Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-07
= "WAR IS HE'LL General

Kitchener Is, by German account,
charged With doing the same In South
Africa. We now practice IN the Philip
pines the same concentration tactics.
How IL It that, while Germany turns
80 fierce q light upon the veldt she
draws softening film across the glass
that points to our operations for the
civilization CT the eastern archipelago?
Let us believe that the visit of Ger
many's sailor prince TO the United
States has caused this mellowness OF
feeling-let us pray that the under
standing so pleasantly established re-
fleets growing sentiment of good will
throughout both empires-but let us be
honest, and therefore let us not allow
ourselves to appear more humane than
we really are.
In Ernest Crosby's recent satire
captain links" is delicious psyche.
logical study Of a gentle, honest, cour-
ageous farmer lad, who ends by treat
Ing the slaughter Of men, women and
children as a necessary, II not prise.
worthy, feature OF progressive Chris
tianity There IL some of this change
working In every soldier. He enters the
ranks with a shudder at the sight OF
blood In a few weeks he find his APP
petite unimpared by pile OF corpses
at his elbow, and he ends by regard
ing his enemy with the cmplacency OF
a Chicago pigstlcker.
German officer who had served
with distinction in 1901 told me SER
lousy that II was well that the war
closed when II did (for Germany; that
the moral deterioration OF his men was
apparent; that they were growing
omlnously familiar with the practice
OF bullying peasants helping them
selves to what they liked that the
bonds OF discipline became perceptibly
lax as the weeks Of war dragged on.
Just now our press is In a violent
state OF Indignation against Gen. Jacob
III. Smith who. In the Manila Critic OF
FEBRUARY |, 1902, published the follow
Ing over his name, This account refers
to his campaign In Samar
! found the troops scattered over an
immense territory, and with only the
coast towns garrlsoned and by barely
sufficient number Of soldiers to pro-
tect themselves from raids Of the noun
tain hordes. Little or nothing had been
done owing to a feeling OF security and
confidence which had been engendered
by officers who love the little brown
were angels and only needed wings 10
make them perfect.
IL did not take long before II was
quite patent to any observer that only
the fire-and-sword' policy could sue
coed In bringing these people to under
stand that they must come under the
complete and absolute control OF the
United States. The inhabitants are all
~ al
our garrisons do go only TO give as
sistance 20 the armed ones In the
mountains. And Il seems almost i'm
possible TO impress this fact upon our
officers and soldiers who have the love
for the little brown brothers" engraft-
ed IN their natures.
None OF the natives have any love for
the Americans, but rather secret hate
In their souls for anything pertaining
to the United States. save food. They
obey the wishes, orders and require
ments Of Lukban through fear feel
Ing which we must lnstill into them by
making war hell" The word amigo
Is used by them only to deceive officers
and soldlers-the white flag an emblem |
OF treachery. II Is fair rule to go by |
that the first five stories Of the Samar- |
ite are lies. and the truth only 10 be |
when II Is to his interests to |
gain the confidence Of a soldier or Off |
Ger In order TO hetray this confidence at |
the first opportunity.
The energetic and hard work OF those !
who have proper ideas OF their duty to |
God and our country Is rapidly putting |
the fear OF the Lord into the blood |
pumps OF the misguided creatures, who |
through fear and fanstlclsm are oppos-
Ing the best government In the world. |
When swe see this in cold type, dated |
In the twentieth century, in the name
Of war for the spread Of civilization,
we hardly know which most 10 admire |
the honesty Of the confession or the
spirit OF our national policy.
on Nov. 1i,isss. this same Gen. Smith, !