The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-03-21

The most entertaining fact about the European war which has now dragged it's bloody length along red dening with is foctid slime almost sixteen months, Is that both sides are still harping upon thoir civilized and christian methods as contrasted with the other nations brutality.
 It's not enough that atrocity char ges true or false were disseminated during the earlier sections of the var with prompt denial or prompt counter-charge, but horc after It's facts should have disillusioncd evcry ono, the partizans are still accusing their opponents of barbarisnl while laying claim to nothing but warfcre on a higher plane them aeivee.
 Of course it's rot-pure unadulte- rated nonsense that long ago the facts of the case should have elimi- hated, but instead the individual
  and more oft-repcated than ever, and the people are supposed to think that one side can anihilatc with gun fire a whole regiment or man can spit an opponent with bayonet thrust and still perform the entire operation with a highly civilized respect for .he higher aspect ot things. Nor is this all the anomaly that the continued length of thFs war is producing. We are told and the facts seem to endorse this report at least those facts that come out On the European inferno through the favor of the censor that the nation are gettings more religious; that the fighting has brought the souls of men closer to the Reality of Con and they pray as they never prayed before.
 That's an astounding condition, if it is true.
 Religion at least insists upon the Brotherhood of Man. It teaches that all mankind are brethren; it in- sists that one should love ones enc mics and pray for those who per seCute and calumniate ono.
 There is no manifestation of such a religion obvious enough on the battlefelds of Europe. There is nc attempt made to realize the brother of man even in the Fathorhood of God.
 The manifestation of religion that we see is the manifestation oI rell- gious minds which fear eternal punishment and an Angry God who delights to punish mortais.
 The religion that we sec re- awakened is not the religion of Christ and of love. but simply ami malistic diabolism. fear, hate, anger, terror, vengeance.
 For two thousand years almost what has been called christianity prevailed in Europe. During that time history records horrors many of them perpetratcd in the name of that religion which would shock and horrify a savage mind.
 During that time laws were ap- proved by those holding positions 'by the grace of God" that outraged every sense of decency, morality and humanity. During that time social system prevailed which sus- tained a rotten aristocracy and rottener royalty upon the fostering masses of the serfs The principles enunciated by Christ found no sort of expression in human existence except that those who were socially and economically submerged were taught by ecclesiastical parasites Io be content within that station wher God placed them.
 The idea of God of love found no place in mems lives except just as it was taught superficially. What did inspire men was real and ever present fear of demons and govern ing wrath and the very God they pretended to believe in was in their minds as God of Terror who de- lighted in the miseries and the sun erings and the eternity of horror he could mete out when unappeased to 1he victims that he had himself ere ated. 4 tAa Vsa 6 isN
 That was diabolism., And that diabolism, or devil-worship persisted