Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-13
ADMIREs THE ARMY.

/ Roosevelt In Berlin. was rather Inc
cIinod to admire and praise mutarIsm
"a little more so. perhaps than hc was
| Boa Christiania when speaking Co the
| Nobel prize commission In Berlin his
/ idea was that every German ought 90
| look upon the soldiers with pride. and
| that the future of the empire was
| bright. on account of the physical and
| Intellectual qualities of the soldiers.
There was in this reference TO- the
army an enforcement OF too sener-
ally accepted falAcy that nation bee
comes strong through tho military
service OF its YOUNG men.
This is not true. France and Ger
many have We'd with each other boz tho
creation Of armies Both have gone
20 the limit OF CONSUMPTION aud both
have developed the physical training
10 the utmost II this were su that
was needed. why is not France just
a. strong as Germany WHY is France
falling behind?
40 nation. really. has any cause to
De proud over its military burdens
They may be- necessary. that Is not
disputed but the very necessity may
be deplorable.
Any civilized nation is more proud
Of IFS Industrial army than It's military
establishments. The men who 60 out to-
combat the natural forces. who win
from the mines the precious metals and
the coal without which industry on a
large scale would boz impossible. who
build roads and bridges. and rear our
homes. and hotels. and sSyscrapers; the.
men who carry the valuable cargoes
over the deep 90 an parts OF the world.
risking their lives every minute. the
men who go on explorations as path
finders. and who lay the foundations OF
states and empires such men the ma
tons are Justly proud o. They are the
future hope.
Watch the men. the brave men, who
are rearing tho steel frames of the
Utah hotel and the Newhouse hotel ln
this city Sec the wonderful feats they
are performing and think az the
strength. the nerve. tho cool calcula-
ton, the skill required cvory minute On
the performance OF their dimcult work
Such work develops manhood. such
laborcrs are men. and their physical
and intellectual qualities are the hope
Of the future.
Il would be more 10 the point 10 have
a CONSUMPTION for the Industrial army
than for a military force. II would
be Of greater benefit To- the nation n
every young man were required To-
serve a certain length Of time as a
carpenter. a blacksmith. q road-build- !
era ship-builder. etc.than az soldier.
As "a member of the industrial army
HIS labors would add 90 the national
wealth. and at the same time he |
would have the benefit OF the physical |
ana moral training that comes of La |
Dor. As soldier ne is but am eN-
pense 10 the nation. and his morals are |
never improved by years OF life In the |
barracks.
The German army has the reputation |
Of being one Of the finest In the world |
and 1t is no wonder 81 the recipient !
of tho Nobel peace prize IN a moment |
OF military enthusiasm. was carried |
away, but an the same. when the ma |
tions become free their first concern /
will be to look around FOR a substitute |
for armies and navies. America is |
free. and has taken the lead IN the |
peace movement This fact should ale !
ways be remembered