Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-14
Calls UPON
SOCIALISTS
TO Dol BIT
Secretary Redheld Demands
That They and Paci6sts
Serve in War.

- Scranton, Pa, Dec. 13.-Pacifists
and socialists were called upon here
last night by Secretary sRedfield to
IKE their stand by other peace.loving
peoples in the fight against German
I aThe deepscausesS at the contest call
as imperatively upon&t the pacifist and
the socialist as upon the rest of u
people," he said. 1.-THE fine flower of
human happiness which pacifist and
socialist alike claim to seek does not
grow out Of, cannot be nurtured by the
brutal doctrine of blood and iron. One
may indeed respect the ideals that
deeply regret the lack ,Of.yision which
prevents their seeing realities through.
the mist Of war"
Mr.. Redfield spoke before the Scran-
ton Board of Trade on the underlying
causes of the war, which he asserted
called ~imperatively on every n of
JUS" for sacrifice and effort.
IT ever a, nation had just u for
>battle, it is we,' said7he. I'VE stand as
their quarrel just. On the face of the
record, in the face of the deeds done
&by Germany. we. de we'll to fight.
Behind the more visible provOca-
tiOns of war, there lies a deeper cause.
F~rightfulness abroad and on the sea
and the war carried ON in very truth
by Germany within our. own borders,
while outwardly friendly. having its
center and home in the German en-
hassy and its, field OF action in every
great city, ard. not the. deepest ofense
at which wesnhight take alarm. ,Far
more serious Is the thing Of which
these are but the evidence-the pres
ence, in the world Of the malign power
tina gave them birth. For~We know
now that these crimes are not acct
dentalN but deliberate. They are the
expression 0 ffthe will and purpose Of
power in high places. and by them
that power shows Its hope and plan
toaterrorize mankind. Beside the ma
! purpose and power thus reveal
&c" how pitiful are the cries Of those
who call peace, peace when there
lis no peace, or those who speak of
social solidarity in the very presence
ofspurposeful, deliberate inhumanity."
While the world slumbered and the
5pacifst dreamed and the socialist bah
5bled Of International comfy, said MI.
sRedfeld. Germany's cruel philosophy
of blood Inc iron, imbued with q
&ruthlessness which rocked not of hu-
ma pain or life was evolving into
full force. and vigor, abiding the day
when all should be ready.
This evil thing menaces mankind y
continued MIR. Redfield. 1T is the
deadly foe Of the paciasts, for it is the
seeker and promoter tof war. It Is in
Its very essence all that peaceful men
must hate. To the extent that they
hre peaceful, they must abhor it. II
they do not abhor it, they are friends
pf war and not of peace. He who has
the, social spirit must revolt against
this thing There Is no room in social
.tSmsfor ships sunk without trace,efo,
treaties which are scraps of paper and
the slaughtered children ana .ltle oue-
{agsd women of Rssel4ginm and France
socialistic theory which fails to rise
$iias.hofror atgthis sightt" -. 2Et
Mr.. Redfield declared that 1--WE
fight not the German-people or cen.
tralsepowers so much as the evil Fen.
thronedy among them, seeking>to con.
tipl% the world.@AEainst this wesoffel
pHHlrsely9E, our goods. our childfen, oul
:. lives and sacred honor In resistance
We have put out hands to the plough
The things which have been wrought
aie hideous and hateful and we shall
not withdraw u hands until they are
destroyed" 80 81.