The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18


war. an arraignnent of principles.
methods and systematic practise
which may he regarded as little short
Of terrific in its thunderbot quality.
Withal, there is no heat, no anger. In
the whole series OF charges. They are
placed. one after another. in calmness
%, spirit. in logical order Whether
the Individual reader agrees with
them or not taken as n whole they
constitute a picture Of the present
conflict and causes thereof az seen by
one Of the most distinguished of liv-
ins Americans For that reason alone
the document IL of inherent interest
pnd corresponding Importance.
Among other things President Eliot
declares that the Government OF Ger
many is the most autocratic in
Europe, that the people OF Germany
do not know what political and So
cal liberty is" He adds without re-
serve that Germans do not know how
free peoples regard the sanctity Of con-
tract, not only for business purposes
but for political purposes. to say moth
Ing of honorable obligations"
In particular. DR.. Eliot delivers a
scathing analysis Of German efficiency,
as he sees IL, (which takes hold Of
very child in Germany at birth. and
follows every youth and every man
and woman through life until DEATH
And this efficiency, he declares, ha.
not brought forth single one OF
many great discoveries i'm surgery,
preventive medicine. chemistry.
physics or complex business organiza-
tons. list of which he draws up in
proof Of his assertion.
Regarding American attitude tow
ard Germany. he says: 1T seems to
Il native American profane to men
ton Bismarck and the German En-
peror in the same breath with WASH
ington and Lincoln"
The document prepared by DR.. Eliot
was published yesterday in book form
by Houghton Miffiin Company. Por-
tons OF IL already have appeared In
certain periodicals: other portions are
based on addresses delivered before
university clubs and other societies.
Much Of the most important part has
not been made public until the pres
mt time. As whole the document Is
entitled 1.-THE Road Toward Peace"
In the opinion of the distinguished
educator the prospect Ia that the
war in Europe will last until one or
other Of the combatants is thoroughly
sXhasted. "One cannot conceive OF
Germany submitting Ia defeat until
she has exhausted her supplies nj
men. money and food" He IL also
sure that equal difficulty will he en-
countertd in conceiving that England
,agN he &c hAr
tausted.
Fortunately from our point OF
view" he adds, there Is no more
resolute or logged people in the world
than the English. and We remember
n that connection with satisfaction
that many OF us are OF English eX-
traction.
AS 10 France new thrill of feel
ing and sentiment has gone through
France. Every one that returns from
France says that the -ople seem
changed, externally and internally.
They are sober and serious. and they
go about their daily work with grave
determination TO Prev mt by any sac
rifces the extinction or the reduction
IN power Of the French nation.
"Bu, what shall | say OF Russia
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but we Americans have learned
IN recon, years a good don, anon, ,ha
Russians. and we fnd in them som.
Qualities which give us hons for tho
huge nation which often seems s,um-
herring or half awake. ss regards both
commercial and political activity We
have had a large number OF Russians
poured in upon us OF recent years,
md We have found them to be an in
dustr.ous. Intelligent romantic peo.
r'a. capable of all the highest sentl-
rents Of human nature. and having
at heart great ambition toward lib
orty and expanding and improving
NE, had occasion to observe while
I was president of Harvard College
thnt there were no more intelligent
students in the university than the
Russians. They had the defects ot