Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-18

best 90 torfhA'
Tho recently published article by
Uoirft a. inroffoil, 100 which h. siren
ulufly advocates the retention ~ the
Philippines. shows that even the Nreht
are fuacrptiblr 20 "a change ~ Ideas
Several years ngn. To- one ~ hla lee
lures. h. made u strong hrHumnnt
against the lihor acquisition nt terri
iury by the United states. the pu,r-
ZION Of discussion nt the time was inc
annexation nf gin Domingo. aud ROBOT
said "uu" very cmphhilcallt. nc
thought. among other thinFH, that we
had enough heathnnH no homo without
going abroad 90 acquire more. Ihe
Americana could do no good % san
Domingo why" said BE-, 'li is Simply
10 law M nature. ~ D. In The mr lou
might take a colony ~ thr most pl'u-
and ntralrht laced prfshyterlnnH rom
~ middle afatsr and send Thorn Co San
n,minr1. iiut what NJ the resulias
slmply ihia. that at the md ~ the see
uud generation nf those truly good pen-
pip. Yuu would nnd their descend ants
hsif clothed. hhrrfnntgd. on the hurfi-
cane deck VI hurru. with % chicken
under each arm going 90 a c1ck.hFnt
on sunday N that hu true, what VIII
b. thr future ~ NJ American, plpe. et
uthrrwlH0 who VIII probably make thflr
hnmas lu Manila. ln case tho United
siaiea har continues 10 boat over the
islesg
Tho prfaa ~ the East. and especially
that portion ~ the mouIderH % public
opinion whose tendencies are Demo-
critic. has much to Hay N the mistakes
made by thu heads Of the war depart
mont during the present war, u "
alleged that .hcac miat-koa have cost
millions nj treasure ana hundreds ~
lives. This. " true. n horrible 60 con-
trmnlHie. hut what ~ tho order recently
issued bv the British government Tor
tho auhancr 81 nrld marshhlaf Ac-
cordlng 10 such an eminent authority
uH the London Naval and M'llafy
Rocord.thIa uritr was recently put into
"1sis Field Mnuhnls.-Flold mar
uhnia will wear buckhkIn pantaloons.
Jack boots and rilt spurs only at
drawing rooms and ON all such oc-
cnFlona." Tho rfcct ~ an attempt 10
enforce such an oder would have been
awaited with Interest n would seem
10 be- In line with the idea uf the Texas
cowboy, that nll actually requisite Tot
ball ON the American frontier was a
pair Of spurs and a n'ck'ie'
70 tho man behind the run.-Thls
! should b. one Of tho toanta whenever
and wherever banquet ~ given
! wherever tho deeds of the h0rnca ui
| the present war are rrcuuntod. nn thry
will boz hy ages yvt 90 come. by Amrrl'
/ can citizens set 10 ho born, Aud ut
cnso ~ people more thorourhly ronllzi
/ this fact than the foreign attaches who
| we're nont 10 the front by their nntlnn'
] ~ watch the BATTLES and make report
] nn tu the rsHuitn. Friendly. neutral Of
| with un idea that thay might sumr time
| have "a ult with America. ID mnttorrd
] not. Every power lee the world wui
| Intensely Interested IN tho outcome. and
each nation naturally proposed a. Learn
nH much na was possible ~ modru
warfare with uH little cost 90 itself nI
[ was ntcOrHnry. so every movement
made hy our army and our navy
whether n was the first great victor
Tor which hrWDy was responsible. n
tho later battle fought by tho Ian,
forces near Manila, In which the utni
bays took nn active part. hnH hrrl
watched by the world Ana Will
thcro scomH tu ho n disposition, whiol
On only right aud proper on the par
M forUlgn representatives, 40 give q
tho Ams.cnnH in command an prhiH
that ls due them Aet, reading hetWrH
the lines wherever the TACT lH not plain
] ~ announced more ln AN earnest DO
Hlfe o. do credit tn tho men who mad
the great naval Victories possible {
the man behind the run A CORES
pOudunt uf tho London rricrtph pm
Hrnts, iu "a recent lUttHr como consider
ntnnH showing che Terrible putUnc
with which The United States HhIu
and crows disposed nf their enemy. th
fgDh'enrHH NJ The Spanish drfausr 1u
thH lessons which other uavlaH clI
draw frum tho results M tho battle.
Ana hc comes 90 the conclusion. nfir
nihuuE clearly tho reasons inr Hn On
lug. thHt ihe quality and Training "a
the man behind the run counts fa
muu .rrouuft|unltely. than mur nu
Ww'r Tint brute force alour cu
never win battle whom men of srlenc
nud training ore opposed Co %. ina
tnrEHt practice Iu times NO pahce h Ila
uH requisite nH thai thH runs should b
trained ou mo unHmV 400 tim, uf war
America Dee aHyH burned much uuWds