The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-20
rs IN UTAH.

travelling libraries. and other modern
agencies for urlift, as well as In modern
machinery. Everywhere he spoke. tnis
same optimistic note prevailed. During
his progress through the State, he spoke
briefly with party leaders wherever con
tcrences could be held,
His first stated speech was at Ogden'
where ten thousand people waited TO
hear him. among them delegation oil
G.. A. X. men and large numbers oil
school children to whom he addressed
cheering word. as he did also at Brig
ham Citv and Logan. At Ogden he spoke
of the trusts; OF his duty to enforce the
law, of the need of business to pro
cecd; and for the whole country TO
work in unison; for. as be contendcd'
it is 'steam-worl< that counts. He
urged that all should quit fault-tlndlng,
discourage undertaking, and work WIN
courage and hope, promising square
deal 10 all. He inculcatcd the doctrine
of optimism, and approved those who
are tho most earnest exponcnts of that
doctrine.
At Brigham City n very large and
enthusiastic assemblagc greeted Prcsl-
dent Taft. He referred gracefully TO
the great peach farms at Brigham, and
to the excellence of the peach crop
there. He dwelt upon the Importance OF
farming, and estimated that within
fifty wears VIC shall have in the United
States n population of 20O.O0O,OOO 10
feed He impressed upon the people
the importance of getting more and
better farms. and of Increasing the
Weld of crops Back TO the soil'' was
his iuculcatlon; and through the fol-
lowing of that advice he held that the
greatest possible good could come 10 the
country.
The President arrived al Logan IN
the evening, where $4,000 people greeted
him with lively cheers. His speech at
Logan related to the peace treaties, to
the non-ncceSsity of war, and In this
line he made some telling illustrations
of the old lawful method of settling
disputes between men by the wager OF
hitration treaties for which he stands
sponsor, met the objections of the Sen
ate thereto. and enforced the doctrine
that among nations as among men de-
LAYS cool angry passions, and allow rca-
son 10 resume its sway. He spoke Of the
power of the United States, with war re-
sources greater than those of any other
nation. and our little need 10 fear WAY
with any power. This, however. is true
only in qualified sense; for, if war
breaks out, conflict, and probably bat
tic, is almost immediate. But, what
have VIC in the way Of an army 10 put
into immediate battle? Practically moth
ing II taxed our utmost resources to
mobilize a division of 10000 men on the
Mexican border last spring, when the
revolution broke out in that country;
and tho mobilization was but small
success at that II took months to get
actually in order; and the crazy marches
! undertaken by the orders of inc1pcri-
cnced officers were oxhausting and de-
| structivc.
The truth is, that, While it ia true
| that the United States has au lmmens
! ifv of war resources alike in men,
money. and material. bat little of this
is available for immediate application
Ii seems TO he the settled policy OF
this country 10 remain III u state of dis
organization so far as military effect
iveness is concerned. until the immedi
aic crisis il on. and then III the hur
ricd scramble we lose men by the tcn'
Of thousands, and money by thc hun
dreds OF millions, in absolute waste o.
blood and treasure. During tho War %
the Rebellion fully half OF the men wh'
were mustered in were of no service IL
battle; and II was not until afte'
months and even years, OF training
trial, and depletion. involving horrible
wastes Of men s lives and vital forces
that VIC finally obtained armies tina
were effective in the field.
1t was precisely the same in the wa
with Spain. We called out nearly 800,
900 men, and used about $4,000 In tb
volunteer forces called out, il WAS th
samc old waste of men and Of money
Camps Of organization were established
whore ignorant volunteers were allowed
under the iuefficicncy OF equally iguo
rant volunteer officers, 10 rot. sckcn
and die, without any cause that coulc
not have been removed by propc
knowledge and care. 1t looks as though
, were we to have another war of an.
kind, that the same old loss of me-
would be necessary in the first steps
We sacrifice men by the hundred thou
sand 10 get real fighting force Of
, hundred thousand. That is TO saw o
two hundred thousand enrolled. on
hundred thousand, if we are in goot
S luck, comes after training to be an cl
a fectiyc fighting force. The othe
r hundred thousand is waste material,
4 1T may be, rs the advocates of on
I present nonmilitary system say, that tn
;. country can afford this terrific an
: woeful loss Of men. But it is dreadful
). to contemplate it Just the same; and W
are sorry indeed to see President Tai