The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-30
CHANGES IN HUMANITY.

Away back in the earlier ages of
human history men regarded each other
as natural enemies. They gloated over
each others misfortunes. added to each
others woes and regarded misery with
a complacency that came from innate
cruelty or infinite self-satisfaction.
Homer describes a state of society in
which life and property were safe only
50 long as one had the cunning and
strength of arm to defend them. A
mans only hope in sickness. age or
ignorance was his children. If they
were numerous and strong enough to
support him in health and defend him
in Weakness he stood a fair chance to
enjoy his possessions and go down to
the grave in peace and honor. Family
ties were established 10y the law of
necessity. Kinsmen lived in perpetual
alliance. The primitive man recognized
no other obligation. He would defend
his relative in any wrong and plunder
a stranger of any right.
Families grew into communities
Patriarchs We're surrounded by chill
dren and childrens children to the
third or fourth generation. There were
uncles and aunts and cousins without
end. So clans were formed. These
consolidated in time and became ma
tons Laws were substituted for the
whims OF the eldest man. Mutual in
terest began to bind together those who
We're widely separated at birth; men
learned to respect each other for cour-
age, Intelligence. virtue. From the OK
elusive circle Of relationship mankind
developed the commonwealth. Kins-
men were only shielded when they OBJ
served the law and all who were fellow
citizens received the same protection
from other commemorative or common
foes Then countries with similar
forms of government and kindred
tongues began 10 sympathize with each
other
The circle has been widening: the5
scope of human sympathy has been
EXTENDED, century by century. First
the family was ready to fight and pill
laee all other families; next the clan
raided other clans, and right or wrong
every member of the clan endorsed /
the murder and the rapine committed |
in its name and under its standard. |
then the nation fortified against all
others and sent armies of invasion to |
destroy and plumber other nations.
Each broadening Of the brotherhood of
man brought its corresponding expan-
sion of human justice, tolerance. char
ity and love OF peace.
But we have not yet reached tho
point where, with Socrates. We con-
slider ourselves or regard our fellow ma,,
wherever found as citizens of the
world We have outgrown pationa1
antipathies to a great extent only 70
enter another circle bound by racial
prejudice and sympathies. We s+;Il
deny TO other races rights We arroeate
10 ourselves. ana approve in Other
countries of our own racial circle con-
duct we would denounce if seen bevona
our yet narrow range of vision.
When the world shall have advanced
a little more. when all humanity l.
bound together in the holier. better, +ies
of human brotherhood, it will he noesi-
bic to recognize truth wherever fonpd
without being hereto, to recognize
and independence wherever as
serted without being traitor. 1t is no
longer necessary to stand for the clan
right or wrong, to be a patriot: and
as human wisdom grows and the bu-
man heart expands. it viii not be neees-
sary for the white or the black or the !,
brown to go to war and kill his fellow
men in the interest of his race. right
or wrong. or to blindly follow the lead
ership of some fanatical priest or ir-
ruler in the delusion that 1t !
is essential to the progress Of the world !
or the salvation Of his race. 5
There may be wars. but they Will not ]
be wars precipitated for political or re- /