Show MORAL VALUE OF THE SWORD weapon purely ornamental but can not mot be discarded officers of the german army are to be to resume their swords discarded after the hopr war tho the fact la Is of interest as showing a lecog ditton bv the arroy army authorities ot of the moral value of a weapon now become purely ornamental oin with the firing line miles away the sword has come to be reg regarded aided as a military toy merely one bf b the minor lessons of 0 the japanese war aar was the demon stra lion of its usefulness as a distinguish ing mark of the officer ro fo do away with the abord would be to effect a military economy at the expense of the spirit of the sen ice of a kind with the silencing of the drum in the aren h at nimy my in the sword lies half the poetry of war chere ft here else on canvas la Is martial glory so BO vivified as in n friedland with the cuirassiers galloping before na ti their swords raised on high sober fact makes it true that the lon long range grange rifle no less than the pen lien Is mightier than the sword states can be sad without it and peaceful na lions will continue to beat swords into plowshares |