The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-07-05

Gertrude Atherton. The In CT emit
would not be
worth mentioning If 1t were not for the
reflection that the American race
W0rShips Success. For generations II
has tOadied to wealth. no matter how
iIl-gOtten, and every man who achieves
power, by whatever devious ways, +
secretly envied and openly courted.
going, Indifferent, mldealistic 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 real awakening
would, provided the Germans, In IN"
remote event Of victory, were adroi.
enough to leave them large am0un'
of individual liberty shrug their shout
ders and say: well, guess they mus
be right or they couldn't win out
Nothing to do but come round. Times
change anyhow"
"Abomlnable Prospect"
This Is an 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 a race with.
out a 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 c0wed
subOrdinates TO mathematical Sl0ugh-
| ter. One cannot even respect such a
race enough to hate it. 1t IS AS if one
had been attacked by herd Of wild
animals from the jungle. Those thai
escape being devoured may at least
withdraw as far as possible, not re-
mould themselves into semblance Of
wild beasts with lust for human flesh.
| Cock sureness a Bluff"
have not the faintest notion that
the Germans will win. All the prOba-
bilities are against 1t. Moreover, if
one projects his mind forward 1t Is 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 1t 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. 1t Is incredible that such
a thought should take possession OF
any educated mans mind, but the
trouble is that our famous land often
Siye) cOck-sureness is only bluff. AS
la race we are not really sure Of our
selves. We prove that by bllndly ac
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
moment to c0unteract this tendency
of an uncrystallized race to accept the
success of might as a matter Of course
and unconsciously adapt itself to the
"inevitable." We must be known as
the IRRECONCILABLES, and if VIZ
take a definite Incorporating stan(
= there will be only one result-the mer
of real courage who might otherwise
look upon new future philosophical
ly" will not only wake up under thu
direct example, but will be ASHAMED
to be reckoned as mere numbers IL
the great mass of sheep or conviets
There Is no such insidious lowering o.
morale threatened as this, because |
is not of German, pacifst or Socialis
origin. 1t is born Of common human
weakness and national snobbery. TIN
result will be vast mass Of inertia
: and only a party of sleepless Irrecon
cilables will combat and diminish it,