New Ulm review., 1913-12-03
WARS FOLLY AND FUTILITY
BY A. w. WRIGHT

War rights wrongs-it deepens and ntensfes them.
There always debit balance All that gained
through invariably than worth. War
builds it always tears down and des
roys 1t operates parayzing blight industrial
vty and refining and civlizng influence bruazes
human instinct 1t mpovershe victor and vanqushed
alike All the progressive peoples Of the earth today being
borne down and crushed load OF taxation made
for upkeep of military establishments and the pay
ment of interest gigantic debts The notion that people
be protected against foreign invasion and spoation
through and readiness for has no basis IN
fact Armed mancy ensaves and depos those who employ
for defense certainly and completely as it does those
against whom it's force aggresvey directed The agencies
of friendly home homesupported military establish
ment will take from loyal people all that is required for its
upkeep and hostile miltancy cannot take more
Freedom of action for anybody, in capacity
neon is incompatible with the requirements Of militant
anzaton everything must be made subordinate to military
exgenc Such obtanments and recognons of freedom for
like activities and not at all because of them
war nothing more than change of ruler change form Of
through separation England opportunity to
political desposm directed and controlled by native
ona politicians in place OF despoc rule of England directed
and controlled by foreign professional politicians
If the people & Of Boston and vicinity had taken counsel Of
vice Of no such ndefensibe exploit as the Boston
to % With % 5R of 9
they had they the of England behind them could
the time % other s9@ shipments n
Charleston The people at these places simply declared they
Nothing Of violence or destruction Of property was
gagged in. After the the moudy and musy
disposed best they could The owners Of the tea had
for chershng bitterness of feeling against the
Philadelphia and Charleston had unustabe act regret
It may have been that troops would have been sent
Boston the people Of that place had been less nepate in
attitude of onen hosv had been assumed Al et;tns hav
been Denied suppose the cooss had through orderly
meetings delegate conventions declared for political indie
pendence about eectng such governing arrangements
vate and domestic affairs and peaceful industry what could
could governing % the colonies BEEN regained? sup
had been sent to America
what avail soldiers against people who will not fight?
s of for mon sG of taxes h s might nG hag
America and little could have been taken abroad In all
probability would have been arrested tried
imprisoned and executed But great number could
been shot And would hardship dish su
imprisonment of individuals than borne by all the people
Suppose England had persisted in conscaor Seizures
property and mprsoning of individuals for many
actually experienced during the could have been
made and nowhere could have been i'm
face of the whole world whose sympathes would
with the oppressed coonss England could have
ton by conscaon of property and general Of
than she could have successfully employed troops ganst
Another h5ng during the whole Of the there
aoG ey e
political parties of England pa passu with that aged in the
It than probable therefore, that the English
would have dared to further provoke and
ther opposing opinion of the home public by
resistance to home authority protest from the whole
world would have been forhcommg adverse opinion world
be ignored resisted by the nhtes of natons
respect to such influences nations like individuals
not indifferent refuse to heed Continuous refusal
recognize and defiance off, general opinion requires more OF
ortitude and endurance than mankind either
dvdua collective capacity The liberals in England gained
majority and effected bloodess revolution the American
colonies easily could have done the And will anybody
who peace who loves TRUTH deny that the such
glorious achievement and example would have failed to
ate as lasting guide for all mankind? And that its