Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-24
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be well under way. The other day Count
Douglas introduced a REVOLUTIONARY measure
In the lower house of the Prussian diet
dealing with the drinking evil, the chief
provisions Of which are: No fusel oil will
be permitted In alcoholic beverages, The
sale Of alcohol will not be permitted before
Z o'clock in summer and 5 In winter. Alec
hol is not to be served or sold TO persons
under 16, or to notorious drunkards, whose
names will be supplied to publlcans by the
police. The government is to arrange for
public lectures setting forth the evils Of
intemporance, its effect on the growth Of
crime. etc. Institutions for the cure OF
drunkards are to be raised at the public
cost, also institutions for the care Of those
who have been ruined by drunken relatives.
This provision refers chiefly to children,
In railway waiting rooms and similar places
where people congregate tracts against
drunkenness are to be posted on the walls,
and finally school children are to be care
fully instructed on the evils Of intemper-
ance. IN order has Just been issued by
the hereditary Prince Bernhard OF Sake
Meiningen. commander Of the Sixth army
corps. According to a telegram which the
Lokalanzeiger of Berlin received from Wei
mar, the chief points OF the order are the
following: Alcohol and alcoholic drinks
are forbidden on marches and during exer-
| cises Of all kinds, and no alcoholic bever-
ages whatsoever may therefore be taken
In field TASKS, nor be sold to the men.
Schnapps may be served to the men up to
certain specified hours in the canteens, but
only In glasses, and on no account in bot
ties or other receptacles." Primo Bern
hard does not go 80 far as Count Hasler
and a few other commanders, who have
banished spirituous liquors altogether from
the canteens, but further restrictions are
expected
In spite Of the guarded statements of
the Italian Minister OF foreign affairs on
the subject of Tripoli, It is an open secret
in European chancellories that Italy has
been for several years making preparations
with a view TO occupy the North African
state in question. It is now said that the
occupation will only take place in case Of
one or two events, viz, II French should
turn the protectorate OF Tunis into annexa-
ton, or in the case of material changes In
the Balkans. Diplomatic negotiations on
the subject were begun by the Marquis Wis.,
CONT Venosta, when minister Of foreign
affairs. Italy, 1t is said, has secured the
goodwill not only of the allied powers, but
also of Russia, while a special arrange
ment exists on the subject with France,
which will soon, 1t is anticipated, take ac-
tion in Tunis.
In spite Of the assurances OF the st.
Petersburg press that the recent outbreak
in Helsingfors was trivial In itself and
quickly suppressed. trustworthy advices
from the Finnish capital show that the
whole population Of the Grand Duchy still
offers firm resistance to the new army reg
\ ~ulations, promulgated with the avowed OBJ
ject, classification. Out OF s57 recruits sum-
moned to the levy In Helsingfors April IS,
only hfty-six reported. In the afternoon
of that day the Cossaeks charged the public
in the Senate square and the adjoining
streets, using their knouts Unfortunately
and knocking down everybody who could
not escape. The chief sufferers were Grip
pies, old persons, and children. Some OF
the more vigorous victims offered resist
ance and a number on both sides were
wounded. The crowds declared that they
would not dispense until the military were
ordered away. The burgomaster finally sue
ceeded in persuading General Kaigorodon
to withdraw the Cossaoks. At viborg also
the attempt to enroll the new recruits
caused some disorder and produced great
I onular demonstrations against the new law.
These demonstrations took place at a time
when the ~workingmen were engaged in
their factories, and were entirely free from
any element of rowdiness. The people who
took part In them were drawn almost ex-
clusively from among the better classes.
The crowds were eventually dispersed by
the police and the Cossacks, who behaved
with the greatest brutality and struck
down old men and women and even chill
dran u,itk thaar tarr{bIa uhfna The aouaf-
official account which appeared in the Fin
nish Gazette OF the disorders at Helsing-
fors, and which was cabled to this country,
is declared to be a gross exaggeration.
There can be little doubt that It was
intended to constitute a pretext and justi-
hcation for measures OF increased severity
against that unfortunate nation. The united
opposition to the army regulations has been
SO far successful that the period for the
enrolment of recruits has been prolonged
to the end Of June.
Further particulars have been received
concerning the reorganization Of the French
Atlantic naval force now In act Of execu-
ton by NJ. de Lanessan. minister Of marine.
The decree of the minister provided for the
union CT the regular Atlantic and Nova
Scotia squadrons with the cruiser division
OF the northern squadron, thus forming an
important naval force Of a very mobile and
active character. supported by the northern
ironclad squadron, and having Dakar, West
Africa. and Fort de France, Martinique, as
it's basis OF operations. The works at Daker
are progressing rapidly, but the organiEa-
ton of Fort de France as a point d'appui
has yet to be arranged. The decree estab-
fishes only one naval force for the Atlantic,
under the orders of a vice admiral and Of
rear admirals.
In an address before the East India as
ISOLATION In London the other day our old
friend, Sir Lepel Grimm, argued In favor Of
filling up Central Africa with East Indian
immigrants. OF all possible, or rather,
probable. immigrants Indians, he main
tained, were the best. the most doeile. in
dustrious, loyal and civilized, while the
vast and superfuous population Of India,
increasing with a rapidity which was the
despair OF statesmen and economists. could
supply any number OF millions to fill up
the vacant places of Africa. II 1t were
possible to provide for the immigration OF
a large number OF suitable British colonists
to South Africa to settle on the land with
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