The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-12
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WAR! WHAT FOR? =. >~,~
War and nothing but war : Il now
days a common conversation. -
Go where you will, sit down where
you will, the war is discussed. We
rub. our eyes and ask, "are we asleep,
can all this horror of. war be true, or
is it a dream" But alas. it is only
too true.
The daily papers throughout the
country are coming. out several times
a day with big headings thus War.
the Latest News from the, War, Zone,
Thousands Killed." etc. We look back
over the past, we ask, '"can It be pos
sible in this, twentieth, century that
the civilized christian nations aresgo-
ing back to sayageFy?~ Arc we to
(there should be an example TO the
so-called heathens in love and: Virthe)'
become cannibals." Newer. since the
beginning of history was there time
when the future looked 50, dark and
horrible as now. Every thinking man
must look with seriousness upon the
madden1ng maze OF. today. It seems
that the rulers Of today think we are
made to slay, those who have never
done us any wrong. We must not
talk about civilization as long as We
kill our fellowmen by wholesale. Oh,
you 1914 how disgraceful-how CRUEL,
with all your Christianity! What are
the workingmen in Europe killing
each other for? They do not know,
they are told to kill and theylobey.
AS we look across the sea, we see
our brothers and comrades are dying
by the thousands. Oh, what d picture
rises up before US. We see young
gallant men by the millions armed,
one against another. We see them
leave everything that is dear to them,
perhaps for the last time-we see
them meet at the boundary lines. We
see them shoot; we see them fal1;' we
see them piled up in heaps and
burned to ashes; we see all Europe in
a raging hell. :: -&f
War as a matter of fact, Is nothing
new to US workingmen, War has
always been with us from the begin
Ing Of human history. The war for
bread has an awful history. and let
| me tell you my Christian friends, In
the very near future there will be
some more sad news added to. it. -.
Here we are in the best time OF
the season finding thousands .:of. men
unable to. find a job. Mines, mills
and factories laying off men all: over
the country. The cold and unIaer-
ciful winter is. soon. here. Millions
of men women and children are: job
less, moneyless and homeless. What
are they to do? Will they lie down to
starve and freeze TO death2 Have
they no rights? Will you say; 1--WE
must not talk about the; struggle ,.ef
the under dogs. we. must keep, silence
about these things" :.
worl<ingmen. who you are and
wherever you are, stop and think!
| Long enough have we been put up
as targets, and food for cultures, and
cannons. Let us be men!, Let us show
the world that the only, men. who
stand for peace, and have Intelligence
enough to bring peace about, are the
workjngmen. H., :,
"Can we do this?" you ask. Yes we
can, by simply lying down the >lmnurd-
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| I'VE are brothers and comrades, we
have everything in common; we all
belong to one big family-the human
race. Never again shall the ruling
kings get us to kill each other. Let
us for this unite, and stand together,
for a better world! Let us join in
with the poet. 20, suffering world OF
workers, how long shall vampires
hold your lives, and all your chill
dren's lives, as barter for their gold"
For the love of all that is human,
then, may this war be the last" ~
May Labor rise In every cline and:
blow trumpet blast that shall be
heard around the world in land: ano
air and sea-a rebel blast that doonsI
all lords, and sets the people, free: