Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-16

The Future ~ 10 may be trlte. but
th' hrship 10 o. none the less
Now Sccurcd. true 20 say of the
alrshiu, ns we have
automobile. III has oome 90 stay
what has been done Goa the United
states lu the last your alone o. enough
20 convince me mat practical nafl-
cation Of the air has arrived. Some
luea OF how important a position
acronouuc occupies in the world to-
day may be- gainad by following tho
press of the world Hardly day
passes that does not record n flight
IN some part Of the world. govern
mtnt experiments TO perfect the air.
ship for purposes OF war. the orr
ganlzation ana practical exposition by
clubs ~ amateur aor0nauts OF tho
feasibility % this subject for sport
ana So on indefinitely Walter Well
mans ill-timed and consequently uu-
successful attempt 90 accomplish she
l0us-sought discovery OF the North
Pole through the medium of an uir-
ship is but another evidence of the
Importance of the subject. His uir-
ship worked splondidly, but gales and
driving sn1wstorms rendered tho exc
petition impossible, The sunday pa
pcrs of this country, as well as our
mag2ines and the papers OF all Eur
one. are filed with accounts Of the
progress already attained or that may
reasonably be anticipated. What cf-
feet the use OF the airship as an enc
ginc of destruction win have on mod
ein warfare is already made the SUBJ
JCct Of International discussion. Tho
Hague Conference, made up OF proc
found scholars and leading stutCs-
men from nearly all civilized nations,
has taken up the question OF warfare
IN space, and alive to its illimltahle
possibilities, has drafted rules govern
ing the uses to which military ball
Icons, aeropianes and like navigators
OF the air shall be put as follows
That only dirigible balloons. manned
by trained military aeronauts. be
used, and that the dropping OF OK
plOslyes from the skies onto defense
less cities and the discharge OF death
dealing gases, except over ports aud
military camps, be prohibited-Wil-
liam a. Baldwin in Recreation.
What We Owe You win find no Jo-
To the Negroes hann Most, Emma
In This Country. Goldman Czlososz,
OF Guiteau among the
negroes. In the struggle which may
be expected 90 come between order aud
anarchy may lt not BE- that these peo-
PIE. grateful 20 the nation for their
liberty and TO the good people of the
land for their upllft Boa knowledge,
themselves q mighty force UNFOLDING
law, order and the supremacy OF the
nationf Stranger things have happened
than that these people. crushed and
wr0nged FOR generations, should become
at last strong defenders OF the nation
and the community al whose hands
they have hitherto received mainly in-
Justice They are here as citizens.
Whatever temporary restrictions may
bee placed upon their approach TO the
ballot box, the time viii come when
AN barriers win be broken down and
they win enjoy everywhere the fun
rights Of citizenship But ignorant
citizens arc the prey and the sport OF
every demagpguc who appeals Co their
passions. and If one-ninth OF our citi-
zeus are so exposed the whole life OF
the nation Ia in peril. So we stand
before the American people ana say,
Hero is one-uinth OF our population
coming out from the ignorance and Inn
morality Of slavery. We are making It's
uplift our business. We are striving 10
train the hand and the mind and TO
nh tho heart with a love of purity and
a sense OF the beauty Of holiness. As
we are faithful iu this work we feel
that we make a strong appeal 10 the
nations assistance and gratitude. and
we know that We shall hear our Mas
ters voice. "InasmuCh as ye have
done IL unto one OF the least Of these
my brethren ye have done u unto no"
Justice David j. Brewer in Leslie's
Weekly.
What Is Wrong Managers no less
With Thcaters than critics and play
Ahd ilayerst crs seem 70 be arriv-
ing at the conclusion
that the theater In America has reached
period OF decline A variety of reasons
are advanced for this deplorable con-
ciusion. William Winter laws the
blame at the door Of a frivolous public
ana or the manager who in his worship
OF the golden calf has divorced art and
The actors profession Managers and /
playwrlghts ON the other hand blame
the actor alone for tho degeneration OF |
his craft "A good actor" remarks one /
playwright, lis raror than "a good In /
1ian.' Apparently 81 has not occurred /
90 any TO question whether stage con- /
diuons IN America have in reality /
reached the low chb OF which Nh. |
Winter speaks With such conviction 4
The last season, with ifs splendid -uc- /
Cosscs OF American and foreign piay- /
Wrights, with Forbes Robertsons inn /
porsunatlon OF Caesar and MansdeId's /
swan song IN Peer Gynt was artistlcal- I
ly its own justification. The present |
season II too young to attempt a. Just /
valuation. but, judging from the present /
outlook, It yields promise Of being iu- /
ferior IN no way 10 the theatrical pro- /
auctions I'm London, I'm Paris and iu /
Berlin. We have straw and chan. but /