The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-14

lHt blllBllCIlN VI tIiuiippu "hu Va
ssnility, between the simplicity OF a
nee lowered with many sided genius
and Of a race lowered with but n
sided genius. 1t Is neither in the alb
sence of civilization, nor In It's new
ness. that the youth OF a race consists;
nor does the old age OF "A race consist
in refinement, nor capacity for the arte
necessarily imply decline OF political
energy. The victories OF the Germans
in 1870 were like fate's ironic comment
; upon the differences drawn from their
love Of philosophy. Abstract thought
had o untitled tho race for war, nor
"wertherism'' for the battlefield.
But, as in the life OF the Individual,
20 in the life OF a race youth consists
in capacity for enthusiasm for n great
ideal; capacity to frame, resolution to
pursue, devotion TO sacrifice all to a
great political end. Russia. for In
stance, has only recently come within
the Influence OF European culture. but
this does not make ;he S.av a youth
full race. The Slavonic is indeed per-
haps the Oldest people IN Europe. It's
literature. its art. IS music. the char
acteristics of its society alike attest
this. Superstition is not youth. else
we might look 10 the M OF the Samo-
yede wen with more confidence than
10 the cabin OF the Mout!k for the m
perial race OF the future. And prolific
ness IN a race does "a surely denote
resignation 20 be governed az the
genius to govern others.
And the Slav, as We have seen, has
at no period Of his history shown that
youth" which consists in capacity for
a great political ideal, either in Poland
or among the Czechs or in Russia.
The present German Empire as
suredly exhibits IN nothing tho quail
ties OF ancient lineage. ye. the race
which composes Il ~ the same race
az WIS once united under Hapsburg.
under Luxembourg. under Iiohcnstauf-
fen and under Franconian as now
under the Hoherzollern dynasty.
The United States as a nation hears
the am relation 20 Britain az the
Moorish kingdom IL Spain bore 20 the
S~aracen'c empire Of Bagdad. 7: - "A
fragment. n colossal fragment torn
from the central mass; hut not only
IN its language, rs literature. ~ re-
lig!on and rs laws. bat In individual
and national pecu'!ar,''es. a least IN
the deeper momen;s Of history and of
NE, the orig.na. stock asserts itself.
The State . Young but the race is
precisely OF the same remo;eness az
Britain and the Greater Britain.
Passing 20 the second point-at wha'
epoch do We now stand "a compared
with Rome or Islam? T. - not un-
usual to speak OF Britain ms an agod
empire. but such estimates or dosCrip-
lions commonly rest upon a misanprc-
hersion; first, of the period in which
the nation OF England strictly speak
'rg arises, and second, II tho period
In which the empire " Britain arises.
: The traditional date oc the landing
of H"ng,st does not indicate a moment
analogous 70 mo momen. IN the his
tory of Rome marked by tho tradi-
t!oral date ~ tho foundation of tho
city. The dat" rs b &. marks the
close Of q process ~ transformation
eLd slow evolving unity extending
oNer centuries, 60 that the era Of
EonuluS and the early kings. Nulna,
Ancus II Servius. may hc regarded
"a an epoch IN Rome's history ana'o-
gols 20 III" period IN FnE.and's history
between SenlaC m tve constitutional
struggle OF the thirteenth century.
The former Is the period IN which
tho civic unity OF Rome ls completed.
The latter - the period IN which the
national unity of England = COM
f'e'ed. Rome" ls now finally conscious
20 Itself ~ - career "a a CITY. urNs
Roma, az ENGLAND N tho twclH'n and
thirteenth FpnFnrfaG g. Np4HFr. ,a-