The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-26


inx society be purchhsabic cVfu-
modify. Its Christianity cor rciiE-
l0n1 will emanate from the social
economic security enjoyed ~ tho
workers ard will evolve into
higher. grAnder aud noblrr price
less cMrsstlanity than can be real
ixed In this dav % ~doiiar chasing
What q spectacle Indeed -Four
Christian nations. all claiming 90 be
children 81 the one heavenly father.
al claiming The same christisnity
and civilization. forming battle lines
Ter hundreds Of miles long. with
millions Of men ON each side. pro-
ceeding 10 engage IN inhumsn hutch-
cry and wholesale sisughter % each
other under the guidance Of Enrer-
ors Kings and Cxars who claim 20
depend On Divine guidance. and zach
one praying TO God that hts soldiers
murder the rest We socialists all
know u's dollar guidance.
SOCIALISTS TRIED To SToP THIS
WAR
September 5. tS7a--4s years ago
Karl Marx foretoid the present war
Marx saw France forced BY Germany
to make her alliance with Russia
Swhen Germany took Aisace and I.or-
rAinc. He said that unless Rus
stan revolution took place war be-
tween Germany ana Russia would
be sure - cofne Marx predicted
this three days after the battle Of
Sedan In manifesto 10 the German
working men issued by the social
Democratic party % Germany. Every
Socialist In this world would have
tried to stop this war
The international Socialist Con-
Rre4s was to be held in Paris August
Sth. 1915 On the night % July s9th
~ Brussels the representative social
lists Of many nations held an anti
war demonstration. Thousands upon
thoussnds Of Belgian workers
crowded the meeting and thousands
q cards bearing the Inscription.
War against war were 20 be seen
Mass meetings were arranged ror
such men as Jaures, Hardie. Wander
velde. Hsas~. Trseistra and Social
ist representatives from Russia and
Italy. The platforms were drRpcd
peace and progress Comrades Vail
liant and Guesde and every Social
tst deputy IN France were working
or peace Jsures had Just received
= reformation that Austria had as
Iured Russia that the integrity Of
prospect for peace looked bright.
In Russia the Socialist members
IN the d1ma had braved the Car and
war advocates in declaring against
war and the murder Of the people.
In Italy the Socialists openly
~
hellion against going 10 war with
their comrades In other nations with
whom they had no quarrel
In Austria the Socialists were a
unit against war with scrvia or any
ether nation The Austrian govern
m~nf seized the cooperative stores
and goods from the Socialists first.
also the automobiles belonging fo|
the workingnen's stores were con-
ftseAted ny barbarous capitalisms--
Austrian government
IN Germany and England the So
ciattsts went TO the extreme limit IN
challenging the right Of the govern
menf to make cannon fodder out OF
the common people to satisfy the
lust for power and greed for gold
Of the ruling class
The official Socialist papers of
Germany were suppressed because
they attacked the war policy OF the
Kaiser and the war party The
~vorwaerfs~ stated that "the people
o. 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. aud the only ones who dld 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"
IL fs safe To gay that had the so
etsiisfs held the balance Of power In
either Germany. Russia or Austria
there would have been no war.
AZ this moment the Socialists
throughout the world are excrtina
every effort 70 bring about peace.
because We know that It's the work
ing class upon whom the awful SUI
Iering and anguish Of war mostly
falls
sOC1ALIST MESSAGE or PEACE.
The following peace message has
been Gent BY the american Socialists
70 the Socialists Of Great Britain.
italy, Holland. Sweden. Denmark.
France Switzerland. Germany, Bel
Eium and Austria Hungary.
" SOCIALISTS MESSAGE
The American Socialist peace
message % the Socialists Of Europe
reads a. follows.
IN present crisis before any ma
~ completely crushed. Socialist
Preventative should exert every
~ Juence on their respective govern
n nfs 70 have warning countries ac-
ctkpt HLdiation by the United states.
J4iy - still be done without loss
~ 1prestige Conferences should be
helt % The Hague or Washington.
HAZE cabfed Socialist parties ~ ten
nafkons urging this action. Wire
BIS peace message IL signed on
ris i1iliquit. international secretary,
ficffr l. Berger. national executive
conrtitteeman. and Walter Lanfer-
sick. national secretary.
tbs war - warning 20 the
WORKERS 81 All nations 10 exercise
their political power and voting
franchise in the interest Of their own
class. We do not have to look 10
Europe for war; We had II a. Home
stead, Cripple Creek. Occur d'Aiene.
IN TIE copper district OF Michigan.
80 the coal fields of West Virginia.
While at Ludlow we saw the thugs,
run men and "minfons" murder
barmIess and defenseieHs women
snd children for American Industrial
KINGS. This eavaZery II Derpetuated
simply because the working class
are not organized individually and
politically 80 as 10 compel Obedi-
encc 20 the Will of social demOc-
facy wherein human exploitation
NishaIi be abolished and production
for Use shall become the supreme
law
re sure and attend the Socialist
nieefiDzs al 2.50 y. M. every sunday
afternoon AZ Stevens hall on Fourth
>fcnue and Wesflake. near Pike. and
4 unday evening ~ 600 y. M. az III
1 live street. Socialist Temple.
- EDWIN 4. BROWN.