New-York tribune., 1918-02-11
War Is for
Plutocrats,
Says Nearing
Pamphlet Declares Liberty
Loan Was Floated to
Help Prohteers
Arrest on Charge
OF Treason Urged
lpaction of u. S. Attorney
General Denounced by
Henry A. Wise Wood

General Denounced by
Henry A. Wise Wood
The discovery was made yesterday
,bs, pamphlet by Scott Nearing, at
,sckng the Liberty Loan, questioning
President Wilson, 5 sincerity and charg-
ing that this country entered the war
that American business men might
make huge profits, is being circulated
in New York without interference by
j The Department of Justice.
1.-The pamphlet was characterized by
! Henry A. Wise Wood. who discovered
/ it. "as the most seditious pro- German
propaganda that the kaiser's aids have
lad the audacity TO attempt in this
coun.ry.'
$4,000 Copies Circulated
Nr. Wood, who is chairman of the
Conference CommIttee on National Pre-
parednoss, has evidence that 10000
copies Of this pamphle1 have been, cir
fulatcd. mostly III New York, but some
as far West as the Colorado mining
lstricts. Mr.. Wood was put on the
rail Of the pamphlet by clipping from
4 Colorado country newspaper. which
exposed its distribution out of Denver
by automobile,
Nearing is one OF the leaders Of
the Peoples Council of America. He
! had been APPARENTLY "laying off work"
ior the last few weeks. His last esca-
pade with Federal authorities was when
United States Marshal Mccarthy de-
sounced him at Peoples Council
1lSseting.
Mr.. Wood found that all the time
Nearing was apparently "being good
lis pamphlets were merrily going the
iOunds, under the noses of the Federal
|autho horities..--.--- So 49,
Mr.. Wood said that the most aston
lshng part Of his discovery was the
TACT that the work Of circulating this
pamphlet has been going on here in
New York for fully two months.
The broadcast circulation of the
Nearing pamphlet IS another proof that
the department OF Justice needs to use
more drastic methods with the German
,p'eS ID this country. asserted Mr..
"Ood. he SAID he would demand that
AAarney General Gregory put Nearing
vi h'al Tor treason and go after Ger
Msa aeents IN general more vigorously.
@ese resign from Office.
A salesman in the book shop of tho
Ssld School Of Social Science last
nsh' admitted that $4,000 copies had
'feady been circulated.
Excerpts From Pamphlet
mere are paragraphs from Nearing's
0amphlet: - @ .
me large manufacturing plants,
Snich had been erected for the pur,
.Vsc H. OF supplying munitions to the
n"es' hau delivered most of their con-
ts"c's ana We're waiting for additional
al orders. The banking interests. led
r, inc Morgan firm, had backed the
|anlcs financially. Allied failure.
hele'ofc' meant disaster to American
these vast profits
rom war business would cease if
'As s,'; submarine blockade succeeded.
me business interests had plavod
VT great stake. They had playcd
s,salhSt inc Weiibeing of the American
democracy lo',fy The prize they sought vas
" pnilon dollars year in profits
tapped in the folds of tho flag and
a..erlns resounding declarations Of
,a.riotism, on April 6 the business in.
sssSts won victory OF terrible i'm
~r. to the American democracy
turning their backs upon n,;nc;nlo
rowing morals and ideals to tbe
mas they tumbled over one anotbar
Wild scramble to be the tirst -
,n ~" 'he chorus of plutocratic patriot
The President hurried to the rescue
,ont.. us prcposterous phrase armed
sjtbon. jb"'''y. The President,
,,maG .,aout any authority from Congress.
p"su 'ne merchant ships and gave
O..soH mns.orH his papers. The business
''ieS'S went wild with JOY"
:, Attacks Liberty Loan
Nr. Nearing devotes a whole cbao4o,
IN Inc Liberty loan This is some of II
-; some day, when all the facts are
Th'eeed: the story of the sale of the
rIoer,y Loan will be told and il viii
vi az hateful. as barbarous and as bru-
al as any event since the war s CON-
oi r tnc Spanish American war.
yi,,.. Inc Liberty Loan was a signal
Ivory for plutocracy and an equally
ms.s osasi defeat for democracy. 1t did
Dlu,e v,e 10 bulwark the position of the
S,a.ocfatic despots of the United
'y.s W. IMAM 1t will ever do for liberty
a@wSanfing further writes:
"ny did the American plutocracy
@ss,re, @re 10 crush Germany? Was it to
sen",.. sso. deSpotsm there? The idea is
arL tLos.erous. The despotism in any
Nsts's iaac'ory or railroad Of the United
| bs y. IS more complete than that Of
as Nsa'ser sa.. The American plutocracy
ions 'a''ehed on despotism for genera
aor. ,ne American plutocracy was no
-scy IL lhtIerested in establishing democ-
|sbivhm; germany than they were in es-
|Sa,ss"hg democracy in the United
| no iss, The President stated
|Ma,,esue IN quite another form, but, no
cape II "nat he may say, ne cannot es-
|uaita.a" ."e e. ,act that the plutocracy of the
Oody. ''a'cs was behind him in
tcoo,. A hundred millions of
mp no. ~ INC balance counted as moth
osses a'nSt the menace Of commercial
eredtsd erdt@ could the plutocracy-the dis
pc iu' ooin;'. Vli'ned plutocracy-get pub
il S,mon There was only one way
|Aat wni uuS- line up with some cause
-ouid command public confidence.