The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-22
NOT "a LIFE OF EASE.

| It is c. curious anomaly that the ad-
vocates of peace when they assemble
in convention are so much disposed to
assaults upon persons and upon classes,
and to deliver insults by wholesale. As
an example of this. one may note the
statement made by Mr. Carnegie in
the recent Peace Congress in st. Louis.
to select the safest life possible, let
him enter our army and navy
This was contemptuous, insulting
| fling, without the least justification in
fact. So far from it being a life of
safety and ease, the military life is one
that is at all times one of great risk
and possibility of accident and death
1t must not be forgotten that we have
turbulent people to deal with in
the Philippines, and that very many
lives have been lost in those islands,
and are yet being lost, in fights.
1T would naturally be expected that
there would be an answer on behalf
Of the army to Mr., Carnegie's s unwar-
ranted and insulting insinuation. Ac-
cordlngly Captain Charles A Ranlett
of the Eighth Massachusetts, Infantry
contributes TO the Boston Traveller the
facts concerning the members of his
class which graduated at West Point
III 1898, the class comprising about
sixty men. Those of that class who
arc still alive average less than forty
years of age so that old age cannot he
charged with the death of auy; bnt
twenty.hve per cent of those sixty
graduates are dead. The following ara
the names of some of those with tbn
causes Of their death: H 'A'
Lieut., e. n. Benchley, killed in batt,e
Capt, r, 8. Calvert. assassInatea (pn,,-
ippine islands,. - "''-
(Santiago). ''' 'a''se
service. ''" iii
Lieut. G. d. Jarrett. accidentally shot
Lieut. n, D. Kerr. died OF disease in
service CPhillppnes). '''
Lieut.; II. a Lafferty. died Of wounds
received at Santiago.
Lieut.. y. T. Lyle. died OF disease Of
the brain. caused by severitics OF SER
vice In PHILIPPINES.
Lieut.. +. X. Meade. died OF tI-phoid |
philippine Isan9s) He had three Tines
been wounded in action. but each time |
recovered
Lieut. c. II. Munton died OF disease
or the brain caused by sunstroke In Phil |
ippine Islands. |
Lieut. w. L. Murphy. killed In action
Nuzon).
Capt. D. f. Wheeler. Killed in battle |
with Moros (Ailndanao)
Again, al the same Peace Congress |
Mr.. Carnegie said: "There is little |
danger that any of these will sec war. |
They will only have TO parade.'' Re. |
plying 70 that Captain Ranlett over. |
whelms Mr.. Carnegie with the follow |
ing pointed recital of facts:
Within few weeks Capts. Watson
and McNallv have been killed In the Moro |
fights IN Jolo, and Lieut.. Edrnands has |
been badly wounded. These little affairs |
are always going on. The public In this |
country has ceased 10 notice them Only |
In the hearts OF men VINO knew them |
at the academy and loved them as GAL
liant fellows are they remembered and |
cnshTined these Americans who carry
the faR 10 tho uttermost ends of The |
earth and stand ready to sacrifice their
lives that civilization may replace bar
barism and degeneracy.
1t would appear from the fact. as
given, that Mr.. Carnegie ought to feel
that an apology is due from him TO the
army as whole. aud especially 10 I!
the relatives and friends Of those who
have perished IN the service of their