Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-21


womens innate aversion TO the
1 horrors OF martial strife have been
sadly discounted by the santuInary de-
velopments OF the past few months IN
the realm Of her Celestial majesty Isl
An and IN South Africa Isl An
Is the commander in chief OF the
army and navy OF China, and for thnt
matter, the commander Of everything
else In the Flowery Kingdom. She has
not been cminently successful in her
warllke efforts, as Tor example. In the
war with Japan, but those who are ac-
quaintcd with the traits of the royal
old lady OF China assert that t was her
wilos that through IL Hung Chang,
wrested from the trusting Japs an the
fruits OF victory In a treaty that was
model of diplomatic guile.
Empress Tsi is said TO DE thoroughly
conyersant with military science She
has studied 70 deeply Some years ago,
too. she learned boxing and fencing
and SIS quite capable, except for her ad-
vancel years. OF leading her troops up
on the field. Nothing but tradition.
public opinion and the divinity that
hedges royalty in China prevents her
from doing so for she is a great ai-
mirer Of military genius and would like
10 prove her own genius In that as IN
scores OF other lines.
The armIng Of the Boer women for
the protection OF their country has been
enlarged upon and maVeled about until
those who are not acquainted with the
part women have played in the history
OF the world would fancy that never be-
fore had women entered In the lists Of
war No greater mistake could possl-
bly, be made for some Of the greatest
warriors OF the world have been wom-
en-. Not only In the ranks Of the COM
mon soldier have women shown their
ability. II need be- 70 protect with the
sword their country and their liberty
but also as commanders many have
shown a skin that has ranked them as
among the worlds great generals To-
nobia. Artemlsla. Boadlce0, Semiramis
Nltocrls, Margaret OF Norway. Margo
ret OF Aniou and Maria Theresa were
great military leaders.
Many women have been not only the
heads OF vast military enterprises, but
some Of them In subordinate positions
have won renown as officers leading
their soldiers 70 war and proved wom-
ems genius as soldiers
Artemlsia, queen Of Caria, was an
ally OF Xerxes In his expedition against
Greece. on her advice the Persian
leader greatly depended, and the fact
that ne consulted the queen OF Caria 80
often rendered the other allies 20 jeal-
Gus OF her that, could they have spared
the fleet and fighters she contributed 20
the expedition they would gladly have
dlscredited her with the king Had all
OF Artemlsla's advice been followed the
result OF the battle OF salamis might
have been different so splendldly did
she maneuver her little feet and 10 well
aid her followers fight that Xerxes, re-
ferrlng In bitterness 70 the conduct of
his own troops. said, The men behave
Ike women and the women like men,
So much did the Athenians fear her as
an enemy that they set a price Of 10000
drachmas upon her head, but failed to
capture her
Alexander the Great declared semlr-
amls 10 have been one OF the greatest
warriors who had preceded him. Her
capital was Babylon, which she enlarg-
cd and beautined while carrying her
conquests to seas so remote that no AS
syrian had ever before looked upon
them. while her chariots $50 said the
old inscriptions reported by Alexander
pierced roads where Wild beasts had
found no path. II is interesting IN this
connection 20 recall the theory Of some
scientists that the Chinese are descend
cd from ancient emgrants from Baby
lon
Queen Nitocris. who lived FIVE gem
eratl0ns after Alexander, was a great
military strategist In order 10 make
the approach to Babylon difficult to an
invader and impossible without the
knowledge Of the Babylonans she de-
fected the river Euphrates that ran
through the city and made its approach
extremely tortuous and difficult
While Boadicea. the ancient queen OF
Britain died In battle with her foes, 70
was victory that cost the enemy $4,000
men-an appalling loss TO the Romans,
who regarded the Dutons as Ignorant
barhouans
I'm ancient Greece, 5i4 years before
Christ, Telosilia the poctess. saved Ar
c0s from Cleomenoc, King OF Sparta, the
vreatrst warrior I'm Greece. She placed
herself at the head Of number OF arm
al women who fought 80 bravely that
the invader was expelled from Argos.
Joan OF Are is too well known to re-
qulre more than mention. There was
another Joan In France who won celeb
rlty under the name of Joan HuCkcttc.
when Charles the Bold besicget her
native place. Bcauyais she held the
town for Louis ~, and because 10 the
attack on the city she armed the wom-
ca OF the town with small axes and hor-
self headed the party which repealed
the attack she received the name Of
"HRckette" For this service special
privileges were granted 20 the women
OF that town by the grateful kinc
one OF the most picturesque % the
women COMMANDERS NN0 A"|NNr NH"
bohemian She had been a friend Of
the Princess Libussa, an advanced SO
rial rrformer and on her death, IN I3j,
Waste undertook 90 execute her
friends rather radical ideas Tor the bet
termont OF the condition Of women The
plan was 20 establish a state for wom.
en- In this men were to have no part
and II they intruded must accept the
authority OF It's women citizens In ey-
cry particular From this odd COM.
munity Tennyson might have obtained
his idea for "Thc Princess Her cap
tal was Mount Vidovle. and there
Viasta and her amazons lived for eight
years, achieving victory after victory
over those OF their male neighbors who.
envylng their prosperity. undertook to
attack them At last the king OF Bo-
hernia. with a great force. stormed the