The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10
LITERATURE


THE INTERNATIONAL REVIEW FOR JANUARY
Henceforth the International RetSeO will be issued
monthly instead of bi-monthly and. placed under
more vigorous leadership will dispute with the best
on either side of the Atlantic the palm OF excellence.
With the March number the edtorship will pass into
the hands Of Mr.. Henry Cabot and Mr.. John I.
Morse. IT,, assisted by Mr. Henry b. Barnes. the
present editor. 1t announces that it has made ar
rangements for securing papers on current topics
and fields of action. well in all the branches
of speculative thought and literature from the pens
of the best American and foreign writer's. giving.
however. the preference where practicable to the
native. This programme is made the
easier by tho drawing together OF of
letters of conflicting opinions in the pages of
single magazine. which has already taken place in
moro than one English magazine and in at least
American periodical besides the International 1t
gives wide play to intelligent enterprise. and. pur-
sued with vgor cannot fail to rebound to the honor
Of the projectors and their able agent we'll to
the profit Of the reading public.
In the number of the International for January We
find it's international character well sustained; for,
besides the American articles, have two French
subjects and the Outstanding movement in
the southeast of Europe viewed by the Italian
revoutionst, Mazzini, whose opinions are lovingly
reproduced by the German radical Karl Blind.
Julian entitled Suffrage Birthright." is reply to
paper in the North AMERICAN Reuiss by the historian.
Mr. Francis Parkman entitled "Thc Failure OF Uni
versal Suffrage which attracted much attention.
Tho titles of the articles indicate sufficiently the
position taken by the two writers. Mr. Pafkman in
his paper gave utterance to . moan which has been
emitted from the breasts of thousands of the foes of
popular progress for nearly century past and to
which scholars and recluses have given articulation
ut is" says Mr. Julian. 1.-The we'll tuned keynote OF
widespread and growing distrust Of our democratic
institutions v TOO many people. we are told,
have the ballot. which has been made fetch, and
our free institutions will certainly end in disaster If
we continue to fling the suffrage to the mob instead
of restricting the educated classes" The giant
evil which Mr. Parkman deplored was that power has
fallen into the hands of ignorant proletariat and
q half-taught plutocracy." Mr.. Julian asks what
practicable limitation Of the suffrage would cure all
this.
The paper by Mr.. F.. H. Morse. late Consul General
to London, 1.-The American Export Trade" is the
most timely of the number Pointing out the i'm
portance of the change which has taken place In our
foreign trade by which since 1875 the balance in
favor has reached the sum of s4Ss Mr.. Morse
proceeds to examine the nature Of exports.
whittier they have gone and in what proportion and
finally what are our prospects of retaining or in
creasing the balance. For the year ending June 80.
1873, our total exports, foreign and domestic,
were $694 1888. $780,. about eighty per cent of the
domestic exports was made up Of raw materials and
agricultural products, including very small
amount from the forest, and about twenty per cent
(S136 OO0OOO) manufactures" From the statis-
tics he finds that Great Britain and her dependencies
take over three-fourths OF all exports OF mer-
chandise consisting for the most part in raw mate
rial and food in great variety First in Importance
stands cotton. then grain and -four. then pork in
various forms and then leather Tie preservation Of
these markets is, therefore, OF great importance.
Mr.. Morse concludes from . survey Of the cotton
fields Of the world that we can hold our own in cot
ton and even extend our market In wheat he thinks
that the position Of America will forthwith be
sharply contested by other countries. England
does not wheat enough to feed her own people
by from s0,OO0.OoO to 10O0OO0OO bushels per year..
To succeed in the future competition for this trade
farmers and shippers should have the advantage
Of the lowest transportation and port charges from
the wheat fields to delivery shipboard that fair
profit on actual outlay of capital will admit Of With
our rich soil and labor saving machinery we s3ould
then be able to compete successfully. In tho same
way cattle trade dive and dressed beef can be
extended. To Europe we must look for markets for
our food products and to the countries of South
America and the old lands of Asia for markets for
/ manufactures.
The two articles France interesting. that by
NJ. Alfred Taandier on THE Political Future Of
France" particularly so, it comes from the pen
of Deputy who sits the Extreme Left in the
Assembly.
Dr. Edmond de Prcssense, French Protestant cler-
gyman and publicist, who sat on the Left in the
National Assembly, contributes paper on Morality
in French Literature. which is portion Of series.
In the number he treats of the books of the
year of historical and religious interest. lie thinks
that the future assured to the moderate republic in
France There is also "Papors on the Old Conflict
Between Religion and Science. by "a mechanic, and
| one on tho Literary Movement in America" by
the editor, well q review OF some recent English
| books by Mr.. G. b. Smith. The number opens with
short mystic poem by Mr.. Edgar Fawcett, entitled
Trustrstion in the newest style Of lavishcd adjec-
| lives and vague immensely "Giinmering on the
| dumb, cold lips of dawn" he "Pae languors OF
| inscrutablc uuconccrn." Too bad.
| Altogether this number of tho International gives a
fine earnest of bold determination to lead the way
in periodical literature of its class. this side OF
| the Atlantic at least