Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
OTHER LANDS THAN OURS.

The expenses Of the maintenance OF the
German settlement at Kiao-Chau continue
to Increase. Last year they were 10, 900, 900
marks. This year they will be IL, 600, 600.
The corresponding profits are indiscern-
ible. Although the railway from Tsing-tau
to the Chinese town OF KIao-Chau Ia dis
lance Of seventy-four kilometers) has been
open for trafic since April 8, 1901, and al
though the line has since been extended
to Kau-mi and Chang-Ling, the recently
published of1cial report has not a word
to say OF the trafio on sections which
have been open for several months. The
report dwells on the development Of the
young colony, the immigration OF Chinese
merchants and the activity displayed In
building operations, but is silent about the
large sums advanced by the government
and private companies. A garrison OF
nearly 1000 men naturally causes a GER
tain amount Of commercial activity, but the
hopes Of an active trade with the Hintef-
land Of the province Of Shan Tung have
not been realized. The requirements Of the
Chinese population are exceedingly mod
crate and the import trade 10 exclusively
in the hands Of Chinese.
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The classification Of Finland proceeds
apace. A correspondent Of a London paper
writing from Odessa says that scarcely a
week passes but some new imperial ukase,
ministerial edict or gubernatorial order
deprives the Firms OF one or another Of
their old self-governing institutions. rights
and privileges. Finland. he says, can no
longer be called an autonomous grand du-
cal appanage Of the crown. The latest min
isterial edict. promulgated at Helsingfors.
orders the disbandment OF the Finnish
metropolitan police, who are forthwith to
be replaced by Russians and the Russian
system of organization and administra-
ton, According to an announcement in
the Observation-Disclosures, the imperial gov
eminent annual subsidies, for many years
past granted, OF 5000 pounds sterling to the
Finnish Steamship company for keeping
open the water trafic between Hango and
Stockholm. and of 1000 pounds sterling to
the Bore company for maintaining win
ter communication between Abo and Stock
holm. ave been withdrawn. The reason
cstensibly assigned for this deprivation is
that the companies in question permitted
their vessels to be inspected and searched
by the Finnish police, but refused the same
right to the Russian gendarmes.
" AhSt tnoI "a OCAcoooCS NhO EAOASh
minister of foreign affairs. has been more
or less ironically called 'the Gladstone OF
France by a Paris paper has aroused
curiosity to learn the cause of the APP
pelfation. In a recent debate in the Cham
Der OF Deputies, M. Delcasse, in replying
on the debate oil an Interpolation brought
forward by M. Rouane on the Armenian
massacres, declared that the Armenian
/ question was essentially an internationa
one. France alone could not bring about
q solution, but 1t could pride itself upon
the fact that 1t had done all In its power
to lessen the hardships Of the Armenians
and was successful in preventing the mas
sacres. Any international convention al
the present moment would be likely Il
raise numerous delicate questions. Such &
convention was, however, not impossible
For the time being the question was Il
secure a equitable administration and alb
soluts tranquility for all the subjects o.
the Turkish empire. The question was Il
defend deserving populations from the VIC
lence TO which they had been subjected
France, he concluded, who had alread,
put forth so many efforts, was ready to re
new them and to associate itself with thi
work. 1t was ready to prove itself Turkey
sincere friend by pointing out how prejudi
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its best interests.
Apropos OF the recent duel in Prussia, Il
which Herr Won Bennigsen, the goyerno
Of Syringe, was murdered by an ~altogethe
worthless person, Herr Falkenhagen, an at
tempt has been a In ofhcial quarter
to curb the growing public mOVemen
! against the duello. The attitude which evel
the most Jealous guardians OF the law as
sumo toward dueling is well Illustrate
by a speech made by Herr Cuny. one Of tn
chief crown prosecutors. He denounee
those persons who opposed the Knight
duel"
1--WE hold fast" he said, ito the Of
German custom Of our fo~refathers. VIII
took pleasure In the play of weapons. W
must not carry the sword only as an orna
ment. We must use 1t In joyful batti'
5 We must also recognize that in many case
where honor is concerned no other solu
ton is possible than recourse to weapon
. Let the Philistinss object as they like. "
: shall hold fast to an unsurpassed metho
OF training our youth"
The speech has attracted much attentio
IN the Prussian press. especially as a lari
majority Of the population regard ii
'Mensur' in German universities a Il
s reverse OF training In any knightly qualit
d and as a practice Inconsistent with model
. notions OF good breeding.
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s Rumors OF impending trouble in Afghan
5 istan are plentiful, but are 70 be receive
e with caution. OF course. there Is always
a possibility Of trouble IN so wild and tu
: bulent a country. and the accession Of
o new sovereign affords an exceptional Of
portunity for misehief-makers. Yet '
shall DO we'll 70 ask what object the Nj
h Muliah can have In preaching another no
1t war. One does not go 70 war unless the
e IL someone to hight There IA be
ground for revolt against the new ames