The Washington times., 1920-06-06

aments; those paroSysmal "crisis"
which racked diplomacy's feverish
frame; those ferocious struggles
which desolsted the Balkans: what
were all these but symptoms denot-
ing a consuming disease?
TsdAy. by 4 esntrnst. We think 81
Tie greaf war n hAv4n6 s.aitte. .
wsria beskf-. is srsrsund p>see.
wHe. the ESest wsr began. Eng
Iani was sn the vsswe Of civil stxife.
Ru>sis was In the thrses - m scute
sseisi revolt. l&sy hsA- tuSt passeA
throQxh sred week. tArea4en1Rg
anarchy. and every EarsDela essiD-
try was suffering froA grave internal
disorders.
It was a strange, nigistmarish tfns.
that early summer OF 1914, today Quita
oversh allowed by subsequent events,
but which later generations win as
sign a proper place in the chain sf
worid-history.
AFTERMATH TO DEAL WITH.
Well. Armageddon began and ran
its horrid course. With the grim
chronology of those dreary years this
aftermath thst We here deal And
that is a sufficiently gloomy theme.
The material iosses are prodigious-
the vital losses appalling, while the
spiritual losses have well-niCh benk-
| rupted the human soul.
Turning first to tho material lessas
they are, of course, in the broadest
sense inealculable, but approximats
| estimates have been made.
| Perhaps the best Of them II -
anssysis made ~ Prof. Ernest L. 'Bo-
CERT, whs places the direct eeets 81
| the war at SIss, 80. .0So.0oo md tho In
direct costs at r1Sl So, 0,0oe ~, tsus
arriving at the sfspendous tsfal Of
s337 ,0o0. 80 go. These weH-EiGh is-
! csneeivabIe estimates still ds not ar
suately represent the total fessea. Ag-
ured even in monetary terms, fer. a.
Pref. Boeert renarkss
The figures presented in this sum
mary are both incomprehensfble and
appalling, yet these do not take into
account the effect OF the war on life,
human vitality, economic well-beins.
ethics. morality or other phases OF
human relationship and activities
which have been disorganized and in
jured.
lit IL evident that the real essts Of
the war cannot he measured by the
direct money sstIays of the beiiiser-
eats. but that the very breakdsws ct
, modern ccono.sic society might he the
price exactcd."
Yet prodisio ious as has been the de-
struction OF wealth, the destruction os
| life is even more serious. Never bee
fore were such masses OF nncr arrayed
for mutual slaughter.
RUSSIA SUFFERED MOST.
During the late war nearly 10000 -
900 soldiers were mobili2cd. and the
com bstants suffered 80. 900. o0O casual
ties. OF whom nearly s0G0.0O0 were
killed OF died OF diseases. nearly
! I 9. 900, 900 were wounded and 1000 OpO
taken prisoners.
The greatest sufferer vas Russia,
" hich had over 9.bOU.COO casualties.
while next in order came Germany
with 6.0OO, ,OOO and France with 1890. =
UOO casualties. The British empire
had 5000. 900 casualties. America y
losscs were Relatively slight. our total
cIsualties being n tribe under 900 .00p
y And this Is only the beginning 81
Nte story. The figures just quoted
, e:er only 10 ii2hting men. They take
,, , account oc the civilian population.
y, " total loss o. life directly attribu-
IA Nc to the war is probably fully
90, 10000, while ir dccressod birIn
rat, y BE- added tho total would rise to
near " 50O00.O0O.
lu rthermorc, SO far Us civilian
death : arc concerned. the terri hls
condit tons prevailing over y R~eat
part q, ' Europe since the cioSc CO 1915
baN, q sgscG add 1onai losSen, rel&
tjvc.r.y.f gcye'r - tEGsc daring Ih'
Wa: &.st .
Nc.,r ~ 80. -. c.'...' rr"',siicr
a.. .",, I..',....s. '". "'s-'"'' st-
,cdntina, on Ees. 5, Column l.,