Show MILITARY RULE IN EUROPE J War Is la Considered Possible tel at-tel and andEen Eten Een Probable at Any Moment European civilization day to-day is is' is based on the idea that war is not only an imminent possibility and a LL great class in every country has been een trained to look upon shed blood ing ng as its proper vocation Tho The great prizes are reserved for soldiers honors fame ame position and the monarchs monarch's faor favor fa- fa vor or go to the sons of Mars l The mili- mili tary ary budget exceeds many Exceeds many times over does oes it exceed exceed the tho appropriations for or public instructions The salary of ofa of ofa a colonel is earned by but few lew profesS S ors sors writes W W. E. E Thayer in the F Forum rum The rhe cost of shot wasted wast- wast ed d in Europe between any dawn and dusk usk would probably pay the tho running expenses of all h her r public publio hospital s. s In n each government whether it be constitutional or autocratic the army may nay with truth be said to direct legis legis- Int lation on for the legislatures wil in willingly ly or r unwillingly vote the tho appropriation demanded by the war department Even if a legislature dares to question or r protest it is quickly frightened into acquiescing by an alarming report from rom the minister for war Thus the military class controls government go and nd has laws passed to suit itself and prevent all attempts to cut down or oro ort t tJ o abolish its powers It intimidates the 10 state not less really reany though less openly than the guard intimidated in- in old Rome Kings and minters min min- do indeed assure the public that lat they chiefly endeavor and desire desiro desireo to o preserve peace pence but in the next breath reath they call for larger funds and more recruits Kaisers meet and kiss kissach each ach other on both cheeks they extol the le sweetness of brotherly love they attend each others other's grand maneuvers and nd then they increase tho the garrisons along long their respective frontiers A strange range method this for testifying to their peaceable intentions |