The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01
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World i'll 1908 III All III
EVENTS WHICH MAKE HISTORY
Chief Ones Of Past Twelve
Months :Rccapitulated III Brief &
Space for Reference,
Lights
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and utter deep silence of the unknown,
this convenient old sphere OF ours,
breasting tho waves Of Time s ocean and
a bearlng tho race OF man toward It's Mt
mate destiny.
Flashes the electric signal OF the New
Erdling the cartl.H The bell In the
church stccplc clangs the midnight
greeting, and tho clamorous chorus Of
whistles and horns and human voices
5ewells over tho house tops md dies
away Here in tho quiet room the clock
on the wall goes on With It's rythmic.
.'ticl,. tack, tick-ta lick tack. not not
\ FORE. This compliment, cheerful. self
ii sufficient ltlla human contryuncc OF
springs md wheels performs without
emotion It's duty Of measuring the Sec
onds that shall grow with the hours and
days OF the Year now begun and OF all
time to come.
History never hats. But what we
\ call tho mind has the wonderful power.
sstrom instant to instant. TO introspcct IT.
bclf and retrospect It's own and the races
historical environment.
SI Lifc'p loom spins 8ceasclessiy the vast
fabric OF civilization. Of which the least
Of human creatures is n factor. In and
under and over and through fcs the
Il great shuttle OF history, whilo We per-
nj once actor and tor by IN using on
the threshold Of the New Year to take
quick, sweeping glance backward ut
the now strands whichEthe Great Spinner
has added to tho slim total OF world cx-
pcrience since a year ago. II
i5J5::s To discover the comparative Importance
OF events in the past brings certain
preparedness for the great crises Of the
+ future. which is Of the utmost value.
4 trhe following analysis OF tho old year
aims to give the reader that possession.
& From our American point OF view the
great distinctive marks or trends OF the
period we're: s
The new international role taken by
4 our country IN pursuit OF an Isthmian
canal and as general overseer OF the
world; tho experience OF widespread cor
ruption In national state and city gov
ernments: the epidemic OF crime: the at
tempted restriction OF trusts and corpor-
ptlons on the one hand and OF organized
labor on the other; the organization OF
employers; the ebb tide or. business set
ting III; advance toTard church unity
md liberal thought: settlement OF Alas
kan boundary; England's entrance on a
great tariff struggle: Frances resolute
steps toward severance Of Church and
state; Cermany's economic depression:i
Z the Macedonian uprising. followed by Rus
sian coercion OF Turkey; approach Of
y. crises In China and slndla: discovery OF
3radium: practical tendency .of education:,
arrival OF the o-minute trottlng horse, and
dedication Of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition. @ 4 dill
"a Look at the Fog of
Our Own Ship Of State.
Tho amazing thing is the figure we
s have cut In world politics. Few and far
Letween are the nations that have not
90 80 ,nrr ~
backed by American guns and by Ameri-
can money. There stood bankrupt Ven
X ezuela hslpless-blockaded by three great
Turopean creditors. A word from Wash
frgton and Minister Bowen was able to
get the whole matter adjusted by arbi-
tration. The Russian bear barred the
Manchuran gateway to China until an
American diplomat led the way to an
open door. Our voice OF protest against
persecution OF Jews In Russia was heard.
tine prestige OF the United States In the
Mediterranean was enhanced by the pres
cree OF ships at Beirut and tho sending
oe Skinner to Abyssinia. England came
closer to US in the Alaskan boundary
concession through arbitration. Finally,
In fulhllment OF a great responsibility.
However opinions differ as to the meth.
Cd, the Roosevelt administration paved
the way for the IsthmIan canal project
BY extending the helping hand to the
4 new republic OF Panama after Colombia
had left the IayHerran teraty which
was signed at Washington in February,
die by falling to ratify IN time, We con-
tnIed our general y ynst . Cen
hors. Chile acknowledged the Monroe
doctrine, being the iirst south american
country TO 40 So t3 5 a
~ Tho acts and status Of trusts and COR
iorations on the one hand and the acts
nnd status O labor = unions on me otner
have comprised the major part OF the ~ I
q dtcials decisions, state ana national, inc
foremost example OF trust formation,
namely the he Northern ne. securities e. Com.
pany; had lts hrst great set,pacK IN ne
dcclsion OF ing G!rcuat oourl az ~.
LOUIS that me great =, Iallroaa merger was
~, VOCATION o. ne sherman !aw Later o.
sudge zLochron, o. the GlEeu.l Gours ~
minnesota, decldcd that inc merger was
not ~ violation or lnters!ate commerce
Jaw, an s, now the mal Y, aeclsion OF itne
(; Limited states supreme court IS awaited
hrgunl ;nts on =. appeal having peen maze,
Notaole decisions mace ,.i' ". NE supreme ,