War Reaction by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jun 1, 1904

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 30, No. 22.

War Reaction

By Editor

War Reaction.—In these days when the military spirit is rampant, when even the children in the primary schools are being imbued with it, there is need of an occasional halt to note the dread results of war. In this connection, we note some expressions of W. Spencer Walton, of Durham, South Africa, superintendent of the South African General Mission. He says:—

South Africa is at present in a deplorable condition. War reactions are always serious, and all over South Africa business is about as bad as can be imagined. Ever since the war thousands have been flocking in from England, Australia, New Zealand, and not a few from America. The result is that the streets of our large towns have many unemployed men walking about, and there is a great deal of poverty and suffering. This has been accompanied, of course, by an increase in crime, and many who have been unable to stand a reverse of fortune have become what are known as "wasters."