Who wants war.

• Author: La Follette, Robert M.
• Position: 1916 - Brief article

The gentlemen who want war with Mexico are a very powerful lot. They own most of the United States and a good slice of Mexico. They are our Captains of Industry, our Masters of Finance. They own or control our great newspapers. They are for a "strong Mexican policy," a "strong foreign policy," a big Army, a big Navy. They prate about "patriotism." There was a time when the slogan of munition makers...