The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-07
F11ancter Believes War
Cannot Last Beyond 1915
Roger W. Babson Says Bankers and Armament Makers Are
Beginning to Realize Possibility That Advances
Will Not BE Rapid


tarists of both sides and all parties
believe in the depths OF their minds
that the result will be draw. War
| Is too expensive When Il costs about
$4,000 TO Kill a man. and men are
being killed at the rate of 5000 q day.
even the armament makers are getting a
little frightened as to whether they will
ever get their money or whether the
bonds they are getting will eventually be
of any value. And yet feel rather
sorry In way for these helpless mill
tarlsts, for my experience shows that the
people who make war are those who are
unable to mako anything else!'
Cause Of the War.
I asked DR.. Jordan about his ideas re-
garding the causes OF the war and It's
effect on the history OF the world, and
MS reply exhibits splendid spirit Of neu-
trality. He Insisted that the people of
none or these nations wanted war: that
all OF these nations have contributed
much 10 the worlds progress, and that
1t would be a great pity TO have any one
or them crushed. DIR. Jordan believes
that the worlds preparedness for war was
one cause OF the war. lie takes the usual
attitude OF tho pacfist. that so long as
nations continue to arm wars will con-
tinue, and hence that the way to elm.
mate war is to sink the battleships and
not think u nccess try, as so many OF us
do. that peace must come as a by-product
and that battleshps and ornaments are
necessary until nations are permitted 20
obtain peaceaby everything which they
can obtain through war. Or. Jordan
states his position very patty by using
the expression. When nobody is loaded
there can be no explosion"
Or. Jordan believes that the nations Of
Europe could exist with unfortiied bound
aries similar 10 that between tho United
states and Canada. Personally ] feel
that the reason why tho United states
and Canada have not gone 10 war In be.
cause they both have all the territory
they want and are 50 sparsely populated
that there Is no economic excuse for war
Furthermore, | believe that when the
United states and Canada are as densely
populated as are Germany and France
this great boundary line must be fortl-
ned provided the nations are not by that
time united In some sort OF federation
When ! asked DR. Jordan as to the
probable outcome Of the war. he replied rs
follows:
America stands for personal freedom
and opportunity. The result of the war
will further this idea internationally and
VIII tend to bring about international
freedom and International opportunity
Both the English cry OF Britannia rules
the waves and the German slogan
Deutschland ueber Allies mus. give way
to the development OF international
democracy. few years ago the people
OF Europe looked down upon America
but to-day they all envy us and wish
they also were born In a land free from
secret diplomatic alliances. where a war
could rot be declared except through the
vote Of the people. America has solved
It's problems through cooperation and
COMPROMISE; the world must solve it's
problems IN the same way. Yes. this war
is going To- work both for greater inter-
national freedom and for greater inter-
national democracy. People will he
taught that the nation must work for the
individual rather than the individual for
tine nation. After this war is over the
people of Europe VIII no longer trea.
ih'.H Governments a. g.ld"d chariots and
follow ut their tram. hut ~ farm wagons
to work for them and do the drudrery
which they as individuals cannot do"