The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-03
WAR PARAGRAPHS
By Book Worn,

Belgium IS a country, or was a
country that has literally had war
stuffed down her throat; she has
had no option of accepting or rejec-
ting it. She was compelled, to
either fight the Germans, which
violated her sovereignty or fight the
Allies.
There has been great amount of
criticism against King Albert of
Belgium. for sending his army forth
to resist the German invasion, but
what else could he do? Could that
little, seemingly insignificant coun-
try remain neutral; could it sit back
and with no resistance whatever
allow the Germans to gain a foot
hold, and thereby begin an attack
on Great Britain, the country that
pledged itself to protect the Belgi-
iums? Was not king Albert of Bel
gium justified in using his army as
a stumbling block for that great
tidal wave of armed humanity that
swept down and over his frontiers?
Did not King Albert know that
any neutral aspect upon his part
woald only shorten the life of his
country?
Of course King Albert knew these
things, and was justified in doing
these things. He knew that the
death Of Great Britain as nation,
would mean death to Belgium as
we'll. He knew that Great Britain
was his big brother, his wherewith-
al Of protection in worldly scuffs
and wrangles, and if he did not
stand up for great Britain, in what
ever small or significant Re could
he would surely lose the friendship
and respect of Great Britain. and
perhaps, his kingdom as we'll.
For those who will criticise
King Albert Of Belgium, let us say
that he did remain neutral, and al
ow his country to be overun until
Great Britain's intercedings proved
unavailable and she had taken up
arms in his behalf, then he was
compelled to fight with, and for his
guardians.
Back in the remote ages of the
past, the chief factors of war were
the club and the spear, and the
Drawn of mans arm to WELD them.
Following, came a more advanced
age, in which the chief factors of
war were the musket and steel, and
the dexterity of man to manage
them. To day we have an age,
wherein the chief factors of war are
electricity and gasoline, and the
genius of man to utilize them.
Perhaps. IN the far distant future,
away upon the very horizon of
mans vision, there awaits another
age, wherein the factors of war will
be the factors of peace, the pen and
the seal and the wisdom of man to
apply them.
Before the dawning of that age,
the world must undergo a great
transformation. There must be no
republics, monarchies and king
doms, the world itself, must be-
come one great, republic, monarchy
and kingdom combined; wherein
the doctrine of Universal Equality
must reign supreme; wherein edu-
cation must be the unpenetrable
Notifications, as it is our bulwarks
today.
Until the dawning of that great
age, in which all men must be
equal in worldly possessions and
worldly wisdom, we will still have
factors for war; factors with which
to mutllate and slay, with which all
mankind will continue to settle his
worldly disputes and differences.
The following was extracted from
an account of the war of five thou
sand fourteen (5,O14):- The world s
aerial fleet. consisting of ten thou
sand dirigibles, left today for the
orbit of Mars, wherein it will be-
gin it's attack upon the planet. An
official radiogram. pictured this A..
M. from the planet Urania, implied
that the worlds scouting cruiser
Equator" had been seen yesterday
within twenty-five thousand miles
of Mars. and had reported favor
able conditions of the vacuums and
air currents,-It reads queer, but
who knows?