New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-10
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

o the Editor or Inc tribune.
Sir; Before this war is over the nations
of Europe will be in bankruptcy, economical
ly and psychologically The role Of leading
the trend of civilization will belong wholly
to the United States. Perhaps the only IN
crushable nation that will remain in Europe
is Russian. In the Far East Mongolian ideals
will prevail. Thus there will be three world
races left on which will depend the future
evolution Of human aspirations, the future Of
civilization.
the question comes, Which Of those three
world powers viii have the biggest say?
Numerically, the Mongolans are the strong
est. Economically, the American race IS
supreme. Acsthetcally the Slavs surpass
their rivals. A strain OF fatalism, tendency
10 absolute individualism and disregard TO
life in certain phases are the peculiar traits
that dominate all these races. The East
has its philosophy. in which we Occidentals
cannot approach it, There are loftlnes'
and depth in the Slsv art which the others
have never reached. Take Turgencf, Dos
toiewsky. Krylof, Ostrowsky or Balmont;
compare the best American writer with them
and you will find the Russians far above the
rest The same is true of American economic
ceniuses. Of American public men.
What the Japanese and Chinese will do IN
their future social-politcal aspirations IS
somewhat unclear to our Western mind.
Their psychology and mental mechanism are
different from ours; so VIC leave them to
themselves. There is no doubt that China
and japan will join hands in the next few
generations and form kind of Monaghan
federation Of the East. Ny experience with
the Mongolians, though / am half Mongol-
ian myself, points TO the fact that the East
belongs to them and that we should keep
out Of it.
The Germans, English and French will
fight until nothing is left of them. Their
existence and power were artificial, anyhow.
They existed from the Americans. the Rus
slams and the Orientals, either in the form
Of trade or from a plain social political eX-
ploitation. Mr.. John Hays Hammond said
in an address TO the members Of the National
Association of Manufacturers that the Ameri-
can invisible exports" to Europe amounted
usually to from five to six hundred million
dollars yearly. This money was spent by the
American tourists and students in Europe
money sent by emigrants, etc. The same was
the case with the Russians. The Russians
and Americans spent annually millions OF
dollars in France, Germany, Italy, Switzer-
land and England.
The war viii last year perhaps two or
three years. All wars are the results Of
certain psychologist causes. but never Of any
economic ones as the majority of our writ
ers maintain Germany, for a whole genera
tion before this war; was nothing but huge
barrack You could see the German idealized
military heroes everywhere. on the street, in
society, in the press and IN the churches.
Bismarck Moltke and the Hohenzollerns
were the civilization die Kultur. the god and
everything The German military disease
naturally affected Russia, France, England
end Japan At the Russian court every
thing was German. The Baltic Germans dom
mated the Russian Car, politics and public
opinion. Germany made most OF ITS riches
/ from selling ammunition and machinery to
Russia. Building Of guns, battleships and
army supplies was looked upon as good
business.
The United States will be perfect econom-
ically when the war ends TO come TO a rescue
of ruined Europe, but pretty weak psychology
| ically. which after all Is the chief strength
| in this, life. Following decadent Europe
America has lost lot Of its original vitality
and national potentially. We have crystal
! lized nothing az which we could point with
| pride as the symbol Of our racial soul. Our
national institutions are mere shells; VIC are
too much I'm the hands Of our professional
politicians The curse IN the United States