Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-26


worth mentioning II II were not for the
reflection that the American race
worshlps Success For generations It
has toadled to wealth, no matter how
ill-g0tten, and every man who achieves
power, by whatever devious ways, Is
secretly envled and openly courted
The majority Of Americans are easy
going, Indifferent undealistic 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 a real awakening,
would, provided the Germans, in the
remote event Of victory, were adrolt
enough to leave them large amount
Of individual liberty, shrug their Shout
ders and say: swell, guess they must
be right or they couldn't win out.
Nothing to do but come round. Times
change anyhow"
"AbominabIe Prospect"
This Is an abominabIe prospect but
II Is to be faced. Our world, over here
in the event of German domination
would be divided into two CLASSES
mean converts and proud Irreconclla-
bles-for even In this new and com.
posite country there are enough men
and women with high ideals and In
violate souls to desplse 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
subordinates to mathematical slaugh.
ter. One cannot even respect such Il
race enough to hate It. 1t Is as II one
had been attacked by 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 sembhnce Of
wild beasts with a lust for human flesh.
Cock sureness a Bluff"
have not the faintest notion that
the Germans will win. All the proba-
billties are against It. Moreover, II
one projects his mind forward 1t 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 sny, unless
the idea grew insldlously that 1t was
the destiny OF the Germanlc race to
win and rule the earth; in other words.
that 1t was the destiny of Earth to re-
vert to the Fifth Century and begin
ever again. II Is incredible that such
a thought should take possession of
any educated mans mind, but the
trouble is that our famous land offen-
sive) eock-sureness is only bluff. As
q race we are not really sure of our
selves. We prove that by blindly ac-
cepting the European-made reputation
and hesitating TO create and come out
boldly for our own. Those Of us that
mink and have the power TO visualize
the future must be on the alert every
moment to counteract this tendency
OF an uncrystalized race to accept the
success of might as matter Of course
and unc0nsciously adapt itself to the
"inevitable." We must be known as
the IRRECONCIIABLES. and II we
take a definite uncomprOmlsing 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 as mere numbers In
the great mass Of sheep or convicts
There Is no such insidious lowering OF
morale threatened MS this, because |,
Is not of German, Paciflst or Socialist
origin. 1t is born OF common human
weakness and national snobbery. The
result will be vast mass Of inertia,
and only party of sleepless Irrecon'
cilables will combat and diminish 1t.