Evening journal., 1902-01-02
THE LITERARY WORLD

The editorial department OF the Re
view Of Reviews. headed "rhe Prog
ress OF the World" covers wide
range of topics. In the first number
for the new year. for example. are
summarized the results of the past
years Progress, in mechanical inven-
tion. the lessons of the Boer war, and
the influences at work for intelna-
| tiOnal peace, the recent revival of
racial circumstances on the part
of the Poles living under German rule.
the points at issue in the German tar
1T debate the extent and prospects Of
the German colonization movement in
South America. the causes of the revo-
lutionary uprisings in Colombia and
| Venezuela. the new Isthmian Canal
Treaty and the Hepburn bill before
Congress, the issues in the coming
Cuban elections. the arguments for
and against trade reciprocity with
Cuba, the report of the Philippine Com
mission on civil government, the Phil
ippine tariff, the findings of the Schley
Court Of Inquiry Lord Rosebery's
great speech to the English Liberals,
and i score Of other important matters
which especially claim our attention
lust as the new year dawns.
.
Are England. Scotland and Ireland
destined, ultimately, to become q part
of the United States of America and
Great Britain?" is the startling in
quiry which William II. Stead makes
in the January Cosmopolitan. He has
been one of the prophets of Great
Britain. and has, at all times. been
able to see in advance of his cOntem-
poraries-as events have proved. He
has been studying the new conditions
brought about by the Industrial combi-
nations and reaches the conclusion
! that England and the United States
are destined to be more closely united
and that as soon as the English people
wake up to the absurdity and general
uselessness. as has been shown in the
Boer war. of a king and aristocracy,
the trend will be immediate in the di-
rection of a union with the people of
the United States. However much one
may differ from Mr.. Stead, his specu-
latiOns will be found vastly interest
ing He is the first British subject
who has had the courage To suggest
~.
"All the world loves a lover" is true.
THEN the fiction in The Cosmopolitan
for January should be popular. indeed.
All the stories vary in treatment, plot
and fiction. from Frances Courtenay
Baylors charming story, "Cupids
Practical Joke" to Maarten Martens
strong domestic tragedy, Her Fathers
Wife. but all have love for a central
theme.
The January Forum opens with an
article by Rear Admiral G.. w Melville
on "The Military Duty of the Engi-
lneering Institutions" The writer sug-
gests the formulation of a plan to en-
able the civil scientific colleges to sup
Dlement the work of West Point and
Annapolis. Professor Paul S. Reinsch
describes the opportunities afforded
by A New Era in Mexico" Two edu-
Icational subjects are then discussed: /:
The Place of Geography in the Ele-
mentary Schools" by Dr. w. II. Har-
ris. the commissioner of education.
land Problems of our Educational
System" by President Hyde. of Bow
doin. The list of contents includes
lpapers on several subjects which will
shortly be receiving attention in Con-
gress. Among these are a plea for
Reciprocity With Canada" by the
Hon John Charlton. a member of the
Anglo-American Joint High Commits
sion; a free trade argument by Jacot
Schoenhaf under the title of "The
Rake's Progress in Tariff Legisla-
tom" an examination by Congress
man John f. Shafrouh. of the connec.
ton between THE Philippines and OuI
Military Power" an article by Mar.
ion Wilcox on Our Honor and Cuba:
Need" an account by Sunyowe Pang
, an Americanized Chinaman, of 9TH,
, Chinese in America" with special ref
, erence to the Chinese Exclusion Act
/, and a discussion by Professor ElwoOl
, Mead. of Problems of Irrigation Leg
/ islation" Earl Mayo contributes al
estimate of the extent to which "Th'
Americanization Of England has al
y ready proceeded. The closing paper il
Z by Professor Brander Matthews, whit
! writes on ''Mr Howells as a Critic,
with particular notice of his recen
n book on the "Heroines of Fiction"
Fascinating old silver.
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