Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-05-05

most of the means of defense when
the country has against future possible
aggression by an alien enemy, or
commune this country from within.
Now it must not be understood that
the kind of petition which congress
men receive is expressed in words
which would lead them TO know what
the real object of the petitioners ls'
The plea is simply for "high patriotic
and peace endeayor.'' Hundreds Of
thousands of Americans are being de-
ceived today in this matter of so-called
disarmament endeavor. There is III
washington an organization when
represents thirty-five or forty assocl-
atoms and which is doing what it can
to "Chinafy' the United States. 1t
has propagandists at work throughout
the country as well as in Washington.
Congress seems to believe that be-
cause the number of organizations
which are at work in this matter IS
so great, they represent the majority
of the people of the United States.
and congress, always timid, perhaps
is willing to yield for the sake OF
votes.
Letter From Radical Leader.
Here is a photostat copy of letter
written bJ one of the leaders of this
movement. OF course a letter of this
kind is not sent to members OF con-
gress. / have the address and the
name Of the writer. The letter fol-
lows:
"My dear:
81 have your note Of Feb. 18th ask
ing my opinion Of Ida TarbelIs article
backing the use Of Poison Gas. Be
tween the silence of despair at such
position on the part Of woman and
lengthy discussion answering Miss
Tarbell point by point, there remains
little to be said. / am radical. !
believe war rests on our present eco
nomic falsities. I believe that the
competitive system means commercial
and industrial war inevitably leading
to bloody war. Until we have estab-
lished cooperation in the making and
distributing of the worlds production
which includes both the necessities
and luxuries used by man, we shall
have intensive activity on the part OF
nation against nation to gain trade
centers and spheres of influence until
finally the activity is carried to the
military struggle. | have no CONN.,
dence in anything short Of revolution,
peaceful by all means, If possible.
bloody, if necessary, in every land, re-
sulting in the establishment of the
communistic idea in some form, to do
away with war. When production IS
for use alone and not for profits;
when the earth belongs to all men
rather than few men, there will be
no bone of contention resulting IN
bloody contests. Until then war is in
evitable and as nothing stands still
is bound to change in its manner OF
being waged. One might as well talk
of identifying hell as ciyilizing war
fare. If poison gas were abolished
so1nethin.; more devilish would be dis
covered.
Would Follow Russian Example.
ssThe pathetic part of Ida Tarbell's
attitude as expressed in the article is
not SO much her advocacy of poison
gas on scientific grounds as it is that
as well trained mind as hers should
not be more interested in the science
that underlies the uprooting of the
causes of war rather than in the sci
ance that promotes this or that weapon
Of warfare Women should stop short
Of nothing but the full abolition Of
war. They give life at the greatest
cost. And this life can only be pre-
served by the greatest wisdom which
is to see on what foundations war
rests; pull the support from under it
and go about the building of the new
world as Russia is painfully trying to
do. War and economics are so bound
together that they cannot be consid-
cred apart. And Ida Tarbell is sup
posed to be an economist or spoilo-
gist or an investigator along these
lines. Why then does she not let the
use or abolition of this or that method
of warfare be the concern Of the shall
low-minded mob who always confuse
cause and effect rather than stand
with the philosophers and wise few
who would kill the Monster with all
her litter by destroying the force that
gave War Birth.
'Very truly yours,