Jackson County journal., 1918-07-19

won q not be
worth mentioning + it were not for the
reflection that ihe American race
WorShlps Success For generations if
mas tOadied to wealth, no matter how
lIl-gotten, and every man who achieves
power, Dy Whatever devious wayS is
secretly envied and openly courted
Inc majority Of Americans are easv
gong, indifferent, ullidealistic and not
very clever. They are also intensely
personal and only ask to be let alone.
Ii is possible that the mass. there
lore, unless it has real awakening
would, provided he Germans. in the
remote event Of victory, were adroit
enough to leave 'tem large amount
OF Individual liberty, shrug their shoul.
ders and say: "Well, guess they must
De right or they couldn't win ont
Nothing to do but come round. Times
change anyhow"
"Abomina!;!e Prospect"
1hls is an aboninable prospect. but
IT is to be faced Our world. over hero
IN the event Of German domination
would be divided into two classes
mean converts anal proud Irreconcila.
bleS-fOr even III this new and COM
poslte country there are enough mon
ana Woi-.>i. With high ideals and in
>ioiate So'' ; 10 f>:,...se a race with
out a gleam Of spirituality. of sp0rts
hlanshlp, of decercy and good man.
hefs' IN whom curing has taken the
pace OF intelligence, and that wins
ON! Dy driving It's millions of cOyeG
slbortlnates to mathematical slauoh
Ter. one cannot even respect such q
race enough to hate it. It is as if on.
had been attacked! by herd of will,
ANIMALS from the Jungle. Those thai
escape being devoured may at leas
"lthhraW as far as possible, not re-
Aould themselves into a semblance Of
Wiid beasts with q lust for human flesh
"cock-surercss Bluff"
nave not 'hey faintest notion; that
the Germans Wils-win. All the nroba
olil'les are against it. Moreover. if
one projects his mind forward it is in.
conceivable that history can read thar
way The general conditions of the
rum Century-tl:at is to say, unless
lhe ldea grew tnsit!:ously that it was
tne destiny OF the Germanic race +,
WIN ana rule the a"th in other words
'lsa' It was he destiny of Earth 70 re-
vert TO the Fifth Century and bc~il
over again. 1t is incredible that s,,.b
thought should take possession of
any educated n:ars mind. but th, |
trouble is that our famous (apd often.
S'Ne) cock-surtn'>*s is only bluff. 4
race we are no; really sure of orr |
serves we prove that by blindly ac |
ceptlnS the EuroI'Ian-made reputatjo,
ana hesltating to create and come ou.
noldiy Tor our own. Those of us thu
'hlik ana have the power to visualiy,
the future must be on the alert ever,
moment to countcract this tendency
OF az uncryst;tlizcd race to accept th
success or might as matter Of course
ana uncohscious!y adapt itself to tn
HheVltable. We ilust be known a.
me lRhECONC1I.ABLES and if W.
'ake definite uncompromsing star
lhere VIII be only one result-the me.
OF real courage who might otherwis
look upon a new future "philOsODhica}
~ VIII not only wake up under tn
direct example, but will be ashamel
to be recEoned as. mere numbers i,
the great mass of sheep or conyicts
mere is no such irSdiOus lowering {,
morale threatened as this. beca,.Sn
IS not OF German. Pacifist or Socjnlis
origin. 1t is born OF common h;,ma,
weakness and national snobbery. Til,
result Will be a vast mass of inertia
ana only party of s!eepless Irreco!i
cllapics will combat and diminish if