The Washington times., 1920-10-04

rope. He came here like some evan
xsiieal Clergyman Of q now faith. full
of fire and hope He honestly be-
lievsd that he had the only true gos-
pei. am sure he felt he was work
ing In the name OF God. His SINGER
ity was not only beyond suspieion: u
fired the masses OF war-wsary Eu-
rope. He felt. and they with him.
that before this fire Of faith and good
win toward men all the powers OF
darkness must scatter.
1t is difficult for Americans to un-
dsrstand what the coming Of Presi-
dent Wilson did to the hopes and
hearts OF European masses. To real
ize IL. however, one needs only con-
slider what II did to President Wilson
himself. When he came here he was
the most acclaimed man In the world.
Today he is broken. not only In
health. and not only In the eyes OF
Europe. but also in his own country.
They were waiting for him here. the
powers OF darkness. = And after
the struggle in the dark 1t was the
evangel Of light that came out de-
feated and tarnished with com
promise.
What solution do see for Europe's
plight?
Action based on a new spirit. on
the common interest and needs of all
Europe, and Of all the world.
This sort Of action on an internA-
tional plane seems to be the only hope
for Europe. To pool in common the
resources of the world and to redis-
tribute them on the basis OF a COM
mon bond and a comomn need would
not only save Europe materially but
spiritually. as President Wilson hoped
II would be saved.
But the spirit that made common
cause possible within each nation is
the very thing that in Its ugly and
negative aspect works against the
same action on an international plane.
Patriotism during war means hatred
of the other nation as much as love
of your own. In this negative sense
Frances patriotism has grown greatly
since the signing of the armistlcc.
1t now not only still hates Germany;
it has added other nations, notably
Russia, to its hatreds.
Toward England and Italy, her
chief allies, the feeling in France is
elso anything but love. Even within
her own borders interclass hatred is
growing. Instead of democracy grow
ing, we have one class demanding the
Dictatorship of the proletariat: the
other a return to monarchy. There
are distinct signs in France that the
Idea Of monarchy is growing more
popular. Take, as instance. the pomps
and ceremonials accorded to the bur-
ial of Empress Eugene. Also the
mass Of French bourgeoise has grown
not only in numbers, but also in its
bourgeois passion. Formerly French
men fought for their seigneur, for
that body of customs and laws which
for the mass of people means coun-
try. But now a great many people
have acquired a little property and
made investments; and today France
fight as their investments dictate.
WI ther this adds to the sentiment
for fr1archy IN France is debatable.
But what is clear to us and not
so much to people outside Of France
is that the example Of England is
helping the monarchical idea In
France. Our Royalists see across the
channel a king on the throne. With
characteristic lack OF imagination
they see only the crown and not the
puppet. They do not understand the
combination of democratic structure
and regal trappings which makes
Gambetta republic is what these
Royalists want, and that was not
far from monarchy.
BEST CHANCE FOR RUSSIA.
All this means that so far from
approaching the spirit in which
Europe can be saved we are drifting
away from it.
Out of all this disintegration l
think but one nation may recover
Russia. There Is something new
coming from that quarter. There is
all the travail, strength and agony
of something great being born there.
Nothing doomed to early death could
rouse such a stir of emotion through
out the entire world. Nothing short
Of a new and giant spirit could have
accomplished what Russia's Red
did against ring OF enemies. or
course. there are tremendous faults
and lacks, elemental crudenesses
there But that is in the nature of
newly born great things.
And the one mobile military power
today Is Russia's. The whole world
is reverberating with what Is taking
place in Poland.
What do 1 see being born there1
SOCIALISM,, OF COuTse. mean tnat
for the first time this Socialism is n
tremendous fact instead of an agitat-
ing theme only. Socialism in one
form or another Is inevitable through
out the world. And 1t is the one
hope for Europe.
1 except the United States and
Japan from this picture.
They are the only nations that have
como out economically more powerful.
Together they would make very
powerful combination. But there Is
commercial rivalry between them,
and that will keep them apart They
have grown richer while Europe Is
going bankrupt
And therein l see a great danger for
both of these countries-militarism
In tho United States particularly.
There industrlalism Ia developing
tremendously. Industrialism in turn
demands protection and expansion for
its vast properties, transport, foreign
markets. This means large standing
armies and pavies.
CONJECTURE ABOUT u. =.