Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-22

amply demonstrated during the Span
ish-Americau war The continental
powers would gladly have helped Spain,
but the attitude of England and her
power To enforce neutrality warned off
the other powers
YELLOW PERIL.
IF the weakness of England from
a military standpoint. enables, for i'm
stance. the Japanese to obtain a foot
hold in Australia, II VIII give Japan
the very base she wants for the mas
terry of the western Pacific. Already
our Withdrawal Of naval force from
the Pacific has left the open door fol
the Japs and our weak alliance with
them has filled their heads with all
sorts of dreams of conquest The dan
gcrous position of Australia in this
respect has led the adoption by Aus
traliu. only within the last few months,
of n form of compulsory military serV-
ice much akin 10 CONSUMPTION, and
am OF the opinion that not only Eng
land but the United States viii have
TO adopt some such system If the
Anglo Saxon race II TO be maintained
at all in the face of the OVerwhelm-
ing hordes of yellow, brown and black
races which are today forming them
selves into a tangible menace which
cannot be- ignored.
"ln such circumstances, II Is my de-
liberate opinion, ms one who has de-
voted his life To studies Of intclna-
tional military matters, that both Eng
land and the United States-in fact,
all the Anglu-SaXOn races--shOuld
adopt some system OF compulsory mill
itary training, If not of CONSUMPTION,
in which all able-bodied fighting men
would be compelled to take part
Furthermore, | believe that everything
IA Ia Ia Ia y
United States has admitted the theory
of this policy Ia he sound, and n only
remains now 10 put II IN active prac-
tise
VOTE CATCHING POLITICIAN.
$50 far as the Internal affairs Of
England are concerned" continued Or,
Mcguire. there are many reasons
why the recent schemes OF Haldane
have not met with success. As 10 Hal
dane, himself / regard him ms simply
vote-catchng politician. who does
not know the first elements of his
business. In recent article In the
New Age. made this statement
Since 1906 Mr.. Hadane has been
chief Of the army council ignorance
and folly, tyranny and incptitude, IN
triguc and discomfort reign supreme
In the war ottice an Whitehall and our
taxppyor4 are bleeding al every pore
in order lUHl party ana TnfltlA may
retain our soldery IN the leading
strings oi anarchronsm, ! never
heard of ans Justification ~ llaldane's
scheme from any person except few
who approve of II as basis for AN
intimate system of compulsory SER
vice Some members of the National
Service league support ~ ON THIS
ground. otherwise. even these declare
thai The whole scheme Is q farce ana
"A fraud of the worst type
DANGER IMMINENT,
"My personal opinion Is thai England
Australia. Canada and the United
states viii All have 10 adopt compul-
sorv military seryice-I do not like u
use the word onscriptiou-and That
unless some such measures are adopted
and that speedlly-the Anglo-saNon
race VIII uand "a good chance Of being
wiped of the face of the earth rms
Is a very strong way of putting H. hut
| the danger Is so imminent that II must
be recognized admiral Evans of the
United states navy aud President
| Roosevelt have fully realized the situa-
ton. II does not necessarily follow
that these countries VIII have 90 adopt
the same brand N CONSUMPTION as Is
IN force IN Germany, but / do not
| think there IS the slightest doubt that