The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-23

OF west Point In is22. claims 10 have been
sne youngest commissioned ofncer In the
onion army during the Civil War lie en-
teFed the service when Just a years old
rs member OF his fathers stan and was
commissioned a seeond lieutenant before
nc reached his flfteenth year on his
thotnefs side. Capt Ahercrombie Is re-
la'ed to the distinguished Patterson fam
NY or Pennsylvania. John T. Lyon, OF St
faul' MINI, claims TO be the youngest
lnlon soldier. he having Joined Company
= OF the EightN-frst Ohio Infantry, oct.
~ leol' as a drummer boy. he then lack
ing hVe days OF being n years old. lie
was IN the Missouri campaign and saw
hard fighting. but his chief display OF
heroism was az the bloody battle OF shi-
ION IN March, is62. before he was Il years
Old And yet Comrade l. r. Dickson. Of
chicago, claims 10 be the youngest night
ing soldier Ia the Union army. he hav-
ing enlisted in the one Hundred ana Thir-
N-htth Indiana Infantry. on April s. 1885,.
when he was just rs years and ten days
old, although he then locked older lie
was sent TO Gen. Sherman's army, aud
Fought In the battles around Nashville.
Chattanooga and Atlanta. but escaped be-
ing wounded during his term OF service.
u Is not wise 10 simply ridicule move
ment for good that has little chance to
succeed People with honest purposes arr
entitled 60 dlgnihed respect even when
We cannot sympathize In a practical man
ner With their good purposes. But at the
same time we are justified in an open and
dignified protest against their hopes OF
success. For this reason have frequent
" claimed that the work of peace socie-
ties and peace commissions was frutless
Gen. o. O, Howard, l.. s. A. (retirCd) the
famous Christian warrior. gives the
/ Louisville XIV Christian Ohaartae
| article on The South African War" In
which he suggests that ''the British will
DO well 10 consider Washington's advice
10 the United States. TO wit: In time OF
peace prepare for war Diplomacy and
reinforcement should go hand In hand"
This Is exactly the doctrine l have always
preached. When tho Civil War clouds
FIRST appeared many OF the grandest
statesmen, North and South. Joined IN
earnest. honest efforts To avert a clash OF
arms. But In Coils own way-by the
sword-came the settlement OF the vexed
questions which then divided our coun-
| try and menaced its future peace and
prosperity. Arbitration. on the part OF the
most Christian people In the world proved
dead failure.
While IL was a noble act on the part
OF the Car OF Russia to propose the
peace commission Of The Hague, few peo-
pie could see In its proposed consulta-
tons aud conclusions any hope OF great
er or more universal peace in the world
az large. In fact, strange as IL may seem.
that meeting Of peace commissioners
appears TO have resulted In turning loose
the Dogs OF War IN al parts OF the
universe. Gen. Howard closes his article
above referred to with this pregnant and
timely sentence; "rhe Christian world
wonders why the instruments so care
fully manufactured at The Hague could
not all have been applied. for example
tho introduction OF friendly Intervention
and arbitration, and so saved nations
and society from beholding the terrible
sacrifices and horrors OF public war"
And now comes the newspaper poet and
takes up the same strain.
/.
Two years ago or more. perhaps.
We tho't we'd seen tho last of scraps,
or thOt al least war soon would cease,
For all the world was talking peace.
The nations to The Hague had sent
Their delegates, wise men intent
on making plans 30 each dispute
Would not call armies out 60 shoot.
Now here and there throughout the
world
The flags OF war have been unfurled,
with armies growing by degrees
And navies proving round the seas.
lust when twill end els hard 10 say.
For thines seem getting worse each day;
And strange 70 cay these rows immense
Date back TO that Peace Conference"
Sidney Herbert