The Robesonian., 1918-11-25

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worth mentioning If it were net for the
rejection that the American race
worships Success. For generations it
has toadied to wealth, no matter how
nl-gotten, and every man who achieves
power, by whatever devious ways, is
secretly envied and openly courted.
The majority Of Americans are easy
going, Indifferent, unidealistic and not
very clever. They are also intensely
personal and only ask to be let alone.
It Is possible that the mass, there
fore, unless it has q real awakening,
would, provided tha Germans, in the
remote event Of victory, were adroit
enough to leave them large amount
OF individual Nbe' u, shrug their shoul-
ders and say: "Wel., guess they must
be right or they couldn't win out.
Nothing to do but come round Times
change anyhow"
"AbomlnabIe Prospect"
This is IN abominable prospect, but
It is to be faced. Our world, over here,
IN the event OF German domination,
would be divided into two classes
mean converts and proud Irreconcila-
bles-for even in this new and COM
posite country there are enough men
and women with high ideals and in
violate souls to despise race with
out CLEAN Of spirituality, Of sports
manship, Of decency and good man
ners, in whom cunning has taken the
place Of intelligence, and that wins
only by driving its millions Of cowed
subordinates to mathematical slaugh-
ter. One cannot even respect such q
race enough to hate 1t. It is as If one
had been attacked by herd Of wild
animals from the jungle. Those that
escape being devoured may at least
withdraw as far as possible, not re-
mould themselves into a semblance Of
wild beasts with lust for human flesh.
"cock-Sureness Bluff"
r have not the faintest notion that
the Germans will win. All the proba-
| bilities are against it. Moreover, if
one projects his mind forward it is in
way. The general conditions of the
world are not what they were in the
Fifth Century-that is to say, unless
the idea grew lnsidiously that it was
the destiny Of the Germanic race to
win and rule the earth in other words
that it was the destiny of Earth to re
vert to the Fifth Century and begin
over again. Itfis incredible that such
thought should take possession Of
any educated mans mind, but the
! i trouble is that our famous land often
sive) cock-sureness is only bluff. 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 ou
boldly for our own. Those OF us tha
think and have the power to visualize
the future must be on the alert ever.
: moment to eounteract this tendenc,
Of an uncrystauiEed race to accept tn
success o1 might - matter Of eours
\ md daeo8sesousay adapt Itself to tn
"inevitablA." We must be known q
J the nRnCOKCQLABLBS, and If "
y taks Q dsdnits uncompromising stan
there VIII b only enc result-the me-
Of real couTGIe who might Otherwis
look upon q new future "pAilosophiea
ly" will not only wake up under th
direct example. but Will be ashame
to be reckaned as mere numbers
the great mass Of sheep or convict
There is no such insidious lowering {
morale threatened as this, because
il not Of German, Paciast or Sociali'
N origin. It is born Of common huma
\ weakness and national snobbery. II
result viii BE- a vast mass Of inert
md only q party Of sleepless 1rrecol
A1n1baO Win eoui6ak and d2miQish Il