296 THE THEOET OF BUSDfESS ENTEKPBISB
But in the portioning out of the trade perquisitea that fall to the proselyters any business community IB in danger of being overreached by alien civilizing powers. No recourse hut force is finally available in disputes of this kind, in which the aim of the disputants is to take advantage of one another as far as they can. A warlike front is therefore necessary, and armaments and warlike demonstrations have come to be a part of the regular apparatus of business, so far as business is concerned with the world market.
In so far as it is guided by the exigencies of trade, the objective end of warlike endeavor is the peace and security necessary to an orderly development of business. International business relations, it is well said, make for peace ; in the sense, of course, that they enforce the pacification of recalcitrant barbarians and lead to contention between civilized nations for a revision of the peace terms. When a modem government goes to war for trade purposes, it does so with a view to reestablishing peace on terms more lucrative to its business men,'
' ArmBmenta and large miKtaiy and naval establlahments have alao a Becondary Bttraotion, of a more intimate kind, for eaterpriaing businem men. in that the; afford oppartunlUes for tranaacliooi of a pecallarl; lucrative character. One of the parties (the govenunent official) concerned in mch tranMCtlons has lesB than the usnal ineentiTe to drive a close bargain. His own private gain and toae is not immediate); Involfed, so that be is leiBs given to pett; buckBtering and clove ■urveillance of the ezecatlon of tbe cootracla made. What adds force to this considerailOD ia the fact that miliury and aaval eetabllBbmenIs habitually are nhat tbe vulgar would call corrupt. The pecuniary