The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-11-27


That all is not peace and harmony among the work.
who fighting in the ranks of the German army
in the human saughterhouse the other side of the
Atlantic by article which recently appeared
in the German Socialist organ vorwaerts." the
publication of which that newspaper again sup
pressed by the government.
Not infrequently we read the refusal of British
workingmen join the armies of the Allies In Britain
the situation is become critical that there is
conscripton Even David Lloyd-George, liberal and
friend of the English workers in their struggles the
commercial rapaciy of the protmongers ntmates that
CONSUMPTION be to meet situation which
daily serious. Recent reports, however
dictate that such steps may not be necessary
The article which brought the suppression of
Vorwaerts" indicates that this feeling resentment
against mitarsm is not confined to the British working
The Socialist organ calls upon the German govern
ment to state definitely the object of the war; continuing
1--WE told that it is the others who beg for
peace, for we the victors But unfortunately the
others do not feel vanquished No result possible
way. The war unendingy because both parties
anxious not to tell utter demands they
afraid lest openness may regarded as
sign of weakness.
1.-THE sole outlook in sight, therefore, that the war
will until the complete exhaustion ALL If this be
prevented the of the belligerens
the regions of generalization and seek positive program
What we Germans want to know is what this victory
we are expecting will be like, what objects will be
obtained.
''Victory is relative Different statesmen mean
different things when they the word. In the
of 1914 Premier Asquith declared that England
not unsheath her sword until Belgium had been COM
pensated for all the sacrifices it had made until
was assured against every threat of attack,
smaller nationaes of Europe had been of safe
existence, and until the military domination of Prussia
had been completely and finally destroyed.
This program is not quite clear. 1t contains too
many phrases. One would have thought that after is
months of the most terrible which the world has
the statesmen ought to be able render more
precise answer to this question.
Zone would have thought they might have been able
to tell the nations why they shedding their blood
what object they have before them what the prize
is. for which they striving
"But instead Of all this have nothing phrases
like Defense of the Fatherand Freedom and justice
and kultur,' phrases which nothing today They
are simply words, nothing
Doesn't it really appear if these statesmen of all
parties feared to betray their plans?
"For ~ months have been listening to what is
not true Surely cannot be taken aiss if we
desire to hear what is true and what the
government really considers it's object in this
The newspaper also publishes pronunclamento from
the executive committee of the SociaDemocratc party
Germany declaring that the taken by the
eminent for the regulation of food supplies have been
only halfway measures, and demands the fixing of
maximum prices for all necessary foodsuffs prices
adjusted that every profit for the producer whole
sale as well as retail trades is made impossible and
the poorest are placed in position to obtain
sar1es OF life required for their nourishment." .