INTERNATIONALISM 99

naturally it -will be challenged; that is in-
evitable, but the tidal wave of internationalism
has started, and nobody can really stop its course.
It is in the mind of every thinking man and
•woman in every country, some from one side,
some from another. One says, that the suffer-
ing in the war has produced it; one says the
slaughter, the absolute disregard of life in the
war, has brought it forward ; another says that
the world having been brought into closer touch
by means of communication has done it and he
cites the discoveries of steam, electricity, wireless
and " broadcasting" as milestones along the road.
Be this as it may, and probably each suggestion
has its place and is part of the working of God's
plan in evolution, it is, at this time, in the
hands of every man and woman to help inter-
nationalism forward. It is not difficult to see
that we are being pushed into each other's
pockets, and into closer relations with each
other, and we do not quite know where we
may find ourselves. Theosophy with all its
many sides helps us here and points out to us
how the world is being pressed forward,
moulded, got ready, prepared for the coming
of the Great World-Teacher.

The sun is rising on the day of internation-
alism, the sun is setting on the day of the