Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-30

Fellowship was TAX. Aoiu <AANSistohe'
en- when Lord Alverstone, Oct. 20, cast
the deciding vote favorably to the
American boundary claim in Alaska
and swept away with stroke of his
pen that ever threatening casus belli.
sst England is believed to have dis
appointed japan by neutral attitude
toward Russian aggression in China,
while India's year, started with the
splendors of the durbar, ends in new
military movement against the hermit
realm of Tibet, also coveted by Rus
STA. Australia granted full wom- 4
an suffrage, restrained government rail-
road strike and rejected the arbitration
bill. Canada had an era of indus
trial growth; was bitter over Alaskan
award. - South Africa placed under
10 per cent reciprocity. First Trans
vaal parliament opened in May. -
British captured Kano.
RUSSIA in all her yostnesS and DOW.
q. piesscu ENTHUSIASTICALLY toward
her goal in the far east while checking
with an iron hand the internal revolu-
tionary propaganda of socialism and
organized labor. Designating NIL prom
ises by the failure to evacuate Man
churia, the government of Gar Nicho-
las stood dishonored in the pillory Of
world opinion. Great hopes were
raised by the cars manifesto ofgrc-
| ligious freedom and liberty for peas
ants March 70. but the massacreKof
Jews at Kishineff in May and their
persecution in other places with official
connivance went far to discredit that
great proclamation. The continued and
Increased restriction of liberty in Fin,
land did not improve this impression.
THE ORIENT, take it all in all, has
had the front and center Of the inter-
national stage most of the year. From
the newspaper. mans standpointa 1t
| would make Il rather funny. zigzag
record suggestive of the famous gen
eral who marched his army up the hill
and marched 1t down again-M anchu-
ria in this case substituted for the hill.
rushed more troops thitler, and on va
rious flimsy preteXts frightened their
grip by reoccupying Mukden and Hal
cheng and by soaring Japan into fever
ISL war preparations by land and sen
mobilization near Korea. War was ex-
pected almost daily for months. 80
The one bright spot In the oriental year
was the success of American and Brit.
ISL diplomats in getting treaties with
CHM actually signed for the opening
of certain Manchurian ports to world
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= !. Tbo phi,;nn,nas anio,ad ~ a,.a
of comparative ne,co and con,morciai
growth With only snornilic t,ghtina nv
iodrones and Moros ~ = ,rhi,tv veo re-,
war In Sumntr, ap,led with nntoi, con.
nuest
THE NEAR Fast hos heon tho
n,.g,,o sro+ ~ tl,a 700, ,,,o,,,,,a, ~
horrors that hangs heavy IN the con.
science of Europe md Of MI Christen.
dom, Whatever tho technical merits
Of the Macedonian controversy, the re.
volt of the Christian inhabitants was
checked with such a horde Of murder
GUS Turkish tiends MS 10 cause even
| currents of Russinn and Austrian dinlo.
macy hasten to stay the snltan,s hand.
UnwillfneIv lie has nj last occonted viz.
tual Russo Austrian sovereipntv az his
rebellious y:layets. y !. TIe disorder
at Beirut and the reported killing Of the
/ American consul, Magelssen. brought
American warships into Turkish wa