Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-12
A WAR THAT is MADNESS

Germany has run amuck. There is n other explanation of the
Kaiser's policy in forcing a general European war e.
Fortunate it is that Great Britain is compelled to asst her sword
into the balance without further loss OF time,
The tissue is now joined. Either German utocracy JUS be crushed.
or European democracy will be oblterated. There is mt middle course.
If the forces that the kaiser has 1oosed are victorious the NAP of
European republcanism may a we'll be rolled up, and the Americans
people prepare o make the last great stand for democracy. All Of
continental Europe that is not Russianized will be Prussianized. France
will be reduced to tn status OF a thnd-rate power. Belgium oil
land and Denmark will fall successfully into the NAV of German i'm
periarsm. Italy will become a vassal statet the SUI will have set upon
the British empire as we'll and the mailed fist of the conqueror will
make ready to strike the final blow at democracy in the New World.
The course OF the German government during the LAST week cannot
be reconcned with any theory OF political sanity. Wantonly and DELHI
erately the kaiser has plunged his sword into thte heart of civilization.
as en n MS opon ue n ne 1naaa cop pnm nonG me- r me rnou US aou, mnes
day in disorganized commerce., disorganized industry and disorganzed
finance, and the final reckoning that must be paid for this maniacal
onslaught of German autocracy dehes calculation. The human magma
ton is staggered as it faces the inevitable consequences Of this supreme
achievement of paranoa.
1t is still possible to sympathize with the German people in the
great tragedy that has overtaken them, with their backs to the wall
fighting a more powerful coalition than eve Napoleon faced. But there
can be only one answer to the kaisers challenge to Europe. German
autcracy has made itself the enemy Of mankind. Its destruction will
be the emancipation OF the German people themselves a. we'll as the
salvation OF European repubieanism-New York World.
According to the London statist, the United States is the richest
country, having o some n hundred and nifty billion OF wealth in all
forms, against eghtydve billion and eighty billion for Great Brhian
and Germany. If this a keeps up long, the dsproportion will be
eve greater.
While we beleve it to be true that Lots wife looked around and
then turned into a pillar Of salt W e also believe that if it had been Mr.
Lot he would have looked around and then turned into a saloon.
How dreadful it would be if the Battle of Armageddon should be
fought o European soil while the colonel va mobihz1ng the Progress
sves over here!
Who could have thought a year, a month ago that we should now
have a congressional appropriation for the relief OF European tourists
A really civilized society would put such a murderous 1unaic as
the Emperor Francis Joseph in a padded cel-san Francisco Star.
When the mea prices begin to climb at or eorr-cakes, prunes
and good green spinach.
The gold that goes to Europe to buy a supplies will pretty soon
come back to buy food
Whoever started rocking the boat made ripples big enough to make
liners turn and run for shore.