The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-08-09
Civil War Parallels

ii 'IlI great WAL, NOW speeding UP OH us Nun
- year has already lasted longer than the en-
tire length ui the Civil War, which officially com
merccd on April -, 1901, and ended ON April g
1906. That great conflict, the boodiest struggle
Of the nineteenth century, found its participants in
much the same condition that the world war OF
the twentieth century found the Entente Allies
That they o>ercame all the difficulties of war
thrust upon a mass of people who not pre-
pared to meet it is shown in the following excerpt
from one OF the civil war historians Thomas H
Mccain:
At the North the modifying of a immense army in
marvelously short period the fitting Of entire
navy of several hundred ships guard 1000 miles
of coast the building of numerous light craft gunboats
and Transports the construction of miles and miles of
railroads. with their numerous bridges, for carrying
the legious with the munitions of far into the
heart OF the enemy g country wsre achievements with
out parallel Surely these greas achievements must
have stimulated the imagination and extended the
views of captains of industry discovering them
the vast potentiaHty which had been lying dormant
the American peonie Onr ONLY recent train
ing had been in the Mexican war; gallant campaign,
but of limited dimensions. The work to be done
quire trrmies surh as none since Napoleon had seen
under his control -
The forces in the field of the Union Army in
June, 1861, had grown, according to the historian,
to gigantic proportions" The number given is
100000 men. On the Confederate side were 2lO,-
600 men. The Union fleet consisted of sixty mine
vessels. Compare these figures with todays war
statistics In 1913 our forces have grown to
gigantic proportions but the words have new
meaning We now deal with millions instead OF
hundreds OF thousands. The casualties alone at
the close OF the first wear OF the war in Europe
were more than 100000 men
The civil war started with an Eastern and a
Western front, uSt the started in Europe
In the East the ObjectiveS of the two armies were
the two capitals The army of the South wanted
to invade WaShlngton the army of the North
sought the capture of Richmond Both were con
fdent that in year they would have dinner III
the cities toward which they were fighting. On
the West the battles for control of the Mis-
slssippi. Intensive Warfare in the enemy's coun
try the purpose behind both armies.
ust the end Of the first year of the war in
Europe saw despair and detection i'll the heart OF
the defensive cumbatantN, So did the first year OF
the civil war bring little but gloom into the camps
Of the | nou forces The Allies OF 1915 had, how
ever, much more to brighten their hopes than did
the II Mon forces OF 1892 The former had the
glory Of having beaten the enemy in the battle
of the Marine; the latter had little or no success
during the first hall OF the struggle they haC
made some Naluable gains in territory, it is true
but then they were offset by dlshcarening failure
at Bull Rum
Before the European was a year old Lore
Kitchener said it would take at least three wear.
to end it. Most people were inclined to deride
him. At the close Of the first year Of the civil wal
General Sherman made public statement to the
effect that it would take wears t" win the war anC
that the need was for men, men, and still more
men. He asked lur 10000 soldiers to start inten
sive operations ON the Western front. In speaking
OF this demand the people OF the North tappeC
their foreheads and suggestedn that Sherman be
frft, Of ,