Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-31
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stebbins Sounds Call TO Arms.

North Platte. Neb. May 29.-To the
Editor Of The Bee To get worlds peace
We must first remove the cause Of world
war. Republics and demoeraces only go TO
war for representation. With the great
est measure Of respect for the German peo-
pie and the important factor they have been
and now are In the affairs Of this govern
ment, the democracy Of this republic can
not have any good regard for the German
empire. There ia no more important factor
In this country than the German element
that has taken the benefits Of its citizen
ship. The war in Europe was started by
the Roman Catholic state Of Austria forcing
it, religious domination upon the Greek
catholics Of Serbia Russia could not al
low her Greek catholic brethren to be
crushed by Romanist While Russia was
modifying her army Germany, already
modified, made an effort TO crush France
before England and Russia could mobilize
Now. mark you, the imperialists Of
Europe. religious economic and political,
have a combination 70 destroy the rising
sentiment Of democracy in Europe. This
sentiment Is not alone European II in
cludes the United States and Is working
In Mexico The prime factors In this move.
ment are religion and finance; religion to
control the common people mentally and
compel them TO fight for their masters and
finance comes In TO supply and exchange
the sinews Of war. We now have the
combination Of religion and finance, the re-
suit Of which Is power. power 20 perpetuate
itself for itself. In this strife between ma
tions no distinction 10 made between re-
ligions. The people are driven Ike hogs
TO the slaughter pen--blaek and white To-.
gether. To talk Of stopping war and at
the same time promoting the causes that
make war Is like curing man Of delirum
tremens by pouring more whiskey into him.
A nation wide prayer by preachers 10 stop
war while the preachers themselves live off
the system that makes war Is enough TO
make Il brass monkey smile. As long as
there IL contention between good and evil
(which rs mere matter Of opinionl there
will be war. Tho best remedy for war is
for everyone 10 attend 10 their own busi-
ness and allow other people 10 attend to
theirs.
Wilson's and Bryan's peace policy Is an
other eonundrum-the biggest navy In the
world TO enforce peace. Make England stop
opening our mails Stop Germany from
sinking our shipsl We have Just spent sixty
days with 10000 soldiers In Mexico hunting
for one ineorrigible and came home without
him DO we want TO increase the army,
TO Increase that experiment. Or. do we
want TO increase Il TO shoot the ineorrigibles
who refuse TO join the army anyway Make
this government Of the people, by the
people and for the people" and the people
will take care Of the government. Send
political Aerobats. mountebanks and i'm
beetles with the mouth organs TO the rear.
II matters not what may be the result Of
these pending political conventions, their
platforms or nominations; the people have
no part In them, but the people can control
their congressman. and, through them. con.
troll their government. This constitution
and the laws made by Congress in pursu-
anee thereof shall be the supreme law Of
the land" Do you mind that, you farmers
The average blacksmith and woodchopper
has more sense than the average congress-
man. Congressman are sent there by the
system. to be moved around like pawns on
cheeksrboard In the interests Of the sys-
TEN. Get wise you farmers and black
smiths and 20 to congress yourselves, IL
you have TO go on foot.
LUcIEN STEBBINS.