| Show NOT A DESIRABLE INDUSTRY A FEW days day sago ago the military department part ment of france indulged in another sham battle the soldiers played at the game of defending a great city on one side and carrying it by assault on the other Germ germany anys austria and russia have all been indulging in this pastime while the french and english nations have also had great fun in dividing their respective fleets into hostile squadrons and going through maneuvers in imitation of real fighting it is in evident that one of the leading alms aims of all the prominent governments of the world is to keep their fighting power up to the highest possible stand ard thus the spirit of war permeates the whole earth probably to as great an extent as at any time during its history even this country is catching the spirit of the times the result of this is that there may may be a greet great military display at the proposed worlds fair in 1893 the proposition of general miles to entertain at chica chicago go on that occasion a hundred thousand and men of the national guard is being seriously discussed with a pro prospect spec t of being adopted it to is natural that such a pr proposal dosal should come from a soldier who is in love with his profession it is questionable tio however whether a great military display to is in unison with the real object of if the approaching columbian exposition the entire genius of the exhibit ought necessarily to be pacific from every standpoint like the initial ohe of its class clan inaus in london in 1851 and of which prince albert the good was the originator the object of the prince regent was by increased international communication ni and harmonious efforts e ff 0 r ta to encourage the arts and industries of the world to bring about a ti time in e when n recourse to warfare would be abolished the general impression is that fighting of which military displays are strongly suggestive is not ong one of the industries the cultivation of which is ie desirable hence Henc ethe the propriety of a military exhibit on a gigantic scale at the worlds fair of 1893 would be somewhat questionable |
