New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-04
New lJlr11 Review
Wednesday, January 4 1905.
The Year in Retrospect.

Wednesday, January 4, $i5uo.
The Year in Retrospect.
Candor, not dyspepsia. compels the
remark that 1904 was an exception ally
unpleasant year. We must even re-
iterate our confidence ia the wisdom OF
the three months old Welsh baby who
early in the year expired IN his
mothers arms after remarking in
good English or Welsh-we forget
which ssThis will be terrible year.
The youngster has made good. The
year began under the smoky pail of
the Iroquois theater fire. The Balti-
more, Rochester and Toronto fires, the
Gen. Slocum disaster and the sinking
Of the Norge with its heavy load OF
human freight, not to mention a num-
Der of severe railroad accidents fol-
lowed in steady succession. In the
background throughout the year has
doomed up one of the bloOdiest wars
in history, bringing in its train a.
series of international incidents that
have produced more or less tension
and nervousness, while in Russia
widespread commercial discomfort,
assassination and the rumblings Of
revolution have added their somber
shadows to the picture. In this country
the worst feature perhaps has been the
anarchy and lawlessness in Colorado,
resulting in state of unWholesome
unrest with the end apparently as far
off now as ever. Nor has the growing
recognition of the spread of lawless-
ness in this country and the wide
spread discussion of its causes and.
remedies relieved the general aspect.
For while all but the pessimistic
realize that the recognition Of the fact
that there is disease, the earnest study
of it's nature and discussion Of reme-
dies are not to be confound with the
disease itself, but on the contrary
mark the greatest advance toward
cure, yet so little has been accom-
pished beyond discussion that it is
difficult to feel cheerful concerning the
solution OF so grave and apparently
deeprooted a malady. Nor has the
publicity given to the extent of rail-
road accidents added to the gayety of
the nation, although in this case dis
cussion has been accompanied by con-
siderable progress toward the appli-
cation of remedies for avoidable
accidents.
But while the panorama which 1904
spreads before the eye Of him who
stops to look backward at the opening
gates of the new year is too literally
dashed with smoke and flame, too
overloaded with corpses charred or
water soaked or torn by ball,
shrapnel Or saber thrust; while An
archy, Lawlessness, Hatred, Intoler-
ance, Ignorance and other monsters
hold too prominent positions, the
retrospect is not altogether revolving.
The horrors of war are almost hidden
behind deeds Of stirring patriotism
and behind the revelation Of system
preparation and execution, of pains
taking care, of the utilization of the
most efficient instruments that civ
ilization has to offer, and of the dis
carding of all the non-essentials that
have incumbered the strategy and
tactics of armies and their progress.
That revelation has been the revela-
tion of a new nation and a new force
in history, finding expression only in
ways that fore-shadow it as a force
not to be feared but to be welcomed.
Nor have useless cruelty and the
violation of the code of civilized war
fare toned down these brighter colors.
Few wars have been fought with
greater respect for the decent opinion
of mankind. Pioneer Press.
The editor of the Journal boasts
that the name of his paper was men
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