The Red Cloud chief., 1898-10-21

eto NY thc tChot
by the hundreds of thousandsl
with steady aim and relentless en-
orgy, taxing science to its utmost in
genuity, and multitudes Of men to
their utmost endurance, whole nations
work day and night-fitting them
selves for the quick and extensive
killing of men, This the preparation
for war. Armies meet on the field OF
battle; shot and shell rend the air;
men fall to the ground like leaves In
autumnal storm, bleeding, agonizing,i
dying; the earth Is redeemed by human
blood; the more CORY the earth be-
meath the tread of one army, the
louder the tread of victory in the
ranks of the other.
ONE DEATH, ONE BEREAVEMENT.
Reduce to the smallest sacrifice Of
human life the carnage Of the battle
field-somc one has died, and some one
is bereft.
1T was Wellington who said: Take
my word for IL, IL you had seen but one
day Of war. you would pray to AL
mighty God that you might see
such n thing again 1t was Napoleon
who said: The sight OF a battlefield
after the fight is enough to inspire
princes with a love of peace and a hor-
ror of war;
"Six months ago the congress OF the
United States declared that in the
name of humanity war should be
waged in order 10 give the island of
(',In "a gfah nal .tapavdop ,oy,,.r
ment. Magnificent patriotism of
America! The people OF the United
States at once arose in their might.
They argued not, they hesitated not;
America had spoken; theirs was not to
Judge, but to obey. Oft IL had been.
whispered that we had a North and .
South; when America spoke we knew
we were but one people, that all were
Americans. IL had been whispered
that social and economic lines were
hopelessly dividing the American peo-
| pie, and that the patriotism was re-
treating before the growth OF class In
forests and class prcjudices. hut when
America spoke, there was no one in the
land who was not On American.
America can never doubt the
united loyalty Of her whole population
nor the power which united loyalty
! puts into her hand.
II look forward tn an epoch when n
court re cognized by all nations, will
settle international differences, in
stead of keeping large standing armies,
as they do in Europe. Shall we allow
the words of General Grant TO 60
forth as the message Of American"
THE CARS STEP AN ADVANCE.
"Some weeks ago the car of the
Russias said the maintenance Of gen.
eral peace and the possible reduction
OF the excessive ornaments which
weigh upon all nations present them
selves in the existing condition OF the
whole world as an ideal towards which
the endeavors of all governm ent
should be directed; and, in accord
ancc with those views, he invited
all nations to send representatives to
an international peace congress,
in which the question of reducing
the ornaments Of the several countries
of the world, and otherwise preparing
some plan for the prevention of wars
might be discussed. The car is moved
by the miseries accompanying war,
and by the distressing drain %continu-
ously made upon the wealth and ener-
GIGS of the peoples by preparation for
war. The militarism of Europe is a
curse second only to the terror of the
battlctields. In the present condition
of the world, whatever the immediate
measure of success that may at.
tend the proposal of the ear, II
is not to be expected that n perma-
or n general disarmament effected.
But something may be done; and that
is worthy contending for. The pro
posal for IA universal peace congress Is
an advent, however small, towards
what must ever be for the friends OF
humanity, for the disciples of reason
and religion, the ultimate goal of theii
hottest ambition"
Judge Speer Of Georgia followed
Archbishop Ireland. He spoke fol-
the South, but his remarks pertainet
principally to the history of Spain II
America from the discovery by Colum
bus to the blowing up of the Maine
and the Spaniard's loss OF his last foot
hold in this hemisphere.
FROM THE PRESIDENT.
At the end Of Judge Speer's address,
which concluded the programme. Their,
were loud calls of mckinley! McKin'
: ley!' The President had turned ant
was about to leave the box, but h
, tnrned and came back to the front. II,
waited for a moment, until ex Cover
, nor Richard j. Oglesby brought tn
assemblage to something resembling
/. quiet. Then the President spoke a
follows:
: "My Fellow Citizens: l have beel
: deeply moved by this great demonstra
ton. have been deeply touched b.
the words of patriotism that have beef
|, uttered by the distinguished men S
eloquently in your presence. II l
o gratifying to all OF us to know that thi
Y has never ceased to be a wal Of human