Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-04
YEAR JUST GONE
ONE Of REVOLTS
Marked by Unrest Involving the
Entire World.
REBELS" ALWAYS vICToRS
Chinese and Mexican Revolutions and
strife Against Graf, and Menep-
oly-0rest Strides Made In
Aviation.

When the historian ~ the future rec
ords the events OF the year 1911, no
will lay particular stress on the poll
teal and social unest throughout the
world This was not confined 10 any
one country, nor 10 few countries;
II WAS worldwide. involving practical
ly every nation, both civilized and I'M
civilized. II included revolutions
against long standing governments,
battles OF labor and capital. wars be-
tween different nations and. in short,
everything that could be branded rs
strife against existing conditions or
growing conditions
Most significant OF all the events OF
the year was the explosion in open
rebellion OF the hatred, that had been
accommodating through the ages, OF the
/ Chinese against the despotic Manchu
dynasty. Passive, unresisting, yet at
I the same time loathiug and despising
the power that held them IN subject.
/ ion, the millions In the Far East en-
! pire had for centuries submitted TO
/ being troddeu on by unreasouing over
bearing. all.potent selfstyled demi'
gods. But China was gradually awak-
ening and. when the FIRST flames ~
revolution burst forth. Il Was the sig
nal for the confagra,ion 10 become
general
/ Rebels the Winners Everywhere.
But the Chinese Instruction VAS
but larger edition OF dozens. yea,
scores Of uph,ayals Of various kinds
in other parts Of the world They
broke forth with such suddenuess that
II was almost impossible TO realize
what was occurring until the whole
thing was over without exception,
every one Of the grca, disturbances Of
the year that reached an ultimate re
suit, wound up IN favor Of the party
or element rebelling against the con.
dition. In not one did the defense win
over the onense
The Mexican revolution. near TO our
own doors, was striking example 81
the overturn Of regime Nearer still
was the successful elimination u the
battle for statehood OF Arizona and
New Mexico
Other struggles Of equal magnitude
developed during the year, many ot
them with sensational effect, In which
the issue is sun being fought Among
these are the battle between labor and
capital. the people and monopoly
and advocates OF popular government
as opposed to representative govern
ment Campaigns on graft have beer
waged with fierce resolution by city
state and federal authorities, net only
in all corners Of the United States, hu
abroad as we'll.
The Mcnamara dynamiting case n,
!, growth Of sentiment for popular cleo
ton OF all federal officials, the prog
ress OF the woman suffrage movement
trust prosecutions, the campaign 70
, currency reform and that for lowe
a tarirs-all these typify the unrest tina
exists In our own country
[ Years Important Events.
Aside from the numberless conflicts
many noteworthy things have bee
Il penned in the diary Of 1911. Scienc
J. has witnessed vast strides, particular
I in the field Of aviation. The flights 9
l. Atwood from St Louis TO New lor
g and of Rodgers from New York TO Pa
adena, Cal, were the crownin
achievements in this line About a
g that remains to be accomplished in a
" iation, as a feat, is the crossing Of III
. ocean,
y When all that is good and all tbs
is bad are considered together, It cal
not be said otherwise than that II
II year was one In which the good pr
q dominated
ID A chronological table Of the impo
j. tant events OF 1911 follows:
JANUARY.
Juan Estrada inaugurated pres
80 dent Of Nicaragua.
10 president Taft officially reco
!" nizes the Estrada government
d. 3-W f. Corey resigns president
OF the United States Steel corporatio
First postal savings banks opened.
w 4-Senator Elkins OF West Virgin
NA dies
w. lO-Tobacco trust dissolution st
~ started In United States Supren
10 court. President Taft sends congre
special message urging fertilization
Panama Canal.
14-Battleship Arkansas launched
50 Camden, N. j.
" l9-Psul Morton, president OF Ecu
Gu able Life Insurance com pany and Il
ny mer secretary OF the treasury, dies.
s3--David Graham Phillips, not
author, shot in New York by mad
-ei olinist; died day later.
ne 26-Canadian reciprocity agreeme
ne presented to congress by Preside
'' Taft
pc 31-House of representatives vot
ne the Panama-Pacific Exposition OF Is
TO San Francisco, defeating New
leans efforts.
Rear Admiral Charles s, Sperry di
"a aa FEBRUARY.
1, Miss Vivian Gould married
civ Lord Decies OF England In New Yo
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