Weekly journal-miner., 1915-05-12
DISCUSSES GREAT
 WAR AND ITS LESSONS
(From Wednesdays Daitv.o

the federal Mines Company, Cherry creek, who was for many years pro scouting attorney of Chicago, has ; very interesting paper entitled "Tht Great War and Its Lesson" in the "Bricklayer, Mason and Plasterer' for April. Part of his article i: quoted:
 The great international conflict now pending will be discussed by our chil. dren and ou- children's children for many generations to come. They will know the truth regarding the hap penings of this war, but we are toe near in time to obtain a true per spective of the struggle, and our descent from the various nationalities is too recent for any of us to judge impartially the merits of the con troversy.
 Meanwhile there has been enough bravery manifested by ali the bellig- erents to satisfy the narrow pride of nationality. In the ranks of all the armies fighting under every flag there will be many instances of heroic en- deavor, splendid courage and loyal effort.
 No nation has the monopoly of courage and valor; neither are the sufferings and sorrow confined to one people; nor is the blame for this ter rible destruction to be laid entirely at the door of any one individual or any one nation. We must not forget that the Christ said, Woe unto the world because of offenses for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense com eth" and today, we. citizens of peace ful America, should uplift our hearts in gratitude to God that the woe is not ours to bear, that this offense against humanity has not come through us. In humility, we should realize that our lives and our prop erty are no more precious and valu- able than the lives and possessions of our brothers beyond the seas; yet the Great Planner of all existence has shielded us from the carnage, and has preserved our lives and our land from the noisome pestilence of war.
 We should remember, however, that no blessing is bestowed upon man O. people without the creation of an obligation. The eternal law of compensation demands the fulhllment of the corresponding duty for every blessing given, and there will be no rest until the obligation is satisfied Along the path of evolution, advance ment is marked by balances of debit and credit, and in the steady march of the human race from the dominion of the tooth and claw" to the goal of universal brotherhood, there is no forward movement until humanity pays for its blessings. It is necessary fo- the living to learn the cause of every condition, else the dead have died in vain. For the living to re- fuse to do this duty is cowardice.
 The affairs of men are ruled by ideas. Ideas are the potent causes of human action. When we know the dominant idea of man or a nation, we can surely predict the action of that man or nation. It is also true that when we see a condition, we know that the condition could exist only because a particular idea had i been dominant; knowing this, the wise man uses no thought to condemn | individuals. They are but instruments to manifest the dominant idea held | by the people. They must act in ac- cordance with this idea or lose the !! power of the position they occupy. Ou- duty, therefore, is to find why the present condition exists. Ours is the | necessity to avoid entering the same condition. With the living are de posted the fruits of civilization, the achievements of the mind, the stand ards of rational conduct by men and 1 nations We are. the trustee of all the hopes and aspiration of all hu- manity. and if civilization is to be preserved, if the brotherhood of man is to become an accomplished fact, the living must fearlessly condemn any idea whose dominant existence brings evil upon humanity.
 Cause and effect is the plan by which the operations of all things in this world are regulated. Emerson names them "The Chancellors of God" They are the ministers of life, the hands of omnipotence. Through them men know that the same cause will always produce the same effect. Men know that whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Hence comes the understanding that makes the actions of men comprehensible
 On July 1. last year, the world was