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 held a very critical view of U.S. involvement of the war. | + | The Masses held a very critical view of U.S. involvement of the war. |
''"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."'' | ||
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| + | Challenging the President on the true intent of the war, Eastman asks a series of questions to Roosevelt in his article that question whether the war is a war for democracy. | ||
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| + | # Would the U.S. end the war with a democratic Germany putting aside views on submarine war and trade of arms and munitions? | ||
| + | # Would Roosevelt recant his statement that citizens shouldn't engage in assisting revolution in other states? | ||
| + | # Would he promote (editing) | ||
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| + | Eastman holds the U.S. accountable for conscription, which he feels strips away the very democratic essence of U.S. involvement: | ||
==Conclusion== | ==Conclusion== | ||
