The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
Terrible Side Of
War IS Shown
Eye!witne< ses Tell of the Awful
Hights That Soldiers See
While in War

Undoubtedly the most terrific
arraignment of war that has
ever been heard in Fargo was
that delivered last evening at
the Grand by George r. Kirk
patrick, famous sociologist and
historian, and author of the
book: What For?
His vivid picture Of an attemp
Of $4,000 Japanese infantry to
storm a folt at the top of a
mountain at Pont Arthur, in the
face Of the deadly gatling gum;
and through balbtd wire entang-
lemelts, cha1 ging up the hill
ten times, until the slope was a
mass Of dead and dying men,,
horribly wounded, Were crawl.
ing away in the attempt to es-
cape the leaden ''hell,' is being
duplicate d almost daily in Eu-
rope.
What fer?
According to Mr.. Kirkpatrick
for the purpose OF maintaining
a social system which is inaugu-
rated ter the benefit Of the ruI
ling ass. He says there are
two classes, the working class
and the ru.irg class.
The great problem Of the rul-
ing class is the problem Of the
unemployed. II all Of the men
who are wiling to work were.
employed al the time, with mp.
dern machinery, ski and in
genuity, there would soon be
great overproduction. This would
mean that factories would have
to shut down, more men would
be unemployed, which would fur
ther curtsil the market because:
the unemployed men could not
purcha-e, therefore, there would
be more overproduction and a
resulting panic.
To keep all their men en-
ployed England must have work
marka te, ard fer ore hundred
years England has enjoyed praS :
tically a monopoly on this. world
market. But in the past forty
Germany has become powerful
competitor with England for.
this world market. Beth these
nations maintaine d great navaes
and were ready to protect their
world. marke is with the ssiron
fist Hence the clash.
This is the exp. anaticn Of the
fundamental cause CT this war
as given by Mr.. Kirkpatrick. in
1act many WHO heard Mr., Kirk
patrick class him as an eNtre-
mist. i.
Whether agreeing-with him on
all Points CT rot, it must be-
admit d that he furnished a
powerful argument against war
and his descriI tic MS Of the hor-
rors cf war are. mild in colnIari-
son with descriptions given by
actual eye witnesses Of some of
the scenes in the pres ent war.
Two famous war corresponds
ents told ef their .e1perie nces
in the area Of conflict abroad,
in New York last week. Both
were eye-witnest4s of "a dozen
battles, both had seen the red
ruin. and stark desolation that
follows ew1y clash of arms.
Neither lad met the other
abroad but there was a remark
able analogy in their descrip-
tions Of the most horrible phase
Of the s:tuation.: 'ss -.
Irwin s. Goth told Of a battle
aeross an open pain, filled with
dead ard dying, the harvest Of
. fortnight's fighting, rotti1g
under the rain and sun, from
which an odor rose that was
naeuseating at five miles, and
offensive at eight niles, when
the wind was blowing from the
shamb.es. s 81. Il
"A'l the tobacco went to the
front there he said, "'that the
men Oh the firing line might not
be nasuseetsd by WI at they had
to smell and an officer told me.
that for three nights after they
had fallen, the drums were
played steadily in the camp
that the men might net hear the
screams Of their dying ccmrade
in arms The officers feared
that If they heard, the men
would 60 out to- rescue them.