El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-26

T n this country we are both shocked
and stunned by the awful cata-
u cIysm which has engulfed civil
lied Europe. BY only a few men was
the posi- bility Of such widespread
and hideOus disaster even auInllleu-
Most persons, even after II occGILe1'
felt as If il was unbelievable 4neS
felt that in what il pleased enthusiasts
to speak of as this age of enlighten-
ment' il was Impossible lnaI pIlIld1L
passion, working hand IN mana WI
the most modern ScleuLlIlc oISdl-lla
tics should loose upon the WorLo
these forces of dread destruction
In the last week in July the men
and women Of the R 2I12obs we're we're
leading their usual ordered hEes;
busy and yet soft, lives carrie9
on with comfort and luxury. VIII
appliances for ease ana 1Ier pi Town,
lives led in a routine when &c
most people seemed part or the laluL -
order of things, something Whcn coLlu
not be disturbed by shocks such as the
world knew Of old. A forJnlshl IA
hell yawned uEder the feet OF Ihess
working or pleasure-seeklhs M
and women, and woe smole lneu =
il smote the peoples we read Oh IN lL-S s
Old Testament or in the histories O
the middle ages. IhrOugh llS Ae!LtS
in our smiling surface Of CIVILIZATION
the volcanic fires beneath CLEANED reo
Like Titanic Disaster
What occurred in Europe IS on
giant scale like the disaster % LHe
Titanfc- One moment the great snip
was speeding across the ocean
equipped with every device Tor coInloI
safety and luxury The men IN ne
stOkehold ard steerage were IHuLS
comfortable than the most iIA LoCs
travellers of a century ago. The peo5
ME in her first-class cabins enJoESu
every luxury that a luXurlous cry -
could demand and were scIeSIIeu ~
only from danger but from the i9eS'
discomfort or annoyance .-
Suddenly, in one awful and snat-
terinr moment Death smote the Iloal-
ing host. so busy with work ana pa pa
They were in that moment snOt 49, 49,
through unreasonable ages At one
stroke they we're hurled from a NE o.
7ffortless ease back into eleIlle - q
5isas+er. TO disaster in which baseness
showed naked, and heroism burned nHAS
a flame of light
Worldwide Calamity.
T. the face of a calamity so Worlo-
wide as the present War' II DeLloSS' =
US all TO keep our heads cle ;I anu ~ -
read Alright the lessons tauSht Us, ~
10 ourselves may suffer dreadIul pen
alties if we read these lessons Wto1S-
Tt7a +ernDtation always is only 10 mar
learn s7lch a lesson. for a nalI truth -
7.--,-s eir1Dle whereas the whole
Tr14fb is very. very difficult Cs1oI-
t-71atelv q half truth, II applied may
turn out to be the most udAseL Jus
tvpe Of falsehoOd. t.,
Nour our business here in America
in the face Of this cataclysm IS Two
fo1d In the first place 1t IS lmpera-
tive that we shall take the steps me-
sssarv in order. by our own slreIi l=.tl
80 wisdom, to safeguard ourselves
against such disaster as mas ocCu. - -
- Er1roDe Events have shown Inat
Deace treaties arbitration y s e.lSs,
5e17trsIftv treaties, Hague ueale9
- The ike as at present existing
offer not even the smallest pIoteC-
go ae-ainst such disasters. The prime
- ~ the moment is therefore 70
I-aa1 Uncle sam in such a poslIlon lIl-lsS
~ his own stout heart and reaog ha llI
he can defend the vital honor anu VIA
;-S+sTesr Of the American people
Americas Duty.
But this is not our only oulss y. -
,7+1,c-7r-f7 il is the only duty we calt
i,7rnediately perform Inc hOILOi
--l it 10 occurred in Europe, ana
49,, has drawn into the maelstroIn
:" - large parts Of Asia africa
s-,er-a1asia and even America Is al
tore-ber TOO great to permit US -
-es+ s1Dine without endeaVorlnS 10
rrevenr its repetition Il
we are not to be excused II ~, NJ -
NOT make resOlute ana lntslLl5 49,
effort TO devise some scneIns Mll-I-
Iii minimize the chance for g IeCuI5
~ 81 e7lcb horror in the future ana
[rbirh viii at least limit and alIeEl1,S
= If r. should occur. In other words,
II is our duty TO try TO devise SUI
sfTicien- nIau for securing the peace
Of righteousness throughout