The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-03
l,,,lIst Leader Says There is No
question About the Fight Being
on Calendar for Future
Event.
MANEUVERs
I,o Says Another Panic, Numbe,
seven, is on the Way and VIII
Arrive on sched-
uIe Time.

ST. LOUIS, April 3.-War between I
he United States and Japan in the /
ear future was predicted by Eugene
Debs at the conclusion of an ad-
ress to 5000 workingmen in the
Irst Regiment Armory yesterday
kfternoon, after he had bitterly ar
|aigned the American army for it's
|maneuvers" in Texas.
war is certain with Japan In few
ears, and I'll tell you why" de-
&lared the speaker. Japan is now
building bigger cotton, woolen and
teel mills than we have, and the
aptalist class won't stand for the
ompetition Our manufacturers de-
lire the eastern market as an outlet
Or their surplus product, which they
eny to you laboring men, and to get
they will mako you fight Japan
Fheir reasons will likely be patriotic,
lit it will be you men who will carry
he muskets, and 1t will be your bodies
khich will find a grave in an unknown
and
Japan is now preparing for war,
and has been for years. She has her
bye on the Philippines and will take
them as the first step when she is
prepared to strike a blow at us
The speaker, who has been a candi-
date for president several times on
the socialist ticket, gave free rein to
bis sarcasm when he referred to the
e0,OO0 soldiers on the border as "Wa.-
street sending the army to oppress
Mexico
There was time in the history of
this country when the oppressed of
[all nations were free to come to our
land to escape tyranny he declared.
"All this is sadly changed, for when
the Mexican revolutionists, groaning
under tyranny as severe as Russia
ever knew, came across to claim the
protection of the stars and stripes,
they find themselves in prison OH
trumped-up charges
Debs scored the working classes nc
less vigorously than the capitalists
for their stupidity in not getting
together.
Cooperation is the watchword oil
the day." he said Even the rich are
finding that out. They have quit
competition and are forming the great
trusts Everybody is combining ex
cept the laboring man. He is still
content to work along in his Graf
Unions, when what he needs Is t.
unite in central body.
The political leaders praise you
intelligence about election time, jus
lor the purposa of keeping you IL
lsnorance. We tell you that you ar
ignorant In order that you may be
come intelligent, The politician tell
you to vote. no. think. We tell you t
tllnk first, then vote If YOU We're S
intelligent YOU would not need to b
told so.
We have had six great panics i
tne history of this country, and anotll
er is on the way A period of d'
preston always follows time
activity on account of overproductiol
mere is no escape from It, Th
next panic will arrive on schedul
iime, and then even your jobs will b
gone In the old times the master
had to provide for their slaves in ba
unes as we'll as good. Now your
allow you to work for them when th
SKIES are clear, but when times al
hard they refuse to feed you.
The man who votes today as h
grandfather did, is true to his gran
idther in only that respect Ye
workingmen have no interest in tari
.nkering, reciprocity or rate regul
uoh You should study why 1t is th'
IN this great country, with all its ma
ural resources, the number of suicide
steadily increase"
The socialist stopped to pay his r
spects to the middle class, which,
ueciared, would gradually be force
into the ranks of socialism as capita
'nlnned their ranks.
George E. Brewer, assistant edit
VI the Appeal to Reason, and MI
hsle Richards O'IIare also made sho
,aiKs' Debs will remain in st. Lou
'or several days.