Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-06

! OuI fECpdI CullCSS IOI wal, Wllh all Outlined Plan for Universal Peace.
 (By,C F.. Yount, Captain NJ C. N. c. Arizona, Prescott, Arizona)
 War, that mad game the world so loves to play" will continue to en- gage and destroy men until that peace which pa5seth understanding reigns supreme among the nations.
 The failure of Christianity and higher civilization to avert this pres ent world calamity is proof that the cugenics of centuries has not bred out of us the barbarities of the past. At least the present war virus has not become attenuated, i'll fact, its present virulencc is beyond human conception. We may not have seen its zenith.
 That there arc those in the United States today so asininc as to hold that our vast country is immune to war; you know.
 That there are those in this coun- try today who are so satisfied with the lust for gain that they would sell your birthright to freedom, and mine, for a mess of pottage, is also known to you.
 That there are those in our coun- try who are so obsessed with the ego as to believe our manhood invincible and unconquerable, though admitted ly without adequate equipment or training, is equally well known to you
 That there are legislators or should I say politicians in our country, the hirelings of mammon, who will stoop to any intrigue to keep the truth concerning our need for adequate military and naval protection from the people, is equally well known to you.
 With these classes so dominant, must we all sit complacentiy, our heads buried ostrich-like in the sands? The sands of Time are running. What does the future hold in store for the United States? Peace! We pray, from the president to the humblest citizen. We, as nation, are of one mind in this cherished desire. What if the sands of time bring us war? As intelligent, sensible citizens let Us face the question squarely. q believe that we may do so without being stigmatized as jingoes, mili- tarists or alarmists)
 Our merchants the country over are approaching the season for their annual Stock Taking" Let Us take a nasty inventory of our natural stock in military and naval protcc- ton.
 Our population is estimated at 1OO- 100000. Of this number, I have cal culated from the last census that there are probably about 11,700,000 men of military age This, is under the constitution all able bodied males, citizens of the United States, between the ages of Is and 45 are liable for military service and may be con scriptcd if they do not volunteer when the exigency demands. Of this number we will assume that 100000 would be physically unfit for military service even in the "Landwehr"
 There would still remain 10000 coo men to form the Grand Army of the American Republic Surely pro lection enough to satisfy the most tlmorous, you say-and yet the pres ent war demonstrates that such an army of 10,000,000 men would be as sheep before their shearers, dumb, i literally and figuratively. Yes the like faith without works, are dead, or rather they would be but food for the vultures, if not equipped, trained and properly led Therefore, when weighed in the balance of efficiency this mighty force of 10000000 men dwindlcs to 57,00O regulars, officers, and men, or about one soldier to pro 1 tcct each 2,0O0 of our population, II they were all stationed within the United States, but they are not. Our militia or second line of defense num- bers about 127,00O for the most part imperfectly trained, short in equip ment, horses, guns, ammunition and transportation The combined army and militia then would make just a fair sized police force for this coun- try, nothing more. As for resisting invasion they would be negligible l quantity mere chaff before the wind.