Show AFEW A PEW WAR FACTS TWENTY ONE MILLION of soldiers are engaged in the unparalleled war now raging in europe what will be our quota if we are foolish enough to enter into ra it r more than TWO MILLION men have been killed thus far what will be our toll it if ve take part over FIVE MILLIONS wounded what will be our share it if we become a participant the nations at war are now spend ing FOUR HUNDRED MILLION doi do lars per week more than TWENTY BILLIONS PER YEAR abat will our expenditures be before we decide to go in at any cost let some of the advocates of war give us an all estimate we are arc a great pation nation and can not be stingy with fill blood or money it if we cast in our lot with the belligerents and what is to he gained by war protection of american rights no that can be secured without loss of life money or lionor honor it can be secured without arousing hatreds which would last a century and what would we lose by ater enter ing into the war men yes no one knows knovs how many money yes no one knows how low much but more than that we would lose our cur c ur place as the leader of the neutral nations and the opportunity to meditate when the time for meditation comes we would lose the priceless privilege of using our good offices ollices as a friend to assist in laying the foundations of permanent peace there is no excuse for war our grievances we have them against both sides do not justify war and the treaty plan furnishes the machinery for maintaining an all honorable peace those who talk war misrepresent the wishes of the people you can no more measure the tha sentim sentiment ent of the masses by the froth of the jingo press than you can measure the oceans silent 1 depths by the foam upon its waves W J BRYAN |