March 3, 1916. 
Tue War Has ANOTHER Side that must not be over- 
looked and that is the great loss that has been inflicted up- 
on the carrying trade of the world and in these losses 
England ranks first. There have been one thousand ves- 
sels, all but ten, that have been destroyed. England alone 
losing 602 and America only 9. Germany lost 65 and 
Scandinavia’s proportionate loss has been great,—64. This 
raises a question of mercantile supremacy after the war. 
Who is to be the carrying nation among the nations of 
the world? Are not the English losses great? From these 
figures it would seem that the carrying possibilities of all 
of the nations of the world will be handicapped for fifty 
years to come. If America is wise a shipping construc- 
tion period will be begun. 
Premirr AsourtH Has ANNouNCED the policy and 
demands of the English government in this war. “What 
I said November 9, 1914, I repeat now,—we shall never 
sheathe the sword which we have not lightly drawn, until 
Belgium—and, I will add Serbia—recover in full measure 
all and more than they have sacrificed, until France is 
adequately secured against aggression, until the rights of 
the small nations of Europe are based upon an unassail- 
able foundation and until the military domination of Prus- 
sia is wholly and finally destroyed.” This is England’s 
statement of the ends desired for an ending of the war. 
In a paragraph the Allies’ cause is succinctly expressed. 
Will Germany’s program appear as unselfish? 
Tue New Nationa, Naval preparedness program 
seems to have been welcomed and progress is being made 
in developing the strength of the sea forces. The army 
_ program has not been so successful and judging from the 
opposition it is not likely to be popular. There is one 
advance that must be made, however, to make even the 
present small army efficient and that is to federalize its 
control. The time has come for the separate states to sur- 
render their military prerogatives and vest more authority 
in the federal government. It is surprising that the present 
laissez faire program has been tolerated so long. 
Tur Eprror oF A LonpoN Paper under the provi- 
sions of the “safety of the realm” act has been prosecuted 
and fined $500 for a cartoon vilifying the honor of the 
men at work for the nation’s safety. The criminal act 
consisted in the publication of the cartoon representing a 
soldier, reported missing, lying beneath a tree, drunk and 
with a bottle of rum lying conveniently near. 
Durinc THE Napo_koNic Wars, the great soldier 
endeavored, unsuccessfully to make the passage from 
France over water to invade England. It is argued there- 
from that an invasion of America over sea three thousand 
niles is impracticable and impossible. The Napoleonic 
failure, it must be borne in mind, occurred a hundred 
years ago. 
However OnE May FEEL concerning pacificism and 
its ideals it must be acknowledged that Great Britain was 
right in insisting upon maintaining the navy at a high 
standard of efficiency. 
Worp Now Comes from Great Britain that all youths 
under nineteen, under the Compulsion Act, will be called 
to the colors on March 31. ‘That is enough to take the 
joy out of life. 
Tue Waris A Baptism of blood; but already a new 
England is rising. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE Peo 
Many Articies ARE WRITTEN concerning the pacific 
and non-resistant tenets of the Christian faith and of 
Jesus Christ. There can be no doubt of the fact that in 
both teaching and policy Jesus in His time was a pacificist, 
a non-resistant. Christ did not take up the sword, neither 
did He advocate the sword. War is not compatible with 
the teachings of the Master. It was not the way.. How- 
ever, it is poor reasoning to judge the attitude to a col- 
lossal problem now on the continent by Christ’s attitude 
to the Jewish hope to throw off the yoke of Rome. As 
a Prince of Peace He scorned the warlike methods of a 
Prince of Men. It is a cross for Christians the world 
over to lay down the pursuits of peace and to take up 
the sword for honor, and righteousness. ‘The cross has to 
be taken up and thousands of God-fearing men loathing 
the army, the trench and wholesale murder have laid down 
their lives not as He did, but for their country and its 
ideals. Jesus was opposed to war methods in His day 
and generation because He knew it was not the time for a 
contest of arms. 
Tue ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF NEw York has be- 
gun an investigation which may mean the establishment 
of a State Board of Censors for cinematograph films in 
order to eliminate the indecent, sacreligious or suggestive 
features from them. The moving picture business has 
grown with marvelous rapidity. It has proven to be a 
popular and inexpensive form of amusement and may be 
made a most helpful educational and recreative institution. 
However, as the moving picture business continues un- 
checked and practically uncensored save as the proprietors 
use a discriminating taste in the selection of their films, 
the business has in it a serious danger. The moving pic- 
ture owners will learn that a sane censorship will help 
and not injure their business. Whether the censorship 
harms or aids, no business corporation has a moral right 
to make money at the expense of the morals of its cus- 
tomers. To abolish the moving picture diversion would 
be impossible and undesirable, but it should be more 
severely censored. 
A RESOLUTION Is TO BE INTRODUCED in the House of 
Representatives requesting the Interstate Commerce Com- 
mission to investigate the gasoline situation in Massa- 
chusetts and to determine whether the state is to be dis- 
criminated against. There can be no harm in such an 
investigation and the oil companies cannot very well de- 
mur as facts will tell their own story. If there is no 
discrimination and the situation is the direct result of 
market conditions beyond the control of any commercial 
company operating intelligently the oil companies should 
welcome an impartial investigation on the part of the 
Interstate Commission, whose findings, if favorable, would 
relieve the companies of the intense criticisms now being 
made and which criticisms may be without basis in fact. 
A NovickABLE INTEREST is being taken in wireless 
telegraphy by amateurs all over the country and the auth- 
orities at Washington are encouraging young people to 
develop their skill in receiving messages and in sending 
them as a part of the national preparedness movement. 
To one who has not known, it will be a surprise to learn 
that there are over twenty-five thousand amateur wireless 
stations in the United States representing an investment 
of money that is amazing. Last week the Government 
relayed a wireless call in the interest of preparedness all 
over the nation in a surprisingly short while. The wire- 
less telegraph is a marvel of scientific investigation and 
is destined to prove to be a valuable servant to man, 
