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The Forum for january

The January number of The FORUM illustrates
the purpose of the magazine in taking hold of
subjects that are Of the greatest pertinence.
MIR. Henry hucxs Gibbs, Ex-Governor of the
Bank Of England and President of the Bimetal-
lie League, writes on The CRISIS ip Silver
just at a time when the International Monetary
conference is In session at B1usse els, taking a
Worldwide view of his topic. The Hon. Henry
s GO5Tag aSe IN inherent Sapgfs Wsafns1 f' the h issue sr Of eu 70
rency by State banks, and gives his reasons for
thoush Mr.. Bacon is himself. of course,
a Democrat, Next to the universal
interest in currency is the growing popular in
terest in Immigration. On this subject the jan
uary number Of The Forum contains two arti-
cles-tWhat Immigrants Have Contributed to
Industry in the United States,a by a careful
student of the subject George f. Parker,
migration has been promiscuous and extensive,
the standard of living has degenerated, by Mr..
S. q. Fisher, of Philadelphia. In the course of
these two articles there is not a consideration of
inn ortance on either side of the question that
has been omitted. Mr.. Fishers article is a
plea for restricting immigration, by showing the
damage unat Las been done to the homogeneous
DEVELOPMENT of American civilization, pointing
out that some of the best products OF every CIV
ilizatiou game indirectly from its homogeneity.
Of equal interest with this discussion is the ex-
haustive article by DR.. e. O.. Shak esDeare, per-
haps olr foremost student of epidemics and
their prevention. who gives reasons for the con-
IrOl OIL QQdTdutlilo ny U 1NdlIOAdI OOfCflJtculs
and sounds a warning note against the danger
Of cholera next year.
Another timely article is that by Prof. Arthur
7. Hadiey, of Yale College, on jay Gould and
Socialism, Equally as timely as the forego-
ing articles and covering a wider field is a gene
raj review OF the large tendencies of thought
and action in three great nations Of Europe-a
New Year review of the direction of the Old
Worlds activity. These papers are VIZ itten by
Frederic Harrison. for England; DR.. Geffcken,
for Germany, and l.. LevY-Bruhl. a disting-
uished contributor to the best French re views,
for France.
DR.. Rice's article tn is month, in his series on
the Public Schools of the United St ates, is about
the schools in New York City, VIII ere the best
results are hindered by a radically wrong sys-
TEN of management. Prof. GIL Palmer, of Har-
ward, writes an excellent paper on Can Moral
Conduct be Taught in Schools?'' to show that
the cramming of moral precepts and systems
down a chiid's mind, SO far from affecting his
conduct, is likely to produce a morbid self-con-
seriousness, which. he declares, has been the
scourge of New England. Mr.. f.. Marion Craw-
ford writes an instructive and pleasing essay on
What Is a Novel; giving his explanation of
the proper work of the novelist and incidentally
saying many pleasant things about contempt
rary writers. Mr.. c.. S.. Gleed, of Topeka, Kan,
contributes a thoughtful resiew of "Tae Wealth
aud Business Relations of the West''-a paper
of financial and industrial value.