The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-04-03

OF as existing primarily for itself;
that is, selfish agency or group Of
persons diverting a public function
to selfish purposes. and exploiting
the common people to promote the
greed OF individuals and groups Of
self-seeking individuals.
The old order is passing away.
Almost in day the Russian Blu
reaucracy, which was consciously
wrapped in the cloak Of pretend
ed benevolent autocracy, has been
swept into the scrap-heap OF out-of-
date governmental machinery: and
the expanding democracies Of the
pride OF new hope in the Colossus
Of Nations.
In our own country we are in the
midst of momentous developments.
A spiritual growth is enlarging our
conceptions of the meaning of life
and labor and opportunity. We are
fairly bursting with the great con-
ception that is developing within US.
The old idea OF family pride in fami-
| ly is going or gone; the later idea
of the sufficiency and independence
of the city or the county or the state
is being lost in the conception of the
nation as the smallest unit in which
men and women may be asked to
pledge their loyalty. They are not
losing sight Of the meaning of the
individual, the family, the city, or
the state; but we are seeing these
smaller units in their proper relation
to the larger unit. Organization Is
taking the place of un-organization.
The man is finding his place. Time
was when his discovery of himself
was so recent that he could not see
his necessary relations to other men.
Time was when the city was so new
and so self-conscious that it could
not understand that it was but one
of the players in the great team-game
that could not be played effectively
until every city accepted its place on
the field after having fitted itself
for its place by accepting discipline
under competent trainer.
Time was, when the state was SO
new and SO proud of its reflection
In the mirror of its own self-consci-
Gus pride that 1t believed in its right
to dictate to the organized group Of
states which we call the United
States. That pride of self-sufficiency
is at this moment being overwhelmed
by surging devotion to the nation
al idea! and we are now discovering
that the true doctrine OF states
rights in the doctrine that drives the
state to be quick and free in its
offer of its devotion and its resources
to the nation in the nations great
hour of rising to the conception that
the national life Is in peril unless
and until the nation itself finds its
place in the great group Of nations
that are struggling toward the Great
Light of World Freedom and Service
in the interest of the fraternity OF
democracy that is yet to lead the
suffering world into the great white
path of peace through Righteousness.
We are finding a new patriotism
the patriotism of business and in
dustry. Time was when the patriot
enlisted as a common soldier to fig 1t
side by side with men of like devo-
tion to country; and we came to de-
spise the man of business who made
profit out of feeding and clothing the
army. Now we are learning that
I there Is patriotism of big business
as well as of personal devotion. In
the past men with the gift of leader
ship have enlisted as privates because
they felt in their soul that no man
had a right to ask for place or dis
| tluCtiOH Nutu the touhtiy was III
peril. Now we are realizing that the
man of capacity and training and
real fitness for leadership is wasting
one of his country's most precious
resources when he fails to render his
service where 1t can be most effec-
tive. The born and trained COM
mander becomes traitor when he
submits to misdirection by pretend
ed leader who lacks both the gift OF
leadership and the preparation for
leadership.
A personal word In times of
stress like these, the man-more par
ticularly the young man-who neg
lects to devote his powers and to
train himself for the most effective
| work OF which he Is potentially cap