The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-03-23

Signal ana We understand THIS
war could only break our hearts,
destroy our homes and make orphans
of these children, let ms give no help
TO this war and they prevented that
war.
Friends listen. Everything was
ready for that war. the representa-
tives of the newspapers were there
with Photographic instruments. with
pencil and pad TO take down the
butchery. the cannons were ready
soldiers were ready,-everything ex-
cept the consent of the working class,
they prevented the war, because
they refused TO go into the burchery
OF each other. What do yom think
Of that? The greatest evil in the
last five years, new kind in the hiS-
tory of mankind was prevented. ana
the press refused TO let the people
know what happened
Some of, you may think the was
of the world will lie crushed ont nv
the American Peace Society The
American Peace Society was called
together on the eve OF the eve of the
war between Russia and Japan. and
yet we had the war.
The biggest man in the government,
and in the peace soclety,-is An
drew earn cgic, and he provided tn"
Russian government with steel for
their army at One-half what he
charges his own countrymen for the
same army. Mr.. Carnegie is at the
head of the steel company that is the
blacklist and most outlandish thing
with which we have anything to do.
and that is the kind OF man they
get into the national peace congress,
nj al no
war the better for the steel trust. be-
cause II raises the price of its pro-
| duct.
Let me tell you about the Ameri-
can Peace Society. They discuss the
munitiors of war. and one thing was
that no bullet weighing less than
| fourteen ounces should be AN cX-
plosive bullet, made of soft lead.
| made to natten out if il eNplodes
and does any old thing that il may
explode in the battle, and kill all
| these christians, But it is inhuman
to use those that fiattcn out and tear
the flesh. l have been trying to
think why they put that recommen-
dation in it. When n bullet leaves
q gun it is rotating thirty-five hun
dred times a minute. and when it
strikes flesh it fiattens out and bores
a hole through man like an anger,
"a great. big, ugly, ragged hole
concluded the hole was too big.
Cloud applause.)
The hole was too big, it would be
unchristian, it wouldn't be human.
You might attract Il mans attention,
if he didn't notice it the man would
feel bored.
Listen. please They discussed,
i +INl to ...rI,t
a steel bullet that will so zip all
right. The hole in the man closed
up,-that is christian. What would
you think. Of Il bunch like that bring
ing peace. on earth and good Will
toward men? They decided that in
war hereafter no poison arms shall
be uscd,-that is in the international
regulations of the peace conference.
| They can make so deadly Il poison
| that if you would stick a pin point
| into it and then into your body il
! would kill you. If all bullets ana
bayonets were poisoned there wouid
never be another war. The worlIin =
| man would say. i will never go 10
war. The working mon of the world
would refuse to go, that would make
the working class think, and bring
them to see what war means for the
i working class
What II big question! They hav"
arranged that any nation III tic
American Peace Society may. with
draw, when its honor is offended.
i They can withdraw any time they
please.
want to give You a pledge be-
fore you go away. and | wish all the
i boys and girls and men and WoncG
/, would learn it and teach the people.
Before I tell you of that pledge,
i let me remind the business men VINO
want war. politicians declare war
preachers pray fer victories and the
working people fight in the war.
The preacher will pray "Oh, God
come now and give us tho victory.
Il tThey pray on both sides for vic
tory. ana God is expected 10 give vic
tory 10 both SideS). "Oh. God. come
and help us shoot into the hearts OF
our fellow mon, bring Christ and let
81 the brother of mankind. let him who
stood for the brotherhood of man
: let him come and See us as we go on
in christian war. in this christian
, century. let him come and inspire the
christian soldiers. and let him guide
: the bullets. Generous God, help us
:, TO make widows and orphans. i'll thy
} almighty name. that we may sweep
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