Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-04
Increased Pay Demanded for
Officers and Men Of Army.

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lnCFedSeu ray Dtilldllu6u lUi
0fficprc and Men OF ArTmN
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mi .uR there Be- not BOW. hut t4pre
.p,.- #.. tba
never mas
tar,sm as Is ours. There av,or has bcen
oa,t,n MAJ a.r rbtpa
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IS men fmi $50 long q PttlHi "aa "a' t't"
dyciy d, ins numbers 81 sa.si % rcguiar
army ss ours NeNer at 8nN tIun boo uus
hist,r, mas This nation sunelrd from anil
tarism Nevfr az anS time uI our history
has the regular army been af 10 size which
caused the slightest appreciate tax upon
the taN-naving citizens of fur nation. AL
most always Id has been too small 100 size
and underpatd. Never ln aur entire his
torv mas fhe nation suffered In DO. least
uartirular because too much caro- has been
elven to the army. too much prominence
given it too much mooney spent upon 10,
or because II mas been tau large But
again and again We have suffered because
enouab care mas not been given tu &c. be-
cause ID has been too smaih because there
mas not been sufficient preparation in ad
vance frr pusslhle war. Every foreign war
in which We have engaged has cost US
many times the amount which. lt wisely
expended during the precedlue years %
peace on the regular army would have In
sured The war ending in d fraction of the
tin,e ana but for d fraction of tine cost
that was actually the case. AS "a nation
We have always been shortsignted in pro-
NIHlnw for the FMAFNtnhA HH NNF MNNNN ia
time % peace 10 is nohodys especial in
terest 10 make such provision and no one
looks ahead 90 war al any period. mo- mat
fer how remote. as being Il serious pussi-
bfluv. while an improper economy. or
rather niggarduness. can he practlced at
the expense uf the army with the certainty
90 account therefor. but thai the price VIII
be paid by the unfortunate persons who
happen to- be Ia office when "a war does
actually come.
fhEnN IT, ia nufF Lack Of flfpeIHnf
that troubles MS. not any hostility 60 the
army. There are. of course foolish people
aha deuounce the care OF the army or navy
as "mittarlsm.' but I do bot think that
these peanl. are numerous This country
has To contend now. aud has had 10 con-
tond in the past. with many evils. and
there is ample scope for al who would
work for reform. But there Is not one EVIL
that now exists. or that ever has existed
owing I'm the smallest part 90 militarism
PROCLAMATION against mllitarism has mo- more
serious slace iu an earnest and intelligent
movement for righteousness In this cuuu-
try than defamation against the worship
90 Baal or Astaruth. 10 is defamation
against a non-existent evil one which never
has existed In this eountrY. and which has
NOT the slightest chance u appearing here.
We are glad to help 200 any movement Tor
International eeaoe. but this is because we
sincerely believe that 30 is our duty 90 help
al such movements provided they are sane
and rational. and NOT because there Is any
tendency toward militarism ON our part
which needs ID be cured Tho evils we
have To- nrht are those ln connection with
ludustrialism not mlliiarlsm. Industry Is
always necessary. just as war is sometimes
necessary. Each has Its price. and indus
trv fu the United states now exacts. and
has ALWAYS evuctod. far heavier toll of
death than All Of our vars put together
ruunsrv for me wear ended June 30. 1905.
the last contained ln the annual statts-
tlcal report u the Interstate Commerce
~ ioS9s4 csruaitt"s no. persons OF when