The Jasper news., 1908-03-12


rest. But what difference does 1t all
make-what difference does it make
to all those who lie under this
ocean,"
He spoke so low that could hardly
hear him. The creaking of a block
and the soft wash of the sea alongside
sounded loud in the still night.
There's no blaming anyone for
certain things It's the social condi.
tons existing that cause so much of
our troubles. We are taught to look
up to the wealthy and superior class
as higher beings of greater knowledge
and education. We are taught to look
down upon the drone in the same
breath, and no one seeAIs to see the
PARADOX. We are all striving to reach
the higher sphere Of life, to walk in
the higher social paths, to mingle
with the class of people who do little
or no work. The whole thing is so
absurd that one cannot blame anyone
for anything. He's liable to get con.
fused ideas.
mo one brought up under those
social laws can conceive marriage be-
tween a man of the higher order and
a girl OF the lower. But they are
both human and have all the human
passions. To believe in any interpre.
tation of tho Christian religion is all
the more absurd under the circum-
stances How can one practice un.
selfishness and self-sacrifice and at
the same time practice the most alb.
iect selfishness and cowardlce? There
were several officers of high rank on
tina. ship. and one was more than
usually selflsS. l don't say he was
bad. He was brought up to believe
we common people were farther re.
moved from him than the galley cat
| is from u.s."
That's your Internal monarchial
government" I said.
I; Not at all. Not at all. You
Americans recognize class as much as
we do. It's absurd to deny it, We all
| try to rise to the class which does
nothing. We all look up to wealth
| and position. That's the reason |
don't blame anyone for social crimes.
| But that's the reason big dark man
| was In the port torpedo room. A man
! who would not see as the rest. A
/ man Of the people, powerful, young,
| and with a desperate purpose. He
loved my sister. for she was beautiful.
| He possessed the same feelings as the
officer of higher life. only his were
| not affected by the false and artificial
training. He was not OF the upper
class. and recognized nothing but
personal worth. That's the reason he
| went aboard disguised. and with a
fixed and resolute mind"
DO you mean you know the man
| who torpedoed that ship?" asked, In
derision.
do ] often talk, SIR to enjoy the
music OF my own voice?" and he
/ looked at me.
| 60 on.' said.
There's nothing more to tell.
There's nothing for me to tell, sir.
You know we are governed or re-
strained only by that intangible
something that"
1 He stopped and looked over the
moonlit ocean. The night was beau.
tiful and the moon caused the lumpy
trade-clouds to cast shadows on the
| sea-
(, Yes" said the sailor, there's the
restraining force. the consciousness;
but when one has suffered much he
either exhausts himself in the wild
Passion of pain, and indignation or
becomes coldly fierce to visit the
pain upon those who cause 1t. We
are all a little bad The weakcr-or
maybe II is the stronger who suffer
! for our sins"
| Did you know 1T all the. time?"
asked
mo, didn't recognize him until
tiIa firing began; but ne made 1t plain
to many of us that the ship was going
1 to her eEd. Stop him3 DO you. sup
lose you could stop d man who has
sladfed and planned Tor ten years how
to send his foe to-? Many Of us rec