Arizona republican., 1915-12-26

blood lust, using every device known to modern science to kill and destroy Truly, mans inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn ' Ihe war cloud darkening Europe is growing larger. The Peace Tribunal is jest; peace treaties mere scraps ot paper and the nations yet peace able are arming for the fray.
 The so-called militarism of Ger many is simply a phase of the strug- gle for Teutonic expansion. which means Teutonic commercial suprem- aCy. That is the secret of the war commercial supremacy. Who shall he Mistress of the sea 2'' Who shall control the Mediterranean and Con stantinople? And who shall control the routes of trade with the Orient, No wonder that the Turk is to be driven from Europe.
 Nations have always had their prob lcms. Germany's problem today is expansion and domination; Turkeys problem is existence: Russia's prob lem is COnstantinople; England's prob lem is the defense of her own su- premacy. The conflict now raging gives rise to a world-problem- peace How to bring about peace until the la Ilplldl IT DDit-lilH ttl t Stltltu lS d question that is concerning thoughtful men and women everywhere
 There are two classes of peace ad- vocates-those who believe in arbitra ticn-and the despised, forgotten Hague Conference mocks them-and those who believe in disarmament and they are powerless. What are we to believe, then? Is peace impossible? .? Will militarism prevail? Peace is impossible if the cause of war is over looked.
 Will Germany consider peace until she has made gains that will compen- sate her losses and increase her em- pire? Will England or France favor peace until Germany has been crushed? Will Russia be satisfied un- til she possesses Constantinople3 Will Italy forget her former war with Tur- key and her desire for Turkish terri tory in Africa? win Turkey forget that her existence has been forfeited and her doom pronounced? Are the Balkan states content to let their quarrels rest? When all these ques- tiOns have been answered, will no others arise? As long as the con flicting interests of nations are the causes of war and miIitarism, perma . . ItnI WOIlu peace VIII ItIldll i uIcdHi rather than a hope
 The socialists tell Us that the basis of commercial strife-whch leads to war-is the system of capitalism un- der which we live If this is so, then avarice and greed-the roots of capi- talism-are the primary obstacles in the way of a golden era of peace and good will. Never before in the worlds history has there been such cause for dissension as sts today. Conditions in Europe wh% the wealth is in the hands of the few, have caused the storm to break there. Under more tol- elable conditions and wise rulers our own fair land has kept out of the car mage.
 There are some who contend that. the foreign trade of a nation being in the hands of capitalists, it is they who are to blame for wars. Since commercial power is the object of ter ritorial expansion. they claim that uni ] vcrsal free trade is the solution of the eace roblem. The wealth of the rulers of Europe depending upon tho protection of trade and monopoly in . their dominions, colonization and eX- pansion. with their attendant in trigue. deceit. and war, are the results ! These arguments would seem to prove the necessity Of q world de lrnocracv Rut that is a vain Utopian hope and we must make the best of