The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-29
THERE ARE NO ,PACIFISTS

Charles w. Wood in the New York WORLDLY
who is mayor Of Chicago" asked a dozen
New Workers. None answered
who is mayor of Philadelphia ." 7 asked No
response.
| who is mayor of Schenectady" I continued.
George r. Lunn." said nine of the twelve; and
the other three knew that he used to be.
Schenectady has population of 90 600 I am
giving these statistics simply to disprove ancient
bromide which says that new congressman are soon
lost and seldom heard of after they arrive in
Washington. George R. Lunn, still mayor of
Schenectady is now congressman from the Thir-
tieth district of New York He will not be lost
AS to being heard of-well, do YOU remember how a
certain strenuous governor of New York was
"shelved' by being made vice president? Not that
Doctor Lunn is like the Colonel but he is equally
irrepressble He is a famous orator. but he does
not depend upon his oratory lie is a man who
starts things and stirs things up schenectady's
90 600 will testify.
Toll me-, asked. ''are You Socialist or ire YOU
Democrat You are out of the Socialist party
You are enrolled Democrat and you arc known
to be supporting President Wilson. How did the
change about?"
"Must congressman be tagged" he answered.
Must a representative of the people be 'hitched
up like horse? Don't YOU think it possible that
the people of a democracy want their representa-
tivcs to be men?
surely will enter the Democrat caucus be-
lieve in organization for the peoples interest it is
only when an organization is held superior to the
peoples interest that am compelled to bolt.
AS for being the Socialist in congress- I
| cannot sec that any has monopoly of
Socialism in congress. Socialism is n broadly h,l-
man movement which is reflected to some extent
| in all parties. The real test of mans political
faith is nh what party he belongs TO- but whether
he looks at politics in terms of property interests
| first or in terms of human welfare
Senator Lewis introduced a bill in tho last con-
gr"ss empowering the president to seize foodstuffs
| throughout the United states in any emergency
wh"r" it was apparent that human welfare was
| being violated. The senator saw human rights as
NOR" important than any property interests
| "Now think You understand my position
| toward marsm. Mtlitarsm is government by
a war machine" the subsection of the peoples in
| forests to tho rule of army. | want to fight it
| with Tho most powerful weapon that tho people can
| forge. This would be n democratic citizen army
an army of tn" people m army for tho people, an
army government by the people and devoted to the
peoples interests
| "A democratic army could no much toward max :
ing our country worth dying for This is not
| Ttorian it is practical politics II was army or
SANITATION that enabled us to build the Panama ca
nal and turn fever stricken belt into health
resort.
| If the country is to be defended, must have
either universal service or intrust the defense to
special class of defenders: and if we do tho latter
those defenders should be specially honorCd class
) When war breaks out they are; if the army were
organized for peace well as for there would
be much more honor in being soldier
Il want citizen army that will make for citizen
y ship, an army that will want my son to join.
believe we can have an that parents general.
will be glad to have their enlisted in, Jus
as they now say proudly, our boy is in Harvard,
they may then be saying with equal pride our DO,
is in the army Of the United States
'rhc citizen army should he a training school /,
which the young man can develop the best that il
in him, and in which he will constantly be givin,
that best to the immediate needs of his fathcrlsnd
" AS in Switzerland the more military drill Shout,
y take but little time the ior portion of the train
e ing should be training for citizenship and socia
;, | service"
Doctor 1.unn is clergyman. IT was his radica
g sermons in a fashionable Schenectady church whicl
first brought him into politics and led to his nomi
nation for mayor by the Socialists. In all his talk
however I've did not take the usual Socialist or tn
y usual clergymans view toward war l asked hin
Sc directly what he thought of the pacfsts
i Il might respect pacifst," he said If l coul
. find
If there is man." he went on. who would nc