Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-05-25

ture Of racial stocks that mixture OF
antecedents which is the most singu-
lar and distinguishing mark Of the
United States. The most important
single fact about this great nation
which we represent is that it Is made
up out Of all the nations of the world.
I dare say that the men who came to
America then and the men who have
come to America since came with
single purpose; sharing some part OF
the passion for human liberty which
characterized the men who founded
the Republic, but they came with all
sorts of blood in ther veins, all sorts
of antecedants behind them, all sorts
Of traditions in their family and ma
tional life and America has had to
serve as a melting pot for all the diver
sified and contracted elements. What
kind Of fire of pure passion are you go
ing to use in order that the mixture
that comes out may be purged Of its
dross and may be the fine gold OF un-
tainted Americanism? That Is the
problem.
Elements In the War.
II want to call your attention to
another picture. America has always
been making and to be made, and
while we were in the midst OF this
process, apparently at the acme and
crisis Of this process, while this traV-
all of soul and fermentation Of ele-
ments was at its height, came this
great cateclysm of European war, and
almost every other nation in the
world became involved in a tremen.
dous struggle which was what, my fel.
low-citizens?' What are the ele'
meuta 4 see elaSs Don't YOU .aes
3!t6lE 81 3his European war Is involved
the very thing that has been going
on in America? It Is competition OF
national standards, Of national tradi-
tions. and of national politics-politi-
cal systems. Europe has grappled in
war as We have grappled in peace to
see what is going to be done Wath
these things when they come into hot
contact with one another. For dc
you not remember that while these
processes were going on in America
some very interesting things were hap
pening? 1t was a very big world into
which this nation came when it was
born, but it is a very little world now
1t used to take as many days to g
from Washington to Charlotte in those
days as it now takes hours. l heard
an Irishman say If the power OF steam
continued to increase in the next 81
years as it had in the last, We Woule
get to Charlotte two hours before w
left Washington. And as those pro
cesses of inter-communication have
been developed and quickened, men O.
the same nation, not only have grown
closer neighbors; but men of diferen
nations have grown closer neighbor'
with each other; and now that W
have those invisible tongues that speal
by the wireless through the trackles:
air to the ends of the world, ever!
man can make every other man in the
world his neighbor and speak to I'LL
upon the moment. While those pro
cesses of fermentation and travail
were going on, men were learning
about each other, nations were Decom
ing more and more acquainted VIII
each other, nations were more ant
more becoming inter-related and inter
communication was being quickene'
in every possible way, SO that nov
the melting pot is bigger than Amer
lea. 1t is as big as the world. Ah'
what you see taking place on the otn
er side of the water is tremendous
| had about said final process u,
which a contest Of elements may Il
Gods process be turned into u co-ordl
nation and cooperation Of elements.
Processes of War Stand Still.
For it is AL interesting circun'
stance that the processes OF the wa
stand still. These hot things that ar
in contact with each other do NO
make very much progress agans
each other. When you cannot over
come, you must take counsel. ses
then, ladies and gentlemen, What
new age we have come into. l shoul'
think that it would quicken the lmag
inatiOn Of every u an and quicken LII
patriotism Of every uan who care'
!. for America. Here in America w
have tried to set the example of bring
Ing ali the void tcsether upon term
Of liberty and cooperation and peace
and in that great experience that w
, have been going Through Amerlca
has been q sort Of prophetic sampl
Of mankind. Now the world outsid
, America; has felt the force Of freedom
the forces of common aspiration, tn
forces that bring every man and ever,
nation face to face with this question
! What are you going to do with you
! power? Are you going to translat