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crossing that line beyond which man.
kind, under intolerable injustice, will
rise against their despoilers and reclaim
their lost estate.
Whatever else Shylock is, he is not a
fool. He knows when he has gone far
enough. His wits have been sharpened
by ages of ancestral experience and
evolution. Heredity has made him the
most cunning and the most discerning
as well as the most pliable Of all living
creatures. AS vulpine philosopher he
is the nonpareil of this world. He has
present sight, hind sight and foresight
He has pure vision and contriyance.
lie holds no relations to anything. He
has no kindred and no country. Like
death, he has all seasons for his own.
All peoples, all conditions, all forms Of
society, all hopes and enterprises of the
human race, are the crude materials of
his art. With these he juggles and ex-
periments, and out of them he deduces
wisdom which has been REINFORCED
by hereditary experiences and made Sc
cure by the elimination of conscience
Shylock perceives that he cannot fur
ther increase his holdings by the method
OF War-that is, he cannot further en-
large his bond without danger. He per-
ceives that the very process by which
he has amassed his unearned treasures
is about to turn the other way. Gladly
would he involve not only one nation
or several nations, but all nations, in
bloody war, if he might safely get
thereby another bond. Gladly would he
see not only one people or several peo-
pies, but all peoples, devastated and
ruined, If he might sit on the throne of
their devastation and build for himself
out of their blood and wealth another
temple and another treasure house. But
he perceives at the present juncture of
human affairs that he has played his
game to the point of danger A shadowy,
sharp sword has been drawn by the
sinewy hand of mankind, and this
sword is laid bladewise across the face
OF Shylock. He sees it and fears it, and
for this reason he turns peacemaker and
says to the world: mankind, l am
your friend. l am friend of humanity.
| wish the nations to devote themselves
to peaceable enterprises. l wish to see
the business interests of you all pro-
tected and enlarged. Nations should not
fight any more. Peace is better than
war; Peace promotes business and in
dustry. l am for peace and for this
have I joined the Friends"
After this deliverance Shylock turns
aside and musing in the dim light of.
his office says sotto voce: "If they fight
any more, the interest on my bonds
cannot be paid. Besides, the insurgents
will presently turn upon me and my
tribe and destroy our business. l must
keep my influence with these contempti-
BILE Christian nations, else they will
cease to support me and my enterprises.
My business is to live by the labor of
others. This 1 have to get under the
pretense of patriotic sacrifice. Pity it is
that cannot encourage war any longer;
that l am obliged by the unfavorable
state of my business to hold back these
nations from continuing to cut one an
others throats for my benefit, but such
is the case"
The reverie of Shylock continues thus:
II note that reckless leaders in several
countries for the sake of holding their
leadership are appealing to the war
spirit and melting their respective peo-
pies to arms. They are FOOLS They seem
not to know that they cannot make war
without me. 1 will not let them fight,
for it has become dangerous to the
business interests Of the world l will
that is necessary in election years, but
after a week or two Of such oratorical
exercises will pluck them by the tails
of their coats and say, Come down.
And they will come down."
This situation is horribly amusing.
1t is enough to cause a shudder in the
heart of humanity. The money power
of the world is in alliance with the
governments of the world. These gov
ernments think, not without reason,
that without such alliance they cannot
survive In all of them that are con-
Quoted by party the money power is in
league with the party-that Is, with
the dominant party. The dominant
party subsists by means of popular en-
thusiasm and plutocratic support The
party is obliged to kindle enthusiasm or
perish. Even in monarchies, such as
Great Britain and Germany, there must
be perpetual rally of the people to
the standard of the party in power. The
necessary enthusiasm is one Of the prod
ucts of war and of warlike agitation
The party is therefore for war. The
party leaders of every country are anx-
ious to promote at least the spirit Of
war in order to gain popular favor by
the proclamation OF sham patriotism,
Hitherto this thing has been a method
most pleasing to Shylock. He, as well
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