The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-19
Then they went home. voted war ap-

propfiatons, and joined their respective colors, each national group affirming with passion that it's own particular nation was wagine a just and defen- sive war
 Admitting that they failed in the final test, it must also be admitted that they tried and were virtually alone in trying.
 The above is taken iron an editorial in the Saturday Evening Post of Oct. IS, 1914, and the facts of the case as stated, we presume. are correct.
 Those who are not socialists may laugh and say "see how inconsistent they are" and pass the incident by, but there never was a sermon preached nor never was essay written that should bring home to us all a greater lesson than the above; il plainly shows that in every final action of the indi- vidual that there is a preponderance of sentiment which overrules the finer judgment even to the extent of de- throning reason in the final test.
 The fanatics are absolutely convinced of the irrefutable arguments in support of his special dogma and sees that all that is needed is an opportunity to pre- sent them to have them universally accepted; he has his thesis reduced to mathematical correctness and none car dispute. but he reckons without the one great factor in every human action and opinion. He has eliminated from his calcula tions human sentiment which after all rules the great masses of mankind without regard to class state of stage of development. We are
 but sheep carried away by the impulses of the moment. but helpless peices oi Il game he plays, upon this checker board of nights and days"
 Not that all socialists should bs called fanatics any more than shoult all catholics or all protestants. or al democrats or all republicans should be so dominated but yet fanatical in that they are convinced of the absolute
 righteousness of their cause. This same dominating trait of tn. human race is the power that polite 1 in. d., t,1 religious organizations have used ant still use to gain and retain their holC
 upon the families of mankind to array | race against race with everlasting ap. peal to patriotism and faith. ReasoI A careful canvass of a number oi different sections of the Cnited States sprung from the nations now at war show that almost invariably the Ameri- which he came, no matter how many
 generations he is removed from Flu. ropean influences.
 The sentimental pride of race make:
 him almost glory in the slaughter ol the friends and relatives of his neigh
 bor. friend and fellow citizen. His reasons rebels. but sentiment gloryinl in the demonstration of the superiority of his own extraction gloats OCT eacf
 bloody victory. It has been said thaf Happiness is the only good" and tht way to be happy is to make others so Will there ever De q nation founded of
 these principles with patriotism re- presenting man armed against ma1 eliminated and with sentiment unsulet by superstitution and ignorance The latest manifestation of the uttel
 weakness of mankind show how remot, is the final goal of those who woul, enthrone reason over Il perverted sen timent which would seem to be all pre- vailing.
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