The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-06-09

ly holds more important position
in the checkerboard of the world.
Over one million persons live within
the limits of the city. It's parks, ave-
nues, buildings, churches and schools
compare with any city in the world,
while it's docks are as big as those of
Liverpool. Learning from us, this
city so long antagonistic to electric
traction, has now two subways for
suburban traffic.
Montevideo is little behind; city
as big as Detroit and humming with
its worldwide commerce. Big ships
sail from it's ports; it's citizens grow
to be millionaires, they live in beau
tifu] and modern homes, while their
sons go to school and to college,
studying statecraft and science and
learning to obey the spirit of the law
in which they excel us, who learn
our law by breaking it.
South America holds her own in
spite of being country of earth
quakes and instructions. The statis-
tics of all her Republics show an in
crease of wealth and of population
and efforts are being made and ac-
cepted by many to bring more and
more labor and manufactures into this
land which abounds with coffee and
gold, timber and rubber.
| What has been said of one repub-
lie also holds true of another. Pro-
gression and prosperity are every
where. Ladies, in smart victorias
drawn by native animals shop as they
do in New York, Paris or London.
Homesare beautiful, poverty isscarce
and side by side the banners of en-
lightenment and commerce wave as,
step by step, these republics rise and
take their lawful place among the ma
tions of the world.
j In Mexico there has been, under
the excellent rule of Diaz, similar
progress and no longer is debased
currency one of the great factors
which have hitherto prevented her
advancement. However, many years
must elapse before Mexico becomes
as far advanced, in all respects as are
the countries of Europe. The nation
al trait, love of idleness,' must be
overcome and this will happen when
the first fruits of some three thousand
schools, recently established, b a v e
worked their leaven.
!, 1t is long jump from Mexico to
China, but what of her, the degener-
ate? Her defeat by Japan was the
J beginning of a new era. Prior to
that time she was blind, moribund
i, and insensate. The nation was drunk
with an overweening pride, stupid
with opium, and stagg ering toward
| oblivion. Her defeat by Japan call
) ed into being a new Empire. The
Viceroy Chung became an apostle Of
l education. First he pleaded at the
< feet of the Emperor, then coaxed, bu1
| finally gained his ends by threats
: Thousands of schools sprang up al
e over the country like mushrooms ano
| now the sons of the dragon are learn
e ing the wisdom of their conqueror'
K while besides Japan, America, Eng
| land and Germany have gained i'm
}, mensely by the demands of country
: requiring the manufactures OF mod
e ern civilization. Thirty years agt
e the Chinese Government bought ;
e foreign railroad built within it's Dor
d ders. 1t was called the WI Sung
IS Railroad. China wanted the railroad
b to do with it as she saw fit. Thel
o she tore the rails from the roadbe(
0 flung them into the river and pilet
|. the rolling stock on top. Today tn
# the Chinese have built railroad tina
Y connects Pekin with Canton. He
r ports are open to the nations of tn
IS world and no longer is there boy
Y colt of American made goods. TIL
IT hundreds of millions Of Chinese sub
jects are now progressing rapidly to
|. wards civilization, and, if prophec
II may be made. it will be to state tina
r her awakening will be as dispropor
l. tionate as her sleeping has been lon
lie and in a few years she will be pow
le erto contend with, possibly the great
20 est wheat producer of the world; fo
a she has uncounted millions of acres
le and as decade follows decade l trul
re believe that China will be the rulin
d, spirit of the world.
E. A word about Siam. Shall dra'
picture that will recall to the mind
r eye the pictures of school days? Pit
of lures eloquent with all that pertain
ID to heathenism? Shall | speak OF he
es as only a few years ago she ws
n known, hotbed of malaria, choler