrst BE- money.
the second b. money and the third o.
money" We ~ the United States. even
those who have not passed the morIdl-
an OF lie. have hron presented with an
object lesson much nearer home than
the war now on hand. showing the core
rccincss ~ tho great C1tslcanH cone
illusions. The rebellion lasted nearly
four years. and the country came OUT
nearly 5000 100000 In dsbi ln addition
to tho steady and heavy expenditure
which were made NJ the governments
largely Increased revenues. So Oar. the
present war has not reached such o.
vaaincss of expenditure. but lf % should
b. continued na Ions aa blk months tho
rate above given Will doubtless hc
lhrscly Increased because NJ tho Inn
mcnHc area hcing covered hy our milf
tary operations. tho contest almost
Hcmi-clrcling the globe from lts rx-
tremr eastern 90 ltH firshaHt western
limit. and threatening tb extend HtlU
further hy crossing the Atlantic aud
taking In Spain 10 maintain armies.
temporary governments. and meet To-
proper manner tho various expensive
contingencies always arising. at such
distances from homo. D. considerably
more costly than would he the same
scale of operations conducted near By.
Ana the money must Boz ready whom 10
o. required AZ the government upar-
ntrs mo- mines, railways. factories or
other none, making Institutions OF
that class, aud has u1 Income hut what
In one way or another Do draws from
The people, 10 ls their duty 90 respond
na promptly ana look nH plDlunuy ur
pomIble 30 much fUr paying f0r tho
war" now Cor consideration uf thr
grounds f0r the Frumblnr hefc.t.
In the prosecution uf 10 strife uf arm
ana strategy, ono IN which to much ui
the carthH surface o. thc board ou
which the game Is played and yho de-
tails ~ which hr BOO punderouH and
yet Ho Infinite in number and scope
great results except M Isolated cases
where there are exceptional opplrtunl.
ties are for while impossible. Armies
compeHrd chiefly OF raw ana unsea-
Honcd recruits must be brought together
uud at least Hpmhluncr ~ dIsr.pIIu.
inculcat,d before they are nt Tor For.
lee. This cannot ho done ln day. moi
week nor ln any other measurement
OF time less than several werkHAu thca.
men must be- provided Tor ln thr way of
shelter clothing. food mud uuuIUupui