TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1914-12-14

they always shout for war. Let the
public remember that with all its af-
fectation Of gravity, the voice Of the
Times Il the same voice as that which
speska In the Daily Mail, the Evening
News and all the rest Of tho rabble Of
lingo journalism. II Is only the accent
which Il little more polite. We saw
how the system works yesterday. In
the Times in the morning, Lord North
cliffe published an article carefully
designed TO encourage Russia to believe
that she may rely on us to back her.
In the evening, he reproduced 1t In his
Evening News for the mob as the voice
OF the august Times. II Is thus that ne
gives the air Of public Glamour when he
alone Is speaking through bis myriad
gramophcnes.
GERMANY OR RUSSIA.
II then, we have neither sympathy
with servia In the quarrel nor ira.
ditional interest in the aims OF her
master In the Balkans, why should we
|go to war; Is ii because we wish the
Russian civilization to oyerwhelm the
German civilizationi There Is not a
thinking being in this land who, com
petent TO form q judgment, would not
rcpudiate such smonstrous thought.
II we rrush Germany in the dust and
make Russia the dictator Of Europe
and Asia 1t will be the greatest disaster
that has ever bcfallen western culture
and civilization. II will be reaction
TO barbarism---tbe triumph Of blind
superstition over the most enlightened
intellectual life of the modern world.
THE WRONG HORSE.
And il II is a question Of political
supremacy, OF that vague gibberish that
is talked about "the balance Of power"
can be doubt where our interest iiesf
For years, under the industrious prop.
aganda OF Lord Northcliffe, Mr.. strae-
key, Mr.. Maxse and the militarists, this
country has been preached into an anti
German frame OF mind that takes no
account Of facts. Where in the wide
world do our interests clash with those
Of Germany Nowhere. With Russia
we have potential conflicts over the
whole OF Southeastern Europe and
Southern Asia. I have recalled the
doggcrel Of forty years ago. IL was
typical. The whole Of the latter half oi
last century was dominated BY our fear
Of Russia's designs upon our Indian
Empire. Are those designs deadf No;
II ever they had reality they are as real
to-day as they were and much more
practicable. The insane policy that has
driven us into enmity with Germany
has led us to sanction Russia's annex.
alton Of Northern Persia and 10 listen
TO a scheme for a Russian railway TO
the very gates Of India--a scheme the
mere hint OF which would have driven
the Jingoes to frenzy twenty years ago
We may help 70 trample Germany In
the dust and exalt Russia. but II we
do so, we shall not buy of one frag
ment Of Russia's aims in the future.
And what II. as the outcome OF
Armageddon. she makes terms with
Germany and divides the sway Of Eu.
roper What, then, will the Indian En-
pire be WORTH This Is no wild dream
All things are possible IL once we are
involved in this horror. Remember the
swift changes in the Balkans that
turned the swords Of the allies at each
others throats almost in night
THE MENACE AT HOME.
And what price shall we pay Al
home3 The fabric Of our finance II
shaken. Industry will be paraIyzed
Famine will be in our midst. The whole
Of our hopes Of social reform and the
lbettcrment Of the people will so like q
dream in the night--swallowed up Ia
| the nightmare Of hideous reality
Does the Gar, sitting with his hand OF
the avalanche, think Of thati Do th.
preachers Of antl-Germanism think o.
thati These are the same people who
have fought with every weapon in theiI
power against our efforts to make th'
lot OF the common people Of this land
la little better and TO lay more firmly
the foundations Of free people. Art
lalI these efforts to collapse in ruin
Arc We 20 share the universal anarchy
Por 1t is anarchy as well as war t.
(which Europe 10 rushing. No man ear
tell what win emerge when the Who'll,
fabric OF society has been shattered
But one thing win emerge. The
Edynasts win go with the horror that
they have created. The people failed u
lIs4s, but they will not fail in 1914
| Whatever miseries they have TO face IN
the futnre, they may be trusted t.
sweep the curse Of despotism OFF The
face OF Europe.
NO WEAKNESS.
We are told that the day Of oul
Issplendid isolation Is over--that w
must have Friends" and therefore enc
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