The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-04

discretion tn enter into contracts for III,
. transportation % mails to ihe Republics
|, " south America. 70 Asia. The Philip
|, pines. ana Australia at Al rate not 10 -N-
, c4ed 81 asinllr for steamships Of ls knots
! speed or upwards subject 10 the restric-
tions and obiigntiors ~ the act ~ 1891.
. Tire profit of 50, COO 600 which has been
! mentioned viii fully cover the mTx'muu
. annual expenditure Invoked IN thfs rec
nng,s.4 ,lniion snd II Is believed viii In
| time establish the lir'es so urgently need,
, al s-he proposition iEyulves no new
principle. but permits The efficient dis
| charge OF pubic functions now made
auately performed or not performed at
all
Asks for increase In
the Army Appropriations
VI Not only there n not now but there
| never has been. ANY cfller nation In the
world so wholly free from the evils Of
\ .nilitarism as rs onrs There mover has
been any other large nation, not even
China which for 80 long retiad has had
relatively to It's nrnlhers So snail reg
| Giar army az has ours Neve" a, any
time In our history has ttig Nation suf-
| fered from militnfsa ar been IN tn re-
! hottest danger ~ irsfciinr from militaf-
ism. Never M anv time ~ orr history
! has the Regular Arnly been OF n size
which caused the slightest apnrecable
lax upon the isy-raying citizens Of the
Nation Almost always IL has been too
! email In size ana wndcrpaid Never Iii
ptir entire histprY hns Tho Nation suffered
III the least particular hecAuse too much
| care ha BEEN given In the Srny. too
| murh pfominereca given II. too much
! 1aofev srent upon ii. Or Because It has
teen tor lsrge But again and again We
/ ave suffered because ennush cnte has
| not been given to it, because IL has
| lern too ag'nl because there has not
| rcen Sufficient Irclalation In advance for
;,cssiaie war. Every foreign war III
Nh.et. we have epga ged las cost US mary |
times the amount which, II wisely ex-
rcrded during the preceding wears Of /
geace On the Regular Army would have |
fasv.cd tic war ending in but frac- /
HUN cf the tifac end but for fraction OF /
iie cast that was actually the case AS |
Nation We have always been short
slgnied In providing for the efficiency OF I
Tie ARMY IN time of peace Ii is no. I
hody's especial interest to make such
provision ard no one looks ahead to war
IL any peliS3i no rsatfer how remote |
Ills being serious possibility: while an |
Improper ee3nonfv or fataes nissardli-
ess. csn he practieed at the eXpense Of
the Army With the certainty thar those |
prartfeing II win not he called 10 account
herefor. hui that the price viii be paid
3v the nfoftirate peFsens who happen
Is se IN o.tisa when 4 war does actually
come
! thlak IT II onlr lack 81 foresighht that
tr0nblss us roi any hostility ID the
ARMY There are. 81 course foolish pee
pie who deneGnce any care Of the Army |
ar NAVY as ''nlitarisfn," but I do not
think that These people are numerous
This country has to contend now. and
has had TO contend in the past. with
many evils ana there is ample scope for
Mn who weliid work fer reform BIT
there "a not ope evil that now exists or |
shat ever has existed In this country. |
which * or ever has been, owing In the |
smallest part 10 militarism. Defamation
against militarism has no more serious |
place IN an earnest and intelligent move |
lrent for righteousness in This country |
than defamation against the worship OF
Rsal or Asfaruth II is defamation
4 va inst q on-existeBt evil ore which .
never has existed in this country ard ,
wliieh has not the slightest chance OF
appea ring here We are glad 10 help ,
In any movement for international peace ,
but this IL beca use We sincerely believe
that ii ii OUR duty to help all such MOVE
rianta provided they are sane and ra- | !
fonai and moi because there In any tens .
ts,,ay toward militarism on our patt :
xrch needs q be cured. The esils we
ave 10 fEilt are those In connection
with indastisalisn. not n4ilitarisn Tn4
fastry is always necessary. iiSt as war
y sometimes ree-ssarr. Each las IT'S
.rice. anu industry in the United States
far heavier toll OF death than an on :
wfrs put together. The statistics OF the
"a ilrosds Of this coantrs- for the year Is
.ndad Tune 80 1906 tife iast cunininsd IN d
he annual statistical report OF tlte In n
erstate Commerce Commission show in i
nat ore year total Of 10s,324 casualties c
o persons, ri which l0.6is represent the +,
tfitf s4f4f l. al. 4
Ierful; hive OF human activity. Pittsburs. n
lie deaths due TO Industrial accidents IN NJ
se5 we're af9. all the result Of accidents Il
n mills mines or on railroads, For the Il
intire country. therefore, 1t is safe 10
ay that the des tbs due to industrial ac }.
idents aggregate in the neighborhood 81
y twenty thousand year Such a rec 4,
rd makes the death rate in all our for =,
ign wars utterly trivial by comparisons. y
lie number Of deaths in battle in all .,
ne foreign wars put together, for tie q,
ast century and quarter. aggregate | r
less than one years death =
ccord for eiir industries A mere glance N
these figures IS sufficient 10 show tho .,
hsurdify Of The cutlery against militar NJ
he Army Medical Corp.
Should be Much Larger.
But again and again in the past our -
tile Regular Amy has rendered service -
terally vital 10 the country. aud III !,
lay al any time have to do So IN tho ~
stare. Its STANDARD OF efficiency and -
lsiiEet0n il higher now than ever if -
ie past. But II Is too small There =,
lie not enough officers. and Il Is i'm -.
issitle 70 secure enough enlisted men. ~
Il should ma sntain in peace fairly IT.
'niplete skeleton Of a large army -,
'est and long continued war would ~
i've TO he fought by volunteers But g
louths would pass before any large -
idy % efficient volunteers could he put -,
Ito field. and our Regular ARMY ~.
'uuld he large enough 20 meet any i'm -
edisie need. In particular II is essen -
: that We should possess 4 number - -
,ira officers trained IN peace 10 pei =
rn efficiently the duties urgently Re -
'irsd upon the breaking ont Of war -
The Medical Corps should he rnueh 30
estef than the needs of our EegulaT ,ll'
Iniy IN war Yet az present Il Is small =
than the needs N the seTvice demand -
en- in peace The Spanish war &C. " w
fred less than len wears age. The
.ef loss suffered in Il was try dis o..
se among the regiments which never -. -,
{ thes country. At the moment the -,
itiOn seemed deeply Impressed ny fhis ~
a: vet seemingly II has siIesdy been -.
soitea FOR not the slightest effort
= h~en made 10 prepare medical -
~ ~ ssffi.5ent si.@ ~ prevent tire ~
settiou ~ Tie saia- disaster on 7"
ici larger scale II We should ever ~ ~
sassd ifse 4 services conflict The -.
L.. =