The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-28

worth mentioning Ii 1t were not for the
reflection that the American race
worships Success. For generations II
has toadied to wealth, no matter how
ill-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 Ii has a 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 Shout
ders and say "Well, guess they must
be right or they couldn't win out.
Nothing to do but come round. Times
change anyhow.
"AbomInabie Prospect"
This is al abominable prospect, but
1t is to be faced. Our world. over here.
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 cowed
s~ubordinates to mathematical slaugh-
ter. One cannot ever respect such q
race enough to hate II. 1t is as IL one
had been attacked by a herd of wild
animals from the jungle. Those that
escape being devoured may at least
withdraw as far as possible, not re-
mould themselves into a semblance of
wild beasts with a lust for human flesh.
"cock-sureness a Bluff"
l have not the faintest notion that
the Germans will win. All the proba-
bilities are against II. Moreover, II
one projects his mind forward II 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 II was
the destiny of the Germanlc race to
that II 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 tand often.
sive) cock-sureness Is only q bluff. AS
a race we are not really sure of our.
selves. We prove that by blindly &C.
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 counteract this tendency
Of an uncrystallized race to accept the
success Of might as a matter of course
and unconsciously adapt itself to thu
inevitable" We must be known a!
the RRECONCILABLES, and If W,
take q definite un~compromising stanC
there will be only one result-the mel
Of real courage who might otherwise
look upon q new future philosophical
ly" viii not only wake up under tn
direct example, but will be ashamed
to be reckoned as mere numbers II
the great mass Of sheep or convicts
There IL no such insidious lowering o
morale threatened Is this, because /
il not Of German, Pacifst or Socialis
origin. II Is born Of common human
weakness and national ~snobbery. Tn,
result will be a vast mass of inertia
and only a party Of sleepless Irrecon
cilables will combat and diminish 1t.