The Newark journal., 1920-01-15
Too Far From the Country Sunset

Fire is in the air It is the blaze of destruction the dissent and greedfanned by ignorance and genuine dis tress. The sparks fly upward and the buwarks of the nation vibrate with anxiety.
 Flags of turbulence threaten. Rabid agtators urge by tidal insanity which approaching its high mark and will begin to ebb are openly proclaming the coming of communism and reversed social order Through boodsho eyes, large numbers of in great industrial centers are seeing red.
 Out where the air crisp and clear untanted by the gases and grme of great neters manufactures the fields still brown green of old. The fences friendly; the old shepherd dogs kindly the sheep ed; folks barter homely gossip; there whistle wind it strikes the of the old wood lot Things very much as they have been at this for years
 More than half of the American people live in the country That is fact that argues stability and in. sures sane votes against program of bolshevsm.
 Perhaps the world is growing a-weared of it's cities and the time has to begin miracle of disinegra- ton, which should not be wrought too quickly Smaller farms and more small towns possibly the answer. Like babies who have ougrown their cradles old Earth children have become cramped and restless Poor and blind and lacking in wisdom, they striking out for something bigger and better-they know what. Per haps, after a the world is in need of motherne with firm hand. Someone has said that is pow hat a,,+a to find way toward fuller spiritual expression. That is perhaps somewhat the truth than of spectaced pedagogues generally come But after a industrial squa has blown up by the uneashed breath of human nature-that old steadfast friend, worst enemy
 Fire breeds fire. Insanity is merely result of breeding thought concomant with breeding environment The health of the anxiety stricken portion of poru laon depends very largely removing certain of the troublesome protestors and organizers from each other from the conditions which give to their tvties and from the people whom they appealing Deportation undoubtedly necessary but in instancs of merted punishment it must the form of wise redistribution of the disturbers.
 The only way to restore the balance of the world is to deal patenty-with the sympathy of family doctor and the skill of scientist Some of human family distressed the experiences of the old country at heart homesck and in need of steamship communication back to the place from whence they Some of more nearly well-todo radicals should be prescribed restcure quiet mountain resort hunting trip in the timber Some of ailing require but a change of and fellowship restore their mental perspectves Most of the folks who talking wildly if they only knew it. would rather go and wood the old farm with just enough Jack Frost in the air to make the blood leap than do anything else in the world
 There is drudgery the farm but there compen- satons abundant Farming heard of stikes lock outs, of eight-hour days minimum wage, of profit sharing the Plumb plan, any of those other myst
 caton of modern industry which have added the ing faculties of many workers and capitalists tories and mines.
 Social and economic evolution has proceeded with such marvellous rapdty that it has brought the world of nerves" Breakdowns of leadership national ideas human conscience have tumbed upon the other with bewidering and dscouragng audiences.
 Just beyond the urban limits there is sunset every night And after the red disk dips below the edge there comes peace and comfort the watcher in the fields Gray twilight lets down it's blanket beds of mellow brown. Hope regns in the spirit in the heart The eountry-from whence the of the man and beast-remains faithful through unfathfulness and turmoil and blasphemy. It continues function the hub of civilization the balance wheel politics. the mother of msled humanity
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