Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-04
GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS IN 1912.

W "Sh WIS uttcTHntt
reading public the old year VIII al
ready have given place to the new
and men and women and children
everywhere will be pressing on WIN
eager hope of progress and deVeiop-
ment during the coming 'weiVe
months. 1t will be,-,jielpful In TINS
connection to make brief survey OF
! the noteworthy achievements OF tho
past year for the sake of the light
which 1t will help shed on the future
number of leading personaEes IN
! different parts OF the world were asked
10y the New York Times to select the
five greatest achievcme1 ats in their
estimntion that marked the year l'l''
and the results are as interesting as
they are varied
| President Taft think. that the chtef
, events of the past year have been the
new treaty With Japan; the demon
stration OF the complete success OF the
prophylactic in typhoid fever ms
shown by the fact that In tho mobil-
three months there was only ono case
| of typhoid; the progress OF the Pan
anna canal. the fnaI settlement Of the
construction of the antitrust law in
the Supreme Court decisions in the
standard OIL ana Tobacco cases: tie
negotiation OF general trentics OF ar
bitration with Great Britain and
france.
President Schurman of Cornell Uni
versity makes this list, The triumph
Of democracy in Great Britain. Mex
iHo and China; the growth Of the spirit
evidenced by the favorable reception
accorded President Taft's peace treat
ics; the establishment IN the United
states of conditions favorable to com
petition and fatal to monopoly through
| the decisions Of tho Supreme Court IL
the great trust cases; the success of
the aeroplane. and among individual
achievements the success OF Burns in
detecting the Los Angeles dvnamiters
The Rev Dr. Henry Van Dyke regards
the settlement of the Moroccan trouble
| without war a. a leading achievement
The fair and successful conduct OF the
Mcnamara trial in Los Angeles: the
drafting of tho arbitration treaties
with Great Britain and France; the
progress made in aviation: the adj
| vance made in restoration surgery
Pope Plus believes the creates
achievements OF 1911 were the euchar.
istic congress IN Madrid and the en-.
trance of America into the comfy Of
the great Catholic powers through the
creation of the tree new American
cardinals
Booker T. Washington has a list tina
stands practically by itself as a whole
rs follows: Carnegies- endowment Of
|
ization Of benefactione to schools and
Libraries; the relislqms forward move
mont; the establishment Of the posta
savings hank; abrogation OF the treat,
with Russia the discovery by Or
| Simon FleXner of the serum for the
| cure of spinal meningitis.
1t is noteworthy that these list.
cover the achievements named by
majority Of those consulted.
| President Tyler of William anC
Mary College includes the abolition o
the veto power in the British House
of Lords.
President BENJAMIN ldc Wheeler o
the University of California adds tn
discovery of relative velocities by pr
Campbell OF the Lick observatory
E.hrlich's discovery in specific chemo
therapy. and the assurance of the unit,
of tho British Empire Through the re
lection by Canada of reciprocity will
the United states
Ida NJ. Tarbell, the authoress adds Il
others named by some authorities
The development of the mass sense
that world wide poverty Is unneces
cause: growth o. the thing called in
surgency.
iIaddon Chambers. the playwright
would include: The res toration OF Del
y: as the capital of India, Lloy,
Georges successful passage OF the in
surance bill through the Dy!tlsh Par
lament. the latter being also ncn
toned 10y several other authorities.
Admiral Peary regards the improve
mcnt in wireless tcl-praphy AS a gYea
achievement OF the old year; while Sll
Ernest Shackelton. the Aptarcti" ex
tho iaI%est steamship. the Olympic
and ,hc success of burgess In swim
ming the English channel
ipr. Ehrlich. tho famous German
| physician does not agree With thost
who regard his discovery as n grea
achievement. lie as we'll as Yvei
! Guyot esonoU.at and eX-rinister O
finance IN France, declare that th'
year 1911 did not produce five grea
achievements. to say nothing Of any
thing which could he ranked a.