The Washington herald., 1918-10-22
By DMc

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ence depends upon the continuance
OF this war
Jsiy 10. 1917.
We are at war for the financial
benefit of the capitalists OF the
United States
August i. 1917.
Why not trIst to the German So
cial Democracy to change conditions
in Germany as the German people
will decTee?'
August 2, 1917.
In the newspapers that are boost
ing the war there is a very frequent
reiteration OF the assertion that 4
is an honor to be drafted.
Just why is this so often repeated:
One would be led by this repetition
to believe that there must be some
doubt about IT. He doth protest
too much
Among the young men between 2l
and 81 there seems to be a different
view of the subject They do not
ask each other. Have you had the
honor to be drafted?'
On the contrary. the question they
ask Is Did you escape?' or. Were
you caught" These and questions
OF similar tenor are the ones YOU
can hear IL you mingle with tie
young men"
August 4. 1917.
1T is stated on the highest official
authority'-so runs the report-thst
the sole object OF the United States
IN the war is to lick Germany.
Such course would sacrifice mill
ions of our young men in
war OF subjugation.
Are We TO spend millions OF lives
for such a purpose?
"On the contrary. we should make
peace as soon as an honorable peace
can be made
And from all indications Germany
is ready to make such a peace now.
Let the allies offer TO enter into a
peace conference. Should such an Of
fer be refused by Germany, the posi-
ton OF the allies would be immeas-
urahly strengthened. But we do not
believe ii would be refused. We be-
lieve it would result in a peace fair
to all
why not do it,"
August 2, 1917.
Amt IL Fiercer-
The jingoes are hunting for a
slogan.
Worse than that, they are wall
ing for a slogan.
And We don't blame them. They
have a nice big war and no fetching
slogan. That is, no slogan that
fetches the enthusiasm of the people
As one of them says, Make the
kick
We might add that it also lacks
truth. But that makes no difference
TO the jingoes.
TT is plain that We shall have to
come to the rescue like Betsy.
You hold the baby. jingoes, and
We'll make one. We're long on slo-
gan.
Make the world safe for Morgan's
millionsI
Down with democracy. up with au-
tocracy!
Remember the price of coal,
He kept us out of potatoes
aForees of Evil and Good.
by the forces OF evil we mean
the profteers who forced the United
States into the war for their own
financial benefit and who are en-
gagged in boosting for the war with
all their might Vast sums of money
were loaned to the allies by Amer
ican capitalists. AS there was some
danger of the allies being defeated,
these immense investments or spec
ulations seemed to be in jeo-
pardy.
They urged US into the war for
their own selfish financial in
The war was forced upon them
tthe masses of the people, against
their wishes"
August H. 1917.
"All the clap-trap about fight for
democracy and against autocracy' il
pure swindle, and was never even
thought of when the war broke out
August Il. 1917.
we are IN a war 1or tne Denent
OF the capitalists of the nation"
August 23. 1917.
"The debate over the war revenue
bill brings out the fact that the first
two years of Americas particips-
ton in the war are expected to re-
suit in the expenditure of $4,000, ,ooo,-
900 and in the killing or wounding
of 10000 men.
I'VE have just one suggestion to
make in this connection:
That suggestion is work
for peace"
I'VE are engaged in an
undertaking upon which the trainers
of the Constitution would have look
ed with horror. namely, military in
tervention in a European war"
August "a, 1917.
Our officials at washington au-
tocratically refused to refer the
question of war or no war to a
referendum vote of the people, as
requested by vast multitudes of the