“Ought“，isofcoursehereusedtodenotebusinessexpediency，notmoralrestraint。
　　Asasideline，whichaffordsplayforthestaff’screativetalent，whateverisexceptionallysensationalatthesametimethatitisharmlesstotheadvertisers’interestsshould，innewspaperslangbe“playedup“。
　　Businessenterprisesthatarenotnotableadvertisersmayberoundlyekentotask，as，e。g。，theStandardOilCompanyortheAmericanSugarRefiningCompany；and，indeed，itmaybeshrewdmanagementtoabusetheseconcerns，sincesuchabuseredoundstotheperiodical’sreputationforpopularsympathyandindependence。
　　Snobbery“ishereusedwithoutdisrespect，asaconvenienttermtodenotetheelementofstraininvolvedinthequestofgentilityonthePartofpersonswhoseaccustomedsocialsendingislesshighorlessauthenticthantheiraspirations。
　　Cf。，e。g。，MauriceLair，l’Imperialismallemand，especiallych。IIandIII。ThelikechangeofsentimentisvisibleintheBritishcommunity。Cf。Hobson，Imperialism，especiallyptch。
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　　Cf。，e。g。，Hobson，Imperialism，p。
　　Theselectiveeffectofwarfare，bothancientandmodern，hasbeendiscussedbyvariouswriters。ProtractedwarsOrawarlikepolicyalwayshavesomesucheffect，nodoubt，andinoldtimesthishasshownitselftobeaseriousculturalfactor。Itiscommonlyregardedthattheselectionresultsinaneliminationofthe“best“humanmaterial。PerhapsthemostcogentspokesmanforthisviewisD。S。Jordan，TheBloodoftheNation。The“best“inthiscasemustbetakentomeanthebestfortheprupose，notnecessarilyforotherpurposes。InsuchacaseastheChineseortheJewishpeoples，e。g。，averylong-continued，thoughnotinbothcasesaclose，selectiveeliminationofthepeace-dturbingelementshasleftaresiduethatishighlyefficient“good“incertaindirections，butnotgoodwarmaterial。ThecaseoftheNorth-Europeanpeoples，however，inthepresentjunctureissomewhatdifferentfromthese。Racially，themostefficientwarmaterialamongthemseemstobethoseelementsthatcontainanappreciableadmixtureofthedolicho-blondstock。Theseelementsatthesametimeareapparently，onthewhole，alsotheonesmostgenerallyendowedwithindustrialinitiativeandalarge，aptitudeforthemachinetechnologyandscientificresearch。
　　Selectiveelininationbywarandmilitarytenureinthecaseofthesepeoplesshould，therefore，apparentlylowerboththeirfightingcapacityandtheirindustrialandintellectualcapacity；
　　sothat，byforceofthisdoubleandcumulativeeffect，theresultingnationaldeclineshouldintheircasebecomprehensiveandrelativelyprecipitate。
　　Withthecomplementofarchaicvirtuesthatinveststheseadeptsthereisalsoassociatedafaircomplementofthosemoreelementalvicesthataregrowingobsoleteinthepeaceablecivilizedcommunities。Suchdebaucheries，extravagancesofcruelty，andgeneralsuperfluityofnaughtinessasarenamelessorimpossibleincivillifeareblamelessmattersofcourseintheservice。Inthenatureofthecasetheyareinseparablefromtheservice。Theservicecommonlyleavestheveteransphysical，intellectual，andmoralinvalidsaswitnesstherecordsofthePensionOffice。Buttheselesshandsomeconcomitantsoftheserviceshouldscarcelybemadeapointofreproachtothosebravemenwhosedevotiontotheflagandthebusinessinterestshasledthembythepathsofdiseaseanddepravity。Noraretheaccumulatedvicestobelightlycondemned，sincetheirweightalsofallsontheconservativeside；beingarchaicandauthenticated，theirculturalbearingis，onthewhole，salutary。
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