The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-20
eY HERBERT TEMPLE.


LONDON, Nov. 20.-An Hungarian
Count has put his spurred boot down
rather heavily on the tail of the Brit
ish lion and that noble animal is roar
ing with pain. In other words Count
| Way of Vaya, whoever he may be. has
in very serious article in very Sc
rious German magazine expressed the
opinion that the British nation is tot
tering toward its fall and the people
| of England, always very sensitive
when their national pride is at stake,
are wincing under his blows.
| The count also finds the germs of
decay in the intellectual and moral
! condition of England. He says:
| ut is those great qualities which
were admired by the whole world, the
/ deep sense of duty, the uttering cher
gy, the pure moral sentiments, and the
wonderful discipline which have be-
gun to fail among all classes
/ The spread of Socialistic and Anar-
chistic ideas among the artisan popu-
lation is adduced in support of this
contention, and is partly explained in
it's turn by the change which has come
over the upper classes. The writer
says:
| The superficial luxurious, and idle
existence which they lead naturally
excites opposition. When the people
see the upper classes ,devoting
themselves exclusively to pleas
ure, without serious occupation, they
lose respect and demand the abolition
of their privileges and the partition Of
| their possessions
Count Way sees special danger to
our national existence in the smart
Set" which Claims to be the flower
of society,"" but mo longer asks merit
or patriotic sacrifice from its members.
ever, won or made, gold by itselfs uf-
fees to enable it's possessor to play a
part"
! Americans also come in for their
part of the criticisms, for the Count
attributes the English modern worship
of Mammon largely to Transatlantic
influences, and, in particular, to Amer
lean wives, who, though externally
an exact copy of the English pattern,
acter, and in their intelligent unalter-
ably Yankee" Thus, many old Eng
l;sh habits and customs are disappear
ing, to be replaced by American
ones," and these tendencies are re-
! Elected in the manner of thought of the
younger generation. Old principles
have become unintelligible, and tradi-
tons have no longer any value. Moth
| ing that could interfere with personal
desires is respected. No restrictions,
no obligations, are recognized Every
one considers himself dominating
personality, and regards life as kind
of theater in which amusement and
distraction form the single object of
existence, or. at any rate, the only one
that is worth living for"
| The Count dwells at length on mani
festations of the "cult of the golden
calf" and comes to the conclusion that
corruption always attacks affluent
classes first The enfeeblement of race
and character, the decay and neglect
of morals and religious Indifference al
ways spread from above So it was in
Babylon, so in Rome and Byzantium,
and so it is in London at the present
day"
The writer admits that Favorable
results are to be hoped for from the
fortunate reaction which has been OBJ
servable since the accession Of the
present ruler. The King and also the
Queen, he says. give the people the
best examples. NO family life could be
erected on a higher moral level than
theirs" At the same time, he points
out that lin Constitutional State, the
ruler can only make his will prevail
indirectly" and he complains that "the
old race of politicians seems to be dis
appearing" and that neither of the
chief parties" can boast man who is
equal to the situation
| Major Richardson, of police dog
fame has returned to London after
spending nearly month in Italy, in
Guiding a week in Tripoli. The Major
had been in communication with the
italian Government on the subject of
the utility of dogs in warfare, and a
month ago went to Italy in order to
study the possibility or using dOkS IN
the protection of advance guards and
outposts.
Speaking on his experiences in Tri-
poll, the Major said: Il arrived after
the actual bombardment, and it was
with great difficulty that l got into the
town at ALL l went from Syracuse
to Tripoli on ship carrying a cargo
of provisions for the Italian troops.
They said at Syracuse that l would
never get into the town, but l resolv-
ed to chance it. Luckily l met four
Italian journalists who were going
there, and I joined them. The English
| Consul thought l should not be allow
ed to pass, because it was exceedingly
|