The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-01-14
FRIDAY MORNING,
JANUARY iA 1915.
'HE ADvtRTISERts aM.wEEKLY
After the War

.66AIO one can definitely answer the often put
IN question what will happen after the war,
or define the new map Of Europe, or foretell the
effects of this struggle upon the monarchies OF
Europe" writes Henry Clews, in his annual finan-
cial review, under date Of December 81 Never
theless, the outcome Of certain new tendencies
can be somewhat apprehended and readjustments
Of great Importance are inevitable. When peace
comes democracy will make great strides, espe-
eially in Great Britain, Germany and Russia and
possibly in Italy also Class differences will be
largely modified. A better understanding will be
attained between extremes in the social scale
also between capital and labor, partly as result
OF the comradeship Bred through sharing COM
mon dangers on the battlefield or in the trenches.
In spite OF new animosities many old ones will be
forgotten. Many old problems and many former
evils will melt away under the new ones pressing
for solution 1t is safe to believe that out Of this
tragic struggle of fire and sword much good will
eventually come. In some respects the world will
be saner and better than before the struggle Even
the bitter hatred eating into the yitals OF ma
tons will gradually soften and disappear. And
above all it is reasonable to hope that no other
great war will occur for many years to come Some
preventive, in the form of enforced peace If neces-
sary, will be applied. g.. .fg
@Great changes are to be expected in the forma-
unless all signs fail we are to see widening of
government activities the world over, especially
IN the industrial field, The war forced Great
Britain into socialstic measures on a scale never
before contemplated, and it remains to be seen
whether that Government will loosen It's control
OF railroad insurance, shipping ard the manu-
featuring enterprises undertaken as war measures.
Increased government regulation seems inevitable.
How far that will extend into actual owernship
remains to be seen. Suffice it to say that Europe
has to face long and unsettling period of recon
struction and readjustment to new theories of
social activities which will cause much unrest The
reflex action of the war upon the political situa-
tion in the United States will also be interest
ing problem, With its consequent stimulus upon
American trade and industry we are already fami-
liar, but whether the unrest and extravaganza OF
this country, derived from prolonged prosperity,
will be checked as abroad, only the future can
determine. This country has not been chastened
by serious adversely or overwhelming crises for
many years. and we capnot expect to entirely
escape the reflex actionsof hse upheaval in Europe,
which sooner or later will reach these shores"
Mr.. Clews believes it is folly to suppose that
the United States is going to gain and hold much
of the foreign markets now open tor her without
struggle after the war terminates. Germany,
although tremendously handicapped as she
will be by financial, commercial and human
exhaustion, will nevertheless make a y SUI
preme struggle for recovery in foreign trade,
and "by her wonderful organizing powers, plus
her scientific methods and government help she
will undoubtedly rally more vigorously and eff
fectively than her enemies disposed to expect
Great Britain" says the banker, "has also suf-
fered in her foreign trade but relatively much less
than any of the belgerents because of her ability
to keep open the worlds highways for herself and
friends while closing them to her enemies. When
the war ends Great Britain will undoubtedly re.
cover more quickly and be larger gamer by the
war than any of the belligerents, With her EN-
pire firmly welded as unit probably than
before, with the world free of war for long
period thereafter, with her people strengthened
sobered and energized by adversely, with her ter.
rtOry undeVastated, she will be more free thar
ever to pursue her policy o. worldwide develop
ment and peaceful conquest. Our chief CONNER
cia rival will undoubtedly be Great Britain, but
in this there will be stimulus without danger So
long the spirit Of fairness and freedom possesse.
both nations in their intercourse--and provided
always that both nations preserve the willingness,
to reason out all differences of opinion and in
terest, as for the last hundred years" ~