Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-11

Hawaiian levers have gained
wide notorie;y by The self
! sacrifice of Father Damien.
While DR.. Hutchinson, President Of
the Royal College, Of Surgeons, de-
: ciares that "mediSal science Is
in such an advanced state that a
concerted movement may now
practically end the disease" Sir
Andrew Clarke declares not only
that "leprosy exists in larger meas
ure than in recent years, but like
wise new germinal centres OF 1t are
springing up in various quarters, old
centres are. widening, and before
England and the world Is looming a
condition OF affairs which may grow
anu attain such proportions as to
threaten not only one class oil
society, but all that IS dearest IN The
fruits Of civilization.
But this is not the only work OF
humanity In which the Prince OF
wales has shown strong and abid-
| lug interest. The establishment Of
the Imperial Institute OF Modern !
Oriental Languages under the |
patronage OF the Prince OF Wales |
may be said not only 10 form
an epoch in the colonial
policy Of tire Empire, but
likewise in the liturature Of the
British people. Professor Max
Muller Is perhaps The greatest liv-
ing linguist in the world, and it is
he who has been laboring TO this
end for the past thirty years. No
wonder he expresses surprise that
England should have been 20 long
content to see her great European
rivals, Russia. France and Ger
many, doing 80 much TO cultivate
the knowledge Of those Eastern
peoples among whom British in
fiuence is so great. For fifty years
Russia has sedulously taught her ,
youths the language OF the Chinese,
the rartars, the Thibetans, and the
Afghans, while at the same time
there has not l,een in Great Britain
a single school for the learning of
Ii:ose languages. and yet British
man. ufacturers supply the market !
OR L housaBd millions Of those peo-
pies. A ,aw words from an Grafton by
Max Muiksrmay not be out of place {
1T is said that Great Britain has c
Iyb,.N :. but the true con- I
ne. Of that cot,ie, v is yet TO come. L
)ur new ronquerSEs Will have to
tudy the aucien. lltersA' re OF India, C
which Is still the ieavei OF ln9lan
bought. They must gain ,'sight
1to the ancient religion Of the CO.
lie which will furnish the best ke,
D unlock further religious instruc-
ion TO their minds. They must
inter- into the spirit of their ancient -
lws before attempting to enforce ~
lodern legislation. They must "
,arn to appreciate Indian literature !"
nd Indian poetry before We can n
ghly measure the status of the W
eople. Whether for unselfishness pl
r devotion TO high ideals, truth ~
illness, purity and zeal religion / !"
now OF 10 hero greater than Kes-
ub Chunder, no heroine greater ie
IAN Ramabai.s The Prince Of -
1ales as well as Max Muller and "
Is compeers perceive that the ~
ritish Indian Empire Is not safe vi
long as those untold hundreds of
Iillions OF people are merely gov a,
ned by the power Of the sword. ~
Concerning the Cretan question, w
IS evident TO many that the end 60
Turkish rule there will soon be ne
lded. Greece lis anxious to annex
e island; Crete is anxious 10 he 20
lnexed; and the principal question ~
Nv Is, the sanction Of the great AZ
lropean powers to the transfer.
we may expect TO hear III
Turkish atrocities. Another point -
the great Eastern question will AZ
n be settled. !
The dispute between Great Britain ms
d Portugal still occupies much CIT
ention- The superior naval and
litary strength Of Great Britain pre-
) compelled Portugal to aceede 10 Tor
, demands Of Lori Salisbury. But
* OF al this lies the question. ing
at Is the meaning Of all these yer
DECISIONS OF international peace the
! goodwill IL n claim of n few 4
les Of the black mans country Oh
i destroy the much-vauutea sec
roPean peace? Some of the wise sus
5 are asking how it would have Il
N II the disputants had been ces,
ssia and Austria, Germany and ing
gland, or France and Portugal? tile
= 1870 -. 49, T-ss-s -..zs tInVt- ME.
WI upon how weak a thread II
lg the destinies OF nations and cha
Issues of peace and war. port
j. II. WARD. -