Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-12-03
Is War What You Want ?

Editor Register-Do you like that word war
Do YOU want TO murder some one, so as 10 De
called hero. or do you want to be Killed py some
one and be dead heroI awake Awa Az .yss
10 horrors that cloak you and your fellow d. ngs
Clear the drums ofysur closed ears TO those whose
religion and aim Is TO help free you from THIS teIrl
Die dunpeon 81 povey ana unnappiness , wc
OF your tendish life lords with blood stained CONS
yes gold dripping with the warm and healthy olooo
OF your fathers and brothers you lave youI Owl
demand that you digest the iron truths that my
comrades and present to you. rr
Have YOU ever questioned yourself thus what
is WARP Who makes war VINO nghis ,, war; an9
Take heed War is uDchrsiian war IS coward
ice War is barbara and uncivilized- Wa IS muI.
der, murder legalZed BY our era oil capitalism pla
YOU ever vote for war; Did you ever make war Z
No But you may have fought In war, you may
have killed in W r. and you may have put your'en
10 for a target In war. Why
II you are not the creator OF war, vine Is Let
There are a class Of people in this country, VINO
have complete control over the means oil producing
those things which you must have IN ordeI 10 uVe.
And what you produce they own. as well as your
lob They own your government. your press, your
church and your system OF education iney own
YOUR very lives. You are their slaves. when you
are granted perm ssion TO work and thereby keep
from starving. your life lords exact great tribute
Won receive less III N one third OF what you create
and which should be naturally yours. win your
meager wages you can purchase only poruon vi
wnat you and other workers produce. you Can
therefore see there is great surplus Tor your mas
ters which must be disposed Of Unable TO sen
this produce al home they seek market IN loi
egn land In their efforts 10 sell your produce III
this foreign market they meet with strong OPPOSE
ton from the capitalists OF the luntrs whose mar
kets they seek. The foreign capitalists 90 moi like
10 lose their market. but on the Other hand Inc
other gentlemen must dispose oil their surplus;
Those gentlemen being too cOWardly 10 Sette tne
question by entering directly into physical COMBAT
sci their great powers 10 WORK 10 llghl loI tiIei
Immediately in great headlines ana entlusiasllS
stories your press tells you vi the uesHuCHo vi
one OF our batteShips or OF an insult TO our nag or
something similar. Your ministers preach 10 you,
as good Christians you must defend your MONIES
(ii you chance 10 have oneJ and nag ana oeseSsh
you TO go forth and kill your brethren your pollll,
cal Satan tells you that your duty 10 your family anu
country is 10 go aud die fOr II, and be a goou'
peaceful dead hero. They lie. they Halter and de-
ceive you, so they may be beneiited +,
Your duty TO your home, your flag and your lei
low-beings is to Twelve and progress. But you
can not progress under system OF slavery. we
Information / Socialists say you must own lLs
means OF your subsistence. You must own any
operate your government pom @ @y Wy, anu ha
politically. Then and then only VIII all wal DC
abolished. Only then will INTERNATIONAL ololhel
hood and love Tor lie be Teallzed. Oenueineh sS,
rid of this old ,apitalsc system, or the lnle WIN
soon come when they will put knapsack on youi
back and gun in your hand and tell YOU 10 20 oul
and deal oul murder instead OF friendship. ASK
your Congressman 10 give you law ana t"e IgnI
10 say whether you want 10 I've IN peace or 1e NJ
war You should have that right--no man should
deny you that right.
Al The present time one hundred and thirty,sH
men in this United States can plunge one hun9Leu
million neoole into war. Think OF this They
themselves will never smell the smoke. Think thls
over. and get wise.
Yours for socialism in 1916,
O. w. JONES.
Bolivar. w. Va.