New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-06

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worth mentioning II 1t were not for the
rejection that the American race
worships Success. For generations II
mas toadied to wealth, no matter how
1ll-gotten, and every man who achieves
power, by whatever devious ways, ia
secretly envied and openly courted.
Inc majority Of Americans are easy
going, Indifferent, unidealistic and not
very clever. They are also intensely
personal and only ask to be let alone.
1t Is possible that the mass, there
fore, unless 1t has a real awakening,
would, provided the Germans, in the
remote event of victory, were adroit
enough to leave them a large amount
OF individual liberty, shrug their shout
ders and say: "Well, guess they must
b right or they couldn't win out.
Nothing to do but come round. Times
change anyhow"
"AbsmInabls Prsspset."
This il IN abominable prospect, but
1t u to be faced. Our world, over here.
in the event Of German domination.
would be divided into two classes
mean converts and proud Irreconcila-,
blss-for even In this new and conn.,
Dosite country there are enough men,
and women with high ideals and In,
violate souls to dsspise q race with
out q gleam Of spirituality, Of sports
manship, Of dscency and good man
ners. In whom cunning has taken the
place Of intelligence. and that wins
only BY driving its millions Of cowsd
subordinates to mathematical slaugh-
ter. One cannot even respect such q
race enough to hate 1t. It il - II one
had been attacked by q herd Of Wild
animals from the jungle. Those that
escape being dsvoured may at least
withdraw A. far a. possible, not ~
mould themselves into q semblance OF
Wild beasts with q lust for human desh.
"ceek-sursnsss q Bluff"
l have not the fainsest notion that
the Germans will win. All the proba-
bilities are against 1t. Moreover, II
one projects his mind forward 1t 10 in
conceivable that history can read that
way. The general conditions Of the
world are not what they were in the
Fifth Century-that Is to say, unless
the idea grew insidiously that it was
the destiny Of the Germanic race to
win and rule the earth In other words,
that 1t was the destiny Of Earth to re-
vert to the Fifth Century and begin
over again. It is incredible that such |
a thought should take possession of |
any educated mans mind, but the |
trouble is that our famous land offen-
sive) cock-sureness is only bluff. As |
a race we are not really sure of our
selves. We prove that by blindly &C
cepting the European-made reputation
and hesitating to create and come out
boldly for our own. Those of us that |
think and have the power to visualize
the future must be on the alert every
to counterfeit this tendency
Of an uncrystallized race to accept the
success Of might IS matter Of course
and unconsciously adapt itself to the
inevitable" We must be known a.
the IRRECONCILABLES, and IL We
take definite incorporating stand
there will be only one result-the men
Of real courage who might otherwise
lOok upon new future philosophical
y" will not only wake up under the
direct example, but will be ashamed
to be reckoned ~ mere numbers In
The great mass Of sheep or convicts.
There Is no such insidious lowering Of
morale threatened a. this, because It
8 not Of German, Pacihst or Socialist
,rigin. It IL born Of common human
weakness and national snobbery. The
'esult will be q vast mass Of inertia,
md only party Of sleepless Irrecon.
ilables will combat and diminish 1t.