The producers news., 1927-06-17
WAR, WAR AND RUMORS
OF WAR

The "Hoy Writ says in several places, that
Gin the last days there will be war, war and the
of war"
OF course, most of US don't know just what is
meant by "the last days. for since the beginning
Of time there has been "war, war, and the rumors
of war"
Many people have attempted to locate and de-
fine these last days ever since the Christian era
began. In fact in reading the Bible one is i'm
pressed that John the Baptist felt that the day
Of judgment was near and that the era of
perfect conditions, the reign of God Himself upon
this earth at hand-the Disciples afterwards
were imbued with the same idea, and the early
Christians in all of the great cities forswore the
things of this life under the spell that the end of
Injustice was impending and Justice, to reign
forever, about to descend from the skies. At
times since the idea of the advent of the long
looked for judgment day was proclamed-but still
the world has wagged along about the same as
ever, great economic and political upheavas TAX
ing place about ever so often. During the last war
it was preached by many sincere souls that this
tragic martial drama was but a prelude to the
dawn of the great day, when God should come
down from his throne on high to quicken the
dead and rule the resurrected and the living
man having proven his incapacity for ruling
himself; the year 1925 was figured out bv
those who claim to be able to interpret the Great
Book, as absolutely and positively the date of
the coming of the millennium but there was a
mlscalculation sOmewhere-the millennium did not
arrive as expected. Other days have been and
probably will be set as time goes on, probably with
the same disappontments
The same idea about "the last war; prevails.
People believe after each war, after each terrible
experience that the thing can never happen again.
The war crowd for time become unpopular. are
removed from power forever" but in the course
OF time we find them back in power again: we
find the opposers of war out of power: we find
those who for awhile talked about the horrors Of
war and the glories of peace again slowly at
first and then bolder and still more bold lauding
the glories of martial strife the honors of death
on the battle fields, and read theses on the mission
OF the civilized people to govern the uncivilized.
Jusutymg the resort to war when necessity de.
mands 1t, and the teaching of the young men to
long for the uniform and the sword. The papers
are 1ull OF 1t. Novels are charged with it. The
pulpts preach it and the politician spout and the
lawyers prate. The patrioteers donate large sums
OF money to promote the enterprise, because they
amass huge fortunes out of carnage and the pre
parations for these frays-the iron miners. the
steel Makers the munition manufacturers. It is
business for them.
Then in time war comes again
The last war was war to end war-that is the
reason we went into it. When it was finished
the world would be safe for democracy" and
the colors would be furled forever and the war
drums beat no more
But at the every time we write. the colors arc
un1urmg: the war drums are beating-there is
war, war; and the rumors of war"
In TACT there has never been any peace since
the last war: there has only been a truce while
the nations of the world prepared for great con-
flict.
There is in CHINA gigantic Internal mn
heaval In which the traditions of the past in that
sleepy empire are being torn asunder and the
monster dragon is trying and feeling her strength
She Is doing away with her chiefs and military
leaders; she is tearing out feudalism root and
branch and unifying the nation into a whole. The
exploiting nations of the world look on alarmed
at the rise of this great oriental power, which
threatens the supremacy of the powers that be.
and would interfere and obstruct but the Nation
ahst army marches on to victory, to certain vic
tory.
Russia supports the Chinese Nationalistic str,o-
gle' England opposes. It's success. means the
strengthening of Russia, and the destruction of
England-for if the Chinese Liberation movement
wlns 1t means huge upheaval in India. and the
throwing of the English yoke off from the neclSs of
tnat exploited, down-trodden people: it means
trouble IN Egypt, In Asia Minor: the PASSING Of