The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-27
Bernard Shaw Warns England
Against Being Carried Away
by War Delirium and Ecstasies
There Are in England and Germany ToDav Manv Mothers
Who Believed That What They Were Doing Was Hunting a
Wild Beast and Those Women To-Day Are Awake and They
Have IN their Hands the Slaughtered Bodies of Their Sons"

a thousand or more people me-; deaths In
nnltely less distressing than deaths that are
quite common in France and Flanders. and
deaths probably much less distressing than
most OF them would have died n they had got
ashore and lived out their natural span. |
may say that three OF my personal friends we're
lost In that catastrophe. and | knew something
OF the perils that beset the sea at that time.
as ! had occasion TO make more than one voy.
age when submarines were about. But when
! read the wild outburst OF fury and rage among
the civilian population. people who had no
word TO say practically about those 10000 or
10000 men who had been slaughtered. who had
been wiped out and killed. and the way they
Immediately went into a frantic state because
the war had reached them. well-the only peo-
pie ! can talk to about this are the soldiers.
You don't know how thoroughly they agree
with me. Don't you think II would be decent
on our part not TO make so much OF the Lust.
tania and Of the Zeppelins2 We should be
more considerable TO our soldiers and say TO
them: We'll. you have 20 face II every day.
whereas we only face 1t once a month or when
there ia no moon
There is another way IN which we can be
inconsiderate 20 our soldiers. We fill the
papers with statements that the moment our
men charge the trenches, the Germans, who
are towards, hold up their hands and say:
"Kamerad. Kamerad.' and II is like killing
sheen. Fancy the feelings Of our men who
come back from the front, and who know that
the Germans are very brave, when they are
told they are fighting an enemy who are like
sheen. What are the achievements Of our
army II they were only lighting a lot OF
nervous towards?
Then there are the things that we are doing
in Parliament. There is an utter want Of con
alteration for our allies and for the neutrals.
For instance, at the time when we were very
anxious TO bring the Greeks in on our side.
as we stnl are. We hit on the brilliant way 20
do IL by putting a tax on Greek currants.
Then there are our friends IN France upon
whom we tried TO put a tax for their hats
while we are taxing our American friends
through the American motor cars and auto
mobiles. We make a beginning Of protection
al the very moment when Sweden and Amer
lea and the neutral countries are getting very
restless about our command Of the sea. The
moment we attempt TO combine our command
OF the sea with protection, from that moment
our claim becomes intolerable. IL will set the
whole world against US.
am sorry TO say that our politicians have
rather disgraced themselves by playing to the
gallery. We have heard a great deal OF the
Influence Of the lawyer in politics. well il is
rather a mistake 10 have too much lawyer In
politics. When you are dealing with a foreign
policy you want 10 have a thorough grasp Of
the history Of the situation and you must also
lawyer he never troubles about what is ahead
Of him. because IL Is only the verdict he wants
to get. You have too much OF the lawyer in
politics and too much OF the jury. The public
are treated az the jury and the public have
been RECALLED with political oratory from a
speaker who never tells them what they want
to be told I'm times like this. He tells them
cheer and they are delighted. Then II turns
out there was a shortage Of munitions. but
they do not bear him any malice and they
cheer once more.