The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-20
PEACE VS.. PREPAREDNESS.

Of peace and in condemnation of mill.
tarism. There was declared 20 be no
need Of war; no need Of preparaiion
against war: that everything was we'll
in the world, and that All that people
had to do was to mind their own bust
ness, let other people alone. and there
would be no fighting anywhere, OF
words 10 that effect.
All Of which is interesting, but hard.
l. convincing. We have seen within a
very few wears the absolute cztinc.
ton of an old and well established ma
observation-disclosures II was not pre.
pared 10 defend itself against agercs.
sion We see going forward today the
proceedings for the practical oxtinc-.
tiou OF the ancient nation Of China In
both eases the aggression was invited
by the absolute inability Of the nation
to protect itself. Korea WAS about 20
fall into the hands Of Russia. when
Japan entered in, fought Russia of.
and took Korea herself. At the same
time those two Sighting powers com.
bjned, have detached the great province
Of Manchuria from China. and will hold
n. More recently Russia has detached
the immense province Of Mongolia from
China, and will doubtless continue to
hold IL practically % n Russian
province. The main body Of China it
self is being divided into "spheres OF
influence by the five powers-Russia,
Great Britain, Germany. France. and
Japan; and these "sphercS OF in.
fuence" viii inevitably be resolved
into tho practical subiugntion of the re.
gions so held by the five powers re-
spectiveIv
We have ourselves had little touch
OF a threat Of the same kind, which,
however, was merely a bluff. but might
easily have turned into serious com
plication IL there had not been n
change 10 the form OF the California
legislation.
We have seen also in Mexico our
ueighbor to the south. the distressing
results Of a nation being unprcpared 10
put down internal tumut IL had been
that President Porfrio Diaz
had at his command ample forces TO
suppress any uprising within Mexico.
This turned out 10 be erroneous. There
was no force in Mexico capable Of
tho government, and the
Mexican people called to the support of
their government preferred to 90 in
even greater numbers TO the various in
or brirand bands that are
tearing the country TO pieces, than 10
the support of the national authority.
In our own great Civil War il was
he spirit of the people Of the North
in rallving 10 the protection of the Gov.
ernmert with practical unanimity
hat enabled the Federal Union 10
SIGHT It's way TO continued existence and
peace, and this only n generation ago
huodrsds Of thousands Of the survivors
u that war vet remain among rs as
."stimouials 10 the absolute necessity
# physical force in the preservation Of
he Nct;on.
II wonld seem 10 he automatic that
he nation which is found defenseless
s simply made the prey 10 those ma
ions that arc able TO take possession.
n tho 'ictim of internal turbulence
md rebellion.
So far as peace is concerned. no Que
AN possibly value its benefits, ethi.
ally. morally. and materially, more dis
.inctly and more cmphatically than We
,ut We insist that il is not only the
,art of prudence and wisdom 70 be
prepared 10 rcpel assault either from
Within o. from without. but it is ar
Ibsoiute necessity 70 be so prepared
{ we would continue our existence as
. nation. 3. the same time. we have
10 quarrel whatever with those who
peak for peace, provided always that
hey do not 60 20 the extreme Of IN
.stinE that this nation shail strip it
elf os It's rightful power Of defense, |
md lay itself open prey to :he
apacious, a prize TO the greed OF
,ower.
sunday was peace day. AID most ut !
he ministers preached u:ou peace with |
IT fNf HAhtl' 10 l"A'f GlNut. ana /
without any reservation looking 70 |
he providing OF full power Of |
against aggression aud |
4 defending the nation against
oreible assault. A conspicuous excep- |
ION was the sermon OF the Rev. l.. :. |
3owerman Of tho Immanuel Baptist |
hurch in this city. lie also values
'eace, and referred hopefully 20 the
omiuC day when peace would smile |
ipon all The world But in the mean /
ime, and uutil tho dawn Of peace has
ully come, he insisted that the good |
I'D doctrine OF tho Puritan fathers 10 |
put your trust Ia God and keep your
'owder dry is a good doctrine for
u TODAY as IL was for tho Purithus ia
her time. Mr. Bovcrmau made
'owerful plea for the education OF /
'o1ug people, especially in the sahieet
4 history. for by the knowledge
{ tho past We learn 20 DO well /