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PAGE SIX
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If the twentieth century is to be
distinguished -chiefly as that mark
ing the complete emancipation of
woman, more than passing mention
will be bestowed upon San Francis
co's experiment with a jury composed
of women sitting in Judgment on one
of their own sex charged with a fel
ony. A feature of the Incident was
the fact that the Jury was not a
product of specific enactment for that
purpose, but the legal result of wom
an's amended status, and the express ;
wish of the accused. This desire wasi
also notable because of the peculiar
nature of the evidence in the posses
sion of the prosecution. It was
known that accused had written a
letter making what was alleged to be
an extortionate demand. She was
prepared to confess having sent the
document, but wanted to rely on
proving that she had no evil motive.
ITnder these circumstances what
could have been the reason for pre
ferring a jury of women? Was it
the probability that men would be
more influenced by the damaging evi
dence than by the testlmpny as to
character? Was it the expectation
that women could be induced to look
at the whole situation from a differ
ent angle? Whatever the reasoning,
accused was justified by the verdict,
which was one of acquittal.
The details as thus summarized
may seem trivial on the surface, but
analyzed they show the exceptional
and far-reaching importance of this
legal departure. They attest the fact
that if women Juries are to become
a regular part of our judicial ma
chinery the whole psychology of pros
ecution and defense must undergo a
radical alteration. The jury may
have been right or wrong in its ver
dict, but, since it was arrived at by
what might be termed extra-judicial
processes, the experiment may be the
signal for a complete revolution In
legal procedure.
Another Innovation growing out of
the woman movement is the decision
of the Chicago Board of Education
to have sex hygiene a regular subject
for instruction in public schools.
Ella Flagg Young is responsible for
this experiment, which, whatever may
be its value, marks a radical change
in the popular conception of educa-
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lion almost as great as that which
occurred when religion was taken out
of the school curriculum. It implies
that a responsibility which for cen
turies has rested with parents is to
be assumed by a school teacher. A
few years ago books and pamphlets
dealing .with the question were sup
pressed in various countries, but
such is the greater prominence given
to sex as a result of the woman
movement it is now considered a fit
and necessary course in education.
The age of woman, it Is still an
age of education, out of which the
woman movement arose. A striking
evidence of this is seen in the Philip
pines, where wonders have been
wrought by the American school sys
tem, and, strangely enough, very
largely through training in athletics.
In place of the practice in the United
States by which in the matter of
sport a few men go periodically into
training and the vast army of specta
tors into hysteria, group games have
been introduced and it is made prac
ticable for from 80 to 90 per cent
of the pupils to participate success
fully. It'was early discovered that the
Filipinos would have to be renovated
physically if they were to accomplish
mental tasks. Consumption has for
centuries claimed an appalling per
centage of the population, and it
would have been unwise to pen up
the offspring of such a race in school
buildings. Accordingly the outdoor
method was adopted and this led
naturally to athietics. The native
took to sports with avidity, and the
results, as noted by two independent
Investigators whose reports have been
made available, are: The physical
development of the younger genera
tion, the creation of a spirit of
democracy, a better understanding
between Americans and Filipinos,
and the pursuit of studies with more
relish. To those who believe that
order must precede independence in
the Philippines, and that the natives
must be trained to self-government
before it can be granted to them, the
remarkable results of education per
medium of supervised athletics must
make a strong appeal.
In the Balkans there are signs that
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wiser counsels are .beginning to pre
vail. The disagreement among the
former allies was in many respects
perfectly natural. They found them
selves faced with entirely unexpected
conditions, which would have been
almost equally trying to the diplo
macy of any other nations. There
was more to divide than they had
anticipated, and upon that division
depended the question as to whether
Bulgaria or Servla would be strength
ened sufficiently to set up an em
pire, dominating the surrounding
territories. It was not so much that
they were unwilling to arbitrate their
differences as the difficulty of secur
ing disinterested arbitration. Russia,
as arbitrator, was not wholly trusted
because of her own interests in the
decision, and because it was thought
she would be less desirous of equity,
or even a balance of power, than of
establishing an order conducive to
her expansion.
War was a supremely foolish solu
tion of the problem, not only because
it immediately resulted in a greater
slaughter among the former co-operators
than they suffered in the wor
their purpose o curbing the Turk,
but because Turkey did at once the
perfectly natural thing by claiming
all the territory she had lost. It was
this more than the appalling losses
which induced Bulgaria to appeal to
the powers to end the strife. The
more powerful force, Bulgaria, com
pelled Greece to side with" Servia and
to make Turkey offer similar assist
ance. With the wisdom of centuries
of battle the sultan's advisers urged
an alliance with Servia solely for the
purpose of crushing their most for
midable opponent. That the Serbs I
did not accept the offer argues a
shrewd perception of its motive. At
latest it appears as though the
breach will be healed. Bulgaria is
actively suing for peace, and, though
it is the alternative to defeat a the
hands of Servians, Greeks and Rou
manians in a formidable combination, j
the plea should prove acceptable to I
all sides, weakened as they are by
heavy losses of men and money.
War, or near war, has again put
South Africa into the news of the
world. The Rand miners) for reas
ons not expressly stated In the dis
patches, but which may be assumed
as a demand for more money, have
entered on a strike, and after the
fashion of modern labor wars have
resorted to the destruction of prop-
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erty and to riots, necessitating the
calling out of the troops. For this
action on the part of the government
there has been considerable censure,
some of it extending to the British
house of commons, where an ex-Australian
and ex-South African agitator
objected to the troops being used to
preserve order. As a strike it would
mean nothing more than the semi
anarchy so usual in labor disturb
ances were It not for the fear that
the 250,000 blacks employed in the
mines will Join the rioters. About
6,000 have already gone out, and if
followed by the others it is possible
that, indorsed by the white strikers,
they may revive the racial wars
which were so common before the
Boers and the Uitlanders established
order.
Labor conditions in our own coun
try have shown a tendency to quiet
despite the fact that the Pacific Gas
& Electric Company is still subjected
to losses from guerilla raids by dyna
miters and that 100,000 members of
the Order of Railway Conductors and
the Brotherhood of Trainmen have
declared for a strike. In refusing
the demand for more wages the rail
roads are pleading that recent regu
lations of rates have made it impossi
ble'to pay more for services without
going Into bankruptcy. They claim
that they are being ground between
the upper millstone of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the neth
er stone of increasing labor demands.
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion has delivered a scathing rebuke
to the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad for its alleged loose
method of conducting business, but
the remarkable feature of its report
was the complaint, not against a mo
nopoly by the railroad, but against
conditions which might give rise to
one in the future. A recommenda
tion was made that the company di
vest itself of its trolley lines because
they might be used subsequently as
a means of preventing competition.
This view amounts to a decision that
interstate railroads should not be
permitted to own trolley lines.
The commission also proposes to
investigate the financial operations
of the New York Central and the
Hudson River Railway Company, it
being alleged that there are irregu
larities in the bond Issue. Whatever
the justification for treating railroad
corporations as highway brigands,
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harassing policy of the commission
is likely to check construction com
pletely. Thanks to the great wealth
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be connected with the European sys
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Other foreign affairs calling for
mention are numerous. A check has
been administered to Irish home rule
by the threat of the house of lords
to go on strike and refuse either to
pass or reject the bill granting self
government to Ireland. If repected,
the bill would become law when
passed for a third time by the house
of commons; but if the peers adjourn
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have to be staged anew. Germany,
recovering somewhat from the finan
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plana for effecting the army increase
decided upon. To provide the neces
sary funds, $250,000,000, a change
has been made in the tax bill, the
income minimum being reduced from
$2,500 to $1,25.0. Japan, abandon
ing all thought of a war in the in
terests of a fraction of her subjects
in California, is turning her attention
to internal improvements, and plans
the construction of a waterway and
extensive harbor improvements call
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estimated to take at least ten years.
Russia has been making strides in
constitutionalism, the duma having
passed by a large majority a motion
censuring the cabinet for its failure
to redeem the czar's pledges, for con
tinuing to govern by special laws and
courts-martial and for a general pol
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opinion is on the side of the parlia
ment, treating the ministry with
open contempt.
Matters political in our own coun
try are never dull, and the week has
been enlivened by the house joining
in the lobby inquiry and the decision
to widen the scope of that investiga-;
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tion by probing into past labor wars.
This course will nel be welcomed In
manv Quarters actively supporting
the probe as a form of official or
congressional muckraking, and, if the
Renate means business, it is probable
that those responsible for starting the
chase will use their endeavors to call
a halt.
Interest In the McNab affair was
stimulated by the action of Judge
Van Fleet in requesting the United
States grand Jury to excise from its
report a number of reflections upon
the president and those members of
his administration responsible for at
tempting to delay the course of Jus
tice in behalf of wealthy and influen
tial persons accused of serious crimes.
The judge made it a case of "lese
majeste," but the Jury succeeded in
obtaining the widest publicity for its
opinions. Though the motive of the
judge was doubtless a desire for reg
ularity, his action only served to em.
phasize the offense of which the ad
ministration was guilty.
Considerable alarm was occasioned
by the failure of the First-Second .
National Bank of Pittsburg, but the
fact that it has not been followed by
the collapse of other banking institu
tions is proof of defective methods
employed by the particular bank and
not of any general unsoundness in
the financial affairs of the country.
Events in the history-making expo
sition are moving at a pace beyond
the most sanguine expectations, and
it is now certain that all preparations
will be completed in time for the
opening. Several South American
republics and states of the union
have chosen sites, bringing the total
participants up to a number far
greater than was anticipated. So
convinced is New York city that it
will be a record exposition it is ar
ranging for a special display inde
pendent of that to be made by the
state.
Shoots Himself in Foot While On
Hunting Trip.
Madras, Ore., July 17. While out
rabbit hunting yesterday afternoon
Cliff Jackson accidentally shot him
self in the left foot. He is unable
to explain how it happened. But
thinks the perspiration of his hands
caused the hammer to slip from be
neath his thumb. Dr. Haile. who is
' attending the case, hopes to save the
; foot.
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