Who want war?—What for?
Who declare war?—What for?
Who fight the wars?—What for?
Get these questions straight in your mind. First study the Situation; then the Explanation. Now for the Situation. Here it is:
Capitalists—“Captains of Industry”—“Leading Citizens”:—
“We want war.
“Mr. Wage-Earner, it is none of your business why we business men want war. You are impudent even to inquire about such things. Little boys and working men should be seen and not heard. You poor deluded wage-earner, you just keep right on working and sweating till we have you ordered to the front.
“Ha, ha, when we business men want a war we have a war—whether the working people like it or don’t like it. We just show them some bright-colored calico and urge them to follow the flag. Then they promptly get ‘behind the gun’ (also in front of the gun). They like it all right—we have ’em taught to like it.
“They are so easy.”