El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-06
GERMAN PEOPLE
Goes IN WHEEL
But, Says DR.. Seay, This Is
Their Greatest Asset
in the War.

"Germany's greatest asset in the
war IS, perhaps not its militarism. its
I Preparedness and efficiency, or its
science. but its national conscious
ness" said DR.. Frank Seay to the
Methodist ministers gathered in the
institute at Trinity church Friday
night Before the war every French
man. though he loved sunny mother
France, was first Of all an individual
man; every Engllshman likewise:
while we in America thought that the
American government was established
20 give us as individuals personal lib
erty- One OF the ideals we used to
have drubbed into US most constantly
as boys in the prep. school was. Don't
be ccg in a wheel" Wen I would
rather be a whole wheel than a cog.
or cog in a finely tempered watch
wheel or large steel wheel in an
important piece OF machinery. but if
! am gong 70 be COG, I had rather
be cog in a wheel than out Of a
wheel.
Merged Into Nation.
''Germany's chief strength that
makes her men stand UP at the front
In spite OF the autocracy and oppres-
SIGN Of their rulers is that from their
This ideal has been insisted upon Ger
mans are not first Of all individuals,
but members Of the German nation. OF
course the war is making France,
England and America think likewise
IT. terms Of national consciousness.
but Germany has been doing that all
along
The trouble with Germany is that
while the German is ready 70 be cog
in the German wheel, Germany her
self is not willing TO be a wheel in
the great machine Of world welfare
She wants the machine TO be subservi-
cnt to her wheel the rather
Nations Have Two Aspects.
Nations have always had two as
poets 10 their national life, domestic
policy and foreign. and unfortunately
10 seems that in proportion as domes-
tic policy has been kindly, in just that
proportion has the foreign policy fire.
Quently been diabolicaL Early tribes
whose members stood most closely by
one another, have frequently been just
the ones most cruel TO foreigners.
The earliest invasions were home
seekers invasions, but as civilization
advanced national ambitions deyel-
oped- This was a forward step Ambi-
ton is necessary TO progress IN man
or nation, but ambition Is dangerous
to the welfare Of felowmen or sister
nations.
Conquer TO Lay LEluules
The earliest empires, OF which Baby
Ion is the typical example, were en-
pires for exploitation Babylon con-
quered the world TO lay tribute and 10
build up Babylon Later came the en-
pire Of Alexander, one for glory and
for forcing Of the Greek culture down
the Threats OF unwilling barbarians
in much the same way the Germans !
would force their 'kultur on the
world Then came the Roman. an em- I
pire prompted by the passion for gov Z
eminent itself. not forcing Roman I
culture. but sitting at the feet Of
the culture OF the world, allowing I
each nation its own religion and Gus I
toms, insisting on taxes for the sup |
port Of the empire and binding the
world together by Roman ROADS ana 4
Roman civil authority.
Suggests a Slogan.
''England's imperial ideal might I
be expressed IN what might Wen be I
the slogan from Liberty loan and war 4
savings campaigns patriotism ana 1
four percent. She develops the ma /
tons, she subdues and IN return eI-
poets 2 reasonable interest on her in
vestment.
'iThrough the years there has been
growing up in such actions as that Of
LAFAYETTE and kosciusko and such u
Drououncements as Gladstone's reply 4
seIffshness. Our attitude toward Cuba \
In 1sS. secretary Hays note asking
American fair play for Chinaa Elihu
Roots Pan-Americanism, are steps
forward
The poisoning OF this spirit came