The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-01-17

only the material changes wrought
under his eye by the interplay of
cause and effect. can have no proph-
etic conception of the magnificent
scheme that is being unfolded in this
century.
Cause and effect are. indeed, ever
weaving the history Of the world
with one continuous thread of Sc
ouence, but when We survey the
past it Is a shortsighted person, who
cannot see that the fabric of history
is woven according to a pattern pre-
pared by Providence.
England Is presenting to the ma
tons the most momentous struggle
in her history and the Liberal pro-
gram will subject the land of the
to taxes, thus making
heavy naval expenditure unpopular
with that class as well az the work
ing folks The Liberal party is the
anti-war party and its success will
make for peace in Europe.
Germany has long since gone fur
Their than this in paternalism. a word
that no longer makes us, grown ia
miliar, shudder at its sound. The
only remnant of that old national
spirit is seen In the oppressive naval
budgets, and these are urged by in
terested parties and prompted by
fears produced by the uncertainty in
the east. Wars will cease. as all
other evils have ceased, when men
reaEze that they don't pay as well
as peace.
We may expect the evolution in
Europe to be accompanied by more
disturbance than in this country;
because Europe carries a super-lm-
posed load of monarchies and the dis
integration OF this idle class jars the
social structure as support after sup
port crashes in. over here our free
our disinclinatlon to ad-
NIT that there Is a class above us,
and our genius for organization will
produce a gradual change. When
two Americans agree on a policy
they Immediately form an associa-
ton. OF which one becomes presi-
dent and the other secretary, and
peaceful propaganda Is started. We
are preparing the way by seeking for
stronger political Institutions Our
policy OF conservation. or plans to
regulate public service corporations.
our national sanitary movement our
departments OF commerce and labor
and agriculture are exabing the in
dividual, though 1t is evident that
the American national spirit will be
the last TO give way to the newborn
spirit OF international brotherhood
even now apparent in the temper Of
the earth's population.
International courts Of arbitration
and international prize courts are
the forerunners of disarmament
Sociological observers are predicting
that II is already impossible TO pro-
duce war between civilized nations
for political reasons. and ii is a his
torical fact that every war in which
the United States has engaged since
her own struggle for freedom in
yolved a moral issue. Civilized peo-
pie of today will not kill one another,
unless emotions, originating from
higher source than Loyalty to a SOW
sreign. impel them to fight. Japan's
war was impelled by the necessity
'or territorial expansion. Presently
he excessive burden of militarism
will threaten bankruptcy TO Europe
and civil wars to more than one ma
ton, and then will come tentative
to stop the absurdity of
great navles 10 rot and
be supplanted by more.
Japan will be a party TO this.
Every nation has the excuse that ev-
cry other nation Is doing IT, for her
and the riddle Of war
will be solved when some one dis
covers the excuse by which all may
cease construction at the same time
and preserve the naval balance until
the present ships rot.
Then will cOme-who knows
what? Not socialism: for socialism
Is destructive and rounded on class
hatred OF class. This spirit dawning
is brotherhood. When will it come?
II saw its first enunoiation when all
the civilized world was at peace.
grouped around the Mediterranean
sea, with one nation mistress OF the
world. one polite language spoken
everywhere, and intercourse between
all known places safe and unlm-
peded. 1t means peace on earth and
good will. May It not be dawning?
We hear much today OF intelligent
may not Providence
use this truly human attribute in the
perfection Of its own plans. in its
own good time, for the welfare Of
its people?