The sun., 1907-04-21

SOME THINGS IT HAS DONE IN
TIE LAST TEN YEARS.

The Visible instrument or Our National
Power I'm Countries Around the Globe
-~NAti0nal Lessons OF Military Events
OccurrinS since the spring OF ls9s.
Lloyd Buchanan in the Worlds Work.
Since 1898 our army has sprung from a
local organization scattered about In OBJ
scure stations into the visible instrument
OF our national power in countries around
the world
Sergt. Brown. who ten years ago knew
only Fort Apache and the Moiave Desert.
has In his travels rubbed elbows with the
British Tommiss In Gibraltar and Cairo
and Csylon.
With his sweetheart he has sauntered Of
an evening along the Luneta in Manila
while the band was playing. He has chased
smugglers' vintas on the coast OF Borneo.
Nagasaki and Honolulu are not merely
names to him, but old Fairgrounds.
He knows the joy Of the lights Of the
Golden Gate. lifted at last after years of
longing He has seen the waves lashing
themselves into snow white foam OF the
harbor OF San Juan-and he is now rolling
his cigarettes again under the weather
beaten walls OF the MORO.
Let US zee in what games he has played
during these wanderings. He thrashed in
pitched battle the forces Of Ag,linaldo, and
then ran them down. man by man, through
their swamps and thiokets. fearlessly.
unoomplainingly. in one Of the hardest and
most wearing guerrilla warfares in history
He took the Philippine government in
his own hands, formed It, and ran it cheaply,
honestly and well until he was told TO turn
Il over to the civil authorities, which he
a ohA ha han int
his barracks to be ready il anybody needed
him again.
He carried the nag 10 China and one OF
him was the first man over the walls OF
Cuba as he had done IN the Philippines. He
did the same thing in Porto Rico. He
wrestled with yellow fever, and at last the
dreadful plague Of centuries was run down
and beaten 90 death.
When San Francisco writhed in the agony
Of her ruin he was the man who saved the
city from anarchy and pestilenoe-horrors
worse than destruction. And now we have
him in Cuba-some FIVE thousand OF him
sitting tight on an island Of 500 900 souls,
calmly drilling and mapping and keeping
bis riiie clean and stopping the revolution
| OF q proud and fiery people.
In addition to these things the army has
been moving on fair lines at home: The
| most important and the best single piece OF
! legislation in its behalf that ever occurred
in its history was undoub tedly the estab-
lishment OF the General Stan. The value
Of this organization in action has been
shown In the smooth and able working OF
the rush expedition to Cuba.
A general spirit Of progress and energy
ls growing throughout the army, due to a
continued policy at its head. Of1oers are
studying more. New ideas are given
broader and fairer treatment. Even the
sleepiest arc awakening TO the fact that they
are figuring, however humbly as individuals,
In plays that have world issues at the end
OF them.
Has the country realized as we'll the
national lessons Of the military events oc-
curing since the spring OF 1898? We have
in the army about 90 0000-privates, cor
porals, ssrgeants. lieutenants, majors, gen.
erals, and all. With them We are gar
risoninR our own country, Hawaii, the
| Philippines and Cuba and are supposed to
be able TO look out for our interests all over
the world, except in case Of great war.
But are We showing good, hard sense in
| playing the game on such small margin2
Are We wise 70 keep doubling our bets on
| every pot when we are always holding only
the same little pairl Or has the time come
| to thank our stars that We have blufed
successfully no very far-and to hunt up a
big stick that is prOportiOned to our every
| day needsp