The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-08-28
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Thursday is my joiner day. popular little dit,
was sung to msnamed patriotic tune last Thursda,
In the morning paper. Chester A. the local or
chestra leader again. while Teddy the Turrble was en-
gagged in Plattsburg
The consistency of this array of "fghters is reall,
amusing. Complaint is made because the administra
ton doesn't declare war Mexico in one case and or
Germany in the other In Mexico Americans who tool
their lives and fortunes in their hands are ben1
1nsulted' and sometimes killed. Germany, violated thu
neutrality of Belgium and should severely spanked
President Wilson has been told "go to hell" by thu
Kaiser according to Colonel Harvey Why doesn't thu
President take drastic action He won't lick Mexico
he won't punish Germany and above all he won't dc
what the Kaiser is alleged to have ordered him to do
All! The secret is out! Uncle Sam is plumb skeered
He amt ready yet We want to go to war but can't
Therefore before lick Mexico and punish Germany
and surely before the President takes notion do the
other thing we must get ready to lick Japan Now II
Teddy and Chester will tell why the bluff should
De carried to an extreme by declaring when
not able to fight great deal of light Will be thrown
on the critical situation
Even j. Wesley Hill, now called a doctor sometimes
reverend, has taken up the :cudgel and is taking
back slap at the country under the name Of peace
And again the U. S. w.. ". listened to d speaker wht
wants IT didn't Raise My Boy to be Soldier put or
the blacklist by congress and do all good
militarist countries where the nations honor is up
held arrest anyone who has the tereriy to sing the
song.
"1ts great old town for all of that'' If we didn't
have these protectors of honor running around th
life would probably become too monotonous Our pleas
ures would be far to many and the Christian life al
taught by the Christ who these other leaders profess
to follow might have chance to come into existence
The organized workers with few exceptions are with
President Wilson and all other are endeavor
he Init Cd
other nations The workers of the United States see
benefit to themselves the nation large in declar
Ing war upon Germany, Mexico any other country
Give to the Mexican people the lands that are
theirs and thus give them the opportunity they have fol-
half century been striving for-the right to live
and to live decently.
American workers no cause to send the armv an6
navy with the best blood of nation to be sacrificed
to greed upon the battefieds OF Europe order tt
satisfy the vanity of certain citizens of the United
States.
England with the largest navy in the world CAM
protect her own coast and vessels of commerce..
that reason for the United States go to war with
Germany? American passengers on English ships are
killed by German torpedoes?
Why worry about that? American workmen have
been murdered on American SOIL by American gun
men in the employ of American" mine owners Kill
people? Sure but do nothing unless
to increase the profits Of the capitalists Of the country
dtions are being sacrificed to money mad maenate
help him along by granting him control of the
mental powers of state If American capitalists are
being nterfered with in supplying belikerent nations
with munitions of war Even though they teach the
doctrines Of the lowly Nazarene on Sunday and in
cidently American citizens made the unfortunate
victims OF more unfortunate condition then let vi
send the young manhood of the nation out to butche,
and to be butchered hideous battle1ields
is not the timid who urging peace in the fac,
OF seemingly overwhelming odds. The timid adyo
cate nothing The man who urges and non-inter
ference with the possibility Of being reviled BY large
part OF those whose good will would retain confront
ing him. is far from being tmd by any stretch Of thu
ina gination.
For the man who will dare to protest, in the fac,
OF opposition, against the placing OF the women Of THU
country in the position Of the women Of England anf
france, we hold the greatest respect. 70 the woman
who insists that her boy shall man and not beas
that he shall live to bring peace into the world ant
not war and strife to She who can glory in her Sol
resisting evil without recourse physical force AM
thereby sain''t the sreates glory mankind worl,
OF credit is due The day is far distant when sucl
women and such men will be honored. Their praise
Wall be sung when selfish militarists are forgotten
The organized labor movement will remain true !,
principle. The workers Of America will fkht il do
Tense but desire to take part in an aggressive war
fare and they do not to 81 naised INTO a
through the ma thei
defenders in the public forum.