Show war is terrible among all people but human nature is so different that among certain nations the horrors of war are made so shorn of all mercy civilized nations with all their improved weapons of destruction have generally accomplished the desired end with less bloody atrocities than the uncivil izod if history can be accredited the wara of ancient times were fraught with greater carnage than the modern battles though warriors then rushed into the fray with spears and battle clubs one cool head did not then direct all the movements of an army as a general does in these times bot tho hardhearted semi savage warriors would fight depending mainly upon their own strong arm to lead them out victorious with hand to hand en counters inus raging a battlo would often bo marked with terrible slaughters diio number of slain given in the biblo in its account of great battle seems almost incredible and these figures are not larger than those given by profane historians of other battles fought in ancient times in the warfare of the present age a victory is often won without tho loss of a single man as military tactics have become such a science that positions gained by an enemy may compel a ser rendor by the opposite side though a gun has not been fired the theory however that modern warfare does not result in as much bloodshed as the ancient is probably more duo to mercy shown rather than anything else soldiers are now bettor educated than of old and have in their breasts more feeling of compassion take this away and of course our improved implements of destruction admits of a greater amount of bloodshed than it was possible to accomplish by abo crude weapons of ancient warfare that terrible execution can be done when no mercy is shown is attested by alio war that is now raging in chili our accounts from that country are very meager but enough is learned to show how the blood of those spaniards and balf breeds can boil and when crazed with anger destruction seems to be their only desire think of two hundred men being condemned cond emed to dio and then mown down with canis andgrade abot in a few minutes as an instance was reported last week and then one can realize what terrible destruction can be wrought with our improved gons and great modern military discipline it is no wonder that europe looks with fear on another war and yet the signs of the time clearly points to one in the near future |