The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-12-14

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Puget sound and tho Columbia. - ssim
fishing. Gradually, by reason Of lack
In h I: sey I sa. Ss.s m. raa
fsctivsH protected. by the United sta'
Ths eourass and enterprise of the citizens
the far Northwest in their protected Aias a
Yukon Pacific Exposition. 10 be held In Ky
should receive liberal eneouraE cement IN
exposition u NOT sentimental In its concel
tion, bat Sesks to exploit the natural r
sources Of Alaska and to promote the c s,g
staess with their nsKhbor states and VII
1 cur insuiar possessions and the neighborln
countries Of ne Pacific. The exposition ass
! pristlurg g@r National exhibits and exhibit
| Of the Western dependencies q the Genera
: the city Of Seattle have shown the charactes
!stic Western enterprise In large donation
f., the conduct q this exposition. n w laA
1 burssu Of mines should be created unde
| tho control and direction Of the Secretary Q
collect stasisties and make Investigations /
al matters pertaining to mining and par
ttculArIy to ths 4ccidents and danssrs Of tn
industry. III this cannot now be done, q
least additional appropriations should be giveI
the Interior Department to be ured for IN
study Of mining conditions, for the prevention
Of fraudulent mining schsmes.. for osrrys.i
on the work Of mapping the mining districts
Tor studying method3 for minimizing the &C
ctdsnfx and dangers In the industry; In short
TO ald in al proper ways the development
Of the mining industry.
esm yeur ssse attention 20 1ne un
ssrvice, which, because Of tho lack Of Amsrl
can steamship lines IL. now largely don'
70 far - South and Central America arr
concerned 10 done In manner which consti-
tutss : serious barrier to the extension Of
Not only there IL not now. but there never
has been, any other nation In the world 80
wholly free from tbs evils Of miltarism a.
II ours There never has been any other
l4rK& nation. China. which
long = period has had relatively to it, num-
bare 20 small regular army as has ours.
Nsver At any time In our history has this
Nation suffered from militarism or been In
the remotsat danger Of suffering from mill
iarism. Never at any time of our history
has tbs regular Army been OF size which
caused the slightest appreciabls tax upon
the tsxpaying citizens OF ths Nation. AL
most always II has been too small In size
and underpaid. Never In our entire history
has the Nation SUFFERED II tho ieast particu-
iar because too much care has been gts'an to
th< army. sSs much prominence given IT,
too much money spent upon 1t, or because It
has been too large. But again and again we
have suffered because enough care has not
been given to IT, because II has been too
small, because there has not been sufficient
preparation In advance for possible war.
EVERY Foreign war in which we have
knged has cost US many times the amount.
which. IL wisely expended during the proceed
inE years OF peace on the regular Army.
would have insured the war ending in but a
fraction OF the time and but for fraction
or the cost that was actually the case. AS
Nation we have always been shortHighted
In providing for the efficiency OF tho Army
In time OF peace. II Is nobody's especial in
terest to make such provision and no one
looks ahead to war at any period no mat
Ter now remote. as being serious poss-
pil1ty; wnlIe an improper economy. or rath-
Or niggardliness, can be practicod at the ex-
penss OF the Army with the certainty that
those practicing It will not be called to ac-
hst1f IN ot 10 ,xlo x-,Ul ~
paid by the unfortunate persons who hap
pen TO be In office when war does actually
The Medical Corps should be much larger
han the needs OF our regular Army in war
ret At present II is smaller than the needs
y the service demand even IN peace. The
spanish War occurred less than ten years
tko me chief loss suffered In IL was
~ disease among the regiments which never
CIT the country. At the moment the Nation
eemed deeply impressed by this fact; yet
seemingly It has already been forgotten fer
lot the slightest effort has been made TO
Prepare a. medical corps Of sufficient size
4ster on a much larger scale II we should
ver be engaged in a serious conflict. The
roubie In the Spanish War was not with
he then existing officials of tho War Do
artment: It Yves with the representatives
4 the people as whole who. for the pre-
adlng s5 years, had declined to make ths
Ieosssary provision for the Army. Unless
nipple provision Ii now made by Congress
0 put the Medical Corps where 1t should be |
ut disaster In the next war is Inevitable. |
nd the responsibility will not lie with those
hen in charge Of the War Department, but |
'ith those who now decline to make the |
ecessary provision.
Perhaps the most important of all IeKts.
alton needed for the benent Of the Army
law to equalixe and increase the pay OF
Ulcers and enlisted men OF the Army,
ervice Such bill has been prepared
'hich 1t is hoped will meet with your
avorable consideration. The next most
ssentiai measure Is to authorize a number
extra officers as mentaioned above. To
lake the Army more attractive to enlisted |
len, 1t Ia absolutely essential to create
srvice corps. such exists in nearly every
aodern army In the world. to do the skilled
nd unskilled labor. inseparably connected
18th military administration. which is now
kacted, without Just compensation OF en-.
sted men who voluntarily entered ths
Tmy 70 do service OF an altogether diff
rent kind. There are a number of other
'ws necessary to so organize the Army a,
promote its efficiency and facilitate its
'pid expansion In time of war; but this
Dove are the most Important
1t was hoped The Hague Conference might
sal with the question of the Limitation Of
'maments But even before IL had s.s~m
ed Informal inquiries had developed that
s resa,as naval ornaments. the only ones
as hopeless to try to devise any plan for
hich there was the slightest possibilitv
securing assent of the nations gathered
DrOnOS6d1
hich would have had the assent Of mors
an one nrst-elass lower outside of this
nited States. The only plan that seemad
AZ SSssibls. that OF limiting tho sizs
cSt.svsnsps' met With no favor at ali.
Is evsosz.t therefore, that 1t Ia folly 10,
IL Nation to base any hope of securlnr
ace on any International agreement az ts
. ,imitauon OF ornaments. Such being ,
Iact u would be most unwise for us
stop the upbuilding OF our NAVY ToI
iio one battleship Of the best and most
saneeu type year would barely keen G
/, I,sst up 10 It's present force. This 10 /
enough. In my Judgment, we should [
- year provide for four battieships Butt
rs idie to build battleships unless inI
a'uer to providing the men, and the \
ans ipr ,noroush training. we provide
ie docks. the coaling stations. the eoiiiers a
supply ships that they need we arc
remedy deficient in coaling stations and
INA On 'ne racine and this deficiency l;
NY, ' NOT longer be permitted to exist.
snty Of torpedo boats and dsstro~.r. n
,u au De built. Both on the Atlantic and
S. coasts fortincations OF the best typs q
.sio DC provided for all our greatest hsr-
intil our battle fleet is much i.rxsr ,,. U
present II should never be spill into 'p asn n
"'e event. SO FAR apart that they could not :,
ted o,r OK emergency be speedily :,
Just as much as on the Allan
x inc Interests OF California, Oregon
"shinston are as emphatfcally the In
ISu OF the whole Union as those of Maine q
S Mew YORK; Of Louisiana and Texas.
' yea 70 the Pacific. just as at other tines
,1s,a pc Kept IN the Atlantic When ths A
, ~, Canal Is built the transit on ths A,
comparatively easy. Until II Ia bu,lf
nes,y hope that the battle fleet viii bs
sniited between the two oceans every
or TWO The marksmanship on ali ou, &c
y ,,r nss improved phenomenaily during the tr
nth within the last two or three xs.rs =,
not possible to train battle flext IN
Aufon maneuvers under service conditions | N
u Is only during these last two or thrss a.
~ tnst the training under these condifinrs | re
really become effective Another ana most
'ss@rs stride In advance is now beins
e. q. Inc battle fleet Is about starting bs
straits OF Magellan to visit the Pacific Ii
81 sixteen battleships are going undss W
command OF Rear-Admral Evans Will HI
= srmored cruisers and two other battle.
= VIII meet him at San Franeisso
,ner certain torpedo deetroyers are also
r. no fleet OF such size has ever maSsI
q voyage, and 1t will be OF very sres,
way by which to teach officers ana ,nnr
70 handle the fleet 80 as TO meet syers