Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-17
AS SEEN FROM ABROAD.

To some philosophers across the At
lantic the condition of the United States
appears 10 be critical indeed They see
signs OF social trouble and even OF
coming revolution.
The London Spectator discovers such
signs in the disclosures made in the
Idaho trial and intimates that Presi-
dent Roosevelt may be compelled to
take another term. in order to save the
nation. 1--WE should not wonder great
ly' says the Spectator, III the Idaho
struggle We're followed by great in
crease in the popular demand on Presi-
dent Roosevelt TO stand for third
term, or rather for a second term, for
mis- first assumption of the presidency
was due only TO the death of his pred
ecessor during his own term OF office
as Vice President. He has decided not
to be reelected; but It is hardly in
human nature for any man TO resist
nearly unanimous nomination. So con-
WINGED are the people of the United
States that he is the only man possessed
of the qualities required in time or
great social trouhle-the only man that
is resolutely on the side of the poor
vet determined that order shall be
maintained. that It Is even conceivable
that he might be nominated by both
the great parties. In which event a re-
fusal TO continue in power would be a
derelictiou of duty OF the kind Mr..
Roosevelt Is almost certain not 10 COM
nit"
Bart Kennedy, the tramp philoso-
! per-" as he IL called, writing for an
| English magazine very strongly en-
| phasizes his opinion that drendful times
are ahead II the American people.
As he sees II. the trial In Idaho is the
beginning of a labor revolution. The
hideous IRE OF revolution, he says, will
arise in the west and sweep on 10 the
Atlantic coast. 1t will devastate the
whole Of America,
The trouble Is he says, that the capt.
talists nave become so bold that they
are denying openly the powers Of law
and order-the powers that would stand
between them and destruction. They
DEFY President Rooseyelt--the best pres
ident thar America has ever had, This
man, our philosopher continues, well
knows the danger that is threatening
He has the clear eyes Of the one who IL
disinterested. He sees that the capl-
tallst class IN America has gone mad.
He sees that they are destroying their
country. The magazine article con-
cludes;
"'rhe capitalist class rules IN America,
And II rules without care or thought Of
the people under H.
1T Will go.
''Rut the horror OF II is that IL viii
carry the whole social fabric with u,
This terrible and dramatic trial In
Idaho Is as the writing on the wall. -
We cannot say that the situation In
this country strikes the average Ameri-
can as being as serious aa painted IN
England. To ba sure, the Idaho afrair
Is serious, But the probability is that
the matter will be SO thoroughly sifted
that the fun truth VIII be known to the
public, and after that agiiators. no
natter who they are. will be careful.
The greatest danger II from the nu-
merous efforts that are being made to
make II appear that tie laboring class
es OF this country are slaves kept IN
bondage by a capitalist class that con-
trolls the entire government machinery
for the oppression of their serfs such
doctrines preached continually are eer-
tain 10 create revolutionary sentt-
ment among laborers. and as WI are