Shoshone journal., 1923-04-13

The inherited instincts of self-pre
eryation. acquisltiveness, fear, kline
ness, hate, curiosity, desire for sell
expression, for power, for adulatior
that We carry over from a thousan
OF generations must for good or evil
be comprehended In a workable sys
tenn embracing our accumulation O
experiences and equipment. They ma,
modify themselves with time-but II
terms of generations. They differ II
their urge upon different individuals
The dominant ones are selfish. But nc
civilization could be built or can en-.
dure solely upon the groundwork OF
unrestrained and unintelllgent self-in-
terest. The problem of the world is
to restrain the destructive Instincts
while Strengthening and enlarging
those OF altruistic character and con-
structive impulse-for thus we build
for the future.
From the instincts of kindness, pity,
fenlty to family and race; the love
OF liberty; the mystical yearnings for
spiritual things; the desire for fuller
expression of the creative faculties:
the Impulses Of service to community
and nation, are nodded the ideals of
our people. And the most potent force
In society Is Its Ideals. If one were
to attempt to delimit the potency of
instinct and IDEALS It would be found
that while Instinct dominates In our
preservation yet the great propelling
force Of progress is right ideals. 1t
Is true we do not realize the Ideal
not even q single person personifies
that realization. 1t Is therefore not
surprising that society, a collection of
persons, a necessary maze of comprc-
misses, cannot realize 1t. But that II
mas Ideals, that they revolve In q sys- |
TEN that makes for steady advance of |
them Is the first thing. Yet true as
this is, the day has not arrived when
any economic or social system will
and last If founded upon al
truism alone.
with the growth Of ideals through
with the higher realization
Of freedom. of justice, of humanity of
service, the selfish impulses become
less and less dominant, and If we ever
reach the millennium, they will disap-
pear In the aspirations and satisfac- !,
lions Of pure altruism. But for the
lext several generations we dare not
abandon self-lnterest as a motive force
o leadership and to production. lest :,
We die. =
nv. Il
The will-o-the-wisp of all breeds of =
socialism Is that they contemplate y
motivation Of human animals by altru- !,
SIN alone. II necessitates a bureau ~
racy of the entire population, In +,
'hich, having obliterated the economic !,
tlmuiation or each member, the fine y,
radauons OF character and ability are A.
be arranged In relative authority q,
y ballot or more likely by Tammany %
lall or a Bolshevlst party, or some n
Their form of tyranny. The proof of N
lie futility of these ideas as a stimu- #,
ion to the development and activity -,
the individual does not lie alone In ~,
le CHASTITY failure of Russia, but II
so lies In our own failure In Mt. :.
mpts at nationallzed industry. u
Likewise the basic foundation of A.,
'tocracy, whether 1t be class govern 70
ent or capitalism In the sense that uo
W men through unrestralned control -
property determine the welfare of n.
eat numbers, is as far apart from the -
'htful expression of American IN -.
1iduallsm az the two poles. The -
li-o-the-wisp OF autocracy In any -.
I'M is that 1t supposes that the good '
rd endowed special few with all
divine attributes. 1t contemplates Ter
human animal dealing to the 9th. sn'
human animals his Just share Of mo
IN, OF glory. and OF lmmortalItv tiol
g proof OF the futillty OF these ideas DIV
the development OF the world does 10
lie alone In the grim failure ~ or
rmany but II lies In the damage 70 mir
moral and social fabric from those Zee
nave sought economic domination can
America. whether employer or em. des
yee. DIRE
We In America have had too mucb OF
ef'e'i'e "f life TO fool ourselves sA"
pretending that all men are equal .'. ,ns
loiiliy, in character, IN Intelligence Inc
ambition, That was part Of the emo
'nsp of The French Revolution. We mon
sfoHn 90 understand that on We LEAD
nope ~ assure % the Individual snip
.uEp government Is liberty. Justice lar
'''e'uhl ~elfare, equality of oppor' 'lee'
~ and stimulation 90 serylce. qe'il
IL 10 maintsnanoe ~ . soeletg '''''
20 these hpmsD qualities thaf our
'ldppi'sn departs from the lnaigla. ~
'p NJ Europe There can hs no w
tH 'be Individual ihfough fhe
PA siale ~ elasaes, og M 1nsios
n' slfailnfRllon een fake place "A Al.
'eH iitapd Dy ihs fles sflg of n. .,'.
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