The sun., 1916-11-23

ter 0i9ilIuoiOu ana ulohppVup"e"s -
feellnnothat they looked to this greatest
OF neutral Powers for leadership to pro.
<ect the interests Of neutrals ana looked
In vain.
II am not here to charge any man or
any party or any section or any class
with complete responsibility for this por-
tentous bouleversement In our relations
with the rest OF the world. have pre-
vious to the election criticised that which
I regarded as unfortunate In our foreign
policy, but now that the American poo
pie have placed the stamp Of their ap-
provai upon the administrative acts or
the last four years. the minority party
to which I belong should. while reserv-
Ing to itself the fullest liberty OF criti-
cism as to future acts. yet accept II ~
the will Of the American people.
"The world IL not likely to forget that
we Of all nations. willingly or unwilling
ly, have found enormous prosperity IN
the infinite suffering Of other nations.
and when this fratricidal war ~ over the
nerves OF the world will he those OF
neurasthen!c and as dangerous to an
tasonize.
This fact Is the more portentous as
there will be an increasing tendency In
the future for nations to act not As units
but In groups, and II this nation should
through any reason become involved In
war with any leading Power. that
Power Is not likely to night alone, while
In the present attitude OF the rest OF the
world toward neutral America II would
be only natural II this nation In such
event were left to fight its own battles
as best II could. In this connection our
recent experience on the Mexican border
should give us nome food for reflection" "
The present war II only the forerunn"r
Of other titanic struggles. said Mr.. Beck.
In the International hatred th0t will last
for decades, In his opinion. the United
states will md Il dificult. perhaps i'm
possible. TO escape ENHANCEMENT with
the strife.
spirit Of Unrest shown.
Mr.. vanderlip said In part:
THE recurring disturbances OF strikes
and OF threatened strikes show that II ID
no small spirit Of unrest that troubles
/ the social and economic life OF the ma
ton. This country indulges in = lavish
waste through strikes. the losses from
which would appail any less wealthy nA'
( ton. The cost OF the recent garment
makers strike In New York city has
been estimated TO be in the neighborhooc
OF $50. 900 900.
The last anthracite coal strike In thu
snort course OF UVo UOUtHS
loss OF 100000 900 to employers anc
employees In the community. ] have
seen the statement that in q single yea,
the losses that could he attributed tc
labor disturbances In this country tota
more than a billion dollars. OF course
the real losses that may be traced Il
the friction In the social order that ex
lists from this one cause alone are be
yond computation.
I'VE may compute In any particular
case what the loss Of wages has been
what the losses an profits foot up. ant
u the strike has been accompanied b!
violence what has been the result II
losses Of property. But such statistic
only reveal the social losses and wastag
attendant upon these conditions.
I'VE have such situation. II seem
to me, a true index to condition o
dangerous restlsssness In our modern In
dustry. should like to go bit furthe
and pry beneath these ugly facts whicl
are merely outward reflections OF dis
harmony within the social body.
I'VE must 20 step further thar
joining individuals into orEan!zations-
there needs to be cooperation between