The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-28
(Bv. Daxidl s.anr Jordanl

The oynastic system is the taProot of war. It persists a8 survival from mediaeval, traditions, with no proper place 'fTatfie civilization, of today. It's presence has; presipitated the world war, because in Germany with anti quat@da preconcepsiOns it has become possessed of aa the resources of science Its existence Is bound up in wan It. rests on three praps-force. intrgue' and superstitioR-and all thsse' weaken nn time of peace. Mili- tartsm., eutthreat diplomacy, and the ciaina of the divine right. without these three no dynasty could maintain itself er be, other than pretense of social display, The plutocratbQ system often peFsonified as "capitabsrn@ Is an off shoot of democracy, grafted, in it's own interest, on the dynastie stem. Big usiness'H fears and distrusts war. though iG does; not hesitate to utilize it's mac chdnery whenever anything is to be gained by 1t. It uses war for it's own ends when war is in the air" and in prospect It is true that greed has aaen grossly evident in the incep- tion of most wars and on both sides, but it is rarely the original motive force, For that we must look pri- uaaliiy' to, dShastic demands and next ts, its war Fivalriess secret intriguess and open conflicts It is true that national ambitions with the economic limitations and Instructions by which nations are hemmed in are made powerful incentives to discord. Fe is equally true that personal ambitions and economic embarrassment often furnish impelling incentives te, bur gfary. But there exists no logical req son why national unrest shouAf ripen into war or individual discoReent into robbery. The remedy in either case, where remedy exists, must be sought within the bounds of law and order. Reciprocity is the ratioaaF cure for national economic ills. Justice is the only cure for those of the individual, The dynastic systena besides it's ar mics, it's serpentine diplomatic service, and its state chureh demands the backing of philosophy. And with this the ruling caste of Germany has amply provided itself, And aa "all good things come in tAreea" ("alle gute dinge sind drei"), in Germany the philosophy of the dynastic state is threefold-the supreme state, or "statt" the supreme discipline, or "Kultur," and the supreme duty oi power, or "social Darwinism."
 The theory of the supreme state fig. ures an ideal entity overarching the sovereign nation as the sky overarches the earth, thus existing over and above and apart from the peoples which it watches, feeds, and protects, as the landowner guards his sheep. The sheep are not consulted as to methods of defense, nor as to the time when | they should be duly shorn. The paral- l Tel is clear, for the final aim in both cases is found In the shearing On the supreme state, the people may not i'm plinge in any way. On the other hand, the state, which lies beyond the reach of all morals and can do no wrong, must implinge on them. To this end the dynasty is established with 1t array of satellites, parasites, and favorites who actually control | And as the dynasty is neither self chosen through its own innate power. nor elected by the people, it must claim divine origin. And this claim is transparent sham. The supreme state is in fact the cloak behind which l autocracy hides its crimes and follies and those of it's sycophants and ty- rants. The king or emperor heads the dynasty only in name. He Is the crea- ture of the system, and there are few
 
 breath of fresh air or ever see in truthfulness any part of the actual world outside.
 The theory of supreme discipline or "Kulture," involves a system of dis cipline enforced from above. This in cludes not only compulsory education cultural and vocational, with enforced army service. but also complete regl- mentation of industries. For every competent man the state finds a place and then holds him there with, in gen. eral, no hope of advancement or change. This involves the three col lectiye duties of society: "Dienst, Ord nung, Kraft" (service, conformity, ef- ficiency). These duties are enforced from aboveT involving no impulses arising within the individual but all along lines indicated by officialism The individual is described as a brick