The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-04
Editorial Comment

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The President Of the United States William
Mckinley The chief international event of import
ancc was the Bocr which, at the moment, was
going against Britain. OF minor importance but of
Importance at the time undreamed of the
German hospitality Britain. Americas peace
treaty with Spain had but recently been ratified
In the Philippines Aguinado waging Il cam
pagn against American authority. The figures fav
ored by the headlines OF the day, aside from Nc
Kinley, Kitchener Senator Aldrch. John Hay
Bryan Lieutenant Winston Churchill. and General
Wood. Carriages were the vogue in metropolitan
streets: the horse and buggy was omniprescnt in
the smaller town. Such was the setting.
The editorials celebrating the day contained little
hint Of what the next quarter Of a century to
bring forth. What realities to would
have seemed fantasies then. true prophet, We
fear, would have been without honor in his own
country. Let suppose that someone gifted with
ciairvoyance had greeted the day follows:
"Twenty-fve years will bring many amazing
changes. In the Of the next quarter of
fury man will learn to get along without the horse
and buggy. He will learn the of a horseess
carriage which will take him everywhere. Before
the quarter Of century is closed there will be prac
tcally automobile for every family in the United
States Before this quarter OF century is
closed, too, will be flying round the globe
1
called the radio will make it possible for peo
pie sitting in their homes to hear concerts 1000
miles away. new form of entertainment will
grow out of the contemplate motion pictures
and attain colossal dimensions The great stars of
the silent drama will draw much as two
three million dollars year. The North and South
| Pole will be discovered. A tremendous world war.
the like of which no man ever heard of, will be
fought 1t will take toll of 4O,O00O0O casualties
and run into countless billions of dollars. Another
French revolution will conyulse Russia. The three
Oldest dynasties in Europe will fall Germany as 4
first class power will be destroyed. The United
States will enter this tremendous European war
and be the chief factor in forcing it to a decisive
conclusion. For few months at least, the United
States will be witness to the strange spectacle of
an AmericaA president in Paris, dominating or
seeming to dominate the affairs Of the planet
i "Regarding the financial future of the United
States this may be said: The United States will do
everything expected of it by the most extravagant
optmiss and then multiplied by about three. AS
the result OF the war, it will jump to the position
OF first place among the nations; 1926 will see it
solidly established not only the most powerful
, nation OF the globe but the richest nation of all
, time. Nearly every country on earth will be owing
it money It's prestige will he great that its
mere nod will be enough to cause mighty Britain
, to reverse it's policy and its Irish policy II
, will share command Of the seas with Britain on d
basis Of parity.
a 1.-THE two most spectacular American statesmen
l OF this quarter of century will be a pair of men
' one of whom you already know and another whom
4 you have never heard Of The first, the governor
: of New York, Theodore Roosevelt, will be nomi
mated the Republican candidate for vice presiden
at the next Republican convention After Mckinley
lSSaSSinatod--an0 10 rdS hat hn wi
, beAthi9 man Roosevelt will become president AM
h have a meteoric career. The second is professo
OF Jurisprudence and policies at Princeton, and hi
name is Woodrow Wilson. He is destined to hav.
the most spectacular of the entire quarter
! century.
Medical science will make remarkable stride
during this Is years. The life OF man will be def
o nitey heightened. Medical science will conque
malaria, the yellow fever, and the hook-worm An
, it will make great progress elsewhere.
. 1T will he quarter of century memorable TO
. marvellous progress in mechanical invention and i
the fight against disease These VIII be the tw
3 hest things that can be said about it. In most othe
: respects it will be about average-t.at is to sa
a very much what you would now expect. But it will
: have dreadful blot upon its record This vii
! be the great This, the greatest calamity
human history. will show mankind on what vo
J. canO civilization rests Today, although two war
"a are raging, you people do not take serousl!
You are not greatly afraid OF it. Twenty-Five year
from now the thinkers will not be Understanding
!. as you are its real peril to civilization. Instea
OF feeling more than you the people Is
:. hence will be feeling less secure"
At We scarcely need say that q man who Is year
= ago. had put himself record with such opinion
would be laughed ont of court as a simple simo
= How impossible. then, would 1t be for any OF us
ldare venture opinions as to what the next quartz
ar u century VIII Or'ns iorN: e"ncc AZ the Ior
\, going makes It apparent chat the fantasies of I
- day are more likely TO be the realities Of Is yea
n hence than what would now seem to be the prob
!. bilities
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