Life — January 24, 1918 — page 19: what you’re looking at

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Sam: DON’T woRRY; I'LL TAKE YOUR PLACE only hit the bull’s-eye, but filled all the rings around it with appropriate per- forations, His habitual supporters are joined by all the hostiles in commend- ing him, the supporters contending that his declaration to see the war through till all wrongs were righted was the greatest deliverance in support of law since the ten commandments; the some- time hostiles contenting themselves with affirmation that he said the right thing, said it all, and said it right. Mr. Wilson has plenty of vision, and not the sort that may be accumulated overnight, but the long look ahead, matured in thought and proved by prac- tice. The vision the world needs is that which sees in man not body merely, nor body and mind alone, but body, mind and soul, and knows that no pro- vision can last which does not meet the necessities of the man complete. Political vision is not enough; eco- nomic vision is not enough. The vision the world must have is primarily spirit- ual. It must look to provision for the whole of man. To plan to fill his belly, improve his mind and give him a vote is not enough. He must have some- thing to think of besides his meals, his garb and his elected government or he will soon quarrel with all three. The uneasicst part of him is his soul. Appease that and he will get along. Starve it, and neither politics nor eco- nomics will save him. Mr. Wilson’s terms of peace look very like an application of the Golden Rule to world politics with an infusion of the Sermon on the Mount for the benefit of Germans. The infer- ence is permissible that the vision back 139 of them is predominantly spiritual and based in Christianity, If the politics and economics of Christendom can be brought back to that, it is possible that the religion of Christendom may be brought back to it also, That would involve no less dislocation of the exist- ing religious establishment than of. the existing political and economic estab- lishments, and of course it would take time, but it is as sure as taxes that the world cannot be mended so that it will run smoothly again for any long time merely by tinkering its politics and economics, Religion is hound to be the lubricant, the regulator and the safety brake of all this other apparatus, and unless there is enough of it available to keep the rest of the apparatus in work- ing order the new factory is sure to be a disappointment to idealists, and the scene of strikes and walk-outs as heretofore. EANWHILE the world seems about to be saved by votes for women and prohibition, though we cannot yet tell what effect the first of these remedies may have upon the see- ond, The ladies may conclude, as a result of past experience and political experiment, that men are easier man- aged with a little rum in them, and put off prohibition until they get things somewhat better in hand. It must have gone rather hard with Mr. Wilson to give his approval, final! to the suffrage amendment. No doubt he thinks, as heretofore, that it is a matter better left to the states, but these are revolutionary times, in which if you stand in the way of what is coming you get run over. If the amend- ment passes the Senate the states will still have a shot at it, and by the time it passes, if it does pass, the war may be over, and we may have time to think of such things. When the frogs were disgruntled and begged for a king, Jupiter threw them a log. When presently they grumbled again, he sent them a stork. Votes for women is only King Log. King Stork as heretofore will be the real ruler of women. comicbooks.com