The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-05-31
FINISH OF WAR
OR REVOLUTION
Chicago Examiner Believes War In
Europe Must End This Year Or
People Will Rebel

In one of the most remarkable edi-
torials of these times, entitled "Why
We Believe the European Govern
ments Must Either Make Peace This
Year or Face Universal Revolution
of the Peoples" the Chicago Ex-
aminer" editorially predicts the end
of the war inside the year.
The editor takes the U. S. Govern
ment to task for appointing Root
to head the Russian commission de-
claring he will be as welcome in Rus
STA as would Balfour at a gathering
of United Irishmen, and failing to
note the changes which have taken
place in European governments.
In part, says the editorial: 1--WE
can excuse the private citizen but it
is amazing that men who are hailed
as statesmen cannot see what is go
ing on before their eyes; cannot see
that Europe of 1913 has vanished as
completely as Europe of the dark
ages; cannot see that the proletarians
have at last in their hands the
weapons and in their minds the
thought and in their hearts the re-
solve to do away with all the old
distinction and social inequalities;
that the institutions of government
and laws which still seem to be solid
and enduring edifices are in reality
hollow shells, mined and ready to be
blown to pieces when relief from the
pressure of outside war gives the
peoples each time and opportunity
to overthrow and to rebuild the ia
brics of society.
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of any institution is the state Of
mind Of the masses, and the inability
of the masses, or the ability of the
masses to impose their desires upon
government.
People Have Ability
"Now, any thinking mind must
perceive that the masses in every
country in Europe have the ability to
set up at any time any form of gov
eminent or any institution and laws
they desire, because the masses of
Europe, for the first time in history
ARE CITIZEN SOLDIERS, equipped
with all the weapons and munitions
Of war and as able to subjugate
their masters, to coerce their officers
and to overthrow their governments
as were the Russian soldiers"
Tracing how in 1848, King loaned
King mercenary soldiers to subdue
rebelions, the editorial continues:
an 1917 there are no nlercenaries
no standing troops, no praetorian
guards They were all shot to pieces
long ago on the battlefields-no
ishing with the hugest satire the
world has ever seen, the tree Of
universal human liberty with the
blood Of tyrant hirelings."
After showing how the armies Of
the French revolutionists swept ev.
erything before them in the other
countries Of Europe, the editoria
continues
owe should not commit the stupiC
blunder Of looking upon these Rus
sian rovolutionists as helpless. an
archistic mob. They are Just tina
at present, and all their belongings
are for peace, but once let them re
solve in some fierce enthusiasm O.
new found liberty to carry the rec
flag to other countries, they would
become an irresistible storm;
rushing tempest or war and victory
Nothing is easier than to under
rate the waighty Importance Of thi
Stockholm conference, nothing NOR
statesmanlike than to give it serious
consideration.
"The Allies and our own govern
ment arc making q huge mistake il
permitting German craftsmanship t.
obtain a commanding position 9m1ns
the revolutoniets and socialists whc
may decide the fate Of Europe in thu
Swedish capital"
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