The War That Will End War

THE WAR THAT WILL END WAR, by H. G. Wells, contains a series of eleven essays pertaining to the war. Many of them have appeared elsewhere and are now collected for the first time. Among the numerous interesting thoughts so well and graphically expressed are those concerning the influences of Kruppism. The author tells us "whatever may be said of the practicability of national disarmament there can be no dispute, not merely of the possibility but of the supreme necessity, of ending...
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THE WAR THAT WILL END WAR, by H. G. Wells, contains a series of eleven essays pertaining to the war. Many of them have appeared elsewhere and are now collected for the first time. Among the numerous interesting thoughts so well and graphically expressed are those concerning the influences of Kruppism. The author tells us "whatever may be said of the practicability of national disarmament there can be no dispute, not merely of the possibility but of the supreme necessity, of ending forever the days of private profit in the instruments of death. That is the evil thing at the very center of this trouble." This sordid and enormous trade in the engines of destruction by one of the most gigantic organizations in the world, is a matter that should not be overlooked, according to Mr. Wells. It has its bought newspapers, its paid spies, its agents, its scandals and its shareholders. Governmental loans have often been placed to the credit of smaller nations with the proviso that their armament be purchased from the Krupps. On this huge scale it even exceeds the immoralities of the liquor traffic for it can thrive only by creating national envy and hatred, and by thus bringing the world as near to actual warfare as possible. This does not even take into account the enormous burden of purchased war implements placed upon a peace-loving nation by their terrified or venal statesmen. There is much more for thought and interest in this book.