Show J How Pacifism Defeats Itself There are in this country pacifists who are really I. I pro-Germans pro working as earnestly as anybody can for the e ka kaiser e But there are also pacifists who who abhor the kaiser and are are genuinely opposed to Lr war t. t 4 The unfortunate thing about these good people is they are arela t la ing the very step that will defeat their dreams j By DY talking of peace now they play directly into the kaisers kaiser's fends A peace now would be a premature peace an inconclusive peace i Peace a German peace It wO would leave the kaiser master of middle I l rope with no punishment for having brought this horror upon world and with his hands free to prepare for the next war of German speakers are constantly talking and German publicists Constantly x writing f t- t A peace such as the honest pacifists in this country are are arenow now t J of would be th the seed of many future wars i It would be more than that Jt It would be the cause of the greatest realest development of militarism the world ever saw 1 Nations would all be armed camps France would not dare her citizens to to return to peaceful pursuits England would ji i pt t dare dismiss her soldiers to their old industrial life tife Our own would not be able to return to the ol old status hand it would be necessity for us i On the other an imperative j keep in our army millions of youths against the Armageddon sure b be unloosed upon civilization the moment th the felt v able ble to renew the conflict 5 And what would this state of armed preparedness bring in its Strain train Does any thinking man believe it would mean more liberty i more ore democracy in the world V V When Vh en nations sleep on their arms liberty and democracy go goby by the boards t. t T The tendency in France in England in Italy in this Country I would F would be to make the military paramount Instead of less there i f be more restrictions for the ordinary citizen There would be jea e a constant tendency to center power in the hands of one man or of a small group of men mien Everything would be sacrificed for the ion one great object safety object safety from the The flie conclusion is therefore inevitable The convinced and v honest pacifists far from crying for an early cessation of hostilities should demand that his country and its allies ames push this war to a victorious conclusion Only when Germany is thoroughly beaten i. i only when the wicked tribe is unhorsed only when it I I Vis GIs s shown that militarism and do not pay wilt will it be possible pos- pos sible Bible s ble to have a world in which peace reigns and armaments can be bet t reduced oc |