The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-02
THE NEW
OF THE WORLD

FHA a "a ANA'HH'
The rio II madness and folly that
is noW going on .n Europe viii
cost as Inconvenience loss boz
more ways than We can possibly think
oi nov. % Will take six months or
Possibly Sd .ear ts adjust themselves
o. the new conditions % ten million
men were on strike loo Europe. the
effect OF the STRIKE would Dc felt from
the Atlantic 90 the Pacific 30 the west
cru continent, The ten millions and
more arc not only on strike. SO far
MS labor Us concerned. but they are
killing each other and laying waste
on every side. N1t only are they not
creating values. hut they are destroy
ing values wlping out MT oals men
but live stoca md property OF an
kinds. lu addition 10 all this. these
nations. already under "a crushing
burden OF old debt too big for them
Oh bear. are nov Increasing the debt.
% is estimated. at the rate OF $50. 600
600 a day.
NOW Is the time for America To- take
her place as tho real leader OF ciy-
ilizat.on. We really do not need 90
import anything but spices and dia-
monds from the DID World. We can
do without the FIRST without much sac
riHcc. and the iBtler is only used be-
cause Of our vanity. There Is no rca-
son why, under nur Republican form
OF government, with thu powers of our
rulers limited ANA hedged ~ ON every
side, we should not take our place as
the leading civilized nation on the
face Of the earth We can endure the
present a-nnoyaHces. however great.
Tor the sake of The greater good and
more real glory thai viii come 20 us.
~ we are worthy 20 our heritagc.
We have the best that Europe can
give. We ave the stock from which
Ia develop the most magnificent poo-
ple that the world has ever seen. Il
All Require us % become better
farmers than W. have ever been. II
Wil require us 90 forget "a lot OF the
Niadom that We have learned bat
which present events show 10 be
folly We shall have 60 take broader
views in statesmaushlp, in education.
in religion than we have taken be-
fore. Bot IL BE- posshle. and not only
possible but probable. and not only
probable but quite certain. 81 We are
worthy Of our hentase, 60 make THIS
country what Do was apparently I'M
tended 90 oo by our Croator-the very
croNn and glory 81 civilization.
To show that We are not alone Ia
this view, We quote an editorial arr
ucle from the Irish Homestead. Of
Dublin, the editor Of whlnh ia one OF
the olearest lndepende1t thinkers II
has ever been our privilege to Know,
a profound student Of sociological and
economic questions. Under the title
Of The View Leadership of The
world, he says;
1T Is not only on the operations Of
war that "a veil nas descended 40 that
We do not know what Is happening
there. Darkness has descended on ths
work OF the builders 81 society. ths
men and women who In normal Time.
endeavoT hy a thousand wayh through
art, literature. music science ans
politics 90 unite humanity with whaI
a. etcrnally true. heaullfui and good
On these budders, tryins always q
Raise plliafH Of human thought o. ths
heeFens. the curtain OF darknsss hai
nov dropped. and on the illuminated
siase az the world only the human
nnisnal u doing hia turn. uslng AN
phfkicnl and material euareIas aaalnsl