El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23

beaten" the "defeatists' argue. 1--WE
cannot hope to drive the Tedesci back
through the Alps and across the lsOn-
20; this would take years; even If we
/ succeeded the Venetian plain would
/ be ravaged- The Germans and Aus
! TRANS are willing to evacuate with
! out fighting and restore US our pre-
! war frontiers perhaps even give US
4 the Trent1no; why, then, should we
/ 20 onE' There is enough plausibilty
I in this to make IL exceedingly dan
/ gerOus and Italy, too looks to America
| for sustenance, spiritual and material,
in her darkest hour, know ing that If
she listens to the voice or the tempter,
hatever the peace treaty may pro-
vide, she will be henceforth a vassal
Of central Europe
Here in England the tempter is the
same tempter, the cloven hoof is al
ways visible If the eye of the be-
holder is sharp. But the devil wears
a different disguise and sings a diff
fenent tune. There are two main
forms Of "defeatiSt" propaganda, one
intended for the wealthy and aristO-
cratic classes, the other for the work
ers
It is the former which is most often
met with in Londor "If we go on
with the war" enemy agents or their
dupes whisper, you will lose all your
money and all your land The people
VIII not pay the interest on the war
loans. The best that can happen is
reputation; but worse than this is in
store for you. A Bolshevik rising
among the poor is to be expected if
the struggle is prolonged. Perhaps
even now it IS too late, but your one
chance is to stop the war while you
can"
MasterfuI Evil BriIIanee.
II the victim lends an interested
ear TO the talk, he may be moved TO
inquire: Yes, but how can We help
but 60 on? What terms will Germany
grant US, now, when she stands VIC
torious on all the fronts?"
The answer have heard It a
hundred timeS-is a masterpiece Of
evil brilliance. England has won the
war; the whisper comes. England
nations, are victorious. Their destiny
is TO divide the world between them,
not fritter away their birth-right in
tratricidal strife. What do we care
for France and Italy, these degen-
crate Latins? Their war aims can
go hang. And as for America, what
Is she fighting for? Does anybody
knoW2 In any case, If we stop, Wilson, I
Whatever ne may say, cannot 20 on.
II is so simple We give Germany
a free hand in the east, TO take what
she wants OF Russia. Germany will
give US in return her colonies and
let US annex MeSopotamia and Syria
and open the land route to Inlia What
OF our treaty with Italy2 We can treat
that as a scrap Of paper. AIsace-Lor-
raine7 Why. don't you see thai
Lloyd George and the war cabinet
have accepted this view already? They
are climbing down. When Lloyd
George said we would fight to the
death for the reconsideration OF the
Alsace-Lorraine problem, he meant
that we would not fight to give those (
countries back to France. OF course /
the question will be 'reconsidered' at
the peace conference. We Will sup
port the French claim, Oh yes. wei
VIII argue for France as hard as we
can But resume the war to conquer
Alsaces when Germany proves obdu-
rate2 Wen, hardly"
That is the line Of the argument 1
used among the monied classes, and i
among Tory imperialists who are sup
posed to be 5unkers at heart, with the I
same longing for conquest and the /
same capacity for blackhearted /
treachery towards their friends that
their spiritual counterparts in Ger
many possess.
Reaching The LabOrer.
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