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Now this is not a digression, although in saying this I am nearer to what is generally called politics than I shall be again. I only want to show you what commercial war comes to when it has to do with foreign nations, and that even the dullest can see how mere waste must go with it. NOW THIS IS NOT A DIGRESSION ALTHOUGH IN SAYING THIS I AM NEARER TO WHAT IS GENERALLY CALLED POLITICS THAN I SHALL BE AGAIN I ONLY WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT COMMERCIAL WAR COMES TO WHEN IT HAS TO DO WITH FOREIGN NATIONS AND THAT EVEN THE DULLEST CAN SEE HOW MERE WASTE MUST GO WITH IT
that is wont to urge us on to “patriotism” as ’tis called. The leaders of the Progressive Liberals, as they would call themselves, long-headed persons who know well enough that social movements are going on, who are not blind to the fact that the world will move with their help or without it; these have been the Jingoes of these later days. I don’t mean to say they know what they are doing: politicians, as you well know, take good care to shut their eyes to everything that may happen six months ahead; but what is being done is this: that the present system, which always must include national rivalry, is pushing us into a desperate scramble for the markets on more or less equal terms with other nations, because, once more, we have lost that command of them which we once had. Desperate is not too strong a word. We shall let this impulse to snatch markets carry us whither it will, whither it must. To-day it is successful burglary and disgrace, to-morrow it may be mere defeat and disgrace. NOTHER KIND OF POLITICIAN THAT IS WONT TO URGE US ON TO PATRIOTISM AS TIS CALLED THE LEADERS OF THE PROGRESSIVE LIBERALS AS THEY WOULD CALL THEMSELVES LONG HEADED PERSONS WHO KNOW WELL ENOUGH THAT SOCIAL MOVEMENTS ARE GOING ON WHO ARE NOT BLIND TO THE FACT THAT THE WORLD WILL MOVE WITH THEIR HELPER WITHOUT IT THESE HAVE BEEN THE JINGOES OF THESE LATER DAYS I DON'T MEAN TO SAY THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING POLITICIANS AS YOU WELL KNOW TAKE GOOD CARE TO SHUT THEIR EYES TO EVERYTHING THAT MAY HAPPEN SIX MONTHS AHEAD BUT WHAT IS BEING DONE IS THIS THAT THE PRESENT SYSTEM WHICH ALWAYS MUST INCLUDE NATIONAL RIVALRY IS PUSHING US INTO A DESPERATE SCRAMBLE FOR THE MARKETS ON MORE OR LESS EQUAL TERMS WITH OTHER NATIONS BECAUSE ONCE MORE WE HAVE LOST THAT COMMAND OF THEM WHICH WE ONCE HAD DESPERATE IS NOT TOO STRONG A WORD WE SHALL LET THIS IMPULSE TO SNATCH MARKETS CARRY US WHITHER IT WILL WHITHER IT MUST TO DAY IT IS SUCCESSFUL BURGLARY AND DISGRACE TO MORROW IT MAY BE MERE DEFEAT AND DISGRACE
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