The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-13

! the part of a nation. or who believe
in establishing their own type of gov
eminent, the world over for the bene-
fit of the nation, take an entirely diff.
| ferent view of the matter of govern
ment and quite readily bend them
selves to arbitrary rule.
| In this connection you can hardly
select a better contrast than the peo-
pie of the United States upon the one
hand and the people, on tn other
hand. of Germany, who prier to the
overthrow of the Kaiser were willing
to submerge their individual consid-
erations into that larger considera-
ton, as they saw it, of benefits that
could accrue to the German govern
ment, to German life, to the perpetu-
| ity of German ideals and in short the
giving Of Germany a "place in the
SUM-"
Or again, no better illustration
could be found than that which ex-
| lists between the people of our land
and the people of Japan, who are
quite willing as were the people of
| Germany to submerge themselves as
| individuals for the greater glorifica-
ton of Japan, for the establishing of
dominion over Korea, over China,
Asia, in fact extension of Japanese
influence turnout other parts of the
world mot forgetting colonization that
the Japanese people would undertake
in the possessions Of Great Britain
and within the United States.
! A further illustration may be found
of the manner in which ideals deter
mine the kind Of government by turn
ing to the experiene of our own peo-
pie during the recent war. APPARENT
| ly, with practically the unanimous
support of the American people, the
| President of the United States was
granted powers unprecedented in the
history of our people and in fact
greater powers than was exercised
by the President of France, or of
most of the other nations with which
we were allied in the prosecution of
a great cause But with the termina-
ton of the war, the people true to the
ideals that they have followed for
more than 100 years, with the same
unanimity that they conferred power
upon the President, asked again that
this power be restored to them. The
ideal during the period of the war
was to attain success. That ideal hav-
ing been realized, the people desire
that arbitrary power be withdrawn
from the ruler and that the people
themselves assume the sovereignty
they are accustomed to regard as
their very own.
Education
Probably the greatest influence in
the determination of government In
recent years and by that l mean since
the Reformation in Europe and the
awakening of the world in general
that followed this period has been
brought about thru the common edu-
cation of the people of all lands. You
saw the people of Great Britain and
of France tolerant for centuries under
arbitrary rule. You cad the Refor-
nation. You read of the enlighten-
ment of these same people you read
of the period of unrest, of the surg
ing of political thought, of the I'M
heval of government and the estab-
lishment in Great Britain, after men
archs had paid the penalty of trying
to hold in their own hands the power
that had been exercised thru centres, |
governments that while monarchial in |
form were democratic in character. |
You read of the same happenings IN
France and there after the French |