The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-15
NICHOLSON WARNS
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from the individual to the family;
from the family to he tribe; from the
tribe to the state: from the state to
the nation, and he interprets social
evolution wrongly who does not see
the inevitable climax in some well de-
fined international agreement that will
regulate according to law the interna-
tional dealings of the future. Individ-
ualism is supreme only so long as the
individual can exclude himself from
the society of another. When he is
compelled to have dealings with others
the necessity is created for some sort
of social compact that will govern
the inter-relationships of all.
so long as the American colonies
could stand alone and preserve a
strict independence, they were so
many separate nationalities. but the
necessities of commerce and the ext
gencies of war drove them together
and the United States of America was
born.
We have now reached the age of
internationalism, and there is no es-
cape from it. Commerce, the telegraph
and cable, the wireless, the influence
of Christianity as a world force have
all combined to make the whole world
neighbors, and now a great world war
has created the necessity for an inter
national compact that will govern all
future international dealings. While
such compact may alter somewhat
the status of nationalism, it does not
mean the destruction of nationalism,
any more than our federal government
means destruction of the state, or the
organization of the family means the
destruction of the individual. Each in
turn has had to sacrifice something of
independence guaranteed by it's eX-
clusiveness, but each has gained vastly
more in position, in power, in hap
piness and general efficiency. So
here the United States is bound to
gain more than it loses by entering
into well ordered compact of ma
tons that is designated to conserve
the highest good of the new world
order and be fuller guarantee of the
permanent peace of the world. Both
for our own security as we'll as for
the sake of our example, we cannot
afford now to turn aside to play poll
ties when the betterment and probably
the lasting peace of the human family
are at stake.
Must Face Issue
'-its campaign of world missions, it's
message has been an international
message. Preaching the doctrine of
the brotherhood of man and the Fa-
therhood of God. 1t was inevitable
that sooner or later the world would
have to face this issue of an interna-
tional compact The Christian mes
sage can no more sanction the spirit
OF selfishness in nations than in indi-
viduals. The best interests Of both
require the largest possible contribu-
ton for the welfare of others, and the
United States will serve itself best to
the extent that it serves the highest
interests of the world.
Certain senators have classified the
Bolshevists and l. w. w. as interna-
tionalists. The classification is libel.
Bolsheyism, popularity defined, is ter
rorism. Internationalism means a we'll
ordered program under reign of law,
not anarchy and chaos. Such appeals
may serve a temporary purpose to in
flame the undiscriminating mind, but
in the end they will react and reflect
seriously upon the authors.
With the church, labor, educators,
and so large a proportion of our bust
ness and professional population sup
porting the league of nations idea, it
viii be suicidal for the Republican
party at such an hour to put itself
across the path OF human progress.
Rather let Republican senators and
all others in places of responsibility
turn their serious attention to such
study of the plan as will insure the
creation of the very best compact for
the government of international rela-
tons which can be devised.