Evening star., 1925-07-16

Where there is no vision, the
people perish" So spake the ancient
Hebrew proverb. The converse: With
vision all things are possible-moun-
tains move, aye. the glory that sat
upon Seven Hills shall move and be
cast into the midst of the sea.
A new capital of the world is sought
by an association whose headquarters
is in the ancient city of Caesars, and
tens of thousands of dollars have
been spent in interesting 40 leading
architects to design an ideal world
capital, with every essential building
complete and in perfect harmony
with purpose and environment. Mag
nificent designs are published They
outshine the palaces of Babylon and
the majesty of Solomons Temple.
| Behold the conceptions of genera
ton which suspends gravitation in
fight and distance in speech: This
wonder book of architecture costs
S700 for a single copy.
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Where shall this city of wonder
be located?
Not upon the ruins of Nineveh or
Babylon. Not near the ancient Per
sian throne nor the capital of the
Pharaohs, nor in the city of David.
Jerusalem. Not in the land of
Alexander, the world conqueror. Rome,
that ancient ruler of the uttermost
parts of the world-Rome has perish
ed as political center. It's own citi-
zens no longer have vision of its
ancient splendor. Carthage--its very
foundations are crumbled. No modern
city has shown itself worthy of such
honor.
The Roman association, seeking a
suitable site for it's world capital, ap-
proaches the Pan-Pacific Union with
a request that it take action toward
having Hawaii chosen for the center
of civiliZation-the Hague of all ma
tions, the capital of the world. The
proposition is offered in great serious
ness, and at a recent meeting of the
Pan-Pacific Club of Hawaii the own
erS of Palmyra Island offered to
donate the island for the purpose
provided the United States Govern
ment would release it from it's SOW
ereignty. AS Maryland and Virginia
surrendered the District of Columbia
to the National Government, so the
Island of Palmyra would become
neutral territory, belonging to the
of the World
Who has turned the eyes of the
world upon that focal point in the
middle of the great waters-the
| crossroads of the Pacific Ocean?
Ever hear the story of Ford? Not
Henry, but Alexander Hume Ford?
He is a bundle of nerves and energy
He was trained &s a newspaper
writer upon the staff of New York
daily. He developed a keen sense OF
news values. He could sweep aside
the unessentials and tell a human
story with a snap. He could see
through smoke screens and lead the
blind. But he could not rest in
routine.
He circumnavigated the globe and
| told what he saw-what others had
| overlooked. He stood before kings
! unabashed and talked with premiers
and other statesmen. He found the
peoples of Europe frenzied with the
| feuds of the centuries, which We're
! visited upon the sons of each genera
| ton, age after age. He also studied
| the races of the Orient and found
| that they, too, were mutually jealous
| mutually prejudiced against each
| other, mutually fearful.
In the Orient he began to discover
| points of contact, at which the inter.
ests of several peoples coincided. All
| were backward as to science-all
| needed better knowledge of methods
| of food production and conservation
Trade interchange among the % ia