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EURASIA
EURASIA
Chris。 Evans
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PREFACE。
In ;Eurasia; the author describes an ideal republic where many of the
problems that confront us are worked out。 The book describes in an
interesting and readable way how government is administered in this ideal
republic。 The government is one in which women take their full share of
responsibility察 the school children are trained in the problems they will
meet in life察and more emphasis is laid on character building than on the
dead languages。 The children of both sexes are taught useful trades。 All
school children are taught to swim。 The idle are employed in the
construction of roads察 canals and irrigation works。 The problems of
distribution are so arranged that the worker receives a more equitable
reward for his labor。
The author察Chris。 Evans察speaks with a firsthand knowledge when he
discusses the army prison management and the administration of law。 Mr。
Evans察who was born in Vermont察is an old cavalryman察having served in
the Civil War。 After the war he served with the cavalry in the West察
fighting Indians。
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CHAPTER I。
A GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE。
One pleasant afternoon in the month of May察19察I launched my boat察
and after rowing about half a mile from shore I shipped my oars察stepped
the mast察hoisted sail and reclining on a cushioned seat at the stern with
my hand on the tiller察 I waited for a breeze to spring up察 and whilst so
doing I fell asleep。 How long I slept I know not察for when I awoke my boat
was close to shore察and to my' astonishment I was in strange waters。 I went
ashore察 when I was accosted in English with a foreign accent by a
venerable looking man with the question此 Where did you come from拭─I
replied此 From the United States of America察 and what country is this拭─
His answer was Eurasia察 and beckoning to a man in uniform察 who was
passing by and who immediately joined us察he told him that I was from the
United States of America and did not know what country I was in。 The
official addressed me very kindly and invited me to accompany him察and
leaving the boat in charge of my first acquaintance察 with instructions to
take good care of it察he escorted me into the city and left me at a hotel with
a request that I would permit him to call on me the next day at ten a。 m。察
and he would show me all the principal buildings and introduce me to the
President察 who I have no doubt will be delighted to see you。; At the
appointed time he arrived察 and察 taking my place by his side in an
automobile driven by electricity察 we passed in succession the buildings
occupied by the different Departments of State察and stopped in front of a
modest building set back a short distance from the street察and at the gate
we were at once admitted by the officer on duty察who informed us that the
President was holding a Cabinet meeting and would receive
meimmediately。 The President's private secretary met me at the door and
introduced me to the President察 who shook my hand warmly察 and
introduced me to his Cabinet in the following order此
Mr。 __察the Minister of State。 Mrs。 __察the Minister of Justice。 Mr。 __察
the Minister of Railways。 Mrs。 __察the Minister of Education。 Mr。 __察the
Minister of Finance。 Mrs。 __察 the Minister of Information。 Mr。 __察 the
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Minister of Agriculture。 Mrs。 __察 the Minister of Health。 Mr。 __察 the
Minister of Commerce。 Mrs。 __察the Minister of Manufactures。 Mr。 __察the
Minister of Mines。 Mrs。 __察the Minister of War。 Mr。 __察the Minister of
Foreign Affairs。 Mrs。 __察the Minister of Labor。
I informed the President that I wished to learn all I could about the
Government and Institutions of the country察 to which he replied by
handing me the Official Directory察 and added that he and his Cabinet
would assist me to the fullest extent。 I expressed my heartfelt thanks for
their kindness察 and察 going back to my hotel察 I opened the察 Official
Directory。 I found the country governed by a President elected directly by
the people for five years察but the law provided that if his government was
not satisfactory to the people察 a petition signed by five per cent。 of the
voters called for an election察and if a majority voted against him察he was
removed from office and the Minister of State assumed the Presidency for
the remainder of the term。 The Cabinet was composed of fourteen
members´seven men and seven women´and were chosen by the Parliament察
who were free to select them from their own members or outsiders察
provided that the person chosen was a voter and twenty´five years of age。
When the Parliament met察 which it did on the first day of January察 and
adjourned on the first of March察 sine die察 the Ministers presented their
reports of their work for the previous two years察 and if the Parliament
approved them察 they continued in office察 but if the Parliament by a
majority vote disapproved of any of them察then the Minister resigned and
the Parliament appointed another person to take his or her place。 The
members of Parliament were elected for two years and to serve without
pay察 but their expenses were paid by the Government and the amount
necessary was fixed by law and could not be raised or lowered察only by
two´thirds vote of the qualified voters of the Nation。 The country was
divided into districts and every district elected a member for every
hundred thousand of population察provided that every other member from a
district should be a female察 thus giving both sexes full representation in
the Government。 Each district was governed by a Governor察 elected for
two years察 and a Court of Judges察 consisting of a Chief Justice察 a
Prosecuting Attorney察 an Attorney for the Defense and twelve Justice
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Jurors察who tried all felony cases and civil cases that could not be settled
by Arbitration察 and who sat also as a Board of Equalization and as
Supervisors。
The law provided that eight Jurors or two´thirds of them if any were
absent through sickness or any other reasonable cause察 in every case
could bring in a verdict of guilty in criminal cases or for the Complainant
or Defendant in civil cases察and if eight did not find the Defendant guilty察
the case was dismissed´but if guilty the Defendant had only to say ;I
appeal察─and a copy of the evidence was sent immediately to the Supreme
Court察composed of Judges察elected by the people察one from each district察
to serve for five years。
The Court sat six days in each week察 excepting four weeks inJuly´
August察 when all the Courts were allowed by law four weeks' vacation。
They were required to work eight hours each day beginning at eight a。 m。察
with one hour rest at noon察and ending at five p。 m。察but they could work
longer if they so desired察 but the law forbade any adjournment and to
prevent bribery the documents in every case´civil or criminal´arriving
daily were placed in a lottery wheel察and察on the Court assembling at eight
a。 m。察 the wheel was revolved察 and in the presence of the Minister of
Justice a blind boy and girl drew the documents out and handed them to
pages who delivered them to the Judges i