Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24

the Schleswig- Holsteln chapter in
GermaDy's history. what new rapine
of territory the PrussIan eagles might
be planning against the Danish or
Dutch dovecotes. The Mainzer AM
zeiger had Informed me two days be-
fore that the Dutch dovecote was all
aflutter with fear; mobilization had
been ordered, l knew not why, but
guessed II could not be to defend the
Belgian frontier. That was right
guess. for August 2, and II would be
interesting TO know whether all the
Dutch soldiers are now on the Bel
gian border.
Sidney Lanier, for America Itself,
was an out-and-out paciflst. The
horror OF the strife between the north
and south saturates a whole chapter
of his Tiger Li,ies" lie pictures war
as strange enormous, terrible
flower. which the early spring OF 1861
brought 10 bloom beside innumerable
violets and jessamines." He tells how
the plant is grown, what arguments
the h0rtlculturists have for cultivat-
Ing 1t; how Christ inveighed against
II and how Its shades are damp and
It's odors unhealthy, and how the
other day, In America, two wealthy
landed prOprietors combined all their
resources of money, of blood, of bones,
of tears, oe sulphur and what not, to
produce this as the grandest speci-
men of horticulture. ut Is supposed
by some." he says. that seed of this
American specimen yet remains in
this land; but as for this author (whJ,
with many friends, suffered from the
unhealthy plan) he could find it IN
his heart to wish fervently that this
seed. II there be verify any, might
perish in the germ, utterly out of
sight and life and memory and out
of the remote hope of resurrection.
forever and ever, no matter In whose
granary they are cherished.
In his Psalm Lanler calls America
the tall Adam of the West and
Freedom the Eve taken from his side
by the surgery of the civil war.
II Is doubtful whether Lanler would
today be found among those who ia
vor out-and-out disarmament lie be-
lieved that America has peace mis-
sion. The world jungle was to him
full OF beasts which the "tall Adam
of the West was to domesticate or
destroy:
Then all the beasts before thee
Passed
Beast War. Oppression. Murder. Lure.
False art, false faith, slow skulking
dust.
Thy Lord said, "Name them, tame
them, Son:
Nor rest, nor rest till thou hast DONE
Lanier. in other words, believed
that Americas mission Is to war
against war, and II is doubtful whether
he would believe in non-resistanee
He recognizes Christ as the initiator
of International feeling, but he does
not believe that ethnc dread has as
yet disappeared from the globe. Wher-
ever the neighhorlness which springs
from the recognition of mans heaven
derived brotherhood Is about the re-
gion can be marked as infra-Chris-
tan:
Later a sweet voice, Love thy neigh
bor." said:
Then first the bounds of neighbof-
hood outspread
beyond all confines of old ethnic
dream.
yainiy the Jew might wag his cove
nant head;
"All men are neighbors." so the sweet
voice said.
Actual war was organizing around
a denial of that message when | read
1.aner's absorption OF the spiritual
base of brotherhood to the Nazarene.
and my marveling and undoubtine de
votioa turns to him, and especially 10
The haaflfl.a sssItfaccnd nra tho nencn-