The sun., 1915-12-19

TneC0 Is q DIT OF nope IN the new
internationalism which. specded by tho
war. is rapidly securing tho purposeful
attention Of the world. This has been
a great teacher of geography. Multi
tudes arc familiar to-day with peoples
and with boundaries almost hitherto
unknown in the general intelligence.
This growing knowledge Of peoples
fans tho flamo of brotherly RESPONSE
bility. and everywhere preparations
are making for the new information
Alism.
Cultivate the international mind
exclaims the president Of one Of our
greatest universities. "Fefine tho in
ternational conscience" is the most
urgent appeal Of ono Of our most
princely and patriotic merchants. 'Join
the League for the Enforcement OF
Peace" cries the enthusiastic devo-
tee. Cast of tho hawsers Of the
Oscar H." and let her sail God knows
where, but anywhere, delivering her
wireless messages like the fusilade OF
"a man Of war and. at least. keeping
the idea Of peace In the imagination Of
the world"
We must no longer think that "ths
cackle Of our burg Is tho murmur Of
the world" Old isolations must yield
to new intimacies and IL long pull n
strong pull and pull all together must
be made to deliver the Old World from
this pestilence which has been walk
ing in darkness and this destruction
! which has been wasting at MONDAY.
The possibility OF the recurrence Of
such degeneration must be positively
prohibited and q new International law
| and order must supersede this welter-
ing chaos; armaments must be linn
tied and wars Of injustice must be
! shackled and dungeoned. "A mans a
man for a that" must become the
slogan Of the world and n sane, solid
internationalism become a sort Of q
wholesale holding company to restrain
the passions. to regulate the differ
ences. to speed the civilizations ana
to quicken the ideals of the race.
! The two strong men from the ends
Of the earth are beyond question
standing face to face to-day: the prop
osition is that in their mutual re-
spects. relations and resolutions there
shall be neither East nor West nor
border nor breed nor birth" The
world which Is seen to be our world
shall no longer be wrecked and ruined
oy the demons OF selfishness and iso-
lation. The nations shall hang to-
! gether magnificently instead OF hang
ing separately. miserably.
You may regard all this as an
iridescent dream, but never forget that
dreams are the prophets or the grea;
realities and that the antecedent con-
dtion of mighty deeds Is over and
over again fascinating and a pur-
suing dream: in any event that the
eye OF the world rises above the
turmoil of the bitter strife and sees the
possibility of a new intemationalsm
which shall give the old world a push
on and up In n solace not to be de-
spised in days when the multitudes
"stretch lame hands OF faith and grope
And gather dust and chaff-"
The reactions of world movements
are among their most mighty potencies,
and the indirect influence upon Amer
lea of this calamity is reassuring.
Certainly something is necessary 70
offset our teverish prosperity. which
while bringing opportunity brings also
1 tNAPbdt4Oiio vi Its oWi, stiiu SoIllttIlllls
more is needed to carry our rising
spirit of national defence into tho
areas of the higher resistance, that
our proposed defences may not trick
lis into at present unintended aggres-
slons. Bishop Brent Of the Philippines
Is no friend of militarism, but he is
telling the world to-day that he knows
something worse than militarism, and
that Is what he calls "Corinthianism, -
namely the degeneracy and the decay
which are always the attendants OF
fiabby muscles and of soft luxures
The great American battle to-day IL
the battle for the conquest Of pros
perity and of opportunity by tho le-
gions OF the higher values of l!fe,
Young America must not be permitted
to sink to those low levels where fame
and profit are the cha!rmen OF the
committee on ways and means, but
must rise to those heights where truth
and Justice and brotherhood arc in
residence, even though they share with
these IL wrctched crust. Tho renals-
sance of idealisn IN America, the new
appeal from college halls and from
commercial houses as well, is CRATE .
! iuiiy iSsiSsuIIllS lHtLL tIie Iultn Known
that America Is not simply an oyster
to be opened for the deIectation OF
the palate OF the epicure but IL e.
country affording the opportunity for
tho investment of life in fine loyalty
and in noble conservation.
The new attention to America y
right to the interest. the service. Of n. !
her citizens is tho indication of q re-.
> covered spirit which will not fellow.
ship hyphcnated loyalty nor accept
tho obstruction of our laws or the
dynamitng OF our manufactures rs
any other than a diabolical attempt 10
defeat us In our elevated attempts ac
even handed justice TO all parties.
Growing beneath our very eyes Is tins
new and passionate loyalty to tho high
est and finest Interpretation OF the
mission of our America in the world.
Tho thigh of tho new movement is
thick already. It's beard Is fast grow
Ing; 1t is already within tho areas of
! mighty and OF stalwart manhood. I,
will fulfil it, mission OF moral inftu-
| enCe and leadership in the eyraaf xuorId