The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-08-20
THINGS WE NOW KNOW.
some very GratifyinE Information
That Has Beea RrosEht 90 u
By the War.

That George washington's head was
level when he said; in peace prepare
for war"
That talking peace and refusing "a
prepare for war is not the best way 10
avoid war.
That the siEe. Of a eountry's popula-
ton or the extent of its wealth is not
the measure OF its strength; but itS
capacity for prompt action in war.
That the combination OF a gun, .
man and a uniform does not neeessar-
ny make a soldier.
That no country has better raw
material for soldiers, or more OF II,
hut that time spent for training and
discipline is an essential factor in the
formation Of IN army.
That man for man, the American is
not out-elassed as a fighter by any for
eigner.
That pluck and energy and a cool.
calculating disregard OF danger l. not
merely an individual but a national
Characteristic.
That. judged by their product, our
national educational establishments
for the navy and army have no SUI
periors and the scope Of their eduea-
tlon should be widened so as to pre-
pare for the necessary 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 retains the
superiority in gun practice that it
showed in the revolution and in the
war Of 1912; indeed, wherever it has
been brought into contrast with for
eign nsvies.
That American shlpyards, American
ordnance factories, American armor
plate factories, can be depended upon
for honest and thorough work, and
our ordnance officers for efficient in
spection.
That the collisions, accidents and
Misunderstanding so common in for
eign naval maneuvers are not the
necessary accompaniment of Joint ae-
tion by vessels of war properly
handled.
That the sweet little cherub who
sits up aloft to watch over the life of
POOR Jack" has a peculiar penehant
for the Yankee sailor.
That the injuries done to the Maine
were entirely unlike those produced
by an internal explosion such as de-
stroyed the Vlzcays, which was torn
TO pieces by the explosion Of one Of her
wi torpedoes.
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 m appearing In the lists OF
killed and wounded and Is proved by
the statistics published annually by
the war department.
That 1t is, moreover, as we have al
ways declared, composed Of a body OF
young men ranking high, as compared
with the average citizen, In iutelli-
gence and manly characteristics.
They are a picked body of men. Even
now one-half OF those applying for en-
listment In the country are rejected
and three-quarters of those who APP
ply at the recruiting Offices In u
large cities.
That saving common sense and some
administrative ability has been behind
all this, and that It Is only simple Ius-
tice that ID should be acknowledged.
That the spirit OF American patriot
lam was more ardent than IL Is
now, and that those were true proph-
cts who declared that at the irst
threat Of foreign war all internal dis
suites should be forgotten and north
and south, east and west should be
united as one man.
That the snarllng critics, whose mis-
hon 1t has been to ~depreciate every
thing American in comparison with
what a foreign, have no place in
this country and should be deported,
Army and Navy Journal