The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-02
CIVILIZATION IS
SUFFERINCFOR
MODERN BIBLE
This Contention Is Made by H.
C. Wells in His New Book,
''The Salvaging of
Civilization"
as DREADFUL WORLD"
Noted English Author Suggests
Changes to Bring About
Happier International
Relations.

In John o. London, the British week
", is a review Of II. c. Wells laies
judgment OF the world with the custom
ary correction for each evil exposed
This latest work Mr.. Wells has choser
to call The Salvaging of Civilization
and in il he suggests a number OF start
ling rcvisions OF the very keys,ones OF
things as they are. OF Mr. Wells, hi.
plan and his book the English reviewer
has this TO say:
This is the age Of pessimism. We
are far enough away from Browning's
mood-'Cod's in his heaven. all's well
with the world Today our deans are
gloomy and our novelists are gloomier
In his new book, The Salvaging of Civ
iiization' tCassell, Is. 6d), Mr.. II. C.
Wells wceps over the ruins of world -
This world of mankind seems 10
me 10 be a very sinister and dread
ful world. Ii has come to this
that | open my newspaper every
morning with sinking heart, and
usually find little to console me.
''But Mr.. Wells does moi sorrow as
those without hope. The title Of his
book implies that he has a plan of sal.
vation. Years ago Mr.. Chamberlain
told us TO think lmperially. Mr.. Wells
bids us think Europeanly if We would be
saved
II Europe is 10 be saved from ul-
iimaie disaster Europe has to stop
thinking in terms Of the people Of
France, the people Of England. the
people Of Germany, the French. the
British. the Germans. and SO forth.
Europe has 10 think at least Of the
people Of Europe il mol the civiliz.
ed people Of the world.
WORLD STATE NEEDED
"The first step 10 world unity is Eu-
ropean unity. With that achieved the
World State is practical politics.
'The Wells World State would be a
definite entity entirely different in char
acter from the vague, rather windy
League of Nations, for which he has
nothing but contempt He even goes 50
far as TO suggest the method By which
his World State would be governed.
There will be Supreme Court
determining not International Law,
but World Law. There will be
growing Code of World Law.
There will be a world currency.
There will be ministry Of posts,
transport and communications gen.
orally.
There will be ministry Of trade
in stape products and for the con-
scrvation and development Of the
natural resources Of the earth.
There will be ministry Of social
and labor conditions.
There will be a ministry of world
health.
There will be ministry, the most
important ministry of all, watching
and supplementing national educa.
tional work and taking up the care
and stimulation of backward com.
munities.
And instead of a War Office and
Naval and Military departments,
there will be a Peace Ministry
studying the belligerent possibilities
OF every new invention, watching
Tor armed disturbances everywhere,
and having complete control Of ey-
cry armed force that remains in the
world.
Mr.. Wells contends that there is al.
ready certain movement towards what
may be called the larger patriotism
and he looks to education to stimulate
the movement.
TO HAVE NEW BIBLE
There nus, be new universal scheme
OF education, emphasizing human unity,