Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-09
UNIoNIsTs and their friends will not buy meat at schenk

n AJAX EASTMAN that interesting writer in that
nj sparkling magazine, 'HThe Masses" fools US this
The Only Way to End War; Thus it is a serious dis
appointment learn by reading it that he has said only
ONE old things in his always new way.
He reasons that men will always fight for something
concrete and that thing is love of country Therefore
Intefnatioalism is false prophet, since will
love it enough to turn against their country for
matter who their country what their Of
preston be- Thus the only hope In extending Tn
boundaries of countries.
We cannot see that this is anything else in the end b
nternatonasn and that Mr. Eastman gets exactly bac]
where he started FROM
It is only difference in method Conquest is
federation is another Has ENGLAND, by conquest
the Irish love the arger' land? Does she not have
keep army sitting always the safety valve in lndr
Has Germany by conquest. built love Of the Larger
country in the hearts Of the inhabitants Of Alsace and
rane? Or Aust ria in the Balkan Herzegovina in tn
italian provinces of the ''Irredenta?"
Conquest has practically never had that result NJ
that Mr. Eastman offers it, but it appears one OF tt
only ways the 'larger countries can be made.
By federation it is possible Scotland and Wales Tee
themselves part of Great Pritain. The German king
doms feel themselves parts Of the Empire Why not de
velop federation Why not induce countries to join voun
tariy into larger countries? There is but real Oh
stacle Race religion not obstacles have blended
them here Kings are obstacles but they but bar
nacles and can be as easily removed The real Oh
stacle is Commercial antagonsm Capitalists Of different
countries compete with each other and they induce their
various governments to back them in securing advan-
tageous markets.
The overthrow Of capitalism would Of course end war,
since that is the only for conflict now existing men
having long ago ceased fighting or religion But
not at all necessary to wait for that eYentuay before
ending We have capitalists in every one Of our states
fighting capitalists in every other satet There is no in
erstate tariff to fight over but there other things
such as compensation laws Under European conditions
Virginia would long ago have gone to with West Vir
GINA over the $13,0O0OO0 she claims owe her.
There is reason why states do not make war on
one another It is not because more intelligent
more Chrstian than the nations now in conflict It
is because we CAN'T. We not allowed to- Should
any state make war; all the other states would speedily
end it. So states in nation keep peace for the same
reason that counties within the state keep peace in town
within counties and individuals within the communities
In each case all the other units would Immediately use
force to suppress the outbreak Of the one.
An international arrangement, something after the
same fashion, possible That's about the only thing
Taft did that felt like endorsing he advocated
something like this Tariff would be the basis Of such
international agreement giving the trade Of all paricpa
ting countries the open door Then force would keep
any one from violating the orders Of all and their dis
putes which would be remarkably few then could be set
tied in courts settle internecne disputes in
America.