Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31
TEN YEARS OF TIE CENTURY.

events that give the key to 3ubSe-
quent history? The nineteenth century
certainly began with epoch making
cataclysms caused by the Herculcan
exploits of Napoleon. This century,
the tenth year Of which is about to
expire, has been ushered in with
equally important changes in the
general contours Of history.
During the decade passed Japan has
Inundated Russia and assumed the
role of flrst-class power. 1t has alb
sorbed Corea and invaded Manchuria.
Abdul Humid has been deposed, and
Turkey given Il constitution. Persia
and China have followed suit. and
Russia has representative assembly
in embryo. The scandinavian union
has been dissolved. Finland has lost
gal has proclaimed republic, and
Spain has engaged In n conflict with
the church. These and other. events
mark an epoch in history. as well
us the beginning of a new century
Most important development In the
direction of peace must also be noted.
The organization OF the world into
n large family has actually begun. A
world federation is no longer only q
dream. 1t is an ideal admittedly
within reach. Statesmen are working
for 1t and money kings are contri-
buting millions for Its promotion. Mr.
Carnegie's idea Is:
ta,. i,,p
the recent Chinese disorders and
rescuing their representatives In
Pekin 1t Is perfectly clear that these
five nations could Danish war. Sup
pose even three of them formed
League OF Peace--inviting all other
nations to join--ard agreed that since
war In any part OF the civilized world
affects all nations, and often serious
W no nation shall go to war. but shall
refer international disputes to The
Hague conference or other arbitral
body for peaceful settlement, the
League agreeing to declare non-inter-
course with any nation refusing COM
pllance. Imagine nation cut off to-
day from the world. The League also
might reserve to itself the right,
where non-lntercourse Is likely to fail
or has failed to prevent war. to use
the necessary force to maintain the
peace. each member of the League
agreeing to provide the needed forces
or money in lieu thereof. In proper
ton to her population or wealth.
Being experimental and upon trial, 1t
might be deemed advisable, II neccs-
sary. ut first to agree that any mem
Der could withdraw after giving five
years notice, and that the League
should dissolve five ycnrs after a ma
jority vote OF all the members.
! Further provisions and perhaps some
| adaptations would be found requisite,
| but the main idea Is here"
Our own Country has made salts
factory progress Its population has
Increased from 75.994.575 to very nearly
! %. 900, 900; or, II the inhabitants OF
| Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico are
added, to about 93,7Oo,O0O. The exact
| number OF people in the Philippine
islands is not known, but conservn-
tive estimate is 100000. The total
under the Stars and Stripes, then. ex-
ceeds n hundred million souls We
| are still behind China. the British en-
pire. and Russia, but nation q hum
million strong Is n great power on
| Earth.
The industrial progress of the Ma
|
crease In population. In an interest
ing article on this subject In the
Worlds Work 1t is stated that the
| total value Of manufactured products
| has doubled in 10 years. In 1900 1t was
| ten billion dollars; In 1910 1t was twonty
billion dollars. Our age has truly be-
come the age of electricity According
to the magazine article referred to,
in this Country there are more than
thirty thousand companies firms, In
dividuals, and municipalities that are
manufacturing electricity for one COM
merc!al purpose or another, TheS rep
resent u capitalization of more than
81. OoO, 900 .0o0-scvcn times the census
figure for capital invested In tho iron
and steel Industries. In the ten-ycar
period the amount of pig-iron produce
cd by the furnaces of the nation
doubled from 100000 tons to 26,O00,-
O00 and the amount OF finished steel
| products ran M from about 10,00O.0OO
| tons to 24,000,000. The value of cotton,
silk, and wooden goods turned out by
| the looms OF the nation increased
more than half. The printed output of
all the nations presses doubled in
value. The men of tho nation spent
on clothes about 60 per cent more in
1910 than In 1900. while their wives
and daughters ran their bills for
clothing to more than double the cost
! 10 years ago. Food products were
| probably worth, at market prices. near
" fourhfths rs much again in 1910 as
~ 1900,
| III aviation the ten years of the con-
fury have seen the most remarkable
| progress. The English Channel and
the Alps have been crossed in aero
| planes, Attitudes In composition with
the eagle have been reached by nvia-
| tors HoXsey recently scared to the
| height of 1884 feet at Los Angeles.
| Even Imagination fails to foresce what
aviation may yet mean to the human
| race,
/ Have We progressed morally as well
as in other respects? That is q ques-