Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-08
Opinions and Views
from the Exchanges
The Cost of nIilItarism.

From the Toronto Globe.
A writer in the London Sphere OF
September 20 presents in striking
form the results of special inquiry
into the cost of European and other
military forces In relation to the total
foreign trade carried on by the va
rious nations. He shows that the
trade of the world is largely an
Anglo Saxon monopoly" the United
Kingdom and the United States to-
gether having a total annual import
and export trade of two billion and
thirty-nine million pounds sterling,
while all the other great trading ma
tions-Germany France, Russia, Aus
tria and Italy-have only one billion
eight hundred and thirty-two million
pounds.
To protect their trade and defend
their soil the United Kingdom and
the United States withdraw only $685.
900 men from civil life, while Ger
many has at all times in barracks or
on shipboard $4,000 men; France,
767, 900; Russia, 100000; Austria, 413,-
600, and Italy, 1856, 600. The cost of
this peace insurance is colossal. It
includes not only the f243, 00O,0 ster-
ling spent every year by the Euro
pean continental powers, the f72,000,-
900 spent by Britain, and the f43,-
900. 600 spent by the United States on
military and naval services, but the
huge loss of wealth due to the keep
ing of four millions of men out of the
ranks of productive workers.
The tax upon trade for ornaments
bears most heavily upon the nations
least able to pay it. Taking the total
import and export trade of the coun-
tries dealt with, it is found that the
fnfu r.
maments is as follows: Germany, 10
per cent. 90 per cent. before recent
increased; Russia, As per cent;
France, IA per cent; Austria, Ia per
cent; Italy, 16 per cent; Britain, b
cent, and the United States, per
cent. The burden is becoming 1ntol-
cradle. Militarism will destroy trade
if trade does not strangle mllltaflsm.
A Newspaper Plant on Rails.
From the Current Mechanics,
For the second time in the history
of railroading a newspaper has been
printed on board a train. Thomas
Edison, the electrical genius, was the
first man who accomplished this 1eat
in publishing. AS in countless otner
things, he did 1t successfully. II was
the beginning of his wonderful career.
ElQDlOyo0 as al IGNCpubNhSAJ ~ S>~%
tied the possible financial return from
the interesting gossip that he picked
up along the route of his train. 80
he started q weekly. His press, type
and other equipment were carried on
the train, and once a week young
Edison issued his paper ana soid
many copies to passengers, VINO were
probably more inclined to encourage
the Young man than to find any
great interest in the contents of his
paper. 1t was a small venture, but IT
was distinctly typical of the man: 1t
was an innovation, and Mr.. Edison
Is unquestionably one of the premier
innovaters of the world.
The second instance of publishing
a newspaper on board a train oc-
CURED during the recent tour of a
large automobile association. The
Great Northern Railway equipped a
luxurious hotel train, which followed
the itinerary of the association and
afforded accommodation to the asso-
cations members. Once day for
week the Glacier Park Blazer was
issued In this regard 1t took pre-
cedence over Mr. Edison's paper,
which was a weekly. A car was
fitted with cylinder press, a linotype
machine and a complete art and en-
craving outfit. An axle-dynamo sup
piled the necessary power. For seven
days the tourists were supplied with
items of interest.