The Masses
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''"It is not a war for democracy. It did not originate in a dispute about democracy, and it is unlikely to terminate in a democratic settlement."'' | ''"It is not a war for democracy. It did not originate in a dispute about democracy, and it is unlikely to terminate in a democratic settlement."'' | ||
| − | The Masses heavily criticized the U.S's involvement in the war, and Eastman contributes to this by attacking | + | The Masses heavily criticized the U.S's involvement in the war, and Eastman contributes to this by attacking Wilson's intentions, claiming that the U.S. has caught war-fever and that the war, at heart, was never about liberty to begin with. |
''"If you can not raise in our population a volunteer army of one million men for this war, then the American democracy does not want this war; and to call it a democratic war, or a war for democracy, while you whip them to it, is an insult in their faces."'' | ''"If you can not raise in our population a volunteer army of one million men for this war, then the American democracy does not want this war; and to call it a democratic war, or a war for democracy, while you whip them to it, is an insult in their faces."'' | ||
| − | Challenging the President on the true intent of the war, Eastman asks a series of questions to | + | Challenging the President on the true intent of the war, Eastman asks a series of questions to Wilson in his article that question whether the war is a war for democracy: |
# Would the U.S. end the war with a democratic Germany putting aside views on submarine war and trade of arms and munitions? | # Would the U.S. end the war with a democratic Germany putting aside views on submarine war and trade of arms and munitions? | ||
| − | # Would | + | # Would Wilson recant his statement that citizens shouldn't engage in assisting revolution in other states? |
# Would he promote a German group promoting democratic ideals? | # Would he promote a German group promoting democratic ideals? | ||
# Would he make a peace agreement with the Reichstag (parliament) where the only item absolutely required is peace? | # Would he make a peace agreement with the Reichstag (parliament) where the only item absolutely required is peace? | ||
