The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-16
WARS AND WHO
WON VICTORIES
4
Discussed in the Senate in De.
bate on Militia Bill.
DEPEND ON VOLUNTEERS
THEY ARE DECLARED TO BE
MOST EFFECTIVE SOLDIERS.

Cussed in the senate today when bills
relating to III, militia and naval re-
serves came up.
A concurrent resolution was adopted
providing for the printing of $500 cop
les Of the proceedings Of the Schley
court Of inquity.
spirited discussion. which took
wide range. was precipitated by Mr..
Hale of Maine in respect TO the value
70 the country of a militia force. He
introduced some bills relating TO the
organization and maintenance of ma
val reserve. and in doing so declared
that the reliance place. by some peo-
PIE upon the naval reserve never would
be realized. Experience had shown,
he said, that at the beginning Of
war plenty of young men were ready
70 enlist in the navy and enter the
ranks of naval militia, but at the con-
clusion Of the war the interest in the
organizations ceased and it was found
difficalt to maintain them.
He was Of the opinion that the Unit
ed States was not likely, as a nation,
to take much interest in the militia
forces. either of the land or Of the
sea In time of stress he was certain
that the country would be obliged to
depend upon volunteers called out in
an emergency, or upon some form of
compulsory service. England, he said,
had Learned this lesson from her
smallest and wickedest war"
Must Learn a Lesson.
If he said, 1--WE are to become a
great war power we viii have to learn
the lesson other nations have learned.
Every one Of the nations of the world
that stands snarling at another de
ponds 10 some extent upon some sort
OF compulsory military service"
rTrs F.T.. 4 lie nd
about to resort to CONSUMPTION to
raise men to fight "a band of free men
thousands of miles sway" 1t had
been proved. he said. that naval mill
tia was not d success. OF course, it
could be maintained in "a lingering,
half-hearted manner" but it never
really amounted TO much.
In response to an inquiry from Mr..
Hawley, Mr.. Hale said he did not sup
pose that the United States would ever
dispense absolutely with the militia. 1t
would continue to be maintained in a
haif-hearted way. In time of war. he
did not think it would be worth reck-
oninS with.
Mr. Spocner pointed out that the
display made b. the national guard of
various states on Pennsylvania avenue
in Washington ON the occasion of an
inaugural parade was not sufficient
eYdence Of the Dracticablity of the
militia
Yes" responded Mr.. Hale, but the
loss of life on Pennsylvania avenue
never is serious"
Naval Reserve Always Weak.
Continuing, ne said what he desired
TO impress upon the senate and upon
the country was that the naval reserve
was and always would be weak and
meager
Several senators, among them Mr.
Mason of Illinois, Mr.. Teller of Colo
RADIO, Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts and
Mr.. BSs0n of Georgia. were drawn into
the debate in defense of the militia
forces of the various states Mr. Hale
finally diSclaimed any intention to re-
fleet on the national guard.
Mr.. Boar said that while the naval
militia was yet in an experimental
stage, ii was manifest that in every
Warlike emergency the country must
be protected by a trained militia or by
a regular army, or by both. 1t had
beer proved that the United States
ought TO have a good regular army Of
moderate strength. supplemented BY a
strong militia force
Mr.. Hoar, referring to the training
of sailors in civil life. said there was
another fact not generally known. Our
independence in the war of the reVOlu-
ton had been won at sea. England
could have continued for a hundred
years, if necessary, the land war of
the revolution. because she was able
to pay the cost
II was not the French alliance. but
the rate of maritime insurance. VIII. ch
compelled the unwilling monarch to
come 20 peace.
How Revolution Was Won.
Is
other sailors of the maritime states
who won the battle. The rate of in
5urance on English coal ships then
was IS per cent in the Mediterranean
Ii was the ship owners of Bristol who
won the battle by privateers. and not
the navy
After Mr.. Bacon had protested that
he valor of our sailors and soldiers
enabled the colonies TO gain their in
dependence, and not the insurance on
English ships MIR. Millman insisted
that Mr.. Hoar should give some Of
the credit of achieving Importance to
other colonies than New England.
Amid laughter and applause he de-
clared: There's glory enough to go
r0Urd, as cur great admiral in com
mana at the battle of Santiago said. q"
At the conclusion Of the discussion
Mr.. Hoar introduced the following res
That the president. if in his judg-
ment 1t be not Incompatible with the
public interest, be requested To inform
the senate whether the department of
state had any official information
whether the British government exacts
duties on goods intended for prisoners
of war in Bermuda, in violation OF
article i6 of the convention adopted
at The Hague, which is as follows:
Gifts and relief in kind for pris-
oners of war shall be admitted free
OF all duty of entry and others. as
well as of payments for carriage by
the government railways
In explanation Of his resolution Mr..
Hoar said that some charitable organ
izatiOns i'm this country had sent sun
plies and comforts 90 BOer prisoners
detained in Bermuda. Upon these SUD-
plies duties had been collected in con
prevention Of The Hague treaty. He
desired merely to ascertain whether
the state department, had been in
formed of the situation.
~ The resolution was adopted and at
l;i5 p. m. the senate went into execu-
tive session. After an executive SEES
sion of twenty minutes a bin was
passed appropriations S250.00 for en-
lafging the public building at Port
land ore. The senate at 1850 .. m
adjourned.