New-York tribune., 1910-06-08

:, several 'o'uIls s.,,s- IS adopting. IT, for
.hs writer 80 70 designate the snort
l,stsnce. II : sized type common
hes6ed. s.sss,, Ecrope. from east 70
.,--osghort I'1.- ec7,ething entirely diner
rsst. & oe..o J.. meant when the name i
srt from w. -, vellow haired opponents
supiied 70 g. - o,6 the later Greeks. wnlIe
ct he - sssisnate any raoueIu n1
uses sscornes about as loose amu ~ -
.nglsss - ,..,. Gaeisl Unity -,
--~sf societies which hsPe
N,s q high oiViliSSnon 80. -,
asvelo6 snu1inant part in the worio 70.
rlsFeo e-o-arrificisl, not merely ~
besat-. besa--..,-,e- but in The sense OF inciuO---S :
cfl .s,-s-snt race types A sreat 10
totss heaosgs TO any one race tno1s- ,,-.
ton -. Generally have one essen1@i''
is oiu.e- Yet the curious fact re
nstiona-- .bese great artificial socletios
nsins -, ,,-,itv that In each one al 'H'
ssau surtle sympathy. and move =.
rs77s ,-s 60 forward or 90 BACK "l'
cesse a. response 20 some stAr "a
tagetheI' - powerful. and yet not 10
shTobnile' - 49, senses. National unity
p sn. than race unity 10 oe
% Ion with: until indeed We come
fsct y s,~a-srces as fundamental as those
20 To- -. from one another the nan
rnioN =. s-7ric divisions or maHhlll0'
do7sn ,.,-or,e so important that diner
Vnen - -s.fous1try. speech and creed SILK
trto nttleness'
easech znd Nationality.
.,o1orscal map OF Europe IN which
Al -. r-e-e divided according TO their
' - snd racial characteristics such q
pms ,,o1oration and shape OF heao'
- NJ resemblance whatever 10
'0.'- 60 the political divisions, the na-
h'1P - ~ Europe: while, on the con-
linguistic map would snow gen
Ia-+' ',--szngndonce between speech ana
ele- -, TIE northern Frenchman is IN
- and physical type more nearly a4lie1
-. -s--s--speaking neigh5or than 10
=, r-erchrnan Of the Meoiterr llee'll -
,,5 rhs latter. in his turn. IS nearer
.ts catalan than TO the man VINO owens
-, +he Channel or along the tributaries
-. pPirs But in essential characterls-
=, n -he qualities that tell in the make
-a-iouaIiry. all these kinds OF
--.--,e- feel keenly that they are one
5i~e-ert from all outsiders, theiT
s.-.-sr~ss dvindling tato inslsnlElcaice
- nth he extraordinary, a-1idcially
- -see-7HIances which bring them
,-fe- and wall them or from Ihe out
-,-,5 ire same is true when We
-. --A German who dwells where the
80 Swings of tho Danube and the
80 f-fr-rsoe with the physically differ
-. -.--sr O. the Battle lands TIE same
! .-,a # Eertishman. Cornishman ana
rc-zshirensn in England
= 6eaIirg. not with groups OF human
...--s .r simple and primitive relations.
-. v-l-r highly complex. highly special
= rf,-i1fza5 c~ seu1i-civilized societies.
,..-. is need Of great caution in drawing
snalorias with what has occurred in the
s.,,s1or-1art n the animal world. Yet
over in these cases II IL curious TO see
- some OF the phenomena in the growth
and disappearance or these complex. artl-
seisl. groups % human beings resemble
v-ba- las happened in u7yriads Of instances
~ --e history Of life on this planet
Causes o. Growth and Decay.
NV do great artificial empires, whose
-i.izsrs are krit h g bond Of speech and
ruru-e much more than by bond OF
slood snow periods q extraordinary
r-7-4r and again OF sudden or lingering
ss-sv- II some cases We can answer read
FIX sroueh. IN other cases We cannot as yet
svsr guess What the proper answer should
hs II IN any such case the centrifugal
forces overcome the centripetal the na-
.ior VII or course fy 70 pieces. and the
-ssyor Tor I-s failure 70 become a domi-
ram force is patent 70 every one. The
rrinu-e tha. The spirit which finds its
bealthv Development Fl local seif-govern-
-rsrt and is The su1idote 70 the dangers
~ sn extreme central lzation. develops into
mere pa-ticularisn into inability TO COM
t'rs srecrivaIv for achievement Of a COM
nor end. then II - hopeless to expect
r-eat results Poland and certain repu5-
les Of the Western Hemisphere are the
standard examples ~ failure OF this kind;
and The United States --ould have ranked
with then and its name would have De-
cone 4 bvw0-d of derision. II the forces Of
unan rad not triuuphed IN the Civil Var
sa The growth or soft luxury after II has
reached certain po;nr becomes 4 national
dgazsr patent = al Again. il needs but
lrs o. the vision Of seer 10 foreteh
Tist must happen II any community II
ts average woman ceases 70 become the
Erthsr of E family Of healthy children. II
he average man loses the viii and the
power 10 vo-z ID 70 old age and 10 fight
whenever the need arises. y the homely,
commonplace virtues die out. II strength
- character ven{shes in graceful self-in-
6..Esnce the virile qualities atrophy-
thsa the nation has lost what no material
prosperity car Offset
Problems Still To Be Solved.
81, there are plenty Il other phenomena
Wholly OF partially inexpIica bic. i Is easy
y see vhv Rome trended downward when
E'sat slave titled farms spread over what
aso oHce been d countryside Of peasant
r-c7rietors. When greed and luxury and
ssnsuali'y are like acids into the fibre OF
ne upre- classes. While the mass of the
aazens grew ~ denend not upon their
oRn ezs7tionz 5u- upon the state for their
fsasurss and -hei- very livelihood But
lls 67e@ n0- explain Uhy the forward
movement stopped ~ =fereut time. 50 far
IS different matters were concerDed-ar one
-ne - regards fi-e-at-re az another time
- regards architecture At another tine as
'7garcs city building There is nothing
mysterious about Rrme's dissolution Al the
ne NJ the barbarian invasions. sp7rt from
inpover1shment and depopulation OF
's empire, its fail would be quite suffi-
NF'lF explained r-. tho mere fact rhat the
sIaee c,Lizcr had irSt ne Sighting edge
5ssentlai even under despotism, and
s-o'e fs- more essential iu free. self
1fi'ing communities sUoh as those o.
- 5agllsa speaking peoples Of to-day
'aFsie-y -s rather that out @ the chaos
80 corruption % Roman society during
-ast Gays n tre oliEsrchic republic
cee fhCIlf har-a s-.y---r, a., a.y,,v;rs e blr