The Washington times., 1935-10-01
ITALY BELIEVED READY TO BOMB ADDS ABABA FROM
YOUR CONSTITUTION
A Series Of Short, Clear and Illuminating Articles
On the Constitution of the United States
By JOHN FRANCIS NEYLAN
(Article Eight)

lie proclamations, arrayed the ordinary citizen Of
Rome against the more prosperous classes.
The ordinary citizen viewed with complacency,
at least, and in most cases with pleasure, the humll-
iation of those who had built the empire.
Having destroyed these citizens, Octavius as
sumed the title of Caesar Augustus, enslaved the
people, and eventually had his subservient office
holders propose that he be worshipped as god.
It might be said that this could not happen IN
the modern world, that civilization had advanced
too far, that knowledge is too widely disseminated
Let anyone so naive turn his eyes to Europe at
the present moment
In Russia, Lenin and his following aroused be-
wildered and downtrodden people against cor
rupt aristocracy, the members of which were
either destroyed or eXiled.
Under the guise of protecting Russia against
outside enemies and counter-revoluntlonar
Lenin organized one of the greatest armies of the
world and built up political bureaucracy every
member of which was dependent upon his will and
whim.
The slightest question by any peasant or work.
ingman or collection of peasants or workingmen,
was answered ruthlessly with bayonet or trans
portation to Siberia.
Today Lenin's embalmed corpse, by government
tai decree, is mecca to all Russians. IN ALL OF
HISTORY THERE is NOT RECORDED AN IN
STANCE OF SLAVERY MORE COMPLETE AS
TO BODY AND SOUL MORE RUTHLESS, OR
MORE DESPAIRING THAN IN RUSSIA.
Turn your eyes from Russia to Germany,
While it is true that the Nazs of Germany do
not seek to impose their form of government on
other nations, and whatever governmental insti-
tutions are acceptable to them as nation are
matters of their exclusive concern, the develop
ments in that country of interest to those who
believe in government by the consent of the
governed.
man who less than IL years ago was ridicu-
1ous in the eyes of the world as a beer garden
plotter, in that short time has fought and manipu
lated his way to the headship of nation whose
contributions to science literature and music en-
title it to a preeminent place in civilization
Dispatches of the last few days narrating Of
ficial celebrations of the destruction of all ind
vidual human rights carry information that the
dictator is to personify new religion and to be
recognized as the vice-regent of God on earth in
Germany.
Let us gaze cross the Alps southwark into Italy
and note a Caesarllke man Of action and resoIute
purpose, bending an entire nation to his will, de-
flying the modified opinion of the civilized world,
and, by his own uncontrolled decree, preparing if
necessary to send millions of young Italians to
their death on land in the air. and in the water, in
Europe and in Africa while laundering message
of the return of the glory that was Rome
THROUGHOUT HISTORY MANS GREED
FOR POWER HAS NEVER BEEN CONFINED
TO ANY PARTICULAR LAND OR GENERA
TION, AND ONE-MAN POWER HAS ALWAYS
MEANT SLAVERY.
The trainers of the American Constitution
knew history, and from the living breathing
charter which is ours we receive the message con-
stanly to be vigilant.
One hundred and forty eight years ago men Of
God-given genius wrote this amazing testament
by which their generation bequeathed to succeed
ing generations of Americans not only material
wealth beVOnd the limits of inapinatiOn but the
trusteeship for our children and for all humanity
of those great human rights the exercise of which
distinguishes free men from slaves.
WE OF THIS GENERATION, MISLED BY
THE SLOGANS AND PHRASES OF BRAIN
LESS AND THINKERS PERMITTED OUR
SELVES TO BE BEGUILED FIRST BY F1NAN-
CIAL AND THEN BY POLITICAL WIZARDS
WHO ALWAYS PROMISED THAT THE VAL
LEY OF PERFECT HAPPINESS, CONTENT
MENT AND FABULOUS WEALTH LAY JUST
BEYOND THE NEXT RIDGE.
We have wandered far from home.