Süd California Deutsche zeitung., 1916-05-12
THE GREATEST CALAMITY.
By the Wife of an English Member of Parliament.

six months tour of the United States undertaken primarily
discover what America thinking the European
report the other side what radical England doing during
war revealed an unexpected and somewhat dsheartenng state of
affairs
1t particularly addenng sraying
high paths of its ideasm denying the democratic principle which
it founded orsang
fashions set by deaden European statesmen diplomats mill
tarists
The brought than
the world could
but there has been nothing distressing fraugt
with to the worlds future than the spectacle
worlds greatest democracy towards military
naval preparedness great scale.
With the uddennes of the coming the this
preparedness being the perfectly organized thing
its kind America the The
newspaper syndicate from end to end of the continent procms
its headlines Our first duty maintain peace
prepare for war Lectures of speaking
devOtng all their time educating the public the alleged
for preparations for Women captured
for the work New organizations have sprung being
sole avowed purpose OF stirring up public feeling and opinion
the subject CHASTITY moving misleading title
The Battle Cry of Peace to
really preparedness and night after night in every
city the land audiences
the bombardment of New York suerng
children at the hands of the enemyhe alleged victims
paredness
The calamity which present brought upon
America does be present.
that The enormous extension and terrific development of
dusres of all kinds pouring wealth pockets
of those who have investments n such concerns
In the meantime far legtm
ate business OF firms now producing these things neglected while
ing powder manufacturing and building,
on investments these
suppose that investors will require their European
over ana tha IN order to provide and business
wealthy corporations will special employed for
years by armament firms Europfor urging upon country
great schemes for preparedness
In America there and eyererowing industrial
restessne America continuously revolution
on the of the underpad masses of her
immense cosmopolitan industrial population entirely within
the realm OF probability that this fully recognized fact adds ph
point the appeal which everywhere being made by well known
capitalists for more ships and soldiers
But whatever be the private citizen
for his of this iscouragng thing
those who hoping that the conclusion something
might be done in the direction of nersnading M nations
of Europe toward around and military rma
ments 1t particularly the United
States should have committed himself the support
ment at this particular uncture preudc his position
probable mediator for the conditions of peace
end of the
The American people might the end of the
No danger period of forty or fifty wears
after the signing of the treaty Every country Europe will
be too completely exhausted for that length of very
to be threat and danger America any country in
the world.
AT the end OF the war strenuous efforts will be made
OF peace all the world induce governments Europe to
abandon their mad competition in and their
oh TO the very necessary preliminary of peace
itcal characterization of their respective countries
But the efforts of the peace lovers NAV fail The
peoples of Europe show willing wear their chains
little longer The ignorance of matters
OF International craftsmanship be great dpeled in
me and the makers their peace
come 10 De discussed The nations OF Europe display
every inclination play the old future 1t will
then be time for the United States make whether or
not will take hand in the game prepare more kfu
han the rest of the players If the United decide
IN such an evenua there few who would
As u.s. the situation threatens be this That Europe poverty
stricken and exhausted her children millions
homes out of her will compelled pay
for ships and bigger meet the mitaris
of the United States the blood tears of slaughtered
Europe And to those who have loved
miltarsm of the United States lis a contradiction in terms
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