New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-18
CRITICISM
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The War Peace and Amerca-A Capital Little
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, cheney grows" To the German democ-
racy means government OF the people
for the people; Of the meaning OF gov
ernmcnt "by the people he has little
1 idea. Professor Giddings believes that
I the highest good OF the world will be
furthered by combination of the two
theories. Professor Nllloughby, IN his
consideration Of the relation OF the
+ indy dual TO the state, begins by OBJ
serving that ian adequate treatment
of the issues drawn between the Kultur
of Germany and that of other nations
would involve what would practically
be a critical examination of the clvill-
zation of to-day" and then proceeds
to give a lucid account OF the much
discussed German Kultur. He. like
Professor Giddings, advises democracy
to take from Germany what il needs
for the better administration OF its az
fairs.
That the combatants on both sides
have. on the whole, observed the rules
of international law is the opinion ex-
pressed by Professor Wilson. Japan
appears to have adhered most scrupu-
lousy to the Declaration of London.
Aerial warfare is, so far as interna-
tional law is concerned. still literally
up in the air; as to the use of suhma-
rines, the rules are still to be made.
Professor Johnson's paper on the
war and international commerce and
finance deserves closest reading by
Americans. He warns US against san
guine expectations of the early transfer
of the worlds financial centre from
London to New York, and deals with
common sense with the whole question
Of that export trade which we expected
TO ftfV ac n IN N hg r
easements of the great commercial
European powers at war. He, like Pro-
lessor Seligman, points out that
foreign trade follows investment
Of capital abroad. So far as South
America is concerned, he repeats the
good advice so often given 10 our mer-
chants and manufacturers these last
ten years, and so generally ignored.
Rear-Admiral Goodrich manages to
write most revealingly on the military
and naval surprises of the war, while
vet needing the Presidents strict order
forbidding our officers to discuss the
subject publicly. Altogether a most
informing, exceptionally able and sug-
cestive book for immediate reading.
Sir Oliver Lodge speaks largely in
quotation from Kant and Fichte and
Hegel, from Trcitschke, Barnhardi,
Cramb and Nietzsche, from Wells and
Bennett and the British periodical
press. England, he knows, is pursuing
no selfish aims; she is fighting the bat
tie Of Christianity against Belial Prus-
sianism is the enemy of Germany as
well as of the world but he sees that
in the organization and administration
of the arts of peace the world, and
England more particularly, may learn
much from Kultur. should ere now have
borrowed from il much that makes for
the greatest material good, at least, OF
the greatest number. In fact, after the
war Great BvitaIn must set her house
in order. When he starts to remake
the map Of Europe Sir Oliver is rather
bcw.lGering because, on the whole, the
matter seems so simple to him. Pales-
tine he would give back to Egypt; and
he hopes that Constantinople and He
Egoland. like Gibraltar hitherto, may
be used as guarantees of opportunity
for peaceable development and prog
rcss." Germany must not be allowed
to retain its fe It. and the Kiel Canal
must be neutralized The lost German
colonies must not be restored, but "ul-
timately there may be future for Ger
man colonies in South America" And,
adds Sir Oliver graphically, of that de
velopmcnt be attempted, | trust that
we shall initiate the example OF our
friends in the northern continent, and
remain strictly neutral and impartial"
1t is not, however, its attempt at
practical statesmanship which makes
this little book notable. Its fine quality
lies in the elevation Of its thought on
the problems Of humanity on its way
10 better things.