A world in perplexity . a convert to chaosbefore it finishes its madness. Why not? The unbe-lievable has ceased to be merely possible. The Bolshe-vist germ is abroad in the world. It is has become the political insane asylum of theworld. It is the maddest thing in a mad, mad universe. And China, with its four hundred millions of people,nearly one fourth of the human race, has been in thethroes of revolution for years. It is being torn by oneuprising after another. I A Fit of Political Alcoholism Referring to these unsettled conditions, the editor ofthe North American Review s
A world in perplexity . a convert to chaosbefore it finishes its madness. Why not? The unbe-lievable has ceased to be merely possible. The Bolshe-vist germ is abroad in the world. It is has become the political insane asylum of theworld. It is the maddest thing in a mad, mad universe. And China, with its four hundred millions of people,nearly one fourth of the human race, has been in thethroes of revolution for years. It is being torn by oneuprising after another. I A Fit of Political Alcoholism Referring to these unsettled conditions, the editor ofthe North American Review says that in these lastten years a strange breath has passed over the British Foreign Minister, Sir Edward Grey, de-clared in the House of Commons: It is really as if, in the atmosphere of the world,there were some mischievous influence at work whichtroubles and excites every part of it. We are passing,this year, through a period of excitement; it is so countries are in revolution, others are at war;. Photo by Paul Thompson ONE OF OUR BOYS Training for the European Battle Field 19 20 A World m Pe7plexity and in several countries which are neither in revolutionnor at war, there are people who seem to delight indiscussing how near they have been, or are, or arelikely to be, either to revolution or to war in the past,the present, or the future. Really it is as if the worldwere indulging in a fit of political alcoholism, and thebest that can be done by those of us who are in posi-tions of responsibility is to keep cool and sober/ The Worlds Maelstrom Soon after these graphic statements were made, theexplosion came, and now * peace, freedom, and repre-sentative government; constructive work and wealth;education, science, and art; fraternity, charity, and mis-sions; spiritual religion, civilization, life itself! all arein the worlds maelstrom/— The World Crisis andthe Way to Peace/ p. 7. Yes, all that appeared to be great, and good, andabiding, and of real worth
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