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Show PROFIT BY THE MISTAKES. "When Russia fails, don't despair. Even' cause has a weak member; every ev-ery great faith some irresponsible doubt; every strong law some undisciplined undis-ciplined denial; so the world goes." In those words George E. Brown of The Vigilantes, advises America to profit by the mistakes of the, nation that failed in the great fight for liberty.- And he proceeds: "How many times have you failed? Not all of you, but part of you. Yet you couldn't stop. Neither can tho world at war. Russia is a reminder. Where is our porsonal organization weak? How much docs ignorance hold us back? Are we surrendering confidence to suspicion? Is selfishness selfish-ness blinding us to our whole human duty? Aro we bedeviled with 'cold feet' and a 'hot head 7 We say: 'Poor Russia, or rotten Russia,' according ac-cording to our sympathy or our prejudice. preju-dice. We know how Russia feols, because be-cause we've known discord and disorder disor-der in our own hearts before the steady mind took firm control. "Russia Is the world's big example in unfitness. Don't blame Russia, but avoid Russia's misfortune. Let's study Russia and stop whatever in us is Russian disorder. Russia Is translating suffering Into strength, Ignorance Into wisdom, vanity into sanity. Probably doing the best she can; blind and broken brok-en as she is. It is easy to say: 'Take out a czar and put in a man of the people.' peo-ple.' It is just as easy to say 'Take out a carbuncle of corruption and put in the contentment of perfect health. ii is-an instant ineory; an enaiess ana distressing operation. So the world waits and struggles, cursing or praying pray-ing over the delay and the disgrace. Russia seems to have been inevitable a chapter of experience the allied world had to read. No use to cry over Russia's spilled milk. But very important im-portant to prevent a similar catastrophe catastro-phe in our own lives. Russia's deficit changes the world balance. "What Is our shortage? "Russia wasn't 100 per cent She's trying mighty hard to get out of tho 50-50 class. Realizing the ruinous futility fu-tility of serving a dozen masters, Russia Rus-sia is trying to become master of herself. her-self. Can we say as much? You and I? "What is our little pet personal despotism? des-potism? Have we cast it out, in the name of efficiency and perfect fitness for the world service calling us? "Russia is the sore toe of the allied cause. Makes the whole movement of humanity stumble. Has our personal patriotism a sore toe or a broken arm, or a lost voice? Is our sympathy bandaged over one eye? "Is our loyalty punctured? Is our first duty to humanity a victim of prejudice, prej-udice, procrastination or perversity? Russia is an awful warning. "The greatest thing in the world today to-day is to be right and ready! That's the least we owe to the biggest cause. Be fit to go forward with the true faith. Every man must see to his own heart. Every man must put his mind In order to square with the great fact; a kaiserless -world. Russia has shown us the way, by falling down in it Today To-day is the day our own soul must decide! de-cide! "Not half way. Not roundabout Not by compromise or contradiction. Not by secret treaties with our personal despot Not by any style of self-camouflage. "Today we must go the whole way! '"Give up all to win all!" -nn |