Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-18
Americas SOLDIERS

Nov that the gtlra nod Stripes hHFn
been hulsiod with appropriate and l".
posing ceremonies over che ola castle
nt Santiago. where sp,ina rpr..u.
iatlyos have carried iha Hcapiar fnt .'
long time. 90 BE- pleasing Goo r'l''.
up0n tho splendid work done hf ih
American soldiers Who sustained
American honor on thl nltl.h.'i
round the conquered city The victory
will b. one NJ the notable ONES Do zoe
history of warfare. % took ih' 1i'.'l
French and british forces eleven
months o. drive the nusa'nnf "ui OF
s,hastopoI The work nt Santiago
was finished boo few Days
ON Jul I. when tho battle occurred
In which much blood Nla she'd ih'
spanlnrdn fought veil and desperately
Yot. tho Americans ala not inii'r
Many ~ ihs boys had never before
heard the music of the whirilins hnl.
let's hut they stood their ground. nnd
rorrrspondsnta ON ths noli assure the
putiir that tho officers had MO uccn-
rlon 10 urge their men onward Ih'
roads were In o frirhtful condition. An
cyc witness says the soldiers '1d
forisd streams and spent the nHh'
with wet fsri and they went into ''-
tlon feeling as II their shoes Werr
aued With lead Mort N Thursday
pirht ia, soldiers marched throus %
mud. At night they were too urcd 90
cook ana went 90 sleep hungry ~
dawn ,hoy were ~ and commenced the
battr at Canry, There was n1 amer
encc betwocr the regulars and Nolun-
teera. An fought determined 10 do 'h'l'
fuu duty 90 death 10 would Boz impnH'
rlble tn say too much in honor ot 90.
men that took Santiago, lh.f ""
cipllno. courage. ana devotion nave
spread fresh lua,r upon the American
nation and thrir deeds are
such o. used 10 form thu ih'm' OF 'h'
most lofty pootical creations
4, in probable that after this wal
r,rong efforts will be- made for 'h'
formation " large standing army
but those who oppose tho opening ="
the Knton " the United states fu
European mllllarlrm viii mud an lrr'
futablc argument In favor ~ our pres
ont poiicy In the brilliant achievement
of our soldiers during this campaign
Turopcnn mllitnnHm means cofnpul
nory military service. u means min
tnry training Ia times Ut p'noc undrI
conditions that often make tho p'opl
affected hate the very Hlsht OF "a uni
form. American mittnusm o. Tho op
toaitr. 1t b. voluntary, Tho soldier
nre frr,mon. they are citizens, ihhirI
"A pfIdp la tho unuiuH uf their country
They perform their duties uH mi'l'
t,ut beings. NOT merely uH parts oi
complicated machine, ~ would h' im
uorslblo to nud In nll tho dinilr
armies of Europe HH many SOLDIERS ID
r,nuinr sterling qualities uH can o.
fund iu che RANKS uf the American
rsoplc. ready ut u moments notice @
nght fur tho honor Ui old Glory Edu
cation aud tho free exercise oi th
duties ct AN American citizen hnv
proy,d superior ua regards hupartin
qualifications fnr military duty th1
the compulsory service OF the Eurupyl
countries. In the present war alny,
have been plttrd against frcymcu. au
tho latter have carried the day
our present uolIoy eft keeping
standing army large enough Co tom
q sufficient nucleus fur ava vmorguuy
seems 10 have been proved Co bg ou
dictated by wisdom AMI Justified b
tyeutH.