Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03

in negative form, was given to the
Chinese by the Sage of Shantung:
What do not wish men to do to
me, | also do not wish to do to
men"
Many consider this the most I'M
shaken rule of morality, the founda-
ton of all social virtue.
No character in all history is less
neurological than Confucius. He is
no demi-god of fable but real per-
son. The facts of his life, the as
pect of the man, places where he
lived, the kings he served-all are
known. He is simply holy, not d.
vine. Here is the reverenced as a
deiety.
"The Five Relations"
"The Five Relations" one of the
finest things in the literature of the
past, lays open the power of Con-
fucius teachings.
"Affection between father and
son, concord between husband and
wife, kindness on the part of the
elder brother and Difference on the
part of the younger, order between
seniors and juniors, sincerity be-
tween friends and associates, re-
spect on the part of the ruler, 10y
atty on that of the minister" these
are the 10 courses of righteousness
equally binding on all men.
o.. The. five regular constituents of
DIR moral nature are I"beneyo1ence,
propriety, knowledge, truth and
righteousness" and the five bless
ings are Tong life, wealth, tram
guilty, desire for virtue and a
natural death"
The Confucian school has laid
down the healthiest maxims of
statecraft that we have, rejected the
exotic condition called bolshevism
and made the first plea for league
of nations.
Gle who holds Office, holds a
commission from heaven"
"The first duty of the state is to
secure plenty and relaxation for the
common people"
"At all costs government should
secure to all, all the necessities OF
life"
All depends on the favor of
heaven, and when the rulers neglect
heaven, the people will be dlscon-
tented"
Relying on heaven, we eat our
rice"
"If those who govern states only
think of amassing riches for their
personal use, they will infalliblv at
tract depraved men toward them,
and these creatures will really gov
ern. Such rule will call down the
Establishments of heaven and ex-
cite the vengeance of the aggrieved
people"
States Like Family.
"All states should be like the
members of a family. That will
bring peace" The theory of gov
eminent has never been summed up
more concisely or more wisely than
Standings sage left it to his race.
Pathetic was the end of this great
teacher. Men would not follow his
teachings, as he desired. He with
drew from the home and family and
went into solitude, there to await the
end. He lamented that the edihce
he labored so long to build was
crumbling to ruin. His last days
were melancholy. No wife or child
or friend was near as he passed
through the dark valley, He ut
tered no prayer, betrayed no appre-
hension. Deep treasured in his own
heart was the thought that he had
endeavored to serve his generation,
but he gave no sign.
The influence of Confucius, in
China, for good has been marvellous.
He was possessed of stoical reli-
afce on human nature. He appealed
to humanity, and the veneration of
countless millions is the response,
not to miraculous power, but to pure
force of character, a wonder I'M
matched in the pages of history.
Amid the vicissitudes of politics
and war, Confucian teaching has
been China's anchor to the windward
and it may yet be that the descend
ants OF the sage will be Chna's sal
walton. His direct posterity is a
living and vital force in Sinim. Duke
Kung, who bears the title of "Holy