The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-01-03

shows Mr.. Carnegies' absolute dis
nteretedness and public spirited
enthusiasm, for which it is taking
no risk to predict that he will re-
cieve his deserved reward in contem
poraneous appreciation and post
humous fame
The idea of utility which seeks to
make the Mckinley memorial in
Washington take the form of a noble
bridge, and which led the Standfords
to endow a university in memory OF
their dead son, has inspired a we'll
known corporation. The board OF
direcors of the White Star Line
Steamship Company, desiring to
commemorate the founder of the
company, the late Thomas Henry
Ismay, who died ''on the 23rd of
November, 1899, has decided not to
erect his statue, but to spend the
money which statue would cost
in manner that will alleviate
human suffering. With that object
it has endowed the charities of Liver
pool and Belfast with the sum of
20, 1000 lbs. One hundred thousand
dollars put into bronze might have
created all object of beauty or an
eyesore-it would have depended upon
the accidents which govern the grant
ing and execution :of contracts for
works of art. =. But suppose the re,
suit had been an object Of beauty,
would that have been as praise
worthy memorial of the life and
character of a good man as the
STRENGTHENING Of foundations for the
relief of human wretchedness9 The
Assyrian kings who expended trea-
sure as if it were water to cucumber
the ground in front of their palaces
with figures of winged bulls-is their
memory revered by the posterity
which digs those ::crnde sculptures
out of the alluvial mud? Did the
Egyptian monarchs who contriyed
pyramids for mausoleums achieve
the respect of property by their act :
What savors--of ostentation ia lit+'e
regarded in the present age, e.
what lifts the burdens Of humanity
is higly esteemed. The directors Of
the White Star Line have not ignor-
ed the preservation of a relic of the
personality of the man whom they
desire to honor, for they have com
missioned Hubert Herkomer to paint
two portraits of MI. Ismay, one to
become the property of his widow,
and the other to be hung in the Office
of the company. But in deciding to
devote to charitable works the bulk
of the fund consecrated to commem-
Grating their dead friend and as
:sociate, they have fallen in with the
wholesome unitarian spirit Of the
age and in 40 doing they have made
no mistake. milwaukee Evening
Wisconsin,
The labor conditions in Germany
are far from satisfactory to the gov.
eminent. The number of unemploy
ed is constantly increasing, and a.
together matters have a grave as
spect. But the government officials
insist that the disease is not. very
acute; that though there are suffer-
ing and distress for the want of en-
sployment, the people have little
surplus, upon which they ARE sub.
sisting; that the closest economy is
being practised by every wage earn,
Ter and that economy will carry them
I Through the winter. Nevertheless,
1t seems to us December is not a fair
test Of what is to be- When Febru-
5ary and March are reached, then the
distress will commence. AS matters
now look there does not appear to be
any chance for additional employ
sment during the early spring:months.
In view of what is happening in
Germany, the people Of the United
Estates have reason to consider them
selves in a favored land. Most of
ha manufacturing plant are running
rs their fullest capacity, and wages