CURRENT TOPICS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 152, 21 March 1908, Page 10

CURRENT TOPICS.

Assassination.—The news of tho assassination of tho lato King of Portugal and ms el dost- son, which breached. Loud ,oa. oil, iJ.obmary 1 3, 1 cast' a- profound gloom r oyor -Loii,- ' dpli (sajs tho "Daily Mail") In addition ;■ ' -toV horrdr whiah - thifi vmost, .villamous ; murder, i caused," thero ■ was' heartfel,t,. •■.'■■J:.j : . for--ono'.who ranked as a friond. ,As a kijis- . , -mail of-King :Edward, a gemal gentleman and a keen.'sixirtsman, Don Carlos had .claims, on tho-goodwill; of tho : English, .peoplo ~which ■ ■ wero -'cordinlly- accepted. -His. visits. to ; trns -country had-miith) his.burly personality,.fami-. : har ' and " popular.' Horeoyer- it .-was . well known-that ho N, had been, a lojal ally ana v'.-V; willing friend ..ol th'o:na-t,ion.,, .-Itjwas., he' who, '. . in -1895, thwarted the, amiablo. intention ot p'i\the, 'German i GoverDment •: to :-land^ s ;in - Delagoa Bay And niarcii tliein.inU) tho rrans- ' .-,;.vaal-trto' underline, ; a.v-it-were, ; th'o, fampM v'. KaiSer-Krugcr telegram—and ho . thiis- pro--v • bably averted a. ;war 'in whioh.tho, Empnp ipitted; againati m'prp.'oth.an. ■ one-antagonist. Ito inay h;ivc;bccn inistalvcn /. ; ?:i hi& . »Wn Subjects; h,p. was a. fearlessiand-.wellr ■ .. meanmg;mau -who deserved ■ respcct-.v Sad, as his doom 'would ihavo. been.m : anycasp, ~it . : *ra3 rendered yot' more .appalling, by-.tho.? afij, ; pompanymg tragody-t -whichiswept .pufc.pf ; istonco tho: young- Crow*n Prince .asi.ho.-stood manliood..- ~ •.» Tribute to the King,.—M Gora,ult Richard, /paper, sets- out not K,, ■ * . Delpasso who ■ brour;ht - -about ,tho .. - cordialo, AL Ger.iult Richard is au .rnder ..- -pendpnt.- Socialist:—perhaps; morp. ind.ependei'it i - iliat it was- King, Edward VIT, .and,not.,M... ;Dolca3se,'.iwho^is--to bo thaiike<J..fpr..t|ie,, wi--,i <tnnto;; cordiale... "iSomoi crediti : perflaps. ): thinks,.>s duo to. tho series pf. visits, exchang- •'■■ cd by-tho.trade union, federations.-.of.i. Bog-.-. hp/,^ciiies;.that;.^Tv. casse was even -an Anglophilo in tho.-iAiHeSt r :M\iPMis'.'-;;;'tn'>'s}ippo^t,:'Q£.".,thisJ^^^^^^ -V' = f'i'v* r-Jpho, j cd ,?o n b r PtP- I ' l j~ ■ £SJS; 'sca-ti .',.l''in.'i}ip' lOoiuiitfirj-'i: '• Sl.-I)oubefrfalone- ; i M; Loubet -later: confided if; J; ■> w" < ini aginiii -tK p - ' faco, that M Dolcasso will niakS Ivhen ho ■'hears of tho visit'." I givo for;what ■ -'it- i3.:worth, rcmi)rkmg :that, , coricerning , 3l';. • jDolcasso's views on tho asroemellt-with'En's;- >; land','; M. .Gerault Richard is: rather harsllv" •M. Dolcasso was Minister for Foreign Affairs for several years, before'tho entonto cor-. ~i;-'diale,':andii^oyen; t hSmpst;fp^ i; ■; i the! jpritpiiteifodrdialp, J.flqnvv; abroad .as '.well - ns -'events.. :\t--Hoino. 'FrenchVMinister? S'^airs^f^bittribeing-i^ntEusiastidjiabp^ -i;Vi,Vpr(jbhemjmt''i.wit!iVW V;' preyeiitjedj him^frpin-VrpyM liayev'had^jn'-fayo^rXqf: snoh. a proposal. , J" ] §cuhle.—The. rare: aud 'beautiful; - .word.i'f'j:- Vsquttlei^^deriy?d ; ' Jrom;i-seyPra^ ■•■X ? a^^'c^t^m^^^yfimv-lntt^^yiVpr.'^ antip;;"jgft;' it ; 'inaj-ibp" ■'■'■ /''.defined• as tho art of 'retiring-'.ungraoofully ; speed,';froni;- ! a; -which; has.: be«n''taken up. after deep, nnd'-prbfo'rindc'iloij •;'v raampfis bf ■ this ;art. > ! : 7:-"ouse3;themJqf;a;fresK.illustra,tiort .-.v.:; erriment;' ivith • igusiiijv,f. affeptingj;; it -. : our positio_n-'with'..;'regard-lo;.Per'3ia 1 , AfgK^ ;■ ■overyA-riEht ; . : to;-,; sppak^' thrown away all the advantages that wo'havd ; Blowly- gathered, from' the trado and diplo- - • tnayy. :of, a .vhundred yea,i;sof -'steady effort ;V-.' l acw : ;i^ow ground.";. -Wo';appear also, to, hayo-mado'ednh-:i;;.cpmprpmi,sd;...th'e .inviolability 'rot r rour: l nPrth-.; r :\y. : western frontier;,iii id! '. tho .samo-old story: with which we aro all so .sadly- familiar. = ..Our Empirorbuildcrs' do. 1 tjipir.'.'yorlc and : . pa,s? ~ away,: many.-.-pf'.ftheiiv. ; J>last;';h6ur;s;- ; .with';th'e';',thpught•'tlVat liis,worlf' v..'''an. Imperial,race' 1 . ;'.Thjn':<ioma\thS;- party;'of, ':■ 'jpolitic'iahsj .and.' sacTifico'ia' thduglitleds Mo-; '.' mont'.the slow accretion'-"of. r 'Express." . • v ' Command of tho 3ea.—Admiral Von ';pitz/ in a recciit a,ebato;pn tho Germaii Navy v; >: Biy,* pccasj.pja";'tp irialsa'-aj V'temayli'ablo V 'Hp' ass.iired his .hdarerVrthat'/.he ■> W.V gLv6.V"tt tt*- ; tmjpli-atic:-;iCerrJthat - .-'?. ; Vf and : .inust : c'ausp;:ilneasi-] -^; : J;*ieb3 ;E^^iiß'd."r'-'Thp:'Tin;es';-;Mtiibly:' fpointed , ';bufv iit_';this ''that Mir tho: s^ t.ho;Bill haS not' produced; ■-'.tiueasiness!'-h in' ; England,' ; ' biit''a : quiet, deferminatWn. to faco thp fact that thp* ;V.; 'is." giving.- the Wt. ox- -. , !)ress'i,oii it .can-.to. the unquestionable amiiitidit' . of ;.th©; .GeririairlpeoplpJto.^^wr&j;':irom';us; : tlKi ~ .'.command,f if; ,•' it; gets. tho ; chancp,;:'' :>'i :■ -I'ha keelplatp of. o^r. sixth^Dre'adnouglit-^the 1 -.r.s'CoUiigwpod^wa^-la^d^owi^'ai,^ will .havp .tb..put!'h.is;h'and .indepcl,',' . in'', his Vppcket' if ho means "io'Vsee ; us out" ' .. in' t-ho. gaiiie of beggar-my-neighbour. . Per--,A*.liaps .wh^ii'.'.lipibP^iiß.^to.'r^lisd^ (•f will .Ipso : a little, of .his; reli'jh 'for\tbe;br3t'ory , : • of-Admiral -Voii- Tirpitz and GeneralVKeiin.*—'' v "Daily Mail " i

■ All Appeal to Motnws.—"/Vvd ivish'.to bring '■v mothers against a syst'pm' ; to-: haiid ovef>''tiio" lading part';in this'world' .'now in ; ;man'; sfihbols, 'who are not by /a'li'y means 'coiiii-- "' -■ as r -boys • with those, to-whbse'-niothers- ; ~wovapppaljV wntfe';tjio : "Morning' 'P6sC";iifa'.;a- ---' ■:. striking and• dri^i ual leader.-'"rhd'nian wlio' vploped Ho iiius„ bo able to use liis bauds and 'his mind;'an'il l ' ,i mu3t dtit. ,; iiifd' the' ';world;with Ta'O:™ . .world 'wo .live in : is;a-globe revolving in space > '. Jaw' of-.' gravitaitloii", 4 ■ Jnlialiiiijed". ■ ! Ul6"odfcircii]ille3- and'wlid.nialsfd V a °4. r : l u .se'" 1 ■ st-ekini '"engiM'^and" velectYicai' < ;-4'liatMs;.:th&-S^ ■;. boy's : schooling, should •1 ■ i '■Ihe father werft. to .lus' puljfic school arid' to Oxford or Cambridge,': and ho lots his son v follow in his footsteps., But the mother, not having bepn through' tliat "strango coursu, ljas .kept .her ; commonsense. ,' To tliati wo'shall' appeal The English system not aim cla.ssrTO^S'r/?retper- : vaded and donnnted b} an old fabluonecl »dea for which tho naino js - 'scholarship,!' which mea.ns tlio powor accurately •to inter-' pi ct old Gr(jck and Latin I>ooJ>e Tho word ,'scliblarsjjip^: come t-o. : r prizes'/given for ,'compatitivo. ■, jii'. tliis; i peculiar, power. Scholarship,. iii useful' to'tho teacher of Greek amlLatuuand. to the pro- ,. ; fessor whoso b'nsiijejs !is. to] o^poiind' ahewnt' ; litoratnro,»and:.nncioht: history.; Jo ,'aiiyone. else it is a delightful luxury. But tho whplo ■ school' system -of the "English tipper' ; ' clii'ss aims at notlung olso'bilt turning o(it':sch'6larsund; winiuii!}; scholarships. ' About' ohp' bov' , iri iten. Jias. a natural -gift- for 'this' sbW of ,/ . gkiJl. - Yet tho.wholo school course 1 )? founded oi\ it.,and every boy whoso ,a difrercnt, perhaps.a;better, kind j#''di'tlfdr" - doprirnl. of the- opiiortunity to . develop"'tfem : or mado to feel that to' turn awpy from : 'scholarship 1 ' is to proclaim himsolf ail in T '. fenor boing. ; The masters thonisolyes;'; at ■.■but rate most ■of the-head masters,"'really bolievo that scholarship is tho one'intolleofuaT rirtue-"

" ' Socialist Clor£;y.—Tho Rev. James 'Adder? rf Social*i?t 'sectioii'iof thio 'Anglican clorgy writes as Ifollows; tio' ! iho ; ' '£}uavcjiiin'' with reference to ItliQ. statement' siij'n'dii by a numbor of clergy [on^odßialisi^'iV;' upon which iypu* w'a's''drawn. up by- Soc ja-hs ts, _and 'W; wWo -asleep to £ign' it, simply to show that •oiiri'Sodiali'sni' .is ' not ,' a . < dittorent. kind of Socialism;;:froin. Jthat-\ of the recognised Socialist. Societies. It ( was a mistako .to mention Christian Socialism, because that is •a'misleading t'orin'.''- In : England it is vaguely iap'plipd to'aU'iHib Micvo in social, reform on. ;C,bjMi'a'ii' li'iies. ': the Continent • it ; ;is '•vS'^fbr ; 'tbo^purpos6''of'' ! (^isllihg , 'the-'Social-' 'ists. .'-Technically.'the 'Ministers■ .who-.signed-, thei'sfateinent are not"'.Christian ■Socialists''; ;tlios'. .'ai-G : 'SobilalisCa'rivho are Christians',':: a- - Ve^lVcliff-efeiicd.: ..Tho'fa'ct yiaij-'we;',. with '. unorthodox ''raifisli^ v s^' ! ''jrioaiis that many .peoplo are 'agreetl"JiiiioiiSocj.alisjh ■ ivhile.' differing about' or alarm: iaTClyii'cli 'iiifewipiper;;;.- So also ' when 'we say. 'tjjitjtl-'pur^iiisioti;'implies; Socialisiri' for. us. ' fellow-Christians-., modern Libera]■isfif Imt wo' do' ; liqt'J " thereby' I ,.express; aiiy; jadvprso'/opinion aboift' thoso Christians who ;do not so for myself,, I should have in to part from most of my dearest friends'and relations—a courso S' Comment-' ,ing:;%:'.tljislle<it.efc:/iJiQ-"G'iiardianV states ;'.'Mr.: ; : Jaiijos; Adddrley admits' that ,ho is ' in" .cdmpaiiy. ;With ,!unort.hospx Christiijiis.-. This,/ hoitmnKS;joaght-nbtrifo : sur or alarm us. \ liil.'dmWneilifofotfiwlipt - does .astonish us is' •.think -.'with' ;liim are a-.jlnrgp.number,of -persons 'at. all,;' but, anti-Christian propagandAi;i>iv^ho.i;Ghu>ch. ' has thedeopest' jßyiftp^thy^wjtlbt.«,tlw i; improvement; .'of • the:' )n3.i^iai;.antf;inflcal / .cp)idition-. of tho poor. -We piW»;ihaw<fy-<?rV ; doubt-.'whether, .thesoiiaims-jarp Jifcely;rto bo. furthered in the-' bnd-'J by-v tho methods ,of a partv which not 'anarchists,-but is tolorablyj.cortainiin-ttlio eiid to bo dominated by them.',!v;-;. -.

Su&jeot ■ Races,—"Arq wo so. far solf-de-. ..ceiyed,■ .'and alre. i! jv^ f Jb".incapable ' of. popriiig fljiatle..to. see .that' .many' : tbib - stgiis"• appear /calculated -to stereotype.'Anglo-. -6^9i) k j^i^j^tio^ >^4 < •• a;.;.pprio;(lV 4 o|;' sonility P". LrKis' jsi discussed in''tho i' 'Eiinbutgn /^Syidw/'under.. tlie .title ; of,; 1 Siitije'bt; -B4oss>'' ,'fln tho: • writer ,-states.:. -esplosiyo; forco,. ls-noF mlrely.' a. poworful ally. It- js jaii'.ally'-'ttrt-hbti.t;;whoso; assistance', continued ,'i .Although dictates, -pf ptt(leii(cij'. and bppdrtimis'm. -.1 arp alone'; sufficieiij, rejection ;of ' a :j»^cy/.<^'|6"ffi^dl'7f»rq^^y-fiiWm; v it--"-is'\.nqUci , -'.tKo'. of morality is. 'on.';- which, ,'tlip .whole; fabric -can. :bo biiilj.-if- f£;!j|.';'to;..bd , !3tirablo..'. Thb; : stability,, : 'df btff -'a .greatoxteiit!' upon.'. favour' of.' applr^ nioraliiy ltd subr., ject, races'aro, capable, of . pyorpomiiig those' biovirig in a,;somewhat opposite 1 If iiny than this it imay.ubo : said that.' the v whole, b^..,*UJl^^ly-^thQ^ j [ the' pointsof adniit ■ of-b'oing Clll7 ' that, J whilst ;aroi3^'^y^inoirei)^tXin : the; direction; of. bfecialw relations . with' .'the, wljp; flrp tsubjectsf.'pf; tho, King ofilSiiElandi^should ; be^fpu I ndedi''on ,the : gran'ito Toeli.W ,nipral'-co'dp." if ; r-. : .'ij'w■ 'wit''- 1 !"'--'. ;■■■■'■:. : ,> i 'Juf - j jWgejit'.gP .'Happily . wo ■. hay 0: ' the.': J ap.anese , and : npw tho. British ,q,ucs|iou -in , Transvaal, j' ../.yritds. I'Thpi/Kmes."!;; 'Vl'heio.'iife only .warnings'oi', .-.-is euflurf iugviii.,;pur l iettlem^nts i ;an(l. it; is Vas certain as .suninso. that,: sponer .pr.'laiier, and no; one .hpw;'_soonJ;'wo' shall have to confront Simijar idifficiuticsj'i.pdrhups.-.in; a- ni-uch . more net; 'timb, to. considef, nis/ 'Ui'o jjpstfgdnceiyable .fpj, idealing-.with; this- world;'; 'vnde; ; ra'po^-iqi^6stion?^-.^fsheerignorance,;..or; panic,-,fc.,tijpught,lpssuess, .some' colony ; may; I ®.i-,B9fe9Sffie^fe^^^'' l^plica.tip^.;iri l ! ;tliis. :ddlicately ? ,prga|ii6ed>;Eiiipliro which mVy hafflo' r..- Is , : it; not : high tiijip: ..thiit/.;. >;-rate, ■ upon this'. colour. ''q^^fljffithiilWiwprinous.,,'risks; wo. shouldhave ~.isprnp; thoroughgoing' .; ,understanding - amdng{9lh;pprtions,ofi.tho Empire'? : It is.'im-hoc,-;'-jiutj .i.f.v.t.hat much to. 'ask; for, ■thp ; npW;Secrpt-ariati..might'at.least; pavo-the, way:.- by-; comniuhicp.tion with the splf-govern-in'gr Cpl.onies'.tor,;a Odmniission ;ofi some,' sort, which;,sliould./elaborate', aii Imperial.-scheme to; anticipate', and' avert ■ evil 'by ■ a common understandriig. The i importance v 'of',, the problem' cannot';-bp. .oyerstated, ■ and urgencv may cpiiiV upon us at any time, with little wo .;have ; at. present 110 Imperial:,,- opinion about' i: tho race question, 'far.-.ldSs.-.any!' linperiiil' ,uiianimity about pi ic tical' iiolicy.]''- ' - :,' ,

:», Rstfphlcal '. Researph.-tPublic interest in the W.estiqd, , life . after death > lias re'' groat; stimulus,'(says' "The. Christian Wojld'.'.J'iram, tno.remarkamo .statement mado ; a-, recent, meeting.', of tno .d J Society, when the ,w.ell-luipwii;scibntist ( .. in a paper ,011 •'!Automati|m .and ~ announced- that '.which . stood Very, severe authenticity,;.had been received purntfrk such as, : tho lato : &Mnuiid.. : Gurney arid idougson.', . Science is occupiccl ivitii appearance,.characteristics , »Rd^cajMM. I; ..^y,<^l fcXi .lioro • are" phenomena to and.iwe .need-tho -application 5 "of pronounce upon ; fhem il9 .tp-J,assign;,.thgir! place-in 'tho cosmic 'Hfe , 'experts disagree; imiatever, may.-be.-the findings 'on-' this parti. • : 'PWlau • sidb -of, ,its, enquiries, ic is cortajn that t!io,inKestigaiions l ,ofj,th6. Psychical KWearch'- ' -.%iofy,-J^y9;afrw^m6re,'tlian'.just!fied-iiß- ■ .«sjrt-enog s -discovorics> it" may maivo .the;.possibilities- of tho:'hiimau- ;. rpfetion^iito,-;.spheres ■ beyond this' rIVP 'of ; tlio ''discoveries it is tio<p&;d's.. , powers, and possibilities ;' 1 M !J^o^r ,hithfertp,iunlcnown 'of. its action on .f hanks>-ri:to , investigations and: the stimuljisrtlioy■ have giveifto psychoid gical. research, getting a how map of thajiuman sojfcwWo'-.are /with a jicw insight.' liitpii", its >own interior working - and into the mystery-of its co-operation wiHi allied Tho'wonders that have been opened , here—of hypnotism, telepathy and the rest- s hould4Wo.us at least'with an ppend-mind;, for that 'rnoro daring investigation which sceksrW'fmng from' Nature' he'r so jealously-gnardM -secret "of what lies' on ■ ..tho-, farther sido'pf. : death.. : : ' • • ' !:;/The-;.House.iOf .Commons.-Tliere wore 'five ■ iirjombers.. short 670 composing the . Ifouse.-.of, Commons when it met in January i' '6}V .thP that tho vacant se'ate ;wjl.l ho fi]lod-?d>yi;'-men''of the 'samo political' : :cptnploxion»a'B before., and treatins Sir'ft.™ ;daL,Orem'er,and-rjrr>W;- E. Harvey as'Li'ho- '• ralß, .thiJiGoverhm&'iit majority',?!-says' "Tho •, iTimesj'!-: "li«i.a -jdipiihished from' 357;' the figure,>at Jwh'ieh ;i>:-etood two' years ago to 351,,th0:, relative-strength of tho parties' be-' jing.i—l/iboralsr374'? Labour members aiid 'So- ; cialktsps37'NationaHsts,-83; Unionists 159 ■ .• Speaker', .