Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-10
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marvellous Wave Of New National
Lie That 10 Sweeping Around the
tarth-Turkey's New Regime Con-
sttutes Huge Human Problem.
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS

aHalrs-and that's the fashion nova
days-fnds himself confronted with
whole cycle of world problems. If
ne knows how to put two and two to-
gether he precieves that the present |
ierment is what Mr.. Roosevelt called |
In his Berlin speech world move |
ment." While as individual and dis |
unct as human nature and racial char. |
acterisucs, 1t yet presents the same
general features everywhere. Front
and foremost is the new expression
OF the national spirit.
This may fairly be called the big.
gest news in the world, and | have
undertaken to follow It through
Europe and Asia. While the journal.
istic historian naturally cannot see it
as clearly as the student of a genera
ton hence. he none the less cannot
fail to perceive the outstanding as.
poets OF this ancient human drama
which is being enacted before his
eyes. The theme is one calling for
the arts OF the poet and the dramat-
list rather than for those OF a mere
chronicler OF the obvious or the easily
ascertainable. Americas deep inter-
lal agitation and mood OF self-exam.
nation are a case In point.
An Instance From ireland.
The first time outside of North
America on this tour OF investigation
where ! came into contact with the
awakening OF the old and dormant
national consciousness was in West
Ireland. | was in the poor fishing
village outside OF Galway called the
/ Claddagh where survive the purest
blooded Irish stock. Everybody spoke
a tongue strange TO my ears. but n
genial coster shifted his dudeen and
/ good naturedly explained to me, "Ev-
cry nation ought to have their own
language you know and use that" A
similar revival OF the Gaelic may be
found in parts OF Scotland. Indeed
old Scotia as whole shows rest
lveness under the Anglicisation that
Is In progress and asserts her own
national character even to the extent
OF calling the Scottish members of
PARLIAMENT sharply to account.
Bri,ain's Big Scare.
Great Britain as a whole. and espe-
cially England. has within the past
half decade been scared into a new
national self-consciousness. The sit
uation looks strangely like a case Of
blue funk 10 an outsider. John Bull
has displayed something more closely
akin TO hysteria than he has been
accused OF for long time. The ma
lion has hurriedly built Dreadnoughts.
organized territorial forces, reorgan-
ized her army. created the Boy Scouts.
and is now clamoring for an airship
heet lest Germany should suddenly
gobble her up over night.
With Germany the new mood is CO
extensive with the reign of Emperor
William ana the power of Bismarck.
II is frankly avowed imperialism.
Even the tourist may see that Ger
many is the most efficient nation in
Europe Its organization running
down into all departments OF life, and
becoming Objectionable paternalsm
In many respects. is paralleled only
oy the case OF her pupil. Japan. Ger
many has gone in for world-dominion,
commercial. II not political.
Whether the emperor dreams more
who can say? The observer cannot
help wondering what may be the in
spiration and significance Of the Ma
poleon cult which has such vogue in
Germany. | have watched the EN-
peror as he sat for nearly four mortal
hours on horseback reviewing 10000
Of his troops. and the occasion was
ominous.
Whatever the militarism in Ger
many portends. certainly she Is win
ming the commercial world especially
from Great Britain. However heart
lily Germany may be disliked abroad
and she seems to have few friends
she is successful in spite of ill-will
Crossing to France and Spain one
finds evident symptoms OF new
awakening there. The "laissez faire'
attitude has been abandoned. ano
Frances experience is even now being
repeated In inc realih VI Nine ~
,honso And Portugal is a republic!
The Lesser Nations Alert.
The little nations are doing won
ders. Bulgaria. now nominally a'
we'll as actually. independent, has
forged powerfully to the front In Tho
Balkans. Her army is the dread O
Turkey. the concern of other powers
and the hope of Greece. Finland an'
Poland. robbed of their independence
and under heavy yoke, are yet show
Ing the power of this revivifying ma
tional spirit by their logged adher
! ,nce TO their national ideals and Ian
puage. Hungary clings to Its owl
tongue. and in Budapesth the carriag
drivers. even at the risk of losing
fare. will often refuse to speak an
language but Hungarian.
| The case, as the history OF the pas
% wears has shown. is well summer
| up by Sydney Brooks in a recent mas
azine article:-
| PRUSSIA. a power whose mere In