Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-06

South is one OF tho most striking cx-
ampIea OF the result OF prolonged con-
fiict. But all OF these wars were minor
affairs compared 10 the one just
passed. We know that IL Killed ten
million good young men, that II
crippled the principal European nations
In every department of human en-
dcavor, and that 1t left them all In a
backwash Of reaction by destroying
the young blood which is the only pos
siblc source OF progress; but IT. full
effects are yet 10 be scen. Further
more, these nations are now stsadiy
moving toward another war. and one
which will enevitably be far more de-
Atructive than the last What VIII be
their strength and status after the
next world war?
Peoples Who Won't Fight.
! Meantime. The inferior peoples"
steadily refuse 70 impair their racial
vitality by killing each other. The
I Chinese, for example, simply VIII not
/ fight. They are supposed TO be carry
! ing on a civil war now, but II Is 30
mild that few men are killed in b.,
Z while communications ard business
are not interfered with During the
World War these Chinese were used
as laborers but IL was found jn1possi-
Bile to make combat troops out of them.
The Chinese IN some respects show
great courage, but the murder - their
fellow humans is simply a business
for which they have no stomach.
Among the Fast Indians there IL
more OF a warlike tradition. but the
present non-co-operafive movement of
Gandhi has for It's basis that forcn
must not be used that the enemv's
blood must not be spilled. The invader
must be expelled BY simply refusing
tc. obey any Of his commands or 20
cooperate in his undertakings. In
addition to escaping the scourge OF
war. these oppressed peoples have
held sloof from the industrial system.
; In China there is said 10 be a strong
feeling against its Introduction. and
in favor Of building np the Chinese
civilization on it's own ancient founda-
D tlons. SO to speak. The Gandhi move
D rnent in India is also to some extent
: a revolt against the Industrial sys-
: tom For example. the people are urged
e not 20 buy factory-rnade clothing but
+ to return to the making Of their native
s fabrics by hand.
: There can be little doubt but that
z the Industrial system, as at present
r constituted, Is like war. a source Of
e race weakness TO the dominant na-
e TONS IL has improved greatly in the
n past fifty years, and It may yet b.
II made sound basis for civilized de-
81 velopment, but AT the present moment
VI as anyon. may see for himself IL Is II
-. a ,codi.- Sfaorvarize1 state In tn.
sc first place, It has produced "a clas
ID consciousness which results in al
in ever growing social unrest, with i'm
mense waste of life and energ,
.y through strikes and revolutions. In tn
w second place, ii has become badly en-
" tangled in its own mechanism. so tha
n al of the Industrial nations are sub
VS. iect to periodical spells of "har
,s. times" due TO the failure OF the sys
,u tern TO work properly. The whole oc
Is, cidental world is now thrown out Q
n gear by the failure OF the industris
system TO function.
r Thus the oppressed peoples. bein
nd largely free from organized war an
MS organized industry, have advantage
he in the conservation OF their racial VI
he talsty, which are already telling an
ar which Will tell even more in the u
no t,-re. IL would seem that the dominar
nations had better learn somethin
at from the oppressed ones while II
ar learning is still good. a couple MOI
ot world wars. and the old Blblic;
or, prophecy may come to have a ne
IRE and vivid meaning: Blessed are n
meek. for they shall inherit II
,ur earth