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ruptcy and lawsuits are corivsiderably lesseued, but usually only tem- 

 porarily. On tbe otber hand, certain desirable forces, as education 

 and literature are decreased by war, but likewise only temporarily. 

 This temporary cbaracter of tbe cbanges will be indicated later in 

 special tables. 



Anotber indication of tbe table is, tbat tbe effects of war depend 

 upon its lengtb, extent and tbe relative strengtb of belligerents. Tbus 

 tbe present war is already a long one, tbe Sontb African orBoerwar 

 was a long one (1899-1902), but tbe Franco Germán war was a sbort 

 one (1 870-71), enduring less tban a year. Tbe Boer war, being an effort 

 of a first-class power to suppress a revolt in a small power, tbe effect 

 upon tbe greatly superior power was comparatively little, as sbown 

 in tbe table under tbe cohimn for tbe Boer war, in wbicb almost 

 everytbing is an increase, tbat is, Great Britain developed almost 

 tbe same as usual, in spite of ber war, as was in a greater measure tbe 

 case witb tbe United States in tbe Spanisb war. As indicated in Table 

 1, last line, Great Britain lost only 5 per cent in killed and wounded 

 in tbe Boer war. Also as indicated, it will be seen, tbat tbe amount of 

 increases or decreases depend upon tbe relative strengtb of tbe belli- 

 gerents and lengtb and extent of tbe war. Tbus, Great Britain in tbe 

 present war and France in tbe Franco-Germau war, sbow tbe bigbest 

 percentages of decrease, Great Britain probably on account of tbe 

 large extent of tbe war, and France tbrougb ber lack of preparation 

 and resultant temporary military inferiority. In addition to tbis, tbe 

 Frencb are a bigbly sensitive people knd so more easily aífected, as 

 compared witb tbe more pblegmatic Britisb and Germans. Germany 

 doubtless would sbow as mucb if not greater decreases tban Great 

 Britain, but few data are accessible. In attendance at University, Ger- 

 many sbows a mucb greater decrease (66 per cent) tban Great Britain. 



Tbe table sbows tbat prices are increased during war, as is usual. 



Tbe per cent of killed and wounded, based upon tbe number taking 

 part in tbe war, is difficult to determine. Tbe autborities for tbe pro- 

 portion of loss on tbe part of tbe Frencb in tbe present war, in killed 

 and wounded, it is estimated, as about equal to tbat of tbe Germans, 

 tbat is, 35 per cent. 



CERTAIN EFFECTS OF WAR ON EDUCATION 



Tbe biglier tbe grade of educatioual institutions, tbe greater tbe 

 effect upon tbeir attendance during war time; tbus, in tbe first year 



