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hiding themselves by supposing
that the Italian socialists pre
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vented Italy from being involved
in the war. The war is not over
and Italy will line up with the
triple Entente. With all due re
spect for the influence of the
Italian socialists. Italy is the
poorest country in Europe, and
has the greatest illiteracy among
its people of any of the great
powers. Its geographical posj
ion am' net its militant prole
taire w;-..’. the deciding factor in
its policy. Of cour- o the Italian
socialists are apparently opposed
to Germany, as Ge many is the
invader. France and L'elgiuin
me repelling invasion.
There is no hope of lasting
peace after this war is over un
ites the socialist movement be
comes mighty enough t.9, stop
militarism and capitalism. The
big bait that is still ipft is that
stretch of territory between the
Mediterranean and India, Siberia
and the Gulf of Persia. The
Triple Entente is liable to split ’
on account of the spoils of war.
Brita'n will get the big hand.
The British flag will fly over the*
greater part of Africa; France
will get Alsace and Lorraine and
part of Africa south of Morocco;!
Eussia will get Austria and Ger-I
oian Poland. The Balkan tend
lory will be the bone of conten-|
lion between Russia, Italy, Ser
via and Greece. We must aban
don the hope of seeing a United
Balkan States. The United
States of western' Europe is yet
a dream. The Asia Minor terri
tory is where the big hitch will
rorne. Russia will want it; Brit
ain wants it, and war will ensue.
Had Disraeli lived and Gladstone
not been in power in the eight
ies, that territory would all have
been under the British flag ere
this. There is big work ahead
for the socialist movement So
cialism is the only hope of a
world peace, and there is no such
hope until capitalism is dead.
America is not going to be drawn
into this war. She is not want
ed, and would not amount to
anything if she \\er& in it.
Talk of starving the war and 1
feeding America shows a lack
(T economic knowledge on the
part of Ihose responsible "for it.
Indus'rial paralysis brought on
by the war is one of the causer
ct ’.he present high prices arid
working class suffering. Ro
strictirg exports to Europe
would only make more workers
suffer on the European side, and
cause further industrial depres
sion on this side. It is zeal mis
placed for American Socialists to
antagonize the farmers by spoil
t-heir markets and looks as though
they did not understand capital
ism and the socialist philosophy,
or did oot want the support of
th« farming element,
j Cattle, sheep and hogs are de
creasing in America owing to
capitalism, being unable to fulfil!
[tije requirements of society,
j Therefore there is no use of
blaming the v/ar for the high
cost of meat. The Hamburg
market fixes the prise of sugar
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the world over. The price of
sugar everywhere is the 1 ame as
i .y . ■ . s
.it is in Hamburg minus tne cost
of transportation. The war being
on the Hamburg market is de
| stroyed. The German production
of sugar beets is lost to the
world. Sugar is scarce: the law
of supply and demand governs.
The only solution vs for tli© gov
ernment logo into the refining
of sugar and raising of cattle,
[sheep and hogs cn a scientific
. basis. The socialists of America
should make a big campaign this
iyear on the government going
[into the su^ar refining business.
It would make a great issue in
Louisana and Texas and other
sugar-growing t ates among the
farmers. The plantation sugar
men of these states are ruined.
A'i article written by George
D. Herron written some ten
years ago on the European situ
ation, opposed tiie Prussianiza
tion of Europe. His “Prophetic
Vision” article was contradict
ory to the sentiment expressed
by Jaures in a speech he made
the night before he was assassin
ated. The downfall of Germany
as a world industrial power, from
without, and not from within,
from anything that the German
NOTICE,
We have had several commun
ca ions lately from pOKioug ljv
ng at a dwtonce Horn vny Socis
wt local, seeking information as
to hdw they could become a m$m
hSr of Che pa^V- All siidi sfroufc]
communicate wtkh the Terrifenal
Sec*etai.-y, M. L. Gcc-ft, Cush.
nj«o 9ty«et and Va-'dez Tr||3
become a member at large.
socialists might do, may be im
pending. Ktemark's policy q#
state socialism has not had an
undermining effect on Carman
capitalism. It covers the policy
of state Insurance; of worker’s
against Occidents in lieu of work
ing men’s compensation' in YOgue
in Great Britain.^ • *
The theory of the Armageddon
of capitalism is fanciful - at least
for awhile, capitalism has lasted
a long time and piay yet last
twice as long. It all depends on
the desire of the people to change
the system, and of a conscious
effort o.: their part to thav end.
and of capital being able to adapt
itself to the new conditions as
they arise, there is practically no
danger of its falling by its own 1
might. The exploitation of the
many by the few has existed for
ages under different forms, and
will continue to exist as long.as
the exploiter can-adapt his tools
to meet conditions, or until the
workers consciously move to stop
exploitation.
There is • every prospect of a
world-wide industrial stagnation
after the war is over and of Am
erican capitalism receiving a bad
set back in its development; but
wH'e’ther socialism wilh progress
is another matter entirely.
Germany has a life and death
struggle on now, with the pros
pects of good bye to the German
empire. The allies are determine
ed thai there shall be no peace
until "democracy dictates the
peace term. <
All indicai ions are that Britain,
Italy and Qreece will be lined u*
in'a war against Russia at the
end of the present war, and that
We are in for about another ten
years of militarism. No pros
pects ttfe visible for a revolution
in Germany either before or after
the close of thfe war. Militarism
has dene its 1 deadly work and,
it has riot produced a brave c'ass
of men. 'f’he mass “efficiency"
movement of the German army
prove this. Mass moves in military
cacties are the sign of physical fear.
As evidence of the way capitalism is
adjusting itself to the situation, note
the British financial experts arriving in
America to assist in adjusting interna;
tional finance. The capitalists do not
want a financial crisis in America at
present, and there will not he one,
War is dangerous to capitalism.
Socialism is the only hope. IIovv
soon will the people of the eirth see
it? Education is civilization.
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