The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-07-02
THE MAGAZINES

The Worlds Work, in its admirable review
of the march of Events discusses the DEM
ocratic demand for definite declaration OF
Philippine independence, and says with much
force: eff self-gcvernment were now or at
any early time possible or practicable IN the
Philippines, there could be no objection to
such a promise Of independence as was made
to Cuba NO considerable or respectable BODY
of opinion is in favor of our permanent occu-
patton of the islands, If they can become sell
governing. But the objection which practical
men who have long studied the problem in
tho archipelago make to such a promise ID
this: The time when self-government will be
nossfble is SO remote that no date can be set,
and promise made now would, for that rea-
son, be absurd. Independence may De grant
ed, moreover, to some of the. ISLANDS long
before it can be granted to others. BESIDES II
is absurd to talk about self-goVernment TILL
insurrection ceases; or, even II there were no
longer insurrection against the United states
and we should withdraw, the present genera
ton of agitators and adventures would pre-
vent further work toward any real selt-goV-
ernment'' Much good advice Is given IN the
paper, Making Wall Street Safe, botn lot
the good Of the stock exchange ana INVESTORS
Readers interested in education Will mo MT.
Verner's account of the education OF two Afrl-
can hovs. horn ill cannibalistic savagery, in
an American school Of deep interest, and
Donald Murray S illustrated paper on the ca
ble systems of the world is a most interesting
and informing feature, showing tne enormous
prosress of cable laying since cyrus flelo
tentative effort forty-four years ago. "A val.
uatle contribution is the illustrated paper Q!
Mr.. Willis, Of the United States geological
survey. On the country along our northwest
boundary, following the forty-ninth paraliei.
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., "a union
square. l.,
The July Review of Reviews has very In
teresting feature in Mr.. Steads paper on
1.-THE South African Peace, the CORONATION,
and the British Outlook MT steao teeafus
the education bill of the government as q
measure ito strange the system OF puollc
elementary education established by mt. Fos-
ter and Mr.: Gladstone in 1870 and hand over
the whole duty Of primary education 10 oe-
noninationalists; that is to say, nve scnoois
out of six to the Anglican clergy: oteau
thinks Mr. Balfour will succeed MS uncie'
Lord Salisbury, as premier. mere Is an Nus
rated paper on West Point and the centenary
nv Colonel Tillman, and three articles on the
anthracite coal strike and mining and the coal
carrying railways give very informing Vie"
of the situation and the questions at issue.
w. r.. Draper's paper ION the labor problem
In the wheat belts will command attention
New York: NO. IL Astor place.
| The Engineering Magazine contains some
notably good papers of public interest. John
! HAYS Hammond, the mining expert, contrib
| utes a. paper -on "The Transvaal Mines Under
| the New Regime in which he shows the
| possibilities of the three great gold mining
districts of the Transvsal, where operations
have been suspended during the Boer war: In
the central section he says there Is an aurif-
erous area within practicable mining depths,
containing upwards of s30oo,ooo,0 900 OF gold
Mr.. Queneau contributes paper on the Cape
Nome gold sands in which he says about all
the beach gold was taken out In 1900, and the
future success in getting Nome gold lies IN
hydraulic mining, as water can easily be col
Elected by means Of dams. New York: 12o-l2z
ELiberty street.
/ Records OF the Past contains q most tnser-
esting paper with illustrations, on the Greek
reservations at Thermos, by a Greek antigua
rian, soteriades. This place was the political
| and religious center of the Aetolian league
two or three centuries before the Christian
lera Tho ruins of vast temples have been
found with sculptured figures and heads. OF
men and women and many bronze horses and
idols and fragments OF vases and affairs.
There is also "a valuable illustrated paper on
the prehistoric mounds of eastern Turkey,
where are large areas which have not even
been partly explored. This country was once
occupied by Hittites, descendants OF Ham,
who possessed q high degre Of civilization.
Washington, b. G.: 21o Third street Sc.