The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-06
THE LEAGUE
OR Dol SHEVISM
SAYS LOWELL
sy LAWRENCE LOWELL.
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President 81 Harvard univerejty.
Charles Kingsley told u Of . people
who walk backwards. cryins, ~Donx
tell m" hope thero are few euCh
man It the present day In America.
for newer since the adoption Of the
constitution has any harder problem
been presented to the people than that
Of the League Of Nations. In order
70 understand II We must know, not
only the position Of the United States.
but the condition q things in Europe.
caused by the Internal conspiracy Of
the German rulers against the Iiber-
ties Of mankind, and the ruin that has
followed In their track. with which our
people a. rule are h.tls familiar.
More than half Of Europe IL at the
present time without settled govern-
nnsnf, part Of It 10 in the hands Of
D0l1hevf1ki. . minority that maintains
In power BY violence. part Of II 10 In
. stGte Of anarchy land the rest II
ready to break out ut any moment into
bloody fights between different races.
II we were not 20 hardened to horrors,
the conditions in large parts OF Gem
trail and Eastern Europe would strike
usr - terrible. Institutions have
Ia VA0A uOWAs INV anu OIU0H aE0 AOu0s
violence reigns supreme. and signs Of
dissolution ass everywhers. and STAR
vation and ruin are staring the peo-
pie In the face. Let me read to you
q very brief description Of Germany's
attempt to conquer the world. Of the
fighting and shortage Of food that
have followed. and OF the evils that
win yet come, II they are not prevent
-
years ago and Is in the ook OF REVEAL
ton.
The Four Horsemen Of Revelation.
Il heard. as 1t were. the noise Of
thunder, one Of the four beasts say
ing. Come and see And saw. and
behold a white horse, and he that sat
on him had bow: and a crown was
given unto him: and he went forth
conquering and to conquer.
And when he had opened the Sec
ond seal, heard the second beast say,
Come and see. And there went out
another horse that was red: and power
was given unto him that sat thereon
to take peace from the earth. and that
they should XIII one another: and
there was given unto him a great
sword.
And when he had opened the third
seal. heard the third beat say, Come
and see.' And beheld. and 10.
black horse; and he that sat on him
had pair of balances In his hand.
And I heard voice In the midst OF
the four beasts say, "A measure OF
wheat for a penny. and three measures
Of barley for penny: ana see thou
hurt not the Oil and the wine.'
and when he had opened the
fourth seal. heard the voice OF the
fourth beast say. Come and see' And
I looked. and behold . pale horse: and
his name that sat on him was Death
and He'll followed with him. And
power was given unto them over the
fourth part Of the earth, to kill with
sword. and with hunger and with pes
thence, and with the beasts Of the
EARTH"
Does anyone suppose that anarchy,
the upsetting Of all orderly govern
ment. OF all economic and social life,
can take place in that great part Of
Europe without affecting the rest OF
the continent? Does any one OF US
suppose It can take place without at
iecting us? Does any one suppose that
can rule half OF Europe
and find no echo IN this country Does
any one believe that we can isolate
ourselves from the contagion Of dis
doctrines any more than
We can from epidemics? Autocracy
md Bolshevism are born Of the same
parent disregard Of public opinion
Ind Of the rule Of the majority. They
ire both attempts Of the minority Of
he people to rule by force and are
hostile to the principles OF American
A autocracy when
broken down has been followed by
anarchy will not less GER
ainly be replaced by military despot-
sm, and then we shall have this war
% fige over again with enormously
greater sacrifice Of life.
Cooperation che Remedy.
Such . result can be prevented only
~ the cooperation Of the nations that
nave won this war. Divided they can
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