Show MONARCHY AND DEMOCRACY lo I CRACY 1 By Dy L L. L A. A Hollenbeck Illiteracy and habit are the thc foundation foundatiOn foundation foun foun- dation and stronghold of Monarchy while literacy and freedom are aro th Initial elements of Democracy The primal foundation of government government government govern govern- ment is force and it is made strong by y habit Savagery and early civili civilization civilization civili- civili Is always monarchical and it lingers along Into the worlds world's progress progress pro pro- gre gress s because of power and habit Democracy is a n. later evolution and it must overthrow autocratic power and social habit before it emerges into the age of Donl racy Den We are fu lu a o I transitional period f f the worlds world's history ry from absolutism to Democracy The Tho former Is In Its decadence while the latter Is blossoming blossoming blos bIos ming into fruition fruition from from the rule of of a a. man or a clique cUque to the rule of the people I- I This Is not the close of tho the transition tran tran- The world is not ye yet fully ready for Democracy It Is a mental condition of peoples A mental condition condition condition con con- Is is a a. tact fact the same as any other fact Russia is from 80 to 90 percent per perc percent c cent nt Illiterate That Is th tho reason th that t Kerensky with a reasonable Democracy was overthrown and that the BolshevIk with its I. 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W clement element came into tho the saddle and that Ukrania and Finland rebelled because of their or the of th the balance of Russia or both and that Russia Is tattered and torn by y internecine strife and anarchy A transitory period an all ii forty years ears in the wilder wilder- ness And it Is 18 true nearer home After l the tho Spanish American n war man many statesmen wanted the Philippines turned over to themselves under the theory that the tho pe people should rule They were illiterate and consisted of fifty or sixty hostile tribes tribes each each a monarchy unto Itself that wanted to cut the others other's throats How absurd They were illiterate and had the monarchy the habit the monarchy monarch of a tribe but the United States held them Gave them homo home government as they were a able lo to understand it They thought the Americans cowards cowards cowards cow cow- ards because they were considerate and forbearing They soon learned their error They are becoming in intelligent intelligent in- in and appreciative and wih now probably remain a a. part of at tho the republic as a choice They are becoming be- be be becoming e- e coming civilized and are getting the democratic habit But as an initiative initia intia- tive tivo it was necessary to use the Big DIg Stick SUck Force is la the condition precedent precedent precedent pre pre- with the savage Force and then reason Reason is proceeded by respect and the savage first respects force which develops his reason The same of Cuba and San Domingo How about Mexico They had tho the monarchy habit were illiterate and did not understand democracy They are still Illiterate and the bandit bandit bandit ban ban- dit and revolutionist has full ull sway there They are sniping across oss ac the theUne theline theline line Une and killing American soldiers and citizens It has become a habit In Mexico Mexico anarchy anarchy and sniping gringos It Is a republic In name butan but butan an nn anarchy In fact not fact not a theoretical anarchy but the red handed brand Let the people rule say some of our orators But when they are incompetent incompetent to rule what then If their idea of rule Is to raid and snipe American citizens who are in peaceful peaceful peaceful peace peace- ful pursuits on their own territory Isn't It about time th that t America ruled Mexico No country has the absolute right to misrule Its own territory and to abuse and kill Its nel neighbors nor neighbors nor nor its own people either The world belongs to the worlds world's people and if It a country makes life I unbearable to Its own as well fore for- for e people no hackneyed phrase o ot dt I let Ilet the pet people ole rule will protect It I from the law of the survival of the fittest for the latter Is a law of nature nature nature na na- ture and will prevail over the form form- er Mexico Is not yet fitted for Democracy Democracy Democracy De De- i for Itself It Is a mental tact and facts are stubborn things yes a platitude but be beware beare are of platitudes platitudes plaU- plaU tudes when they are arc true I I but he was Diaz was president 1 practically an absolute monarch It was well that he was for he ruled the country His was the only controlling controlling con can con con- trolling spirit that Mexico has had since it was called a republic Illiteracy Illiteracy Illiteracy and Incompetency cannot rule neither can they judge who shall rule that rule that must be left t to the competent competent competent com com- and forceful for or they are not competent to choose their own guardian guardian guard guard- ian for their choice would be controlled controlled con tr trolled lle l by ignorance and malice to toward toward to- to ward their neighbors It remains for fora a monarchy or the Great Republic to govern Mexico l This is a transition period and tIle the the people who have self seU control and are forceful must be the governing factors t-t-t t UTAH AND WAR WAn WARBy By HEBER HESER J J. J GRANT For forty odd years when the Germans have been meeting on land landor or sea they have ha drunk To the theDa Day To Da Day To To the Day They meant the day when Ge Germany many should practically rule the world They have thought they had lLad tho the might and they were convinced that they could conquer the world but the they mistook human nature na na- turn ture They never ne dreamed for one moment that the little countr country of Belgium would oppose their great and powerful army They thought they could walk right through Belgium Bel Eel gium ium and within ninety days if It not thirty daj days 3 be in Paris Paris' But Belgium offered cl lum offered d her life Ufe for her ideals Thc They never ne dreamed for one m moment ment that England unprepared would enter en en- n. n ter the tho war but these German statesmen statesmen states states- men misjudged the fiber of the Engli Eng li i and En and entered the war Although they might sink the Lusitania and murder minder American tiff citi ens they never never dr dreamed that America Amer AmerIca ica n. Ie-n. with aft t insignificant arm army would enter ter the war In Ip all ajl these things they have e found or they they will find U lj cir l ir mistake i iThe The Kaiser a an the entire German o will ye yet yer I learn arn that these prophetic words of their greatest poet are re absolutely true true Know Know this God rules the hosts of heaven the inhabitants of earth What kind of love wh what t kind of charity Is is the German scattering to day lay Death destruction the killing of babies the raping of women and I putting men and women In iii bondage The German government has brought about a slavery today that is as hateful hate ful as the Southern slavery of hate I the negro which this country fought the terrible Civil War Var to overcome and would extend it over Americans It if she could But she never will The Lord has told us us in the Book Boole of Mormon Mormon t that t this Is a choice land- land choice above aboe all other ether lands hinds and and th that thatto t no to king should rule here No not even even the Kaiser though he claims to rule rulo by divine divino right from God For this is a land of freedom I will read vou you some of the tho Kaisers Kaiser's words There is only one master In this country I am he and I will not tolerate tolerate tol tol- erate another The Kaiser ha has to find out that God rules and that the J eople ople will bo be their own masters If It Ithe he he lives long enough he will and I hope he be does I want him to live to find find out that the people of the world will be the master and that Intelli Intelligence I gence Bence ence and the desire for right will count more than might In tn all the wide world I There Is only one law law my my law lav law tho the law which I myself lay down The Kaiser is wrong The law of God Sod the law of Justice the law of virtue the law of or honor is the only law w that will prevail and that Is not the law Jaw of the German Kaiser today i It was on on the day of June 1914 that Frankfurt assembled her school children In the opera house to further their taste and understanding standing II of Germanys Germany's supreme national art exactly eleven months later on May Mav 1915 a Gorman German torpedo tho the Lusitania and the cities of or the I Rhine celebrated this also for the their thel school children I Goethe Goethe Goethe- said The Tho Germans are of ves yesterday a few centuries I must elapse before it wil wB wilbe I be said of then them It Is long since the they I wei were e barbarian Out of their own I mouths shall shaH they be bo Judged As chairman of the Liberty Loan 1 drive o rl 0 In this section I was recently tl called ailed to San Francisco to attend a conference After two days of oC meetings we were invited by the Patriotic Committee of One Chie Thousand Thou I sand saud to a banquet Tho cities cities that had bad gone above tho the over maximum maximum over ver tho top so to speak In speak In purchasing Liberty Bonds Donds were to represent themselves b by a speaker on the pro- pro 71 am gain and tho the honor fell tell to me mo to represent Utah In a ten minute speech Among other things I quoted these Inspired words of Ella Wheeler That no question is over o nettled it Is settled right I repeat again the words of the Berman Terman poet Know this God rules ho hosts of or heaven the Inhabitants f r earth I was delighted to say to tobo ho bo people in California and the tho workers In the Liberty Loan cam earn I aign that there are aio no Mormons l ho vho have any doubt of or the fin final l of this great world war Tho The Lord has spoken so 10 far ar as the tho Mormons are concerned The Ther r r Lord ord has lias said that this Is la a land holpe to above o all other lands and hat no king shall rule hero I have leon een en proud of at the wonderful record lade wade b by the people of Utah during is h Is war and md I rejoice to say there e no more patriotic or loyal loral clU citi ns ins of the United States than those a 1 these valleys valte's of or the Rocky Moun Moun- |