Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-27


not manufacturing nation, and she
found a ready market in England for
her surplus agricultural products. She
did not begin to develop her manufac-
turing interests until about 1880, after
the perfection of the Bessemer steel
process. Her progress was so rapid
In manufactures that within the past
ten years, instead Of producing suff1-
cient food for her own people, she,
like England, became a food-import-
ing country. She began to look for
world markets for the product Of her
factories, and became a competitor
with England, not only in selling those
products, but in the purchase Of raw
material and foodstuffs. She began
by subsidies to create a great mer-
chant marine, and the German mer-
chant flag began to invade the mar
Britain. There are but two causes
that have ever produced a great war
religion and money.
said that I sympathized with all
Of these nations, and I do, because
you could not get men to fight and
suffer the hardships that they are now
doing II each nation did not feel that
its cause was a high and holy one.
saw in the papers coming down here
on the train how the Archduke Nicho-
las Of Russia issued an address call
ing upon all the churches Of Russia
to pray upon a certain day for the
success Of Russian arms, and devoutly
expressing his belief that they were
bound to win because the God Of bat
ties, was on his side. A few days ago
saw an address from the kaiser in
which he proclaimed himself as the
NJ 80 aI f1
Of the approval of Jehovah. II 1t
was not so serious it would almost
laughable.
II was in a barbershop a few days
ago in Atlanta. and q German barber
showed me a paper published in Ber-
lin, and with shining eyes and a voice
trembling with emotion, said, Look
at this picture-that's how Germany
is.' 1t was the picture Of knight Of
old, on a great war horse, his nostrils
breathing fire, while the knight on his
back, with a great sword in his hand
was hacking at lion trying to catch
his steed by the throat, a great bear
setting his teeth into his f1anks, and
Germans idea Of the Fatherland.
think England sees herself as a
wealthy, dignified, amiable old gentle
man, who has always ruled the
roost,' trying to restore order in
troubled world, 80 that the golden
stream may continue to flow into its
fat Golfers. Russia sees herself as
great bear, shut up In a cruel trap,
starving to death, with plenty on ev-
cry side, hacking and biting, trying to
get to the Mediterranean sea in order
to gain an outlet for her wheat and
other products. so as to bring prosper
ity to her people. Poor little Bel
gium Is like a dead-game bull terrier.
She sees three or four Great Danes In
a big fight. and with more courage
than discretion dashes in to do or die.
A slap with a big paw, and one fierce
shake, and she lies on the ground,
limp and bleeding, trampled over by
them all, but still holding with a
death grip. The Turk believes that
his religion Is threatened and the
green flag Of the prophet has been
sent to 300,000,000 Mohammedans in
Burope. Asia and Africa. Italy got
in because she couldn't stay out. The
Balkan states, former friends, now
sullen and suspicious, are ready at the
first moment to fly at each others
throats. In the midst Of 1t all, poor
old Uncle Sam Is sitting on top Of the
fence getting richer every day. with
no army, a few good battleships:
some submarines which are true to
their name because when they go
dow, they never come up any more.
Everybody is getting rich except the
cotton planter, and he don't matter
much, anyway. Our vessels are tor
pedoed: our products forbidden the
seas, and all the nations tell us to
help ourselves II we can. Mr.. Bryan
drinks grapetuice, quits. and breaches
the Prince Of Peace as long as Car
negie pays the bills. Our president
is helpless. We have wallowed in the
fatuous belief that no harm could
come to the United States; so we are
forced to tell Kaiser Bill, If you kill
any more Americans we will consider
it an 'unfriendly act"