The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-03
Utopia Discovered With Scotsman T
Special Cable to The Tribune.

LONDON. Oct 2.-FoIks have of.
ten wondered whether that modern
Utopia we have always drea med of find.
ing would ne monarchy or republic
:. rs round now-the search is over.
III has turned out 10 be an absolute
nnonarcny-and the king is Scotch
man Perhaps the world would never
nave heard of this happy monarch or
ms idyllic Kingdom if he hadn e turned
up me other day in London on some
stupid matter of worldly business. Bnt
once mere, an nnguarded alusion quick.
ehed interest, inquiries were made and
out came the whole secret,
CocoS: Keeling Islands is the name of
fI fnis pllssful monarchy, and Sidney
IS l,s benevolent despot. The Cocos-
heeiing islands are a tiny little coral
group set down in the middle of the
bright blue South Pacific. half a thou.
sand mules from any land at all. and
almost thousand miles from the sen.
aer arts of civilization practiccd in the
straits Settlements. Complete isolation.
perfect climate, n brave record,
happy people enjoying prosperous trade
what more could be expected of Par,
adise itsclf7
hlng Ross ~. inhcrits q scroll Of adj.
venture and romance in the annals of
ms dynasty that few monarchs can
ooast Of. HIS foyebears sprang from
the granite stock of the northwest
highlands, and fought for the Jacob
ltcs in the days of Queen Aunc with
nlah 1,la Chattan of Suthcrandshire,
hen this always hopeless cause was
finally lost, Alexander Clnnics. Ross was
ono of the fugitivcs who fed for life to
thG wild shores of the Shetland islands.
liere he founded his family i'm sur
roundines that reared an unframed and
hardy race. Here his great great grand.
son, known 10 Cocos as Ross | was
born I'm llSG IN a little cottage within
reach of the spray Of tho sea Trained
IN TINS briny atmosphere. John Clinics
Ross found himself. at The age of 9I
mate of the brig Olivia in the south
Scns, bound home with 4 rich cargo.
But thc war of 1912 was on and Amer.
lcan prlvatccra were the terror Of the
seas so when, by a lucky chance. Ross
was offered captain e commission un.
DER the BrItlsb-.Iayan government, he
jumped at tho opportunity
With Governor of Java.
The owner of the ship happened 10
he Alexander Hare, then governor in
Lava, Hare WAS the son of a pious
London watchmaker, but the spell of
the east made HIM IN eccentric dcccn-
crate. HIS crnze was oriental luxury
and when Ross first met him AT Nal
aoca, Hare was presiding over "A goodly
court win retlnuc Of slaves and
musicians. and an extensive. rosmopoi-
ltan harem Hare was not without his
g"od points and threw his fortunes in
VIII Ross I'm Il search for more advcn.
ture IN new lands. Ross built q shin
OF 92S tons, took his wife and sailed
for America, while Hare started in the
direction-both planning 10
meet again IN Java. But America did
not SUIT, as Ross wanted the sound of
thc sea always in his cars; and Aus
tralla he regarded as only a convict
colony. THUS did this virilc Scotsman
look over the whole new world in vain
until he happened on little island
IN the South Pacific. He had heard of
Cocos before and so it CHANGED, Hare
had also.
When Ross arrived. he found his
rountrynlan already established in Par
adIsc, with his court attuncd to a com
plete scale of ceremony. From the OBJ
vIous Tact that Hare s painted parasites
OF pleasure were not aids in a pioneer
colony arose the inevitable split. One
by ono the men came over to a party
OF industry which gradually grew up
around Ross, leaving Hare AT last with /,
hIs harcm, at The head Of the party of
ialilance, night rush made the sew.
rrance complete and Hare was quietly
shipped away to Singapore. while King
Ross |. reigHcd supreme in Cocos.
Few realms ever had n more cosmo-
poiItan population, or the 10 human
beings on the coral group, only twenty
were white, while among the darker |
skinned races there were Chinese. Ma |
lays, Paplans. Cape negroes. Hindus
and East Indians from practically every
island IN tho Archipelago. The result |
ing race today is unique chronological
composite production from
many strains,
Ruled With Iron Hand.
Ross ]. ruled with an iron hand, lie |
wasn't content with having the can
NEST head on the is land; he ,awed |
them infinitely more by his splendid |
physique. He was as hardy and sup
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