The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-12-20
"A Rich Man s
War .
By HARVEY O'HICClNs

'i'''' out Nv "diS IioL eager 10 ftsSBs
T. lad been reading The Masses
What We ] got 10 Fight tory" Ry
-r-u"d. Tvs rich mans ygar.~
i is. but nos ~ lie sense fhse Il.
meant.
- long as his country, AZ pcase.
as Supplying EuTo.e with f0oel azts
'in3doos The web man gaijsat. TEe
HuA.tjvn pakers drew cnoYnous TvI.
i"nt9. u" stcel !rust, lha e,sa.
"t<t. ne M"at 'F@ri, the raiirot.z
'l} ~" shipping Il: ;rIatos charged 81
~; 81" war-tiAo traffic uyu}s3 fee.a
I'd BAD "@ T&r }aA.s 10 ras. +. wax
" t&'if int@rset t2 keep >!Gs ysaal<q2
Isl 70, D." l"afljc' il vr.sec 10 rreservc.
ha'f fa...S W.;h eur entrance urey.
'1>,!li'iSs, jhe gCgeIfment ohtalsetJ
b rover I'D tax profits, 20 IL rsrlre4.
control No f"c3 sunny, 10 rs,zsec;,
IT," paof from exploitation ana DC
.rVr t3e Firls or BE fruits q ex.
r.piiatto,'. That power has t.erTs
ought, for how many ,ie>a2ez, S,s
Times Of peace, BY how many Hsacfa,
r"iorI. ri5- Tho WAY won H. IL * is
T'yH naDs war, the rich hav4a tsee7
S.Hgr'@riy dcludcd il procuring It.
A-i in he matter Of the draft.
they have been equally Hind. TIE frs,
c>-scr.ptiCY act cf cur Clvu 1ar III
lowe" die rich man 70 buy exempzlaa
by paying $500 for ii. There L. no
such clause in the TraecAl laT. II,
Il. fss- n ,-f
/ .icA LID soQl5 Lay exemption by pGy-
/ ING Gl.G.l trtc 10 take bis place. l9r
! cannot dc 50 il THIS var. The sal&E,
( exemptions allowed today arr al0yzed
! H. The poor man Who has d. - atsgata
! o. T. tie woracgS in TIE industries ana
| Professions that are necessary % shn
Ike aud efficiency OF : r1oderu raoci,
| Il var tine.
| Il IS rel mans WAY, therefore, Ia
| ~ sense tha' the soNs % tie rich aye
! q" most liable to die il i. II fB q
/ rica rlan'3 wGr in the Sense shat the
rich are chiefly paying Ios il wis>
! uleir lives, Win their money, s5tfa
! thcir ZINE ana service, ana with Gas-
| iots % tier special privileges 3, v,hIic
| Gc Nottingham, the small farmer, tin,
! produce, the productive labarsc 2pos-
IRE 0o0r are everywhere comparatively
exempt.
For thG first UuG ia the history Of
Die world Il war IS being waged 1t.aa
falls mcst heavily upon tie cts.sea.;
vino Ia tines past, have mpst Er09tet'
by wax.
~ his country. as yet, the -Asu.ts
Of that a.W aspect q the c0utilcs are
not @'ar'u1I% evident. But In England
ihg2 are so striking that they anlqzsse
80 . revolution. There, it is the EvIoI,sf
classes that have gained Ia n2terfsai
comfort in political power, 10 coHCrss
Of their conditions Of life, in happiness
and IN freedom. Il is rot merely .Aas
vases have been raised, tnat the t.,sSy
Of living has been controlled, that 1.sse.
people have taken over the Erection
u the railroads, and Of the coal mins,3.
and Of the food supply, and n :ne
| organized industries OF the nation. Ii
is not merely that the wOrkingu1n aea
| been given a larger place in the guy-
crnment councils and the Idle rlG:is
man smaller Qlace-bis income taxed
TO the bone and his profits cs3uea3 IT.
/ extinction. 1t is, above all, Ghat In
dustTy itself has obtained a democratic
/ government of Its oWn, so that Gtae
workingman now sits with the era-
pioyer at the board OF business Aaf,-
agement and helps to make the ru9,s
under which he works and 20 regalats
the conditions Of his labor.
The reforms for which Brirtrt,
socialists have been struggling fer SD
years have been obtained 0Yern{glrt
A revolution that could not haze been
effected in 4 century OF peace has Dee.a
forced by three years OF war. zEMn
conditions which forwarded that rslgss-
luton are the conditions that are 50
rapidly advancing similar revolution
, here. Our socialists, who err, -'Tf4s
is rich mans war; let the worSins
man oppose it," are as blind SIS &aose
socialists in Great Britain who org
inally raised The same cry and s3,Rilaf-
/ ~ opposed their own advantage.
We have already obtained, "a EAas
country, measures Of state SOCIALISM,
that loOked'as far away as the MILAN,
ium 10 our socialists three years aga.
We shall have to carry the still more
incredible reforms that have carried
in England if We are 20 defend Guf
selves as well as the English are Sc
Tending themselves. We, too, shnIi
have to "demOcratiza industry rs tho
phrase Is, IL we expect our working
man to reinforce our battle line a3
the British workiDgman has refI,-
forced the British front. And not 0rilg
that. After the war Is over, orr IN,
dustry and our commerce win not 1B
able TO live in the same world as Brit
! ISL industry and commerce-to say
nothing of the French and German
| If our workingnnan is not as loyal anti
satisfied and happy and efficient rs
theirs. Our revolution win have 10
| continue, because the life Of the ND
ton in peace, as in war, win depensi
upon continuing 1t.
| A rich mans wari A war that hnz3
| exterminated half the evils of oppspsA
rs .nF Al, do ~ ~,