Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04

i and minds are bound together with
mutual sympathy and social love. The
Chinese are known for their unfalter-
ling integrity directed by the spirit and
Thought Of Confucius. The Hindu is
known and honored for his religious
e1sv5ea.a and philosophic thought, fol-
lowing as best he can the dreams and
precepts Of his Buddha; while the
peasants of Russia follow, in their own
simple and sweet-spirited way, in the
footsteps Of the Nazarine.
Though they have different teach
ers. they have the same spirit and SIM
| liar customs and institutions.
There is nothing to keep them apart
and everything to draw them together.
Not only have they mutual economic
and spiritual attractions each for the
others; but the greedy nations of DC
,cidental civilization are bombarding
their gates with the olive branch upon
their lips and daggers in their hands.
The nations Of the West seek entrance
through the portals of the East. but to
gain wealth with which to heal the
wounds of the world war.
This terrible pressure from without
is arousing the lion of Asia and add
ing other reasons for those nations to
unite, first for self-preservation, and
second for the domination of the West
with the spirit Of the East.
The people of the East have already
risen. England destroyed the govern
ment Of India. China overthrows her
emperor. and Russia has cast down
the car. Their tyrannical govern
ments are out of the way, and the
people will flow together, like shot in
a crucible under fire, from the nations
Of the West.
Their deep religious ferver; their
social relations, companionship, COM
munal interest, affection for one an
other, simplicity of life, honesty Of
purpose, all are elements that go to
make up an irresistible social will,
once the emotions are thoroughly a.
reused.
These hordes will go as cheerfully
to their death as they do to their din
ner once they feel that the institutions
so sacred to their hearts are in danger.
Not only will they go, but they will go
as a unit. Nor yet will they go be-
cause they are coerced and forced by
a military machine, but because each
man is impelled and influenced by his
own religious emotions.
We shall then see the difference be-
tween a miIitarism Of greed and the
military power of a great spiritual up |
heaval They will fight, not like the
prize fighter in the ring, but like the
mother for her offspring. The tiger
in the jungle will be as lamb in COM
parison to the ferocity of those hordes, |
once aroused.
The West will fight with their heads, |
each jealous of the other, each seek
ing his specific advantage, each keep
ing account for a day of settlement.
each divided against the other-tem-
poriarily united with his allies, only to
devour them in later struggle. But
he Orientals will fight together, shout
Ter to shoulder, hand in hand, heart
hrobbing with heart. in what to them
IS a holy war; not Of conquest, but
first of defence. and last crusade to
break what they believe are the shac-
xles of slavery that bind their fellows.
IF the West could only see and learn
without the impending struggle, what
a blessing it would bel But alas,
greed. ambition, passion. is ever blind
and the blind lead the blind to the
Hitch. This ditch will be between the
shores of the Mediterranean and the
Western boundary Of India. There.
we will dig our ditch, and there. if We
persist. we will find our Waterloo.