Arizona republican., 1914-11-16
AMERICA AND WORLDS NEW MAP
(Everybody's Magazine)


 Americas opportunity to do real world service does not lie in the direction of ascertaining who started the who responsible It, whether has committed more atrocities than the other side Nor does America's opportunity lie in the direction of securing herself out the misfortunes of her sister nations. Americas opportunity to do real world service lies in the direction of clear headed understanding of what this terrible war in Europe all the world, and headed disinteresed generous, sug- gestions to her sister nations to the right time to talk peace and the right way settle all diff faculties for the best interests of all the world.
 It is too much to expect cool clear thinking from men engaged in bitter life-and- death strug gle America must furnish the cool clear thinking in these terrible times.
 Not only for the best interests of the nations involved, but for her we'll America must definitely make up her mind to the proper method for nation keep herself prepared against attack, without nursing the spirit and without bankrupting herself. This is not the end of arma- probably, more's the pity, it is likely be the end of
 What plan America suggest to her sister nations for solving this problem?
 How can such situation be avoided for the future?
 When a new map of Europe is made, what should Europe do about Holland and Belgium and Serya and Greece ard the rest? America should be ready with some cool. clear headed suggestions which by their very common sense, must appeal to the nations concerned
 Every great nation has it's contribution to make the of human life We need them all: the nation that makes it's contribution to the arts the nation that makes it's contribution to abstract think ing the nation that makes it's contribution to de- veoping the waste places of the earth When any nation shows special genius her sister nations should give her opportunity to develop that genius to the full, for their sakes. And she in turn should give each of them opportunity There should give and take and there should be less jeal- ousy And, above all, the commercial spirit should not be allowed to work more than eight hours a day anywhere
 Alas we cannot live without the commercial spirit We must do business. We must make money We must provide daily bread and a little cake all around. But overdO it. Amer ca is commercial. and England and France, and Germany Russia is waking up. Japan is very much awake. Commercial rivalry has not reached a climax. It will grow keener with the years.
 When America is helping Europe to make a new man. what is the matter with making new world map, giving every nation the room 1t deserves in which grow commercially, intellectually artis- tically, especially commercially? Considering all the undeveoped country in the world it does seem rather brainess that every nation should not have all the it needs for development Not all the room it wants; it may want more than it could use
 Isn't it about time that the nations of the world sat down together and decided world problems ln- stead of waiting until some one nation driVen 10 desperation or gorged with conceit, as you choose, meets the established order of things the world round and leads us back into barbarism whether we will no?
 America should be thinking these things out
 How far would we be willing to go in meeting the other nations in a universal understanding! How much would be willing to give up II we have more than share? There's the rub. What is that big government of the future which Will bring the biggest worth while life to all mankind? Should we have United States of North Amerlca cnd a United States of South America, a United States of Europe a United States of Asia, a United States of Africa or should have q larger num- Der of smaller federated groups?