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"Those who ask why socialism did not stop the war might as well ask why Christianity did not stop it," said Mr. George R. Lunn in his lecture held under the auspices of the Socialist Club last evening. "Organized socialism has temporarily failed, the speaker admitted, but organized socialism is very young. Primarily and finally the socialists are against war; yet many of the German socialists justify their present attitude towards the European war by saying that the German "kultur" must be preserved even if war is necessary."
Mr. Lunn advocated the idea of a "citizen soldiery," such as Switzerland now has,--for purposes of purely defensive war-fare. Disarmament would be a wonderful thing," he said, "but at present it seems impossible.'
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