Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... The Cross Examination mr. barnes: Referring to Exhibit No. 5, the pamphlet "The Menace of Militarism," Mr. Nearing, at whose request did you write that or how did you happen to send that to the Rand School for publication? A. At some time previous to the publication of these two pamphlets, I can not say just when, I remember being in the Rand School and Mr. Karpf asking me if I would write something for the school. I replied that I would try. At that time or previous to that time, since the entrance of the European nations into the war I had been collecting a great deal of material on the war, and our relation to the whole situation. That was the thing then in my mind, it was a thing on which I was speaking and writing, and in the course of events I wrote up this material into a couple of pamphlets and submitted them to the Rand School. Q. By the way, you know who selected the pictures for the covers for The Menace of Militarism? A. That I do not remember. Q. You had nothing to do with that? A. I can not say, but I am perfectly willing to take responsibility for it. Q. I don't want you to take any responsibility that does not really belong to you. I want to know whether you picked out this picture, or facsimile of Jesus Christ being shot down by the soldiers in uniform, or suggested that that be put upon the cover of the pamphlet. A. I do not know. Q. Now when did you start your activities in opposition to the preparedness movement? A. Well, I can not remember definitely but it was probably in the beginning of 1916. Q. Was it prior to the swing around the country that you said President Wilson made, or was it about that time or afterwards? A. Well, at that time the American Union against Militarism organized a group of people to take...