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NEAR TO DESTRUCTION

New York, Apr. 15. during the World War. To-day any great power can produce that much A monumental series of 152 in a single afternoon. This fact, volumes. written by thirty-five terrifying as it is, is nevertheless a

guarantee of

of peace as far as there a war-time cabinet ministers and any for governments are, aware of the world's most eminent his-the danger. The war to end war may not prove a phrase to justify the torians and economists has just cynic, if atter all the haunting fear been-published under the general of ita return has a sobering infuence on those who have not yet learned title "Social and Economic His- how to use peace, but have come to tory of the World War." This realize that they must learn they

are to survivic, tremendous compilation, com- pleted after almost twenty years of arduous Inbour, was edited and Hupervised by Dr. James T. Shotwell, director Division of History and mies of the Carnegie ment for International Peace which sponsored this work with the purpose of exposing the economic waste and futility of war.

More

"The final lesson of the World War is that no nation is safe so long as this technique of war is practiced by great nations."

COST OF WORLD WAR The Impossibility of accurately

of the Econo-estimating the cost of the World War, Endow-was emphasized by Dr. Shotwell,

"To make such an estimate, it would be necessary first to reduce all the post-war currencies through a dozen years to a single basis, and this has never been done. It must be utter remembered that the cost of war continued to operato long after the fighting was finished. Most of the battles were fought on the grain than 200,000 individual felds volumes of the series' have already felds of Iowa and Kansas during the great depression when the whole been printed in the original languages credit structure which had been built In which they were written, English, up

disturbances of war up ou

out of the Italian, French, German, Norwegian, cracked. Then those who had either Swedish.

Czech Danish,

and real estate or stocks bought in an in- Hungarian. The history also includes flated market during the war-thine a series on Russla published in or post war speculation, found that English and written by these in high the destruction of the buying power places in the Czarist Government,

of civilization, destroyed the world The history is the first attempt over through the process of war, hnd ever made to analyze war is such a not been

restored. "Secondly, to estimate the War cost fundamental ond far

reaching manner. The project started in the it will be necessary to know the un- autumn of 1914 upon the suggestion employment costs, of the late Elihu Root, then President destruction of credit, and a readjust- of the Endowment, and Professor ment of markets. Shotwell outlined the possibilities at that time and the plan he proposed was substantially adopted

PERSONNEL ENGAGED

Dr. Shotwell was Chairman of the Division of History of the American Delegation to the Peace Conference After the Versailles Treaty he re- mained in Europe for some six years and appointed editors or set up editorial boards in twelve countries, of noted statesmen and

consists, especially those prominent

the cost of the

"Also, it would be necessary to con- sider taxation for subsidies on tracie, efforts to stimulate industries by nationalist governments and finally would have to include the sad spectacle of the present day effort of Germany to defy economic laws In effort which is dislocating trede the order to restore its military might, nn

world over. These are definite re- sulta of the World War and adds by billions to the cost of that balance sheet.

"Equally important was the way in which the war involved all parts of in the conduct of the war. Among the world, neutral as well as belliger- those planning the work were Gustav ents. The Scandinavian countries Bauer, ex-Chancellor of Germany; and Holland seemed at first to have President Masaryk of Czecho-

Slovakia; Professor Max Sering,

head profited like the United States, which

BOWLER-Cares of state were laid aside when Per Albin Hans- son, Premier of Sweden, shown above, bowled the first ball to open the new Soedra Bowling Hall in Stockholm, recently. The Premier is an enthusiastic play- er of "ninepins," as the game is called in Sweden.

Festival

Of Youth

At Wembley

BEVY OF BRITISH BEAUTIES London, Apr. 15.

A feature of the Festival

of the Technical Economie Commis- was neutral, but when the balance of Youth to be held on July sion of the German War Office;

Charles Rist, formerly vice governor

tani, former Minister of Finance of Japan; and Sir William H.Beveridge, director of the London School of

Economics.

struck ten years after the war, and 3 at Wembley stadium in the depleted buying power Europe

neutrals, the

neutrals found them-

overenpitalized war industries which

of the Bank of France; Baron war profits of the aid of the King George V losers and not winners, An memorial fund will be a instance of this was shown in the parade of 36 British girls were dead weight when the war was with figures as near to that The completed history gives the over, unable to readjust to peace of the Venus de Milo as can effects of the World War, the nature time usages."-United Press.

be found. They will repre- of its displacement and the extent of its cost.

sent the Women's Amateur Athletic Association.

"These volumes have been written

on the basis of war-time documents Film Romeo'

interpreted by authorities, Dr. Shot-

well pointed out. "It has bee Causes Suicide

calculated that the war produced ever

200 miles of documents, they were

ked side by side. The British In Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Apr. 15. Shakespeare's "Romeo and

documents alone would cover thirty- five miles. Obviously much of the material has been impossible to keep and has already been destroyed. In- cidentally, if any one attempted Lo read 200 miles of documents, allow Juliet," as portrayed on the about one minute to a page it screen by Leslie Howard and would take 5,000 years. Hence, the Norma Shearer, caused an at-, importance of the 'Social and Economic History of the World War. tempted suicide when shown Only those who have lived through here.

ing

the War were capable of directing the A 20-year-old Jewish youth took investigation into the happenings, Romeo's cue when, after witnessing at the Eden cinema, and among them only those qualified ja performance

by scientific training as well as he was so profoundly moved by the knowledge of the event could write." deathless tragedy that he went home and shot himself through the breast. Ho was in love with a Christian giri and feared the difference in

in religions would prevent their marriage.

Special emphasis is laid upon the chief national problems of the coun- trics described, and a striking picture

The association has circu- larized 90 affiliated clubs seeking the "perfect" figures. Nothing is said about faces, but each candidate must have these measurements:

Helcht- fect, four inches to 5 feel, six inches.

Bust 33 to 34 Inches. Hips 30 to 37 inches.

Just to refresh memorles, the measurements of the Venus de Milo

are:

Height 5 feet, four inches. Bust 37 Inches.

Hips-38 Inches.

Mrs. J. Cornell, an offcial of the national A.A.A., hastened to explain

is presented of the extent to which Luckily, the attempt failed and the that not for years has Venus been the war-time social and economic life youth recovered. Unluckily, roman-accepted as the perfèel figure as far

of the neutral states resembles that ce and Shakespeare are not recognizas bust is concerned. Then why of the belligerents.

ed by the law us

us extenuating cir-

be

Dr. Shotwell in analyzing the con- cumstances. Attempted, suicide is were these measurements specified?

"We want to show that women can tents of the volumes believes that crime in the Holy Land under the

criminal code and he was be athletic without losing their between their covers lies a wealth w of data which if read and under-charged-the first case to be tried figures," Mrs. Cornell said. "People get the idea that as soon, as a girl stood by the peoples of the world under the new law.

takes up sports she must lose her The would be a real provențive of war.

Pardoned and on "Some shall

and some shall be punish figure and become a huge, masculine "It is impossible to make any cd," from "Romeo and Juliet," was hulk. accurate statistical measurement of submitted by defence counsel as a the losses caused by the World War, Anal plea for the accused youth, but and this holds true of viini statistics it didn't save him. He was fined and of war costs;" he said.

£30 with the alternative of six months in gaol.-United Press,

"Nevertheless, taking a common- ly accepted estimate of 10,000,000 dead and 2,500,000 missing, we can gel some idea of the vastness of the tragedy for all countries if we think of these men in terms of army forms- tion. In lines of four, marching Lvc feet apart, they would reach come

Australia to Start

Antarctic Exploitation

this

"Well, it isn't so. Athletics help girls keep their gures and parade will show how well. Thero are plenty of girls in the association whose figures conform 10. these requirements and all are trained

thletes.

belter

"The modern girl has a gure than the Venus de Milo the girls in the association can prove it

and will on July 3."

Canberra, Apr. 10. Australia has take the first siena

ing San Francisco before the last of Antarctic circle would prove head of the column would be reach Admiral Richard E. Byrd that the British girls have figures #pprox

the imating these measuremcilts, al- this army of the dead would have

storehouse for coal

and left New York.

thougif girls in American run to many minerals of future civilisations,

smallor ddtions. Most Hillish girls "And yet the capacity for destruc- The Commonwealth government are taller than the Amerikan average, tion in the World War was na inferior has decided to undertake the

national characteristic l to that of 1037 as the feudal forces ut velopment of the mineral resources, tendency to a large bust--and hips. Agincourt in 1415 were to the mill-and especially coal, of Its 2,250,000

The 30 English Vent (or Venuses lary forces in 1914.

geres of Antoretic territory,

A meteorological station is to be and black shorts in the parade on If you prefer) will wear white vests "Some three hundred tons of ex-installed and a survey made of the July, 3, to help the spectator. ingle plosives were dropped on England various deposits.

| them out.—United Press.

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