Show europe Is not wrecked and ruined by the greatest war of history by OSCAR T CROSBY council europe has not been crushed by the war and her outlook is not a desolate one when a continent or a country is ruined you do not have to call witnesses to prove it in tho the united states the war roused latent intent human forces which lind had been neglected and presented to us its at tile the conclusion of the war an industrial and agricultural agri cultural equipment far superior to lie one wo we possessed before in ili europe the wars effect upon real wealth nil and production lias has not been different in character each of tho ilia principal belligerent nations has vastly increased its ita mechanical capacity for production glands En greatest loss is that of merchant ships while her power to replace those ships is so much increased that the loss will soon bo be more than made good in france there is an ugly streak of devastation running from flan tiers to verdun thousands have lost their private fortunes but their desolation is not tho the ruin of franco france nor will it even bear heavily upon tho the task of french reconstruction during tile critical years because full restitution will bo be made by german money and german labor france exhibits the game bamo attributes of increased producing that are shown in great britain and tile the united states germany it is well off except in the case of her merchant marine her industrial plants tire nrc intact and the pence peace conference lias has conferred upon lier her a unique advantage in ili the power to man them thein by abolishing tho ilia military establishment in that eliat country what the world produces in food it consumes every year no matter whether there is pence peace or war there is a liard hard pinch in some places at present but the crops now being harvested will take us over the peak of privation tito tho world will need alvo years to rest and recuperate and ten more before another great conflict can be staged enduring peace will remain a phantom until the instrument it for making war are taken away from separate governments and in trusted entirely to a society of nations |