The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-05-10

ght. some for the wrong, nearly .,
them thinking they were RICH
neither they were or not. A goot
any more have been blinded Grin
ed, nervously shocked beyond th.
ope of recovery. The number n
omen-either wives. sweethearts q,
sters-who had to suffer because q,
4 no statistics can give US. Libra
es, unlversities-all the accumulat.or
iat comes down from one generation
another, which spells civilization ir
arvia. in Syria, in Armenia. in north
N France. in Beigium-have gone h,
3e board; all work Of progress. edu
itlon and enlightenment even in the
aiance of the world has been halted
u the peoples Of the world nearly are
be weighted down for generations
come by debt until national and in.
irrational bankruptcy are threatened
Some important Questions.
Is II worth while to prevent the re-
lrrence Of all this? Are we idiotical.
70 stand aside, hands folded and
lads empty, saying: 1--WE can do
,thing" Does not the question an.
yer itself? Shall a little senator. or
petty member Of congress. or LITTLE
ember Of the house Of commons, or
httie member Of the French legisla-
'e assembly, here and there, speak,
3 the language Of cynicism, or pes
nism, or hypocrisy. or simply par
AN hate, prevent It all by saying
at 1t is "lmpracticable" or "impos-
DE" when he has never studied the
estion far enough to know whether
Is or it is not impracticable or impos-
'ie? Is there anything impossible to
IN, provided he has behind him the
u TO freedom and casts out Of his
Rrt the will to power? I think not.
mink moreover that the little soul,
F-centered, environment-encirc
party-encompassed-which today 10
empting to weaken the influence Of
president Of the United States
lie he is in Europe. trying rs best
can to make out Of this aspiration
Fvoutly to be wished" "consumma-
p,' will live to regret his acts and
utterance, and when his memory
ags up to him a few years from now
lpresent course, he will pray to God
Ibe delivered from this body Of
fh," or what Is worse, the memory
Ethis body of death. The prophets
\ the seers and the poets Of the
nd have not been fools. The So
led practical men, who are fools as
lnle, have only deemed them to be
because their own souls were not
md enough to comprehend.
hnnyson refers to the fact that fire.
Intly knowledge comes and wisdom
gers" knowledge comes to the so
aM practical man in his opinion,
lasometimes in reality; wisdom not
lNlingers with him, but never comes
I!dl. 1t is only to seers (and seers are
|Hay see-ers with one sc" elid-
D and poets and prophets and ideal.
10 that wisdom comes. l firmly be-
I've that wisdom has finally come in
( International guise to those Of us
10 insist that this treaty Of peace
Ind not be confined to questions Of
mdaries, iEdemnities, compensations
|Menalties, as important as all these
smd as important as it Is that they
nuh be taken care of; but shall 60
rher and include, as far as human
hdm and human ingenuity and hui
~ love can include them, provisions
kRp the peace which we have con- .
Hed. and to prevent the recurrence
sruggles such as that through
iiA we have just passed-struggles
II only savage and barbarously in
M but, worse vt, scientific. If the
dence' of the world, which is a
"a In its original meaning signify
merely Knowledge" is to have as
chef aim among men the destruc-
q Of one another, then indeed 1t $
tue that knowledge comes but wis
. lingers." l
Americas Task Not Ended.
mere are people who think that :
nistice means peace. There are :.
sple who think that peace, no mat
ihow determined, is sufficient. They
3 both mistaken. There are three !
four million men in Germany yet
4 an be modified in forty-eight =
m-not as we'll armed and NUM-
ned as they were, but still danger :
1 There are anarchistic forces p"
N and elsewhere threatening the
sruetion Of the civilization Of the n
nd Americas task is not over; her ]
Nd task still confronts her. Her
uonal task even is not through with; \
ney must be given freely, not only u
TIE world task but to the national OF
U Not only cash but the credit 81
tthe American people must be ex- 81
tded: no man who loves the repub- W
J q who loves humanity can regard
acihces at an end now. Even II bl
scnnsider nothing but ourselves, our OF
h must be brought home, and peace m
editions must be reconstructed, ana
enness things accompanied by great WI
Pense must be done in order that fc
J may atake up the pillow where we co
II IN the furrow and go on to the &c
q Of the furrow." Even from the lie,