Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-14

sested therein pays abundant interest BY the
maintenance Of peace The peoples money could
not be more proftably invested than in securing
peace as we do.
The Car Shaking his head)-Indeed, and what
about those hundreds Of millions you are spend.
ing for means Of destruction today labeled the
''best and latest" while tomorrow you must adj
init that they are valuelcss because something,
new, something to offset them, was invented? A
hhe investment admiral
Admiral viii not deny that are frequently
doomed to disappointment Of the sort your mai
esty referred to. But If your majesty will permit
me ! dare say the competition Of inventors bene-
fits our home industry and consequently the peo'
pie that live by industry and commerce.
The Czar-Your argument is illogical, admiral.
Powder and guns, torpedoes and submarine
sels ships not destined for commercial such
things are false values. The persons engaged in
their manufacture contribute neither to the
worlds betterment nor to their own happiness.
lronclads, gr&peshot, swords and lances are not
agents of progress by any means. Their Wholesale
manufacture presupposes q deficit in the making
of articles that stand for culture and economical
advancement. Besides 1t is easy to prove thst
the system If armed preparedness is largely re.
spcnsible for the financial depressions that crop
w from time to time in all countries turned into
camps
Admiral--But, your majesty what has pre-.
years II it not our grand army? II we hadn't
been so well prepared as to number Of soldiers
ind ships, as to the latest pattern OF guns and
other war material hostilties might have broken
bnt on several occasions.
The Czar-Hypothesis my dear admiral! There
isn't an ate.2 OF proof for what you say am
convinced, on tie other hand, that your grand
collection Of war material is permanent menace
TO peace. ''a>
Admiration that point l beg to differ with
your majesty, and the people, am sure, think as
! do. They love the army and value It for the
protection it renders the nation. And for these
services they are willing to pay. =
The Czar-It is unfortunate that you and armed
war preparedness enthusiasts generally will not see
things in their proper light. AS matter Of fact,
standing armies and big naves are obstructing
national development everywhere, and the people.
staggering under the weight Of overtaxation for
army purposes, hate and loath the institution,
while fearing it at the same time. tell you,
admiral. il things go on 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 it might make an honest
man shudder.
Admiral--I tsg your majesty's pardon. ! am
only an old sea dog trying to do my duty. Now.
duty, as take it, compels the state to do every.
thing in its power to keep the army abreast OF
the times increasing and equipping it in the best
manner possible, so that, In the hour OF danger
The Czar-No no, no. It's the states duty to
avert war by other means than by laying up war
material that must necessarily lead to Don't
you know that the Of the future, Of which
VIC stand in such dread, may = olve the whole
world?
Admiral-Ts 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
he iu1o am pnfh 1pbfo ha fa1t fhaf
this grand purpose can only be achieved by the
cooperation Of all civilized peoples.
Thi; ended the conversation, the cZar
rising and giving the signal for the dis
misSal of the fleet.