Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-04-02 | Page 8 | Materialism

1 I I Materialism J I By DR FRANK CRANE I Books are now being published which represent I It the feeling at the close of ot the warI war I t I I have Just recently seen a II book book which contains all of the moral slump that came came camo over the world I I after the war It tries to give expression to the vein of ot postwar pessimism which is ia undoubtedly on the increase 1 The hero a a. ruthl ruthless ss materialist finds everything thing turns turna to ashes In hl hi his mouth lie He makes money and finds it Valueless alu He lie loves but Linda finds th that t he can live Il easily without H k He acquires power but discovers discovers dis dis- dis i I covers no use for It I It is brought up to tolate late late but but It does fill me with misgivings to see so many people I whose philosophy is so arid that they care caro for nothing It i is as silly to dwell upon the impermanence of hU human nan delights as It Is to pretend they are permanent perma ponna- nent nent rient The theory advocated ed by Browning that a aman aman man should care caro Intensely for something but that it doesn't matter what that something is has hasa a a. great deal to recommend It I I In wart wartime me we took things seriously There were verp prizes to be won and battles s to be fought But I there is danger that after this shall come the reaction reaction tion Uon when we ve tal take e nothing seriously No o war can be fought without a great great- dealt dool deal of ot of I idealism for tor men will not throw away awny their lives for foi nothing From Irom the peak eal of this Idealism it is natural that we may slump Into materialism and that pessimism should be ramp rampant nt for a But this cannot last for the pessimist Is not a true interpreter of life f The only unforgivable offense a a. man can an commit commit com com- mit against lice is iso o 10 o cease caring For to live at atall nil alt Is to care that care that Is It is to value the tho Ideal Ideals above all nIt things Doubtless in time the pendulum will soon swing back and t the e presents present a drop into materialism pessimism pessi and Indifference wilt will be succeeded by the rise lise in interest in all aJl things I Copyright 1925 by McClure Newspaper Syndicate I I