The morning call., 1891-02-09
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The desire 10 secure more and better soldiers
Is the prime cause Of some recent changes 10 the
course OF instruction in the schools OF Germany
and Austria. Said Emperor William at The
School Reform Conference in Berlin: d" | am
looking for soldiers. We desire 10 a robust
generation, ready 10 serve officially and 10 lead
thought In our country. what is to be done then
with the multitude OF short-sghled men? In the
highest classes The number of short-sighted pu-
pills sometimes rises as high as ~ per cent of
all" The Prussian Department OF Education
has conseqn emily issued special health orders,
and Karlsruhe is to have a school after the
Kaiser's own heart. Less time Is to be devoted
to Greek and Latin, and more to English and
French. The instructions in natural sciences,
mathematics and drawing are 10 be expanded,
and the scholars will secure double the amount
OF gymnastic training they receive 10 other
schools OF The same class. In austria more time
is TO be devoted in the schools to heaIthful exer-
else especially In calistheDics on the apparatus,
with clubs dumb bells and slaves, and in open
air games on the school grounds A great de-
mand is also being made In Vienna Tor special
school doctors, who shall visit tie schools peri
odcaliy, examine The means OF ventilation and
drainage, look over the pupils and instruct the
teachers what should be done for the health OF
one and all.
Uncle Sam finds it difficult matter to secure
enough sailors TO run The new navy. 1t Is said
the present condition of affairs has never been
paralleled In the history OF the service. The
Yantic, Concord, Miantonomoh, Lancaster,
MOnODgahela, Newark, Bennington and Boston
are each without full compliments. The navy
regulations permit total force OF $500 sailors
and this number, lacking few hundred Is now
drafted and IN aciiv', service; bu. the service re-
qunes about 1900 more men at once bill now
pending In Congress enarges The number OF en-
listed men to 10000. but the prospects OF its
passage are very slim. Among the plans pro-
posrd Tor iiding over the difficulty is one 10 put
the Nesuvius. Gushing and other small craft ont
OF commission, and to use their crews to give
some oil the new vessels their trial trips
1t Is now reported that King Humbert has CON
sehted 10 permit his new Premier TO enter upon
policy OF cuftailment While the report is far
from being satisfactory at Vienna and Berlin the
Russian press sees in IL an Indication of better
relations between France aud Italy. IL isanote-
worthy fact that the Three pillars of the famous
Triple Alliance are no longer in POWER Bis.
marcs Is in retirement, Count Audrassy Is dead
and Signor Crispi is temporarily under cloud
But short month ago his word was supreme and
lie was the acknowledged leader of an over
wbelrnlng majority in the Chamber OF Deputies
VIII lie and bis friends be content to remain for
any length of time numbered among the oppos
ton?
lie proposed appropriation OF half n million
for the establishment OF a coal and repair station
on Pearl River Harbor indicates that our
national legislators desire TO take tardy advan-
tage OF the privileges conceded by the Hawaians
when the reciprocity TT ATTY was renewed. The
value laced uDon the privilege abroad was adj
mitted by the London Times when it declared
" The maritime power that holds Pearl River
Harbor aud moors her fleet there holds the key
OF the North Pacific" The Hawalans believe
the establishment Of coaIIng station on the isl
and of Oahu would virtually make the United
States the protector OF Hawaii and be guar
antee against annexation by any other country.