Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-26

"And SO we have the alignment,
Germany, Austria and probably Bull
garia On one side, Russia, Servia,
Montenegro, Belgium, France and
England on the other, and rivers OF
blood have already flowed. And we
stand gaping at each other, and each
is asking the others who did it. Whose
is the responsibility, and what will
he the outcome? Now if l have not
already answered the former ques-
ton, l shall not try to answer it. l
shall leave each n in view of the
account l have given, to settle THAI.
question with his own Judgment and
conscience. I will only say that, as
Burns, the Man of Letters and the
Man of Labor, that they have rent
the veil of diplomatic hypocrisy and
have washed their hands clean from
the stain of this iblunder-crime.
What Will Come Out Of It?
FINALLY, as to the outcome, not
much can yet be said. There is
nothing so idle as prophecy and l do
not like to indulge in it. Whether
the giant of middle Europe will be
able to break the bonds which in the
last ten years have been wound about
him and under whose smarting cut
he is now writhing, or the letters will
be riveted tighter, cannot easily be
foretold. But assuming the one or
the other, we may speculate with
something more Of probable accuracy
regarding the political situation which
will result. The triumph CT Germany
AustrorH ung,ary-Bulgaria can never
be so complete as to make any
changes in the present map of Eu-
rope. All that that could effect
would he the ~momentary tabahdon-
nlent of the Russian Pan4Slavici pro-
gram, the RELOCATION to dormancy OF
the French "Revanche'' and the stay
Of Great Eritain's hand from the de-"
struction Of German commerce. or
the other hand, the triumph o. Great
MISUNDERSTANDING cannot fail to
give Russia the mastery of the cont
nent Of Europe and restore Great
Britain to her sovereignty over the
seas. These two great powers, who
now already between them possess
almost the half of the whole world,
would then, indeed, control the des-
TIMES of the earth.
Is More MiIitarism Coming?
"W1ell may we draw pack in dis
may before such a contamination. The
rattle of the sabre would then be
music to our ear in comparison with
the crack of the Cossack's knot and
the clanking of Siberian chains,
while the burden of taxation which
we would be Obliged to suffer in or
der to create and maintain the vast
navy and army necessary for the de-
fence Of our territory and commerce
throughout the world against these
gigantic powers with their oriental
ally, Japan, would. sap our wealth,
endanger III prosperity and threat
en- the very existence Of republican
institutions.
This is not time for shallow thought
or flippant speech. In a public sense
it is the most serious moment of our
lives. Let us not be swayed in our
Judgment by prejudice or minor con-
siderations. Men and women like
ourselves are suffering and dying for
what they believe to be the right and
the world is in tears. Let us wait
and watch patiently and hope sincere
ly that all this agony is a great labor
pain Of history and that there shall
he horn through it a new era of pros
perity, happiness and righteousness
for all mankind.
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