The Washington times., 1922-07-09
n Famous Italian HistortaI 49,.
Time Only Cure for Russian ChaosWod Powers Unable Mus
ter Loans Big Enough for Quick Rcconstucon Writer Reveals
His Observations During Extensive Tour Central and Northern E
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This 10 true. IN q measure,
however, Europe. II not actually
ruined. will long suffer from
Russia's poverty. And II 10
beyond question that 1t would bs
greatly to Europe's advantage IL
Russia could replace in q few
years what war and revolution
have destroyed. But this 10 not
a reason why the hoped for
miraculous resurrection Of Russia
should be possible.
TIME ONLY REMEDY.
No. the most solemn confer.
ences, the most authoritative COM
missions. high finance. industry
and commerce. the agitations Of
the Socialist party who threaten
the universe with catastrophe II
the soviets fali. Europe. America,
the whole world. can do nothing
for Russia. There exists but
one reorganizer Of Russia. time.
Modern civilization, even II power
fui. 10 not omnipotent and dis
poses Of limited resources. In
this case It cannot depose time,
and force time to accelerate its
steps In q measure In accordance
to its interests. II times
habitual deliberation II harmful to
her. she must resign herself to
be patient and moderate her
haste.
But what q lesson IN afforded
by this impotence Of Western
civilization in face of the Rus
sian catastrophe! In a certain
sense the failure Of all the .en.
deavors Of Europe and America
TO come to the aid Of Russia is
the most important feature or
the past Year,; at least its sir
nificance 10 the most profound.
II recalls to Western civilization
. simple truth. almost childish,
but which had been forgotten
in tho unmeasured pride of its
late potency; that II IL easy to
destroy but difficult to create,
that years are needed to recon
struct what an hour has suf.
feed to destroy. generations and
centuries to remake what Q fsw
years can annihilate.
From the end Of the eighteenth
century revolution and war had
become in Western civilization
and above all In Europe, q kind
Of inebriatins sport, Just because
II was a little dangerous Of the
governing classes. Poets. philoso-
pliers. statesmen. Journalists,
churches and parties. exalted wars
or revolutions. sometimes both,
rs the great regenerating forces Of
history and civilization.
Revolutions and wars that
brought In 30 much and cost
little. thanks to an extraordinsr1
concourse of favorable cirsu..-
stances. had induced western civln-
xation in the nineteenth century
to foster this Illusion. But tbs q.
fusion. which had led SEuroLe TO
the world war. ani Russia to SRI
eide. could not endure foreve'.
Gradually We must awaken to rec
ognixe anew the eternal verify
preached by history. to recognise
anew that wars and revolutions are
two evils and Affections that God
sends ever and again to recorduct
our pride within the measure Of hu-
man force and reason.
Russia. with the incurabIe sores
that cover its body. In today the
living symbol Of wars and revoiu.
tons, Of the felicity and tho glory
that either car. bestow. She teach.
81 mankind that II Ia easy to de-
stroy but difficult to create.
Will they take to heart this ter.
rible warningf
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