The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-18
Political Chicanery and Economic Quackery Have Hard Shedding
Against the New Spirit of Inquiry, Cooperation and Service

fNNitllN WIN II lldhllAE ltb'lN Al I'hN's
The new conception of what men owe to
themselves and to each other, which has been foster
ed by the common %sufferings and undertakings of
the war. is pcTmeated 10y the idea Of service.
II Is the very heart of the IDEAL for
which We fight. Whatever terms of peace are drawn
the animating purpose of them will he service. And
it is upon a basis Of service that the enduring plans
Of any nation for reconstruction viii be- grounded.
'Seltshncss has not gone out of the world.
Progress VIII continue to be made i'm the future,
rs in the past. by individuals or groups OF H. litid-
uals asserting their interests IN opposition 10 the
interests of others. But unless present tendencies
are being grossly misinterprcted there is going to
be n very much changed theory of what those in
tercstS are. IL must inevitably he 50 IN the circum-
stance of a keencr appreciation of the iuterdepen-
deucc of all classes and all nations. The war has
broken down every distinction among men except
the distinction of ability. As of old, common dan
ger has been a great levclcr. aud the lcvcliue has
not been all on one side. ii the powerful and self
satisfied have been shaken down. SO also have the
weak and the disgruntcd been shaken up. They
have approached 10 a better understanding of view
points and many errors of Judgment aud feeling
have been corrected. This is not less true Of nations
than of individuals or groups, and some Of the
earlier plans made in hot blood for economic indie
p%cndcnce after the war are now being slipped into
the wastc-baskct as gracefully a. possible. ENclus-
.ycneSS does not set well, either with the present
temper of mankind or with the growing spirit of
service in which progressive nations are preparing
themselves for the future.
Cooperation among all classes and nations
there must he if VT are to escape the absolute ruin
of civilization. How this nation. wealthy beyond
compare and strong To do many things. shall use
ITS wealth and It's strength 10 Succur those who have
borne the worst ravagcs of war is still u question.
but there Is no question al all that II Is going 10 use
them and for that purpose. Nor il there amy doubt
that we shall have the cooperation of other nations.
so far as the war leaves them able 10 give II. There
is visible no where in this country a disposition 10
take advantage of the weak and the oppressed.
Goods will be bought and sold. upon fair terms and
with equal opportunities to all, but service rather
than profits will he the compelling motive behind
every enlightened enterprise.
Despite the efforts of a very few persons.
who are unable to grasp anything except the adj
vantage OF the moment, TO arrest IL, the same ten
dcncy is to be seen in the economy Of the individual
nation. Interests long hostile through want of I'M
Outstanding are drawing toward arrangements, by
which their divergent lines of Thought viii hc
brought together. That there is "a necessary hostility
between government and business. for example. OF
between capital and labor, is a misconceptIon that
is gradually breaking down before The idea of eco.
operation.
These tcndcncics-thc dcsi", for informa.
ton, the promotion of education, nh, wish TO serve,
the Willingness 10 cO-operatc-arc the foundation
OF such progress as the world will make during
the long time it is at the task Of rchabilitating itself
aud attaining d solid footing again. They are run
ning with the currents of constructive thought in
every country No plan or no part of a plan into
which Il luSt estimate uf their Importance does not
enter will make much Roadway during these com
ing years. -