Великий военный синдикат

           TheUnitedStateshadbeenobligedtopayanimmensesumonaccountofthecontractwiththeWarSyndicate,butthiswasconsideredmoneysowellspent,andsomuchlessthananordinarywarwouldhavecost,thatonlythemostviolentanti-Administrationjournalseveralludedtoit.Reductionofmilitaryandnavalforces,andgradualdisarmament,wasnowthepolicyofthealliednations.SuchforcesandsuchvesselsasmightbedemandedforthefutureoperationsoftheWarSyndicatewereretained.Afewfieldbatteriesofmotor-gunswereallthatwouldbeneededonland,andacomparativelysmallnumberofarmouredshipswouldsufficetocarrythemotor-gunsthatwouldberequiredatsea.Nowtherewouldbenomoremereexhibitionsofthepowersoftheinstantaneousmotor-bomb.Hereafter,ifbattlesmustbefought,theywouldbebattlesofannihilation.ThisisthehistoryoftheGreatSyndicateWar.WhetherornottheAnglo-AmericanSyndicatewasevercalledupontomakewar,itisnottobestatedhere.ButcertainitisthataftertheformationofthisSyndicateallthenationsoftheworldbegantoteachEnglishintheirschools,andtheSpiritofCivilizationraisedherheadwithaconfidentsmile.