Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-03
Un+AmericGnism Of Present Day Is Deeply
DeplOreds Thousands of Americans Either
Ignorant Of or Forgetful of Their Duty
manity, Justice and right.

mainly, Justice and right.
1T liz for this reason that ( take
particular pleasure IN tho privilege
accorded me this evening In permit.
ting me to address you, Daughters
OF the American Revolution descend
ants Of those who, a. the preamble OF
your constitution has Il, with unCail-
ing. loyalty rendered material aid 10
the cause OF independence II In for
the further reason also that woman IL
entitled to more OF the credit and
commentator OF true patriotism than
man. The soldier or sailor who goes
forth to battle, risking hls life for his
country does not display half the
| courage and bravery OF his wife,
mother. sister. or sweetheart VINO
Says behind, spending tho long ays
, and weeks In pinlng. impatient walt.
ing and watching.
strange ms II may seem, the very
possibility of such thing as patriot.
Ism ls due tO woman. Contrary to ac-
cepted opinion and established habit
OF thought. II must be maintained that
the lighting instinct In not an original
| out u secondary instinct. and Ia mere.
ly the offspring OF the sex Instinct. In
the sex Instinct every AEhiinE instinct
whether II manIfests Itself in fghtInH
for power. property or country. has
Its origin. II We go far enough baet
TO the early beginnings Of mans pill
BrimHBs on earth. when his position
was that Of all others who shared the
earth with him, when he was cradled
In conditions that favored his life and
| development, We cannot conceive Of
the presence OF fighting instinct OK
pressing itself within the genius. II
We go back to the time when the
earth's changed condition brought
about by the ice periods, had not yet
forced upon man an ARTIFICIAL lifc
when he enjoyed the degree Of neat
tho meteOTlc conditions. and other
necessary comforts. when nature
spread for him her table rich In meat
and drink for the mere trouble OF
taking. the only fghtInR with his own
kind he could ever have done was
about woman either because there
| we're not women enough or because In
one place many men found themselVC,
| woOlng the same woman, When thC
struggle with inhospltHbld nature he.
| gan. the sex instinct. which had be'
fore compelled him to night about WO'
man. gave rise Ia AN instinct which
now INSIDE hmm night ABOUT mAterih
possession. And. ms II In easier to live
on the preparations of others than 4
have to prepare things for ones self
the struggle for conquest the sub
DUNG OF the less powerful by IN,
1 Al .sN9 4
which still persists, under difieren
names and In mora aesthetic form. II
our own day. Individual fightinE sooI
gave rise To groups ighting IN whicl
= number OF individuals. either from
choice or cOmpulslon, rallied Groun[
tho most ferocious and powerful o.
the number who, after the victory hat
been gained and the conquest made
became the chief or the ruler who a
all times eAaeted unconditional Obed
fence on. tile part OF his subjects and
Bubdned every rival power threaten
Ing his own. From that time TO thu
present In all states where real mon
archIai government has existed. th'
ruler was, like KFoHOs In the GTsel
legend. devourinB his own children
Thye6EhOut the ages, the laws, In suct
states we're nothing else but SORROW
heaped upon all men by tho passion
Of the few. The laws were not fnad'
by the people nor for the people
WhsFs the ruler was gracious enough
10 permit MS subjects TO allow them
degree OF development and adgaDee
Rentt ltswas merely tbe feeding Of thu
lamb ~, ~ WOOL OF the fattenlh9 o
the cattle Tor slauG htsr. = Not until
TepuIRc and with the exception o.
the Hebrew policy IN olden times. no
until = nioasrR republic was estab
Iiaheds souid therefore be any sucl
thlns a. true patriotism. Not ever
In the feppbiic ct uFeece where one
tenth 81 the Inhabitants only werl
fres. Except IN me Hebrew state
tlI6re hes b6en gbls bfa3de Of mQdarI
Eopublles WhSSe lRNS WtFe made Il
the Interests o. tho psoRlt.
20 you. ladies. may indeed b
donhly pFoad OF youF descent fFou
those who fought unnInchingiy tcp IN
antabllshrHRnt Of ,this- great ana Gior
7oue AiAerIean republics u any mallOl
aan Avp d tPuO8inepQtlve y patriot
lam Il ls1he Ameriee ,nett0n, stt'an,
ecunAFg may truly claiih cur love AM
ldfeliDs Il \ America But perml
I5n8 IA ae4. cue Il not better beoaue
hp q an Austrian, hlik enc may be
come bpltef " bsiRh an AneFlrAl
Il The beAl " American cltIaenehlp 1
noe one pl flehle B,lt 81 geIlgellenl