Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-18
crimes OF part2 Ana here IS a fur
fhar demand

crimes OF a part2 Ana here IS a fur.
,her demand:
"But there ought to Doe 100 more pail
| terIng with the situation Regardless
! of what the other powers may do, The
| United states ought to be- prepared 20
| land an army Zoo China strong enough
| to do our work. 10 necessary alone.
! That means th3t President Mckinley
! ought Instantly io call an extra session
| of Congress. The attempt to carry on
/ war 0u his own account ls not only
/ unconstitutional but ridiculous ana
dangerous Attempting t0 coerce an
| empire iikD China With "a regiment
| from the Philippines. t troop from Gu
! ba % company from Montana and
squad from Chicago is am undertaking
moro behutng the Grand Duchess Of
GeroIstein than the President OF the
United States
Really there should be no palteriug
But what is more paltry than accusing
the President Of carrying ON "a war on
his own account because. as CONF
mander-In-chiet OF the army he used
due diligence ln sending United states
troops Go defend American interests Iu-
stead Of calling Congress 10 declare
war against China. before the culpabil-
lty Of Che Chinese government was rea-
s0nably established? Then, 90 adv0-
cate am attempt 90 accomplish alone
what the allied nations combined can
DO 90 much better advantage, by actIus
iu concert, is a biz OF 'paIterlng' poll
ties which no statesman would st0op
to.
our contemporary heads its editorial
with the caption in display Types "Un-
sheath the Sword Of Christcndoml" ana
quotes as Cos text Rev vl 10: nov
long. . Lord. holy and true. dost Thou
not Judge and avenge our blood on
thtm" Itlsa good thing that the Lord
is more holy and true than the Gotham
editor who has worked himself into
such a frenzy There Isn't much differ
ence between O Chinese Boxer and a
New York Boxer" when passion de-
thrones reason,
War Is a serious thing. especially with
the United States. which uniformly up
holds the most humane policy practl-
cable IN settling IL disputes In this
instance it is well 20 proceed carefully
though with promptness and nrmness. |
Instead OF following the wild cry for |
vengeance OF yellow Journal, there |
Is much more wisdom ana safety, with 1
assurance Of better results. ia conform |
Ing to the suggestions Of Secretary Of |
Agriculture Wilson. thus narrated In q
Chicago dispatch today:
I'VE must Get the facts. No national
policy can be framed till the facts are
one thing Us absolutely
certain. that America henceforward 1
VIII protect her citizens Ia every land
on face OF the earth. If our people have
been slaughtered by an armed rebel
Hon, that is one thing II by the parti-
lipaton Of the government of China,
mat Il another We must find out the
facts before proceeding upon a SUPPOSE
ton We are not yenReful we do not
mean 20 slaughter a million Innocent
Cinnamon. But we will demand that
never again shall conditions be such
hat our merchants and missionaries
IAN be cut of by the Wholesale
Uncle Sam win not fail TO take the
vigorous action which the nations calm
Judgment decides is necessary, but
here is no immediate prospect Of his
initiating heather butcher