Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-04
Other Lands than Ours.

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eigners out of his domains is sure to
better the lot of the people of Morocco,
for the very good reason that things
can hardly grow worse and may easily
improve. The country is as large as
France or the German empire. 1t has
a wide range of climate and SOIL, and
its possibilities in the line of aSr!cul-
turc, fruit, mining, forestry and many
lesser industries are great. Few parts
of the earth are so backward. The
ruins of former times are imposing by
contrast with the dilapidation OF the
present. Man is lgnorantly and
wantonly wasting the bounty of nature.
Fanaticism and isolation are blocking
the way to prosperity. peace ana Just
government, for 100000 Or possibly
100000 or 9,00O,0C0 BerberS, Arabs.
Tuaregs and mixed races blended in the
motley nation known to Americans as
Moors. French soldiers will probably
force open the path to brighter days
than Morocco has ever known.
Canada has solved the divorce
problem by the requirement that absO-
lutte divorces shall liz obtained by
legislation introduced in the Dominion
senate. and must be based on Scrip
tural grounds. Provinces which had
4 divorce court before the confederation
in 1861 have a divorce court now. but
such provinces are not populous, con-
tanning about one-SiXth of the popula-
ton of the Dominion. Divorces in the
other provinces are ObtalnaDle only
from the Canadian Parliament. George
G. Holland, for many years the official
reporter of that body, says. i'll an IN
terview published in the Indianapolis
News, that on an average Parliament
has granted about five divorces year
for the last thirty years. de declares
that the Canadian l;tW is stringent be-
cause of the opposition OF the church OF
Rome. the Anglican church and other
Protestant churches TO divorce under
any circumstances. This, however.
does not wholly explain the small num-
Der of divorces granted iii Canada In
many cases Canadians find it con-
ycnielt to cross the border and procure
divorces in the United States. Few
di, orccs are granted even in tn"
provinces WhCre the courts have Juris-
dictiou. and of the 100000 of people in
the country only about ten couples 4
year are divorced.
An extraordinary German embassy
with an OFFICIAL of high rank at its
head. has Just left Potsdam on a
special mission to Abyssinia. Ii car
ries an autograph letter and many
presents from the German emperor to
King Menclck. Its real object is to
conclude II satisfactory commercial
treat: between Germany and Abys-
sinia. The ENJOY extraordinary is DE-.
I,oson. Il high official of the German
Foreign office. and the embassy has IA
military escort of twelve picked men
from the First regiment of Cavalry
Guards, al conspicuous by their eX-
ccptional height and build. The
Abyssinians are greatly impressed by
physical proportions. This escort viii
wear The gorgeous parade uniform OF
the regiment. including the cuirass. and
vii thus present an imposing appear
anc,.. The emperor gave strict orders
that the men forming the escort should
be most carefully chosen, and that
srca, care should be devoted to their
outfit and equipment. 1t is expected
tnft ttit' embassy W III itiiittiii i'A -A's =.
sinia for four months although it may
be "sshir 10 conclude the commercial
trca,y within Il shorter period. NO
body doubts that the mission has 4
political as well as IL commercial pur-
pose, and viii do its best to extend
German influence to northeast Africa.
Count Reun;low, who is recognized in
Germany Il great MAYA! autno,itE, uc-
l,ver,.l !, lecture recently in Berlin on
Great Britain and the German N:tV!: III
tn. course of which he said that Great
i;Ii;Hiu could still claim I" ID" MiStfcSS
Italy ard Russia lad decreased. lid Great
Britain was row 50 strong thil II con'i
easily face two. or even three. opponents
simultaneously. Germany could At pres
ont only send thirteen hattleships, 7" Hch.
and Of this numhtr only two could claim
to be completely efficient. Great Hrltain.
on the other hard could imm -di;t;rlH
send out forty-one battlcsElps inierenu-
ent 81 III" Meditcrrancan fleet; IN new
of lhcst figures, he declared that BrltlSE
suspicious Of GcrmanNs naval ambitions
were ridiculous and that Great Britain
hal no reason to object to the further 0e-
velopment of the German navy. ia any
case" concluded Court R'untl"w. We
must rapidly incrt"sr our navy without
pursuing IN energetic naval !'"'lcy W:
may eventually secure allies AZ present
we arc isolated from a naval point OF
|
TO cultivate closer relations with RUSSIA
in order to leave us still more Isolated Ill
the future.
The merchants of LIVERPOOL have sub
sCribcd the cost of tbs. largest expedition
for the investigation of tropical disease
ever sent out from Great Britain. II mas
been orea niZed hy the Liverpool = h"ol 81
Tropical Medicine and its operations Will
extend over Il wide area. Prof. EoNc". f.
r. s. Dr. Evans and Dr. Clarke are going
to Sierra Leone. Gambia. etc. Colonel
Giles and DR.. Mace nnn"l tCanldaD Will
pun sue their researches Oh the Coih
Coast in Lagos ana in Nigeria Dr..
WulfcrtOn Thomas Cdnadab and Dr.
Anton BIrini tpraguc will 80 10 the ANA
ION to further investigate questions re-
:a;ing to yellow fever and malari:l fever
generally. The members Of the expedition
were, received the Other da% by the Colonl-
Al secretary. Mr. Iyitclton. who in n1h-
ding them farewell. alluded to the tact
that the King Of the f;clGianS had sent a
somewhat similar expedition! to TN" Congo.
while various attempts had GcCl made To
investigate the causes ara cure OF yellow
fever by expeditions to the Amazon.
Other devoted men had gore To the tfop-
les 10 battle With diseases peculiar 10 inc
climate. hut there had been no previous
investigation Of 50 comprehensive 4
character as that which WAS now con
temulatrd. No service. he added, couid
he more useful or honorable than that I'M
dertahen by the commission.
The medium sized northern Chinese