Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-09
Sunday Morning Talk
4 Place in the Sun.

By it's own shining sword an9
 in partnership with Deity, Germany
 has proposed to hack it's way to a . place in the sun The Crown
 Prince long ago joined his father in
 saying 50. Just what the common
 people of Germany think of the prop osition is not on record, but they are lnot generally consulted on such mat Prussfanishl believes ;ifselE aaeseined ito rule supreme over all the rest of us, its own peculiar kultur doniina ting the world It refuses to hide any portion Of its light under a bush ei. Because the Teuton' is so ruth lessly sincere in his ideas, he makes terrible foe for democracy.
 On the principle of giving even the devil his due it is proper to note the excellence there is ill suclf7a pur : pose. It is surely legitimate for any one to seek place in the saTf-and ] the largest possible place. The fndi- vidual or the nation that does not strive for maximum degree of life and influence is failing in duty. l Small reward is promised in heaven 1 or earth to anyone who. is willing to
 make only his second or third best contribution tos human welfare.
 l But where Germany falls down is 1 in the notion that there is to be
 ouly one rplace, in the sun, and that ] place is her own. There is no sunny corner for Belgium, -or Serbia, or Ru-
 mania, or a dozen other smaller ] states. These must be thrust back ] into. the shadow while all the rays
 converge on Kultur. The national genius and ambitions of other nations i aa1k,a xl., ;rr ! nored. It is one of the limitations Eof the, efficient Dmin6s to see nc I value in ideas or. practices other thar it's own. .f:s. V y'ffs.'
 t At the bottom of most of the per l secutions and eruelties that have cursed the world lies the conviction that some lives are gniflcant anc 1 valuable, whiIef other lives are insig- nificant and useless. It is allowable therefore, to exploit and destroy al 1 the latter at convenience. The Mate rialistAe philosophy that had noar
 ished generations of young Gern1anl ] bids the strong man lto feed his vii I to. live on those who are weaker Weakness is thcf4oniy unpardonabll sin: therefore, worthwhile eipeopl,
 will be nasterfui andt ruthlesss Tn, idea underlies the nanaeless cruelitfel
 perpetrated in :thesf present war ol defenseless populations.
 II Bigger than the question of iron tiers for this nation or that is. stfi
 question of human rights. The bat tie is joined today between socia
 ideals so. radically opposed that ther can be compromise between them The decision affects the well being O . generations yeti unborn. If German. , should win the struggle, theen deatl [ knell of democracy the world arouAi F will, have been sounded: The state s ment has been made many times an' : in a variety of; way but itsis nstsye i fully and generally appreeiatedlp94i'
 ------~.--ses ssass2t : Il Democracy means3tthe untransfgele , i development of human Hives tafte :. their own peculiar genius. sIta9 in < ciudes educationsv anJf' discipline,a bal ! it has no place for the grepfession tha . amounts to stealing ranother's yer ,f birthrigflt. The most thwarted If, : the most backward race on; the plane : tcan claim share of, Gods sunligh
 EThe Australian. bushfnan has ss Tigf E Ito brighten the corner where. he is < after his own refiectings power - ]. Prussianism aims to crush out in : diyidualiy and cast. as rubbish ito tn ' void of any life or lives that do ne {, meet its own imposed standards IN principle of thought,scould .be~gnier . knhuman. It is both eeonomieall ' and ethieally monstrous..
 # In the forefront y of any argunler {. for the democratic principle, we nut ! put the teaching of Jesus of Naza . reth, the greatest Champion of a f time of the rights of man as, ma, . With him was no respect of per . sons. The New Testament is the u 1 innate charter of democracy and i < the Gospel the weakest human lii si finds vindicated it's claim to a. plat .rl in the sun.
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