Evening star., 1921-12-04
Engish-Speaking Race Still
Owes High Duty to Mankind

Are We to let timid souls who
believe that evil once existent can
never be destroyed, guide the des-
TIMES of mankind? Tuberculosis
once was looked upon inevitably
as an incurable disease. 1t then
was called consumption. A per-
son seized with it was at once as
sured that sooner or later death
would intervene. When certain
pathfinders in medicine declared
their belief that the dread disease
could be not only prevented but
cured. they were laughed at. What
would have been the result to hu
manity if that laugh had been
crystallized into fixed medical con-
duct.
30 close is glory to our dust.
So near is God to man,
When duty whispers 10. thou must"
The youth replies II can"
Peter did not walk upon the
water because Peters faith failed
him. Men rise above themselves
only when they have the faith
that they can. That man is already
defeated who thinks he cannot
win.
I can understand why those who
do not speak the English tongue
and have not the traditions of the
English race may become pessi-
mistic and doubt the goodness
and the good intentions of man.
kind. But ! cannot understand how
men who trace their language to
Chaucer, their love of liberty to
Hampden and their sense Of JUS
tice to Blackstone can be dis
mayed. For ten centuries the
never-ending fight of men of Eng
lish tongue has been fight not
for the supremacy of force. but
for that approximate justice which
may come under laws admins
tered by right-thinking men. The
fight has gone on from John at
Runnymede to the ragged Conti-
nentals at Lexington and to Haig
and Pershing on the fields of
Fance and Flanders. 1t has not
been a tight for personal glory or
self-aggrandizemen for the put
ting of the conquerors foot upon
a conquered neck. 1t has been
fight that majorities and minori-
ties, rulers and subjects, all might
be subservient to the reign of
law and order, that all might
dwell in peace within friendly
realm.
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There are two great nations one
of which, / know, has all she
wants and the other of which. in
my Judgment, has just little more
than she cares to have. These ma
tions are the United States of
America and Great Britain. Our
own history, Notwithstanding some
errors that have been made, is a
history of national unselfishness.
We desire no further territory. We
seek to rule no alien people. The
British empire if it could but ad-
just the grievances held by Ireland
and could gracefully get rid of Mes
opotamia, would still have all that
il desires of this earth's surface
over which to rule. The people OF
these two nations have made the
great fight for the rights Of man.
kind. They have safely established
themselves as the governing bod
les of all that portion of the world
which they seek to control. They
are alarmed about neither assault
nor treason.
If the Gloomy Gusses who speak
our tongue would only quit talk-
ing for a little while! If they
would only allow the loud. clear
voice of duty to be heard! Having
won for the world by arms and by
example the rights Of people to
govern themselves men of English
tongue now owe it to their race
and faith to start upon another
career of high adventure, to be-
come the vanguard in an onward
movement having as its object to
teach the duty of mankind to man.
In spite of all dogma and all doubt.
in spite of fear within and fighting
without, in spite of history and
original sin, England and America
will not have measured up to that
high position until they shall have
done more than simple justice In
an effort to promote the peace of
the world. Their men have writ
ten their names high on the scrolls
of warriors, statesmen scholars and
scientists. May God grant that
they shall complete the record by
writing their names high on the
scroll Of those who love their fel-
low men.
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