The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-09
THE FUTURE AS COLONEL WARlNG SAW IT.

. which. with It's nssssf Photographic attach
trent made the setuai presence 81 the pa-
lsee in the streets quite unnecessary. They
nnw grouped at frequent xsHsacns
less than oae-qazrser Of the hummer
- hssh would be required under the former
system being now called fer. TIE organ
s&astaa Is similar 20 that es the ire de-
partmers Ia IRE days when eonaagy atoms
we're psisssnie-
THE headquarters ~ the department OF
rolses fer each of the hundred precincts
tntn whieh the city II divided u televoir
central fer all the streets Of the pre-
cinet. At night the city IS everywhere
Illuminated almost 10 the ordinary day.
light standard Every visible occurrence
h al once reproduced At headquarters,
and trained observer causes every IN
usual incident TO be promptly recorded
for the xoegFaph. SO that IL may be ex-
hititsd as evidence IN court II required.
IL suspected character appears on the
street information OF the fact is given
To the nearest STATEN. and he is never
lost sight OF until a detective is fairly
GU his track.
The Telephone Obsolete.
Tire detective carries an aetherophone
receiver on ore ear. BY this he receives
constant instruction from tho station,
The aesherophoae being available fo- the
transmission OF yocaiixed sound waves
oaIy for relatively shot distances, and
only la nninclos.d space. the instrument
has little Waite for s~aerai use Il was
probably for this reason that cities were
able TO eccure It's use for police alone.
As II works by the harmonic method. the
message TO an officer In the street Is sent
In key which only his receiver repre-
6uces. This secures secrecy of cofnnuni-
cation. and the anne instrument may he
used for the Simultaneous transmission
of ether messages each in it's own KEY
With this quick check on crime by the
police. and with the guardians control
OF public conduct, great city is now the
safest ana the most orderly place ID the
inhabited world.
The branch Of the public service which
takes precedence of all others in the esti-
nation Of the people and In the care Of
the state IL that which has 70 do vita
the education os the young. A certain
degree of proficiency Is required Of all
who are 10 be admitted TO full civic
rights and the very highest planes OF
attainment are open TO those who have
the ability to take all Of the intermediate
steps. Two fundamental principles under
lie the whole system OF public !nstruc-
tion.
The first is that every child who II not
actually deficient must be taught so much
is requisite for the duties Of citizen
chip. The second IS that at does not pay.
to give Ss,lo education 10 a S boy"
Beyond the limit OF the first requirement
the state must not devote It's resources
tn the forcing OF any body or girl II
can only foster ambition and capacity
which manifest themselves without slim
uius II the capacity is not very ohvi-
o4ais or II the ambition is easily repressed.
public expenditure has gone far enough.
The absolute requirement includes the
usual primary school studies, training In
organized action. the beginning or prof.
cheney IN some Industrial art and real
familiarity with the various branches OF
municipal government especially with
the relation that these hear to the indl-
viiual
Nc child receives certificate" who
does not come UP to this standard bat
the certificates may he won at any period
oT life and nisht schools ARE open TO all
whc seek this absolute condition OF cleo
toTal registration
There Is no violation % the rrsncipie
ess universal. suffrage any more than was
! the OIL time custom that the voter must
register In person and must appear In
peTss0n at the polls II IS only a eondi-
Sier precedent which In within tire reach
OF every persen Who is NOT mentally de-
neient, Those who are mentally deficient
are as 3ustly deharred as are the dement,
cd All classes " the community must
he fully represented al elections. lau;
they must he represented by their com
peteut me usheTs
The certificate of proficiency IS equally
demanded IA condition fer public en-
riayment, even I'm the capacity Of com
man lahorer: the city draws ali ~ fts
servants from among the hest o. those
who are available.
While the s.hnol certificate Is required
is all eases. Il may be earned elsewhere
fhsn IN The public schools. IL f. also per
mitte5 70 pursue tAe higher education N
private schools. This is rarely doue--lfl
fact. Il Is never done fer the sake of etist-
vatian only. unless ther@ is a shown ca
pacity 80 take fnn advantage Of what