The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-05
SOCIALISTSTRIED
TO PREVENT war
ny EDWIN J. BROWN,
sI3 FIRST Avenue.


the European Socialists for pesex,
There WAS no strife IN Germany bo,
there was "a strong demand ~ III
Socialists for peace. Martial law wu
for ths purpose Of suppressing tks
anti war ezpresEiOns and defnon,srs.
lions OF the Socialists and the com.
mon people; and II was this common
herd that the royalty and nobility.
AS well as the cNpioiterr. feared
The weli-born were always fearfuI
OF stirring up the animals.
GOVERNED BY THE wELI-BoRx.
IL Will be admitted that the wofil
today ia mastered and governed b.
the exploiting class. and that tbs
political power 20 govern 10 being
sought after throughout the word
BY the exploited class. This fact Il
not only evident but IL admitts1
and feared by the thrones and those
Of royal blogds. and government u
the people. by the raseals. for the
rich, In well shown by an edito1ai
bg the ex-Gen. Harrison Gray otia
editor OF the Los Angeles Times. e
follows.
Los Angeles. Cal. Aug. II.
1T Is a question that may possibly
never be accurately settled as 10 Just
how large a determining part the
fear OF Socialism had in causing ne
rulers OF Europe 10 cast the dice for
wars. But France and Germany
were actually In internal distress
Tie dissolution OF the British en-
ism. was predicted BY calm. discern.
ing men. Imperial Germany was
constantly sfraining against the
mcuaclng forces OF those Who
sought 70 seiz. the government and
alter u 20 the purposes OF Socialism
with the motto. Property is rob-
berry France was equally dis
tressed. and the revolutionary move
ment IN Russia has steadily insid-
iouaiy been gaining In strength al
most from the inception OF the ter
rorist movement
in Europe was In jeopardy. Election
after election in Germany and
France and England showed that the
Socialists were gaining-snd the
irony 81 the situation was that they
steadily grew by inveighing agAinss.
as useless and extrnvagant, the prep.
ara;ions for the international con-
fiict which. IN the opinions Of
Europe's statesmen. WAS inevitable.
and ls now at hand"
You had better stop and read this
fighting mans editorial again and
then clip IL out and study 81 NJ.
WorkingmAn and Woman, because
the gineral is not dramin' q night
horse. mind ye'. He's looked In the
book. He tells you that In q great
degree the fear OF Socialism caused
the rulers of Europe 10 declare war.
France and Germany were IN dis
trenE. and Engiand's dissolution was
predicted because OF the oncominG
Of Socialism. and The throne OF al
most every ruler In Europe was In
jeopardy. Election after election IN
Germany. France and England
showed that the Socialists were
Raining--ant the irony OF the stu.
ton was that they steadily grew By
inveighing against as useless ana
extravagant the preparations for
the international conflict which. IN
the opinion Of Europe's statesmen,
was inevitable. and Is now at hand
Is what the general tells us.
This Is the best guess that OTIS
ever made. He's a bear" and tells
the truth How xioriorsly sublime
IL Is 10 compel sworn enemy TO
consciously admit his fear and the
political power OF the working class
and tho intellectual supremacy of the
worlds proiefariat-
Mr.. Gen. Harrison Grey ot!s. I
wish 10 thank you for your surren--
der. Keep your eye on the politicaI
barometer. and 81 you can live but
another twenty-five years you win
be cremated In municipal crema--
;orium. and all funeral expenses VIII
be paid 10y the municipality. All OF
the people in Los Angeles will At
ittU the ttfflCft OF the one man WuV
could foretell the destiny OF the race
by passing events of the day.
SOCIALISTS AGAINST WAR
when a person knows enough 70
consciously declare for Socialism. he
must know that war means the MUIR
der Of common people. IL means .
Nation OF Fatherless, Hungry Chill
dren." Mr.. David Goldstein tyou
knight OF Columbusl. and widows
fsa a.. t. WA
know that the exploited class do the
shooting and get shot while the ex-
ploiters give orders from safe places.
and wax wealthy and fat--you with
the mahogany dome--a person does
not have to be smart TO see this
they only need the courage OF their
convictions to admit and proclaim IL
The Socialists are against war be-
cause war Is pathological condi-
tion OF society which denotes degen-
eracy and decay. and to savagery is
whore It would take us 10 II could
lists might not object so strongly TO
war IL the exploiting class would kill
and he killed, but they do not like
the smell OF powder. their war is for
profit from the workers and profit
from war. This Is why the Socialists
make war against war.
WHAT THEY DID TO PREVENT
Did you read the quotations from
tho Berlin "Worwaerts" In the Seat
tic Times Sunday, August 10th, on
the war; Do you read the Socialist
press on the war; II not. YOU do not
know anything about the Socialists
definition and construction that 10
given to this slaughter OF tho peo-
pie by the ruling class.
In 1870 Rebel and Liehknecht went
to prison for their anti-war speeches
in the reichstag. Jean Jaures, who
was acknowledged as one OF the
WAS murdered by lunatic few
days ago I'm Paris for advocating
peace. He gave the expression OF
the Socialists Of France.
pr Carl Liehknecht. the son Of
William Iiebknecht, was reported
executed for treason TO Germany be-
cause he expressed the Socialist
anti war principle Of the German
Socialists
In England. John Burns and Mas
terson ] II. Mcdonald and Keir
Hardie have fought the war. and
cabinet sooner than advocate or help
direct the murder OF the working
class
IN AMERICA.
The Socialist party OF America. by
its national executive committee. has
condemned the murder OF tho work
ing class Of Europe by war and we
are unanimous In advocating the
feeding OF America and starving Of
tho war I'm Europe. They cannot
fight unless we feed them We
Socialists say. stop the feed and
that WITH stop the fight" while the
eNploiters say feed the fighters ~
Europe and starve our people ~
home, because there Is profit In u
It's food the people want. not fight
Next week ! shall tell what the
war will do for Europe
EDWIN T. BROWN,