The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-10
FEBRUARY REVIEWS.

The Forum for February leads off
with Antarctic Exploration and Its
Importance" by Sir Clements r. Mark
ham, president of the Royal GeOgraph-
ical society. Sir Clements makes a plea
for antarctic exploration. 1t certainly
offers a great and inviting field, and,
as he saws, the south polar region is
by far the largest area that still re-
mains unknown" EX-Secretary J. G..
Carlisle concluCes his study of Dan
geroUs Defects of Our Electoral Sys-
TEN: A Remedy" The remedy sug-
gested is the election of the president
and vice president by direct popular
vote, only a plurality to be necessary.
He makes no mention of details as TO
method, holding that the essential
thing is a fundamental change in the
theory and practice now prevailing:
and if this be agreed upon, it cannot
be very difficult TO harmonic conflict
ing views upon subordinate questions.
An exceedingly interesting article is
Frederic c. Penfield's "Britain's Elk
ploitation of the Nile Valley The ar
ticle has a great deal of interest for
Americans, for the development Of the
Nile valley means a keen rivalry with
many American products. Frank X.
Foster discusses The Condition of the
American Working-class." He comes
TO the conclusion that the greatest dan
ger which confrontS our republic is
that OF the growing antagonism of
classes, and that the poor Will never
again be the passive sufferers of by
gone ges. Major John w. Powell dis
cusses the question, Whence Came the
American India Is. " a subject of pecu-
liar interest to a majority of the people
Of this state.
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The North American Review for Feb
ruary is filed with extremely interest
ing articles, but most readers will first
turn to ''Recollections of the Civil
War" by Sir William Howard Russell
C'Run Run" RusseI.) Here the reader
will find most wildly described the
men who were in charge of the gov
eminent on the eve of war, men
who were destined to become world
famous for all time. What a stirring
time it was in Washington when Rus
sell landed there. and how well he de-
scribed it. General James H Wilson
tells Of Americas interests in China"
lie thinks we have Q deep interest in
the country. and that our people hav-
ing practically occupied the whole OF
their own vacant land. and exploited
all it's resources except those of its for
their attention more and more to the
commerce of the Pacific islands and OF
the countries beyond. Frances NJ. Alb
bolt gives "A Comparative View of the
Woman Suffrage Movement" She says
that the great obstacle To woman suf-
frage is that the great majority of wo-
men do not want *. Elliott Flower dis
cusses the question, rs Our Educa-
tional System TOp-heavy?" and comes
to the conclusion that it is. 'Lincoln's
Skill as a Lawyer" by James L. King,
librarian OF Kansas state library, Will
be found very interesting. A 'valuable
article is c. T. Holders The China
man in American Politics" The article
closes with this declaration: The six
companies are essentially secret So
cieties and in no civilized country to-
cation in proportion to its size than
,Dat winch discusses American affairs
and boldly fights AmeIice.A i4l..s 49, --4,;
shores Of the Golden Gate"
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cents.
The American Monthly Review of Re
views is always fun of good things. and
the February number is no exception.
The leading article The Search For
the North Pole" is symposium in
reality, II which Walter Wellman, DR..
General Greeley, Commodore
Melville and others take part Frederic
Passy discusses THE Peace Movement
OF the World" w. T. Stead tells of
British Problems and Policies For
1898" An article that should receive at
tontion in this state is THE Travelling
Boon for American Coun-
try Readers" The Progress of the
World" devotes considerable space TO
Cuban matters and New York politics.
In the latter the question of Mr.. Crok-
er's political ambitions nationally isl
discussed. In this connection this opin-