The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-25
WAR TO hell
PROGRESS ] | 6 5 o.
DEMOCRACY
Says Ex-senator Beveridge,
Who Has Just r Returned
from Europe.

NEW YORK, Apr. - ~ Senator
BeNeridge. Of Indiana. has just come
back from a visit 10 the hattlefronts
81 the European war At a dinnerFof
the Sphinx club. an association OF in
fuenial business men Of New FORK
City a recent evening. Mr.. Bever-
idge. who was the speaker OF the
evening. save a vivid account Of some
of his experiences and an interpreta-
ton OF what he believes Will be the
effect OF the waron future European
history. says the Outlook
Mr. Beverage has very marked
skill as a public speaker and writer.
and his narration OF mis- physical and
his psychological adventures was
highly interesting The physical hor-
rors Of the war he acknowledged. beg
gar any collection of adjectives known
to the English tongue. But it was
not the horrors that impressed him;
it was the wonderful human qualities
OF percision, orderliness. loyalty, Co
operation, self sacrifice and spiritual
devotion among officers and men on
both sides. 1t is impossible, he thinks
at this time. to predict either the
length or the outcome OF the war.
While both sides are confident, the
ablest leaders Of Germany and of the
allies are refraining from prediction
But in his Judgment. whichever side
is victorious, there is one effect Of
the war that can be prophe sied with
reasonable certainty. His prophecy
is that the progress OF democracy and
social justice will have an enorm Gus
impetus in Europe as a result#of the
conflict
He wished to avoid the use or the
word socialism in It's partisan and po-
lit:cal sense. bit he expressed the be-
lief that great steps had been taken
in the direction of the specialization
of government which can never be
#retracted. In Germany the govern
ment under martial law, has taken
over practically all Industry, is reg
#ulating prices. and is directing the
employment or men IN civil life as
we'll as in the ranks of the army
This is SO successful that5it is likely
TO go en- after peace has been attain
ed.
81 England has passed what is known
as the communicating bill. This
brief. but very comprehen siEe and
potent act of parliament enables the
government to take over the rail-
ways, the docks. private industrial
factories, and actually to tell pri-
tvate citizen what he shall do and what
he shall not in the form of industry.
The same economic movement la OBJ
servable in France. For generations.
civilized countries have recognized
not only the right but the propriety
of government direction or armies for
the public safety in time Of war Eu-
rope has suddenly awakened to the
fact thatthe same right and propriety
may lie in government direction OF
industry for the public welfare in
times of peace.
Mr. Beveridge believes that ne do
not vet realize in his country what
the European war has done in few
weeks to develop and establish in
5p1a ctsce the idea of cooperative in
5dustry under government direction
The lesson which he. draws is that
America must also in the field of fn-
dustrv and commerce turn from the
selfish competitive individualism OF
the 5laissez7faire school OF economics
to tinn and specialization. and
to the belief that wealth is not amend
hut means for llectual and spit
$itual developm ent. II We are not to B
be hopelessly left behind by Europe
in the worlds progress at the close
of the wa 4. 533iss 845