Show I WHY PLAY WITH DYNAMITE I The United States i is in imminent danger of becoming involved in the bloodiest war in history not be because a se our national honor is in at stake but because because be be- cause a mere mere handful of manufacturers ers insist on peddling their wares inthe inthe in inthe the danger zone Can Oan our government government government govern govern- ment afford to imperil the lives and property of its hundred million subjects subjects subjects sub sub- in order to become the partner of a few greedy reedy exporters who wish to profit by the misfortunes of the people who are at war Of course an honorable war war is preferable to an ani i ignominious peace but we can see nothing ignominious In an refusing to support a few greedy adventurers who are taking risks against which they have been warned j and no war for commercial aggrandizement agg can be honorable Considering the fact that by force of circumstances we are compelled to help finance the European bedlam It would naturally seem that our government gov gov- the the champion of the new freedom the enemy of dollar diplomacy diplo diplo- macy macy would would take the first opportunity ty to protect itself against the possibility possibility possibility of becoming implicated in the crime of thE ages By serving serving notice notice 9 on our nr exporters that when they enter enter en en- ter the danger zone zone with their cargoes cargoes car- car g. g goes es they cannot count on n the cooperation cooperation cooperation op co of Uncle Sam we would not only be playing a con consistent role but we would practically remove the possibility of our em embroilment in a war with which we are not in sym sym- pathy Then too an embargo on foodstuffs would result in lowering the cost of the necessaries ter a period of war war time time prices would be a at consummation devoutly to be wished E. E. E A. A BRITSCH |