Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-16
ITALY TALKS PEACE.

italy has been heard from on tho
question Of disarmament 4 Rome dis
patch is 10 the effect that the Italian
government has proposed considerable
reductions 90 the military establish
ments Of herself. Great Britain ana
France, and that the project has been
fayoubly entertained by these TWO
countries. Italy proposes to sci the ex-
ample by the immediate discontinue
ton " two corps, which would reduce
the effective strength by $1,000 men.
Not long ago Sir Henry Campbell.
Bannerman ia the House OF Commons
declared that since the policy Of huge
ornaments feeds the belief that force
is the best Or not the only solution OF
international differences. it becomes
one ~ the highest tasks Of the states
man 10 adjust ornaments 10 new ana
happy conditions" 4 resolution was
passed by the Commons urging the OK.
pedicncy Of reduction. hut this was
turned down In the House OF Lords
The European press was rather sar.
castle Boo hoe comments ON the disarma.
ment discussion The Journal dos Do.
bats expressed general opinion when
30 remarkcd There is no country
there is no government but wishes {,
could spend less ON war materials bu,
whom % comes 10 the realization NJ
This audabIe desire 10 is found tina,
every one Is waiting for his nelrhbo,
10 begin. In theory every one is In
accord, but when il comes Ia practice
unsurmountshlc obstacles present
themselves"
II Is therefore rather surprising
90 learn that the question has again
been brought up by the Italian gov.
eminent and that both England and
France have considered the proposition
faVoubIy II Is a question that viii
not down. Like the ghost n Hamlet
% pops up again and again. This
shows what the popular sentiment
really u.s. !, proves that the loayen Of
peace is working. ana indicates the ap-
proaeh Of the great day Of general
peace and broihcrly love.
our own country has a very small
army ana navy but the expenses OF
maintenance are enormous. and IL Is
becoming evident that even here mill.
.a'ism may assume the proportions or r.
gigantic evil Speaking on this subject
Les..e's Weekly iu a recent issue said.
MANY believe that our relations with
Great Britain arc such that We need
little or no defense works along ou
northern border. and that public none,
appropriated f0r mis- purpose is fv0rss
AaH wasted Nearly $4,000 ono has In.
ready been appropriated for s4atoast
'r'tusts now in process % c0ustruc-
Hon aHi u ihe Canadian border :.
tHrI 10 Will require al least SIG 900 To-
Oh" more. objectionable extravaganza
h's also been permitted for years past
H tests OF new explosives. new guns
... other pieces 90 war eugIncry ana
millions ~ public money has been
auruslv wasted iu this way. A single
Tenn uf tni- Kind was the eNpendltu. q.
0f nearly $4,000 on q great gur az
Sandy Hook which has recently beer.
dice riel 90 useless after having been
r.urtrf Tess than three years. Il -
no. necessary hat one should be ai.
-w'NarisL or an extremist n AM,
name BOB thc matter ~ military rrenar.
.t0ns. to recoruize the folly ana need.
'eseaas Hf spending so much public
money ar ruhac dafsrses tnd var 90.
snsfr lr hr1 and sea when there Is
not tfr sIIrtt'st prospect OF way anv.
where 1n the horizon There mas heef,
q craze on che nation On ,hs mattel
az war preparation. and 70 rs tine WI.
came 90 our senses. n we would prac-
Tee economy here is The place 20 be.
e.n our national military ON could
be easily cut down and the country
Do AT me safer happier and better FOR
Co."
We have. n course. no business 10
interfere vita the policy q the ruro-
poan powers bat u would not b. IN
due Interference 10 use whatever IN
fiuenoe our government has In foreign
Affairs In guruort ~ The fi,t,s