The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-29
WHO WON THE WAR?

The World War ended unofficially on November
IL, 1918, and there was great rejoicing among
men, women and children for had not the "Beast of
Berlin" (thank God for alliteration) fled 10 Hon-
and and had not the to end war been brought
10 a successful conclusion.
Warriors crawled out of the rat-infested trenches
and shook the lice out of their rags and our patr
OTIS of the rear-guard and the swivel-char heroes
who almost wore their moIars to the gums grinding
their hymns f-hate against the Germans went ov-
er their books to learn how much cash they cleaned
up during the slaughter.
1t was great and glorious war. The German
people who had contributed so much to science art
literature and industry were grovelling under the
heels of yokeldom Their social standing was not
worth Czarist rube. Their beer was under sus-
picion and the flag-wavers went so far in stamp
ing out German Kultur that they changed the name
of sauerlkraut to liberty cabbage. Halleluiahl
Deutschland Inter Allies
Yes, Stree the Germans were down and out. This
would serve a lesson to other upstart nations
that might feel like challenging the commercial
supremacy of John Bull and his allies or associates.
John B. grabbed several little and big countries
that did not have civilized nation to rule them
"Thars oil in them thar lands" said John to him.
self and his wife and to the rest of the world he
said: "Those benighted people are not able to gov
ern themselves, so I'll assume the burden, tho am
carrying terrible load already" Just like John
What prompted us TO write this editorial few
weeks after politicians and swivel-chair war
veterans celebrated Armistice Day is the big news
about Germanys commercial recovery. In the New
York Times of recent date we read that the volume
of exports from that country in the first six months
OF the current year greater even than Bri-
tain's Germany now stands second in rank among
the worlds exporters. The United States comes
first.
Well, this is surely good one on the proponents
of preparedness. Germany was better prepared for
war IN 1914 than any country in the world and she
got hcked-on the field of battle England also
well prepared, on the field of battle and lost
on the commercial battlefield. Well, suppose we'll
have to have armies and navies anyhow Admirals
and generals must live, and armament plutes must
have money to hire lobbyists and keep sociable SEN
ators in seegars
Who lost the war? The answer is quite simple
and plain. The masses in all countries lost it. with
single exception. The Russian farmers and work
ers took advantage of the debace of Czarism to pv
erthrOw the feudal-capitalistc system there and
embark on the greatest social experiment tried out
since the dawn of human history And according
20 the testimony of even American capitalists the
experiment is working out to the advantage of the
russian people. The princes, barons dukes. arch
dukes and their countless concubines are out of
luck but who cares?
But what should concern the average worker and
farmer more than anything else, is the likelihood
u announcer world war at no far distant date Not
eiyoOuy is smart enuf to evade the trenches nv
Weuglng himself into job selling war bonds
preaching patriotism or stooEng on his fellow man
me world is nearer to another catastrophe than
uiOsV people dream of. The visit of Ramsay Mac
DOnaid TO Washington is a portent The Kaiser
s'Sned England shortly before the World War.
peace-conference" is scheduled 10 be held in
HCnoon IN January next. President Hoover has
selec'ed two wel-knOwn big navy men to represent