The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-09

HUMANiTX's EMINENT DOMAIN,

a national organization has no reason
for existence beyond the service It renders
the citizens and the rest of the world.
The only sacred thing In social interaction
Is the well-being OF living man all else
liz instrumental. And whatever interfercs
herewith may rightly be set aside In the
interest Of humanity and In the name OF
humanity's eminent domain.
In N Interference. then. with q lower
race by a higher. or with a weak and
worthless government by a strong and
efhcient ono. the only thing OF inalienable
sacredness IL the well. being OF all con-
corned. They are not to be plundered or
oppressed; but their tribal or governments
al order may be dealt with In any way
necessary to secure the progress of hut
mainly. A multitude OF governments in
Asia and Africa might be broken up and
ennihilated to the great advantage OF
their subjects ana OF the rest Of the
world.
III an individual had "A world to him
self he might claim q right TO bs let
alone. Similarly with Il national group.
Hut as the individual cannot live to him
self In the community. SO also the ma
tional group annot hive TO itself In the
world. The world neighborhood In grow
ing smaller every year; ana the law for
the abatement OF %nuisances which on
tains among individuals must sooner or
later be extended 1. community xroups.
The tins IL fast coming when any tribe
or nation which maintains or becomes n
nuisance In the world neighborhood will
be forcibly abated I'm the name OF hu.
manity's eminent domain
Furthermore. and for the same reason.
the lower forms OF human society
viii have TO give place to the
higher and more efficient. The OPP
portunities or the earth are for
those who will hest use them I'm the
unfolding of tile best aud most efficient
type Of humanity. Whatever types or
peoples stand In the way OF this Use OF
the earth will finally be set aside. They
must he transformed or perish. This in
simply the survival Of the ittest In tho
human realm. the trsnsference of the
principle OF eminent domain from indl-
didusls to peoples. or from governments
to humanity.
We think that no one coHnilant OF the
trend and driving forces OF history will
question that this is the result toward
which We are moving. And II IL not TO
be regretted. IL means that the power
at work on history II bent on elimina ting
the INIT and ineffective. TO him that
hath shall be given. but from him that
hath not shall be taken away that which
he hath. The only thing to be regretted
is that owing to the crude and undevcl-
oped moral nature even OF the highest
races this work will often and largely be
done In hard and wicked ways and un.
der the influence or selishness, greed. IA.
cial antipathies. and the native pugnacity
of man. But from whatever motives. the
work will be done, and should be done.
For instance, our dealings with the In
may have involved = fun ''century
OF dishonor," but even II the settlers and
their descendants had been saints. they
should have taken possession Of the
I'm the name OF humanity It.
self. A handful OF savages could have
no right to hold n continent for savagery
and they were rightly compelled to yield
II TO civilization. Tn work might have
been done In better and more honorable
ways. hut the work had to he done.
Which reflections admit OF extended APP