The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-13
The Asigrations OF Nations.
Graduating address by Bert George.

In thinking of the migration of
nations our mind quickly points
out to us the early Middle Ages
when the barbarians swarmed from
the east, west and north upon Rome.
We think of the time when that
ever frightening wave of mankind
in hordes OF the barbarous and I'M
civilized, seemingly with no other
motive than they must ever be in
motion, flooded the world of civili-
cation and learning.
They were, in the eyes of the civ
ilization of the time on the same
plane as the lower animals.
Bad as these people then appear
ed they were a superior race, far
superior to their predecessors in
primitive times. They really had
ceased to migrate like lower ami
mails. They had institutions and
customs OF their own. which, as
they moved westward they took
with them. Thus they came to
have a great influence upon the
people with whom they came in con-
tact. Though this influence was
better than it might have been, had
it been some of the more eastern
tribes that overrun Rome, yet it
caused her downfall.
We have called these people bar
bariaus, yet in our sense OF the
word they were far above that. To
the Roman they were not of his
blood and therefore were barbarians.
More is the pity had they been, or
had they taken up with the vice
and corrupt practice by the Romans.
But no, these barbarians were too
pure, too fresh race to take upon
themselves any but. the good of the
older civilization.
Predominant in their makeup
was their love Of liberty and their
independence, the germs of repre-
sentative government and the prot"
estant religion. .su
Let las stop to say that here is tc
be sought the true source of the
greatness Of the Anglo'Saxon race
History tells US that these leu
tons were only one of the many
branches Of the youngest, yet the
most widespread Of all races, the
Aryans.
This race, it is believed, origi
natedin western Asia. They wer'
a peaceful, agricultural people, liv
ing contentedly in their mountain
homes, worshiping their Agne an'
doing what they thought to be hi
bidding. About four thousant
years ago these Aryans began thei
movement which resulted in tn
repopulation of Europe. Thi
movement was in three parts: first
the migration OF the Celtics, SECOND
of the Tetons, and third that of til
Slavs.
Thus we see that Europe we
populated by the migration Of
people of common origin, not
one great movement, but in success
i've waves like the flood OF the It'd
It seems that the world was pr
pared for its repopulation. at tn
time. The ancient civilizatio
and peoples were worn out and d
PRAYED and, only waited for the il
coming of the fresh vital nation
to give new life to progress.
So it was with Rome. Here hi
tory instead of telling Of furth'
migrations stops short and does n
emphasize migrations, but devot
page after page to the founding
the modern nations. AS we rel
we ask ourselves, Was the invasit
of Rome by the Teutons the last
migration?" Has man stopped n
grating?
Out of the chaos of feudalis
comes the ebb of that same time
every shifting humanity. The ls
sive races themselves had, throug
the enlivening influence of a fans
icai belief, become active and hi
taken possession of the holy sep
chre.
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