TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-04-17
5EvERIDGE CALLS WAR

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!, BEvERlDGE CALLS WAR 81
{ A PEOPLES STRIFE
c Ex-senator Albert J. Beveridge, q
talking upon the European war as b
found it in personal trips along th
German and French battle fronts, toll
members OF the Sphinx club at Dime
al the Waldorf Astoria hotel recent,
that the war il essentially people,
war and that every one in Germany
thinks only TO serve the state. He told
of personal meeting with the Kaiser
and detailed many conversations with
leaders on both sides. His speech. In
part, is reported by the New York
Times as follows:
"We are too sordid and material in
looking upon the situation. went TO
Germany and then TO France with the
IDEAS that We Americans pick up from
our newspapers. They were all wrong
IDEAS My experience over there was
simply case Of dropping one precon.
oeption after another. When tell yon
that we may come off the worst loser
by the war ] do not give you my own
opinion merely. Some OF the soundest
thinkers of Europe expressed that same
dea to me.
War to Last Long.
"Well, hurried over there because !
was sure the war would end before
April. In Poland reached battle line
and saw just one little segment Of
battle. On the side was with were
900 guns and 10000 men, and on the
other side were 100000 men and 200
guns. That was just little segment. |
II you rolled up all the battles Of Ma.
poleon into one and added to the pile |
all the battles OF Caesar and OF Alex
ander you wouldnt get nearly 20 big
4 conflict as this war has made UP 70
this time.
And this Is why America stands 20
ose by the great conflict. We are no,
Using. as are the people in every eonn
Try there, to sense OF business as .
way to make living and then OF ac.
'omplishments in this living that are
much greater than business.
Essentially Peoples war
ut is foolish and fake cry that i,
This is a rulers war. It IL q war of ,
'eoples. tried everywhere to find So.
ialists who were against the war, but ;
hey were sll for II, and Of 1900 900 I
in Germany who were So q
laiists there were practically 1900 600
oiunteers TO serve. But, in spite OF
his, the great gain Of the war In Eu.
ope, whoever wins and whoever the :
sues come ont, win be the trernen-
ous advance OF democracy. ifhe ad.
anee, in fact has already come. II
as come so quickly and has extended /.
} far that the United States today ! !
zen may be trailing In the rear as the = =
ost sordid and reactionary Christian ! !
alton IN the world, and these ad. !
inces in Europe have come to stay in =, ~
ost cases
Here is the wonderful miracle ia q
No man or woman is think. 4,
OF himself or herself or even Of his
her family. One and all the people a,
e thinking oi how they an serve -
e state or help the soldiers at the =,
INT. All the sermons ever preached -,
peace from the pulpits have done y
IS than this was has TO produce a ~.
rit of self sacrifice or devotion TO y
me
And in this country our best men q,
We almost forgotten patriotism in the hr
'st for business advantage. Every ~
q went TO Europe with was o,,l
oeked out Of me. The war will not m;
soon. The people in every country Sr
devoted TO IL and in their devotion m;
'e built up machines to do work the ~,
OF which was never seen In times m
peace. 81
German Thoroughnesa idl
Why in the Poland campaign Of the Ill
mans ! found more men than are Su
'loyed on the payrolls OF New York sSii
just finding out where the good bic
Is lay and advising tho command ep
general over what routes he cbuld tito
direct his heavy wagons and ar. Oh
ry." bic