Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-16
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The Russian government is pursuing a
hazardous policy in Finland; one almost as
certain TO lead to an explosion as the stop
page Of a safety valve. There are unmis-
taxable signs of that popular ferment
which is often the preliminary of revolu-
ton. Striking Incidents accompanied the
departure into exile Of the four victims of
General Bobrikof's se~verity-Baron Won
Born, Count Mannerheim, NJ. Caslien and
M. Violin. An almost impenetrable mass of
people assembled at the station to witness
their deportation. which was a significant
demonstration of the changed conditions of
Finnish life. The platform could not hold
the crowd Of spectators, who lined the rail-
way for nearly half a mile. When the
train started, the populace waved their
hats and threw flowers and shouted good
wishes TO the exiles. 1t was a highly i'm
pressive scene. At many stations along the
line large crowds assembled to sing pa
triotic songs and bid farewell to the exiles.
At Abo, awaiting the departure OF the
steamer, was a crowd of 1000 persons, who
sang the Finnish national hymn as the ship
left. All these things denote that the
heart of the Finnish people has been stir
red profoundly.
The arbitration court system in New
Zealand is not working quite so smoothly
as was hoped and expected. In several re-
cent labor questions its decisions have
caused much dissatisfaction, and in some
Instances open rebellion among the affected
workmen. In the latest case the court de-
cided that Is I'd an hour was the proper
wage Tor carpenters. The men had de-
mand Is Cd, and, when the award was
made. held an indignation meeting. The
chairman said the Judge had not taken into
consideration the increased cost of living
and rent In the district; and a resolution
was carried to the effect that the award
given by the court was entirely adduced.
while the court itself as at present consti-
tuted was unworthy Of the confidence Of
the workers. The meeting was practically
unanimous in carrying this resolution.
there being only one dissentient. The
seconder Of the motion went so far as 20
charge the court with having deliberately
set aside more than one-half the evidence.
ana even limited that in some way the
Judge had been bought over 70 the other
side. Other speakers demanded an i'm
mediate strike, but they were overruIad fou
the time. 1t seems plain that the exist-
ence of the whole arbitration schema in
It's present shape, is exceedingly precar-
ious.
The Paris correspondent OF the London
Times notes three signs which he inter-
prets as omens of complete victory for
the Comoes government in the war II is
now waging against clericallsm. The srst
Is that the refusal of the chamber 10 an
thorize hfty-four associations enRaRed In
tnstructing, preaching and M has
aroused absolutely no excitement in the
country at large, this indicating that the
people as a whole, are quite in agreement
with the anti-clerical policy. The second
Is the determined attitude of the govern
ment In reference to the execution Of the
DEGREES Of the Chamber of Deputies. The
third is the obvious disbursement which
exists in the ranks OF the minority. He
asserts that the ~clericals have reached the
point OF admitting that they have foreseen
for a long time that the separation of
state and church was inevitable, but that
they are. surprised that 1t is thus in the
very near future. For that reason they
do not take as seriously as they might
under different conditions the unyielding
attitude of the pope toward the interpreta-
ton of the appointing clause in the con-
cordat. They believe that he understands
that the case is a hopeless one and is
striving as best he may to preserve the
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A curious document was recently handed
to one of the European consuls in Salon
lea 1t purported to be the work Of a man
who was a member of the Bulgarian
revolutionary organization. He describes
the duplicate system of government which
the bands have established in Macedonia,
gives biographical notes on some OF the
leaders, gives the names of the chiefs OF
the committees in Sofia and SaIonica. and
mentions some of the recent skirmishes.
Referring to an accompanying Bulgarian
bond" for 30 francs, payable In gold after
the liberation of Macedonia, the writer
states that for purposes Of taxation the
whole population OF Macedonia has been
divided into three classes, which are COM
PEELED to take up these bonds to the
amount of from IS to $3.50. The penalty in
case of refusal is death. The correspond
ence Of the committee is carried by
women, who freely cross and recross the
Bulgarian frontier in all directions. Mer-
chants who have dealings with Europe are
obliged to help the cause by the importa-
ton Of all kinds Of warlike munitions. II
seems that the conventional term employed
by the bands to signify 'warlike stores
is holy relics" and these holy relics
have been very freely imported. the con
nlVdnCe OF tne cuSIOInb Oh1CldiS DelHB Sc
: cured by bribery. In all 1eO, 900 rifles are
said to have been brought in, besides larg'
2 quantities Of cartridges. dynamite. bombs
etc.
Many European countries require foreign
! commercial agents travelling in such coun
d tries to pay heavy fees for the privilege
T In Denmark the charge is s42.ss, and 4
more than one house is represented theT
: the charge is STA for each additiona
d house. Duties are charged on samples, bu
the money is refunded when the mer
o chandise is taken out Of the country
France makes no tax, but requires security
of duty on the samples. which Is refunded
when withdrawn. No charges OF an
kind are made in England. Netherland