The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-08

while. II 10 an evil and . ..eacfui thing
to be callous to sorrow and suffering and
blind to our duty to do all things possible
for the betterment OF social conditions.
But IL Is An unspeakably foolish thing to
strive for this betterment BY means SO
destructive that they would leave no So
cial conditions to better. In dealing with
all these social problems. with 't.: init
mate relations OF the family. with wealth
in private use and business use. with la
Dor. with poverty. tie one prime neces-
siry Is to remember that. though hard
ness Of heart Is a great evil IL Is no
greater evil than softness Of head.
But in addition To these problems the
most intimate ami important OF all
which To a larger or less degree AFFECT all
the modern nations somewhat alike. We
Of the great nations that have expanded.
that now In complicated relations with
one another and with alien races. have
special problems ard special duties OF our
own. You belong TO a nation which pos
sess-s the greatest empire upon which the
SIN has ever shone. ] belong 10 q nation
which Is trying. on a scale hitherto unex.
anpi.d. To work out the problems OF gov-
eminent for. OF. and by the people. willis
at the same time doing the international
duty Of great power. But there are
certain problems which both Of Us have
Ia solve. and to which our standards
should be the same. The Englishman. the
man Of the British isles. In his various
homes across the seas. and the Amer!-
can. both at home and abroad. are
brought into contact with utterly alien
peoples some with a civilization more an
Client than our own. others still In. or
having but recently arisen from. the bar
barism which our people left behind ages
ago. The problems that arise are OF we'll
nigh Uncomfortable difficulty. They cannot
he solved by the foolish sentimenfality Of
sfay-a'-homs prople. with little patent
recipes. and those rut-and-dri.d theories
of III" political nursery which have such
limited applicability amid the crash Of
elemental forces Neither can they be
solved bv the raw brutality Of the men
who. whether at home the rough
frontier Of civilization. adopt might as
the only standard az right In dealing with
other men. and treat alien races only as
subjects for exploitation.
No hard ard fast rule ran I've drawn as
applying Ia all alien races. because they
differ from on. another Ear mare wide
" than Some OF them differ fr.m us. But
there are or two rules which must
not be forgotten. Ia the hong run. there
can he no justification for one race man
aging or controlling another unless the
management and control are exercised in
the interest and for the benefit Of that
other race. This Is what our peoples
nave IN the main done. ana must COM
rin;I. in the future 81 even greater de-
gree :" do. in India. Egypt. and the Phil
ipTin'.s alike. In the next place. as r--
CARDS every race. everywhere. ~ home
abroad. cannot afford 10 d-vIa:e
from tho great rule az righteousness
whiC n hi.is AVS treat each man On his
worth man. He must not H.. Sant!.
mentally favored because he belongs 10
a given race: he must not le given i'm
m:niiy in wrnng-dOinC. OF permitted to
cumher The ground. or given other privi-
iec"s which would Ice denied To- tho
III. other hand. whcr. lie acts In a way
which w"u., entitle him To- reSpcc, and
reward !f he We're Of our OWN stock he
is just rs inuciI entitled 10 that respect
and reward il he comes of another
stock. even though that ether stock pro-
iuccs much smaller proportion uf nIrn
Gf his type f'ian does our own. This has
nothing tn DO with social intcrmin cling.
with what is called social equality. II
has To do merely wish the question Of do
Ing 10 each man and each woman that
elementary j,Is:ic. which will permit hi,,
or her To- gain from life the reward
which, should always accompany thrift
sohrie'y. scif-c"nrr"i. respect for tho
rights OF "thsrs. and hard and inieIli-
GENT work Ia u given end To more than
such JUST treatment no man is entitled,
and l-ss than such just treatment no man
sh ru1 receive