Evening star., 1923-02-26

tributes to our so-called great racia
/, melting pot and deluded by the
Fourth of July oratory Of our own
noisy, ofice-seeking demagogues, we
gradually let the reins OF poiitlcai power
ain from our hands to such an extent
that statesmen disappeared from our
ia1islatiye halls, to be succeeded by
political trimmerS-unconscao Dull
derers, who were mere tools IN TUG
hands of insidious and compact OF
eanizations of hyphenates VINO ooHI
mated our industries and polfucal
elections. When we awoke from our
trance we found that the melting
not was nothing less than a tre,
mendous volcano, threatening to seno
rivers Of lava sweeping GOWN ns
sides, carrying devastation to all that
has been created by Anglo-Sa
civilization on the American contl-
nent. ~.
international hyphenism was not al.
So deftly. insidiousiy ana @ certa.nig aaag
among the weaker elements or Anglo
Saxon stock that true Americans,
aghast, found themselves unable 70
identify friends or foes. Bewildered'
they da1tsr,n knew not st, ai Sesoribins %ao them
selves as we Americans, still extoli,
ing the merits of the melting pot,
the leaders of the movement 10 enect
the collapse Of the American republic
continued to appear In raise politieal
colors and to disguise their sinister
purposes Working secretly, the lead
ers OF the various groups also worked
INDEPENDENTLY. All that was lacking
was a master mind-one who should
consolidate them and bring them into
the open.
And so, Rennison. 1 addressed my
self To the task of assuming that
role!"
poured into a glass some OF the cone
tents of one of the bottles on the
table. AS he drank Rennison, leaning
on the back Of Miriam's chair, watch
ed him with somber eyes.
The legend which tells Of the man.
ner in which the old German town
known to you" Seafalcon went on.
"A mystery man. the Pied Piper.
evoked from his magic pipe a weird
melody which drew the pests from
their holes and caused them to foi-
low him to the River Weser, into
And it was as a mystery man that
appeared. 1 piped-a weird harmony
of sedition, Of the unbridled license
of bolsheyism-and the enemies OF
our civilization listened to me.
, piped, and the leaders began to come
to me from their holes so that I
ght see their faces. 1 piped. and
they followed me. l led them into
councils. where they spoke, without
re estraint, of their reasonable designs.
With astonishing celebrity, they linked
up with reasonable organizations
abroad.
While my subordinate chiefs re-
vealed to me the plans they had made
to effect the overthrow of Anglo
Saxon civilization on this continent,
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victims were thousands of innocent
men, women and children. who went
down with the ships | sent to the
oceans floor. With each sinking my
leadership became more secure, and
with each sinking my fellow country
men became more and more impressed
with the ma gnitude Of the danger
which now threatened them as a
result Of the folly Of investing with
full citizenship millions Of men and
women belonging to races that never
could be assimilated by our Anglo
Saxon stock"
But why did you send to such cruel
death those thousands of men, women
reasonable designs?" demanded Mir
lam.
Frowning at the interruption, Rem
nison tapped a shoulder OF the actress
protestingly. Seafalcon, leaning back
as he sat on the table. clasped his
looked sympathetically at the accus-
ing eyes and tense features Of the
young woman who had questioned
him.
Il did It because death is the end
of all of us. and every human life
should be consecrated to the defense
and maintenance of those ideals to
which national life and love of coun-
try must be regarded as giving ex-
preston" the brotherhood chief ex-
.lot In foy, -
the high altar always is the altar Of
Death, for Liberty, though benign
when enthroned. is merctless when
she is compelled to fight with the
sword for her supremacy. And. as the
human race - has fought for and
against her through all the ages, so
must it always fght-with death
dealing instruments Of warfare. 1t is
essential. too. that into the dark,
whetohed valley of martyrdom women
their fighting men. for the sacrifices
Of the weak oftentimes prove more
potent in the advancement of civiliza-
tion than the battles of the strong.
I'm sending to their death those
thousands Of innocent men, women
object. Wearing the skin OF a wolf,
I was the accepted leader Of a wolf
pack which. savage and predatory.
| was dominated by a lust for blood
and prey By yielding to this I
strengthened my leadership. But 1
| was doing more. L was exciting
among the better elements Of Ameri-
can citizenship a rapidly growing
hatred of the pack that followed me.
l was compelling them to recognize
the necessity OF organizing against
them.
You will ask. of course, why, If
I were truly friendly to the old Con-
stituton OF the United States I should
keep striking at the heart Of the
government defense-why I should
| the secrets Of defensive measures
and be SO energetic in my efforts to
swell the numbers of my great wolf
pack. I will tell you.
Subjected to light blows. mon be-
/ come contemptuous of their assail-
! ants, but when heavy blows begin to
| fall upon them strong men grow
stronger, think more quickly, fight
more strategi cally and strike more
vigorously. The cause for which the
| manhood of America must battle now
| must find no weaklings in the ranks
| no men who, by reason Of fear or
| self-interest, are likely to go over to
| the enemy. And 80, in striking at
\ the various agencies of the govern
| ment, I have been eliminating from
! it's ranks the weak and the unworthy
and bringing into fuller development
| the powers of the strong. I resolved
! that not until the federal government
! should bring forward a man strong
enough to grip and throw me would
| I relinquish the power I have grasp
| ed and held until tonight And now
| that the government has developed
such a man I welcome him gladly.
But it IL something more than 8 well
come which I am going to give to
you here, George Rennison. It is a
power Of punishment such as never
before has been exercised by any man
lacking the authority Of q despot."
Once more he seated himself at the