The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-26
By Mary Boyle O'Reilly

LONDON, Eng. Oct. &C. Tho
cleyerost man IN England II an
iriHhman." said modest Lloyd
George. and he left mo 10 guesa
who. asked an interview OF
George Bernard Shaw.
Followed an hour OF tonic talk
sword bright wit and napier ept
gram.
For 20. n. s." has no reverence
for hoary sham. he revelA In the
serene security OF an intellect
trained 20 work with ease.
England In NOT AZ wnr because
Germany made an Infamous pro
poaar 90 violate Belgian neutrality"
began Mr.. shaw.
'If II had suited Us TO accept tina,
proposal we could have found
plenty Of good reasons.
Why England 10 ~ War.
The England that grabbed Ire
land. India and Egypt cannot deiude
tho Germany 81 Wilhelm II.
Our national trick OF sanctimo-
nious indignation IL simple hypoc.
riay. Lot us therefore drop H.
we explain that war 10 In
sensste deviltry--shst 10. war
made by Germany. not war AZ
England makes IL. We prattie
OF British courage. and for
weeks cit round In a state OF
frigh.ul funk. holding each
others hands and eseislrina
BE s,rorei' BE bravei' 'Busl.
ness. "a usualp.
We cry out against tho needless
slaughter OF German troops. Blu,
the only reason wc fight In open
formation. IA because We have not
enough soldiers 10 rcnf them into
battle packed like sardinos.
Should Shoot ofneers-
Tho junkcr caste OF Germany IA
no better, no worse. than tho iunkor
caste OF England. Commanding
troops IL the only Rristocratic pro.
fession. Tho German people hate
the military caste as do the English
people-and for the same rcaHons.
I'm both armies the soldiers
should shoot their officers and 80
home. tho agriculturist 20 his Land
and the townsmRn 10 bis painting
and glazing
England and Germany are a cou.
pie OF extremely quarrelsome dogs
grippod tn n bitter determination 10
do a rival incurable mischief,
Have Same instincts
Each has tho same prctonsion
TO naval or military supremacy. the
same instinct for empire. tho same
creed OF force and Of arrogant ny.
pocrisy. 'Weltmacht oder Nieder.
gang Empire or Downfali). says
the PruHsian War Party.
World Dominion or Ruin says
the English lingo.
Each holds the other a great
robbcr state
England today holds one-fifth OF
the globe merely by priority Of rob.
berry. Britishers believe Germany
country that wants restraining,
With England destroyed. Ger.
many would burst into world do
minion. Therefore Englanf's mis-.
Hion in the world In TO destroy Ger.
many.
Predicts Russian War
"Painstaking analysis Of the state
of Europe today resolves into the
fact that Russia wants something
and Is reaching out TO take IT, In
ten years England win be fighting
Russia.
Meantime, the map OF Europe
goes into the rag min.
Destroying n town is very good
for trade, but I cannot conceive
even n military commander giving
orders 10 destroy n Louvaln. II Ia
to their credit that the burners OF
Iouyain we're mndly drunk.
Many OF the so-called atrocities
are merely loud calumnies. Today
II is not the business OF tho Eng.
lish newspapers to tell the truth.
but rather 20 pcddle tales of atroci-
ties.
III we (tho English) get into
Germany there Is no point in killing
of tho men-ieave 100 and they
would speedily repair our ravages
XIII off the women and you do the
trick,
U. s. In Important Role
"In this war OF nations. the
United States OF America plays the
all-important role.
when the end comes. as come
IL must. II only through interna-
tional exhaustion, peace will not be
brought about by three colonies sit
| ting about a drum.
There must be world confer
ence at which the president Of the
United States must take the chair"