The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
THE "ONLOOKER"
Brief Comments and Reflections Anen Timely and Topical
Events Succinctly Told
By ''Ham'

By Ham,
On HEREDITARY CmcANERY-The action of the Canadian
repudatng the hereditary principle striking
of the democracy sweeping aside the old traditions
1t has been the for for the king besow
knghthoods upon prominent po
ical life knighhood distinguished from baronetcy
the former bestows the Sir" for life only while baonetces and
peerages hereditary titles.
The by mother country
the has the deluge hereditary
titles not altogether to Canada's liking.
The Toronto Mail and Empire" to general
when The hereditary ought kept
Canada This does little arocracy
Recognition of public by knighhood entirely unoecon
able when the honor deserved But the hereditary title has
sound principle commend it, especially such country
ada This from English in the English of Can
An Ontario questions whether the granting of hered
titles Canadians English policy make stronger
the ties between mohercouny colonies by creating colonial
astocacy The concludes that Canadians have objection
heapng honors those who hem and proud their
distinguished But this feeling begins the
who do things Their have claim bask inherited glory
In of the universally expressed repugnance
the hereditary principle interest the claim OF Madison
Grant, American and author of The Passing of the
who closes his book with this outlook his countrymen
I'VE realize that the ideals which
controlled social development during the and the
maudln senmentasm that has asylum for
oprest sweeping the abyss.
allowed boil without CONTROL follow
national and deliberately blind all distnc-
tons of creed the of native American colonial
will become Athenan Peri
cles and the viking of the days of Rollo."
The author believes that the hereditary traits gained from
colonial being weakened by usons of traits of
noble character.
is of the theory of democracy that equal opportunity
for all will evolve and sturdy while doubt
that of colonial of lofty ideals would
be foolish they pepetuae code of
hereditary ideals from which they fled and which they after
fought
There democracy for form of abso-
lusm, be it auc garb Honors. idealshese
things of the If honor today for things he
himself has accomplished Future should be saddd
with the burden sustaining his grandeur What aued today
may be condemned. Our ideals change The
neckd puana ophsries Of of colonial
considered ideals the long follows
regard their ideals being identical with modern
Hereditary hono and contemplate subervienc the
rowminded sham aum of dead centuries have place the
modern democracy.
WHAT STARTS WARs?"-There a caption
staff of Every Week" who fewer words than
know. In article headed What Starts WarsF'
several short histories found the the
The most interesting them describes l3O5 to Elan
ders Of Philip king of France The writer ondenses the
for the which followed Phillips the following
graph
Flemish Queen. Her jewels
ITSELF Phillip bitterly beside her
burghers wife,. And they home coveng Flanders.
AS nothing easier than quarrel with relatives
Matched That's how France got Flanders"
VALUE OF CR1rcsM-There some persons who pretend
believe that criticism the arch of Their plea
that everything perfectly and that criticism tends de-
stroy This idea is falacious in every way
The best kill progress line of endeavor
first e The foster ignorance and
weak spots is to kill criticism.
try imagine business who succeeded without
carefully considering weak his organization Business
paying thousands of dollars each week efficiency
whole job ciclse and Sometimes the
found be without basis fact Many they
dangerously weak Out of the tange criticisms
sed needing consideration The fact that
incline the business dispense with
the assistance criticism supplies
criticism that gained independence for the United
the Russians freedom. Without criticism
would all be czar-ke operation The
potsm is prohibition of criticism.
Arm individual with power life death. and with
of criticism and the The indvd
with power. open public criticism less likely