Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-12-02

vested therein psy. abundant interest by the
maintenance Of pace. TIE peoples money couls
not be rroatabIy invested than In securing
peace do
The Gar gsf.zEIng hEs hsadD-Indeed. and wAar
sbout these hundreds oi sailiions you spent
ing for means q destruction. today labeled tie
best and latest" ~hile tomorrow % must adj
init that they yafaelsss because something
new, something TO Offset them. sassnteGs A
fine investment. aGrairaf.
AGlairaI-I vii ceny that are frsquer =
doomed % disappointment Of the sort your nss-
esty referred to. But if your majesty vii permit
me | dare say the coEapetiIion Of inventors iene-
hts our aoFae Industry and consequently the Peo
pie that lise by industry and commerce
The Czar-Tour argument is Illogical. admiral
Powder and guns. torpes5oes ami submarine yes
sells shfps not destined for commerce-aIf s1.1n
things are falss values The persons engage. IN
their Manufacture contribute neither to the
worlds Setterrnent nor their happiness
Ironcladz, grapeshot, swords and lsnces not
agents Of prosrezs by any means Their wholesale
ulanufaet uTe pEesupposes deficit IL the making
of articles thai stand for culture and economical
advancement. Besides, it is easy To prove that
the system = armed preparedness Is largely re
sponsible for the financial depressiens that crop
W from time time in all countries turned into
camps
Admral-But, your majesty, what has pre-
served peace during the last twenty and more
years If it grand armyY II we hadn't
been SO well prepared as 10 number Of soldiers
and ships, TO the latest pattern Of guns and
other material. hostilities might have broken
out several occasions.
The Carbohydrates my dear admirali There
isn't Of proof for what you say l am
convinced, rhe other hand, that your grand
collection Of material is a permanent menace
to peace.
Admiration that point beg TO differ with
your majesty, and the people, ] am sure think AZ
do. They love the army and value ii for the
protection it renders the nation. And for these
services they willing to pay.
The Czar-It is unfortunate that you and armed
preparedness enthusiasts generally Will not
things in their proper light. As matter Of fact,
standing armies and big naves obstructing
national development everywhere, and the people,
staggering under the weight OF overtaxation for
army purposes, hate and loath the institution.
while fearing ii at the same time | tell you,
admiral. if things go as they have been going,
the catastrophe which you hope to avert will oc-
cur sooner than you think. The disaster will be
awful. The thought Of il might make honest
man shudder.
Admiral beg your majesty's pardon. I
only old sea dog trying to do my duty. Now.
duty, as | take il, compels the state TO do every
thing in its power keep the army abreast of
the times, increasing and equippng it in the best
manner possible. so that. in the hour of danger
The Czar-No. no, It's the states duty 70
avert war by other means than by laying up war
material that must necessarily lead to war. Don't
you know that the of the future OF which
stand in such Dread may involve the whole
world?
Admiral-Is your majesty thoroughly in earnest?
The Czar-Most thoroughly. | regard it my
sacred duty to permanent peace for the
world by persuading the nations TO disarm- At
the same time. am not blind TO the fact that
this grand purpose only be achieved by the
cooperation OF all civilized peoples
This ended the conversation, the car
rising and giving the signal for the dis
missal of the fleet.