The Mena weekly star., 1909-02-25

in industrial or vocational work 1heir relation to politics and government is l of the utmost importance though in | direct. It is, and ought to be, their highest duty to instill in the minds of the young girls and boys the patriot ism and love of country. because the boy Is father to the man and the pa triotism of the extreme youth of the country may we'll determine that of the grown men. The effect of an in- tense patriotism which thrills through the nerves of the boys of a country is Illustrated in the immense strength which Japan derives from it. No one who visits that interesting country or comes into contact with the Japanese can avoid seeing it's patriotism. The term 'Bushido.' Is a kind of apotheosis of patriotism. The joy with which Japanese give up their lives in defense of their country has it's foundation in real religious feeling and is most in- spring to all who come to know it. It should be full of significance to those of the teaching profession who become responsible for the thoughts and ideals of the young"
 To the writer, in whatever capacity he may labor. Judge Taft attributed great influence. either for good or for bad
 Judge Taft paid a high tribute tc- the profession of medicine, because it had contributed to the preservation of the health of all the people. He pointed out that the profession had been exalted by it's great discoveries and by its assistance in the expansion of our government in the tropics and in the construction of the Panama canal He said:
 Medical Profession Euloszed.
 The triumph which has been reached in the name of the medical profession in the discovery as to the real cause of yellow fever and malaria and the suppression of those diseases by killing or preventing the propaga- ton of, or the infection of the mos quito, is one of the wonders of human progress It has made the construc- ton of the Panama canal possible It has rendered life in the tropics for i'm migrants from the temperate zone con sistent with health and reasonable length of life, and 1t has opened pos abilities in the improvement of the health and strength of tropical races themselves under governmental teach ing, assistance and supervision that were unthought of two decades ago. Sanitary engineering with its proper treatment of water, making it whole some and harmless with its removal of the filth and sewage and it's con version of what was noxious into most useful agencies. all confirm the gov ernmental importance of the profes- sion of medicine and the kindred tech nical profession of chemistry, engin- eering and all branches of physical re- search. So marked has been this in- crease in the importance of the med ical profession in governmental agen- cies, that the doctors themselves have organized a movement for the unifica- ton of all agencies in the federal gov ernment used to promote the public health, in one bureau or department, at the head of which they wish to put a man of their own or kindred branch | of science How near this movement will come in accomplishing the com plete purpose of its promoters. only | the national legislature can tell. Ger tainly the economy of the union of all health agencies of the national gov ernment in one bureau or department Is wise. Whether at the head of that department should be put a doctor of | medicine or some other person must | depend on the individual and not on his technical professional learning or | skill It Is the capacity to organize, coordinate and execute that is need ed at the head of department, and
 not so much deep technical and pro fessional skill It is the ability to 1 fudge whether others have such tech
 nical or professional skill that the head of the department who makes
 the selection of the members of his department should be endowed with. However this may be, 1t is becoming more ana more CledF tndl luS cAtShu- ing of governmental duties into ter ritory covered by the profession Of
 medicine is bringing physicians more
 and more into political and govern
 mental relation, and we may expect that in the next decade they will play a far greater part than they have here
 tofore; and it is proper that they | should"
 Washington's Greatness.
 After mentioning the great good, in
 actual results, accomplished by many
 technical professions, Judge Taft con
 sidered in extent the profession of the
 law which, he said Ifs in a wide
 sense the profession of government.
 He said that lawyers often were se'
 lected to carry on governmental work,
 because the executive faculty was a
 very marked attribute of the modern
 lawyer. While he realized that there
 were defects and weaknesses in the | hn rAn