Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-03-21


an the Wisconsin Legislature
against appropriation for James
town celebr alton, drives home with
sIcdge hammer blows a number OF
truths regarding war, that hellish
relic of bsrbarism, which the forth
coming exposition at jamestown
would glorify and perpetuate:
If this were an appropriation Tor
educational, historical, economic,
commercial or industrial purposes
we would not object. If it were to
build better schools and colleges, to
educate or to uplift our people, or
for any purpose that would elevate
and purify humanity then Social
ists would most heartily support
1T.
Bat this Jamestown exposition
has become chiefly and primarily
military in it's purpose. 1t is to be
distinctly and emphatically, &C
.cording to the public statements of
those who have it in charge, "a
Qualification of war;, which is to
present to the people who attend "a
great living picture of war with all
its enticing splendors.
A recent publication of the bull
getin of the organization having the
exposition in charge says:
1.-The exposition will be primar
ally a military and naval celebration,
scommercialism will be RELOCATED to
the rear. -
The bulletin announces thirty
eight attractions. Eighteen OF
them are distinctly military and
the following are samples:
Greatest military spectacle the
world has ever seen.
Grandest naval rendezvous If
history.
international races of submarine
warships.
Magnificen pyrotcchnic repro
cduction of war scenes.
Reproduction of the famous battle
between the "Monitor" and ''Mer.
aimac-' $50, 900 has been Sc
aside for this event alone.
Greatest gathering of warships IL
abe history of the world
Greatest array of gorgeous mill
aary uniforms ever seen.
The grandest military and nava
celebration ever attempted in an,
age by any nation.
"A great living picture of wa
with all its enticing splendors.
Farther on we are told "Th
Jamestown exposition will be con
tinuous varying scene of MARTA
;splendor from beginning to end. "
1t is perfectly clear, therefore
that the main feature of this expo
sirion is TO glorify war, to make i
seem grand, splendid, enticing.
We are opposed to this appropria
sion because:
l. 1t is an attempt to foist upoI
our people a INDUSTRIOUS deception
This exposition will try to throw
about war the CLINT and tinsel o
militarism to make it seem glori
Gus and exalted.
But war is hell. 1t is wholesale
acgalizcd murder. 1t destroys com
mercc, paralyzes industry, impov
rrishcs the people, robs millions o
men OF the richest years of thci
lives 1t opens countless graves
where happy homes should be; fill
pbans< drcnches our fields witt
blood, bathes the world with tear
sznd fills the world with hate.
War is hell, and it should neve
dc painted otherwise. He who at
eempts it, attempts monstrous lie
2. Again, we oppose this meas
urc from another motive. We
mot want to encourage in any wa
the spirit of war, because toda
with the light and knowledge w
and objectionable.
1t is said that war is inevitabl
that we must have it now an
then But this is true only fror
the standpoint of capitalism. 1t
true that capitalism cannot liv
without war. But let this have it
full fierce and significance.
Chauncey M. Depew said once i
one of his flights of oratory, ''Whs
means this hammering at the gate
OF Pekin, this marching of troop
20 Centrs1 Africa? Simply this
xhat the American people have pre-
@iucrd many millions of dollars
worth of wealth each year NOR
xhan they can consume
And here is the truth uncovered
And what does il mean? This
that the capitalistic system rot
1hOSc who toll of a large part of th