AS THE BIOLOGIST SEES IT 



by throwing out a smoke-cloud in front 

 of us. What we need rather is as much 

 clearance of the atmosphere as possible. 

 I do believe science, rational science, not 

 bigoted science, gives us that. 



How apparently baffled we stand at 

 present before the great problem of war. 

 How confusing and contradictory are the 

 statements vehemently made by the pro- 

 tagonists of differing beliefs concerning 

 it. There is no consensus of men regard- 

 ing it, not even regarding its desirability 

 or undesirability, let alone concerning its 

 inevitability or the possibility of doing 

 away with it. 



I had during 1915 and 1916 a peculiar 

 opportunity of hearing set forth as ably, 

 probably, as the argument can be pre- 

 sented, the reasons which lead some men 

 to believe that war is not only inevitable 

 through all human existence but desir- 

 able. Part of this argument came to me 

 with special interest because it was based 

 on grounds of biology and biological 

 law. It came from certain officers of the 

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