Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-18
WHERE WEALTH
ACCUMULATES
AND MEN DECAY
England on Down HlII
Grade and Agriculture
at Lowest Ebb.
POOR EDUCATION IS CAUSE
The Federation Of American
Countries Gives Europe a
Spasm Of DIsmay.

~ otuuuofl Campbell.
London. Aug. i2-Mr nirrell. the
British minister of education. has
been the target for every sling aud
every arrow ia the hands OF 0pposl-
ton politicians and the conservative
churchmon. who rcfu1o 10 yield their
right Of the national church 10 con.
troll national education The fight on
The education bill has been extremely
bitter, and some four months ago NJ.
uirToll might D. said CD be the best
hated man IN England
Now. however. Mr Blfreirs educa-
ton bin bids fair 10 become law. aud
ne author is congratulated on alt
sides. even Mr. Baifour condeacendlng
20 throw a bouquet at the minister.
who has ateored the measure through
difficult waters with perfect compoa-
ure. The new education bin has been
rlddied with amendments. but Il has
not been spoiled, and N u d allowed
90 SO through the house ~ lords on
compromise. which now seems not
improbable, & will DO much for Eng-
land.
Cause Of Eneland'a Decline.
After an. Il Is the insuiar oduca-
iiOnal system that has brought the
United Kingdom 90 its present condi-
ton OF uncertainty and reduced the
whole country 90 q dangerously low
condition. ! might as well use plain
words % Americans 1000 or 5000
miles away. The Englishmnn h FED
upon statistics 20 show the greatness
OF hla country. But the Income OF the
individual Engllahman II not increas-
ingi work for the workman Is stead
ily decreasing. it o. a blk subject and
one on which | might write volume.
But the facts speak OF EnEland's de.
cline. Agriculture "a at its lowest
ebb; minor manufacturing IN decreaa-
ing and nine out OF ten % the popu-
latlon Ia city or country are anxious
10 10 seek his or her fortune In some
other country. even under another
flag
The unionist would cure the disease
that ls eappinE the national life BY a
course OF protection: the churchman
would have more religion. the tenn
perance crusader would abolish the
public house; the liberal would have
re'ronchmont and free trade. and the
radical would tear down solid walls
and replace them with things OF
straw. The Engllshman does not re-
alize that America and Germany are
daily gaining on England by reason
.of the application OF education 20 the
problem OF national prosperity or ba-
tional ruin
In o dim sort OF way this Is realised
IN some quarters. however Some few
people understand. but the conditions
are 30 bad and the application of the
remedy has been postponed 80 long
the Ignorance. nervousness and SUI
porstltion OF the patient 80 great that
the trst touch Of the physician brings
out ehrioks OF agonv long before the
real operation begins. The new edu-
cation bin. OF which Americans have
heard 80 much and know 10 little,
simply means the beginning Of a new
system Of education for England, and
a new system OF education means the
regeneration OF the country and d re-
ally healthy competition with Ger.
many and the United States. When
the sons OF the middle class English
men are taught those things that will
enable tham 20 earn their own living,
and when the government offers OPP
portunity for the brains Of the Anglo
Saxon 30 help his hands and his en-
ersies. England will take on a new
lease Of life and Americans viii have
70 got an extra hustle on. After some
years OF careful observation and in
vestlgatlon, { think : am In q position
TO say that by reason OF false sys-
tenn OF education aud a false Idea OF
caste. England has lost aud f. losing
IN every branch 81 her national life.
Secretary Roots speech.
Secretary Roots speech before the
Pam American conference, In which
he outlined great federation OF
states On North. Central and South
America, has attracted much atteh-