Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-01
MANS PROGRESS

question whether the world is growing
better or worse. would probably be that
IN some respects il IS growing better
and Ia some, worse. Whether the ac-
counts leave balance on the right side
is the question in dispute
In intelligence man IL certainly adj
vancing. IN. for illustration. we look
at only one line OF progress, aerial
navigation. the forward strides made
during the past year are simply mar
velous. The Wright brothers have
performed wonders. Orville Wright, az
Fort Myer. Va. thrilled the world with
his aoronlano fight lasting fifty-seyen
minutes and thirty one seconds. Before
nightfam OF the same day no had beat
en- this record by a flight sustained
for one hour and two minutes in the
presence Of cabinet officials and high
officers Of the army and navy Wilbur
Wright has made a flight lasting one
hour. three minutes ana twenty sec
onds. This was on Sept. n at lie
Mans on oct. 3. with a passenger
aboard, ne Flew" for ffty-five minutes
aud thirty-seven seconds. on Dec. l6
he shot up an aerial incline TO a height
Of 2i0 feet. then dropped fifty feet and
stopped his engine. swooping gracefully
10 the ground without a jar Two days
later he assembled more than 300 feet
i'm strong wind. and again broke his
record for duration and flight; cover
ing sixty-one miles IN one hour nifty
three minutes and fifty-nine seconds
The world is growing more humane.
In the treatment OF criminals vast inn
provements have been made over all
methods Children are being separ-
ated from hardened offenders, and the
idea IS prevailing that while a man
may commit a serious crime, there Is
stiu room Cor reformation, and that
the duty Of society is 20 try TO elevate
aud instruct him rather than to de-
grade and humillate, except 50 far as
degradation and humiliation may be
applied as correotlves for the sake Of
reform Penologists claim that excel
lent results In the Improvement Of dis
ciplne have followed the abolition OF
the loskstop and cropping Of hair and
similar old prison customs
With regard TO the treatment OF the
insane. the Improvement in methods Is
still more noticeable. No longer than
a hundred years ago mentally diseased
persons were kept in cages as beasts,
sometimes for years, until they became
deformed and misshapen. The world
now knows that such unfortunates are
not possessed by demons. but that
they are diseased. and they are accord !
cd humane treatment.
The peace idea. too, is gradually,
though slowly gaining ground. Last !
year a dispute by nations was submit |
tea. for the first time TO a permanent |
court OF arbitration, and this is con-
sidered am epoch-mahng event in the |
history of international law. The |
court Is the result OF the meeting held |
in Washington, by representative or |
the five Central American republics /
The court sits at Catargo. Costa Rica.
whore Mr. Carnegie has promised 10
build a 100000 court house. 10 is
competent to determine lis own iuris-
diction. IL has authority 20 take cog
uizance OF questions which individuals
OF one Central American country may
raise against another no matter whoth-
err their own governments support
thom on not; 90 is also authorized 10
take cognizanco of questions between
Central American governments and
foreign governments. The decisions OF
the court are 90 bc communicated 20
am five governments. which solemnly
bound themselves by treaty 10 submit
90 its Judgments aud obcy them.
This should forever do away with
war Zoo Central America. Il, should be
tho opening of Millennium 600 that
part of tine world and glye a losson 20
an other nations
Religious truth is also penetrating
thc world Ever since the establish
mout of the Church 800 this age Che
of the Gospel have been a
rcgeueaung force in the world. n ia
useless 10 deny that fact People
have learnt 90 turn away from the
awful pictures of hell of former ages
and to turn 10 God as to Father. ana /
they are much better for &c. They are /
learning inc lessons of liberation, re-
ligious liberty aud human rights. The /
blood given by the Martyrs for the /
cause of freedom Nas not shed In vain. /
10 is bearing fruit all over the world
People are beginning 90 study tho
Scriptures aud ask whether tho spIii-
ual gifts are all Withdrawn nom earth
Aud nehold mighty movement rs un-
folding science aud religion meet at
last Cropping hlmdly in tho dark,
they have touched hands across "a clos
ing chaHn. Feeling Tor au unknown /
foroo, science says Psychology RE-