Evening star., 1922-04-16
Harden Declares Countries
Must Become International
to Save Selves.
GLOOMY EASTER OUTLOOK
Cooperation as Yet Seems Impos-
sible, He Say-Discusses Meet
ings of "Internationals."
BY MACMILLAN HARDEN.
Germany's FOremost Publicist.

| BY Cable to The Star.
BERLIN, April 15.-There formerly
was an Easter custom whereby Ger
| man pupils in humanist colleges
| would go singing into the woods to
cut off willow switches with which
| their masters might chastise them.
Europes people today, however,
show no desire to prepare means
! for their own punishment They do
| not confess even to having blum
dered, but continue to place the
blame upon others. In some parts,
however, large masses have sepa-
rated themselves from the state. The
proud Roman name of proletarian
| serve the state with property but
with ofrspring-proles-w lead
| ers had the right to chastise the
| more fortunate classes OF the COM
| munity as the old-time masters en-
! joyed the right over their bad pupils.
"mternationals" Meet.
| This quiet week. devoted to the re-
| membrance of Christ's passion, has
| brought the sound of many chasten-
ing strokes. Representatives of
three internationals met in Berlin to
judge the earth's citizens. 1t was
| the anniversary of the first inter-
national which emanated from the
rection of Christ, who attempted to
form a Christian community without
national boundaries, which, however.
on the eve of the second century
proved itself weak and Intellectual.
In 1854 a new international sprang
up. founded by Karl Marx. It called
| Itself the frst international. al
though the founders believed they
| were continuing the Galilean spirit
propagated in Rome. Had not Jesus
himself called the poorest and neavl,
est laden tc Him and promised them
| the kingdom of heaven? Had He not
driven the money changers from the
| temple and publicly taught that 1t
would be easier for the camel to go
! through the eye of the needle than
for rich man to enter heaven?
! Despite the noblest of principles
Marks international soon was the
subject Of quarrels and of sectarian
disputes.
Then came the organization Of the
second international. At first 1t seem
ments to tremble and fourished in
the face of the strongest OF police
and military opposition. therefore
it came to be regarded by the work.
the future Of the world. In July.
1914. when the horizon Of Europe
already was cloudy, the leaders of
the international proclaimed that
their principles would be stronger
than patriotism. that the working
| classes would not degrade themselves
| by fratricide.
Rush to Military Support.
But on mobilization day the evil
| of words was rent asunder. Men
rushed wildly to the colors and the
! party. called-to give it its full name
..the International Revolutionary Fec,
pie for the Liberation at, s.ro01s.t 0s eHial enA
porters Of the military bourgeois
governments Even orthodox Marx
lists like the Russian, ,Plechanow:
the Frenchman. Guesede; the Belgian,
kuropatlin. supported their country's
cause. Those who confessed interna-
tionahsm, like Lenin, were exiled. or,
like Karl Liebknecht, we're imprisoned
and forced to make boots.
Later another international was
started, this time in the Swiss town
of Zimmerwald. A second. considered
dead since the, bolshevist revolution
of 1917 had forced dictatorship on
the vast empire Of the former car;
peoples between the White and 4el-
low seas to rally to its standard
With the war over. third one. Ike,
wise supposed dead, was resurrected
in Vienna. Their Leaders leaders tnyS inyeishsa hsa
ancient Trojans and Greeks before
a battle. The third enjoyed the
prestige of being the first prole-
tartan state to influence the east
Turkey. Persia, India The second,
was expected to insure the money
necessary for economic and social
war. Consequently there arose q de-
sire to cooperate. This was the
reason for the Berlin gathering: It
aas Rasat "dns display .' Of rhetoric. rhetoric co.opera-
tion as yet is impossible. but an in
ternational mass demonstration has
been called for April 20.
Russian Viewpoint.
The contrasting Russian viewpoint
was noteworthy. At Moscow Lenin,
speaking on the Russian economic
condition, said: I'VE are not going to
Moscow as communists, but as busi-
ness men meaning to set as much as
possible for the Russian trade" At
the Berlin conference Radek. also
member Of the soviet government,
thundered against "the capitalistic
robber states. now considering their
These states, so kindly spoken Of, we're
forced by necessity and business hope
to have intercourse with the com
munist government, which Is really
their worst enemy. but 80 important
will that trade intercourse become
that moral indignation no longer will
be possible on the part Of their repre-
sentatives now assembled at Genoa.
Mr.. Child. the American observer
at Genoa, sees signs of the highest
culture in the old-time charming pal
see where the soviet representatives
are meeting with the delegates Of all
EUROPE. But culture already is be-
coming sclerotic. and also is uncon-
sciousiy preparing a rod for its own
back. Unless Europe becomes inter-
national in q practical sense, aban-
doninr nationalism closely guarded
by miIitarism, there is futile hope for
happiness on Easter day, although
the bells everywhere are ringing q
Joyous spring song.
Copyright, 1927
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