The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-11-10
WAR Is HE'LL FISHERMAN

But 50 IS capitalism, which can
not live without war,
War. standing armies. navies. ru-
mors OF and preparations for war.
prOlOng the life OF the capitalist svs-
tenn; in reducing thru its erroneous
waste OF wealth, Of human life and
OF human labor. in its useless en-
ployment Of great bodies Of men
and in its keeping in idleness mil
lions OF young. healthy fellows. re-
duces the problem of unemployment.
which is ever growing greater and
more menacing to the very existence
of capitalism and its agents. the var
iOus governments of all nations.
Abolish war, disband armies and
navies, force millions Of now still
more idle soldiers to enter the ranks
of the producing poletariat and We
will have universal overproduction.
with universal under consumption.
the result of half. quarter and nom
employment.
The capitalist system of produc-
ton and distribution could not last
year under an honest, sincere and
genuine disarmament and peace.
1t is a waste Of time. War cannot
be abolished under capitalism, i. e..
the private ownership of the means
OF production and distribution. be-
cause capitalism is already troubled
with plethora OF men, women and
children whom it can hardly keep
from starving, while millions are
underfed. That submerged tenth is
fast becoming a submerged one
fourth.
Germany, England, France. Rus
STA, Japan, Italy, ct al, cannot afford
to add their millions of idle soldiers
10 their already underemployed and
i'll fed productive masses. Neither
can the United States afford to do so.
There are other millions, who are
engaged in producing no end OF ma
terial and supplies for the army and
the navy, whose products can never
serve any other purpose than war.
Capitalism has no other employment
for them and such masses Of peOple
are not going to quietly starve The
end OF war can only mean the end of
capitalism, and the private. in-i,i.-
ual ownership of the earth Never
theIess, peace is so desirable and the
demand for it so imperative. that
growing millions in all nations are
ready and willing and even anxious
10 sacrifice capitalism for its sake
ami econonmic pressure will drive
other millions to the same conclus-
ion.
The absurdity OF capitalism is
daily becoming more glaring; an
economic system which depends for
its existence and continuance upon
pure waste of human life. labor.
wealth and effort can not and ought
not to last Very much longer, with
or without war. Since then the con-
tilct of private interests also called
competition, is the cause of any and
all wars, at least those of modern
times and since We are forced to
realize the fact, that competition
capitalism, the private ownership of
all the means Of production, its re-
suits and their distribution has
reached a point where it is nothing
short OF insanity 10 continue. be-
cause its own economic suicide is
merely a question Of a short time.
We have before US the only alterna-
tive and true remedy. which spells
public ownership. control and man
agement Of all means of production
and distribution. democraticalIy.
honestly. eQuitabIv and efficiently
handled and managed for the benefit
Of all the people
This sort OF thing will make war.
rumors q ana preparations fer war
as impossible as competition. capi-
talism ana the private ownership Of
The earth does peace.
Chas. F. Schneider
Ooala, Fla. November. 1873.
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