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Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR C0LoNIsTS
Duke of Westminster Preaides over
the Imperial South African
Association Meeting.

LONDON, June 17--(Special Cablegram
to The Bee.)-The duke of Westminster,
speaking at a meeting at Chester this week
under the auspices of the Imperial South
African association, said that the associa-
tion had for its object the support of
South African policy which should secure to
the white races in South Africa, and par
ticularly in the new colonies of the Trans
vaal and Orange River, equal rights for all.
In the new Transvaal constitution there
was no privilege granted to the British
subject that was not granted TO the Boer;
indeed, there were more privileges granted
TO the Boer. The new constitution was
more than justice; 1t was magnanimity. Yet
many OF the Beers were dissatisfied with a
constitution larger and freer than was ever
given to any of the colonies in the form of
representative though not responsible self
government Many of the British COM
munity in the Transvaal believed that the
colony was ready for full responsible gov
ernment, and that they would be able to
work with the Beers without any peril to
the political or general interests. or any
danger to the working of the constitution;
but the British people in the Transvaal
were without leaders; they were without
organized policy, though that organized
policy was growing On the other hand,
the Beers had an organized policy and lead
ers TO whom they were loyal. They rose
and acted together at the call OF the race.
The British people, however were de-
! veloped politically TO such an extent that
| they generally disagreed. no matter how
| organized, upon political procedure The
| imperial government for these and other
| important reasons had decided that II
would be a mistake to give full responsible
government at the present time.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
SPANISH FAMINE CONTINUES
landowners Reduced to BegEary by
Reason of the Failure of
Crops.

MADRID, June 17.-(Special Cablegram
o The Bee. 1.-The famine in the south of
spain continues unabated. American and
English tourists who landed at Malaga
recently witnessed a pathetic scene
Nearly 1900 ragged and starving labor
srs had marched from the village of Col
nenar, CasabermaJa, Alfamate, Guitar and
Borge Starvation had driven them to
Malaga to ask for bread and work.
They were led by land owners who not
long ago were in affiuent circumstances.
but who are now in as sad a plight as
their own tenants and laborers.
The motley army drew up in front OF the
prefecture while a delegation waited on
the prefect. He begged them to return
quietly to their villages. and forbade them
to ask aims.
The leaders pleaded and declared that
going back unassisted meant death from
slow starvation, for their resources were at
an end.
Many peasants dropped in the streets af-
ter their march from weakness due to want
of food. Their leaders visited the houses
OF the richest inhabitants. asking for as
sistance for the peasants and were par
TALLY successful.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
LOOKS TO INDIAN FRONTIER
British Omcer says AfRhanistan Must
BE Used 10 Protect Border
from Russia.

LONDON, June 17.-(Special Cablegram
to The Bee)-Colonel Mark Bell in an
interview says that It is necessary for
England to recognize that the defense of
Afganistan is the defense of India; that
Afghanistan is Indias outpost, of which
Afghan Turkistan and the Herat provinces
form the glacis, and that 1t is necessary
to recognize that the defense of this glacis
is the most important of the defense
of the main work-India. Continuing
Colonel Bell says:
War must be preceded by preparations
for war, and from the fact that the gov
ernment proposes to take no immediate
steps to prepare the Afghanistan theater
OF war to midas advantage we can only
argue that they at least fail to appreciate
the gravity of It's defense. We know that
on its side of the border Russia has, be-
tween sarakhs and osh, massed some 2VO,-
600 men With stores Uncluding railway
materially and that its depots are fortified.
cient to mass and supply a much larger
force on this line. There is nothing what
sees to Ss ts Of
gether powerless to do so, and before we
could come to their aid in any sufficient
force Russia would not only be in possess
sion of the glacis of the British fortress,
with railway communication to its base,
but would, as well, have seized the passes
leading into II from Afghanistan and have
fortified them, their mouths and their exits,
and Russia need not trust solely to pack
animal transport, as DoIn AtBnan IuTkl-
stan and the Herat province are favorable
to railway construction. Ethnographical
considerations also favor Russia. I'm
fortunately for India, the country that lies
between the Indus and the Hindu kush is
not one that would be chosen by the rail-
way engineer.
In this sorry plight, Afghanistan will call
upon us to restore its lost provinces. VIII
the task be possible one, even with 5OOV0
OF men all told? Before we can attempt
to do so with any chance of success We
must construct railways to Kabul and
Bamian, kandahar and Seistan.
Instead of waiting until Russia occupies
our Indian glacis it is an imperial duty to
construct those lines necessary to its de-
fense. That we should veto the construc-
ton by Russia of railways into Afghan
istan is comprehensive, but that we should
| ourselves refrain from constructing those
necessary to its safety as well as our own,
and to the commercial development of
! both, is incomprehensible The policy OF
mastery inactivity, of allowing Afghan
| istan TO stew in its own juice will not
| answer in this twentieth century. Civiliza-
| ton cannot be checked by barbarism and
to attempt to stay its progress is 20 fight
against law of nature and to court fall
| ure.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
HERRlCK AFTER THIRD HOUSE
Chief ExecatiVe of the Buckeye State
Says the Professional Lobbyist
is Criminal.

SANDUSKY. o.. June 17.-Governor Her.
rick declared in a speech at the banquet
of the Ohio Associated DaiEies at Cedar
Point tonight his purpose to set on foot
a movement for the eradication of pro-
fessional lobbying in the legislative halls
of Ohio. He said:
Lobbying is a deadly poison in the well
spring of legislation. 1t is responsible, in
our law making bodies are held by many
throughout the entire country. The pro-
fessdnal lobbyist is a criminal. BY that
mean the man who offers a fixed bribe to
promote of restrict legislation. His great
crime lies in the destruction of the faith
in the honesty of our citizens and in the
honesty of mankind. We must do more
than arrest, we must exterminate the pro-
fessional lobby Other communities have
risen and eradicated this pernicious vice
and Ohio should move with no laggard step
to do likewise. AS far as It lies within
nv power 1 propose to set on foot this
reform.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
APPEALS FOR NATURAL FOOD
English Surgeons Find Fault with
Those Mothers Who Neglect
Their Infants.

LONDON, June l7.-Cspecial Cablegram
TO The Bee,)-Sir James Crichton Browne.
the eminent surgeon. declared emphaticalIy
before the Royal Commission on the Feeble
Minded Wednesday that a great deal of
mental defect was due TO insufficient and
improper feeding in infancy and child
hood.
Natural nursing, he said had gone out
OF fashion, and various kinds of condensed
milks and proprietary foods were substi-
tuted for the natural nutriment of the infant
Immense harm was done in the infant
world by the indscriminate use OF such
foods.
Babies fed in such way, he declared
might look plump, but they were pale and
habby, and often suffered from ricketts,
They were really partially. starved. and
partial starvation at a time when the brain
was growing rapidly might and often did
dwarf It more OF less.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
MONEY FOR MISSIONS WASTED
such Opinion Expressed by English
man stirS Up Hornets Nest
An London.

LONDON, June 17.-(special Cablegram to
The Bee.)-Slr Alexander Tulloch has
stirred up a hornets nest by declaring
against money being expended in foreign
missions in India and other countries. the
claim being made that to a large extent
It was only wasted. One interesting state
ment made by him is that he believes that
the world will yet get from Japan a simple
and true statement OF Christianity brought
out by the japanese themselves, form OF
statement which would be acceptable to
other nations besides the japanese. Re
plying to Sir Charles Elliott's statement.
he says In conclusion:
AS TO Sir Charles Eiliotts statement that
the Christians in India have doubled In
thirty years; that considering how young
the natives are when they marry. and that
the children would naturally be broug ht
up as Christians It is only what might be
expected Christian missions have been
al work in India since the time OF the
Portuguese some 800 to 400 years ago. The
number OF even nominal Christians now
existing in that country OF several hun
dred millions Is therefore hardly matter
to be proud OF.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
Such Opinion is Expressed by Secretary Of
the Liberation Society.
CONFLICT BETWEEN CHURCH AND STATE
As Long as Clergyman is State Official
There May Be Trouble.
SOME MINISTER'S ARE DISCONNECTED
Many watching Trend of Events
in France with COnsidera-
BILE Interest, Hoping for
Change at Home,

LONDON, June 7.-(Special Cablegram
10 The Bee.)-The recent decision OF the
London diocesan conference that no di-
Vorced person, whether innocent or guilty,
shall be remarked in an Anglican church
during the lifetime of the other party
TO tho suit, may lead to a split in the
church.
The secretary of the Liberation society
is of the opinion that disestablishment has
been brought appreciably nearer by the
decision
This decision" said the secretary, will
strengthen the hands of the disestablish-
ment party within the church itself. As
long as the clergymen is Jtate official
there is bound to be conflict between
law and state. A free churchman is
under no penalties. He can marry or re-
fuse to marry a divorced person, according
to the dictates OF his own conscience.
II can state with authority that there
are many clergymen in the Church OF
England eagerly awaiting disestablish-
men. The Scotch movement and the edu-
cation act have caused great wave OF
discomfort TO pass over this country. When
the full effects OF the separation between
church and state in France are appreciated
here. disestablishment will certainly como,
and that quickly,
IF 1t had not been for the consequent
disendowment the reform would have
come before now. The archbishop of
Canterburys bill, now before the lords,
Is a dangerous proposal, and a subtle
scheme to obtain for Anglican churchmen
deliverance from state control without sur
rendering to the nation the ancient en-
dowments and the privileged positions they
now occupy"
Mr. Hill. secretary of the English
Church union, repudiates the suggestion
that any body of cergymen are in favor
Of disestablishment on the question OF
divorce
ITO my knowledge" he said, ''the use
of churches for the remarriage of divorced
persons is constantly refused in spite OF
all sorts of expedients TO 'smuggle the
marriage through without public protest
THE English Church union has always
resisted the remarriage of divorced per
IONS in church. and it is prepared to sup
port every clergyman who prefers to obey
he laws OF his church rather than thos'
If the state.
'I cannot see why divorced persons
should want to go to church when the!
san be married before a registrar"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
KoSSUTH AS A PEACEMAKER
Son of Hungarian RevOIutiOnIst Tries
40 Solve Problem of the
Crisis.

VIENNA. June 17.-(special Cablegram to
The IN. Kossuth has been bending
his energies toward averting the Hungarian
CRISIS.
Unfortunately NJ. Kossuth has had to fol-
low his followers and rivals, some of whom
regard moderation as weak. He is known
TO favor the compilation Of a Hungarian
autonomous customs tariff so that Hungary
may not stand defenceless should the re-
newal OF the commercial treaties on the
dual basis eventually prove impractioable.
It is said that the emperor prefers to deal
with him rather than with less satisfactory
politicians.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA
Lord BrassS Tells of Impressions Re-
ceiveS on Visit to Ellis
Island.

LONDON, June 17.-(Special Cablegram
to The Bee )-Lord Brassey, in a report
upon the immigration question, after
studying the conditions at Ellis island, says
in part:
On the day of our visit 12 900 immigrants
passed through the several stages of ex-
animation, They were examined medically
They were required TO show that they
had railway tickets to their several destina-
uons' and that they were sure Of employ
ment on arrival. The percentage not al
lowed TO remain is small. II is not 2 per
cent. Those rejected were evidently in
capable. Those admitted were without ex-
ception OF good physical powers, with the
ruddy glow OF health, buoyant with the
hope OF bettering their condition in a new
land. IL was evident that a policy OF ex-
animation and rejection of those not suit
able was fully vindicated. We were as
ed haS nto the the rSe8 sas % no'e 6 not
way, 70 England. There is something wrong
The immigration laws of the United
! States were needed. The annual expendi-
ture in the relief and maintenance OF in
capable immigrants had reached the an
nual amount OF no less than 500 600, 600
| The evil was growing to intolerable pro-
portions. And We, too, may have to take a
| II will be we'll to make careful study OF
the regulations established here and OF
| the admirable manner in which they are
| A visit to Ellis island suggests grave
| reflections The flow OF men and womer
/ OF every nationality of Europe, except the
British and French, was most impressive
| There were Italians in their thousands anC
| almost equal numbers OF slavs from tht
no fewer than 10000 immigrants had las
| year ascended the flight Of stairs up which
| a continuous procession was. at the tim,
| Of our visit, making an entry into III,
| great republic.
The Immigration problem is as grave foi
the, United States as for ourselves. Wha
! will he the effect nf admitting into IN,
/ federal electorate millions newly arrived
| from the old world. ignorant of the AFFAIR
| OF their newly adopted country. not ac
| quainted with its language? And we ma,
| not be able to keep the door as widely opel
| as at present TO all comers-and especial,
| 20 the rejected of the United States-with
| out depressing unduly the standard OF lif
! in the unskilled classes, which feel IN,
1 most the compeutiCn OF Immigrant labor
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
GERMANY SURPRISES TURKEY
Readiness to Approve Increase OF
Customs Duties for Macedonia
Not Expected.

CONSTANTINOPLE, June J7.-(Special
Cablegram to The Bee.)-It has caused
surprise in some quarters that Germany
has been so ready to allow the customs
duties to be increased and the increase
earmarked for the three Macedonian VIII
layets which have been the cause of SO
much discussion on the part of the pow
ers during the past few months. 1t is
known that the Germans have always fa-
vored using any extra revenue from the
customs for guaranteeing the Bagdad rail-
way. The explanation probably is that
the German embassy does not think that
the new customs receipts will long be
needed for the purpose for which they
are earmarked. A few years of efficient
control will probably turn the present de-
ficit in Macedonia into a surplus, and the
per cent increase will then be free to
be devoted to other purposes, among which
the Bagdad railway will have as good a
chance as any. 1t may therefore suit
German ends to see the increase granted
now, even If 1t will not be Immediately
available for the enterprise for which
Germans hope eventually to see 1t used
In this way they would not be condemned
to wait until commercial treaties are con.
| cluded with Great Britain and other pow.
ers, and 1t might even be possible, as IL
| scarcely the case at present, to carry or
the work without British cooperation y
It must, however, not be forgotten thai
| international control over Macedonian
finance is only one of the conditions which
the powers insist upon obtaining before
| they will consider the question of in
| creasing the customs duties Grea
Britain is, of course, the country who's,
commerce is the most affected, and ther,
| is every reason to believe that the British
| government will not consent to the i'm
position of this extra heavy burden OF
British trade until an end has been pu
to the worst, II not all of the abuses
of which traders complain, and until the,
are assured that the money will be prop
| erly levied and properly spent
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
GRADUATES FROM NEBRASKA
Two I'm Harvard Law school and
Two Young Women at
wellesley.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 17.-(Special
Telegram 1.-Two Nebraskans and eight
Iowans will get the LII. B. degree from
the Harvard University Law school at
commencement, June rs. The Nebraskans
are: Earle Mason Edison. North Bend, Neb..
(bachelor of arts. University OF Indiapa,
'oS; bachelor OF philosophy, University of
Chicago, '03). and Paul Leo Martin. Omaha
bachelor of arts, Creighton university,
1900.
Two Nebraska girls are among those who
receive the bachelor of arts degree at We'll
lesley commencement. June q. Miss Zells
Wentz OF Aurora and Miss Gertrude F
Eaton of North Bend. Both have COM
mencement parts.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
FIRE IN STEAMSHIP HOLD
Steamer Kansas City Calls for Aid
Before Opening Hntches at
New York.

NEW YORK, June 17.-Fire in the
steamer Kansas Citys forward hold was
discovered early today while the vessel
was of Sandy Hook. making its way
slowly through the dense fog.
The compartment was at once filled with
steam, everything was battened down tight
and the steamer hurried to the quarantine
station When that point was reached It
was believed that the fire had practically
been exduguished, but 1t was thought best
TO have plenty of men and IRE apparatus
on hand when It reached its port.
The Kansas City sailed from Savannah
on Tune H. 1t has sixty-f1ve passengers
and a crew of ffty-four men on board
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for observation-disclosures sun
day and Cooler in West Portions
Monday Probably Fair,

NEWS sECTION-Ten Pages.
1 Church May Divide on Divorce.
Irish Loynlists Are Angry.
Trouble over Morocco Serious.
Russia objects to Washington.
= General MnximO Comes IL Dead.
TeRmstcrs to Turn shea Down.
News from IOwn's Capital.
News from All Parts of Nebraska
Barton Helps the Y. VI. G. A.
Mormon Churchmnn IL sued.
High school Graduates at BANQUET.
o Purpose of New Bonds.
Alleged Grain Trust is Sued.
News from the Army Posts.
O Gossip About Varsity Boat Race.
New Record Made by Omaha Horse
Results of Saturdays Dali Games.
Dig Opening at the Field Club.
Miscellaneous sporting Events.
8 Past Week in Omaha Society.
Woman In Club and Charity.
10 Big Federal Prison i'm Philippines.
EDITORIAL sECTION-Eight Pages.
Thousands Make Trip to Chicago.
Youths Prison stays in First ward
2 Editorial.
3 Thompson on Railway Rates.
The Railroads and the People.
Man Who Ousted Young Hyde.
8 Insane Seeking Her Husband.
HALF-ToNE SECTION-Eight Pages.
1 Sixth Rafhes story.
2 For and About Women.
3 Plays and Players.
Music and Musical Notes.
Nature study in Omaha schools.
Little Stories for Little People.
Field of Electricity.
Curious Capers of Cupid.
Carpenters Panama Letter.
Stories of Noted People.
Tersely Told Tales.
Grist of Sporting Gossip.
COLOR SECTION-Ten Pages.
L Buster Brown Bags the Swallows
Bondage of Woman.
From Far and Near.
8 Escapes Death in Four Forms.
Want to he MnIionaire's PrOteges
American Duel Alarms Germany.
Saved from GallOws by an Ely clash
Where kissing is Unknown.
Society Women in Business.
Top 30 the MOrnin'.
Lucy and sophie Say Goodbye.
Goats Guard the Melon Patch.
o Portrait that Drought Death.
10 Bouquet of Stage beauty.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
RACE FOR THE EMPEROR'S CUPS
Two-BOat Contests Are Being Brought
ON Between Dover and
HeIigOlRnd.

DOVER, England, June lin heavy
rain storm and with light wind blowing
thirteen yachts started from here today
in the annual race from Dover 20 Heligo-
land for Emperor Williams cup.
Al about noon the American yachts At
lantic and Apache and the British yacht
Valhalls got away in a fog over the same
course for a special cup offered by En-
peror William for the auxiliary yachts
which participated In the recent >trSRsat-
lantie race
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
Movements of ocean vessels June II.

At New York-saIled: Cedric, for Liver
pool; Minuehaha, for London; Rhaetia, FOR
Hamburg; St. Louie, for Southampton; Co
lumbia, for Glasgow; Vaderland for Ant
werp; KONG Albert for Genoa and Naples
Lucania, for Liverpool. Arrived: Etrurla
from Liverpool; Philadelphia, from South,
ampton.
At Antwerp-sailed; leland. for New
York
A. Liverpool Sailed: CampanIa, for New
York
Al southampton-saie st. Paul. fol
New York
At Havre-sailed: La Lorraine, for Now
York
Al Queenstown-sailed: Celtic, for New
York. Arrived: Umbria, from New York
Al CheTbours-Arrived: Bluecher. from
New York
AT Hamburg-Arrived; Armenia, from
New York
Al Movine-saIled; Caledonia, for New
York
Al London-Sailed: Mesaba, for New
York; Pomerania, for Montreal,
At Hong Kong-ArriveA; Coptic, iron
San Francisco; Minnesota, from Seattle,
AZ Plymouth-Arrived; New York, from
New York.
Al 5ouioEne-saIled, Hamburg for New
AYork. =
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
YANKEES FAIL AS MOTHERS
Writer I'm London Finds An .ovNN
Heiresses DO Not n
Titled Cb'- ~

LONDON, June ,ial Cablegram
to The Bee.)-The -htemporary Review
has commenced a peculiar campaign. A
writer in that magazine finds that the fall
ure of motherhood among American heir
esses who have married titled Englishmen
is most marked, while the influence of
colonial women on English society Is not
only more wholesome, but likely to be more
permanent. In his opinion colonial in
fiuence in England is masculine, vigorous
and wholesome; American influence is
feminine, frivolous and feetlng.
He offers some striking remarks concern
ing the invasion of England by American
heiresses:
Since 1S40 thirty British peers or eldest
sons of peers have married in the United
States. OF these thirteen have no children
at all, five have no sons and five have only
one son. The total number of peers chill
dren with American rhothers is thirty-nine,
of whom eighteen are\ sons.
peeTs 6s eldest he
In the colonies. Four have no children,
seven have one son, eight have two sons
and two have three sons.
That is to say though the number Of
colonial peeresses is seven less than the
number of American peeresses they have
nearly twice as many children, and while
six of them have neglected to present their
husbands with heirs, nineteen Americans
are guilty of the same neglect.
In the lower ranks of aristocracy, the
writer proceeds, the figures are "even more
startling" OF Americans who are the
wives of Englishmen with a courtesy title
or baronetcy there are forty-four. OF these
seventeen, or nearly one-half, have no
children and eight have only one child. He
says:
1t, therefore, comes to this, that since
1S40 the number of titled American, exclu-
sive Of knights, wives has risen to seventy
n a "a
eight have only one child.
Moreover, there is not a single distin-
guished peers son with an American
mother, whereas there are several with
colonial mothers.
The writer's figures may be summarized
| thus:
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18

I'm face Of these figures the contention
that by means of American brides fresh
vigor may be imported into the British
aristocracy is simply ridiculous" concludes
the writer.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
LineVitch Would FiEht.

The Novoe Vremyas dispatches from the
front are irrecor cilable "a tone. correspond
ing with the statements made by General
LlneVitch TO tho Associated Press June C.
The papers correspondent with the Rus
sian army In Manchuria telegraphs that
the feeling there Is against anything but
an honorable peace. as the army Is better
in psrsOapeL aTInaDeRt aud sasipmsn;
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
situation Much Relieved.

PARIS, June 1.-THE strained relations
between France and Germany reached a
eliminating stage today and for q time the