The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-23
Babson Says Our Neutrality
Is but Interested Hypocrisy
Considers European Rulers Who Have Rushed Into War
Without Counting the Cost No
Better Than Lunatics


! ruptcy for Europe. 1t is all very well to
| talk about the unlimited supply Of avail
able mon, how England can draw upon
her colonies and even Japan whit" the
; Germans have countless number of Mo-
y hammedans In reserve but neither the
japanese nor the Turks can fight with
out huge sums Of money. Why. for Eng
land merely to transport a small army Of
Japanese To Europe and maintain them
Tor sixty days would cost nearly a bill
! lion dollars. SO ! say that the rulers OF
| Europe nave actually gone crazy. No one
| OF them dreamed of such war when
each in turn put up his respective blum
Each thought the other would Withdraw
but no one did, and hence all are now
involved In this terrible conflict
OF course. since $4,000 900 orders nave
been coming TO this country. we DO not
hear 30 much about mediation. When the
war first started the Administration al
/ Washington was thoroughly frightened
| Tor fear the war would cause great
panic and depression in this country. for
which the Democratic party would he
/ blamed. Hence. they quickly did every
] thing possible to prevent IT, tn. Treas
ury Department acted splendldy o. It's
financial negotiations the state De-
partner, performed most creditable
work, and we heard much about the pos
sihlllties of American mediation. This
was all good service and the Adminstra-
ton deserves the highest praise there
for But why should IL stop its peace
endedrors Just as soon as business begins
| to pick up?
should the fact that this country IL
benchting from foreign war orders be
considered for one moment a reason why
We should no; continue to work for
peace To my mind our willingness To
. FAh h.a
same time 20 pray for peace is the rank
est kind OF hypocrisy. How We must
appear TO the nations OF Europe How
bitter the Germans must soon fee to-
ward us. when they hear our Govern
ment Is permitting munitions OF war to be
shipped every day from this country to
England. Russia and France. whllc ,ier-
necessities OF NE. or course our 'N-
cusc j. that 10 is not our fault tina. Eng
land controls the seas Yet We know
very we'll that IL our state Department
should say to England we will permit
nothing % be shipped to your country
or France unless you permit the m.r-
chant ships of all nations the freedom
TO transport goods not contrahdud" Eng
/ land would griciously give in Hut m
stead OF insisting on such q husiu,sslike
policy ". are sending men down into
the woods OF Maine to hunt for harm
, U.s. Nti''tSN IttlltS NUltu may De an
deavuring To send messages to Germany,
while England and France are freely
permitted TO control the cable Offices OF
all big cities and their diplomats are free
to code messages OF every character This
- absolute hypocrisy on our part and
som" day We shall be- obliged to pay
dearly for Il
A. best We have lost good friend
and customer in Germany. and IT may
hc hat the continuation Of this policy
90 ours may result i'm our inancia ruin
with he Others. so long as W. ere using
! 'hc sale Of these munitions Of war for
the cancellation OF foreign d,hts We
, may avoid losses hut just as soon as
We begin 10 take bonds or credits in nav
ment We are running great risks. II
| TINS war continues another year at the
rrcser' Increasing rate the bonds Of these
European governments will be worth
only % cents on the dollar. while credits
now being given us will be valuci",s
li'u'e mot only do logic and statistics
lndicat" that the war viii not be- long
ION. helicv" that our own pconlc will
soon wax" up and demand q cessation
o' h"Si.litics for our own political and
intu'h' preservation. During IA, pros-
NJ week hope 20 obtain som. .nr,r-
nation 10y which | can suggest I'm next
| Mondays article how his cessation NJ
hoshlacS may come about