The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-11-16
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lcs. ore Esroysr nation u cclcn'sine q
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the fctikrs ali he strong sposeh to scmenl
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nuri ION, ,na mc1.y b. ths no,bcr power
siii rssuls in The estAhiishnent cf 'Ksif
u nischiard" on this eunfinsn'. IL We in
trf,re. n. K.iser ~iIl istsrpose On b'hsll
Of bis ,ahIac,s, ard ~ . bsckao~p 10 hard
Iy eersousrt ~hh the charscteristics ol
.iifsr nstlon. ,he teU will b. on. A. thu
Caribbean viii b. the sest " col dict, many
Of onr present points q vantage will b
nsulrsllred. Itb also eeuntf0l If--thongk
glorious at sea--we could sutjusste the
new republic. Many ne~ and Interesting
questions would srise. ard II We were nc
better prepared than no. lbe dnsl result
might be mortifsipg. We hsvc not dis,
cussed = possihlc sdv rse p -ssiure from our
Germsg imerican citixsns. II the cs,ss.
trophe came before . 0.rman Republic
was organized and cxcrcIsiue and erjosins
complete aa,opomv, We night be support.
d Bot after "German indepeLdenc.'
bad been achieved aud proclsimed--thst Il
another phasc. In such c,ndi ions. Mr..
Rooseyelt's hurried recognition Of the Pan.
ANA Republic sculd rise to plague us, And
might tie our bsnds. Germany 10 suffering
from long and hrsvs military expenditures,
and we are II increasingiy necessary for
the government to get up var scares to
coerce the Reichstag into voting :the Bod
get. This mode will fall 10 ltime and real
war will be the only course open.
None can DENY that we are abundantly
forewsrned. Di.resp'c. is openly show n
us; the press, even 80 called offlcial organs,
TEEN with articles written BY pens dipped
In venom ittle rnsnoeuvres and meddlIngs
In national sn,lrs to tho south Of us, al
these are 50 fr quent ~ to occasion little
remark. We have come to regard 1t a.
synonymous with the character OF the
beast. And that often doubtful financial
claims are made the excuse for this inter-
ference does not put u In better mood.
A camel's back can be broken by q last
straw, and human nature, however com.
plaisant and long-sufisring, may give way
at last.
Another policy adopted by our govern
ment will also be fraught with serious con-
sequences. tits suicidal for government
to do anything to destroy the confidence Of
Its tubiccts. Our fiicials are concesling
from the people the Vaccinations Of for
eign governments against us In many ways.
When these ac's are recognized, . warlike
crisis with tina, nation being on the tapis
synchronously, an outiagsd people will de-
mand revenge and force Congress to . de-
claration Of wa. In this connection 1t may
be well to advise our readers that German
Intervention defeated our plan to purchase
the Danish West indies, at time wher
negotiations we're practically concluded.
Now that the sffar has become ancient his.
tory, Wa,hington could allow The facts to
''leak out" to good advantage. A few
points like this would 90 long way IL SO.
curing and assuring not only the loyalty Of
our citizens Of German birth, but their en-
thusiastic espnusai Of our side In the war
that IL bound to come. without knowl.
edge like that referred to, their po :ition re-
mains doubtful.
Again, none Of these questions are set
tied, only postponed. They will never be
settled except by the International court
Of last resort. Therefore 1t Il we'll that
they should be plainly understood and fully
BY oil our people TIL our position
becomes matter Of settled policy to which
all parties subscribe, 90 that when the
crisis comes we shall have that unity which
is strength, and our people shall decide ~
one man and arise and grid themselves for
the conflict.
These facts being recogniz ,d more acute
ly at the Army and Navy bureaus than 10
the homes, It Is inexplicabie that General
Stan has mot mapped out the conduct u
this war already, revising estimates and
plans a. circumstances develop. This has
not been done. No army or navy assign
ment, no leave Of absence, no movement cf
warships has been made which would / -
. sharp observer to conclude that prepara-
tions we're In making.
How little II nuence and importance our
generals commanding have, aud how little
their knowledge ard experience benef, the
ests bliihment can be seen from the posi-
tion General Miles recentlyIoccupied. To.
day the berth is not practical. II Ia an hon
orarium bestowed on fsvorites, political pre-
ferences, relations, etc. It's tefure is cut
short In some cssee ard ieng' hered IN Others
unduly At the wbim cf The rsigui pnliii
clan, or those who cortrnl hlr. So far ~
expecting or rqnirire the Ger ersi to I, h.
full charge and responsibility, to report on
conditions and mske recommendation "a
to numbers, d's ribu lon, Efficiency, i'm
provemen.s. additions nnd experiments, and
having al the fsc,s the Cabinet possesses
IS to pos Utilities Of war, etc., the idea ls
dream II does not exist. Some day We
will repent this method. There 10 too much
politics 10 the service now. Politics and
pull determine promotioo, shore leave,
duties and the like. And that this 10 fact
10 known 10 the service TO its detriment. Re-
call the promotions Of Col. Leonard Wood
and Gel Albert Mills, and argument 10 IN
necessary. 10 all our wars too many men
have been commissioned Into high position,
and especially WA this true In that mic
opera coDtee. called by courtesy the Span
ist- American War. lnstesd Of letting cur
regulars, the prof.ssionAl', do the work,
the Republican leade,s thought It = Zoe
chance 70 work up fresh lot Of war vet
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