The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

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Nineteen ave must be written large in
al fu,,.rc his.or.es. II has seen the ending
% var, which. during its $40 days -!
hIn,.i nsd COS, the world 5000 live. and
8 90 HosSs, u has seen the Tebi.th "a
distinctive integrity ~ = venerable north
"yn people More than either OF these
.t has witnessed ;he death tiIYoes Of ar
a..c-racy. ruling ,sI.I00J0 citizens o: the
Twentieth Century as though the Middle
Ages had no, passed into a dim yesterday.
For any 81 these happenings the year
would he remembered: FOR the three to-
g"'her II never can be- forgotten
Nor has i;s course in the United States
h'"n less memorable II kas brought .
chang" Of greater import than could he
anything merely geographical II has seen
born g" s-ttSe good . revolution of public
opinion against all those preseni-day evils
Usually grouped under the word graf" "
fiie Federal var against the ''Beef Trust
has emphasized this The popular outcry
~ IN" disclosures following an invest!xa-
'en - Iise insurance even more rointediy
sho~'r the national temper. while yet
ssr'he. evidence came Enthusiastically IN
November. when gang rUie' went down
IN defeat I'm four great States.
FROM WAR TO PEACH
I.auar, arrived With warlike news: Port
.srif,ur had surfcnccsed. II brought. too.
-. Russian rcut NJ Hun River. ~hi!e
F"brl.ry's closing days raw the opening
move. I'm that gigantic battle game which
"uln,iu.'.d sMsrrh 81 In Japan's victory a;
Mnsd"fI-in rhs steal magnitude the great
s.f hath. cf history. It's appalling cas-
GsE'ss totalinG a nEure surpasEing 30
sgrn disasters AZ that Of ChicaSO'S .
Iroauo,. Thcz.~r
In ciiDch japanese success came the
meeting "' Admirsls Eojcs;vsnsky and
Togo ia 'h" Sea az Japan tMay ~. Tin.
Nor:s Sea Com:E:ss ssion had by arbitration
s'raiSh;sn.d cut IN" threatening trouble
which had rarr~d the frs; week q tl.
Russian long trip. and the Cars com
SnAn'!rr had played dangerously fast and
!"ose with French neutrality IN the China
sss-anf then fell the crushing blow which
yrac'ica!iy ended ,he war. The destiny W
a., Emrir" DEPENDS upon this action You
are expected Ia do YOU: utmost" read the
Mikasas faSs as the shot va. nr~d that
crened tho action. Not many hours iaies
destiny had te~. sS<,,r.d.
This wa. the las: engagement - con-
sequence Ia tn. Husso-Japsn.s. conflict
Svsrna worked on towards Nisiirostok.
and q Jsisn..r force captured Sakhaii'.
hut these items read small beside ;hoss
htsh relate 30 the peace conference. r'~
e,Iifir9 ss.-p;cmb"r O. in the Treaty OF
pcrtsmou.h Prcrent Roosevelt had pro-
rose.i .his meeting to the two Powers at
odds IN June. and on August 10 q;
Portsmouth. X. H.. Raron komurA and
Minister Takah!-n. on behalf o: the Mikl-
d.. ard isAron Rosen and Sersius Wi.te.
FOR she Gar. op-,-d their parley For
'~srry Gays diplomacy trust ana parfied.
certain points were promptly disposed Of
r but the question o. indemnity doomed
larger the hnurS passed. and only
Japan's moderation ami Nj Roo.syeits >
ea-n.s; solicitations At 81. Petersburg and
Toxic eventually prevented the matter OF
dollars ard cents bringing the conference
20 a f-rii',ess close The M!kaio's repre-
s~n'aCSe. however. ccnpistci what has
fighting men Rad begin. ard s-Ai ~ss SET
:" c:i~ OF n. xr.as transactions O: his
'"ry. A..s's fa'Ir- had b-en changed. FL
tape's 'sAisnc. OF power had bess, recAst
rre nation tad ben born-snd insu-nc.s
1T - work within another havinS much
"a ca With = rehirth sh-re
LICENSE SS- LIBERTY
rhs Toxic .ics:ns which greeted neW.
~ the sr-ats's s-rn,s held hgs q din, saS-
S~.'iou OF the year cf in.esrs, str,xS'e
through ~hi.h troubled Russ:a has passed
rh. "a. With JapAn bringing inc,ra sing
e'is~n.~s Of au,ocra:.c corruption ard .,,-
impotence. sas tus one cause o. 'h- ,u:-
hrsAk- Jsraar1 cArse tn ~i,a .aincr:s TN
sEsfft.! c.pr~saien. -. tsn-s ~sr. iu-
ersAs.d. Labor cent on s;r,k-. ani po-
itoe eecses.sons ~sgs .auisspt;sS Finland
"a foiaEd :rst~r-d IN !.se..N, unrest.
thiiis;is activity vas rvn-~~. students
= 5ked fsseii. the selfish sui- OF the church
WAS s1cen,y criticised All these .i-Iu~nss
O.,Sts.su;ed 10 the rupis ruarch ~ events
4 Acsais:rS sc-aay in the end as .'sArSia-.,. 80
'hs oertd has ben scc,.a,sri~i 20 rssnk
uf u
since the cvsrAs>o,. r.assArI. OF Red
Ssocsy January - ~heu the tas,-.cAs
ss-d up'an .ae iai.,rtns sclx trying 80 -
,itson ,hstr Little Fa,ser' to Ils,-a ,y,
t~-.ca 80 their grievances lss has .oi,.
rar"uSncUs European Russia or. oon,.r-
Gus tale = s.cs. psiiASe And r,assseT~. %
ErsS,aG demands !ur genuine liberty o.,
~. ccs eide. - pre:n.s-s .aas- Az.
'reApa. vacN.as,c- a.a ~-ssa-ss - 80
orhst Eys . o,es:h Astss ~ r~s,r<oe.ss
--tcS he'd heea n~cf:r,sn-~5- Nicholas met
a -s-ilrsrnsne asi~sA:.ss- srefn4s.-s sss-.
vrtc~ ~ sse iassasksnS :sss.-d tAs; re-
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sa!.-s,a announced tire wx-ss~ rn.ssAcr.
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