The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-02

the atlas of q continent and drew the
diagram Of a nation? The drama of
our nations history is confessedly
the fulfllment of the program of the
God of nations. Let us discover the
tendency of the historic evolution and
discern the current of world events.
Ours has been called the Federal
Age. and in spite of wars and the
rumors of wars, the trend Of the
times sets toward a federated world.
Indeed, it has ever followed in the
wake of war. World-llnity is the ten
dency of all history, broadly viewed.
The Ideal Model OF Government.
Our Union Is the model of tho Fed
eral State, the nrst ever organized
upon this planet Five other great
nations have been born in the Image
and likeness" of our American Re-
public. Out of this National Federal
ism there logically issues Interna-
tional Federalism, Hear me, please;
write it legibly in your political
creed-the United States Of America,
with some "watchful waiting is
soon to welcome the birth of d young
er sister, the United States of Europe.
Is this the chimerical yaunting of
sophistical speculation? Do you
doubt that the great tendencies in
history are toward any asCertainable
/ and reasonable goal? Have you read
the signs Of the times in vain? Think
you that human heads devise, human
hearts direct, and human hands con
! troll worid-moYements God has al
ways made the wrath OF man to
praise Him. In the serenity and Sc
curity of his upper kingdom He keeps
! his sunny roof over earth'S stormy
scenes, and though man proposes
God disposes, and we are yet to
claim every man our brother, and
every land our home"
Out of forty-eight golden goblets,
inlaid with silver and filled with the
water of life, flowing in crystal beau
tv and cheerful bounty from the
heart of our rock-ribbed hills, let us
as freemen drink TO the health Of the
nations beyond the seas, invite them
to kneel with us at the base Of our
statue of Liberty enlightening the
world, wave with unfearing devotion
the stars and bars of our unconquer-
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civilization.
This natal day of our nations
first President kindles afresh in cv-
cry patriots soul the alteration Of
true and tried greatness clothed In
the unsullied vestments of mcor-
ruptible goodness and crowned with
the chaplet of q nations imperishable
gratitude. And ours is not the slav-
| ish worship of a monarch but the
grateful praise of a kingly man who
served and sacrificed that the letters
of tyranny might be exchanged for
the freedom of humanity.
What the Golden Goal!
The age-spirit, from the top Of the
centuries, above the din and smoke
of selfish wars, holds in hopeful Wis
ion the ultimate aim Of international
federation. Germany has spoken
through it's wisest prophets; and the
voice of her undying dead will be
heard and needed when the battle Of
the kings has been hushed and the
ballots of the people have been
counted. Listen, forget it not. 1t is
the voice of the greatest thinker
! Germany ever knew, Emmanuel Kant.
Talk to us about the Holy Alliance
of Autocratic Governments in Eu-
rope. Kant knew better, and avowed
that only through representative gov
eminent could any abiding alliance
be established. Do you remember
how Russia, Austria and Prussia, led
| by Prince Metternich, one hundred
years ago, formed a religious league,
called the Holy Alliance, just after
the fall of Napoleon? The several
sovereigns promised to be fathers to
their peoples. But it failed. The lib
eral tendencies of the age toward po-
litical liberty were checked and
crushed in the selfish interests Of the
absolute principles of monarchy. A
world-union of despotic governments
would be the tomb of liberty, indiyid-
ual and NATIONAL worldwide Rus
sian despotism and German militar-
! ism.
The only ideal government fraught