Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-30
WAR WITHOUT FIGHTING

1t Is quite possible for nation engage in war
without doing actual fighting 1t is not usual but
Is possible.
Among the various suggestions which have been
made looking toward this end is that the Omitted
shall repe tho attacks Of Germany. extract the
menace from the threats further warlke activities
which have been made. not by using armies
repe force with force, but by supplying the powers
which fighting Germany with funds wherewith
to continue their work
That is truly inspiring proposal. and entirely in
keeping with the commercial spirit which expressed
itself In surprising during these past
While all the rest of the great nations have been
suffering privations untold and shedding blood like
water in the fight of the United pill
ing up wealth at rate unprecedented Producers of
kinds of commodities, from buckwheat buckshot and
from hogs the hoof to cannon rifles. been
receiving prices before equaed money than
ever before has been coming couptry and it
more generally distributed than it was before
This is an exceedingly comfortable condition, and
mon may we'll be reluctant to have interrupted
whose vision is limited their personal safety
and the condition their personal finances are rack
Ing their brains to devise ways and whereby
sin ce there must be 1t may waged bloodessly
and without interruption in the process Of money
making The project of lending giving few millions
to the Allies Of those which suggested
1t may be that one Of the expedients of to be
used will be that Of providing the Allies funds
that is done it will be merely expedent many
in a war that is sweeping and all-inclusive
Congress will declare that state Of exists or
it will ignore facts which patent to all
world. and will merit the contempt which will inevitably
be heaped upon It,
If it declare, 1t commits the nation not to
measured restricted methods but to a determined
effort to cripple the adversary by any
power
We have ample knowledge what Germany's con-
ception Of is In that conception there
milton of any restraints legal otherwise.
War to all nations that engage in it, death
combatans the Of force against force the sinking
OF ships the slaughter of soldiers the Cities
We have that Germany war means further
the destruction Of cities the enslavement civilians
and the letting loose Of all the agencies of vandalism
order that where military advantage is to be
gained, message of terror carried those who
will.
We have something Of the German conception
Of as it relates the United Of the
vigilance of the ships and the other nations she
Is powerless to land armies Shores she
sought to make up this by letting an army
spies and conspirators within country by at
tempting to stir nsghbors hostile activity
against with erontery has soberly
those neghbors partitioning Of own
territory the prize Of war. /,
The which Germany has insisted on is a war,
first Of ALL of physical Other agencies IL used
must be supplementary.
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is not growing In proportion to population
but We suppose the price WILL upward because tho
economic possibilities Of production less where the
output y smaller. s
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their holdings Of fsnds and other state grants
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