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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1918
WILL MODERN NATIONS VANISH
Chugai Shinron, a Japanese maga
zine, recently asked Dr. Charles W
Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard
to reply to the question: "Are moderr
civilizations to perish like the anciem
ones?”
The article that Dr. Eliot wrote ir
response to this query has been trans
lated into English from the magazine
Like all of this educator’s articles, il
makes readers think.
Without answering the question di
rectly, this leading scholar concluded
that the present war has bound up in i1
the fate of civilization in this century
at least. He believes that the new fac
tor in civilization is the prominence oi
the individual man. This war is man
afestly a conflict over this principle;
between Germany, that glorifies the
state and submerges the individual,
and the great democracies that glorify
the individual man,
Dr. Eliot calls attention that all the
great nations of antiquity rose by the
power of arms and fell through the
•’ame power. He sees no reason to be
lieve that modern nations will not
reach the same end if they travel the
same road.
All extinct states were dominated
by an artistocratic ruling class, under
Twhom was a strong professional mili
tary class, and below was the third
‘element the ordinary run of people
'who could be moved by religion, fana
tical patriotism, or love of loot and
glory to conquer neighboring states.
A state would conquer as long as it
was able, and when the time came
that it could not extend its boundaries
it inevitably became the prey of other
states and went into a more or less
:-"ijPtee4y decline.
modern nations, it must be con
fessed, are traveling, partly at least,
• on this road to final ruin. Most of
them have autocracies, all of them
professional soldiers, and many
of them are willing tt) Wage war for'
territorial or commercial coiiquests.:
Therefore, it w-ould seem that modern
nations will meet the same fate as the
states ruled by Alexander, Caesar, and
Mohamet.
But Dr Eliot sees many advantages
possessed by nations today that may
save from ruin. Nature has been con
siderably conquered. The welfare of
the masses rather than of the privil
eged classes is becoming the common
concern. Education is becoming gen
eral and compulsory. The span of
human life has been increased. Ma
turnery uas muiupueu oy many times
the productiveness of human hands.
Numbers of dread diseases have been
banished and people have surrounded
themselves with comforts. These are
all now elements in the strength of na
tions, and they must be reckoned with
in ascertaining the virility of states.
But as the various states have ac
quired new strengths in recent years,
Dr. Eliot finds they have contracted
new weaknesses. He notes the spread
of luxury, the growth of alcoholism
and social diseases, and the decline
of an out-of-doors life. The congestion
of people in cities and the factory sys
tem are other elements of weakness,
the doctor believes.
Dr. Eliot himself does not attempt
to answer the question that called out
his article. He presents the facts as
he sees them. And he leaves the read
er to speculate on that always highly
interesting question whether nations,
like the individuals that compose
them, are destined forever to run their
little hour and disappear.
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PEACE PLANS GO AGLIMMERING
The outlook for an early peace is nol
nearly so bright as it was a week ago
The minds of the peoples at war, oc
cupied temporarily with contempla
tions of peace, are turning again tc
the frightful enterprise of fighting or
until a decisive victory is gained by :
preponderance of arms. Reason ha;
fled and Europe is again resolving it
self into a mad house. Even the pool
Bolshevik!—willing to pay almost an;
price for peace—have broken off al
negotiations with the enemy and nov
propose to make some sort of a mili
tary demonstration.
The President’s message made i
profound impression upon the Euro
pean peoples. It cheered our allies
• and went far towards reassuring Rus
sia of our genuine sympathy and sup
port. But the message seems to have
1 had a contrary effect on Germany.
* The plan of the allies to give our peace
, program a wide circulation through
out the central empires may now be
abandoned, for the very good reason
that the war lords are reported as
' having freely circulated it already.
- This presages their determination to
j fight to the bitter end to retain con
t trol over their conquered possessions.
How far the people will support them
I in their determination to stake every
thing on the outcome of the terrible
test at arms remains to be seen. Word
comes indirectly that the masses are
1 beginning to show their teeth at the
military dictators and that their very
boldness is a matter of grave con
cernment to the kaiser and his kind.
This is the only sign of hope that
, the present situation holds out. The
leaven is at work in the hearts and
minds of those unfortunate people.
Who knows when the upheaval will
come. Social revolutions do not an
nounce their schedules in advance.
They strike like the lightning out of a
clear sky. It is this prospect that is
filling Emperor Wilhelm and his asso
ciates with fear. Our business as
Americans is to double our military
energies notwithstanding, but some
how or other we cannot escape the
conviction that Germany’s emancipa
tion is going to come from within.
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ARMY KEEPS DOWN REVOLT
| Strikes in Germany have become so
j serious that the government has order
ed the people to hold no meetings of
| any kind. The right of discussion and
! of petition is abrogated in Germany.
! Possibly the people will rise in their
1 might and throw off the military yoke
that has chafed them for so long. If
they do it will be against great odds
and with the co-operation of the army.
; German civilians have no chance to
[resist their rulers as long as the mili
tary remains loyal to the kaiser and
shoots down those who revolt.
Germany is one of the few European
states that have not been greatly af
fected by past revolutions in contin
ental Europe. The reason is, this
military caste owes its existence to
the kaiser. It is, therefore, absolute
ly loyal to the kaiser. In 1848 the
revolution in France spread to Ger
many, and a movement was begun to
win for the Germans the freedom en
joyed by the French. The king of
Prussia granted concessions to the re
form element, but when he was sure
of his strength he recalled all his
promises and hunted down the lead
ers. Some of them, including Carl
Schurz. escaped to the United States;
others of them were shot.
Before and since that time the Ger
man army has had its hard heel on
the throat of the German people. It
is expecting too much to hope that the
people can be driven to a desperation
that will result in open revolt unless
the army first lifts the heel and takes
part in the movement for liberty.
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DESERVING CANDIDATES
In order to have their names placed
on the ballot at the election in Novem
ber candidates for territorial offices
must file their petitions with the clerk
of the court before March 1. Thus far
Cordova has two aspirants in the field
and as they are both men well quali
fied to discharge the duties of the of
fices to which they aspire they are
entitled to the support of the voters
of Cordova and the Copper River val
ley. We refer to Henry A. Slater, who
has filed as the Republican nominee
for representative, and James L. Gal
en, who is the Republican candidate
for road commissioner. The primaries
will be held on Tuesday, April 30, and
judging from the favor with which the
voters look upon the candidacies of
these local men they will leave this
section with such a large plurality that
will insure them a place on the ballot
in the fall.
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PEOPLE WILL DECIDE BOYCOTT
President Wilson has suggested that
when peace is declared an economic
freedom between nations be inaugu
rated.
The President seems not to be taken
up with the designs to punish Ger
many with an economic boycott. He
1 evidently wants the effects of the war
to be jviped out as quickly as possible.
No matter what our statesmen and
our business men want the feelings
of the people will, as usual, dictate
what shall be done in the long run.
I If the people want to buy German
, goods they will be brought in. If the>
refuse to buy them, few will be im
ported.
II It seems logical to believe that i
will take more than a day for the
“Made in Germany” label to win back
its place.
No matter what the President and
his advisers think is best, our idea Is
that it will be a considerable time be
fore that label Is not looked upon as a
badge of dishonor by a people who
loath and despise the deeds of the
huns.
WILL GIVE BOY SCOUIS
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTORS
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19—The
Boy Scouts of America organization’
in this city, which a year ago num
bered 190 members, now has approxi
mately 1,800 youngsters enrolled, ac
cording to officials in charge. With
the enormous increase in membership
has come the need of additional
finances to properly take care of and
educate the boys along the lines of
organization. Foremost among the
needs is a permanent camp of instruc
tion, and it has been decided that
$10,000 will be necessary to make this
a reality.
At the present time 75 men are giv
ing their services free in the matter
of instructing the boys, but it has been
found that the number is inadequate
and that the roster of instructors will
have to be augmented.
With a view to meeting these ftnan
cial needs a committee composed of
well-known business men of the city
are organizing a three-day drive for
$50,000 At a recent meeting H. D.
Cross, national field scout commis
sioner, detailed the plan of campaign
and the youngsters are now being or
ganized to systematically canvass the
city.
A.
Gin OF CHMFII
HE GOOD INVESTIHENT
(By Associated Press)
SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 19—School
children of the city during last season
produced $10,248 worth of vegetables
in their school gardens, according to
the report of the agriculture commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce,
which had the school garden* in
charge. The committee spent but
$2,850 on the work for supervisors’
salaries, incidental labor and supplies.
Plans to enlarge the work next sea
son have been adopted
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