The Irish standard., 1918-11-16
TRIUMPHANT WORLD DEMOCRACY.

TRIUMPHANT WORLD DEMOCRACY.
Triumphant Democracy is the title of book written
by Andrew Carnegie "the SarSpangled Scotchman" sew
era years in which the great ronmaster auded the
glores and achievements of democracy as exemped in
the marvellous growth and prosperity the United States
the land of his adoption. And the canny lived
to witness still greater triumph ideals of democ
racy IN the outcome of the great Armageddon which
for than years to totally eclipse the
progress of civilization of all the of the past
In the final and utter overthrow the war lords of Hun
dom and their vicious philosophy the spirit
now stands in the world as it has always in the
life and policies of the American nation Who are what
then remain to bounds to its future accomplishments
for the benefit of universal humanity?
For many years. have but lately learned definitely
the Teuton1c Empires stood nsuperable barrier
the saving faith and redeeming of these ideals
whose foundations lie deep in the human and in
the human heart Their boundaries had ever held In
check the surging tide justice truth and humanity
Within them, as is clearly there were but
few scattered individuals sensed the power and
might OF the great world rights of
kind which Is and has been for generations up
lifting the race in other parts of the civilized world The
Teuontc Masses though endowed with the privileges
Of general education failed almost completely respond
to the leavening of liberty that
ing SO generally in other lands They remained subsan-
TALLY as stod as subservient and submissive imperial
ism as were their ancestors of centuries They
the Fatherland their God justified even the most bru
tai and degraded acts of savagery theory that
no wrong could be done interest of
the deed state Reason, truth justice divine and natural
laval were subordinate to the will of the sovereignty
expressed by irresponsible absolutely supreme
Emperor.
That Is the philosophy and theory Of life that has
ceived its quieus the hands of the Allied They
have conquered because they have led the hopes and
aspirations OF mankind in the onward march of humanity
toward universal brotherhood and goodwill among the
peoples Of all the EARTH the Fatherland of their
common Creator They have swept away doubtless for
the ancient prejudices and beliefs under which
yrants have been enabled hold their heels upon the
necks Of subject peoples REFRESHING sitting every e
fort for freedom the equal diffusion of Industrial CONNER
cal and social advantages and the fair distribution the
gifts OF the Common Father Of all among His children
all of which comprehended the general term
democracy.
In the hour of the glorious triumph of that
we'll that true democracy must be iumned by the light
of Christianity 1t must have its basis in immuabe
principles of justice and truth And where
the highest noblest and clearest expression
principles? Is it not in the teachings and precepts
Sermon on the Mount, the Commandments handed down
Mount Sinai, and in the of Him who went about
doing good? Mobilism and Bolshevikism as truly
to the true spirit of democracy the cruel
ties and inames pracced by the despots autocracy
and junkerism Nor is the socaed Social Democracy"
of the Maians with its preachment of hatred certain
classes and special privileges certain Others the
racy which has triumphed in the world
1t u.s. rather the American conception of the. spirit
democracy that has vanqushed both the phil
osophy and the military forces of Teutondom It is
spirit which has been exemplied in the liberation of
Poland and the resuscitaton of the
PRONUNCIATION of the principle sedetermnaon Of their
soveregnes by the free peoples of world and the
universal emancipation of mankind from persecution
account of race, creed color is
be found cogent and ersey expressed in the general
principles laid down in President Wilson's great pro-
which have received universal accept
ance as the basis of negotiations Tracing these
propositions further backward they may be
read in American Constitution and in the immortal
Declaration Of Independence And where to be found
theory of the Declaration that "all are created
equal Is not to be found in the sacrifice of Calvary
wherein Divine Lord laid his life the redemp
ton Of all mankind without distinction of any kind
shown the equality Of in the eyes of the
HIMSELF and democracy is but the development
probation into human activities relations of that divine
conception and judgment
SHALL ANY BE LEFT IN BONDAGE?
Like our love for our mother, which is only deepened
it God takes her from and wait for reunion like
our love for the boy of heart from
and live in the hope of reunion so the love for
the Irish heart for Ireland.
We love her all men love their Homelands, but we
love her with love deeper and faught with piercing
and Joy because she held us and we are
looking to the day when she smile back without