South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-21
THE, COMING DEMOCRACY
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and international high court. The old diplomac!
must be abolished. National abolished.
Prest Wilson'S proposition endorsed. namely
That of the final settlement based Upol
the essential justice of that particular case"-Tha
peoples and provinces to be bartered about
if they were mere chattes and pawns."-'That ever.
territorial settlement involved in this mad
in the interest and the benefit the population
concerned"
And that all well defined national aspirations shall
be accorded them without introducing elements which
will in time break the peace of the world"
The conference asks justice for the peoples of Bel
gium Alsace and Lorraine the Balkans, Italy. Polan
and the Baltic provinces Jews and Palestine. tn
Turkish empire Austria Hungary and the colonies am
dependencies.
The inter-aled conference is not in favor OF an
plan which would result in economic war and wou
sooner reprisals and would menace tn
prosperity of the of the people.
Particular emphasis is laid the problems OF in
dusrial reconstruction after the when the manu-
featuring OF material will be stopped and million
of soldiers will return to civilian fe.
LABOR'S PART IN PEACE.
'The conference is of the opinion that the working
classes having made such sacrifice during the
entitled to take part in securing democratic wor
and socialism win be included the official representa-
ton 1T any government conference and to organic
labor and socialist representation to sit cOncurrentl
with the official conference"
The radical wing of the worlds proiatariat speak
through the boshevki the conservative wing through
the British labor party The first is idealstic and i'm
practical. The experienced and feels tn
weight of responsibility. The first is the product
an autocracv; government which granted no politica
rights its subjects. The second is the product
democracy, of people who have enjoyed politica
freedom for hundreds of The first desires de
stroy all forms of political government, while the
pleads for the democracy of all nations Between thes
extremes countless groups of workers whose opin
ions conservative than the bolsheviki an
more radical than the British labor party. They in
clude the socialist, the unOrganized laborng tn
American I. w w. and the French syndicalist. Wit
few exceptions these supporting the allies
cause in the war. When their. governments appeale
their patriotism they ultimately responded by ehe
entering the active service engaging energetica
in the production of supplies. Thousands Of thos
who enlisted will never return to their homes Man
more thousands will return manned in body wit
health destroyed.
They will tell the story Of those awful days Of battle
when fought like Infatuated beasts Of the jungle
When all the accumulated knowledge of the ages wa
there concentrated for the single deSroyin
human life They will tell of the suffering from
wounds from from liquid fire, from shell SHOCK
They will tell Of deeds of self-sacrifce Of courage an
of death And a child will ask, what you fghtin
for? And the soldier will answer: I'VE hghtin
TO make the world safe for democracy
THE SOLDIERS DEMANDS.
After the supreme sacrifice made by this soldier wi
he the old order things
where the wage is determined by the supply and de
mand of labor instead of tho service rendered? Wi
he be willing to live in sinking hOvel, while the ric
lives in a palace? How will he regard his stay
home proteerng neighbor. who contributes liberall
chamber commerce honor
the returning heroes? VIII his concept OF democrat
be one where he has all the rights and glory Will
the other has all the dollars?
Gentlemen, the coming democracy will be eco
nomic democracy based on the free institutions OF pc
litical democracy
The cause of the war is primarily economic Di
Germany strive to lberate enslaved people? No! sh
endeavored impose her kultur the enlightened
1t reported that after the Russian armies collapsed
that Germany's merchants followed her armies int
Russia for the purpose OF selling merchandise.
It has been noted that the German socialist refuse
to accept the program Of the internationalist Why
Germany had form of socialism which fairly sat
isfactory TO tho working class. The government too
care Of her people There practically paupeI
in Germany before the war.
! Like the wise bee-keeper who leaves enough hone
! in the hive TO maintain the swarm, Germany
it that labor needed kitchens and in the
| Of death Re had enough insurance bury him
England and America took all the honey in man
instances. Germany's population increased with he
ambition TO become a world power. Her necessitie
and ambitions required more territory and her peopl
having only limited political rights. could chez
the government in its designs.
! Two classes wanted war: The military party with I'll
| Hohenzoerns at the head. This class hoped gal
military glory. The other the junkers What di
this class hope to gain? Profit More business. Nor
! lands
/ SOCIALISTS AIDED JUNKERS.
Labor was bribed with the promise Of higher va 90
and Coal fields, fields wheat fields an
sea ports have been the detectives of the Germa
armies. That is what Germany by kultur.
! The commerce of Great Britain coveted by III
greedy German In order control the world trad
/ the British navy must be destroyed The people
Great Britain be brought their knees TT
German socialists passive allies Of the mil
tarst and junker parties They foreswOre the prime
pies Of their party for the promised advantages Of
successful outcome OF the governments plans. Ger
many could not have succeeded far had she ha
the loyal cooperation of laboring
learn valuable lesson from this experience. Ge1
! many's purpose immoral in the extreme but he
people needed coaxing threats to induce them
give their honor and their lives state
4 When Germany is defeated her problems OF recor
structon will be part OF the worlds problems II
terest the debts will have TO be pal
! by Will labor pay these debts? Not il tn
plan Of the British labor is adopted
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