The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-03
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"a AL IN = GI0s
we old fellows who have had no tech
meal training are fast disappearing, and
our places are being taken by the college
bred men. said DR.. Victor c. Anderson.
president Of the Colorado School OF Mines,
at Golden. who was seen recently.
This" said DR.. Anderson, practically
sums up the situation with reference to
solving the mining problems Of the fu-
ture. Twenty-Five years ago. when the
practical man was getting started, the
problems confronting him were simple.
He could succeed IL he had good common
sense and energy. But to-day the prob
lens are more complicated than ever
before. Underground there is the COM
plication Of general mining problems with
geological problems. This has given rise
10 the new field Of mining geology.
1.-THE school OF mines aims TO fit its
graduates as nearly as possible for the
practical problems that they viii meet
in their actual work after they leave
school. A college education nowadays is
not a mere education OF books-not BY
any means. II is two-thirds practice and
one-third study out of books. This Is an
age of trained scientific men. Large in
stitutions that require careful work viii
not bother nowadays with an inexperi-
enced man. Who would hire a surveyor
who had not received a scientific training
along that line? A boy will never learn
70 be a surveyor by running chains IN
the field. He is forced into the technical
school
"A practical school education is the
thing now. A man must do things with
his hands as we'll as with his brain, The
merely book-learned boy is thing OF
the past"
T. Kouroda. counselor and administra-
tor of the japanese Red Cross and mem
Der of the Tokyo city council, is at the
Shoreham.
Speaking Of the growth Of socialistic
tendencies in all parts Of the world. the
japanese said that his government, In
order to ascertain the true merits OF
the socialistic idea. had. some years ago,
detailed a number of students TO make
thorough study Of the subject. and that.
alter giving their report every thought
and consideration. it had decreed that
socialism would not be beneficial either
for the people or for the government.
The Emperor of Japan did not approve
OF it, since which time the propaganda
Of socialstic doctrines has practically
ceased. Mr.. Kouroda said that there
are a few members in the city council
of Tokyo who are socialists, but that
| their influence at present amounts 10
| nothing.
Canada will never seek annexation to
/ the United States. nor will the United
| states ever foreibly annex Canada. ac-
cording TO Philip E. Douglas. of Toronto.
Canada, who is stopping at the New
Willard.
From time 10 time there appear in
the American newspapers articles OF in
terviews with so-eaIIed influential Can
adams or other foreigners, in which they
predict Canada's annexation to the
United States, and give reasons for It,
and plenty OF them. There is absolutely
no foundation for reports Of this nature.
and you will agree with me that 1 am
right in my view OF the matter.
Canada is beginning TO develop most
wonderfully We have everything in our
country that the world produces in the
way OF neeessaries Of life with the ex-
ception of cotton and tropical fruits. We
have coal, gold. silver. copper, wheat.
! timber-eveTything in abundance. Immi-
| grafton to Canada is on the increase
/ every year. and we get the most desir-
/ able settlers from all lands. Canada is
/ building up not only as a wealthy COM
monwealth. but before many years, with
/ the help OF its own ever-increasing popu-
/ lation and immigration. will be power
I ful state. so far as physical force Is
concerned. The future is before Canada,
ard there is wealth and happiness for
/ everybody The Canadian form Of gov
eminent is as free as that OF the UniUd
/ States. We make our own internal lawN.
attend 10 our own commercial relati0nu
| with foreign countries and send eommis-
| sioners abroad whenever We feel that
| our affairs should be attended TO with
/ out the interference or advice OF Down.
ing street. London To all practical in
tents and purposes, Canada is as free as
/ the United States, and has a clean gov
eminent An evidence of this fact is that
IS per cent Of American settlers in Can
ada become Canadian citizens and foregO
their allegiance to the Stars and Stripes.
And that is as it should be. If a man
leave his country and take up home
| in another part of the world 10 earn his
livelihood, It becomes MS duty 70 support
the country which gives him his sus-
tenance.
| Another very important factor why
Canada will never become annexed TO the
United States is that before many years
the world will look TO Canada for It's
wheat and grains and foodstuffs. Farm
ing in the United States is on the de-
cline, and the wheat production is not
keeping pace with the eveT-incTeasing
population OF your country. Before long
America will be able TO produce just
enough wheat and foodstuffs for her
own people. Export viii cease, and then
Canada will become the purveyor of the
world and all the wealth which has
heretofore poured into the United States
from that source will be diverted TO Can
ada
IF there is TO be any change-at all in
the form OF our government" added Mr.
Douglas. 1T will be that we will declare
ourselves free and independent and a
sovereign state. and organize the repub-
lie of Canada; but we win never be an
nexed to the United States.''
Capt Lewis Morrison of New York, an
old seafaring man, who is at the Riggs.
in discussing ships, last night said there
Is no buster spot along New York's Wa
ter front than the marine hospital in
which wrecked ships are restored TO
health
1T is in South Brooklyn" said Capt.
Morrison. ION land once regarded as
worthless. but which now is very yalu-
able For a mile or more the shore IS
lined with piers, storehouSes. foundries.
carpenter and machine shops. rigging
lofts, and dry docks. The works of one
company are so extensive that twenty
| sfea N shirs or sailing vessels can he