The Irish standard., 1917-11-24

FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTIONS OF SOVEREIGNTY
These are philosophical times So much of what we
have regarded universal truth and fact has been ruth
lessy overthrow and repudiated by large portion of
civilized ?) cultured G? mankind that many people
are tending dubious about and all verities
principles of human action In some quarters 1t Will
scarcely be that two and two make four that
straight line is the shortest distance between two points,
Such things opinion is contended which
must final determination of their status until AFTER
the Kaiser has and London Aristotle and
Archimedes their PHILOSOPHERS and principles
passed upon light that is to emanate from subli-
mated German "Kultur" Euclid and the mathematical
propositions which he confidently thought would stand
the and must be reviewed by Won Hin
denburg before their ultimate adoption.
Mosaic code is, of in the hands OF the Kali
ser himself already proved conclusivey that it
errors of the most serious of which Is
takes cognizance of the Kaiser and his empire
Furthermore this incomplete and inadequate system OF
fails declare that anything and everything
done in behalf of the fatherand ipso justified
Morality get into the anteoom OF the royal
palace because course it is not concerned regarding
transactions where the fatherland is involved
this brings to what started out to say about
our concepts of government and admnistra
ton David Jayne HILL former U. S. Ambassa-
dor to Germany, has written twovolume book wherein
he points that the basic in all systems OF govern
total independence which is conceded to sover
eighty sovereign nation practically do what 1t
peases regardless of justice morality and be safe from
the control of outside nations in relation
to its conduct such the blindness worship of the
idol sovereignty Hill points out that until this
fundamental from international relation
ship there can be substantial made the up
of states.
In this connection it is interesting to examine the Cath
Ollie theory of sovereignty outlined by John A. Ryan,
D. D., in the Catholic world:
While admitting and insisting that the supremacy Of
the State complete within its sphere, the Catholic
conception holds that this sphere is not unlimited either
outwardy nwardy. The authority of the State does
extend beyond temporal affairs and within that
field is always limited by the law of morals.
Both the individual and the private association have nat
rights which may be violated by the State be it
powerful.
Since State and group and individual all have their
proper place and function in society and in e their
spective spheres capable of at least approximate
determination and delmitaton The basis of this dis
tinction provinces must be and experience.
properly belongs the private association gives
forehand justification their claims members of such
groups prevent them pushing their claims
expense the State places their allie
glance private society upon strictly
moral grounds Surely this proceeding is rational
than that which would leave all these matters o the test
of the event. which is only another phrase for the arbitra
of force and conflict physical and Intellectual
Mistakes be made, Dr. Ryan points out in the
defining respective spheres State group
Individual but these fewer and less costly than those
which failure adopt any reasoned theory
with respect to these limits