The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-18

prelude, the thunder Of cannon the
| actual declaration of war.
Truly without being prepared for
war,
We are living in FOOLS paradise
And should not expect to avoid war.
I am not advocating militarism for
IL l did l should be false to you,
false to the officers OF this camp,
false to our people, to duty and to
my own principles, but in speaking
upon the psychology of war, am
trying to inculcate that spirit, patri.
otto but just self reliant but unag-
gressive, which would make our PEG.
pie and you gentlemen, in particular,
50 love peace, honorable peace. as
to be prepared and ready and willing
to preserve 1t and National honor by
force Of arms If necessary. This is
not militarism. II is but National in
surance against war, humiliation, in
suit, plumber and, perhaps, extinction.
I should be delighted II, before
die could see just and harmonious
International Federation OF all the
Nations OF the earth. 1t would be
beautiful utopian condition, but / am
not epecting 1t, even for my chill
drens children.
The Balkan Federation Failure
I The recent bloody failure to or.
ganize the Balkan Federation of five
small states. with an area but one
fifth more than California, with
population, only one-sixth that of the
United States. very similar In race
and religion and for centuries having
suffered from common enemy, indi-
Gates that the time has not yet come
for the lion and lamb to lie down to-
gether, with the lamb outside and
children need not expect to lead them
for some time. Every one convers.
ant with the difficulties we had to
surmount, under the most favorable
conditions possible of location, race
and religion In order to complete our
own Federal Union; that to reach our
present status 1t took hundred
years with a mighty war, should pre-
fer to secure our own Nations safe.
ty, rather than to rely upon the very
remote possibility of an Information
al Federation of hostile, jealous, war.
ring nations OF antagonistic races. 70.
ligions, laws. customs and ambitions.
While the psychology OF war will
naturally be studied by the soldier
anxious to fully understand his pro.
fession, it should be understood and
its national importance comprehend.
ed by the people. II all our citizens
who are loyal to our principles OF
government and anxious to see our
Nation exist, did comprehend its vi.
tai significance, they would re-
ceive the ultra pacificists as they do
the ultra anarchist Or any other do
stroying pest.
Therefore let us do all In our pow.
err to educate our people in patriotism
justice, humanity, preparedness and
self reliance, to the end that while
earnestly desiring peace, they may be
ready to defend 1t and all else that
manly men hold dear, against the
world.
Any study Of the Art OF War that
does not take into consideration the
psychological element loses much OF
its value. Napoleon said: In war
the moral is to the physical, as 8 to
l." hence 1t is easy to see that lead.
ership, to be efficient, must reckon
with all moral factors. Every leader
| of men, from a troop to an army is
necessarily student OF psychology.
bound up as 1t is with the study OF
all the moral forces which play so
great a part In war. Not the least
important, is knowledge of the
manner In which the opinion and be-
liefs of the men we are to lead in
war may be affected by the ideas en-
gendered during peace.
This was one reason why I devot-
ed so much time to the subject Of
the education of our people not in a
warlike spirit, but IN self reliant
patriotic one which makes good hon.
est citizens in peace and, II we must
defend ourselves, loyal, steadfast,
heroic soldiers In war,
Not desiring to bore you unneces'
sarily and appreciating the fact that
this audience is at least as convers-
ant with the general science of psy-
chology as the speaker. shall try
to illustrate my remarks by rough
sketches OF incidents that have con-
fronted and will again confront the
soldier In actual combat. rather than