Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04

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Charles A. conant. and .The British,
Education Bill by W. T. Stead
In the editorial department, The Pro-
gress OF the World" tnere is a full eH-
position Of the Venezuelan situation.
with a succinct statement OF the reasons
for submitting the points in dispute to.
arbitration.
THE INTERNATIONAL QUARTERLY.
Vol VI, No II: December-March, 1892
| 1863. Edited by Frederick a. Richardson.
Published at Burlington. Vt.
This IS q strong number Of one OF the
strongest periodicals in the country. In
its quarterly form the publication succeeds
the international Monthly. but compen-s
sation for the longer wait. is had IN the
fuller table OF contents. The initial article
is How Soldiers Have Ruled in tho
Philippines BY p. H. Boughlon, and the
number is filled ont as follows: why
Criminals of Genius Have No Type by
casare Lnrnhroso: The Drama. in
Spain. by Brandcr Matthews; The
Philosophy of Tainc and RenaT,
Ivy Alfred Fonillee: technology and
tho Science of Religion by This.
achelis; The Beginning of Mind,
by c. = Mason; The American
Me 81 R< The French zos n by , a AND
Gcffr1. mess Amelia of Wcimer,"
by Benjamin Wells: Home Rule for
American Cities" by Ellis P. Obcrhaetzer;
National Antagonism an Illusion by
J. Noncow; The Recent American Ar.
chitccture,' by Russell Sturgis; The
Quarterly Chronicle" by !. B. Bishop.
Attractive announcements arc made for
future numbers
THE CITIZEN IN HIS RELATION TO
THE INDUSTRIAL SITUATION
Yale Lectures. BY Henry c. Potter.
D. d. LII D., Bishop OF New York.
Charles Scribner's Sons. New York.
Emo PIP. 24S. For sale by Bell Book
and Stationery Company.
Mr.. William i. Dodge, a wealthy mer-
chant Of New York. gave q, few years
stree To Yale University fund, the IN
come of which was to be expended in an
annual course of lectures on the Respon-
sibilties Of Citizenship. This duty was
devoived during the last year Oh Bishop
Potter. and the book before us is a re-
production of his course of lectures-siN
in number. 1t is needless to say that
the duty was performed in an able and
instructive manner. and the authorities
of Yale arc to be commended for eX-
tending the interest and benefit of the
series TO thoughtful readers who were
not privileged to hear them spoken by
the distinguished divine. They treat of
live topics and grave and mingled duties
awaiting every educated young man on
his assumption Of the responsibilities
and obliga tons of American citizenship.
The great problem of capital and labor,
the present and prospective relations of
the employer and the workingman are
continually throwing themselves with
ever-increasing force upon the most
thoughtless observers Of current events.
Monster corporations. aggregating mill
lions and billions OF capital. extend their
Briarian arms all over the land. The
power with which this cumulated and
cumulating wealth invests the few totfl-
Gals who control its administration af-
fleets not only the vast army Of employees
whose tiaIy bread and meat are depend
ent upon il. but touches at all vital points
every communal interest-political, COM
mercial and social The methods In which
that power not only may be, but is now,
with lamentable frequency. exercised ere
ate a feeling of universal unrest among
all our people, constantly menacing the
peace of society ana tho economics OF
every household.
No graver question i'll all the ages ever
confronted any people than the just and
rightfnl control by the government of this
money power. In the olden times, from
other less favored countries than ours
an irresponsible despot backed by (;
standing army might lay his iron hand
on these money kings and corporation
presidents and directors and by his sic
volo sic juheo control their action. But
he might equally and mucn more proba-
bly, would lay his iron hand upon the
horny hand of the laboring man. But
we live III better days and under an in
tinitely better government; And the
theory of that government. however dor
mant its operation may have been and
now is, contemplates the unit vote of the
wcaithiest as of no greater weight than
the unit vote of las humblest employed;
and that every such employee welds a
vote
Which falls as silent and rs still
AS snowilakes OH the sod.
And executes q freeman'S will
AS lightning does the work OF God.
Cnhappily many of these votes Of the
laboring man have been purchasable. and
wealth has fostered and profited ny this
corruption, not only in buying votes, but
in buying counters of the ballot. But all
the while this unit vote of the working
man has been a standing menace.
Bishop Potter. by inheritance, by the
environments of his life, and oy his ele-
waited position as Bishop of the wealthiest
diocese of his Church is constrained to
wise conservative, and he heartily ac-
cepts the necessary result OF thoughtful
consideration of past history ana or the
evolution of that history in the problems
of the present. In the threa tening aspect
to the workinSmen OF the aggregation of
units OF dollars in millions Of capital he
recognizes the propriety and the neces-
sty for purposes Of self-protection of the
aggregation of units of workingmen in
their trades unions. But 1t is idle now
to debate the question whe.ner there was
any occasion or justification for these
trades unions among the workingmen. 1t
is an established fact that these unions
do exist, and intelligent capitalists must
recognize in all their calculations that
these unions have come, and they have
come to stay.
These lectures are pitched upon a. high
plane-none the less practicable because
the lecturer assumes that, the Golden
Rule is no less applicable in its universal
extent TO the relations Of capital and
labor than it is in individual life. They
are not sermons pronounced in these
discussions of political matter as the All
thoritative message of a Christian min
lister commissioned in his pulpit to preach
only Jesus Christ and Him crucitled, and
he cannot be subjected to adverse criti-
cism as a political preacher, but as a
Christian citizen addressing young men
on the threshold OF life and stimulating
them TO higher ideals of political duty by
the example and teaching of his Master,
he and his lectures are worthy Of all COM
nlenda ton B. r. w.
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Story of the Real Mary and the ReA,
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