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SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1918.
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FLEXIBILITY OF OUR INSTITUTIONS
QERHAPS there is no such thing as absolute rigidity in na
ture, and probably ought not to be. Even a steel tower,
an iron bridge and a concrete building must yield a little the
shock of earthquakes and sway a trifle in the currents of mov
ing air. But the perils of rigidity in a governmental system
would be the greatest of all. In the throes of such an earthquake
and tempest as we are going through, our government would
have been shattered like a broken bottle had it not been for the
flexibility of those institutions founded by our great forbears.
Never has there been a more terrific strain put upon any other
political system. Institutions established to give the freest scope
to individual initiative and management have, with the sudden
ness and violence of a ship dodging a torpedo, been put upon an
other tack and compelled to adjust themselves to a governmental
control which can scarcely be distinguished from the sheerest
absolutism. Institutions established to conserve the demands of
a state of peace have been forced, with scarcely more than a
moment's warning, to become the instruments of a bloody, a
costly and a protracted war. Habits which were formed upon
the theory that our nation should be forever isolated from the
relationships and the quarrels of the European world have had
to be suddenly and necessarily exchanged for those which are
based upon the conception of our country as the conservator of
the civilization of the world. Conscription of men, of wealth, of
business and of labor have fallen upon us like bolts from the blue,
but they have rather"ftatablished us more firmly upon a new basis
than shattered us on the old.
So great to jlnis" flexibility, so illimitable this power of the
adaptation of democracy to changing conditions that we do not
tremble nor hesitate at taking any step which the emergency of
the changeful hours demand. Our chief executive has only to
nod his head and congress hands him the ships, the coal, the
Bteam cars and, now, the means of rapid transmission of informa
tion without a misgiving as to the future.
" Nothing in even this period of incredible happenings is more
remarkable than this capacity of a modern democracy to bend
without breaking, except the faith of its citizens in its power to
do so. We believe with an unquestioning assurance that the
tower, the bridge, the building will sway, but not fall; that we
shall be able to shape ourselves to every form the assault shall
take; that we can go to the farthest extreme of autocratic author
ity and swing back to individualistic freedom, with the freedom
and ease of the pendulum of our did grandfather's clock.
Our institutions, like the line of the allies in France, will
bend, but will not break.
DO SOLDIERS FEAR DEATH
QOW THE MILLIONS of men withdrawn from safe and
peaceful occupations face death daily has often been mat
ter lor subconscious speculation by those left at home. In a book
just written by Hereward Carrington, a student of psychological
phenomena, an attempt is made to answer the question, "Do sol
diers fear death?" His verdict, based upon close study and in
vestigation, is that they do not, at least in the moment of bat
tle. His conclusion is that in the actual fighting the instinct of
self-preservation becomes dominant to the exclusion or an eise;
that the only idea is to preserve one's own life by killing as many
of the enemy as possible. This thought has been so drilled into
the soldier in -his preparation, the months of training with this
single purpose, that when the moment arrives he falls into in
stant response with a feeling that he is at last to profit from his
perfection in what he has been taught for this hour. He has the
confidence of a trained athlete who feels he is master of his
game, which, added to the almost universal and fundamental
optimism of human nature that others may be killed, but not you,
minimizes the fear of death by belittling its possibility.
In short, the obsession of fighting for life is so overwhelm
ing and exclusive that there Is no room for terror or any other
emotion or feeling, even of pain itself as illustrated by men in
the heat of conflict being unaware of desperate wounds until the
fighting was over or they were put out or withdrawn from the
actual contest. ThU has been the theory of Dr. Crile's mechan
istic explanation, that the brain can be so possessed by one activ
ation, as in a charge on the battlefield, that no other stimulus,
such as the muscular telegraphy of pain, can reach the brain.
Those who have faced death la accidents wbre there was time
to know what was happening have had somewhat the same ex
perience. They have been so engrossed in thinking of what was
happening and how it would end that they experienced no fear of
death. Dr. Livingstone, the African explorer, told of the same
condition reported by hunters attacked by wild beasts. The
actual tearing of the flesh by claws and teeth could not dispossess
the brain of the excitation of danger and the pain was not felt
until after.
Liberty For All, Spirit
That Marks Celebration
Of July 14 in Churches
The people of Eugene have been invited to take part in a
union church service to be held at the Methodist Episcopal church
tomorrow evening in observance of the national holiday of
France, July 14, the date on which, in 1789, great events in his
tory took place in Paris. On that day a company of citizens of
France attacked the Bastille, operpowered its garrison of hired
soldiers and freed the political prisoners who had been confined
within its walls.
The Bastille was the stronghold of royalism and of oppres
sion in France. In tearing down the walls of the Bastille the rev
olutionists destroyed the barrier that had held the soul of man
in thrall. Their act of destruction was an act of freedom-building,
not only in Paris but in France; not only in France but in
Europe. The bronze monument which now marks the spot
where the mob of the Faubourg St. Antoine razed the Bastille
is one of the milestones on the world's road to liberty.
All France will observe that historic anniversary tomorrow.
It will observe it with a spiritual uplift and an inspiration which
find no precedent in the annals of the republic. France has suf
fered in the past year as she had never suffered before. She has
sacrificed as she had never sacrificed before. x The results of her
sufferings' and her sacrifices will endure as the sacred heritage
of generations yet unborn.
By proclamation, issued by Major-Gen. Pershing, the Amer
ican soldiers now in France will observe the national holiday of
France with their Frerfch brothers-in-arms. As General Persh
ing so fittingly puts it:
"This is a glorious privilege that the American army has in
uniting with the gallant soldiers and loyal people of France in
acclaiming with them on their national holiday our own devo
tion to the same high ideals."
Plans in the various communities of the United States to fit
tingly observe the birthday of the French republic and the action
of General Pershing carry out the spirit of America. To Presi
dent Wilson belongs the honor of the new conception of liberty
the conception o4 liberty, not as the possession of America or
of any other individual country, but the heritage of all the na
tions, the purpose and the achievement of all the world.
French liberty, like American liberty, is only a phase of
the struggle that has had the world for its battlefield since the
beginnings of history. It is only an individual triumph won in
the world-wide and age-old campaign to safeguard the rights of
man. ' i
The president's ringing phrase, "to make the world safe for
democracy " has focused into one unquenchable flame the aspir-
ations, not of a nation nor of a group or nations, ouu 01 man
kind. .
FinST CONGREGATIONAL
FirBt Congregational church Corner
Churnelton and Seventh avenue west.
A. M. Spanglcr, pastor; G. D. Linn, Sun
day achool auperintendent; Miss Davis,
....,; dntn aMtnnl tit 10: morn-
Ilia worship at 11, theme, "The Klcment
..t ll.,n in IJfe'a Journey": union serv
ice in the Methodist church at 8, in ob
servance of the French natiooal holiday.
Let us malta an effort to be present.
Mtranrer. and visitors In the city will
si ways find a welcome In "Our Church
Home."
FIKST CHIUSTIAN
First Christian church A. L. Crim,
paator. During the remaining part of
July and the month of August the Bible
school, preaching and communion serv
ices wilHe observed each Sunday morn
ing as usual. Special arrangements have
been made for union servicee at the eve
ning hour. On next Sunday evening tue
second union service will be held In the
Methodist Episcopal church. The fol
lowing two Sundays, July 21 and 28,
will be held in the Presbyterian church.
On August 4 and 11 the union aervires
will be held in the Christian church, and
on August 18 and 23 In the Baptist
church. Each church will be responsible
for the eerticea conducted in it own
house. It Is hoped that all these union
services will be largely attended.
FIRST BAPTIST
First Baptist church Corner of
Eighth and Tearl. Charles E. Dunham,
pastor. Bible school, 9:43, Jeff H. Irish,
superintendent. Morning worship ser
mon by the pastor. Subject, "The Mys
teries of T.lfe." For the eveuing wor
ship we join in the union service at the
First Methodist church. Mid-week
prayer meeting Thursday evening at 8
o'clock.
SALVATION ARMY
The Salvation Army Captain II. R.
Brlggs and Lieutenant C. Ford, officers
In charge. Meetings Tuesdsy, Thursday,
Saturday, at 8 p- m. Sunday meetings:
Holiness, 11 a. m.: junior, 3 p. m.; T. P.
L.. 8:30 p. m.; Salvation, 8 p. m. All
meetings preceded by open air services.
Ninth and Willsmette.
BETHANY EVANGELICAL
' Bethany Cnitcd Evangelical church
Sixth and Blair. F.'E. lisner, pastor.
Sunday school, 10 a. m., Mrs. Ellen
Koept. superintendent. Morning worship,
11 o'clock, subject, 'The Bible Suitable
to Man"; evening service, 8 o'clock. Song
and praise followed by a short sermon.
You are invited to attend.
A Story o! Married Life
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
By Adeh Qaniaoa
New It Happened That Madge and Or.
Pettlt 01 at Almott Privately.
"Ah, Mrs. Grahsm. This la Indeed a
pleasure."
Dr. Pettit was waiting" near the head
of the stairs up which the passengere
climb from the rain level to the wait
ing room, and aa he caught sight of
me I aaw his eves light up. and his
usually sombre face brighten with a
smile.
His words wire ultra formal, however,
his tone stiff, though courteous, and I
guessed that he was guarding both words
and tones carefully, leaving me to strike
whatever key-note I desired for our
farewell Interview.
"I have arranged for Inncheon at Bis
tort's," he said a moment later as he
guided me toward the taxi entrance of
the station. "You were kind enonth to
leave the selection to me, and I ven
tured to hope Bistort's would please
you."
"I am delighted," I returned, and In
dad his select! oa ni eased me, for tke
aa it seemed, his whole demeanor wae
that of a man's fighting down noma bid
den emotion that threatened to over
whelm him.
As we entered the restaurant the bead
waiter, evidently recognizing the phy
sician, came forward.
"I telephoned for luncheon," said Dr.
Pettit.
"Ah, yea. Dr. Pettit. Bight this way."
He turned us over to a subordinate,
who lead up past the tablea sear ui,
in'.o the main dining room. I naturally
thought we would be seated there, but
the man led us through this room and
seated us at a table cosily ensconsed in
an nnobstrusive alcove.
Why Madge Analogized.
"Luncheon shall be served immediate
ly," he said, with a bow, and hurried
away.
We were well within the above before
the realisation came to me that we were
just at the end of the main room. All
the latest Puritanism in me came to the
surface with a rush, together with a
fierce resentment toward the man who,
I believed, had deliberately planned tbe
situation.
"Dr. Pettit," I said, and at my tone,
his bead came up as if I bad flicked
him with a whip, "you must know that
I cannot possibly stay here. I am sur
prised that you should think so mesmy
of me aa to imagine that yon rould
bring me to so private a'tnble aa this."
He turned so white that I was terri
fied for fear he might faint. Bur his
eyes were like blazing coals aa they
caught and. held mine.
"Mrs. Graham," he said, and there
was a note in his voice that I had never
heard before, a note that terrified me,
"yon will kindly believe me when I tell
you that I bad no idea the waiter was
going to bring us to this alcove. I gave
my order by telephone, and asked for a
table in a secluded 'corner, for I thought
that perhaps you might nut care to die
cuss tho thing about which you wished
to talk to me within bearing of others.
He must have thought I meant this al
cove table. And now if you will accept
my escort bacV to a taxlcab I need not
intrude my unwelcome presence on you
any longer."
I caught my breath In surprise aa I
looked at him, and listened to his stac
cato utterances. I had known D.r 1'cttlt
as a strong, ailent man, but I had never
dreamed that he bad the rapacity for
such wrath as he was exhibiting. It was
as if an entire stranger to me had just
steped into the room.
And yet I knew that I must apologize
to him, that I owed him reparation for
the sameftil suspicion that I had just
voiced, and which I now saw was entirely
unwarranted. Truth spoke from his
face, his eyes, if ever I saw It In a hu
man countenance. I stepped up. to him
and held out my band.
"Won't yon please forgive me?" I
said humbly. "I should hsve known
that you were incapable of euch a thing.
And may I not take luncheon with you
as if nothing had happened?"
furaons restaurant mas the last word in
quiet elegunce.
"Thank you." His eyes said far more
than his voice, ami I felt a faint little
shiver of uneasiness. I had promised to
eat this farewell luncheon wilh him, and
he had asked me to tell him how he
could help me In South America. But
I eaid to myself that I must sternly re
press any indication on his part of In
jecting anything resembling sentiment
into tbe situation.
He helped me luto the taxicah. took a
eeat besi-ie me and gave the din : I Ion
to the starter. Then he folded his arms
tightly over his chest and looked straight
in front of him all the way to the
restaurant.
Whe t at Faslt?
If I had not known better, I would
have thought that I bad mortally of
fended bim in some way, tor be made
only the nt perfunctory replies I" tbe
few casual observations I m'de. Once
I hsd It upon my lips to ask If T had
offended him. but something warned are
to leave tke onset", unasked. Aiienr
M STUDY
Crowder Has Spent Entire Ca
reer Preparing for Advent of
Conscription.
Wasbfhgton, July 13. When the call
came to Provost General Enoch Crowder
to handle Uncle Sam's big selective
draft, he was ready, because he had spent
his entire army career in preparation-
Representative Greeue, Vermont, who.
as member of the house military affairs
committee baa come into intimate con
tact with General Crowder, tells bow
the latter spent a lifetime studying for
the big job he now holds.
"When General Crowder was a junior
lieutenant at an obscure army post iu
Texas he chanced upon a copy of old
Civil war draft regulations," Greene
said.
"He read them over, first out of curi
osity. Then he began to think how those
rules could have been made more just
and equitable.
'Gradually h evolved his ideas of how
a draft should be run and with the idea
came the conviction that some day in this
country there would be the need of a
great army, and that his army would be
raised, not from volunteers, but by a
process of selection from the total man
power of the country
'Meanwhile Crowder was advancing in
the army step by atep.
'When the United States entered tbe
war General Crowder waa the one man
In the army who was ready to go before
congress with a concrete suggestion for
the farming of a selective draft law."
Other members of the military com'
mlttee say Crowder'a suggestions were
written into the bill almost without
change.
FIRST AUGUST CALL OUT
Washington, July 13 Provost .Mar
anal General Crowder today issued tbe
first of the August draft calls, summon
lng 12443 men for special technical edu
caCion to start for schools between Au
gust 1 and 28.
Of the men called, 11.HS0 are white
and 154 negroes.
It is contemplated to call approximate
ly 300.000 men during August.
IF TOU have more fruit than yon
can use, don't sell it, give It to
the men who ore giving their
LIVES for yon. Telechone to
the headquarter of the National
League for Women's Service at
4 Coe'e Book store, open from 2
to 4:50 every afternoon, tf
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