New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
Modern War and Its Threat
To the Welfare Of Nations
World Security Rests on Trust Between
Races aid Cessation of
Warfare


sr'oai days when nation was divided.
as now, into hostile bands calling
! themselves Socialists, Individualists
Tories, Radicals and other totem names.
zach convinced that it holds the true
fa'th and each ignoring the common
interests of the nation for the narrow
and sectional interests OF it's own de.
nomination"
United States q World Leader
| Philip Gibbs has been In touch with
the alert intelligence of young America.
He finds in it directness Of purpose
foreign to the thought of young Europe
prone to travel in channels of tradition
not cutting it's own path. The United
States has to-day the great opportunity
OF world service in benign leadership
and fearless opposition to all that Is
tainted with past inhumanities. Gibbs
would stir our national leaders 80 sn
assuming of real world guidance.
Through an education Of young citizens
to comprehension of international
| possibilities. he finds means of ad-
vancing our country to place where
vision shall guide to world in unity.
| Norman Angell's aThe Great rllu-
sion" was published year or two be-
fore the opening of the war. 1t was
without doubt the most searching, be-
cause logical attack on the problem
Of international struggle at arms of
the period. AT once men arrayed them
selves in opposing camps, defenders
and attackers Of Angels fundamental
proposition. We know now that he was
close to the center of truth. the
futility of rivalry between peoples,
economic enmities that lead to ths bat
! tleield.
| Angel, with his opinions fortified by
book. "The Fruits Of Victory" which
he calls a sequel to "The Great Illu-
sion" In it, at the outset, one finds
the author still maintaining his unre-
lenting attitude OF stern exposure
That his American readers may get in
tune with his chapters, he includes an
introduction written especially for
them, in which we are reminded that
Armistice Day, 1918, may have meant
the return of armies TO their countries
and their homes, but not in any way
did it mean that the difference between
nations had been adjusted in justice.
The victory left no wholesome fruit
under the trees shaken by the great
wind; only sour and naouldy apples To
carry the metaphor further: the
worlds orchard must be pruned,
cleaned and submitted to treatment
of salutary grating.
Fruits of Victory
Very naturally, ANGEL glances at
| Great Britain at once, before looking
to other nations. The age-old matter
| OF dominion of the sea is in the fore
ground, as ever. England must keep
| the ocean lines open, that her manu-
factures may go forth and food come
| in. together with cotton and other
necessary commodities. This food
problem is determining factor in Gre
ating economic and political conditions
on the continent. The will to live, so
| involved in the question of suatinence,
sends hundreds of thousands of men,
women and children across the Allan
| tic to the United States, and has b re-
dictionary effect on the reconstruction
| of Europe. The swing of the tides Of
| immigration is felt in results in the
| factories of this country which, to ex-
! st, must find outlets for finished goods
the world over. The more acute be-
comes the fight Of nations to live,
Great Britain, France, Germany, the
United States, Japan and the others.
the more easily does each assume to a
| degree a supervision of national re-
sources through governmental commit
tees, drifting toward state socialism.
| This drift tends to follow the lead OF a
| few men, representing many other men,
| leaders IN economic and political cir
cies, to focuS in them the powers of
guidance and command.
| ANGEL hits from the shoulder in his
| sentences on the preponderance of
power. There is in every nation a
public sense of national superiority.
1t is the natural child of the ancient
herd pride. Other peoples may misuse
power, 40 we reason, but we can employ
it wisely, with honor. Such being our
| premise. we go on to build up and
maintain an armament that will force
respect. We are enfolded by two wide
oceans and we hold this armament
merely for defense. But, says Angel,
look out! England talked of splendid
isolation" before the war. You, too,
America, can no longer hold to your
doctrine Of aioofness. In the span of
a quarter-century you have won foot
holds in the Philippines, Hawaii and
the West Indies. Mexico ia likely to
provide you with problem. In the
Panama Canal tolls question and its
relation to the development of a mer-
camille marine and naval competition
with Great Britain, are subjects Of con-
flict involving defense of American in
| terests, out of which will arise entan-