Identifier: reviewofreviewsw22newy (find matches)
Title: Review of reviews and world's work
Year: 1890 (1890s)
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Publisher: New York Review of Reviews Corp
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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r the powers to gov-ern China in sections, instead of from a centralauthority, America cannot honorably stand aloof.It will be a stupendous white mans burden,^thrown upon the nations of the West. We be-lieve the Anglo-Saxon peoples are best qualifiedfor the task, both by nature and by training ;and it will, of necessity, largely fall upon tliein.It is to be most earnestly hoped that tlie first orthe second of the plans outlined above will befound practicable when Peking is entered by theallied armies. But if not, the contingency of par-tition must be faced. Tlie American people haveyet to learn to shirk national responsibility, whenforced upon them in the unselfish discharge ofduty. The dawn of the twentieth century is toolate to begin to learn a lesson so ignoble. Whether the solution of the Chinese problem berestoration, protection, or partition, it seems cer-tain that America, the newest world power, willhave a leading part in shaping the future of thisthe jnost ancient of empires.
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THE ROYAL PALACE AT MONZA. KING HUMBERT, OF ITALY: SKETCH. A CHARACTER THE news of the murder of the King of Italycame upon Europe with the shock of theproverbial bolt from the blue. For some timepast there had been no manifestations of discon-tent. The recent general election had resultedin the return of over a hundred Socialists andanti-Monarchists, which afforded a free consti-tutional vent for the popular dissatisfaction withthe high-handed actions of the late ministry, andthe fall of General Pelloux while still possessinga majority of the Chamber, and the installationof his successor, had pledged the ministry thatthe unconstitutional measures which were re-sorted to by its predecessor should not be re-peated, and had, it was thought, disaiuied eventhe most malcontent. The King was at Monza, distributing prizes inthe midst of an enthusiastic populace. Theceremony was complete, and he was drivingaway amid the cheers of the multitude, whensuddenly the assassin dashed forward, sprang

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