The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-20
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
.'THn UNITED STATES or EuRoPE'
b. w. =. stsAa puhaiaAed By the Doubas-
day = Mcclure ca. of New York
Now that Tie c1ars peace congress has
Il amounted to . great deal more instead
of great deal Leo tAan anticipated, the
remarkAhly prophetic book which Editor
SteaA issued just prior to the congress may
perhaps begin to receive ths respecefui
consideration which it deserves. even fro0
his enemies. stead haa heen many times
= crank and Ia many ways has made him
self conspicuous by riding hobbies. but he
10 . great journalist, for al that. perhaps
the greatest living. and he certainly has
made his largest contribution to history In
this his latest work. Its name. The Uni
ted States AZ Ecrope." reads myth.cally.
but It b not name devised BY = fool The
United States OF Europe apparently "
already In embryo. Stead intsmates 70 "
how quickly II may become fuu ma
tured reality.
It would b almost Impossible to lay too
much strsaD upon the prospect Of the com
sol.dation Of the powers oe Europe into
some manner Of confederacy. France and
Russia are now In alliance. Germany anG
Great Britain are under mutual conven-
ton. The creibund includes Austria. Ger
many and Italy. Germany and Turkey CO.
operate. Austria and spain are partially
interdependent. The Introduction Of new
powers into the Franco-RusAian alliance
q Il
presumed to be dreaming Of getting him.
self called the savior OF Europe" because
OF = union OF the continental powers which
he hopes to make against the growing pow
e. Of the unite< States and the thsoAtening
greatness OF the Anglo-AmeE.can alliance.
Even France and Germany are under an
improving entente which promises soon to
become formal alliance.
Mt. Stead notes these elementary indica-
tions Of prospective federation, and what
he says Of them cannot fall TO awaken the
intelligent mind to the imminent possibili-
ties OF the colossal vision with which the
United States Of Europe Is h.led. lie
goes further and more more minutely into
the evidences, beginning with the state
ment that 'for travelling purposes Europe
ID already q commonwealth" with only
two relics Of interstate hostility remaining.
namely. the cusfomhouse and the pass
port. Says he: "But for the pestilent nu;-
sance of the douane. the tourist coulc 80
from tina North Cape to Gibraltar. from
Cape F.nis,iere to TransyNania. without
ever being aware that he was passing from
one Jurisdiction to another" He finds
'',he great ideal OF international freedom
and union'' In the postoiice; the moment
the stamped missive enters it, ever-open
portal it becomes citizen Of the universe.
free from all customhouses and protect
ed in all lands. irrespective Of differences Of
nationality, law and religion"
The facilities OF circular notes.s or let
tiers Of exchange and bills Of credit. the
rapid minimizing OF the difficulties OF the
customs officea the close blood relation
ship OF the European monarchies. the quick
sympathy which the death OF such re-
gent a. the Empress Of Austria or tho
president OF France excites among all the
European nations. the cooperation Tor the
suppression Of anarchy. the conferences Tor
harmonious action upon tar.R schedules.
the telegraph and news agencies which
are a free between the countries OF Eu-
rope 40 they are between the states OF
America, the approximation TO unity "
coinage and currency through bills OF ex-
change, the international control Of rivers
and canals, and 20 on anc on ad infinitum.
are unm .stakable signs that closer unity
among European nations. closer practical.
operative international administration. n
inevitable. That Il foreshad0ws = United
States Of Europe b . conclusion which
readers must allow Mr.. Stead to convince
them OF. Il he can. Certainly his book
makes q wonderful stride in that direet.on.
And unless the judgment OF the reviewer
goes astray. the book viii become one Of
the historic structures In the political
thought OF the close Of the century.
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THE PHILIPPINES AND ROUND
ABOUT" by Maj. q. ]. Younghusband.
Published by the Mcmillan Company.
Nal q. J. Younghusband 10 probably a.
good q travel writer ~ the modern pub
Usher has been able to ind. He IL MEM
Der OF the British army. has had plenty
Of nomadic experience. knows what IL In
terest.ng and knows how to tell II. A
recent book Of his. therefore, upon The
Philippines and Roundabout" becomes one
Of the best and one Of the few permanently
valuable and readable volumes az to the
new American possessions N the Pacific.
II IL better than warmers Hawaii. becauss
II has more substantial stun In II. and
there II no comparison between II and the
hastily drawn and inadept descriptions H.
sued by the many press correspondents
who have afflicted the islands with their
busy-body presences.
Mai Younghusband's book has been
written since the great events 1t Maria
IN which the United States was most inter-
ested: fts estimate OF affairs. therefore. Is
from a point OF view fully modern anc fui-
" worth ones while to get In touch with
II would he d.naeult to advise readers OF
n more possessable book TO have In the
library II one u to have anything at Al
about the Philippines.
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,"wAITfNG FOR THE SIGNAL. by
Henry O. Morris. published by the Schultz
Publishing Company. Chicago