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NOME. ALASKA, JULY 21, 1915.
The plan suggested by Champ Clark,
looking to the development of a train
ed military force for the defense of
the country, should the indeterminate
conditions of international existence
bring us Into conflict with some for
eign power in the future, seems to fur
nish the requisites for the upbuilding
of an effective reserve army without
crating a tendency to develop that
overwhelming bug-aboo of the paelfists
and other opponents of military pre
paredness "militarism.'’ The primary
idea of Mr. Clark’s suggestion Is, of
course, the development of a trained
and efficient military force through the
education of the youth of the land In
the essentials of military training with
out at the same time, building up a
great and costly army whose mnlntain
ence would prove be not only a heavy
burden hut would also, in time, natur
ally come to he looked upon as a na
tional necessity. The need for an effi
cient fighting force for protection alone
cannot logically he disputed as the his
tory of nations and the examples of
the present Indicate, nil to clearly
enough, that the defenseless cannot
hope to survive in the mad rush of
nations for racial and commercial su:
premaey. As remarked by Clark, "Hu
man nature has not changed much
since Adam and Eve.” The strong
have and ever will, continue to demand
supremacy over the weak, and the
futility of argument eontrawise Is il
lustrated In every chapter of the his
tory of mankind. The necessity for
maintaining an armed front Is clearly
illustrated and It is plainly the duty of
the nation to protect itself, hut, It Is
also clear that the United States, ow
ing to Its geographical situation, does
not require a vast military machine
similar to those of the European states.
Prom all appearances the United
Slates has the choice of two alterna
live.s In the upbuilding of an adequate
system of defense. We can either
choose the rnilltury system of Europe
with Its monumental armies and exces
sive and burdensome costs or else we
can. through a system similar to that
proposed by Clark, build up a fairly
well trained force of citizen soldiers
which can offer at least a partial as
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•uranee of adequate defense in the
event that we are attacked from with
out. Owing to our isolation from for
eign countries we do not need a great
standing army as no foe however pow
erful can hope to land force of more
than a few hundred thousand men up
on American soil, hence we are prac
tically free from the prospect of havlnfl
to suddenly cope with an army of mil
lions, ns was the case in Europe. It
thus appears that our requirements in
this respect are measured largely by
the probable slse °f the greatest army
that could tie landed by a hostile foe
and, us long as we have an effective
force capable of meeting the largest
army that can be loaded on our horses, i
we can assuredly consider tliut we are
sufficiently well armed to guard our
lives and homes. The development of
the Clark Idea appears to furnish all
the necessary requirements for the de
velopment of such a force and at the
same time avoid the tremendous costs
entailed In the malntalnence of a great
standing army which may not be need
ed for many years and possibly not at
all.
Senator Root, of New York, one of
the ablest, if not the ablest man In the
public life of this generation, places
among the foremost evils of the pres
ent day, the one which there is the
most present need of correcting, the
obsession of all legislative bodies for
the making of laws on every conceiva
ble subject.
According to a count made in the
library of congress, our national and
state legislatures passed 62,014 statutes
during the live years from 1909 to 1913,
Inclusive. During the same length of
time the courts of last resort of the
country rendered 65.3S9 decisions, lin
ing 630 volumes, largely in interpreta
tion of statutes, and adding this enor
mous number ta the mass of "prece
dents," which are presumably to serve
as guides for future decisions. Every
one of these decisions became “law"
so far at least ns concerns the com
munity under the Jurisdiction of the
court which rendered the decision.
He is well within the facts in saying
that the evil arises in large part
"merely because somebody sees an evil
or Inconvenience and thinks he lias n
way lo reform It.”
There Is considerable point In a story
which Senator Root tells to illustrate
the excessive law making, He tells of
the late Charles F. Southmayd, whom
he describes as “one of the most learn
ed, able and pure lawyers in all of the
history of the American bar,” who, af
ter his retirement from practice, cm
ployed an agent to attend the sessions
of the Massachusetts legislature every
winter anil report to him immediately
upon their passage all laws creating
new offenses or Imposing penalties, "in
order that he might regulate his con
duit in such a way ns to keep out of
jail."
ALASKA
NOTES
The miners of the Tolovana are anx
ious that a postollliv he established
and a temporary mail service started
The petition asks that .1. 1’. Hansen
he appointed postmaster and that the
office he located at T.ako Oily.
Reports from the Nlzinu district
state that slimmer operations are in
full swing with every prospect of .1
bigger elean-up this year than ever
before. Esterly has 30 men employ
ed, Andrus 20, Oavey .five, Sandtrum
and Jackson 10, Kirch 25, and small
operators. 25 more,
Juneau physicians are reported to he
doing some good work which causes
comment in medical circles outside. A
recent operation was performed over a
month-old babe which had a double
hare-lip. The operation proved a com
plete success and the only mark is a
slight sear which will disappear in
time.
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