The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20
NEW HORROR OF WAR
AN APPALLING FEATURE THAT HAS
HITHERTO BEEN OVERLOOKED.

NJ FEhlO bEEN ONENLOONEO.
How Could England Expect Englishmen
to DO Their Duty In Battle with Their
Fathers-in. .law9-Possib International
Complications That Worry q Thinker.
Even the remote possibility of a
war is terrible thing to contemplate, "
said the thoughtful man who il always
making trouble for himself by thinking.
"Thero is something about that OBJ
servation that has ohestnutty flavor, "
returned the man who makes it point
never to do any more thinking than is
absolutely necessary to live.
"Ah, but the thought is peculiarly
horrible at this time, explained the
thoughtful man. "The conditions are
such that the result of .war-partic.
ularly war with Bngland-would be
simply awful. You see, in considering
these things the average man overlooks
entirely the most appalling features.
He fails to dwell sufficiently on the ter.
rible conflict that would wage in the
breast Of many an Englishman when
he should be thinking only of his duty
to his country.
picture to yourself the young Duke
Of Marlborough on gunboat just out.
side of New York harbor, went on the
thoughtful man, warming up to his
work. "Duty says he must she'll the
town. Puff A boom and wreath OF
smoke, and what happens? He has
blown the roof off his father-in-law 's
house or made serious inroads into the
art treasures of his wife's uncle. Shall
he fire again? Think of the torture OF
trying to answer that question. Anoth.
or shot may jeopardize million or two
that he has hopes Of getting later, or ii
may have serious effect upon some OF
his wife's investments. In addition tc
this he has the fortune of the dowagel
Duchess of Marlborough to think of,
which amounted to about 81, 900, 00C
when the late duke got his hands on it,
and for all he knows some fool gunner
may lop cipher off of it without know.
ing what he's doing.
'"And while these thoughts are fit,
ting through the head of the young
duke somebody in the next boat is very
likely worrying for fear he may knock
the spots out Of a section Of the Sl2,
600, 900 that Mrs. Marshall o. Roberts
is said to have brought Colonel Ralph
Vivian, while Hon. A. II. Paget, who
got little something with Miss Paul
inc Whitney, is trying to figure out
how he can avoid hitting the stock mar
ket, and the Right Hon. Joseph Cham
berlain is shooting blank cartridges t
avoid doing any harm to the securities
that he got with Miss Mary Endioott.
"At the same time l.. q. Letter is OF
top of the statue Of Liberty signaling t
Hon. George N. Curzon for heaven
sake to spare him and his fortune, i
only to show his appreciation of th'
S., 900, 900 that he got with Miss Mary
Letter. Then there is the 30, 900, 00(
that Miss Cornelia Martin brought Il
the Earl of Craven and But why con
tinue? Why harrow up the soul by pic
turing the awful struggles that woulc
come with such a war? Why brinI
home to England the fearful though
that some of her most promising younI
men would be sorely tempted to turi
back from the war and tell her to ohas
herself down to India or the Sudan
where there is money to be made ant
not money to be lost-where there ar
no wealthy relatives to anger or finan
cially disable?
"I tell you, sir" and the thoughtfu
man became more emphatic, There i
no limit TO the terrors Of war between
this country and any Of the European
nations that are old enough to have ii
ties to sell. Think of Prince Hatfield
storming the Stock Exchange with
gatling gunl Think of the Count d
Castellane bombarding railroads an,
smashing dividends! In the old days
was possible to go to war and kill pee
pie and burn towns without doing an
serious injury to oneself or ones rel
atives, but it isn't SO now. Any shot
likely to be boomerang, and there ar
relatives everywhere. 1t is worthy @
note, too, that, although this is youn
country mparatively, it is rapidly be
coming the papa-in-law of all the res
of creation"
The man who makes it point neve
10 do any more thinking than is neces
sary observed the worried look of tn
man who is always making trouble fo
himself, yawned and replied carelessly
"A war would be sort of tough
wouldn't it?-Chicago Post,