The sun., 1919-03-02
Prof Dixon RYAN Fox Delivers Address to Schooasters

ton than they are as unsuccessful
colonies.
But men OF finest aspirations have
warned US that emphasis upon our own
national history is dangerous as niger
minatlng chauvinism. They cite the
works OF Droysen. Sybel, Treitschke as
examples of how self-contemplation may
eXalt the ego of n people and lead It
into vanity and turbulence. 1t is true
that when we see some of the things
that individuals have done in the high
name of patriotism We may resort to
old DR.. Johnsons definition of 1t as the
last refuge of a scoundreL When we
see what Germany has come to by what
may be called a plethora of patriotism
we may deem It perhaps perilous mat
ter we'll let alone in schools. But that
was the patriotism through which ma
ton praised itself for its great power
and struck the world into two great
divisions, itself and Its interiors waiting
for absorption. 1t was not the truer.
better patriotism that lifts up the ma
ton to an understanding and belief that
1t has its contribution to make TO a
society of nations. This last is not the
patriotism that has II that the world Is
| too small for any but the strongest, but
that which. by the symbolic principle
Of mutual aid, resolves that the nation
partnership Of human kind.
All this was never more clearly real
ICED than by the patriot Mazzint He
knew that men worked best with men
like minded with themselves, but that
they worked not for themselves alone,
Humanity is vast arrny advancing
to the conquest of lands unknown" said
he, against enemies both powerful and
astute. The peoples are the different
corps the divisions of that army"
Again: For us the starting point is
Country: the object or aim is Collective
Humanity" Again: The pact of hui
manity cannot be signed by individuals,
but only by free and equal peoples pos
sessng -auvpamsu harner and the Sar
seriousness of Individual existence. Tie
knew a patriot should be an interna-
tionalist, but could not be a cosmopoli-
, tan. He saved his mockery. contempt
and scorn for tho citizen of the world.
the egotst who makes his own delight
the end OF life and in his miserable
maxim ubI bene ibi pdtrid disclaims
responsibility for the fate OF any nation.
Rather would Mazzini have applauded
the noble pledge of Carl Schurz: my
country; II right, to keep 1t right; II
wrong. to make II right" Above all
nations is humanity, 1t is true however,
not by burning flags shall we do SER
vice to humanity, but by braiding them
into knot of friendship If the history
OF the United States is taught with SYM
patty and understanding patriotism will
develop in each generous heart without
! the aid of special liturgy.
One other caveat may here be inter-
posed A certain ruler. now a char
acter Of history, first touched the humor
and then aroused the deep disgust OF
an impatient world by constant refer
ence to ''unser gutter alter Deutsche
Gott." The air was full Of his profess
sions that his people were a chosen
people and under divine commission
| to lead all others. II these religious
claims were more personal to the ruler
than to many of his followers. Hegeiau
destiny served these latter quite as we'll
Nothing will slow down the progress OF
humanity more than the fallacy tina,
| God resigns His work to any favorite
nation. II other nations prove reluc.
tant TO fall down and worship. compul.
sion seems q holy thing. In gratitude
for al this serving God is soon believed
| to indorse all that mandatory natioT
finds 1t necessary to do. Now, God as 9
Junior partner will send any enterpris,
to bankruptcy. 1t Is highly perilous fol
a nation to suppose that It alone car
save tho world, II II always better
whilo retaining faith in God to hold I
ldecsnt respect for the opinion OF man