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THE CONTROL OF THE WORLD.
A writer in a prominent eastern newspaper has
recalled the fact that De Toequeville, the eminent
French economist, said nearly 70 years ago : "There
are two great nations Russia and America which
are some time in the future to divide the world be
tween them. Of these, the Anglo-American relies up
on personal interest to accomplish his ends and gives
free scope to unguided exertions and common sense
of the citizen ; the Russian centers all the authority
of society in a single arm. The principal instrument
of the former is freedom; of the latter, servitude.
Their starting point is different, and their courses
are not the same, yet each of them seem so the mark-1
ed out by the will of Heaven to sway the destinies
of half the globe."
These two great powers are still contending, but
in a widely different way to extend their influence,
says the Ledger. The method of the one is autocratic
and military; the other is purely industrial. The
one seeks power for power's sake; the other seeks
only to be prosperous, and to make its people pros
perous. It seeks power only as the means to an end.
In the one the sovereign is everything, the people
nothing; in the other .the people aw the power
their government is only an aid to their progress and
prosperity, a guarantee that they will be protected
in their peaceful pursuits.
As a very natural result of these peaceful con
ditions, the progress of one of these countries has been
Vastly more rapid than the other. In the autocratic
country the autocratic influence alone mast make
such progress as is made. In the industrial country
each individual is a factor in the advancement of the
whole. He is stimulated by a desire to increase his
own advantages so far as he can by his own industry.
He therefore works intelligently and works both with
head and hands. He becomes inventive as well as
industrious, and constantly finds new means to in
crease the reward of his own efforts. As a conse
quence a constantly increasing population is increas
ing its efforts in the economy of the world by a rapid
ly increasing ratio, and we are acquiring power be
yond our own belief, because we are becoming use
ful to other countries and to other peoples.
; A traveler who has recently visited the far east
describes the building of Harbin, the new city at the
junction of the Port Arthur branch with the main
line of the trans-Siberian railroad, as one of the
wonders of modern advancement It has been built
within the last three years, and is today a well-built
city of 60,000 people. Like St. Petersburg, it is the
creation of a czar. Not only its public buildings,
but most of its industries haev been created by the
Russian government, for the industries are owned or
controled by favorites of the czar or memebrs of the
Russian nobility. The rest of the population of Har
bin, even that part of it which is Russian, is like that
of Russia itself composed of a people who have lit
tle or nothing to hope for in this life. They are not
progressive, they are scarcely industrious, as they
have little to hope for as a result for their industry.
Therefore, while Harbin is a wonderful city, it is
only wonderful in one respect, and is one of the very
few wonderful cities in a vast empire.
That these two great power ever can or will divide
the world between them, as Ctesar, Anthony and
Lepidus did two thousand years ago, is wholly impos
sible. Their methods and their purposes differ too
widely. Even if they could do so, the contest would
not end, for the purely autocratic and military power
must inevitably be overcome by the arts of industry
and peace.
Auxiliary of the Synagogue and various other or
ganizations.
' The body that was formed by agreement on the
part of the delegates will be known as the Women's
Council for the improvement of the city and county
of Sacramento. The puropses are declared to be, to
bring the various associations of women into closer re
lations through' an organic union. No affiliating asso
ciation loses its independence or sacrifices its aims.
principles or methods. The general and eonttvling
idea is to got together for the benefit of Sacramento.
Two thousand women can do much for Sacramento,
or for a city of much greater size if they work har
moniously together. The large number of women in
terested in tliis latest movement indicates that there
is an awakening of eivie spirit iu the capital city of
the state that portends some earnest attempts at bet
terment , . . . .
How are the women going to better Sacrameutof
The answer contains some interesting points. De
partments of stud yare to meet once a month, at
which problems will be considered and digested. The
councils will meet quarterly and the departments for
study and work must report every quarter to the
council. By inference the names of the different de
partments that are provided for by the constitution
that has been adopted for the council point out gen
erally the immediate purposes of the affiliation.
There will be an improvement league, to include
road improvement and all work for tho betterment of
the city and-county not assigned to any other de
partment. There will be a department to aid in the
advancement of the public schools, a department of
organized charities and another of moral reform.
Each department elects its own officers. If any de
partment undertakes a public work concerning which
there, are well defined differences of opiniou, the
proposition must obtain the sanction of the executive
council.
This is a brief outline of the large moevment that
is interesting all the women in Sacramento county
and has elements of interest for alt women in Cali
fornia. Animated by a desire for the public good
andworking with single aim to that end, the two
thousand Sacramento women deserve well of the
community in which they live, and serve as shining
examples to other women wherever they may dwell.
TWO THOUSAND WOMEN.
Two thousand women were "represented in a recent
gathering of delegates from women's elubs in Sacra
mento, having for their purpose the organization of a
women's council. The porpose of assembling was
duly accomplished, says the Call. In addition
to the clubs there were representatives of foreign
misionary societies, Good Templar lodges, ladies'
church aid societies, the Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent
Society, the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Young Men's
Christian Association, the Oak Park Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union, the Courtland Farmers'
Club, the Kingsley Art Club, the Ldaies' Choral So
ciety, the Catholic Ladies' Relief Society, the Ladies'
Encourage the sea wall committee. A favorable
response to the letter mea'ly means that you are
anxious to see the interests of the city advanced. It
dos not bind you in any way. In answering, pay
close attention to the questions asked, and do not
raise new questions. The work of the committee of
ten is preliminary, and such other matters as may
come up later will be attended to then. Right now
the committee desires only to know if you will favor
the improvement if it can be demonstrated to your
satisfaction that the sea wall will create new value to
your property sufficient to defray the cost of the
work. Answer this question and bring up your sug
gestions later on, at an opportune time.
The fortifications at Port Arthur resemble those
of Gibraltar in being largely in hillside eaves and
galleries, though most of them are much nearer the
water level. They have two disadvantages. One is
that they are widely distributed over miles of country
without sheltered roads connecting them. The other
is that they contain a bewildering variety of guns,
from four-inch to 12-ineh calibre, and of many dif
ferent makes and patterns. It is said that more than
50 different kinds of ammunition are needed for
them. Such multiplicity of needs may prove a seri
ous handicap in case of a siege and impossibility of
obtaining new supplies.
The duty of conducting The Astorian has been left
to several gentlemen, who receive monthly compen
sation for their services. Other persons, not on the
payroll, will doubtless find it more profitable to at
tend to matters of business in which they are directly
interested. The suggestion is offered for the special
benefit of one who refers to himself as the "publish
er" or "proprietor" of the News.
John E. Lathrop is now associated with Philip S,
Bates in the publication of the Pacific Northwest, a
Portland Magazine. Mr. Lathrop is one of the most
entertaining writers of the state, and his work will
add materially to the value of the popular publica
tion.
Postmaster-Gereral Payne's maid, who is now in
the police station, has come to the conclusion that it
is easier to rob the post office department than the
postmaster general.
Now that the digging of the canal is to commence
Senator Gorman will have to return to his Jim Crow
issue.
Japan's naval heroes are not discouraged by the
fact that the Japanese maidens do not kiss.
The Russians should turn their Cossacks into cor
sairs if they wish to bet at the Japs.
Machen could find neither a tecnically nor a stat
ute of limitations to save him.
Japan will not be foolish enough to promise to
evacuate Corea.
EC0RATING
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