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FOREIGN RELATIONS Congress Is Told of Imprc Diplomatic Corps and i cle Sam's Efforts Washington. Dec. J.?President Taft submitted to congress today the first of aereral messages. It was devoted to our foreign relatione and In part was as follows: ^ Oawnfo an/f TTotlSA of ReprCSBn tatlves: The foreign relations of the I United States actually and potentially af- I feet the state of the Union to a degree not widely realized and hardly surpassed by any other factor In the welfare of the whole nation. The position of the A United States In the moral. Intellectual. ^ and material relations of the family of nations should be a matter of vital Interact to every patriotic citizen. The national prosperity and power Impose upon us duties which we cannot shirk If we are to be true to our Ideals. The tremendous growth of the export trade of the United States has already made that trade a very real factor In the Industrial and commercial prosperity of the country. With the development of our Industries the foreign commerce of the United States must rapidly become a still more essential factor In Its economic welfare. Whether we have a far-seeing and wise diplomacy and are not recklessly plunged Into unnecessary wars, and whether our foreign policies are based upon an Intelligent grasp of present-day world conditions and a clear view of the potentialities of the future, or are governed by a temporary' and timid expediency or by narrow views Drflttlng an Infant nation, are questions in the alternative consideration of which must convince any thoughtful citizen that no department of national poHcy olTers greater opportunity for promoting the Interests of the whole people on the one hand, or greater chance on the other of permanent national InJury. than that which deals with the foreign relations of the United States. The fundamental foreign policies of the United States should be raised high above the conflict of partisanship and wholly dissociated from differences as to domestic policy. In Its foreign afTalrs the United States should present to the world a united frottt. The Intellectual, financial and Industrial Interests of the country and the publicist, the wage earner, the farmer, and citizen of whatever occupation must co-operate In a spirit of high patriotism to promote that national solidarity which is Indispensable to national efficiency and to the attainment of national Ideals. The relations of the United States with all foreign powers remain upon a sound basis of peace, harmony and frlendshpl. A greater Insistence upon Justice to American citizens or Interests wherever It may have been denied and a stronger emphasis of the need of mutuality in commercial and other relations have only served to strengthen our friendships with foreign countries by placing those friendships upon a firm foundation of realities as well as aspiration*. Before briefly reviewing the more Important events of the last year In our foreign relations, which It Is my duty to do as charged with their conduct and because diplomatic affairs are not of a natuet to make It appropriate that the secretary of state make a formal annual report. I desire to touch upon some of the essentials to the Bafe management of the foreign relations of the United States and to endeavor, also, to define clearly certain ??V,Uh nra tha IflHdAl CVm reic j;um iro n mvn ??f- % ? modem corrollarles of the undisputed and traditional fundamentals of the foreign policy of the United States. Reorganization of the State Department. . At the beginning of the present administration the United States, having fully entered upon Its position as a world power, with the responsibilities thrust upon It by the results of the Spanlsh^ American war. and already engaged nl laying the groundwork of a vast foreign trade upon which It should one day become more and more dependent, found Itself without the machinery for giving thorough attention to, and taking effective action upon, a mass of Intricate business vital to American Interests In every country in the world. The deparement of state was an archaic and Inadequate machine lacking most of the attributes of the foreign office of any great modern power. With an appropriation made upon my recommendation by the congress on August 5. 1909. the department of state was completely reorgarlzed. I They were created divisions of Latln[ American affairs and of far eastern. I near eastern, and western European I affairs To these divisions were called J front the foreign service diplomatic and consular officers possessing experience 1 and knowledge gained by actual servB Ice In different parts of the world and thus familiar with political and commercial conditions In the regions concerned. The work was highly speclalIzed. The result Is that where prevloosly this government from time to time would emphasize In Its foreign ^^B relations one or another policy, now ^^B American Interests In every quarter of the g:ire being cultivated with I^B equal assiduity. |^B Merit System in Consular and Diplo- . matic Corps. Expert knowledge and professional training must evidently be the essence of this reorganization. Without a trained foreign service there would rot be men available for the work In the reorganized department of state. I'resldent Cleveland has taken the first step toward introducing the merit tystem In the foreign service. That had been followed by the application i of the merit principle, with excellent 1 results, to the entire consular branch. | Almost nothing, however, had been j done in this direction with regard to the diplomatic service. In this uge Of commercial diplomacy It was evt- i dently of the first importance to train ' an adequate personnel In that branch of the service. Therefore, on November 26. 1909. by an executive order 1 placed the diplomatic service up to the grade of secretary of embassy, inclusive. upon exactly the same strict non-partisan basts of the merit sys- | tern, rigid examination for appoint- i mefit and promotion only for effl- , ctency. as had been maintained without exception in the consular service. Successful Efforts in Promotion of Peace. In the field of work toward the j Ideals of peace this government ne- [ gotlated. but to my regret was unable to consummate, two arbitration trea- I ties which set the highest mark of the aspiration of nations toward the 1 substitution of arbitration and reason for war in the settlement of international disputes. Through the efforts of American diplomacy several wars have been prevented or ended. I re- j fer to the successful tripartite media- ! tlon of the Argentine Republic. Brazil ; and the United States between Peru and Ecuador; the bringing of the boun- i dary dispute between Panama and Cos- ' . ta Rica to peaceful arbitration; the j \ staying of warlike preparations when . Haytl and the Dominican Republic were | on the verge of hostilities the stopping ( V V IS TAFT'S SUBJECT ivements in Consular and Good. Results of Unin Latin America. of a war In Nicaragua; the halting of internecine strife In Honduras. The government of the United States wai thanked for Its Influence toward the restoration of amicable relations between the A-gentlne Republic and Bolivia. The diplomacy of the United States Is active In seeking to assuage the remaining Ill-feeling between this country and the Republic of Colombia. In the recent civil war In China the United States successfully Joined with the other Interested powers In urging an early cessation of hostilities. An agreement has been reached between the governments of Chile and Peru whereby the celebrated Tacna-Arlca dispute, which has so long embittered International relations on the west coast of South America, has at last been adjusted. Simultaneously came the news that the boundary dispute between Peru and Ecuador had entered upon a stage of amicable settlement. The position of the United States In eoforonna ?a Teana. Arlro <1lannt? between Chile and Peru has been one of non-intervention, but one of friendly Influence and pacific counsel throughout the period during which the dispute In question has been the subject of Interchange of views between this government and the two governments Immediately concerned. In the general easing of International tension on the west coast of South America the tripartite mediation, to which I have referred. has been a most potent and beneficent factor. China. In China the policy of encouraging financial Investment to enable that country to help Itself has had the result of giving new life and practical application to the open-door policy The consistent purpose of the present administration has been to encourage the use of American capital In the development of China by the promotion of those essential reforms to which China Is pledged by treaties with the United States and other powers. The hypothecation to foreign bankers In connection with certain Industrial enterprises, such as the Hukuang railways, of the national reVenues upon which these reforms depended. led the department of state early In the administration to demand for American citizens participation In such enterprises. In order that the United States might have equal rights and an equal voice In all questions pertaining to the disposition of the public revenues concerned. The same policy of promoting International accord among the powers having similar treaty rights as ourselves In the matters of reform, which could not be put Into practical effect without the PRESIDENT TAFT. common consent of all. was likewise adopted In the case of the loan desired by China for the reform of Its currency. Central America Needs Our Help In - * a ueot MQjusimcni, In Central America the aim has I been to help such countries as Nlca- ! ragua and Honduras to help themselves. They are the Immediate bene- | flclarles. The national benefit to the United States Is two-fold. First, It is obvious that the Monroe doctrine Is more vital in the neighborhood of the j Panama canal and the rone of the | Caribbean than anywhere else. There, too, the maintenance of that doctrine falls most heavily upon the United States. It is therefore essential that the countries within that sphere shall be removed from the Jeopardy involved by heavy foreign debt and chaotic rational tlnances and from the ever-present danger of International complications due to disorder at home. Hence the United States has been glad to encourage and support American bankers who were willing: to lend a helping hand to the financial rehabilitation of such countries because this financial rehabilitation and the protection of their custom houses from being the prey of would-be dictators would remove at one stroke the menace of foreign creditors and the menace of revolutionary disorder. The second advantage to the United States is one affecting chiefly all the southern and gulf ports and the business and Industry of the south. The republics ! of Central American and the Caribbean ! possess great natural wealth. They need only a measure of stability and the means | of financial regeneration to enter upon > an era of peace and prosperity, bringing profit and happiness to themselves and at the same time creating conditions sure to lead to a flourishing Interchange of trade with this country. I wish to call your especial attention to the recent occurrences In Nicaragua, for I believe the terrible events recorded there during the revolution of the past summer?the useless loss of life, the devastation of property, the bombardment of defenseless cities, the killing and wounding of women and children, the torturing of non-combatants to exact contributions, and the suffering of thousands of human beings?might have been averted had the dinnrtmnn! nf state through annrnvsl nf the loan convention by the senate, been Permitted to carry out Its now well-developed policy cf encouraging the extending of financial aid to weak Central American states with the primary objects of avoiding Just such revolutions by assisting those republcs to rehabilitate their finances, to establish their currency on a stable basis, to remove the custom houses from the danger of revolutions by arrang In j f'jT their ?ecu re admlnli tratlon and to establish reliable banks. Agricultural Credits. A most Important work, accomplished In the past year by the American diplomatic officers In Europe. Is the Investigation of the agricultural credit system In the European countries. Both as a means to afford relief to the con turners of this country through a more thorough devel| opment of agricultural resources and aa a means of more sufficiently maintaining the agricultural population, the protect to establish credit facilities for the farmers Is a concern of vital Importance to this | nation. No evidence of prosperity among well-established farmers should blind us to the fact that lack of capital Is preventing a development of the nation's agricultural resources and an adequate Increase of the land under cultivation: that agricultural production is fast falling behind the Increase In population: and that. In fact, although these wall-established farmers are maintained In Increasing prosperity because of the natural Increase In population, we are not developing the Industry of agriculture. The need of capital which American farmers feel today had been experienced by the farmers of Europe, with their centuries-old farms, many years ago. The problem had been successfully solved In the old world and It was evident that the farmers of this country might profit by a study of fhelr systems. I therefore ordered, through the department of state, an Investigation to be made by the diplomatic officers in Europe, and I have laid the results of this Investigation before the governors of the various states with the hope that they will be used to advantage In their forthcoming meeting. Increase of Foreign Trade. In my last annual message I snld that the fiscal year' ended June 3h. 1911. was noteworthy as marking the highest record of exports of American products to foreign countries. The fiscal year 1912 shows that this rate of advance has been maintained, the total domestic exports having ? valustlon approxlamtely of $2,200.C00.tA0, a a compared with a fraction over $2.000 000.000 the previous year. It Is also significant that manufactured and partly manufactured urtlcles continue to he the chief commodities forming Ihe volume of our augmented exports, the demands of our own people for consumption requiring that an Increasing proportion of our abundant agricultural products be kept at home. In the fiscal year 1911 the exports of articles In the various stages of manufacture. not Including foodstufls partlv or wholly manufactured, amounted approximately to 1907.500,000. In the fiscal year 1912 the total was nearly $1,022,000,000, a gain of I114.00C.0O0. Advantage of Maximum and Minimum Tarrlff Provision. The Importance which our manufactures have assumed In the commerce of the world In competition with the manufactures of other countries again draws attention to the duty of this government to use Its utmost endeavors to secure Impartial treatment for American products In all markets. Healthy commercial rivalry In International Intercourse Is best assured by the possession of proper means for protecting and promoting our foreign trade. It la natural that competitive countries should view with some concern this steady expansion of our commerce. If In some Instance the measure taken by them to meet It are not entirely equl-' table, a remedy should be found. In former mesassres I have described the negotiations of the department of state with foreign Governments for the adjustment of the maximum and minimum tariff as provided In section 2 of the tariff law of 1909. The advantages secured by the adjustment of our trade relations under this law have continued during the last year, and some additional cases of discriminatory treatment of which we had reason to complain have been removed. The department of state has for the first time In the history of this country obtained substantial most-favored-natlon treatment from all the countries of the world. There are, however, other Instances which, while apparently not constituting undue discrimination In the sense of section 2. are nevertheless exceptions to the complete equity of tariff treatment for American products that the department of state consistently has soutcht-to obtain for American commerce abroad These developments confirm thboplteIon conveyed to you In my annual message of 1911. that while the maximum and minimum provision of the tariff law of 1909 has been fully Justified by the success achieved In removing previously existing undue discriminations against American products, yet experience has shown that this feature of the law should be amended In such way as to provide a fully effective means of meeting the varylnx decrees of discriminatory treatment of American commerce In foreign countries still encountered, as well as to protect against Injurious treatment on the part of foreign governments. through either legislative or administrative measures, the financial Interests abroad of American citizens whose enterprises enlarge the market for American commodities. I cannot too strongly recommend to congress the passage of some such enablinsr measure as the hill which was recommended by the secretary of state In his letter of December 13. 1911. The object of the proposed legislation Is. In brief, to enable the executive to apply, as the case may require, to any or all commodities, whether or not on the free list from a country which discriminates against the United States, a graduated scale of duties up to the maximum of 25 per cent, ad valorem provided In the present law. Flat tariffs are out of date. Congress should fully realize the conditions which obtain In the world as we And ourselves at the threshold of our middle age as a nation. We have emerged full grown as a peer In the great concourse of nations. We have passed through various formative periods. Wt have Oeen self-centered In the struggle to develop our domestic resources and denl with our domestic questions. The nation Is new too mature to continue In Its foreign relations those temporary expedients natural to a people to whom domestic affairs are the sole concern. In the past our diplomacy has often consisted. In normal times. In a mere assertion of the right to International existence. We are now in a larger relation with broader rights of our own and obligations to others than ourselves. A number of great guiding principles wore laid down early In the history of this government. The recent task of our diplomacy has been to adjust those principles to the conditions of today, to develop their corollaries, to And practical applications of the old principles expanded to meet new situations. Thus are being evolved bases upon which can rest the superstructure of policies which must grow wUh the destined progress of this nation. The successful conduct of our foreign relations demands a broad and a modern view. We can not meet new questions nor build for the future If we confine ourselves to outworn dogmas of the past and to the pe'specfive appropriate at our emergence from colonial times and conditions. The open, lng of the Panama canal will mark a new era In our International life and create new and world-wide conditions which, with their vast correlations and consequences. will obtain for hundreds of years to come. We must not wall for events to overtake us unawares. With continuity of purpose we must deal with the problems of our external relations by a diplomacy modern, resourceful, magnanimous, and fittingly expressive of the high ideals of a great nation. WW. H. TAFT The White House. December 8, 1SU PHOTO-FLAY SCENARIO Causes Many Heart Throbs and Disappointments Before Mistake Is Corrected. By HELEN DISNAY. j As Jack crossed the office on his way to his desk, his eyes dwelt tenderly on Madge's nimble fingers as they traced what he felt sure was a note to him. Thinking to surprise her, he drew nearer, and suddenly the large writing on the sheet seemed to rise up and assail his eyes. With hurt horror he read: "Dearest Ted: ? "Of course I love you. Why doubt me? As long as I live, I'm yours." He waited to read no further, but fled to the stockroom, where hidden behind the bales and boxes, he fought out bis trouble and decided upon a course of action. ".My little Madge, whom I trusted with my whole bouI," be groaned. Her falseness seemed impossible. Who this fellow Ted was he did not know. It was enough that the girl he loved, and who had promised to marry him, was writing such a letter to another man. At last he clenched his hands, and setting his teeth, went Into the private office of the manager. Six weeks ago, he had been offered a position on the road, one that would pay him a much better salary, and had refused, not wanting to leave Madge. Now he was glad to go, and Immediately, too. Within two hours of his reading the beginning of that fateful note, he was on the train to take up the work of one of the commercial travelers who had suddenly been taken sick. Jack did not stop to say good-bye to Madge, nor did he write her, for he felt that the less said the better. "Perhaps If I get away, this hurt will stop," he told himself; but although he kept busy and In his labors J '\2L a With Hurt Horror He Read. turned night Into day, sending back so much business that the firm believed they had secured the model salesman, he could not forget Madge or her thousand and one appealing ways. It was all the harder because she kept on writing to him. in the same, clear, flowing hand that had penned the fateful confession of her j love for another, begging him to let j her know the reason for his continued j silence. Tom. his chum, wrote him that Madge looked ill. "She's awfuly close," Tom went on. "Won't give us a squint at your letters, though I know she gets one per, if not oftener. To write her a love song that often, with all the business you're sending In, you can't be hitting the feathers at all. Write her to bo less close, for we're all agog to know how you are wresting orders from the populace as you are. Hut. honest, boy, Madge is looking badly. I think she's crying all night long. Better blow In and try a little consolation, or someone else may. I'd like to. but I'm true blue where my friends are concerned, and so I won't ring in any of the comfort dope until I'm sure you're going to stay away forever and a day; but in case you do?well, I'll not let the grass grow under my feet. .Madge Is a dear girl." Jack groaned as he read the friendly words, and knew that in between the lines was a hint that all was not well. Things looked black to him, although he had made such a success in a business way that the office sent for him to coine home and make a contract with the firm, and although he would have rather remained away forever, Jack obeyed, and once more found himBelf in the same city with Madge. Being a salesman now. he managed to have his interview with the man- | ager without going out among his old associates, and so avoided Madge, although a sight of her sunny hair through the open doorway turned him sick at heart. As soon as matters were settled he'made his escape, although he knew that on the morrow , he would have to meet the others, Madge among them, and receive their congratulations. His business outlook was extremely bright, much better than he had dared ' V* to dream of for years to come, a*J yet it was a very heavy heart that he carried with him into the little motion picture theater, where he sought a few moments of relaxation later on in the evening. He and Madge had often gone there in the days when he believed in her, and it was with the hope of seeing her at a distance, and if possible discovering the identity of the hated Ted. that he went. Wearily he made his way to the corner seat in the box where they had always sat. The house was lighted up, and he was conspicuous as he sat there, but he did not pay any attention to the audience after a sweeping glance over it had told him that Madge was not there. Without interest, he gazed at a thrilling Indian Btory, not caring in the least if every white settler on the film was wiped out by the bloodthirsty Bavages. What was the misery of people long ago gone, if indeed they ever existed, to his, deprived of his faith in his love? Listlessly he followed the story of the next film. There was the usual quarrel between two lovers, although he reflected bitterly that neither had his cause. Suddenly he straightened up. The lover received a letter from tne girl witn wnom ne naa quarreiea, and it was photographed on the film. "Dearest Ted: ? "Of course I lcwe you. Why doubt me? As long as I live, I'm yours." As on a former occasion, Jack stopped to read no further. He recognized the clear, flowing hand. It was Madge's penmanship, that he knew, but he also understood that it was never written to a living person. The thought flamed through him that there must be some heart-healing explanation. Realizing how his cruelty must have hurt her, he turned to leave, when in the seat by his side where she had sat so often was?Madge! Instinctively his hand reached for hers, and in the tender pressure given and returned everything was forgotten and forgiven. "I saw you here," she whispered, "and came here to sit by you." "Darling! How, though, did they get that letter? I saw you write it," he confessed, "though not intentionally." "I wrote the scenario of the photo play." she said with proper pride. They forgot the audience, sitting there together again in the happiness of their love, and he bent over and whispered: "We'll be married tomorrow so you can go out on the road with me." Madge nodded happily. "Of course, for as long as I live, I'm yours," she murmured, and this time the words carried a Joyous message to him, (Copyright. 1912. by W. G. Chapman.) HOW BRIAR PIPES ARE MADE Average Smoker Not Aware of the Work Involved In Manufacture of His Pet. nrlar root pipes have been in continuous use in this country for many ? "nnni.nl TMlKHrt OVnn th<? > I'ars, uui cut; gcuci m )>uumv, ^ ^ pipe smokers, have little idea of how they are made or of the time and attention necessary in their manufacture. The briar which furnishes the root from which the pipes are made is the shrub called the white heath, or heather, and is found chiefly in the south of Italy, on the Island of Corsica and in Algeria. The shrub often grows to a large size, although only the roots are used in the pipe-making industry. After the roots have been cleaned of the earth which clings to them they are sawed into blocks of various ilimensions, placed in vats and allowed to simmer for twelve hours, which brings out the rich brown color for which the finest pipes are prized. Following this boiling process the blocks are steam dried for two weeks and then are sent to the factory, where they are converted into pipes. The blocks are sorted according to size by experts, are placed on shelves and kept at an even temperature for ten days, when they are dried and then are sent to the machines, where the actual manufacture begins. After tho blocks have been trimmed to the proper size, the upper part of tho bowl is turned, then the lower part and stem, an.! then they are Bandpapered. The finishing cf the bowls then takes place. Lad Was Merchant, Not Beggar. An American lady in Romo bought some matches from a little match vender. They wore wax matches in little decorated boxes. She handed the boy a five-soldi piece and expected to have two soldi in change, but the little fellow shrugged his shoulders and held the change tightly in his hand, with a begging expression on his face, signifying that he wished to have it given to him, whereupon a second American ladv who was accompanying the first straightened herself, locked Intently at the boy, and said: "Merchante, non nendicante!" ("You are a merchant, not a beggar.") That was an appeal to the boy'a self-respect, and it so inspired him that he actually laughed and pressed the change upon hi3 customer.?The Christian Herald. French Artist's Criticism. Count Charles de Chebannes, the French portrait painter, who is now in this country, says that the most beautiful American women are in Philadelphia, even the maids of that city, he says, causing him to stop and exclaim about their beauty. Wash ingtcn women use too much powder and paint, he says, and do it so inartistically, painting trie same way in the evening as they did in the morning, with horrible restltg. lmffimimnal SDNMSOIOOL 4 Lesson | (By E. O. 8ELLER8. Director of Eve. nlng Department The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) LESSON FOR DECEMBER 8 THE CHILD IN THE MIDST. LESSON TEXT-Matthew 13:1-14. GOLDEN TEXT?"In heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which Is In heaven."?Matthew 10:10 R. V. Like two mighty mountain peaks there stand before us in this lesson two tremendously vital lessons. The first and the foremost Is that of dlscipleshlp as suggested by the question in verse one, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom?" And the second lesson is that of Christ's attitude towards children. Jesus again reveals himself as the world's greatest teacher. He teaches by example?setting a child before them, and by exhortation, "Except ye become as children," by contrast, etc. The very form of the disciples' question revealed their coarse ambition for power and clearly indicated that they were as yet far from comprehending the principles of his kingdom. One of the most insidious temptations that comes to the Christian worker is the ambitious desire for place and power. It is hard to reconcile church politics with the principles of the kingdom of God. Jesus answers their question by the use of objective teaching that always has such an advantage over the purely metaphysical method of answering such a question. Placing a child in their midst he answered in the words found in verse two of the lesson. What He Meant. The word "verily" is tremendous with emphasis. "I say," again reveals his authority to answer. "Except ye turn." what does he mean? To become childish? No, but to become childlike; there is a vast deal of difference. There the child Btands, trustful, obedient, submissive, unselfish, pure, potential, imperfect, ready to receive lmpressiona ao wax auvi at. tenacious to retain those Impressions as granite. Pride, self-confidence, disobedience, selfishness, impurity, assumed perfectness, and an unwillingness to learn will effectually keep us out of the kingdom of heaven. What a rebuke his answer implied, viz., not who is greatest but rather, "are you sure you are really in the kingdom?" The true disciple who realiy comprehends the essence of Christ's teaching is far less concerned with his rank in the kingdom than he is to "know him" and thus make sure of a place in the kingdom. Ever after this, when wrong ambitions arose, these disciples must have recalled that Bweet child and Jesus' saying, "be like that." Does this lesson then teach us that all children are by nature children of the kingdom? Hardly, though we certainly do not believe that a child dying in infancy is lest. Rather we incline to the belief that they have that spirit of teachableness and trust that fits them to "enter" (v. 3) the kingdom (see John 3:6). Therefore, the added significance of verse six. The responsibility of parents and teachers to lead them into the kingdom at this early ago when their trustfulness has not been destroyed. Let us lock at seme of the conditions whereby wc enter the kingdom. John 19:9, "I am the doer, by me shall ye enter." Jchn 3:3, "Except ye be bcrn again." Heb. 3:19, "They could not enter because or unoener. Head also 2 Peter 1:5-11. How to Become Great. Having thus struck at the primary question Involved, Jesus then tells them how, once being in the kingdom, to become great, "whoso humbleth himself, etc." To humble yourself is voluntarily to choose the humble, the lowly, place for yourself; that place removed frcm the admiration and the adulation of men. Paul learned this lesson and constantly refers to himself as the "bend slave" and wishes that ho might be accursed for the sake of his brethren Israel. Moses found this place when he pleaded with God to blot him out of the book of his remembrance hut to save the children of Israel. Jesus is himself tho greatest illustration of this principle. (See Phil. 2:6-11.) Jesus goes on to teach by contrast what Is to be our attitude toward those who are In the kingdom. There is an incidental illumination Df the attitude of little children to Jesus. They were never afraid of him. It is true that he might have meant here humble men who have childlike hearts, but we are inclined to feel that it was real children of ? which he is speaking. Our treatment of them is our treatment of him, for he completely identifies himself with them. Jesus pictures fcr us the heavenly glory that rests upon children and yet we in our folly too often fail to receive them, neglect our God-given opportunity, or, worse still, cause them to stumble, and bring upon ourselves, upon our homes and our nation a penalty even worse than that of being drowned in the midst of the sea. Such is the greatness of childhood, if we are to make sure of entering the kingdom it must be as we get back to childhood, get back to the principles of trustfulness, of humility, Df service and of purity. It is then we enter into fellowship with God