The Progress., 1893-10-07
ed IN The daily life of the humber folk
OF u'e world with amazing rapiditv.
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vi ''e world with amazing rapiditv.
iNTERNATIONAIISN
III - no longer "A poets dream. II is Il
tact tnat the under masses of the world
are beginning to demonstrate practical
ly To the philosOphic critic. When the
cCal miners of England recently strucl.
Oh account of n reduction of wapes. the
eoai miners OF the continent, represent
ing more than one nation traditionally
hostile, refused to handle coal to be sent
TO English markets.
international societies of workingmen
are tast becoming a power in the world
lhternationalism has, in fact, come to
stay. 1t is time to spell it with CAPT
tal l. The serf of Russia. cold and iso-
lated amid his far northern SHOWS. has
his friends and sympathizers in the ma
tions where flowers always bloom and
the child is born and dies who never saw
the snow. A strike in London echoes
round the civilized world The riots in
Belgium are backed by the moral senti-
ment of countless millions who could
not locate Belgium on the map of the
world. Whether the naked savage that
in the heart Of darkest Africa crossed the
track of Stanley was wronged becomes
a matter of international inquiry and
debate.
There is growing in the world each
day profOunder regard for man as
man. Class trappings and traditions
more and more fade before the one es-
sential Of inherent manhood. Poetry.
song and story no longer fawn at the
feet of pride and power. They sing the
free songs and tell the inspiring dreams
of the brotherhood of man.
1t is said that Robert Browning on one
occasion was left by his son, the artist.
to do the honors of the house at an ex-
hibition of his paintings. A woman en-
tered unannounced and unattended.
Browning greeted her with the same
cOrdiality he had exhibited to all. In her
surprise the woman said. Please, sir,
am only the cook, but Mr.. Barrett asked
me to come and see the pictures!' With
ont moments hesitation and with gen
uine courtesy he offered her his arm and
showed her the treasures of the room
with the same consideration he had dis
played to others. II is not an exceptional
illustration. 1t is part of the growing
incarnation of a new world spirit. Ring
out the old; ring in the newt How much
such fact means to the future of hui
man society the historian and student of
sociology well knows.
MIIITARIsM.
SecOnd-The rebellion against mill
tarism and war among the masses of
mankind is one of the most significant
facts of the closing years of this century.
The people have at last begun to see
that it is utter insanity that thev should
butcher one another to further the am
bitions of kings and princes and rulers.
We are beginning to see that the only
enemy they have is the common enemy
of hamburger and cold. suffering.
The great armies of Europe are honey
combed with these ideas. How far
machine discipline has crushed the
human in these armies themselves re-
mains to be seen.
In case of general European war, 1t
is now extremely doubtful if the great
masses of the working world conld be
induced to engage in 1t or support gov
ernmental army. Germany has but re-
Gently rejected the pet army bill of her
government, and it required all the re-
sources of the Imperialists to force
meager majority for the measure in the
new assembly.
At the recent international congress of
socialists one of the principal questions
discussed officially by the congress was
whether in the event of war all work
ingmen should go ON n general strike
and refuse to work until the butchery
ceased.
Such movement on the part of the
masses would surely strike the death
blow TO military power. The masses are
learning at last the truth about war.
When they know it fully, the era of uni
versal peace is come.
According to Edward Atkinson, the
Boston statistician, the total cost of the
war of the rebellion has been up to date
ds93) about $l2, ,OOO, 100000. The entire
assessed wealth of the United States III
1860 was only $4,000, ,000, 900, including
the value of the slaves.
IL costs $1,000 to kill man. From
the Crimean war down to that OF 1901
the civilized nations of Europe and
America spent in destroying one another
so, ,OOO. .OOO, 900. The wars of the last
100 years have cost $40, 900, ,OOO, 900, with
out counting the sorrow, the agony, the
loss of men and other results.
WHEN BUTCHERY SHALL CEASE.
When this butchery shall cease and
the vast standing armies of the world be
turned into armies of industry, who can
estimate the speed at which the new
civilization will go forward?
Some time ago the Emperor William
of Germany made little speech ON the
occasion of the administering the oath of
allegiance to the recruits of the guard.
In this speech he said: