The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-14
ThRKlNGTON'S ANSWERS
 ID HEINIE's NONSENSE
By Booth Harrington

war because the capitalists wanted to keep on making money by manu- featuring and shipping munitions, and they forced the government to declare war in order to protect the boats"
 Answer The entrance of the United States into the war took from the capitalist his profits and is turning them into labor Probably there have i been a few food "proffteers" and the like, but they are being dealt with. and the only financial profit from the war accrued to laboring men.
 Lie No. 2.-"This is a capitalists war because the capitalists had bought English bonds and were afraid the bonds would be worthless if Germany won"
 Answer, Then. since the intuition capitalists" lose money by the war, and the capitalists who had bought German bonds would oppose war, it was a struggle of these two classes of capitalists for peace, opposed by those who had bought English bonds. The latter were incomparably in the minority and could not have won such struggle even if it had taken place. Of course it is also necessary to as- sume that the capitalists who brought on the war caused the events which caused the American people to declare through their representatives that they ,! were in a state of war with Germany, i These events which the capitalists must have caused were, namely, the jeans murderedD; of the Arabic" 6 i Americans murdered); of the Hes i perian" q American murdered); of the Marina (8 Americans murdered) of the Russian" C17 Americans 1aur- dered); of the 'Laconia" ;S ArIeri- cans murdersd>; of the "Vigilaneia" 6 Americans murdered); of the "Az- tee" CPS Americans murdered). and of other sinkings and murders If this is capitalists war the capitalists were in control of the German sub marines.
 Lie No 3.-''America has more 10 fear from England than from Ger many
 Answer. The English and German warships in Manila Bay, 1898 ZIm- merman's note to Mexico. The kaiser's 1 proposal to England to join him in at tacking the Monroe Doctrine. The Rai- ser's regrets that Europe had Iiot en- couraged the South during the Civil war and his hopes that the East and West might yet be set agains- each other so that - weak countries might take the place of a single strong one. Il shall stand no nonsense from America after the war;" he said re- peatedly to the American ambassador while America and Germany were on terms of peace. But the final an swer to this most stupid of all lies is the history of the world since 1911, and in particular the record of rela- tions between the United States and Germany beginning with the 7th of May, 1915.
 Lie No. 4.-"Germany f. wants a just peace and England is preventing 1t"
 Answer. Ask the man who tells this lie to state the German terms
 Lie, No. 5.-"The Red Cross is a capitalists moneymaking concern. It sold a sweater made by the grand mother of girl who lives on the cor ner of Washington Street and Wilbur Avenue"
 Answer. That girl hasn't got any grandmother. Three corner lots at the intersection of Washington Street and Wilbur Avenue are vacant, and the fourth is occupied by stag hotel. Find another grandmother.
 Lie No. 6.-'If you have food con seryation card in your window the guy'ment will come and take away all your jellies and preserves and everything else you put up last fall. D
 Answer. Yes, they're for Mr. Rocke- feller He's fond of jellies and pre- serves and can't afford to buy any.
 Lie No. 7.-"If the allies lost the war, that wouldn't hurt America any. Germany wouldn't try to do anything to America, even if America were on the losing side"
 Answer. My heart bleeds for Lou l ya in Irr.