Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-01

'peaceable, home loving people.
You have always had to keep them
under your thumb by forced serv-
ice, by CONSUMPTION, by the most
rigorous laws: you have always
had to drive them to war"
Another exception occurs to
me-" said Pachmann, disregard
ing the last sentence, "and n to
which would call your attention,
since it occurred in a country
where the people are supposed to
govern. 1t was the people of the
United States who drove their
rulers into the war with Spain"
"That is true" Ward agreed;
and it was a mistake. The peo-
pie will sometimes err when their
sympathy is appealed to and their
passion aroused. But the results
of that war were, on the whole,
good. A people was freed"
And another enslaved," said
Pachmann, with a sncer.
ut was already enslaved,"
Ward corrected but l admit that
it was continued in slavery. That
was done by the rulers, not by the
people. Had the people been per-
united to decide, the Philippines
would have been free, no less than
Cuba. Their independence must,
of course, be guaranteed when the
United States signs our treaty"
But you admit, as l under
stand .you,' said Pachmann, re-
turning to the main point, that
to abolish explosives will not abol-
ish war"
81 admit that, yes. To abolish
explosives is only the first step.
The final step will be the aboli-
ton of hereditary rule"
The abolition of kingsy"
1.-The abolition of kings, of en-
perors, of ears, of princes, of
dukes, of all tyrants, great and
small, who, by reason of birth,
now claim the right to tax or OPP
press or command even the mean
est of their fellow creatures. There
must be rulers, yes; but it is for
the people Themselves to choose
them, and then willingly to submit
to them"
"But you are at this moment
treating with a king" Pachmann
pointed out. "Can you expect him
to agree to such a program?"
"The world has outgrown
kings retorted Yard. elm any
event, another sol years will see
them all abolished. l but hasten
the end a little-4the millennium.
And he will be happier when he is
merely a man likf other men,"
Happiness is mot the greatest
thing in the world" Pachmann OBJ
jected.
"And l say it ISL" cried Ward,
with sudden violence. "Not our
happiness-no; bit the happiness
of II fellow CREATURES. That is
the greatest thing in the world !;
the thing for which every wise
and good man labors!"
There was a moments silence.
The prince shifted uneasily in his
char and claspAd and unclasped
his hands. TheFe had never been
such talk as this in the royal nur-
sery!
Pachmann's face was cynical, as
he lighted a fresh cigar.
"Dreams!" he sneered. "Beau-
tiful dreams! |Do you know what
it is you are Undertakings You
are undertaking to change human
nature"
"That is any old cry" retorted
Ward scornfullk. "And what if I
wereY Human mature is changing
every day! But I am not under
taking to change tt wish mere
~ to free human nature from the
letters with which tyrants bind it,
SO that it mayL grow straight and
strong, as Godlintended."
81 am not acquainted with
Gods Intentions" said Pachmann
coldly. He does not confide in me.
But my philosophy, my observa-
ton, and N.Y. experience teach me
that the wise man makes the best
of things as they are, accepts the
facts of lifd, and does what he
can. He seef that the world is too
big for him TO overturp, he realizes
that thereea| re many things he can
not understand, his intelligence
sometimes revolts at what seems
to be oppression and injustice.
But he puts away from him the fall
lacy that all men are equal-they
are not equal, their very Unequal
ity proves it. Some must rule and
some be ruled; for some life must
be pleasanter and more full Of