Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-05
WAR WOULD BE HADES

since the receipt OF the answer from Germany
to President Wilson's note anent the Lusitana
and other similar troubles, the situation
has become more acute Even the most biased
| German enthusiast nothing in the answer
but an effort to delay and evade The anti-Teu-
tonic can see veed insult and effort to humilitate
| running all through the document Many who
sympathize with Germany deeply disappointed
that the Kaiser and his advisors did not come out
with a frank statement of the matter and dsavow
an intention to deliberately send to death American
men, women and children well as those of other
countries For that there is no excuse. True, the
ship carried much that to be sed by England
IN its war. True, also, it is that those who took
passage on the boat warned and did so at
their risk. True, further, that in what is
known as war it was up to England, with her
boasted naval strength, to prevent the Germans
from attacking the vessel. But if all these
things were not done, there is excuse for the
act that committed and much less for the
answer that has been returned to President Wilson
1t practically amounts to open defy OF the
United States and many look upon it polite
way OF telling the people of America go to hades
and mind their business, and if they don't like
Il to do the next best thing | have felt all along
that it is Englands hope that the United States can
be drawn into the fight in way. Not, per
haps, to send troops to the fighting zone, but
at least to place on the ocean all OF our fleet and
thus relieve a situation and allow the allied
countries to get all their bottled up and defense
vessels out for last dash German ports and
elsewhere
have doubt that England, especially, is
about at the end OF her rope so far putting more
men in the field. unless conscription drafting is
resorted to. The burden OF war there is born by
the man who works with his hands for living,
and his family suffers by it, and will do in the
future. The is true OF all the countries that
in it. They are about through furnishing shot
and shell shoppers.
Perhaps the possibility of this country OF ours
being drawn into the affair is now nearer than at
any other time. All the big fellows and interests
loud in declarations OF their patriotism. Every
holder OF steel sugar and other stocks that would
profit by war wants to fight ION paper). Blu,
those that old will plead age and the younger
ones that could go will all want to be officers and
in soft berths In this town, OF my personal
knowledge, those who howl the loudest that we
must wipe out the insult in blood the boys with
the bank accounts and everything to gain in a
financial way. And it is all the country.
The men and boys who woud carry the guns,
the ships, dig trenches and do the other
real work, those who work with their hands
for living. They are just as much and darn
sight patriotic than those who looking
for profit and glory. Their wives and children
fering via deprivation and want You don't hear
them howling for blood. Yet if the time came and
the cause just, they would be the first to get
on the job.
They believe also that the answer from Ger
many is not right and is evasive and seeks tenn
porize and delay They believe that there must be
a fair and square reply and hope that when it
does finally come the possibilities OF trouble will
be dissipated. and that peace will continue
prevail. The rank and file OF the common herd
look upon as all and than General Sher-
man said it was, and believe that civilization has
advanced so lar that steel and iron is not nearly
effective arbiter OF difficulties brains. Yet
as / said il the worst should conc, they will take
up the added burden OF death destruction devasta-
ton and debt in the manner befittng the American
workman
There is question but what the situation is
very grave, and oply the calmness and wisdom OF
President Wilson and his advisers is holding the
breach And with the foreign peril also comes the
situation i'll Mexico and the demand >oi gov
ernment that the looters and bandits OF the various
factions there their warfare for personal gain
and allow the millions OF starving and suffering
citizens OF that unhappy country opportunity
to make living. This demand is fraught with
grave possibilities and may necessitate the placing
OF an army there, and this will more than likely
cost greatly in life and treasure. But at that, it
would be in the name OF suffering human beings
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