The Washington herald., 1915-04-05
1.-THE AUDACIOUS WAR"
By CLARENCE w. BARRON

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I-nioue and apIivb,ening amo,p tbe
great mass of literature concerning the
war 4, Euron. 10 ,,o,,,n,[ ..Tbo An
dac,ous war" UIonyb,nn N,e;n g. 70,
Inv the ointment anano;aI a,,,hnrit,, Gu
ence w Rarrop nuhIisbsr of no VII
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roau ord pbiI,5aIn,ia ~ p,,r',
Mr.. Barron's observations may safely
ne resaiueu "s authoritative ne mas
had years OIL widc experience ana mas
peeh an eafhest student OF uipiolhauc'
'ihahciai' anu military questions III
America ana Europe. His book on the
war Is .he pFoauet OF penetrating m
Nes'isa'ion anu STUDY OF cause and ell
iect at ciose range MI. Barron having
spent many weeks IN Europe immediate
ioio"hs 'he outbreak OF h"stllltles
ne SHOWS corciusiNely that the lminc-
aia'e causes oi the great struggle are
ioei'''ieo WIN commercial treaties pro-
ItctNe farms anu financial progress.
Inc press Oh thlS country mas presented
the uetaiis Oh prutaIltles ana caiamltles
OF intense ana shocking interest. but
the underlyihG financial and commercial
aspects OF the inception or this clash
OF hatioHs nave not hltncrto been re-
Neaieu' WIN mastery grasp NJ
barron hahdies the mom"nt"us events
reia'eu 10 "orId-ecohohirS or IN" a:st
,rar.. trnm, c,. s mus ,;. auu"'io ,.S
often philosophical viewpoint. Although
primarily intended for the information
and guidance of the banking community,
the ordinary business man and Thought
full readers, generally. will find this
book exceedingly useful
Nm a., T..,r
In his preface, Mr.. Barron says.
Germany is buttrcssed by tariffs
and commercial treaties on every side.
The commercial treaties wrested from
France in 1871 were of more Valu" to
Germany than the billion dollar in
demnity she took as her price to quit
Paris. But did not realize until
this winter how European
countries had warred by tariffs, and
that Russia and GERMANY were pre-
pairing for a great clash at arms over
the renewal of commercial and tlrirr
treaties which expire within TWO wears.
and which had been forced by GERMANY
on Russia during the JAPANESE war.
THE greatest study for Americans
,od.v is Tho snirit of nations AZ show
in mis- war and great lessons for The
1-pitad S,,,es may lao founJ in tl,e
6nance business pa,rintisr, and iuStic.
,b,, s,,rd rortI, IN ,bc I,ritish I'm
,,irn
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The seventeen chapters that comprise
The Audscinus War" present vividIv
=. nd comprehensively. and alNays !nstruc-
lively, such subject as the political
causes of tho war the financial causes of
the war peace proposals. the position of
France French finance. Cen. Joffre's
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form,tion M, .iycn mo IN cn,f-
Ience n attamnt IN zane tho ov.,,.r
number and nosition or troops Kitcbcncr
had ON tho continent reward tho close or
December Rut 7 may tell what anvbody
was free To nick I'M on French soil. 7.
asked an English officer of good rank
how many men the English had at the
front and he resDonded promptly o2y1-0,
ut the front. and JOorO on the lines OF
communication. He was right for that
date in early December. but later more
troops were sent over Indeed. they were
quietly going and coming all the time
across the channel. and Notwithstanding
losses. the number At the front was heinS
augmented. There We're also troops in
training on French soil and $4,000 i'll con-
dition for shipment from England
Kitchener Is one of the greatest re-
serve supply men in the world lie -
a natural-born banker; he Keeps mis- cI"
on ms reserves fuliH as much as on MS
activities and perhaps more So
Glance Forward.
Leaking rorwa ri 70 tho cnd Of fine war
with Icon yisinr ur Rarror nr,.dic,s.
However long Germany may nghi on.
oHehslFelF or del'hsNeE. H'I ''',
must p'E!fi inns Year l"ti ,"' W. ="
VIII ne increasingly h'ter'Ht'u III '"'
terms Oh peace ne "Pi't,oH vi 'I'.'
heht Poit'cai ana ''''ncidl P'oP'" ]"
England Is 'hat Germany "a" nv
repair inc l"'al narhiEe Sh' ,.'"N 'n'''c'
30 lar as hnslahd Is concerned hrN' ~
er 'he destruction OF 'eri'an! war
power giving asSurdh'" "' r'"."i''"
peace comes nrst IN" incorporation ~
every hhahciai loss mat Belgium SUI
1erS rms Is now estimated 1T from
S:ooV,"'"p 10 S-'".''V'"". n'' '"tI'
VIII ne Iett over IN IN" way OF Germany
abilty l" pay. aSId" from the Mel , ana,