The New York herald., 1922-03-26

brilliant counsellors If he Is not sure
Of that support. That is what / have
been told by many men and women Of
high intellectual standing. and l sup
pose there is something in 1t. One
must qualify that indictment Of the
American system of political govern
ance by the admission which 1 think
must be made regarding all national
governance at the present time. We,
in all nations, need a leader who will
have the courage and quality of soul
TO take his stand solely upon the sup
port of the people to call to them.
above the noise and traffic OF the po-
litical arena, careless of political con-
sequences, reckless Of political or even
physical death. so long as he upholds
the truth and follows the light.
believe the people, in spite OF po-
litical passions and human ignorance,
are ready to follow such q lead to-day
and to force any political body to keep
pace with their enthusiasm by their
immense pressure Of support for a
man who dares to lead, who dares to
tell the truth, who does not care for
office, for power or for popularity it
self but is strong in his unselfish de-
votion to a noble purpose. We are all
ready for such q man, but he does not
come or perhaps we fail to see him
in our midst as men failed to see
Christ.
No Justice Left Here.
have listened since my visit to the
United States TO more severe denun-
Citations of political and social morality
than 7 should care to repeat. There
is no justice in this country" said one
man. "'Can' that idea before you go
home." Business honor has deterior-
ated until it has disappeared" said
another man. "Frivolity. immortality.
dishonesty crime are overwhelming
the old simple virtues OF the American
people," said an American with whom
sat only few minutes before writ
ing this article. should be a liar IL
/ pretended that I saw nothing but
virtue in the United States, nothing
but high and noble impulses, nothing
but a glorious type Of civilization.
We are living in time Of transition,
in which the ship Of humanity itself
has broken loose from its moorings.
There is a restlessness working in the
hearts of men and women. We are
all under the spell Of stirring impulses.
OF some big natural subconscious dis
turbance which is preparing for the
evolution of something new that we
cannot foresee or understand. In ma
tions and in individuals the war and
tides of thought which made the war
possible have broken down old se-
curities. conventions. laws and con-
tentments. Youth is touched by the
spirit of revolt. Old age itself is un-
certain of it's old certainties--is, like
youth. full Of doubt, uneasy, not sure
OF the future. It Is "the dangerous
age" OF the world itself.
The people Of the United States,
therefore, are not immune from this
general disease. from It's fevers and
heart breakings and insanities. But l
believe that the American people are
in the great mass healthy and level
headed and kind and honest, which are
the virtues most needed by any people
and the stuff out Of which leadership
can make all its wants. It Is leader
ship which lags behind the mass mind
in the world to-day in all countries.
am passionately against those pessi-
mists who despair OF their own people.
They are only waiting for the call and
will follow any man who scales the
heights without timidity in his own
zeal.
ccryrght, 1922, by The Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.