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10 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1907. She Comments on the Federa tion of the World From a Kail- road Magnate’s Standpoint. M B WALTER J. HARTNETT, of San Francisco, member Ameri can Society of Internationa] Law, vice president of Mr. George Onuld’M Pacific railroad, and a man of brilliant mental endowments, has pub lished a booklet on the federation of the world. It Is worth quoting liberally from. Like the growth of a tree from a seed, the growth of the modern llleal has been- of an inevitable and fateful character, and In its present stage a discerning eye can perceive the outlines of the grand consummation. Imihedlately preceding the more defi nite conception of a world federation are to be seen a number of nourishing factors, each adding Its quota, its en ergy; as, for .example, the application of steam to navigation and to land transportation, the extension of tele graph and telephone, the Industrial in ventions which have rendered each country dependent on others for vast quantities of supplies, the practice of international loaning of money, the growth of International brotherhoods, the readier and c heaper production of books, the elimination of national prejudices, each of these bringing ma terial benefit and Inculcating ideas of Inter-dependence and mutual help on a national scale. Terriblo Cost of Fighting Machinery. Then Mr. Harnett proceeds to give some very Interesting figures and to draw some very nntural conclusions, as follows: The expenditures by the nations of Europe for military and naval purposes aggregate probably more than $1,500,- 000,000 per year. In the standing prtnleK and the navies of those nations there arc now about 4,000,000 men. This vast number of men constitutes Just so much Energy directed to other than productive ends. What It costs to maintain these men represents on the one hand money de rived from governmental revenues other than taxes,-which money might be used by the government for the public benefit; and, on the other hand, money derived from taxes, which money, re tained by the tax-payers, would better -their condition. It Is the destiny of the United States to extend a friendly hand to the civili zation that will develop In the lluvsian territory bordering on the shores of the Pacific. Suppose the disarmament of Euro pean countries. Of these about 135,000 would be ofll cers, men of trained minds. Assuming that these 2,700,000 men would, «;n an average, earn 1400 per year apiece, this would moan an Increase of over $1,000,000,000 per year in wages alcne. It Is likely, too. that the great majority of these men would work for others and receive wages considerably lower # hnn the value they produce. And further: We should have that part of the governmental revenues other than taxes and that part of the Incomes of civilians expended by them as taxes at present devoted to the maintenance of these men and the equipment, fort I flcatlons, men-of-war, ate* correspond Ing to them, redistributed and turned Into more beneficial* channels. The money thus set free to be applied to public Improvements, and that now ex pended by civilians as taxes, but In the event of disarmament restored to them, would amount in round numbers to, say, $1.000.000,000. We should, therefore, have to * the credit of European nations, as the re sult of disarmament, a yearly incre ment of wealth which we may conser vatively estimate at $1,000,000,000, and a yearly addition to public improve ments and personal comfort and well being represented by the amount of $1,- 000,000,000—a total betterment of $2,- 000.000,000! Great Benefits Would Result. Ever since I have been In Europe I have been oppressed and depressed by the thought of what all this para phernalia of war.was costing the world, and I have tried In my poor, weak brained woman way to Imagine what the economy to the world would be If there were no such thing as an army to maintain and no preparations for, war were' needed. And now here It Is. all down in black and white figures: Mr. Bartnett says: While the foregoing figures cannot In ahy case be considered exact, they nevertheless are so nearly so as to in dicate the magnitude of the benefit tiiat would result from disarmament. In addition - to the above, the fol lowing words from Mr. Vivian, of the t'rlthth House of Commons, are to the point: “War expenditure lessens the DRINK A BOTTLE EVERY WHERE national and commercial credit, in tensifies the unemployed problem, re duces the resources available for so la! reform and presseaWIth exception al severity upon the Industrial classes.” Common International Standards. Mr. Bartnett proceeds to suggest the adoption of a uniform standard of ex change throughout the world—common standards of weight and measure and the Introduction of a universal lan guage. to help along the federation of the world. Again, he says: It Is commonly accepted that the wel fare and prosperity of mankind de pend more upon agriculture than upon any other Industry. Statistics from ull lands on the pro duction and consumption of agricul tural products. Intelligently dissemina ted, must affect the destinies of mil lions of people. Official and reliable* data concerning' the results obtained by such men as Luther Burbank, and miscellaneous Information such as that guthored by organizations like the United States department of agricul ture, If spread throughout the world freely for the .benefit of all who are Interested, .-annot but profoundly^ In fluence for the better the agriculture of the world and consequently improve the condition of the people. If the advance made by'our fanner* in wheat growing during the past ten years could be Intelligently presented to the peasants of Russia, »nuch of *he agrarian trouble of that country would be remedied. It Is greatly to be desired that the International Institute of Agriculture be permanently#housed at The Hugue. The presence there of the representa tives of that institute, working together to better the economic conditions of their respective countries, would be a factor of great potency in advancing the cause of the International board or arbitration and universal peace. The temple of peace should be selected as the home for all «hc world movements. One hundred years ago brilliant men distinguished themselves by fighting, and during interims of peace by mak ing speeches for and about war. It Is gratifying to find the marked hengo of sentiment growing the world over, and, though this federation may be far away, let us hall It In thought an«I help It by word und action. (Copyright, 1907, by Amerlcan-Journal- . Examiner.) HOTELS AND RESORTS. HOTELS AND RESORTS. Bretton Hall Hotel Broadway, 85th to 86th Streets, New York City. C. New York*, Large, t Uptown Hotel, in excluiive reiiden- tial lection, overlooking Hud- son River and the famous Riverside Drive. C. 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For further Information address HOTEL TARRYMOORE, Wrightsville Beach, N, C. OF Feminine Journal Is Estab lished in the Celestial Empire. DESCRIBING NOTHING. Little 4-year-old Beattie and her little friend Margaret one bright morning were Hitting In the back part of the church while the reverend father watt reading mass. They soon began to get restless, and befdre lopg were making considerable commotion. Thia greatly annoyed the good father, and ait soop a* he wait through with the service he hurried to (he tots to reprimand them. The little ones , were so bunily engaged that they did not‘notice him until he is Htandlng beside them. ‘What are you doing here, children?” he commanded. “Nothing, father,” meekly answered Bessie. •Tell me. then, what Is nothing?" said the good man. Bessie looked up seriously and, after moment’s pause, said: "Shut your eyes tight, father, and you'll see It.**— Chicago Tribune. 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Unite a number of Cbineae married women go to the I nlted State* or Japan to got a milver- alty education. The advent ot a Cblnean woman'* newamtper I* the lateat and moat .Ig^eant remit of the awakening of Mr*. JES-PS M* naval offl«r in the JfJJ* *• Admiral Richard Moorman, royal „ navy, whoae name haa appeared In the the Auatrluu coaat In 1*3. TAX NOTICE State and County Tax Books now open. Make your returns at once and avoid the rush. Books I close in a few days. T. M. ARMISTEXQ, Tax Receiver. nsvy list for eighty-four years, although he retired from active service forty years ago. The old admiral, who Is still able to dis charge magisterial duties lu DnldIn, was bocn In 1810, and entered the navy ns a