| Show SOCIALIST ASSERTS PREPAREDNESS IS VII m. m ISSUE Fred FredD D. D w Wren Warren Says Opposition to Movement Futile r SUGGESTS NOVEL LAW Would Draft Into Service I Every Man Who ho Voices Advocacy of War I Taking the stand that to open I Ia a fight in direct opposition to toI I the preparedness movement now I sweeping the country would be absolute folly fony and productive of little orno result Fred D. D Warren of ot Girard Kan Ican former editor of the Appeal Appeal Ap Ap- Ap peal to Reason who is now on a atour tour or of the West delivering a series of lectures lee lec t tures res in behalf of the Socialist party part has adopted another tact and is proposing pro pro- posing the enactment of a law going g a step further in preparedness than any measure so far proposed In this measure Warren would have those people who are instrumental in the bringing about of war the first to be besent besent besent sent to the front and in proposing such sucha a law he expresses a Belief that were such a measure on the statute books some people would not be so prone to plunge the nation in into a state of war It is the intention of Warren and his followers to deliver into the homes of the American people copies of this proposed measure Arrangements were made at the meetIng meet meet- ing here last lat night at which Warren delivered a lecture on the sub subject of preparedness and war to print copies of the bill for distribution in Salt Lake War for the Warlike I I I The bill provides that that the first army corps to be sent to the the- front be made up of all representatives and senators in congress congress- who vote Yes on any declaration of war editors editors edi edi- tors and publishers of newspapers and andI other ther publications who write or cause to be written articles favoring and advocating ad I war preachers and priests who in their pulpits ask Gods blessIng blessIng blessing bless bless- ing upon the success of the arms of I the the United States stockholders of factories supplying supplying- munitions of war all male citizens between the ages o of 18 and 60 years who publicly or otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise express themselves in favor of of- war The proposed measure also provides provides pro pro- vides rides that in the of physical disability disability disability dis dis- dis- dis ability of any coming within the provisions of such a bill then their next male kin shall be drafted I service There is a further provision for substantial remuneration for widows widows wid wid- and families of men who fall in battle where such families were dependent dependent dependent de de- pendent on the daily earnings of the father and son for livelihood Rich Evade Service Warren contends that the history of wars heretofore has shown that men of wealth and means and those of political political po political po- po and b business siness influence have been able to evade military service and that the tho burden of the fighting has fallen on the shoulders of the men who are less fortunate In the possession possession possession posses posses- sion of worldly goods He holds that if there be a law to provide for the enlistment enlistment en en- and service of such men Dlen of or wealth then there will be he less of a sentiment on their part to advance the cause of war Warren will leave this afternoon for Los Angeles He lie said this morning that the Socialists will wilt poll pon the hEaviest heaviest iest lest vote in m their history in the CODling coming coniIng com coni- ing presidential campaign The candidate candidate candidate can can- for president will be either Benson of New York Maurer of Pennsylvania Penn Pennsylvania sylvania or Lesueur of Kansas A referendum vote for the selection of the candidate is now being taken |
