The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-02
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ANOTHER Dt NNNft' rfhN'ffs
Tho throne OF Greece has crumbled into ruins
under the weight N tho Constantine dynasty.
Thus another scion Of the house of Hohenzui-
lcrn becomes victim Of tn, unhappy fate which
has attended mercoaily upon that imperial
inhibition which has brought such woe to the
world.
But oven moro Impressive Is tho conviction
that after all humanity does not progress but
travels In a circle. completing the cycle over ana
anon and thus giving the impression that It is
really going somewhere
From a iawleas mass wherein might made
right. peoples strugglod up through the days
Of feudallsm until at last they attained gov
crnmcnt administered by law. The form was
at best monarchlcal, at worst despouc, but IN
either case superior TO tho idea that man
might rirhtfully claim only what he wns able
10 defend And tho standard of the individual
uni. OF az human existence appreciated re-
markRby.
Education became widely dffused. and so It
awakened ambition in countless mlnds whereas
previously 1, had smouldered In only an occn-
sional mind. The struggle on for tho ex-
preston Of sovereignty. Under tho monarchlcai
system Of government hut few could exert nu-
thorityi the right of supreme power was vested
III n IhnhV tree. ii'Hto Nl' piiti VI w" iN'"
OF popular sovereignty.
Discipline, essential to all societies, assem-
blages and governments, grew lncreoeingy irk-
some In another hemisphere, far removed
from other races ana other governments sane
tuary was created for all who ohnfed at the
discipline enforced by klngs ana enperorS, That
sanctuary became the leven Of the whole oarth.
II stood as an example which could not be
ignored--a constant promise OF tho blessings
Of popular sovereignty. or so II seemcd. Only
To thinkers was It apparent that tho possible
reason for It's success and increasing strength
LAY In the fact that It's spaces were great, Its
opportunities unboundcd and that It's frontiers
afforded perpetual outlet for that quality Of
human nature which had poopled tho new
world with people OF the old, struck down
existing governments wherein room for oxpan-
sion afforded no other means Of selt-eSpresson.
And 80 the dynastles OF tho old order have
fallen one by one and popular sovereignty set
,p in their stead. In the oldest OF them ALL
China the circle has been trayorsed twice with
vast rapldlty---from monarch to president TO
monarch to president,
In every corner OF tho earth political opinion
~ in a state OF flux tho opposition TO discip-
lnr yrulcnt and vicious And adventurers
seeking to realize that selt-eXpresslon COM
monty termed ambition, are using the bnscr cle-
ments thus turned loose TO attain their end
The whole world Is drunk on the idea OF pop
ular soverelgnty--whlch too many men con
ptrue to mean an utter absence Of discipline.
4. there then, no exception No! Even thu
great republic OF the west, stl held as the ftna
sroof OF the wisdom OF popular sovereignty
thore human liberty freedom and oqualit,
tre dcfed in both fact and fancy ia bubbllnI
snd ettcrycscing showing clearly that termon
tatlon here is rife.
Ana the consequence who can sayf o.
rather who will dare to prophcsy7 Tho divinity
Of kings is dissolying in popular sovercignty OF
one side the oarth while on the other popuia
sovereignty rs unqueetlonably dlssolying in
whatq Circleo, Circlcal such is human destIn
aud--au history,