New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Call" Ends Peace
Cry and Decides
To accept" War
Socialist Paper Backed
Hillquit's Plans for Cessa-
ton of Hostilities

"Thc New York Call" Socialist dairy
newspaper. which supported MOTIFS
Brlouit for Mayor in the recent cam
pairn. has decided to accept the war,
1t now holds this view eNpr'S''0
cditorially on Thursday: that the
"And the great fact remains V'"'
,oos on and on until the desired
, We l. attained, OF until 1t - 01 T,
-, MT IL cannot be ATTAINED NJ
81 40 indications that 1t VIII SloP ~
Co. stop until one or the o'heI i''"''
IS iC"V ucets ago Postmaster BurleS s.oi
..'ak.d THE Calls" second class ti n',,
i.,. rrivilagc because OF lIS 80 -
u. ;iitv 10 the government. J nc ,,ho
-. bad supported Nj. hhIQI''i w..
I",,ho Socialist convention IN -. Lou'5
~. srwme~ insisted on and oOva.toLt
- odoption OF resolution 49, -,
"a "Wa brand the declaration % VIC.
"a. o,,r Government as a crime ae",iaji
- nconIe Of the United states e an
w., The nations of the WORD M M
dIiS,iiouit hacked by The Call stogu
,brodrh his campaign for an carry
negotiated peace
"The Calls" Editorial
,.r,o Colp.v editorial discusses the
r.os:aort's message TO Congress aH1
boa5ej. "A Clear Statement oI
Purpose 49, .d;.orial ars;
~, IL not necessary for Us to urge
49,. s,cccr+arce' of this declaration OF
ms +,C and purposes outlined Dy 'n JIG,
I.''' 1T uuou our readers IheS
~ ~, .fterrative IN the matter anu
No. don't themselves to IL as pes
IL. ,nsv whether We DO u WIN "a"
~. GOOD mace Is Of no very fltey ~,
OF Aoo- e'" The most powerful
80 in society have declared 'h"' ~
-, do our paIt in clearing up wv
"Tbe announced purpose OIL TIE "'
5000 cannot be Misunderstood II
c,@res clearly and without equiEVV".'o,ii
. a., thc war shall go TO n hhlsh' az
ts.. ,.oco will not be discussed u"t,'
- Gcrrrn mower IS broken DIV NM
80. r,~ca Whether one agrees OF
'i.'.~,ecs with this pronunclamehVS7'
,,l,-,bc- he finds il moral or immoral
of not the slightest consequence -
-, he rpaarded as the actual, eAls'-
~. 81 a. present. to be realIeo il
- ontirelv bv the power Of the sword
..Eror, The very beginning o. hvo
.f;,;os This journal, while giving uuo
s-15i+ IN the earnestness and sincerity
- Socialist peace propaganda, has IN
- tbat. Judging the entire question,
-, Che broadest Of economic ana
poiitical consideration, the war Eou ~
ipeyorably 90 TO a hnlsn' IHHs' ="
short. there was no posslo'"'y %
yerting to the status quo ah'e Oe'
THE Western world has decided to
heat the Germans into social reVolu,
t;or. the Eastern world-the RUSSIAN
Rolsbeviki-has decided to tax 'He''
into H. We don't know when ihe'not
IL hest. that remains to be seem pu'
we agree with both because dlsAg ec
mont is useless. And the great l'e.
remains that the war goes on ana "'l
until the desired result IS attaiheo v.
until IL is clearly seen mat y cam .;,'..
be- attained. There are no lhdlc .i, o,,'
that il will stop or can stop unlli enc
or the other result is reached
M Change in Policy, Says Editor
Charles W. Erwin, editor OF Inc
Call" said last night: ,.-,...+
I'VE have not made the s!lt" ,.',j
change in our policy. Mr. burleson .. ,,,G
others have insistently mlSdnaeis'oou
The Call's' policy. We never nave W
rosed the crushing of German au'o'
rocv. We never have opposed the ~, g.
rorccment Of Americas war laws lle
most we have ever done was TO eyer
ciso our right to demand the repeal u
certain laws and to crlticise govern
nent officials. The editorial on lhe
Presidents message is entirely IN CON
sonance with our views IN the past