The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-10

understanding" and Is pronounced
miami, with tte sound Of q as inl
arHi.) This Triple Tnderstanding in
eludes Russia. France and Great|
sritain. These stTugglihg combina
lions instead of preserving the sbatS
ance o. power have disturbed it;!
and instead of restraining the forces
% war are today sending fifteen
millions Of men into battle.
In addition to the racial economic,
and political causes, three others
might be named - jealousy, greed
and the savage In man.
Germany is Jealous Of the supre=
macy Of Great Britain on tile high
seas, and is struggling with all her
might and main" to attain supres
macy through her merchant m6rines5
md her super-dreadnoughts. The
biggest ships that float carry the.
German flag. Britain is jealous of
German supremacy in manufactures.
Russia is Jealous OF every agency
hat binders her dream OF centuries
'onccrning an open sea. France has
2een Jealous of Germany ever since,
ly the treaty of Paris, size coded to
Germany in 1872 the two " French
'tates-Alsace and Lorraine. Aus,
tria is jealous of the growing
strength oil. the Slavic peoples under
her own flag. Greed has beer. added
TO jealousy.
Anstria-Hnngary is continually
;rabbing to the eastward. Germany
wants Belgium and Holland, so as
70 have a coast line that will match
great Britain's. 1e sd
To greed and Jealousy is added the
iayage, the animal in man. The
hing an animal is trained to do, 1t
sikcs TO do. The race horse enjoys
hc track. We lave onr;war colleges
| where mon are trained to- fight.
seventy per cent Of the revenues ot
lie. nations Is spent for war pur-
poses 'sisi itfR IN l+t3s ;iH
These contcnding nations are top
'leavY with armaments., ut Is tie
animal in man. unrestrained by rca-
son or religion, but provoked by
freed and jealousy that explains
his war. The press reports that
have much of the preparedness Of
the nations for this war. The pos
session of the awful engines of mod
,rn warfare seems to breed an over
WIDENING desire to use them. You
could imagine members OF the wal
PARTY saying. "our military system,
by the evolution of the ages, has
new como perfect. Our battle
ships have grown into dreadnauglits
md super-dreadnaughts; our guns
have been made so huge and yet 50
accurate that death knocks at the
ioor of a thousand homes with every
round! Yes, the art of war has now
given us the most perfect man-kill-
ing machine tho world has ever
Known. And the apostles oof peace
insist that we take this wonderful
device apart and make 1t into imple-
ments of husbandry. II this scnti-
ment continues to grow 1t will be-
come great tidal wave OF humanity
and sweep all wars and ,rumors o:
war from the face of tho earth.
Therefore, whilo we still have this
wonderful mechanism of death and
destruction, let us turn " II loose
once moro upon the people; and once
moro let patriots die to please the
vanity of kings. in tho blind belief
that they are dying for their coun-
try" Such is tho real logic of the
war now threatening the world; and
thus wal. and death, and hell mas.
auerade in the guise of patriotism.
Where. you ask, shall the blame be
placed? On Servia for the assassina.
tion of Prince Ferdinand and his
wife? No, for It was an Austrian
who fired the fatal shot.
On Austria for presenting to Ser
via an ultimatum that was only a
yelled declaration of war? VOL
might say "Yes." but for the fact
that Germany refused to accept tho
terms of England to confine the war
to Austria and scrvia. In that re
fusal was revealed the hand of En-.
peror Wilhelm, the accepted war
lord of Europe for a quarter of a
century. Without prejudice thcl
blame. can be laid at Germany's door.
Tho emperor held the key to the. Sit
,uation, and before the bar Of an out
ragged humanity, he stands response
BILE. could wish that President
Wilson in his offer of meditation had
added the other alternative of the
United States uniting with Britain.
should the offer of mediation be re-
fused. Had such an alternative been
presented the war would be short-
lived. In the day of our trouble
with Spain, the Premier Of England
said, "If any other government at
taeks our kinfolks across the sen.
they will hear the, roar Of English
guns"
What may We hope from this war?
Financial distress. Some folks are
FOOLISH enough to believe that war
in 'EiIrnne will cause nrosnaritv "a