"everyland," a magazine for children

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"Everyland," a Magazine for ChildrenAuthor(s): L. A. M.Source: The Advocate of Peace (1894-1920), Vol. 74, No. 3 (MARCH, 1912), pp. 75-76Published by: World Affairs InstituteStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20666422 .

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1912. THE ADVOCATE OF PEACE. 75

alone by the other nations of the world to work out in

peace and quiet her great educational, political and financial reforms; to assimilate Korea into an integral part of the empire, and to maintain her paramount in fluence in Asia. I am confident that beyond these laudable and peaceful desires she has no other wish or ambition. Her alliance with England is vital to her. That alone absolutely precludes the possibility of her

doing anything to wound a British colony. Next to the British alliance her greatest endeavor is to keep on the most cordial relations with the United States.

Despite all the pin-pricks she has received from us in the past -four years, she still feels most friendly. She will do anything we ask of her, provided she can do it with dignity. There can, therefore, never be trouble between Japan and the United States, unless we delib

erately seek it. It is the duty of the people of the United States to realize these facts and henceforth act

accordingly. Bespectfully,

Hamilton Holt. New York, February 17, 1912.

Peace Work in Japan.

Dear Dr. Trueblood: Yesterday was held the fifth annual meeting of the Japan Peace Society. To a casual observe? there was nothing reniarkable, but to one who has watched the development of the peace

movement in Japan with sympathy it was a time to be remembered.

At the business session the financial report and the estimate for 1912 were read by Mr. T. Watase, busi ness manager of the Society. Before the postponement of the Grand Exhibition, Mr. Watase, who was a mem ber of the Tokyo City Council, had charge of the Grand Exhibition section. He was one of the delegates sent to America by the Japanese Chambers of Commerce in 1909. The report of the work of the past year, read by Professor K. Higuchi, of Waseda University, re ferred to the following events:

Publication of the peace magazine, "Heiwa," the April number of which was a "Baroness von Suttner" number; the "Hague Day" meeting at the Imperial Hotel; commissioning Hon. Watanabe, M. P., a dele gate to the Interparliamentary Conference, to attend the Borne Peace* Congress (postponed) ; dinner for rep resentatives of leading Tokyo dailies at time of visit of Mr. W. T. Ellis; lecture meetings; dinner at Count Okuma's for Baron Sakatani on his departure for the Berne Conference, also dinner for Mr. Shimada and Dr. Nitobe before leaving for America; organization of the Osaka, Kobe, and Miyagi (Sendai) branches of the Japan Peace Society ; Dr. Jordan's assistance in the lecture tour of the principal cities, also co-opera tion in the work of Messrs. Hamilton Holt and Lind say Bussell ; circularizing the religious and secular press concerning the observance of "Peace Sunday" and pub lication of a collection of "peace arguments" by lead ing Jap??ese -for use on that occasion, also the holding of a central lecture meeting in Tokvo, with Professor Shio, of Waseda; Dr. Ukita, editor of the "Taiyo"; Mr. Higuchi, editor of "New Japan," and Baron Saka tani as speakers.

At the public meeting following, Baron Sakatani, one of the vice-presidents, presided. Hon. S. Shimada,

M. P., gave a review of his four months' tour in Amer ica, dwelling especially upon the hopeful impression given by his visit to the United States. Count Okuma said that although his physician had forbidden his

speaking in public, he could not stay away from this annual meeting of the Peace Society. He urged ear

nestly that everything possible be done to hasten the restoration of peace in China.

At 7 o'clock the same evening a dinner was given at* the Seiyo Ken, Tsukiji, Tokyo, to Mr. Shimada by the Japan Peace Society, the American Peace Society of Japan, the "Pacific Ocean Society," the Japan Purity Association, of which Shimada is president, and the Tokyo Young Men's Christian Association. Professor H. T. Terry, of the Law College of the Imperial Uni versity, one of the vice-presidents of the American Peace Society of Japan, pointed to the disappearance of piracy and private war as evidences of the final tri umph of the peace movement. Professor Abe, in repre senting the Purity Association, spoke of the bearing of the moral life of a nation upon the question of its inter national relations. In speaking for the Y. M. C. A., Hon. S. Ebara, ex-M. P., said that Mr. Shimada had not gone to America as an owl with big eyes to hunt in dark places, but he looked in the light and had brought back a hopeful message to the nation. Mr. Shi mada's eloquent sketch of his observations in x\merica inspired all with a feeling of sympathy, hopefulness, sanity and good-will. Baron Sakatani, in representing the Japan Peace Society, spoke briefly of the Berne Conference and the prominent part which leading American statesmen are taking in the peace movement.

In facing the future, the members of the J apan Peace Society are glad to welcome Baron Sakatani as an active leader in shaping the policy of the Society and in planning the lines of advance. Since his return from the Berne Conference he has been giving much time and thought to public and personal presentation of the great world-wide peace movement. His experiences as. Vice-Minister of Finance during the Busso-Japanese War, and later as full Minister of Finance, have helped him to keenly appreciate the relation of the peace move ment to the economic development of Japan and of the world. His acceptance of the vice-presidency of the Japan Peace Society, involving active leadership, is based upon careful thought for the issues of the future.

With kind regards, Yours very sincerely,

Gilbert Bowles. January 30, 1912.

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44 Every land," a Magazine for Children. The new spirit of internationalism is finding expres

sion for children in many ways. The outline of a study in "Good Will," now being prepared by the directors of the American School Peace League, presents the most substantial and continuous work that is soon to be brought into school curricula. Preceding it and as a valuable adjunct to this work is the delightful chil dren's quarterly, Everyland, which by story and picture acquaints its little readers with all other children of the human family. A Japanese maiden, a coal black Afri can, an Indian in full feather headdress, and a fur-clad Esquimaux adorn its cover, and in the March number the stories and excellent illustrations, some of them in



76 THE ADVOCATE OF PEACE. March,

color, take the child from Korea to Edinburgh, and from New England to Java and Hawaii. Child life, common elemental human life, is depicted in pleasing narrative and rich word-painting, which all unconsciously awakes the imagination and the sympathy of self-com

placent young America. The leading article in the March number is a peace and war story of two Dutch

children, written by Henrietta S. S. Kuyper, daughter of the former prime minister of Holland. A prize is offered for the best explanation of "Buskin's Dreani," one of the best child allegories ever written, which sums

up in one artistic sketch the whole philosophy of war. L. A. M.

Everyland, published at West Medford, Mass.

Book Notices. The Law of the Employment of Labor. By Lind

ley D. Clark, LL. M. New York: The Macmillan

Company. 1911. 373 pages. $1.60 net.

The author of this work states in the preface that his aim is "to cover the field of law as it affects the employ ment of labor in the United States." The inconvenience of consulting the large and bulky treatises on labor laws is such that the student of the conditions of labor will welcome this condensed and up-to-date "summary of such laws and of their legal construction and effect."

In twelve chapters Mr. Clark considers the Contract of Employment, Wages, Hours of Labor, Begulation of the Physical Conditions of Employment, Employment of Women and Children, Bestrictions of Employers, liability of Employers for Injuries to Employees,

Workmen's Compensation Laws, Negligence of Em

ployees, Sundry Statutes, Trade and Labor Associations, and Labor Disputes.

Excellent footnotes, with ample references to cases

illustrating the points considered, decisions of courts, etc., make the volume more comprehensive than its size

might seem to indicate. A complete list of the cases cited is given at the end, and an appendix contains "K Code of the Common Law."

There is no attempt to discuss in a direct way the

problems of labor and capital or to suggest methods of bringing about a better understanding between em

ployer and employed. The book is confined to a state ment of the laws of the employment of labor as they exist in the United States at the present time, and is an admirable and concise statement of facts. It shows wide acquaintance with the field of labor legislation, and evinces care and wisdom in their compilation.

Booklets and Pamphlets Received. The Peace Year Book foe 1912. London: The National

Peace Council, 167 St Stephen's House, Westminster, S. W. Price, one shilling.

Deb Weltfbiede?Ein Amebikanisches Gutachten. By Prof. Karl Knortz, North Tarrytown, N. Y. M?nchen, Germany: O. Th. School. Price, 12 cents.

Les Prix Nobel en 1910. Containing an account of the

awarding of the five Nobel Prizes of 1910, with some account of the prize winners. Published by order of the corporations charged with awarding the Nobel Prizes. Stockholm : P. A. Norstedt & Sons.

Thibd Annual Repobt of the American School Peace League. Boston: Mrs. Fannie Fern Andrews, Secre

tary, 405 Marlborough street

Internationale Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit. By Dr. Hans Wehberg. 50 pages, paper cover. Vol. 4, No. 3, of the Burschenschaftliche Bucherei. Berlin, W. : Carl Hey man's Verlag.

The New York Peace Society Year Book for 1911-1912. New York: 507 Fifth avenue.

Wisconsin Memorial Day Annual for 1912. Compiled by O. S. Rice, State Library Clerk, and issued by C. P.

Carey, State Superintendent. Contains material for the Celebration of Memorial Day, Lincoln's Birthday,

Washington's Birthday, Peace Day (18th of May), Flag Day, and Independence Day. Twenty-five pages are devoted to Peace Day Exercises. Madison, Wiscon sin: State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The Danish Interparliamentary Group. Year Book. By Hon. Fredrik Bajer. Copenhagen, N, Denmark. In Danish.

Greater Canada and the Peace Problem. By Robert Stein. 16 pages. Two maps. Washington, D. C. Published by the author.

Der Aussichtsreichste Schritt zur Beschr?nkung der Seer?stungs-Ausgaben. By Dr. Max Kolben. Dres den and Leipzig: E. Pierson's Verlag. 52 pages. Price, 12 cents.

The Canal Fortifications and the Treaty. By Crammond

Kennedy. Reprinted from the American Journal of International Law of July, 1911. 19 pages. A strong argument against the present fortification of the Canal.

central-west department OF THE

AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY, DEPOSITORY OF PEACE LITERATURE,

CHARLES E. BEALS, Director,

30 North La Salle Street.

new england department OF THE


JAMES L. TRYON, Ph.D., Director,

31 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

new york department of the

AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY

states of new york and new jersey

PROF. SAMUEL T. DUTTON, Director,

Columbia University, New York.

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ROBERT C. ROOT, Director,

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