TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-03-29
SHAW DECLARES RUSSIAN MIL
lTARIsM WORLD MENACE.

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New York In the course Of .
conversation with the correspondent OF
the New York American in London
George Bernard Shaw declared thst
Russian militarism contains more
menace to the world than any other
militarism ever thought of and that
the hypocrisy and stupidity of the Eng
lish government have endangered the
world by unleashing this potential ter.
ror.
Mr.. Shaw talked at great length on
the conduct OF the war, especially the
attitude OF neutrals, and criticised
severely what he calls the "hypocritical
pose of the British government in re-
Iation to the invasion of Belgium by
the Gcrnans.
neutrality and that the British plea
OF embsrking on the war because OF
the German invasion Of Belgium is
utter bosh."
He thinks that England could have
prevented the war by going to Ger
many and frankly telling her that II
she invaded France England would Join
with France against her and similarly
telling France that II she invaded
Germany England would fight with
Germany.
Il do say that If Germany had been
told frankly BY England that England
would fight with France in the event
OF Gcrmsny making war on France
Germany would never have gone to
war and would have seen to it that |
Austria modified her demands to Ser
via. In this way the peace of western
Europe would have been assured
In regard to Russia, Mr.. Shaw Is
horribly Disguised with the British gov.
ernment for allying itself TO the ear.
Lac says that ~Prusslan militarismy is
a mere infant compared with Russian
as the world will find out
TO its cost one day. He looks on Rus
'ia as being responsible for the war,
which would never have been begun
England had only spoken frankly, as
I would have meant the whole OF
western Europe against Russia, and
Russia is no fool"
Mr. Shaw has nothing but praise for
he pluck and patriotism OF the Ger
nan soldier, which he describes az
uperb and as meriting the admiration
4 every one. lie thinks the Kaiser
trove with might and main for peace
nd that it was his one ambition to 20
own 10 lris grave as William the
'eace Keeper" but that circumstances
nd English hypocrisy beat him.
Mr.. Shaw, In conclusion, paid his
espeets TO British home politics,
tating that the truce on intarnsl legis.
'tion declared at the outbreak of the
ar between the government and the
pposition was 'ljnfamous."
There could be only one end, he said.
} the truce, and that was while IL de- u
yed for time the uncovering of the q
'andal of highlands participation In q
'e war, by the trailing Of the Belgian q
sutrality red herring across the tracks, I
ie time was not far off when the truth y
the English government. hypocrisy 3
ould be known and appraised accord. 81
gly. ei
This war erystsllized, he said, by the pi
'eech OF Dir. Asquith in the early days -
the war when he dwelt on Enelsnd's Y
for war, while only d
W days ago Mr. Churchill In the "
ine plaee--the house Of commons m
'asted that the navy had been pre-
ring for war with Germany for five IL
ars and that the day war was de. Dc
lred found the navy quite prepared q
r il. I'm