The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-01

"a ~ WSIS uVl IuO
rejection that the American race
wsrsaips Success. For generations it
has toadied to wealth, no matter how
il-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.
1t is possible that the mass, there
fore, unless it has q real awakening,
would, provided the Germans, In the
remote event of victory, were adroit
enough to leave them a large amount
OF individual liberty, shrug their shoul-
ders and say: well, guess they must
be right or they couldn't win out.
Nothing to do but come round. Times
change anyhow"
"AbeminabIe Prospect"
This 10 IN abominable prospect, but
1t 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-fcr even in this new and COM
pesfte country there are enough men
and women with high ideals and in
violate souls to despise a race with
cut q ssean Of spirituality, Of sports
nanship, Of decency and good man
ners, in whom cunning has taken the
place Of intelligence, and that wins
snly BY driving its mil: ems Of cewed
subordi1ates to mathematical slaugh.
ter. One cannot even respect such q
race enough 70 hate it. It u 40 II one
had been attacked BY q herd Of wild
animals from tie Jungle. These that
escape being devoured nay ct least
withdraw a. far % possible, net ~
nsul1 Themselves inte 4 senblance Of
wAd beasts WITH . lust for human flesh.
"csek-sursnses q Diuf7.s
I have not the faintest notion that
the Germans will win. All the prosa-
bilities are against it. Moreover, IL
enc projects his niad forward II 10 H.
eoncsivable that history can read that
way. The general conditions Of the
world are net what they were in the
Fifth CeAtury-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
q thought should take possession Of
any educated mans mind, bat the
trouble IL that our famous (ald Often
sive) cock-sureness is only bluff. Az
race we are not really sure Of eur
selves We prove that by blindly &C.
cepting the European-made reputation
and hesttating to create and come out
boldly for our ewn. Those Of MS that
think and have the power to visualize
the future must be ON the alert every
moment to counterfeit this tendency
Of an uncrystallized race to accept the
success Of might as 4 matter Of course
and unconsciously adapt itself to the
inevitable" We must be known as
the IRRECONCILABLES, and If we
take 4 definite incorporating stand
there will be only one result-the men
Of real courage who might otherwise
look upon new future philosophical
ly" will not only wake up under the
direct example, but will be ashamed
to be reckoned ~ mere numbers in
the great mass Of sheep or convictA
There Is no such insidious lowering Of
morale threatened a. this, because it
is not Of German, Pacinst or Socialist
origin. 1t 10 born Of commoa human
weakness and national snobbery. The
result will be q vast mass Of inertia.
and only party Of sleeplses Irrecon-
cilables Will combat and dininish It.