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OTHER LANDS THAN ours.

dearth of practical Organization" poll
ticians. Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman
himself is president of the Scottst Liberal
association and also of the London Liberal
federation. Sir Edward Grey is president
of the Eighty club. Sir Robert Red is
president of the Young British Liberals
federation. Earl Darlington is president of
the National Liberal federation and the
National Liberal club. The earl of Crewe
is chairman of the political committee of
the National Liberal club. Lord Tweed
mouth is chairman Of council of the Scot
fish Liberal association. Mr.. Birrell is
chairman of the Liberal Publication depart
ment Mr.. Gladstone is chairman Of COM
mittee of the Liberal Central association
and chairman of the managing committee
of the National Liberal club. MIR. Vernon
Harcourt is president of the League of
Young Liberals. Mr.. Lloyd-George is presl-
dent of the Welsh National Liberal coun-
Gil. Also, the wives of some of them are
active in politics, the countess Of Aber-
deem being president of the Women's Lib
eral Federation and the Scottish Women's
Liberal federation the countess OF Crewe
being president and Mrs Birrell and Mrs.
Buxton honorary secretaries of the Liberal
Social council and Mrs. Bryce chairman
Of executive of the Women's National Lib
eral association. All these are regarded
as official organizations, and are actively
engaged in extending the liberal and
radical propaganda.
1t appears that the trouble at Shanghai
began more than two weeks ago. There
was free fight in the Mixed Court on the
10th instant. 1t arose from what an Eng
llsh correspondent on the spot described as
the systematic attempts of the Chinese
authorities to recover more power i'm the
foreign settlement" 1t appears that the
consular body lately instructed the foreign
assessors to send all female prisoners to
the municipal Jail, and not to the Chinese
prison. Two female prisoners, charged
with kidnapping fifteen young girls, were
remanded pending the hearing of further
evidence. The British assessor ordered the
police to remove them to the municipal
Jail, while the Chinese magistrate ordered
that they should be sent to the Chinese
prison. whereupon the magistrates runners
attacked the police and free fight ensued,
the assistant magistrate telling the Chinese
municipal constables to remember that
they were Cinnamon, and not foreigners.
The police finally succeeded in executing
the British assessors orders. The Chinese
residents exhibited much excitement, and
straightway began to hold meetings. They
threatened to boycott all foreigners unless
the British assessor was removed and the
police inspectors dismissed
How pathetic it is that the car can
think of nothing better or more important
to do at the present desperate crisis in
his own affairs and those of the empire
he still calls his than to hold daily reviews
of the regiments detailed to guard his per-
son. This is what he is doing, according
to the dispatches, and it is gravely re-
ported that the poor fellow finds consola-
ton in the enthusiastic loyalty which the
cheers of the men receiving his imperial
notice are supposed to express. Another
man, whether soldier or statesman, would
certainly be able TO utilize his time to
better advantage, unless, indeed. the other
man happened to be second Nicholas
and still trusted to the power of a few
bayonets to guard him from a nation in
frantic revolt against all that he repre-
scented. The revolutionary leaders. who
ever they may be. are employing different
methods and are appealing to the soldiers
with different arguments. Even they, how
ever, seem to be accomplishing pitiably |
little except the slaughter of their follow |
ers. The latter need a leader-somebody |
with a name that can be remembered from |
one day to another. and plan with a be-
ginning and an end and something in be-
tween. Everything Russian at the moment
is chaotic when ii is not futile, but people
are dying in more thousands, apparently, |
than the French revolution demanded
scores for the doing of its necessary and
magnificent work. II Russia cannot de-
velop a Washington, even a Napoleon, |
kind fate might at least give her a Ro-
bespierre or Marat to systematic the |
killing and make it effective.
recognized authority on French eccle- |
siastical matters confirms the report that
the pope has asked all the French bish- |
ops individually If they are inclined TO
accept the new conditions defined by the |
church and state separation bill, and that |
negative replies have been received from |
small majority. Only two cardinals |
those of Lyons and Autun, have formally
declared their unreserved opposition TO
any liberation whatsoever of the new sit |
uaton; but the fact that a majority of
the French bishops should proclaim them
selves partisans of resistance, says NJ. de
Marion, is quite unexpected and a matter
VI tAttpllOIdl gravity. Inc minority, on
the other hand, do not regard themselves
as defeated, and have decided to make
pressing representations to the pope as to
the danger of adopting an uncompromising
attitude BY the BRAND law, the forma-
ton of religious associations will be the
only legal recourse open to Roman Cath
ollcs for preserving not merely their
churches, but all their religious property |
This law authorizes public confiscation OF
the properties in question after certain
date, provided they have not previously
been safeguarded by the formation of
what are called associations cultuelles.
Concerning the next president OF France, |
who is to be elected next month by the
Parliament, the Temps of Paris has laid
down rules which are probably as excel
lent as could be devised. They are the
outcome of thirty-hve years OF republican
experience, at any rate. President Lou
bets successor, says the Temps should
be ripe in years, but not old. He should
be robust and active, "self-made" and APP
pear in shop window photographs with
wife and children-the more children the
better. He need not be a savant, and
even his speeches may be written for him, /
but at all costs, he must have a cheerful
face and always be ready to smile. Finally
no wear a high hat and he