We much regret to record the death of Sir Arthur
Pearson, which occurred as the result of an accident on Friday, December 9th. He was one of the best known organizers of popular journalism. Mr. Chamberlain described him as the " greatest hustler " he knew, and persuaded him to organize the Tariff Reform movement. While he was still in the prime of life Sir Arthur Pearson was smitten with blindness, and though this put a term to his activities as a newspaper proprietor, it opened much the more inspiring and useful part of his career. His courage, his sweetness of temper, and his determination to help other blind people were amazing. His natural generosity and energy were all concentrated upon the one great object. The work he did at St. Dunstan's is too well known to be described again. The one thing he resented in connexion with work for the blind was " pity." His ideal was that every blind man should be so independent and useful a member of the community that he could dispense with pity. The inspiration he brought to the blind was very real and the effects of it will be permanent.
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