Oct. he cost of a war cannot computed exactly in dollars and cents, There are invisible factors which are often more costly than the columns of han account-make reference. Most costly of all is the loss of human life. The depopulation of entire villages, the destruction of crops, the depreciation of rolling stock, the burning of railway ations, the loss of food supplies, the ravaging of women. most horrible concomitant of alt wars. Finally, there is, the spiritual loss, the utter degradation of masses of the population, the hopelessness of tens -of thousands of human beings, who are driven from their homes, the desecration of temples and shrines and grave: the shame of women and girls. These costs of wars, no figures describe and no, contributions can pay for these losses are permanent; they change the character, the personality of nation. They leave an everlasting blight upon men. Afte: the Napoleonic wars, it is said, Frenchmen lost in stature; after the civil war in North China, several millions" of Chinese emigrated to Manchuria froa-Shantung, Honan and Chili, gotiating for a new commercici treaty between China and Japan. been reached on other lines, one Ministry of Education estimates But who can negotiate such would venture to make an that fourteen per cent. only of weighty matters during urgent appeal to men of all Chinese children of school age buri will have to wait parties that they will resolve to are in school. What percentage sink their differences and per-until the Government is at are getting the care of health The Powers, no matter sonal feelings and to come t:- that children normally deserve?
tentioned, will ye gether in the manner suggested must be very small. China by Sir Robert Ho Tung's tele to postpone any con-has a bad reputation for child gram, with -only this resolv", mortality—Pare Richard's Geo-that war must once for all graphy, we recall, puts it as excluded from the realm of high as seventy-three per cent. things possible and peace must of children under a year old. finally be assured, It This is a matter only for long exaggeration to say that the and earnest education. But the world stands ready to help Association has already founded and with a large measure of China by every means that it four health centres, namely success, yet, now comes another can usefully employ. Must i Chapei, Jessfeltl, Yangtszepoo, it, another resort to arms to be driven to the sad conclusion and Pootung, all thickly—po-questions. The that only China herself stands pulated districts. The Centre jably set back, in the way of her salvation? in Chapel, in Paoshan Road, was opened two months ago, It la in the charge of Dr. W. 8. New, nitoly more important
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