Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-05

The English language has become the
vehicle Tor the conveyance Of governmental
| general Information, FOR, beginning with
| Magma Chartar and continuing through the
! era Of the American revolution and the
| present, no language has been SO much
employed for the propagation OF that
! theory OF goyernment which traces GOV
ernmental authority TO the consent OF the
governed. Our own nation presents the
most illustrious example known to history
/ OF great population working out It's des-
/ tiny through laws Of it's own making and
under officials OF its own choosing al,
though, may say, we scarcely 80 beyond
| England in recognizing the omnipotence Of
parliament fresh from the people, IL is
( difficult TO overestmate the progress OF q
world away from despotism to the posi-.
| biities Of self government the pioneers OF
/ BILE
EJECT of an Idea.
| An idea will sometimes revolutionize an
Individual, community, state a nation
possesses lnalienabe rights which the state
/ did not give and which the state, though
millions Of human IMAM beings stand erect and
/ claim their GOd-given inheritance. While
! the era Of constitutional liberty In ever
widening, while the tyranny ana insttcnoe
| Of arbitrary power are every year deCreGs-
ing, the leaders OF the worlds thought,
not only the English speaking nations, but
the other Christian nations as well. have
! yet much to do in teaching reverence Tor
I the Will Of the majority and respect Tor
! the public servants, upon whom the people
/ bestOw authority.
The Christian nations must lead the move
! inent for the promotion Of peace, not only
| because they are enlisted under the BAN
ner OF the Prince OF Peace, but also be-
cause they have attained such degree OF
! intelligence that they can no longer take
/ pride in a purely physical victory. The
belief that moral questions can be settled
! by the shedding Of human blood is a relic
! Of barbarsm; to doubt the dynamic power
| OF righteousness is inhdeity to truth itself.
! That nation which Is unwilling to trust ITS
| cause to the universal conscience or which
shrinks from the presentation OF It's claims
| before n tribunal where reason holds sway
! betrays lack Of faith In the soundness OF
lite position. our country has reason TO
/ congratulate itself on the success Of Presi-
! dent Roosevelt In fastening peace between
! Russia and Japan. Through him our nation
won "A moral victory more glorious than a
victory in war. King Edward has also
| shown himself promoter OF arbitration
/ and a large number of the members OF
| Parliament are enlisted In the same work.
! II means much that the two great English
! speaking nations are thus arrayed on the
! side Of peace. venture TO suggest that the
| worlds peace would be greatly promoted
| by an agreement among the leading nations
| that no declaration of war should be made
| until the submission of the question in con-
| troveTsy to an impartial court for lnvesu-
CATION each nation reserving the right TO
! accept or reject the decision. The prelim-
| mary Investigation would In almost every
instance insure an amicable settlement and
! the reserved right would be a Sufficient
| protection against any possible injustice,
Dignity of Labor.
Let me go a step farther and appeal for
a clearer recognition Of the dignity Of la
Dor. The odium which rests upon the work
| Of the hand has eXerted baneful innu-
ence the world around, The theory that
ldleness Is more honorable than toil-that
Il Is more respectable to consume what
| others have produced than TO be producer
Of wealth-has not only robbed society OF
an enormous sum, but II has created an al
most impossible gulf between the leisure
classes and those who support them, Toll
stoy is right in asserting thatSmost OF the
perplexinE problems OF society grow out Of
the lack Of sympathy between man and
man. Because some imasine themselve
nothing but life Of drudgery, there is con-
slant warning and much of bitterness;
When men and women become ashamed oi
doing nothing and strive TO give TO so
ciety full compensation for all they receive
from society there will be harmony between
the classes
Individual Responsibility.
While Europe and America have ad-
proper estimate upon those who work, even
4 our nations have not yet fully learned the
avocation is essential to the physical
health, intellectual development and moral
growth II america ana Eh hia 1,g are nc 70
in the lives Of their citizens examples, in
who find delight in contributing to the wei.
fare OF their fellows, and this ought no;
10 be difficult, for every department q
human activity has a fascination Of Its
own The agricultural colleges and indus
trial schools which have sprung up In sc
many localities are evidence that higher
ideal is spreading among the people.
and now we come to the most important
need Of the orient-a conception Of nt'
to God teaches the brotherhood Of mar
and measures greatness by the service rem,
relation rel td between y the creature and his Gre
ator, the second lays the foundation FOL
justice between man and his fellows and
enough TO I'll each life with noble EFFORT
No service which we can render to the
to- this service, for II we can but bring
their people to accept such an ideal they
will rival the Occident in their contribution
to civilization.
Christian Nations work.
II this ideaI-whch must be accepted as
the true one, If our religion is true-hat
been more perfectly Illustrated In tbs
Of the White Mans Burden"
II i is legitimate 10 seek another
can this service best be rendered. This
has been the disputed point individuals
and nations have differed less about IN;
purpose to be accomplished than abOu
, the methods to be employed. Persecution
have been carried on avowedly for thu
benefit OF the prosecuted, wars have beer
. waged for the alleged Improvement o.
those attacked and still more frequently
philanthropy has been adulterated with sci
, hsh interests II the superior nations have
, | a mission, II Is not TO wound, but TO heal
not to cast down but TO lit up, and th'
means must be example, far more pow
| erful and enduring means than violence
Example may be likened to the sun WHOSE
genial rays constantly coax the buried
seed into life and clOthe the earth, mrs
| with verdure and afterward with rlpeneC
grain, while violence Is the occasional tenn
pest which can ruin but cannot give life.
Emcacy of Example.
Can we doubt the efficacy Of example II
the light of history? There has been grea
, increase in education during the last cen
fury and the school houses have not beer
{ istence largely to the moral influence which
neighboring nations exert upon each other
I And the spread OF popular governmen
. during the same period, how rapid! Con
> stitutIon after constitution mas beef
: adopted and limitation after limitation hai
= been placed upon arbitrary power unit
Russia yielding TO public opinion, estab
fishes a legislative body and China send
commissioners abroad with view to In
: viting the people 20 share the RESPONSE
biities OF government.
! While In America and in Europe Their
is much to be corrected and abundan
; room for improvement there has neVe
been so much altTuism in the world a
there is today-never so many VINO &C
knowledge the indissOluble tie that bind
each and every other member or the race
! / have felt more pride in my own coun
? trymen than ever before as ! visited TN
circuit Of schools, hospitals and churches
, which American money mas punt around
, ] 80 rvnrld The erannule the ChristiaI