The Washington times., 1919-09-21

I'D Of these two words
The most foolish statement with one exception, is this:
ut has ALWAYS been 50, therefore it always viii
be So"
The one exception is the other foolish saying:
SIT NEVER has been, therefore it never can be"
The thing that is most probable is the thing that has
never happened before In old days. when thought the
earth was the center Of creation and that all the and
planets WhrIsd around our little grain Of sand you would
have heard men say: Ths earth has ALWAYS stood just
where it stands now" As matter Of fact the earth has
not always but ever since its creation turned on its axis
at the rate Of Thousand miles an hour travelled around the
sun more than I've hundred million miles in year. mean
while iounsyng with the sun at fightfuI speed through
space aud going The Lord only knows where.
Not much standing gtiu there, but ancient wisdom
would have told you 'ths earth win ALWAYS be where
it is now"
few years back there were slaves everywhere. After
war the conquerCTs brought back gold and other property
the slave the valuable property Every one then
would say tThsEe has NEVER been civilization without
slaves You NEVER can have civilization without slaves
The greatest Of the Greeks said that there must ALWAYS
be slaves otherwise the intelligent would have to do
their own work and have no leisure for scientific thinking
But today there are no sIavss-st least none owned
bodiIand machines Of rOn driven BY the modern slaves
steam and electricity do the work.
Before these two big foolish words always" and
Never millions Of human beings bow down submissiveIy
The have Always" been poor and ignorant people you
are told and 80 there viii Alwsys be poor and ignorant
people
But the day is coming when poverty and ignorance win
be illustrated in museums and nowhere else and will seem as
horrible the ancient torture chamber OF the slavery that
chained men to their oars in the galleys
At time were slaves; they are slaves still
in parts Of the East In civilized Greece they were looked
upon with contempt and could not enjoy life until hev
broke out and exchanged married respeCtaby for more
exciting and reprehsnsibls career.
In every country, only little while ago. you would
have heard it said: women ALWAYS have depended
on to vote for them for them and think for them
and they ALWAYS will"
The other foolish face on the other side said: Women
NEVER have understood public affairs never have voted
shsy NEVER will"
But Always and Never have absolutely no mean
ng regards the future The test Of civilization now is
The recognition Of the rights Of women.
Another favOrite "Always-Nsver saying concerns war;
There has ALWAYS been war, therefore there
ALWAYS win be war; you are told.
Men have NEVER given up the excitement of murder.
ing and rObbng each other and therefore they NEVER
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In this country in the day Of John C. Calhoun, you
would have been told: Gentlemen have ALWAYS fought
6uels and they wiz NEVER give up dueLng
But today the suggesting duel would be laughed
at Tor a fool and advised to go TO court
Such changes slowly, but they do come And the
law that Is strong enough prevent the individual
from starting ont to murder viii one day be strong enough
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