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Show Socialists want immediate peace Paris. April 7 A manifesto, sign- J ed bj Karl Llebknecht, Georne Led-bour, Led-bour, Otto Ruehle; Franz Mehring Clara .eikin Rose Luxembourg and other members of the minority faction fac-tion or th( Sue ;ial Democratic part;. hi Germans hat b en lent to England and France appealing to the Independ-enl Independ-enl Socialists or those countries to work up a sentiment for immediate peace The manifesto says The number of men who have per isliecl through the monster of war on the eastern and western fronts sur-pas sur-pas es I 000 000. The number of i wounded is thine higher, The hu-man hu-man mind cannot pirasp the sum ol misery which t!io.-,r figures represent, t cannot conceive of the sufferings of the millions of human beincs whose homes have been devastated by the var sod. "Those who are responsible knoi thai the material damage caused by invasion can only he repaired with difficult) The damage caused by the invasion of Fast Prussia was es-1 es-1 1 in a t eel in January ai over 1100,000. 000 The figures amount to billion in Beigium The Furopean war expenditures ex-penditures already exceed f 16.000,000,-000 16.000,000,-000 The working class Will base to na for it "Resides exhausting us the pros em war Is ruining future generations md while the city of national defense could be used with sincerity at the I beginning, the Imperialists on both sides now make it clear that they are fighting to destroy thr rival nation To avert a new period of armed peace they wish to crush the enemy so that he cannot arise again The same proclamation Is made In Germany FnjJand France and Vustria. 'Put what would be the result iT this bloody lury were allowed to run Its COUrse unopposed0 EUher tyran nical domination by the conqueror or blood spilt until both side? were ah BOlutel) exhausted. In any case, En-ropi En-ropi s economic, democratic and socialistic so-cialistic development would be retard rrl a nan turn "The indisputable fact todac is that we occupj the belter military situation situa-tion because our territory is uninva-led uninva-led Germany, therefore, should be ihe first to raise the cry of peace. We want no annexation-, but the po-j po-j titical and economic independence ot all nations general disarmament and compulsory arbitration ' letter accompanying the manlfes j to says: "Although placed beneath the iron heel of martial law and unable to ex-i ex-i ress our opinions publicly, we can predict surprises In the near future The opposition to this abominable . ,ir Is growing ceaseless! in Germany Germa-ny but effective peace action depends upon the help of our French. English, md Belgian comrades" Karl Llebknecht George Ledebom j and Otto Ruehle, whose names are j signed to 'he above manifesto, are .ell members of the German Reichstag. Reichs-tag. Llebknecht and Ledebourhave bei n re;ui out of their party and disciplined dis-ciplined for voting against the war budget. Franz Mehrine; another signer, is well known as a writer in Germany, but is without great influence in the So ialist party Glara Zetkin and Rose Luxembourg have sained considerable con-siderable notoiieiy as agitators, but are not recogni7ed by the more conservative con-servative Socialistic leaders. oo |
