Evening star., 1915-11-21
DR.. Jordan Expects to See
Federation of Civilization
Established on the Earth

"All the nations of the world are in
the same boat, all are in the good snip
Earth" declared DR.. David Starr Jor-
dan. chancellor of Leland Stanford Uni
versity, speaking briefly yesterday art
ernoon at the farewell luncheon given
by the District Federation of Women
Clubs to Mrs John H. Stokes, past re-
cording secretary of the federation.
DR.. Jordan, in discussing SANITARY
Patriotism ranged from a strict con
sideration of that theme through tne
causes of the European war to con-
sideration of the day when 1eaera-
tion'of civilization Will exist through
out the earth.
The title of my address," began DR.
Jordan, implies that there is sucn
thing as insanitary patriotism' ano
there is Patriotism that is inspired
by selfshness, hate, fear, money max
ing, politics. is insanitary PATRIOTISM
my country, right or wrong. is in
sanitary patriotism. 1t is rotten
Example of True Patriotism.
DR.. Jordan quoted the saying OF Carl
Schurz, my fatherland. may she be
right" and declared it an example OF
true patriotism.
Patriotism does. not imply injury te
other people or fear or hate: II Is
not patriotism for any American &c
hate Germany or England or any
other country. All the nations of the
world are in the same boat. all are II
the good ship Earth. And so long az
the nations are surrounded by nations
with guns pointed at each otner we
The speaker praised the founders OF
the republic for their patriotism, ano
the republic itself for the large oppor
tunities which by its very FORMATION II
offers its inhabitants for real patriot-
ism of the better kind.
"The interchangeable citizenship OF
our states is what gives us broad
patriotism" he said( For instance. we
know that one of US can live In niue
|town-Annapolis. for instance.witn-
out hating Ph1ladelpnla OF "aenihs 'oA'
or New York"
DR.. Jordan paralleled the case OF
cities with states, and then with coun,
tries, citing Canada and the Uniteo
States as the highest examples Oh OF IN,
Interchangeable citizenship" declared
that the day must come when this hne
feeling of "at-homeness in all coun-
tries will be prevalent for all the IN
habitants of the world.
The United States and CANADA are
fine example to the whole world tha'
patriotism may not leave off where
the nation leaves of.
SpeakinK of the numerous disputes
between the two countries settled with
out resort TO force VI aims, AZ. ~.
declared the reason was that nobody
was armed"
Decline of Feudal System.
He told of the decline of the. feudal
system in Europe, and said:
"Nationalism is a partial federation
Nationalism has its good side and It's
bad side. One of it's bad sides. as dis
played in Europe, is that the leaders
of a country have it in their power to
hold back the tide of democracy. The
present great conflict was caused by
the fear on the part of the privileged
classes that they would be displaced
and these classes knew that foreign
war is always a swift remedy
But the next stage in the worlds
history is coming on, slow though ii
may be-" continued DR.. Jordan. 1T
will be federation. We must have the
federation of civilization. The first
step will be the giving up of guns
Europe realizes today that she cannot
support such armies as she now has
Just as after the middle ages the Eu.
ropean countries found out that they
could not bear the burden Of the ma
rauding tribes which overran them
Nations will give up their guns
emphatically concluded the speaker
"and then the next step of true pa
triotism. sanitary patriotism, If you
please. will be planetary patriotism"