The Detroit times., 1915-05-19
THE NEED OF SHOCK.
BY Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1918. by Frank Crsne)

cases are on record IN medical books
where men, long under mental delusion.
nave been restored 10 sanity by some
severe shock, such as blow over the
head. | knew Of man who carried
bullet in his throat for years, and who
got rid of il by severe spell of cough
my caused by strangling in the water.
Many a man looks back TO a time he
came To his senses. time of terrible dis
aster or danger. II took peril To cure
him OF his folly.
Many a woman has been awakened to
the evil Of her way 10y some appalling
event.
IL seems as if, in the case of nations.
some ancient frauds can only be ex-
posed and removed by an explosion, as
rocks by dynamite.
The American civil war was a horrible
Affair, but IT appears now that it re-
quired just that TO blow the delusion of
human slavery out of mems minds. II
had become so imbedded in the thoughts
of the people, business rested upon 1t,
society was constructed with il as an
integral part, even the church defended
II. Everybody regarded its elimination
As impossible. Only four years of de-
Struction could open mems reason to see
It's fallacy.
The poison Of monarchy in royal
France, grown TO its full RIGHTEOUSNESS
under the Bourbons, could only be got
out Of the national veins by the terrific
medicine of the French Revolution.
At the present time we are amazed at
the extent and ferocity Of the war in
Europe. 1t all seems so simple of solu-
ton. if the rulers would only come into
conference and discuss what would be
best for the interests of the people Of
the world
The trouble is that certain maniacal
IDEAS are lodged in mankind's brain, and
only some volcano of violence can dis
lodge them. Reason has over and over
again demonstrated the need of some
sore of world government, the mistake
and menace of national armament.
1t was needed, however, that this out
burst of he'll take place. this vast demol-
ltion of property and sacrifice OF life.
simply 90 show what world anarchy i'm
plies. The cost is terrible But il will
not be in vain If we learn our lesson.
Democracy can afford the price If the
interest of the people and not Of dy-
NdNLltS anu iablolldl PllLe DS Haul PAL a
mount.
The destruction Of the Lusitania was
apparently necessary to jar America
from It's inactivity and fancied isolation
From the first Of this war il has been
pointed out that Americas duty is TO set
in motion at once some programme look
ing toward world federation That We
have not done The administration has
proclaimed no such definite, constructive
programme Congress has spouted mill
tarism and pacifiSm. 1t has taken no
step toward world cooperation.
Perhaps now when, wars red sword
has been wantonly thrust into US, we
shall act.
Let us hope that we will not act sim
ply as the crazy nations Of the past
that is, declare war with Germany and
add more fuel TO the flames of futile UNI
reason.
Let us do the only thing that can stop
war and prevent future war; let US call
upon all nations TO unite with US In in
telligent, orderly world government, to
end forever national piracy and outlaw
nv, and to establish justice on earth, one
international court with but one sword
and that in this courts hand.
THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. Shall
we go this way, or stumble along the
ptfall paths the world has always taken7