The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-29


/ enon of modern European political
NE has been the development Of the
natter 1l state. While the iccal Of the
national state has bccu only approx
mated. while an races have not been
politically organized and while some
| races have found a home .u more
than one state at the same time the
co-eNistence Of q number 81 polite
cHily sovereign organizations has of
Itself been a denial of the dea of
world domination.
.nternationaiiAm iS the method
which has been adopted Tor r.gulat-
INK the relations Of these separate pn-
litical organizations Rules Of con-
duct nave been generally adopted to
which all members of she family Of
nations nave IN tie past rendered obe-
! dicnce. 'rhs ideai Of International
ism has OF course not bee complete
" realized, hut enough progress had
been MADE prior 70 h OUTBREAKS az
the present war to Justify the belief
that "A reasonable approximation 20
that ideal would ultimately be reach
ed. 40 country perhaps has IN the
| past century contributed more 10 the
realization Of tn. IDEALS OF interna-
tionaiism than the United States This
country has always stood for those
principles the application Of which
would. on the one hand lessen the
| probability OF the development, Of hos
! tile relations between states and. on
the other. would offer q means for
the peaceful settlement ot such dis.
putcs ts might arrive. Americas past
history thus causes her 70 have q
peculiar interest In the further de-
yclopmcut OF the principles of inter
natioualism.
The maintenance even OF the ao-
/ cepted principles of internntionalism
IL. however. Inconsistent with the con
! ccption 81 world control which is u
present the handspring OF German
policy. That policy can moi recog-
uize any such thing as equality
among political groups, An u he
s-uborliuatcd 20 the n great power.
II. therefore. We are 20 hope for he
further development Of an intrrna-
uonal life We must fight TO the death
German -pretensions
The seCon' characteristic Of mod
ern European life has been the de
yelOpmcnt OF democracy Democratic
ideas originated in England. They
were brought 20 this country when 10
was %culouizcd and received q d"vel-
opmeut which was hardly dreamed
of on the land OF their birth Thence
the, spread to France and through
France 20 most Of western Europe,
The seeds of democratic ideas IN,
however. lu Germany moug the
thorus OF lHtprratic government and
th, thorrs sprung up and chohed
them. Just ls the French revolution
ana The Napolr,ulc wars brought de-.
mocraoy 20 most of western Europe
500 IN, present war has given 10 to
Eu-siy. WHORE, ]autocracy iu i's OK.
trrw' fHru hHH been able tu maintain
itself
W, hay. Therefore, allied against
i'.utu aufuur.oy prttoiicaliy 'I "I
western Europ, together with Japan
Russia ard fh' United Stat"s II th'
tuto.rtur puy,Huu,nts ui the 'euird
powers 1ru sucocssful la this war
|dvmoyrtc. vH bee Judged " failure
and the strurgIo and agony 81 cen
turtles VIII Hay, gone almost To-
u8urht
Iu other words most of tho thing.
Ton the realization 90 NNl'h lhIN
founders Yf fIts country struggled
1Hf fuI RuE,u Americans h''" stool
during uur century or more OF lnde
pendent political existence uy 20 ~
sue boo this utr Tn" national stat
with its i~urIrrnts. intcrn0tiuualiHH
self r0trrum,ut ana democracy H
uru Iup,illcI The war Us % "a al
American wr even II no siugl" hHttl
b. fought ON uur own soil IT, whicl
. Good forbid. through the victory Of IN
central powers over u European a'
lies, the conflict were brought I" ou
shores. out efforts would in ul prol
, ability Doe hur the desperate sirius
. gle. Of th, victim whose fate was do
tu the fact that %beEuilod hy IA" TAI
speech of th, upprcssor he began 20
late to fight