South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-02
Other Editors Than Ours
4 HOWARD DISCOVERY.
(Et. Wayne Journal-G

The Lowell institute. OF Boston, is either unfor-
tInate in its lecturers il selects its lecturers
the purpose of advancing views that are in accord
with its policy, if We may Judge from some of the
recent lectures to which has listened Not long
ago we called attention TO a Lowell institute lecture
In which the idea advanced that the culture the
education and most of the Of the Ieriold
of the American revolution was with the Tories
Now comes Prof. Abbott. of Harvard with a lee
ture presumably intended convey the npres sion
that the League Of Nations is similar in character
the Holy Alliance The professor set himself to the
6ask OF showing the similarities between conditions
Following the Napoeonic wars and the strug-
gle. Up TO the point to which all else probably was
intended to contribute he plausible Thus he vas
able to quote the Edinburg Review of 1915:
"The downfall Napoleon and the defeat OF
the French armies have proved forever the utter
impracticability of any similar scheme of uni
versal dominion" the article read. (Prof. Abbott
substituted William III for Napoleon and Ger
for French). mo in dix idual it may be fair
ly presumed, will try that fatal experiment
again and the different states will never again
be found So shamefuly unprOvded for defense
In the second place it has read an impressive
lesson to ambition. and in the third place il
placed in dscredit and derision the character
Of conquerors in general; ana neither in our
days in those of children is il likely
that any other advenjurer will arise to efface
the impressions connected with that recollec-
ton"
If this means anything to us today. it that
IL is absurd dismiss necessity for some sort
Of international organization for the prevention OF
world the ground that Wiihelna's expert.
ment will forever deter others from ma king his "a;
tempt.
lie is also able 10 find similarity between the
fear of the French philosophy OF the revolution and
the present fear OF Russian bolshevisnn in a quota
ton from the Ednburg Review of the same year:
so long France continues controlled by
the principles of the revolution. there cap~re no
safety repose for Europe. for under all its
forms the revolutionary principle acting in such
country must prove an inexhaustible
OF external aggression (Prof. Abbott substitut-
ed Russia for France and bolshevism for revo-
luton)
II seems remarkable ;ha. the professor can find
difference between the rn!lcsot ny of the French
revolution and the phil. srDhy CT Lcnne and Trotzky.
There fear--1o doUbt. II the United States
had been in Europe. or "Nn evolutionary philoso
ply would in that day have created CONSERVATION
among the leaders Of the nations.
The Holy Alliance was combination Of despots
a reactoEary combination having for its purpose
the prevention of the spread OF The principles OF
democracy and the practical enslavement Of small
nations Il did not contemplate any plan for the
ventOn OF the contamination or the selfish amb-
tons OF the Powerful. atoms 1t as nearly the
opposite OF the iessce IS human ingenuity could de-
What sbsurdity-to compare the aians and the
purposes and the hopes or men I, - woodrow Will
with The Tai!yrsnds and the Nee lernichs--per-
feet disciples OF The Prince" incorporating
enemies OF democracy and the leopie, tools and
courtisrs OF despos.
The Holy Alliance was born OF the Royalst re-
action in the great nations az ne world
The League OF Nations born Of the reaction
against the secret treaties. The balance of power.
through which the world mas been governed since
the days OF the Holy Alliance.
The Holy Alliance frankly Intended for the
service of states and the preser, alton OF the
despotc power or autocrats.
The League OF Nations devised for the pro-
lection OF small states asainst the srest
and for the safeguarding OF democracy and The
rights OF the masses OF mankind
The Holy Alliance expected prevent
lust as 'he entente and the Triple Alliance of 1914.
expected 10 prevent war-and both failed all
saeh combinations depending rover Of the
sword must inevitably fail
And the elemen. in the conference which
hostile TO the league, led by Clsmenceau. pro-
posed counter-pisn for the prevention OF
another Holy Aliiance-such as the military alliance
pror osed between the United states England and
France.
II strange that il should have been
served for Harvard profe ssOr 10 discover resem-
hiance between Woodrow Wilson and Tallyra nd. be-
SHUTS and Leternick.
But strange things have sometimes come OF