The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-26
APOSTLE YoUNa's ADVICE.

If the sons of America all followed
the advice given by Apostle Brigham
Young TO the young men of Utah, in
his sermon at the tabernacle Sunday,
! the Spanish army could march unop-
pos ed cron sea to sea.
! 1t was not good advice that ne gave,
! and it is certain that it will not be
| needed. The sentiments expressed by
! the apostle are not in harmony with
the doctrines and teachings of the Nor
mon church. The Mormon people who
reside in Utah and the United States
| are part and parcel of this great ma
| ton; they claim the protection of its
! flag; they love the freedom which it
guarantees, and, if need be, they must
lay down their lives in the defense of
both
When the United States is at
war with any other nation. all her citi-
zens are at war. and under no condi-
tons can the members of any church
who are citizens of any state of this
C-ion. be at peace.
To counsel young men to buy inter
est-bearing bonds in place of enlisting
in defense of their country, is not wise
counsel, nor is it enrolling There are
some things to be desired in this world
that money cannot buy. All the
money and wealth of this nation can
never avenge the death of the officers
and men who died on the Maine. Men
must bare their breasts to the lead and
steel of the Spanish foe, and possibly,
thousands must die before the wrong
is righted.
Since the world began nations have
decided their differences by war, when
all other means have failed and when
once the die is cast, all must be on the
side Of their country, right or wrong.
When men volunteer and go to war in
defense of their country, they do so
knowing that they go to face death,
either on the battlefield, in the prisons
of the enemy, or, mayhap, he may
steal into the camp in the form of some
dread disease. but no matter how he
may come, they go prepared to meet
Kim. The fortunes of war do not ad-
init of the choice of battle grounds, or
Of climate: the eXigencies of war Will
not wait on the seasons. but, come
where and when it will, the soldier
must be ready to respond to the call to
arms.
1t is true that in all probability many
thousands who respond to the call of
the president to go and fight against
Spain will never return; they will be
buried in unmarked graves, perhaps,
but they will have done their duty with
the same fidelity that characterized the
men who marched to Bunker Hill, or
fought in the war of the rebellion.
It is not now a question of
whether the war could have
been avoided. The people of
this nation are confronted with |
the stern reality that war is upon us,
and must be fought out. There is no
code of morals, no religious belief or
obligation to any authority which eX
empts a citizen of Utah. native-born |
or by adoption, or any citizen of any /
ether state of this Union, from his OBJ
legation to the nation. and that obliga-
ton requires that he lay down his life, |
if need be, in defense Of the flag.
The sons of Utah are no better than |
the sons of any other state, but they /
ought to be as brave as the sons of any !
other state, and we believe that they |
will demonstrate that they are. They +.
should and viii spurn the thought that |
they should remain at home, for fear
the fever that turks in the Cuban
swamps may overcome them. Utah .
boys are not towards, and it would be
for them to remain at home
while the boys from every other state
were away fighting in the defense of
the nation.
If possible, Utah should be the first
state in the Union to respond to the
call for volunteers. If not the very
first. it is to be hoped that she will
be among the first, and when once they
take the field, the loved ones at home
will have no cause to blush for the
record they will make.