The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
ON TIRE NHIE Guys SITE
PROF. A. j. SMITH WRITES THE
IMPRESSIONS OF VISIT TO
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS
OPINION OF CHICAGO THIEVES
The Teachers Federation and What
1t Has AccOmplished-Cer
Work Stands to Its
Credit.
Special Correspondence of the Globe.

unfa1I1ng source OF inquiry and OF COM
ment naturally suggests itself on this
charming morning, the date Of which
indicates the winter solstice. On this
shortest day of all the year an Indian
summer sun shines mildly through an
atmosphere so genial so comfortable
that it is quite out of the question to
think of snow and ice and winter blasts.
On yesterday afternoon, l made a tour
of Jackson park and could scarcely re-
alize that the sun was approaching
rather than receding from Northern
skies. THE translucent sea- Lake
Michigan cleaned and rippled and
danced, and the silvery sheen of mid
summer sunlight lay over it all The
grass was beautifully green and children
played about the lawns, and golf parties.
coatless and cloakless, pursued their
sport with the same zest and persevsr-
ance that the summer time called forth
Any one inclined to indulge idle senti-
ment would have found an abundance
of that material of which creams are
made. But little Imagination was re-
CURED to recall a vision Of the White
City, with its splendid palaces, domes
and spires, with it's sounds of applause.
of song, of great orchestras, of multi
tud1nous voices and the hurrying foot
steps of uncounted thousands. How
plainly 1 could see the mighty
throngs cheering the Infanta En-,
lalie Of Spain, or pressing on
from building to building, eager. inter-
ested full of Astounding life and happi-
ness. How 1 realed my impressions of
the splendid manhood and Womanhood
that there gave evidence of the solid
value and the unperishabIe nature of
American Institutions
MAINLY A MEMORY.
not much is left-only 1.-The cold re-
mains of lustre gone-of fire long mast
away" La Robida, mere shell with
out any of its glorious treasures of
manuscripts and of pictures, still looks
'""dFo inc sea, but leads to nc thought
or suggestion Of the mighty soul strug
giles and triumphs of Gods messenger
Within the humble walls of a monastery
Iour thousand miles away, more than
four hundred years ago. The miniature
shlps scarcely remind one of the VOYAGE
or columbus, nor does the widest
stretch of imagination bring into
view the mutinous sailors, or the
majestic figure of the admiral. oppressed
py grave cares and responsibilities, and
vet "soothed and sustained" bv firm
unchanging belief that he was Cnder the
special guidance and protection of Di-
vine providence. 1t was only when these
OBJECTS were surrounded by the products
OF the New World, the best results Of the
wonderful discovery, that they were
really significant
Inc German building also is in q good
state of preservat ton, but the fine arts
puid!ns' now the Field museum, is de-
huded of much of the tawdrv art the
gaudy decoration of it's interior Per-
maps 1t is Just as well that this is So as
we may nope to have it replaced with
something more truly artistic, and moro
enduring. These are at least the prtn-
clpat visible monuments of Americas
greatest exposition, certainly claiming
I!shtLuily 1lrst rank among world EXPOSE
tlon 1T matters not in what country thew
may have beer heli; but the more endur-
ing, and. by Tar the grandest monument
10 this great achievement is found in
the educatlon. the patriotism. the enter
prise that it afforded or called forth.
RECALLS THE CROWDS.
Most of all one thinks of the crowds
OF people from all lands and of tn,
strange and varied motives that had
brought them together; of the mimic
snow that bad gratified curiosity, of the
collection of wonders that had amazea
those who mad not travelled of the riches
OF mines and of the soil that had excited
tie cupidity of money eetters or money
makers OF mighty instruments that had
called forth the interest CT inventors: of
the products Of other lands that ha6
pleased the merchant class and Of tha
strange undetlnable bond that. actino
mESterlouSly but powerfully for the tine
being, had brought representatives from
all races and nationalities into closer re-
Iatlonshlp, and lowered the barriers of
separation raised by caste. color, creed
and education. NO vestiges of the
crowds remain. They nave as comnIetel1-
vanished as if for every one of them the
sacred snip had returned from Delos and
had carried Them away upon their final
voyage, but when I finally turned home
wards, again caught the sound of the
sea striking against the shore, saw again
as III those days, the unclouded heavens
above, and gazed in Arbitration unon
the trailing splendcrs'' of the
closing day as the sun sank to the hor-
zon' attended by ficating clouds of red.
and of gold and of purple.
THE POLICE OF CHICAGO.
Your readers, perhaps, no less than the
writer, dislikes to turn from this subject
10 the Tar less agreeable consideration
OF municipal matters, and yet am
scarcely willing to leave Chicago still
under the overwhelming wave of crime
that my last letter intimated was q GER
talnty in the minds of many good people
here. There is a sensible diminution in
the amount Of talk at present. The argu
ment up to the present time has been
principally of the you're another kind
and 1t seems to have had considerable
force. The good chief of police is deeply
interested in police affairs in the cities
of the gulf coast where, he declares. he
hnds no vice" His opponents here say
that he seems to have found but little
in Chicago. His return is anxiouslv
looked forward to, and it is believed that
1t will contribute to the suppression of
vice, even without his cooperation. The
states attorney and judge of the Grim
inal court have been mortified beyond
expression" and have been blaming the
mayor and the police. The mayor re-
plies by charging that the police have
been poWerless to prevent crime because
the criminals were too often released
without trial, and he sets forth long
list of noted criminals whom this very
Judge had discharged without a hearing
The Judge makes no reply to this, but
II the papers are to be believed. the
states attorney suddenly deemed it best
not to conduct the investigation before
the grand jury, as it would be claimed
that after all it was merely a political
trick, but the grand jury showed no
sympathy with this view In the mean
time certain noted minister declares
that the churches alone are to blame
for the condition of things now existing.
and we can easily forsee that it will pres
entIy appear that Chicago is the most
orderly, the most moral, in short. the
best governed city in America Ny ex-
perience with the thieves of Chicago is
not extensive, but it is not wholly I'M
favorable.
When thief, having full opportunity
to take silk dress, several Prince Al
bert coats, some vests and trousers
chooses to take from me only dress
suit in which I am prone to say that I
scarcely ever felt at home,'' and some
handsome embroidery in silk and linens