, 1880-08-21
LITERATURE.
Political and Legal Remedies for
War, by Sheldon Amos.
Republican or DctnOernt-petcr
13nyno's Essnys-Tlloulns
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Literary Notcs md Announccmcnts-Tho
magazines for September.
LITERATURE.
REMEDIES FOR WAR,


Mr.. aictdsn At,,os, M English barrlster, hns
printed n trcntIsc OIL "t'nlltlcal md Legal
llcsncdIcs for Wnr." THO discussion Is curious.
antl nt tho sntne ttmo nb}c. Thu tucthml IL TO-
vcrely loKleat. Mr.. Amos Is Ms particular nNout
his hcnhs ni,tl suhhcnAs nntl Ill tho mlnllte
divisions OF tic subject us II Cntvlnist divine
cttId possibly bc Thts l1o considers tarst tho
"I't,rco Legitimate Aims Ut I.aws of. Wnr."
~ 10 MItlguto Its Severity. ~ To 1tctuco Its
Frequency. ~ 10 rayo Tho Way to It's Aboli-
tion. Ab,litlon. he shys, II not Impossible be-
cnIlsc, ~ PrlyAtG wnrs, judicial tont,nt, md
luclnE fnvo Disappeared; ~ Wnr Itself has
undergone Il sweeping chinGu Of character;
Cd Tho progress Of civilization is nntayUntstio
IL wnr; ~ Economic faets ntwty rue,gnxe,l nrc
agn!asttt It.: e., Public sentiment IL increasing by
inilhrt,cr by (n} Diffusion Of Education; tb} Tho
Press. through It's correspondents rcycslis w.snt
w,,r actual1y is; tc} Tho growth Of liberal prtnci-
pics; ID Thtlosophtc theories Rntngonstlcto to wilr:
(c, Religious principles AntnKuuistio to wur; n
ffal,iis Of international cooperation and nsso-
clntion. Ti,o Mboyo Is tho topical division Of but
single ctnptcr Chnptrr II. treAis of tho ca,acs
Of Modern Eurnroan Wtlss: Chaptor II. Of son.o
l'olstlcnl 1lcmc1rs for Wnr: Chnpter ". Of
Legal Remedies for War.
Mr.. Amos ilas Il smooth and flowing style, md
accn,s TO bo thoroughly master Of tho subject.
W. cnnnot hotter illustrate his manner thnu BY
tho quotation nf ono hr two characteristic pna.
snses. SpcukIng Of tho rccoFntio,, ,,f economic
faGtA rs tiiGnns bf rtoveniE wHr, he stys:
"1'ho notln. OF the luneist 10 III! statcs
Of tho wenith md plsspcrisy,, If cHch,
md Tho loss to nll caused hy tho poverty
transformation Of tho aspect u,tiGr which for.
ci1iI buttons hny1. up tn very retnnt ttA, i'ct
invuriaby rcy,'ldetl. n,,;1 ~ which they nr, ~!
It Is nut cnnHel tn ,Vircly 1nDrl"si,fle ,lAttcr.
In every tleld Of nutlrlty anu Interest it. tr..ls-
latcs riynla tntn cs'pon1tlro laEreis. md Jca!-
nl1s fees fntu helpful mud syml,athatiu mes. 1t
tween tho CIT lzens Of tt.leront stntca. NOT any
does tho stimulus Yyen L, trnslc directly pro.
n0te listl cndrsly multiply Hsancntf ion ut nil
snrts, hui nllt sort Df HssnG|Nt!pn always prl-
frlent.ll,Icss nnl tMlnlshcs suspicion md vaEuu
dislike. 1t thus inny be expected TINT tho new
cr. oi FREQ iy,ltlp will tyG Consequences to tho
rGntluus l,etwonn tho utIzens-Hnl H1titnntnsy
tho G0ynrnments--nf different 8tAtGs Ut II ktnu
wholly new ni1d inGAlcMfnDl1."
Tho ,ioctrinD Of tho .e11nltty of stntcs ns n
cAuse Ut Wlr IA thus Col1slderG3:
"TLo Ml,stl1lct doctrine that all States nro
cqtNl Enps very lfstlp Wny. 0f HM'ff, III solving
the political problems Of it,ernAtIonul i1fs, mud
which tho interpretation Ut thu 'uctrIno Itsclf
must ilrets DvNtyc. Mud which 1A1y he. md hns
hecn, THO fruitful snnrcc of rrcrbehrnK evil:
Tho !Iesstlcs In tho why Of solving purely !ngai
hctween stntes nrc Inherently great"
The chnptcr IN standing armies considers tho
subject not only III i!s trunsl uspcrta, hut iii de-
tnf1, glyinls tho terms tli nANner OF GntistHent
in tho principal Elroncnn countries. ana dis
eussnE tho merits md defects Of tho various
systems.
MIR. Amos hook Ia "a,lggcativo" In tho host
sense nf tint n1,tehnbusetl term. Few will riS,
from tho rcnAlng tf 1t without larger views ri
tho luws Of war. Nov York: Harpcrs. S1.50.)