Deseret Evening News | 1908-04-13 | Page 4 | The Costly Sweep of War

THE COSTLY SWEEP OJ OP WAR WAE Washington DiC DO Times Russia is without out a IL fleet Il t deprived of ot other her hiet place pIaNo among the tho powers of or tho the world because she eho has hILI neither navy nor credit with which to build otis one It I la Is practically Impossible Imp for her hier to resume her hor place as it a I first class clans power because she shia cannot hope to ba be such without a navy and oven ovon It If she could rould ralso raIse the Villon dollars which she sha wants It would taku many litany mILn years yron to got u II navy built anti and generations to 10 make It more mare than a I paper I el prestige Is lit gone liar her tel army aruty arm demoralized hor her cre cro credit dit ruined her hor debt unbearable and nfl all the forces of or disorder anti and turbulence are loosed In liar 60 So o much for tor forthe the tho loser Turn to Japan victor In itt h thu most wonderful succession of or struggles of ot all lIn history How htow much bolter bOttel i II 15 hor her rendition condition Sho Sha is lu utterly exhausted liar her stagger under the tho ho fearful t burden of ot a 11 debt that would bo be small for tor a fL wealthy country but bul that Is 18 beyond her resources She Sho ha hiLS a it position In the tho which HII cannot afford to support No o nation has hiLS a 11 ii more mora magnificent army no liD navy Is superior 61 to hon hers unit for tor unit and none tione Is 18 comparable to tl It In training tl and nn l exp but how shall thoy they be bo maintained I