Ludwig Bauer
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Life

Bauer became a journalist in Vienna, writing theater criticism, travel writing and miscellaneous journalism. In 1915,hating the First World War, he moved to Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. From the Wiener Cafe in Berne
Berne
The city of Bern or Berne is the Bundesstadt of Switzerland, and, with a population of , the fourth most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 43 municipalities, has a population of 349,000. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000...

, an "amiable giant who eats at a sitting enough for four
ordinary men and washes it down with incredible quan-
tities of beer", he wrote leaders for the Basle National Zeitung, gaining a reputation - and criticism from partisans on each side - as "the only neutral in Switzerland".

Morgen Wieder Krieg (1931), translated into English as War Again Tomorrow, warned of the dangers of another world war. The book, described by one reviewed as "a pacifist's lugubrious view of the League
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...

, the Versailles settlement, Sovietism, Fascism
Fascism
Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...

, Americanism
Americanism
Americanism may refer to:* Americanization* A word or phrase considered typical of American English, English as spoken in the United States* An attitude or conviction which gives special importance to the nation, national interest, political system, or culture of the United States* Americanism ,...

 and other matters", was recommended by Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...

 in The World As I See It.

Works

  • Von den Schlachtfeldern in Galizien. Kleine Bilder aus dem grossen Kriege, Leipzig, 1914
  • Der Kampf um den Frieden, Bern, 1918
  • Morgen wieder Krieg : Untersuchung der Gegenwart, Blick in die Zukunft, Berlin: Ernest Rowohlt Verlag, 1931. Translated into English by W. Horsfall Carter
    W. Horsfall Carter
    William Horsfall Carter, most commonly known in print as W. Horsfall Carter was a British journalist and European civil servant. He wrote and lectured on international affairs, and translated into English from French, German and Spanish.-Life:W...

     as War Again Tomorrow, 1932.
  • Welt im Sturz, Leipzig: Tal, 1933
  • Und Österreich?. Ein Staat sucht ein Volk,Paris: Éditions du Mercure de l'Europe, 1933
  • Leopold
    Leopold II of Belgium
    Leopold II was the second king of the Belgians. Born in Brussels the second son of Leopold I and Louise-Marie of Orléans, he succeeded his father to the throne on 17 December 1865 and remained king until his death.Leopold is chiefly remembered as the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free...

     der Ungeliebte : König der Belgier und des Geldes, 1934. Translated vy Eden
    Eden Paul
    Maurice Eden Paul, most commonly known simply as Eden Paul was a socialist physician, writer and translator.-Biography:...

     and Cedar Paul
    Cedar Paul
    Cedar Paul, née Gertrude Mary Davenport was a singer, author, translator and journalist.-Biography:Gertrude Davenport came from a musical family: she was the grand-daughter of the composer George Alexander Macfarren and the daughter of the composer Francis William Davenport...

     as Leopold the Unloved. King of the Belgians and of money, 1934.

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