Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-23

.,re NJ our institutions and the char
artorlstlcs Of our people. we must uti-
,- all the elements which make f1r
mo composition of an effective and
n,tlonai army. Conscrlpuor OF a draft
I. repnenant to tho American people
,r,v 10 be rcsorled 60 10 tine last ex-
Unity. We have seen how the coun-
,ry has responded to a call go war IL
~ ,,asonnbie to assume that a very
100 proportion ol OUT volunteers have
",,tist'i not that they were particular
H. t,tareated In Cuba. but from love
ne excitemcnts Ut war ana the hope
NJ rcputatlon to De gained ,hcrein.
we have n large BODY W youuE men.
adventurous and CnterptlslnF we shall
coniinuo to have them. ana VIII be
NJ to look 10 them for our supply 81,
49,, as they shall believe that the pro.
r'sst,n III war or the military service
49, to them career. We must ui-
''r tbrtn that lnducemnt give the re-
,,,rd III promotion to those who ore
! In aud the hope OF appointment Co mos,
VINO have by study demonstrated thsir
| fitness for IT, Az. t......,
.radE uh,uid not he given at thc F1llci-
! fstinn III influential people 90 lGnoi ant
,nd Incompetent persons. From ih'
"nrptv which our national military Goo.
,ttntions and universities afford We
| can col an admirable body or 1ii'c'iT
40 which must DE ADDED the mon I''-
| Iroted from tho ranks.
'rbfr viii be a truly national army.
| wet Point and Annapolis can thgn br
| ursd snlcly for achuoit WHORE th' high.
| 90 trnfassiuunl education 1hhu 'glN'h'
frsteed ~ seudiur Go Them. lt now
ynuursirra who have everything 10
/ ica,r. $40 should make q 10 Ef,.l
I schools " application Co. WhlDh hhoull
/ De sent only those WHO nay ,n ',,u ..
service with the cnlnta shown hucn
marked pronclency ug Co. warrant the
| r,vernment IN aifordlng them cNcep-
| uunal opportunities.
should recruit and organic ihe large
army We shan need ~ r. matter te-
I nrlrinq much thought There is ma
/ doubt that we are N wnriikr. thuush
| moi essentially a military nation. pui
/ ponplr 49, q body are not attracted 90
AN army NE simply by itG spectacular
| napecta. Mere drlllh ana pirld"s u0
MOI npprni 90 them. Nr Cleveland in
| the contrary. n they have % certain
| Fixed vniue-rcprrHent results "iinti
| material ~ ln the line % reputation
| enough win take an Interest Thor d
| q large and Increasing number " nu'
| young men who would hall "a career
In watch with the excitement N action
they would have the ntlmul1nt OF am
| htiun. W. can. raise ana continue RI
largo army composed N the worry best
| material but this army should hr alb
| saiuteiy national state control should
| De- not only abandoned. hut forbidden
| our recent experiences should have
Instructed us lint forty-hvo distinct
| war departments are too many. w
| have enough ~ them az Washington
AZ u o. N thHrH must BE- 1uhdIvlf
Ing NJ nuthufiy. lrt 10 DO largely te'
| duced ana based on military require
| mHntH and not on state lines. n th'
| territorial ilpu must hn conceded CO.
lot II embrace that ~ an organization
suited 90 che immediate eNlgHucl0H OF
| the specific territory .. g., provide 1ul
cavalry from equestrian localities, uul
! Hrlruast artillery from the maritime
localities where the previous h1hlt
and ompl1ymonts of the inh1hliunu
have lifted them Tor the special work
In nnu, put the round men In tho roun.
holes and the square men In th1r
which ntr square. All % this assume
| q radical change ln our army admins
traiion. That this nr something aunln
rluH 90 70 H bound o. come D. ahss
luteiy certain % We shall determine M
holding such cunqueais nH We ma
make. We cannot AFFORD Co Indulge II
any h1phlznri ways. Even n We 4
not develop Into "a c0nquering and ah
H,fhing nation. our recent experience
have shown that We need n larger arm,
simply for home uses.