The Springdale news., 1915-01-01

to every conceivable cause except the right one, and even to d blending, a greater or less degree, to all of these causes. Does any thoughtful person who can read the signs ot the times, believe those things? Let us review just a minate and see If We cannot come to definite conclus- ion:
 The world is progressing. That We are continual. advancing eanot be deied. The r..ce has passed through slavery and feudalsm and into the present sta-e ot society We have seen how the old ways have been discarded and one by ole of the new ways taken up. How old machln cry has been replaced by new and better machinery How new inven- tions have crowded out the old. And last but not least of all, how pro- duction and distribution are mainly carried on by machinery inssead Of the old hand and horse methods of the past These conditions rightly analized will give us a true answer to the cause of the war, which Is summed up in one phrase eoumer- cialism for profit.
 Practically everybody says the struggle now on was not of the eom- mon peoples choosing. They all disclaim responsibility for it. And we, in America, claim it is the most stupid, senseless and unnecessary war of modern times. Germany is So hedged in she must have more room in which to expand her com- mercial interests. The same is true of Russia and Japan. England must maintai her present empire or she cannot feed her people. Euro2e's capital and capitalism are based en trade and are therefore product Of commercial age. It is also true that American capital and capitalism a-e founded on identically the same thing and will sooner or later draw us into q commercial war also.
 The conclusion then is inevitable, that the commercial struggle fer na- tional and corporate supremacy have reached the breaking point
 War has come. not to determine the Divine right of kings or any 0 her reasons mentioned in this ar ti sle. except commercial supremacy.
 It k an fmperialistic war for eapi- talization and domination Of the worlo markets, and for the bankers and manafas turers. If the bankers and the rich who produce no wealth are te dominate md compel commercial interests to do their bidding, what will become of the laboring man. And especially what will become of the laboring man that is not needed? And what will be the fate of their wives and children? Gan they be- come more helpless and dependant than they are now?
 Thousands of pc eople today have not the necessaries of life, food, clothing and shelter, net to speak of good liberal education which IS the rightful hreitage of all.
 Can we not see the system under which we live is wrong and should be changed? There are no condl- tions So bad if properly analysed and acted upon. but what can be remed- jed And the remedy is simply thls. Let the nation, and not the private individuals, own the means pro duction and distribution, democrat icallv managed, and all will be well. In other words, let the nation own the trusts.
 Of course this would be hard oh kings, money lords and parasites of all kinds, but what of that2 Would not society be better off without them?
 The neeessaries of life are too precious, and too hard to produce, to be commercialized by any man or set of men Do we not owe the best pos sible to our children, and are We not responsible for their well being Then ii behooves us to give them the best government possible \ government in which there shall be Il cause for war, poverty or crime.
 Sam Buseler.
 SPRING VALLEY.
 John Shaver has opened his store