Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-01-27
THE one BIG UNION


Union that has ever existed, or Il
viii ever exist. /, Is more than il
a mere government. IN the ordina
sense u the term. II Is a Union
ali the citizens in an OF their vari'
capacities, occupations activities al
interests il h Union ia which d
cry member which means every il
divd0al. and every group Of individ
uals, & nn.ea.y bound 70 respect II
rights and privileges Of each Of tn
others Il IS Union based upon tn
belief that the aufes, safest and mos
effective wag FOR each 10 help him
self q tho highest personal good IS e
work for the highest sood OF an II
elevate the entire citizenship TO rs
highest condition is the best insar-
ance THAI every Individual member OF
group q members win b. benefited
to the highest degree.
Our Government al Washington is
not great ana powerful thing separ-
ate m,d apart from the citizenship II
the country. It Is ourselves acting
through our authorized representatives
who execute ON interest and our wish
es. MOI our Individual wishes, but
the combined wishes Of all The people
as nearly as our Representatives can
interpret our wishes Not our indivd-
nal interests bat the combined inter-
ests o. all the people.
IN order thar our individual wishes
and interests may be rs fully served |
as possible by our Government we
organize into groups Of individuals
having similar wishes and desires. Ey |
cry branch Of Industry has its organi-
xation. Various cults and activities,
civic. political religious financial, so
ciat etc. has its organization formed
Tor the purpose Of impressing its par
iicular interests upon our authorized
representatives constituting the Gov
eminent.
Many years ago the late viscount |
Bryce. Of England after a careful study
OF our institutions from the stand
point 81 a critic rather inclined to be |
prejudiced against US predicted that
the time would come when these var
ious ORGANIZATIONS Of conflicting per-
sonal interests would become arrayed !
against each other in contest so
fierce as 10 destroy our form OF Gov
eminent, The founders o. our Repub
10 vlsionea the same possibility as
Mr Bryce. They reasoned that the
great body Of our people could be
trained TO such degree Of Intelligence
and Intolerance. through our public
schools ana other American institu-
lions Us Co overcome the aisinsegrat-
ing influences 81 class hatred, class
CONSEQUENCES group interests. They
realized that unless this higher form of
intelligence could be made to spread
over ana through the great mass Of
the people that the government they
were establishing would IN time per
ssh from tho earth.
under the influence Of their example
and suidanoe the Republic has not on
~ survived bat has grown 60 proper
tions Oar beyond the widest dreams
Of It's founders AS a whole the var
ious groups and organizations have
placed their loyalty e this zone Big
Union above their loyalty 10 any
group of lnaividual interests. nut the
tendency On the part Of certain power
ful groups and organizations the past
Few years has been Sc strongly DON'T
mated IS alien and ANTI American
leaders in the direction predicted by
AIR Bryce that loyalty 10 4 eiass group
would take precedence over loyalty to.
The American Union as 70 ercate grave
fears that ar. Bryce might possibly
tats been right ana the American
people WRONG
~ nation. We have f5r many
years challenged tho world u eompe.
tlten for domluaace ia aii limos u ha-
man p4sviy u hss been ool boatt
fnaf A0er.fan anof SYM tAe best paIi
and fhe most en.rienf hnof in he
world 'hef American activities b. 40
iiNss science nag Lltamtns 6d#nca
inp4f faee4iIon religion. social moral
eng n9iflasi fH iNs ianaafi "a es.
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