The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-17
Questions Arising Lately.


Il i,now there were some questions
arising after 1 Ieft-abOut the segrega-
lion of Japanese children in some of the
schools of Pacific coast and of Japanese
immigration. / cannot OF course, tell you
al this moment how 1 viii have to deal
with what remains to require my atten-
ton at Washington.
AS To the voyage of the American
fleet to the Pacific, 50 much talked of
recently, 1 consider it purely an Ameri-
can affair. | hear there has been all
sorts of speculation as to the motives
of such a voyage. But | always thought
that the most reasonable one we can at
tribute is naval maneuVer on a grand
scale. The United States is country
of the most pacific intentions, has
been well proved by history. AS we say
in OuI prOVerb. Don't forget war in time
of peace, IL must be necessary even for
such a great country as this to ascer-
tain now and then the working capacity
Of its ships and the good discipline Of
its men. You will certainly learn a great
deal from such long cruise by such a
large force The ships have not only gone
10 the Pacific coast but have passed
through South American waters, and if
there is anything in their movements
that constitutes a demonstration il must
he "A demonstration to the world at large
in order 10 show that the United States
has such great power that can be sent
out any moment in support of legiti-
mate cause which always is at the foun-
QdtlOn OF American GlpiOIndCN.
No Reason to Be Suspicious.
we have, therefore. no reason TO be
suspicion about the visit Of the ships to
the Pacific. You may have noticed that
the Japanese newspapers have been pub
fishing lately their decree or decision TO
welcome your fleet if il should come to
Japan. This shows how our people re-
gard the cruise
war talk, which | hear has been pub
F1r- in wifi -
cruise, is utterly unintelligible to me.
xOn the other side of the Atlantic. where
: / have been until a few days ago, | saw
many prominent men who smiled at the
news as smoke without fire, and dis
missed il as commercial news; that is to
say. the news was spread out with the
object of conserving some special interest
of some newspapers. ! am telling you
only what l heard.
II am telling you only what / heard
from others. without any intention OF
criticising your newspapers. At an
events. il is a pity that such an impress
sion should be allowed to. be created
against even q small portion of the Amer
lean press.
What Sherman Said.
l''You know it is well said by your IA
nous general that war is hell IL Is
now a concurrent opinion among the best
military experts of all the great powers
that war is more hellish that II useo
TO be, owing TO the great sclehuilC M
proVements which are constantly DeinS
applied TO man-siaughtA ring machines. 1t
is Impossible. in my opinion, TO any man
of ordinary sanity to think OF war
between two powers like ours, in view
of the sincere friendship which so long
has actually existed between them. To
think of IL is a crime against humanity,
against civilization. against the well be
ing of the whole of mankind. Such
war If ever fought, would be the most
inhuman event IN the worlds history
Our people at least. do not think of the
possibility OF such an unfortunate event