The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-21
SOME TRUTHS
That Have Been DEMONSTRATED BY the
War with Spain.

That Have Been DrmOnStratsd BY the
War with spaIn.
Army and Navy Journal: That
George washlngtons head was level
when no said: I'm peace prepare for
war"
That talking. peace and refusing to
prepare for war Is not the best way to
avoid war.
That the size Of q eountry's popula-
tlon or the extent Of It's wealth is not
the measure of its strength but It's ca
pacity for prompt action in war.
That the combination of q gun, a man
and a uniform docs not necessarily
make a soldier.
That no country has better raw ma
terlal for soldiers, or more of 1t, but
that time spent for training and dlscl-
pline is an essential factor in the for
nation Of an army.
That man for man, the American Is
not outclasscd as fighter by any for
elgner.
That pluck and energy and cool. cal
cuIating disregard OF danger Is not
merely an Individual but a national
characteristic
That, judged by their product, our ma
tIonel education establishments for the
navy and army have no superlors and
the scope OF their education should be
widened so as TO prepare for the neces-
sary increase OF our military and naval
establishments,
That in proportion to Its size the
American navy has no superior in ships
! and guns.
That the American navy retaips the
superiority In gun practice that II Show
ed in tho revolution and in the war OF
1912: indeed, wherever It has been
brought into contrast with foreign ma
vIes.
That American shipYards, American
ordnance factories, American arTnor
plate factories, can be depended upon
for honest and thorough work, and our
ordnance officers for efficient inspection.
That the collisions. accidents and mis-
understandings 80 common In foreign
naval maneuvers are not the necessary
accompaniment OF Joint action by vcs-
sells Of war properly handled.
That the sweet little cheruh who sits
up aloft to watch over the life OF poor
Jack" has peculiar penchant for the
Yankee sailor.
That the injuries done to the Maine
were entirely unlike those produced by
an internal explosion such as destroyed
the Vizcaya, which was torn TO pieces
by the explosion Of one Of her own tor
pedoeA
That the regular army Of the United
States is an army Of native Americans,
and not OF foreigners. as Is so often
falsely asserted. This Is indicated by
the names appearing in the lists of kill
ed and wounded and Is proved by the
statistics published annually by the war
department.
That-it Is moreover, Us we have oil
ways declared, composed or n body OF
young men ranking high, as compared
with the average citizen, In Intelligence
and manly characteristics. They are a,
picked body of men. Even now one
half OF those applying for enlistment In
the country are rejected and three-quar-
teT9 OF those who apply at the recruit
ing offices In our large cities.
THAT saving common sense and some
administrative ability has been behind
all this, and that 1t Is only simple JUS
lice that 1t should be acknowledged.
That the spirit OF American patriot
ism was never more ardent than 1t ia
now, and that those were true prophets
who declared that at the first threat OF
foreign war all internal disputes should
be forgotten and inoFth ana bouSh' east
and west should be united as one man.
That the snarling critics, whose mis-
sion IL has been TO depreciate every
thing American in comparison with
what was foreign, have no place In this
country and should be deported.
That those were wise who Insisted that
forts were too much for ships and we
need fear nothing from naval attack
if our coasts were properly fortified
and our haI'bors literally supplied with
mines and torpedoes.
That VIC should not 1inGer too long IN
the stage OF experiment, in the attempt
TO reach ideal perfection, as In the case
OF smokeless powder.
Finally, as Mr.. Henry Norman well
SAYS In a letter to The London Chroni-
Gle: 1.-THE apocalyptIc vision OF new
heaven and n new earth is still uniul-
oiled, but there Is Q. new America, The
second American revolution has oc-
Cured and its consequences may be ns
great as those Of the flrst The old
America, the Amcrlca obedlent to the
traditions OF the founders Of the repub-
lie, Is passing away, and a new Amer
lca--an America standing armed, alert
md exlgcnt In the nrenG Of the world
STRUGGLES taking its place"