The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-28

innl viii cmanate from the social
economic security enjoyed by the
workers ard viii evolve into a
higher. wrauaeF and nobicr price
fzed In this day OF dollar chasing =
What a spectacle. indeed -Four
Christian nations. all claiming 20 be
children Of the one heavenly father.
All claiming the same Christianity
and civilization. forming battle lines
for hundreds OF miles long. with
millions OF men on each side, pro-
cecdinx TO engage IN inhuman butch
cry and wholesale slaughter 81 each
other under the guidance OF Empor-
crx Kings and Cxarx who claim to
depend on Divine guidance, and zach
| one praying 70 God that his soldiers
murder the rest. We Socialists all
know ITS dollar guidance.
SOCIALISTS TRIED To SToP THIS
WAR.
September 5. iS50--4t years ago
\ KsFl Marx fur@Soid the present war
Marx saws France forced BY Germany
20 make her alliance with Russia
knnen Germany took Aisace and Isor-
e. He said that unless a Rus
IN revolution took place war be-
tween Germany and Russia would
be sure 10 come. Marx predicted
thts three daFs after the battle %
Seden IN fnanifesto 70 the German
Democratic party Of Germany. Every
Socialist IA this world would have
tried TO stop this war.
The International Socialist Con-
Kress was TO be held In Paris August
9Th. 1914. On the night Of July 18th
At Brussels the representative social
lists OF many nations held an anti
war demonstration. Thousands upon
Thousands OF Belgian workers
crowded the meeting and thousands
rs essds bearing tho Inscription.
Mass meetings were arranged for
such men - Jaures. Hardie. Wander
| veids. HA4se. Treeistra and Social
list representatives from Russia and
Italy. The platforms were draped
with the red flag or brotherhood
peace and progress Comrades Vail
l4nt and Guesde and every Social
i<t deputy In France were working
Yer peace. Iaures had just received
tUormetton that Austria had as
oQed Russia that the integrity OF
arrvia would be preserved. and the
pr2spcct for peace looked bright.
- Russia the Socialist members
In 0e duma had bravsd the Czar and
rkadvocatss In declaring against
war Ind the murder OF the people.
In Italy the Socialists openly
thrtftcned a general strike and re-
bellfon against going TO war with
their comrades In other nations with
whom they Rad no quarrel.
In Austria the Socialists were a
\pnit against war with servia or any
her nation The Austrian govern
INT seized the cooperative stores
30 goods from the Socialists first
lso the automobiles belonging TO
Ythe workingnsn's stores were con-
fiecated by barbarous capitaiisms-
Austrian government
In Germany and England the So
f-ialists went 20 the extreme limit ia
challenging the right OF the govern
%rnenf TO make cannon fodder out OF
1hc common people 20 satisfy the
Just for power and greed for gold
cf the ruling class
The official Socialist papers Of
Germany were suppressed because
they attacked the war policy OF tho
Kaiser and the war party. The
"Vorwaerts~ stated that "ths people
OF Germany did not want war: the
people Of France did not want war
the people OF England. Of Belgium. OF
Russia and Of Austria did not want
war, and the only ones who did want
war were the rulers and profit mon
gers, and to serve their interests the
working people must kill and muir
der each other Without a cause"
II II safe 20 say that had the So
elaiists held the balance Of power In
either Germany. Russia or Austria
there would have been no war
At this moment the Socialists
throughout the world are exsrtlnK
every effort to bring about peace.
because we know that It's the work .
ing class upon whom the awful sur
fering and anguish OF war mostly
falls
|OCIALIsT MESSAGE or PEACE.
The following peace message has
been sent b. the American Socialists
y the socialists Of Great Britain.
Italy. Holland. Sweden. Denmark.
France. Switzerland. Germany. Bel
slum and Austria Hungary.
SOCIALISTS MESSAGE
I &vTlf American Socialist peace
= fes& BE 70 the Socialists OF Europe
ea@4 h. follows
- resent crisis. before any ma
toff completely crushed. Socialist
ept 4tatixes should exert every
HMluse~e on their respective govern
~ anN 10 have warning countries ac-
seps Imeelation BY the United States.
~ u can still be done without loss
~ fAresfiRe. Conference should be
held ~ The Hague Or Washington.
Have tabied Socialist parties Of ten
natior4s urging this action. Wire
Thia{ peace message IN aligned on
bchal .of the Socialist party by Nor
rs HilSquit. international secretary.
Victor Y. Berger. national executive
HIM. 'tflht1ttF anu " tlAfi AsdUlfI
sick. naFionai secretary.
This iwar Is q warning 90 the
workers. Of ali nations 10 exercise
their political power and voting
franchise in the interest Of their own
class. We do not have to look TO
Europe for war, we had u AT Home p
stead, Cripple Creek Occur d'Atene.
IN the copper district OF Michigan,
and the coal fields Of West virginia,
VIII at Ludlow we saw the thugs,
xG1h men and "m5nions" murder
iarmleas and defenseless women
4nd chiidrsn for American Industrial
Kings This savagery II perpetuated
<imPlJ because the working class
Ere cot organized indusfrially and
FfI nally 50 az to compel oh edi-
q - 70 the will of n social demOc-
E ~ wherein human exploitation
all be abolished and production
q use shall become tho supreme
BE SIRE and attend the Socialist
<}1eefings At z.20 ., m. every Sunday
#afternoon at Stevens hall on Fourth
avenue and Weetlake, near PIKE. and
Sunday evening - s.00 p. M. at I'll
Olive street Socialist Temple.
EDWIN >. BROWN.