Show l HARE WAR LT H SAYS FRENCH W CElEBRITY Does Not Rest RestI tire tire flame Blame K n Germanys Germany's Ys YsIs I Shoulders Is Declaration r. r f in pl nv I to 1 K TI rl June 7 It i if nt at t times Umes I appear f much mach on the tho i too entente In the war it Is et at t thO be 1 order to de destroy tr the theory v It 11 in People fighting Gera Ger- Ger tho into to a ed ad central empires alone t te the he that tat ha responsible ble This all aU too simple e accepted in France ant andin and Is in ino sues England ad and America as aa a n. self self- r In I o by man many em- em t believed dent dentI Vet fact cle c people o E. E fc r. r end nd intelligent of or Germanys Germans solo sole roy ro- ro y is not only false however source y jj of all the tho hatred t It Is s the of 1 Vero Ver- Ver which tho the treaty treat er- er birth to The Idea hIe o Its III has II given ghen ff Germanys Germany's unshared guilt s has 9 mado mad Instrument ono of ot penalties and nd basis of ot sane In- In Instead of t a leas jitU r illonal lonal policy n. n accusation brought against Geri GertY Ger- Ger crushing and disarm disarming disarming- InS InS' InSi i tY r entente i Uon III-Uon while 1 the and brandishes her armata arma- arma tL ta The theory of ot German Germanys Germany's 6 guilt the Illogical and unstable i tee isi of or protectorates guarantees guarantee which are mere merely used to con con- 1 the theft of oC another mans man's prop- prop lIt lt explains satisfactorily the tho glut glut- f 1 by by the victors around the boot booty It excuses the nt attitude e of tho the diplomatic puppets who after meetings of or the peace conference continued at nt an lD Remo their lous Imitation of ot tho the congress of ot VI Vienna Vien n- n na nn gravely ely assisted by Imposing Imposing- staffs starts of or experts la lawyers geographers and ami ethnographers Shared Guilt As a matter of or fact tho the Idea of or an Imperial Germany constituting tho the only belligerent element elemont In tho old continent surrounded 1 b by a n. swarm of ot pur purely l peaceful nations untouched by byan an any hought thought of ot war the theor theory of ot a n diabolical Germany German as ns opposed to an angelic entente to speak with Mr Balfour Balfour Bal Bal- four tour Is absurd untrue Undoubtedly Undoubted tho the pan German campaigns cam cam- and tho appetites s of or tho the huge hugo works In Germany Gorman helped helped- as wo we have been told 1 since to 4 to maintain a 3 war ar spirit on the other side of ot the Rhino And eyer every seeker after oter truth must admit that had the central empires b been en victorious their methods would have havo been as brutal and despotic as our own But Dut this should not make us us' us forgot torget that the chau chauvinistic tlc spirit of ot a certain cor- cor thin tain class In Franco also helped to start tho the war It Is la too easy to forget forget torget for tor- get now tho the press campaigns tho the reactionary re reactionary re- re attempts to stir up public opinion the Ute activities of ot certain patriotic patriotic pa leagues and subsequent awakenings s of ot national spirit which fost fostered red a a. desire for fOI and nd consequently consequently con con- the thought of ot war In addition to such campaigns which were cleverly exploited b by our high finance and Industry for tor their own 01 very vory obvious Interests Interest a n series of or agreements and ne negotiations were mado made about which tho the general s public knew nothing which culminated In the Russian Franco alliance and all aU Its consequences Great Britain Dr Share It should bo be remembered also that England had her share sharo In causing causing- tho war quito as much as ns France and German Germany Gormany Ger Gor- man many although It was moro more cleverly concealed than han either cither the tho German or French campaigns It is perfectly obvious that England had quite as RS much Interest In havIng a war as G Germany Ger Germany Ger- Ger r- r many n Tho economic superiority of ot tho the Ger Ger- German man inan empire threatened Britain's hitherto hitherto hith hith- erto orto uncontested supremacy For tho the first time En England's lands land's gigantic ascension suffered a setback Thanks to tho the war which wo we fou fought ht by her side and thanks particularly to tho the peace England England England Eng Eng- land has recovered hoc her former power and splendor She now reigns reigns' without break practically from tho the Cape to Australia and she sho lens has won Ron back undisputed undisputed un un- disputed mastery of oC the tho sea The legend of ot Germanys Germany's sole re responsibility responsibility re- re does oes not coincide with historical historical his his- truth It should be destroyed particularly because It consecrates and justifies unfair exactions and a Hons In discussing discussing- responsibilities ant and tho the causes of ot the war ono one must look be beyond beyond be be- yond ond tho the different books files or documents documents doc doe which prove provo that such a n. telegram telegram telegram tele tele- gram gram or note or message vas waa sent or received at such an hour and met with such Buch a n. a reply Ono One must go o back bacle to the tho incidental causes tho pretexts for tor tho war As a general l thing and without regard to nationality It mo may maybo mayho bo ho said that war Is the tho logical outcome of ot International capitalism Great Industrial enterprises anc and financial combines are arc the thc masters of ot otmen men ant and events They Thc maintain a state of or aggressive competition be between between be- be tween nations enforced b by a n. series of or coercive mea measures ures such as treaties of ot commerce protective tariffs I prohibitive tive tivo importation or exportation taxes etc They Impose the tyranny of ot force Furthermore governments who bow down before beCore the tho ruling classes are ire free Cree to declare war or peace not to mention concluding alliances without referring to anyone placing their parliaments parliaments not not to mention their peoples peoples face faco to taco face with tho the accomplished accomplished pUshed fact tact |