Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-02-04
The World s Next Step
NO. : s
Leasus q Naassns the First Copcested
World Move
81 CLARENCE {. SPEED

have been made before. There came
the awakening Of the nations from
the bigotry and intolerance of the dark
ages; the rise Of the spirit Of democ-
racy; the revolt against human slav-
cry and serfdom; the general antip-
athy toward exploitation Of one class
by another.
But all Of these steps In human
progress had small beginnings. They
would originate, perhaps, In q single
community Of one nation, spread from
there over the whole country, cross
borders with much difficulty, and
finally sweep over the greater part Of
the civilized world.
Now. however, for the first time In
history, we ind In the organization Of
league Of nations what may be con-
sidered as the civilized world prepared
to take step forward In unison. This
being 80. isn't i reasonable to expect
that the league Of nations idea will
succeed more quickly than other pro.
! gressive ideas which have preceded 1T
Democracy as the modern world
understands II, may be considered to
date from our own revolution and the
French revolution. though the seeds
were planted lont before then. The
powerful Of the earth were against II.
Organized governments fought III
Armies and navies were used to put
It down. Just I century ago, when Ma.
poleon was overthrow and the ancient
dynasties were being put back on their
thrones. II might have seemed that
democracy WIS doomed to failure.
Yet We see today democracy trium-
plant. There scarcely remains an Inn
portant government on earth In which
the people do not have the dnaI say
@ to ito policies.
Il democracy could triumph over
such great ohstacieA Il there any rea.
son to believe sthat Z league Of nations.
with I'll the world for 1t. will fall I
The league = ne natural outgrowth
81 democracy. II does not seek to-
overturn existing Institutions. It does
not threaten national governments or
national ideals.
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tary nation has Just tried to conquer
and despoil Its neighbors and failed
r,ra aa.,nst - EroIord France
Itslv ana thA yIntted States have inst
an,shsa a.ne,d,no l,so ana traasura
= h,therto nnhesrd-of quantities n
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not combat an ontra ced world and the
otnars have learned that thew cannot
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.rothsr General war. The task Of
reconstrpction 4 too great.
1,herefore Il would seem that the
,.oouo starts vith every prospect OF 1
he,np eiven an sopDortunity to have a
ss,- +r,o1 rs. constitution "A now
drawn Is Of course Tar from perfect.
II - INC rasnlt 81 compromise and
- difterine opinions. But ali nations
40 4 : creed mon the idea of its de-
ssrahiiitv and5ifA main purpose to pre.
vent war
!. mo const,tntion az the league IL
MI r,o,d provislon il made for
choroes az .bev NAV he found to be
necessary Az time goes ON undoubt-
civ there wi,l he changes. There
have heen changes IN our own Consti-
tu,,or and there WIN be more.
n IL not faif- to assume, either, that
Tho m,llennium has arrived lust be-
aa,,sa ! leogua az nations is coming
into being There probably will be
-. Cos i come Injustice In the
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