Show What War Is The worlds world's s 's horror at the dropping g of bombs from airships in a night black sky on sleeping women women and children does credit to its humanity But this phase of warfare does not come as a surprise It has been foreseen and foretold It was part of the risk which Europe took when it entered upon war We must remember that wars war's purpose is to kill and terr ter ter- nize War is the mans man's the r product of pi worst passions the passions product of gi greed eed selfish ambition jealousy hate But for forr such passions there could not be war war nations nations would settle their differences as well welI bred men settle private differences by by mutual concessions if possible else by arbitration Such phrases as the rules of oh civilized warfare are robbed of meaning in proportion as war grows desperate War itself real war is is uncivilized its fierce heat melts the restraints of civilization as lightning melts a fuse The extent exten to a fighting power powe will r resort sort to extraordinary extraordinary extraordinary nary means means of wholesale butchery is measured only by its ability and anal its desP desperation lation Below his veneer man is still the savage |