The sun., 1916-11-19
By JAMES D'W. CUTTING.

NJ FAR. in the present state Of
M world civilization, Is no
longer Il struggle for race
existence or for even race supremacy.
whatever were the necessities for
fudimentary man to maintain him.
self against rae extinction. what
ever may have been his danger of
milling under the domination and in
the servitude Of an alien race or OF
being subjected to the spoliation, plum
der and devastation of
presenting %antecedent ideas. tenden-
cieo and concepts utterly differing
from his own religious beliefs, po-
utical organization and psychological
inclination, is now quite a thing OF
the past; this a be affirmed with
certainty as far as Europe Is con-
cerned.
Great invasions Of extraneous races
a no longer menace; desolation,
wasteful and futile wars Of religion
are no longer POSSIBLE: the white man,
creative and progressive. remains
dominant and supreme. And yet. war
among the kindred nations of Europe,
a. fierce. determined and merciless
a. at n period OF the worlds his
tory, still appears as the final ar
bitter for the adjustment Of conditions
that have become intolerable AMI can
NO longer be endured.
What, then, are the influences tina,
samantha c,trh aNpI,.;n,. A..
present day OF advanced and -four
fishing civilization among nations OF
similar race, not differing radically
In industrial and social conformation
and according wide liberation to re-
ligious convictions? The answer IL
readily discovered from a brief exam
1nation Of events. and the state of af-
fairs Immediately preceding and CO.
existent with the important conflicts
Of the last 100 years; they are POI
litical n commercial. But as ths
present era is so distinctly marked by
its great commercial development ant
the potentials presented by cnormou.
accumulations Of wealth brought abour
by manufacture and trade have sc
taken the lead over all other con.
alterations that commercial interests
have become OF first Importance anG
OF necessity now guide and direct pc.
litical interests, subjecting them L
their influences.
The practical result Is hat both po'
litAcal and commercial interests have
became identical. acting and reactinl
as q result OF the same forces. VIVA
] wish TO suggest without c~xpa,iatinl
at too great length on my premise.
Is. IN view Of the i~ntcrlocklng in
terests Of trade and industry end o
the necessity Of International relation.
IN commerce. the i'll effect that woul,
be produced on Europe by the dis
ablement OF Germany. admitting, a,
we must, the Importance and ,Lpso!ut,
necessity to the other states Of Eu
rope that the German nation shoul,
maintain her integrity and vitality.
From the time OF the collap~e an
ultimate extinction Of the NapOleoni,
power by the elimination Of Napo
leon Bonaparte himself England as
Sumed a greater influence and powe
than she had ever previously enjoyed
Her immediate population during tn
VsbDAibS hiNy SVdiS upuDnVu anu Nv
wealth increased to n fabulous extent
even more extraordinary were the ex
pansion and development OF her col
onies.
During the same period condition
In France. although prosperous. SUI
Tered many disturbances, as the re
suit OF which, and also on accoun u
the French dissemination tn exten'
outside OF her own limits. the lncreas
in the numerical and political impor
lance OF France In no way kept pac
with that OF the British. Germany
\too, for many years offered little com
petition TO British aggressiveness. an,
y4tussia remained for the most par
lplungsd In . state Of lethargic, III
(bsrnattng resi-.
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