Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-19
WAR TALK.

1t is easy to believe that the recent
war talk was encouraged by naval Of
ficers who are firmly convinced that II
is the duty of Congress to appropriate
many million dollars for new battle
ships and dry docks, IL Is a common
trick, but it very often has the desired
effect. Whenever German war lords
want more money for the army or
navy, a scare is gotten up in which
Great Britain or France figures as
threatening the peace of the empire
In England and France fear OF Ger
many is generally relied upon for
Sifnilar purpose. 1t is. therefore, not
impossible that some OF the war horses
of the United States and Japan are
playing the old trick, for the same old
purpose. Mr.. Bryan seems TO be of
the opinion that this explains, partly
at least, the recent furry.
The New York. Evening Post quotes
Senator Hale as confirming the sus-
'piclon that the war talk originated
in the usual way. The Senator de-
cares that the project Of a Pacific
cruise of the battleships had its birth
with the General Board of the Navy"
That body, a few years ago exploited
a war scare with Germany" and now.
Senator Hale explains, since the people
have got tired of that they tried the
same performance with Japan" The
Senator adds that the country ought
to understand that the two military
branches OF the government live and
thrive on war" They regard it as an
opportunity eagerly to be sought, not
as the worst OF calamities. And 1t is
but the sober truth which Senator Hale
states In saying There has never
been a day when 1t was safe to leave
to them the policies that make for
peace or war"
This is interesting reading, At the
same time the dispatches tell the story
Of the capture of Japanese spies in
| American forts. A few days ago word
| was sent out from San Diego, Cal, TO
| the effect that a Japanese was cap
tured while drawing and photographlng
| the Qualifications at Fort Rosencrans.
/ The feeling among the Americans, 1t
! was added Is at fever heat, and hos
| tile demonstrations are being made In
| the lower part of the city, where the
| japanese quarters are located. The ex-
| element spread rapidly and thousands
/ OF Japanese laborcrs FASTENED into the
city from the lemon groves and rail-
roads. They We're determined to NEE;
force with force.
And this fellow Is not the only one
Interested IN the fort Another Jap
WAS discovered a few days after the
capture of the first, making sketches.
He had been employed as a cook.
when his room was searched, works
on engineering in the Japanese Ian
guoge. Including BentleS's works, we'll
illustrated win drawings were found
II was plain that he was cook only
for APPEARANCES sake So the dis,
patches stated,
Such stories are not calculated "a
act as oil upon the troubled waters
If they are true, they furnish food FOR
serious reflection. II they are not
true. the orlglnators Of them found
be publicly branded as enemies OF
peace
The war talk has inspired columns
upon columns OF comment In tho press
The following from the Minneapolis
Tribune Is entirely out Of The ordin'
AIRY line OF comments
Heaven preserve US from war with
Japan I'll we learn the elementary
rules OF the game we are twice IA
populous and several times as rich AZ
Japan We have no army but We
can turn out an armed mob twice as
big as hers. We have twice as many
battleships, half manned, which We
can M with senRlek lanqlubberRl la cast
OF need, We can raise or borrow slC
10 her 81 and can probably make 81
so about as far ms 81 OF hers W,
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