South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-06

Charles Kingsley told us Of "a peO-
pie who walk bach wards. crying.
Don't tell Us" 4 hope there are
Few such men az the present day
in America for never since the
adoption OF the constitution has any
harder problem been presented the
people than that OF the League Of
Nations. In order 90 understand IL
we must know. not only the posi-
ton OF the United states. but the
condition OF thlues in Europe,
caused by the Internal conspiracy
Of the German rulers against the
liberties Of mankind an6 the ruin
that has followed ia their track.
with which our people as rule are
little familiar
More than half % Europe is al the
present time without settled govern
ment. part OF II is in the hands OF
bolsheviki a minority that main
tains its power by violence, part Of
It is ia a state OF anarchy; and the
rest IL ready 20 break out at any
moment into bloody fights between
different races. 81 we were not so
hardened TO horrors, the conditions
in large parts or central and cast
ern Europe would strike os as ter
rible. Institutions have broken
down, law and order are gone, vio-
lence reigus supreme. the signs OF
dissolution are everywhere, and
starvation and ruin are staring the
people in the face Let me read TO
you a very brief description of Ger
no
world Of the dghting and shortage
of food that have followed, ana Of
the evils that VIII set come. if they
are not prevented. It was written
more than ]. 500 years ago and is
an the Book of Revelation
The Pour IOrsencn OF Revelation.
Il heard. as 10 were the noise of
thunder. one OF the four beasts say
ing, Come and see. And / saw, ana
behold a white horse; and he that
sat on him had a bow; and a crown
was given unto him: and he went
forth conquering and 20 conquer.
And when ne had opened the
second 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 kill one
another: and there was given unto
him a great sword.
And when ne had opened the
third seal. j heard the third beast
say. Come and see And L beheld
and 10, a black horse; and he that
sat on him had "A pair Of balances
in his hand And ] heard a voice
in the midst Of the four beasts say.
A measure of wheat for a penny
and three measures Of barley for a
penny. and see thou hurt not the
oil and the wine.
And when ne had opened the
fourth seal. / heard the voice of the
fourth beast say. Come and see.
And I looked and behold a pale
horse and his name that sat on MIN
was death and Hell followed with
him. And power was given unto
them over the fourth part Of tho
earth. 10 Kill with sword. and with
hunger and with pestilence. and
with the beasts OF the earth"
Does anyone suppose that anar-
th9s Nhc upStttil- ol til ol otL ~
government OF all economic and
social life. can take place IN that
great part Of Europe without at
fecting the rest of the continent p
Does any one suppose II can take
place without affecting us? Does
any one suppose that bOlshevism
can rule half Of Europe and find no
echo in this country? Does any ono
believe that we can isolate ourselves
from the contaeion Of disintegatins
doctrines any more than we can
from epidemics2 Autocracy and