Title: Why war,
Authors: Howe, Frederic C., 1867-1940
Publisher: C. Scribner's sons,
Year: 1916
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 Causes; World War, 1914-1918 Economic aspects; War
Contents: The people and war -- The war lords -- Feudal foundations -- Secret diplomacy -- Surplus wealth -- Financial imperialism -- The flag follows the investor -- The merger of finance and foreign affairs -- Concessions and monopolies -- The "war traders" and munition makers -- The cause of increasing armaments -- The mind of warring Europe -- The beginnings of British imperialism and the occupation of Egypt -- France and the Morocco incident -- The partition of Persia -- Germany and the Bagdad railway -- The struggle for the Mediterranean -- China and the Chinese loan -- German imperialism and the trading colonies -- Germany and the Far East -- Gains and losses of imperialism -- Shifting the cost of war -- Privilege the cause of war -- War and labor -- The issue that confronts us -- The possibility of world peace -- Democracy and the road to peace.