Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
A FIRST LESSON
ON THE WAR
(By W. u. Lindsey, Governor OF New
Mexico. !

(By ". %. Lindsey, Governor Of New
Mexico.
War, government, and religion are
indiow 70 the self dafinition Of ma
tions and peoples
For contrast Of the self; definition
Of the imperial German government
with the government Of the United
States Of America ipdex ard define. in
parallel. the wars. government, and
religion of the two nations.
Undsr tbs guidance Of Otto Bis
matck, the man Of blood and from"
Prussia. and part sef the Ger1nan
states have fought three years.
That with Denmark in 1854, a war
Of conquest, ravishfng that nation Of
Schlsswi9- Helstsin.
That with Austria, in 1866. a war OIL
s~ubjugation, effectively removing a
rival.
That with France in 1870. a war Of
conquest, despoiling that nation OF
Alsace-Lorraine and a billion dollars.
Under the guidance Of the people
of the United States u nation has
fought five wars
That with England in 1876. estab-
ita just powers from the consent Of
the governed.
That with England in 1872, for the
freedom Of the seas.
That with Mexico In 1886, extend-
ing the blessings Of a free govern
ment to a bleeding people.
y That vita Secession IN 1851. pre-
serving the unien and aboliahing in
voluntary servitude.
That with Spain in 1898, sratuit-
ously extending the blessings Of lib
erty to enalaVed peoples.
This present, fourth war for Ger
many and tho sixth for the United
States, is in line with their previous
wars. For Germany. conquest and
the %enthroniug Of the power Of might.
For the United States, freedom and
right.
Writer'S and speakers are fond of
saying that the present war In q con-
test beween %auecracy and democracy,
neg1ecting to define either in terms Of
simple comprehension.
Autecracy is the form Of govern
ment in which the strong. the rich.
the weak, the Poar. and the strnple.
Democracy is that form Of govern
naent in which the strong, The rich.
and the wise raise w and support
the weak. the poor, and the simple.
In an au~toeracy, government pro-
ceeds from above downward, in the
form Of a thou shalt" or a thou
shalt not"
In q democracy, government pros
ceeds on a level and is "of' the peo-
pie"
William Hohenzollern, the man
whose ally is God-not Gods ally
king Of Prussia and emperor of Ger
many, wills for all the people Of his
kingdom, and empire. and al will no
wrong. even though that. will be
"frightfulness.'
Abraham Lincoln, whose great con-
Germ. was that he should be on Gods
side, once president Of the United
States. lowly, vet exalted unto heav-
en-. toiled. suffered. and died for the
endurance of a democracy "conceiv-
ed in liberty ana dedicated to II:
equal"
man people) are Of the race Of the
Thunderer; We will possess the
earth" <, ~
K,,ltur commands and asserts: BE
as terrible as Atilla's Huns. Provi-
uvnce nas willed that We shall be, his
Instruments "
Christianity proclaims: Blessed
are the merciful; for, they shall OBJ
Kuitur hhdisssssaSs 20, Gernaaay, hate!
Slaughter thySYSsa REPRESENTATIONS
and Of their rsesing corpse1 build a
monument that shall reach the
clouds"
80, Germany, hate now! Arm thy
self in steel and pierce with thy bay
onet the heart Of every foe; 20 nris-
eners! Beat in their skulls with rifle
butte and with axes. Strike and
thrust. true and hard; turn our
neighbors' lands into deserts. After
wards thou wilt stand erect on the
ruins of the world"
Christianity %proclains: s"Blessed
are the peacemakers for they shall
be called the children of God. Ye
have heard thai it was said Of them
of old time, Thou shalt not KILL and
whosoever shall kill shall be in dan
ger Of the Judgment but l say unto
you, That whosoever is angry with
his brother without a cause shall be
in danger of the Judgment"
Thus may it be seen that kultur
binds back to that faithless age when
mankind was savage and seulless and
void Of the knowledge Of truth.
Thus, too. may 1t be seen that this
is the same var wased frst, in heaven
and again in the garden OF Geth-
seMans. s5
As Michael overcame Satan, as,