The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-24
AMERICAS sTEADYING POWER.

One of the most sgncant facts IN the world at THIS
time is the steadyng power of American common sense
1.-THE world is suffering from sheshock" said Mr. Lloyd
George recently 1t is apt saying except that it must
not be applied to the United States. This nation has
escaped the shock which has mode ell European nations
stagger and sent some of them into derum
Take the United States from the situation and the
heart would be appalled, the spectacle of empires and
republics lying PROSTATE or shaken nearly to pieces,
badly demoralzed that they unable for the time
being to their normal life The -Four Horsemen
have ridden roughshod them and the sight of the
specters has shaken their Individuals and gov
ernments are fumbng and mumbng old things that
past and be abain slowly spelling out the
meaning of things that still artry hidden There
nations in Europe which actually stunned by the
advent of freedom that is normal and commonplace
to an American as the air he breathes. The minds of
millions of Europeans finds difficulty in responding quick
y the rule of life 1t apses into instructive pros
trations before ancient and obsolete auocrac
thorty bursts wildly into of license and
anarchy. Very few newly established free governments
in Europe yet in the equilibrium between anarchy
and despotism They oscillang violently and may
have accidents before they find and keep the
middle of the road.
Above the chaos and smoke of Europe looms America
solid earth and as serene heaven 1t is figure
bahed in light visible from every quarter, sending out
hope and confidence to every nook and of the
world. The peasants on the Russian steppes see the
western glory and patient The stricken Ones whose
wrists still CALLED by Hohenzollern and Hapsburg
thongs, not by their surrounding hardshps
when they the light of liberty The nations of Eu-
rope look upon their usty comrade across the Atlantic
and take fresh courage In the eyes of hundreds of mil
lions in the Old World the figure of the United States
is literal Goddess of Liberty, whose strength is
destruction and whose peace strength justice itself
No individual since the creation of mankind has had
States-any citizen, for all equal To be an Ameri-
can is an honor that makes any greater no matter
how richly nature may have endowed him. No American
has exhausted the possibilities of honor which reside
in American citizenship He is partner in humanty's
most marvellous achievement and beneficiary in sys-
TEN that has had parallel for perpetuating Justice and
freedom The greatest of men have been made more
noble by of being Americans and parakng of the
immensely and freedom of America George Washington
was natural chief of men, but he delighted to be the
equal of Americans. Abraham Lincoln was sublimely
great but his greatness found plenty of room in America
These immortals pure and humble of heart whJ
wore greatness naturally, as familiar cloak they lived
%orked and died Americans and under God they wor
SHIPPED nothing but their country Their ,mmence a;
builders and presevers perpetual because they devoted
themselves solely to America They are reverenced by
humanity by of their service to all humanity ir
founding and saving the American republic
AT this troubous time when the world is shaking with
the retreatng hunders of war and stupeed by the hard
ships of want and famine it fortunate for manknG
hat the American people are absolutely free normal anC
prosperous. The United States 81 as free as George
Washington Abraham Lincoln to think and act nobly
in behalf of humanity The brain of this nation is clear
The heart of the nation is pure The American brain
directed by the American heart will work wonderful,
for the quick salvation of the world The first requisite
S unshackled freedom of will and action There mus
De no restriction upon American purposes Understanding
me world This nation cannot do its best when it i,
hampered by the ignorant advice of aliens or bound BY
l-considered obligations which limit and misdircct its
powers.
America must direct America There is no other prompt
and method of aiding the world to recover and be
free.-Washington Post .
Food is still going up, and naturally less of it can 90
down.