Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-11-24

wealth in the successful country. This
wealth is always in the hands OF the rela-
lively few men who have money invested in
foreign trade and explorations. The COM
mov man, who works for wages or salary,
never makes any but small and incidental
gains by successful war, while he always
has to do the fighting and also to pay The
taxes. He is induced to do these things by
means of speeches about patriotism, the ma
tional honor, the need for maintaining the
greatness of his co ntry, and SO forth.
War Profits Wane
Now two great changes have come over
the situation. In the first place, the COM
mon man is becoming increasingly hard to
befool. He is not SO easily excited about
the national honor and other pretexts for
war as once he was The change in this re-
spect is slight, but significant.
In the second place, war does not so OBJ
viously and surely pay profit, even to the
investors for whose benefit it is fought, as
once it did. Thus the business interests of
France and England have obviously not as
whole gained by the late war, although
they won it, They gained new spheres of
influence and manufactures" full of OIL
coal, forests, and backward peoples with
money to spend; but they are too crippled
financially to make use of their prizes. Fur
thermore, they see their business rivals in
the United States and Japan, which did not
get into the war far enough to get hurt
much, enjoying an immense advantage over
them in money and men. nation which
loses in a war most of it's young men and
most of it's money can scarcely gain any
prize that will repay it; for it takes young
men and money to exploit the prize and
hold it.
The British empire was built up by a
series of successful wars, but the British
government doubtless perceives that the
British empire can now best be preserved by
keeping out Of future wars and letting it's
rivals fight. Japan made herself what she is
by fighting first China and then Russia.
Furthermore, the Japanese government still
has faith that it can gain new advantages
by new wars, and this faith is more justi-
fed in the case of Japan than it would be
in that of any other nation This is the
simple and practical reason why Japan
stands out as the most miltaristic nation of
the world today.
If Japan had to fight the United States
or any other western power, military ex-
perts agree that it would be defensive naval
war upon the part of Japan. The western
power would be seeking to check Japan's
exploitation of other Asiatic countries. Japan
would have but ito prevent successful
blockade. If she did this her business inter
ests would have tablished their right to
exploit the greater part of Asia. She might
make an immense gain by war without
heavy loss of men or money There is prob
ably no other nation of which this is trne
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"What can I do for you, sir?'' asked the
salesman.
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VII it?
The poulterer had just received some live
chickens in crate from the country.
The crate was just being lifted off cart
as Mrs. Newlywed entered to buy the Sunday
dinner.
eff you like, maam," offered the poulterer,
''Ill kill and dress a couple of these chickens
and send them over to your house..
''Wel1, replied the young housekeeper,
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that they are fresh you may"