The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-08

The April BoOkman is one of the breeZi
est, brightest numbers ever sent out from
that breezy publication. From the chron-
icle and comment to the book reviews
there is not a dry line in it. and Harry
Thurston Peck's contribution to the dis
cussion Of the Stanford University sean
dal IS about the most caustic bit of liter
AZURE that has appeared this year. One
snort specimen viii give a good idea OF
his views; 1t is obvious that Mrs, Stan
iord practically owns Stanford UnIver-
Slty ana treats IL as a proprietary school
In other words, a professor in that uni
NerSlty must teach only such economic
doctrines as are approved by an illiterate
old lady, who regards both president and
professors as her hired men, whose Opin-
ions and teaching and intellectual indie
pendenee she has bought with her
Mr.. Peek does not regard the fault 'as
wholly belonging to Mrs Stanford, and
he does rot Limit his criticism of the
subsidy system in universities to this one
institution. BY inference he includes
Chicago University and one or two others
IN the same Category - Stamford AN-bfles
his denunciation of Mrs. Stanford seems
altogether biased. there can be no doubt
about the force he puts into his language
nor of the bitterness with which he views
the influence of money alone in univer-
The literary and biographical features
or the magazine are unusually interest
ing Horace Greeley is the subject of d
most entertaining review by one who
worked with him and knew him familiar
~. Cables New Orleans, the city of the
old French quarter is pictured charming
~ by Walter Hale, and Queen AIexandra
is described attractiveiy by an anony-
nous author, who gives a pleasant
impression OF the new queens character
and personality.
The Root of the Evil by Count Leo
TolstO1, is the leading article in the
North American Review for April In It
the vigorous old Russian makes a strong
appeal for return 20 the primitive Chris
tan doctrine of nOn-resistance of evil
He finds nothing but injustice in the
pIesent soelai fabric lie condemns the
slavery or the many. This condition, he
says, is made possible by the existence of
standing armies in the hands OF the rich
minority me army exists because peO-
pie believe II an honorable calling, and
The people believe this because Christian
lty has been perverted bv the churches to
suit the exigencies OF the wearthv and
the powerful Thus the count argues
Inat the root OF the evil lies in a false
Chrlstianity, and that the only true rem
edy for existing conditions must consist
IN a return to pure religious doctrines.
Foh0wing The Root of the Evil" is
prleI Letter TO the American people from
count TolStOi in which he returns thanks
Tor the nelp he has received from the
writings OF Americans who flouriShed in
the middle of the last century Next
comes a review OF Tolstoi and his ''Resur-
recttOn," by Constance and Edward Car
nett. who place the Russian at the head
OF the present day novelists. Mark Twain
pays MS respects 10 the Chinese mission
aries who nave criticised his criticisms
o. their conduct. The article is 1ull of
Singing sarcasm and rare humor bur
lue idtter only serves 10 make the lash
NJ the closer to the backs OF those whom
Mt Clemens has seen tit to castigate
In Cuba and Congress Senator Bev-
erldge makes a technical argument in
JuStiIicauon of the Platt amendment
such an argument as sometimes gets off
a prisoner but never conVfnces anyone of
his innocence. a second instaIIrnent OF
Some Peri!s of the Postal Service
comes from the pen of Henry A. Castle
auditor Tor the pOstoffice department
AlIeyne ireland discusses The Victorian
Era OF British Expansion" with partic-
ular relation to the growth of trade in
the tight little island and its emerald
nelghDor. The federal bankruptcy law is
the subject of an article by ". H Hotch-
KISS, who believes that, with proper
preferable to state legislation on this
subject Rear Admiral George w. Mel
vile speculates on the possibilities of the
submarine boat. and DR. Louis Robin
son, under the heading a Gu
tlouS human Document" makes
the corn subject of minute
examination, showing that it is the
result OF q miSdirectcd effort on the part
OF nature TO prevent lameness. "'Babisrn.' -
the modern religion of Persia is Interest
lngIy written about by E DenisOn Ross
and Professor Barrett WendelFs Liter
airy History Of America is reviewed ar
considerable length by w. u. HowelIs
The April number of Casters Maya
zine opens with article on the Russian
volunteer tleet. This fleet now consists
OF some fifteen modern ocean liners ca
pabte OF being transformed into cruisers
ana commerce destroyerS in the event of
war Inc boats are operated as Das-