Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-09-17
Socialist Party
Accusing Nation

CHICAGO, Sept 1O-Realizing Tie
tremendous opportunity it affords the
American Socialist Parity the national
office in Chicago is exerting ey RI
effort to take advantage Of the ia
tional crisis growing out Of the war
situation
Tons of literature has been seut to
all parts of the nation for the supreme
effort that was scheduled for Socialis1
Week and that will continue with
unabated Vigor during Septemhersand
October UP to the national elections.
November 3rd
"The Socialist Party is making ire
mendous. efforts to educate the Anieri--
can people on the causes of war ard
the insanity of war;" says National
Secretary Walter Lanfersiek ~The
historian of the future who lays the
cause of the present war to the as.
.sassination of two people will not be
read; he will be laughing stock
At the bottom of it all is the
economic cause, and it is necessary
that all people recognize this foun9a.
mental cause before war. will cease 10
lay his bloody hands on the progress
of the race.
In order to carry on this education,
the Socialist Party has printed 2,000,-
600 pieces of literature, and expects
that before this war is ended, 10000
900 will have been. distributed.
We are determined that the people
shall be educated to the evils of human
slaughter, because they accept ideas
along this line now, with the whole OF
Europe af1ame, whereas in times OF
peace they pay no heed.
The National Congressional Cam
pa1gn Committee will devote all the i,
funds at its disposal to the anti-war
agitation. By doing so, they are really
performing valuable social service.
as their agitation may, be the weight
that turns the scale against war, in
case this country should find itself in
a position close to war.
The local organizations of the party
have been called upon to hold mass
meetings and pass resolutions against
war. In this manner public will be
aroused, public education will be pro
NOTED, and the possibility of war for
this country will be lessened.
H There are 5000 of these local.
bodies, and most of them will take
action in this cruical time. We are
demanding also that the government
take over the foo dsupply Of the ma
ton, in order to protect the. PEG 1eo
from those who would fleece them hy
high prices. -
Unless this is done, few more
lmulti-millionaires will be created by
the War, and the people will pay the
hddler. Already the government is
adopting Socialstic plans, several bills
haVlng been presented in Congress-
along the line suggested above.
1T IS a peculiar fact that whenever
the people are really in desperate
stra1ghts they always turn to govern
ment agencies, knowing that they Will
pc better served by their own elected
offlc1als than by private interests.
AS a result of the general agita-
ton of human minds caused by the
war, 1t is likely that some Socialists.
VIII -ibe sent to Congress. The CON
nectlon may not be evident to- the
casual observer, but if one could SEE
the unusual activity of the Socialist
headquarters, the reason can be I'M.
derstood. Literature is being distri
buted as never before; and greater
interest is being shown all over the
country
of all the political parties the So .
cialist Party is the only one that has
a message for Inc noon1n O oo;ne+. ,r,or"