Evening journal., 1920-06-08

lens and trials which the huge con
vulsion has left 10 Us and with which
we must cope and cope successfully
II We are 70 rebuild and 0gain move
onward. The ruined towns. the
broken industries. tho dcsolated farms
are there before our eyes wherever
the battles were fought. Countless
little mounds mark tire resting places
of the dead I'm the fields and on the
hillsidcs torn and glshcd by shot and
she'll Signels OF mourning through
out the world tell us Of The ire
parable losses OF all nations, whioh
have swept away such an appalling
portion of the youth OF every land,
those In whom were garnerod up
The hopes and strength OF the future.
Tho splendor or the achievement OF
our soldiers and sailors. their daunt-
less couragc and unShrinkng service
will always remain one OF the proud
est memories I'm the history OF the
republic. But the dead return not
and tho shadow OF tho great sorrow
for those forever gone Will never De
ufted from the hearts OF The people
who sent them forth TO battle. the
material side OF war results -, IKE
the spiritual. ever with us. we lcol
In daily life the grinding. pressure
of the vast debts and heapcd up taxes
MILIEN MANN nDNn NAA'A
shoulders and upon those OF postriiy.
Great empires have been swept from
the earth. ancient monarchics nave
crumbled In an hour and long-estaD-
lehed governments have tottoreq,
fallen and passfd away like a watch
in the night.
All these things stare us In the face,
pierce our attention and arrest our
thoughts. But this Is not all and what
remains. perhaps more than anything
else, makes Incredibly difficult the i'm
menso task which lies before us, one
not TO be escaped but which Will
strain governments and people TO the
TOP OF their bent II aught that makes
life worth living is TO survive. The
wrecked town. the shattered forts,
the effaced villages, the sinking ships
were not the only victims Of the
storm OF war. other things, the i'm
palpable possessions OF the mind and
heart, have In like fashion been
wounded and crippled. In the shock
OF war. through long years OF bitter
conflict. moral restraints were zoos
ened and all habits, all the conventions
all the customs OF life. which more
even than law held society together,
were swept aside. One passion, one
purp0se-tO save the country, 10 save
civilization. 20 preserve froed0m-r0se
supreme. 10 could not be otherwise.
There could be i'm that hour but one
question asked OF men and women
"Are you loyal TO your country and
her cause, ready 10 work and to sac
riilce and II need be TO die for them Y'
II that single demand was rightly an
swered nothing else matiered In those
DAYS OF stress and anguish. No one
inquired further.
So the war ended and victory came
the great adventure was over and men
and women came back TO find the old
ways dull, The old life tame the old
restraints burdonsOme and they Them
selves possessed by a longing for eX-
element and a hunger for change un-
known before. One sees the result In
the restlessnoss which Is everywhere
in the mere irliles OF life, In dress In
amusemenis, In pleasure seeking, In
the greed for money and the reckless
ness of expenditure and what Is In
fnitoly more serious, In the discomfort
with an forms Of government or con-
trOl and I'm the readiness and eagerness
TO destroy even the fundamental prln-
ciplos OF a free and orderly civilization
Without which law and order. organ
lied society. the possibilities OF prog
ress and The chance for happiness can
not exist This State Of mind born OF
the war Is the eraycst obstacle I'm the
essential work OF restoring a shattered
world and making the great victory a
blessing 90 mankind. In order 20 sue
ceed at an we must understand this
mental and moral condition. We must
allow for &C. We must be very patient
We must steady our nerves. We must
be tolerant and above all, Open-mind-
ed. We must call on our common
sense ard self-resiraint. The complex
problem cannot be evaded and ii musl
be dealt with In such a way as 20 pre-
serve the foundations OF society and
enable us. those once secured, 10 ad
vance steadily. never hurriedly but ai
ways In order. toward every reform
every improvement, every form OF true
progress which will help mankind. II
is a gigantic task for any government
or any party. No party ana no gov
eminent can succeed unless they face
10 bravely, looking facts always In tn
face and determiped to do their best
never promising what they canno'
perform and never yielding TO IN,
faclle temptations Of momentary sue
cess.
One Of our great political partle.
has failed 10 meet-nay. Is In a cOnsid
erahle measure responsible for, th'
perilOus conditions OF the hour INT
only other organized political forc
strong enough 10 grapple with the en-
circling dangers is the Republican
Party. II that too fails and breaki
down. the Russian descent into bar
barism Will begin TO draw near. Sucf
an end Is inc0nceivable win IN
American people but they must realiz
the peril and drive It back into th'
darkness whence it comes. we. Keep
ers Of the Republican faith, mus
therefore succeed. We must not knoV
defeat when the creat responsibility
comes 10 our hands. To the serVic
OF 1860 we must add a like servic
in 1870. No larger victory at any Tim
could be won by any political party
We must both earn and deserve u
We did not fail IN the Civil War. W
shall not. must not fail now.
In order to render 20 our cOuntr
the service which we desire 10 rem
der and which we can accomplish Il
large measure, at least, n we under
take it with all our ability and i
a disinterested public spirit. we mus
have the opportunity for service
That opportunity can only com
through our being entrusted by On
people with both the legislative an
the executive authority. To this en-
Mr. Wilson and his dynasty. his heir
ard assigns. or anybody that is hi
anybody who. with bent knee ha
served his purposes, must be drive
from all control, from all infuenc
upon the government Of the Unite
States. They must be driven frol
ofiice and power not because the