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NOME. ALASKA. JANUARY 19. 1915
SOCIALISTS AND THE WAR.
• ilie of the strangest meetings of
modern times was held in Brussels the
night after Austria declared war
against Serein, and three days before
normally declared war against Russia.
Ii was called by the International Soc
ialist Bureau to protest against war
Lenders and delegations of that party
representing Oermnny, France. Belgium,
Italy. Russia and Kngland were pre
sent--mnong others .lames, who was
to lie assassinated in a Paris cafe a
few days later for his anti-war atti
tude; Vnndervelde. soon to take a place
in Belgium's War ministry; Basse, who,
as spokesman of the party in the
Reichstag was soon lo defend Its vote
for the huge war appropriation.
Eloquent speeches against war were
delivered and were cheered with fer
vor After the speaking those French,
Berman. Belgian. English Russian,
and Italian socialists marched, singing
anti-war songs, down boulevards tlint
soon afterward echoed tlve tramp of
Berman infantry.
Then they went home, voted war ap
propriations, and Joined their respective
rulers, each national group affirming
with passion thst its own particular
nation was waging a Just and defen
sive war.
Admitting that they failed in the
dual test, it must also he admitted that
they tried and were virtually alone in
i tying.
The above is taken fron an editorial
in the Saturday Rvontng I'ost of Oct
13. 131-t, and the facts of the case as
stated, we presume, are correct
Those who are not socialists maj
laugh and say "see how inconsistant
they are" and pass the Incident by.
but there never was a sermon preached
ttor never was essay written that
should bring home to us all a greater
lesson than the above; it plainly shows
that in every final action of the Indi
vidual that there is a preponderonce of
sentiment which overrules the finer
Judgment even to the extent of de
throning reason in the final test.
The fanatics are absolutely convinced
of the irrefutable arguments in support
of his special dogma and sees that nil
that is needed is an opportunity to pre
sent them to have them universally
accepted; he tins his thesis reduced to
mathematical correctness and none can
dispute, but be reckons without the
one great factor in every human action
and opinion He lias eliminated front
ins i nleulntions human sentiment
which after all rules the great masses
of mankind without regard to class,
state of stage of development We are
hut sheep carried away hy the impulses
of the moment, "but helpless pelves of
a game tie plays, upon this checker
board of nights and days"
Not that all socialists should h*
called fanatics any more than should
ill catholics or all protcstants. or all
democrats or all republicans should lie
so dominated; but yet fanatical in that
they are convinced of the absolute
righteousness of their cause.
This same dominating trait of th«
human race is the power that politic
ians and the heads of great social and
religious organizations have used and
still use to gain and retain their hold
upon the families of mankind to array
race against race with everlasting ap
peal to patriotism and faith Reason
is ignored and sentiment is triumphant.
A careful canvass of a number of
different sections of the United States,
where the population is gathered or has
sprung from the nations now' at war,
show that almost invariably the Arneri
< an citizen favors the nation from
which he came, no matter how many
generations he is removed from Bu
mi lean influences
The sentimental pride of race makes
him almost glory In the slaughter of
the friends and relatives of his neigh
bor. friend and fellow citizen. His
reasons rebels, but sentiment glorying
ill the demonstration of the superiority
of his own extraction gloats o'er each
bloody victory It has been said that
“happiness is the only good" and the
way to lie happy is to make others so.
Will there ever tie a nation founded on
these principles with patriotism re
presenting man armed agninst man
eliminated and with sentiment uusuiled
by siiperstitution and ignorance?
The latest manifestation of the utter
weakness of mankind show how remote
is tlie final goal of those who would
enthrone reason over a preverted sen
timent which would seem to he. all pre
vailing.
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NAVAL BATTLE OF HELIGOLAND
The story of the battle off the Dutch
Coast in which four German destroyer
were sunk by the British Cruiser
“Undaunted" and four Destroyers, told
by an officer of the “Undaunted."
We steamed out of Harwich 1-Ith all
shtps companies jubilant, and eager t<
get into the danger zone, as iHytis re
ported that a certain amounfof "live
liness" prevailed in the North Sea.
All was quiet until two o'clock when
heading up northwards and skirting the
Dutch coast line we sighted the smoke
of four vessels.
< iur captain immediately cleared for
action and signalled the order to chase
We steamed at top speed with two des
troyers disposed on either side of us.
It wns a never to lie forgotten sight
nerves strained to the utmost tension—
and everybody keen as mustard at our
luck.
The German destroyers turned about
and fled, but we had the advantage in
speed and soon got within range with!
our six-inch bow gun. and opened fire
Our captain formed up our flotilla on i
either how, and once within effective1
range our 4, inch semi-automatic guns'
blazed away the destroyers acting In i
dcpendently.
The German destroyers seeing them
selves cornered altered their course
With the intention of obtaining a better
Strategic position. They opened tire
on us most of the shots being aimed at
the destroyers.
laistv cheers rang from our ships as
the first German destroyer disappeared
At a distance of -——yards a 6 in lyd
dite shell struck her just below the
bridge. She toppled over on her beams
end like a wounded bird, then righted
hei-self level with the surface, and fin
ally plunged bow first, all In the space
of about two minutes.
We had by this time closed to —-—
yards range, and the enemy commen
ced firing their tnrporoes. and as the
hest we could judge they must have
discharged at least eight, one missing
our stern by only a few yards
At 2.55.P.M.. the second of the
enemy's vessels wns seen to he out of
notion, being ablaze fore and aft, show
ing the fearful havoc oyr lyddite shells
were making. As each shell Lit its
mark, funnels, bridge, torpedo tubes,
and ill deck fittings disappeared 11 k• ■
magic, dense fumes from the explosive
the deadliest of its kind, covering the
ship fore and aft.
We actually passed over the spot
Where the first vessel had suiiA, and
just for a space of a couple of seconds
ns we were tearing through th«v*water
at over 30 knots an hour, we caught
sight of scores of poor wretches floating
about and clinging to charred and
blackened debris and wreckage
This was truly a pitiful sight, hut as
we had two more combatant:! to put
out of action, to stop at such close
range, even to save life, would have
been courting disaster. We should
have merely been exposing ourselves,
to torpedoes. We had to tear along j
arid try to forget the gruesome result
Of our work.
The second ship now a mass of seeth
ing flames, sank quite level with the
water, and we soon had the remaining
two holed and maimed. Their firing :
was very poor and Inaccurate although
Several shells Hew around, throwing
sharpnel bullets about. It was a mar
vel that none struck us.
The destroyers Loyal and LenoV got
in close proximity to one of the Ger
man ships, both were holed Before
gi\ ing up the ghost the surviving Ger
man tired her last torpedo, which how
ever went wide of the mark During
these activities we had closed up with
the Inst of the Kaiser's destroyers and
placed them hors d«* combat. The le
gion had two men wounded.
By 3,30 the action was over and the
Herman fleet had been reduced by four
units. The total complement of the
four destroyers was about 240, so about
200 perished as we saved only 40.
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