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LATIN AMERICA.
Roots Southern Trip-Pan-American
Congress.

1t was expected that this years pan
American congress. held at Rio Janeiro.
would be one OF the most important in his
tory. and President Roosevelt decided that
Elihu Root. Secretary of State should at
tend. Accordingly, July 3, he began an ex-
tended South American tour on board a
United States cruiser. He was warmly well
coined on the 9th at Rio Janeiro, where
the congress had convened on the Odd Au-
gust II passed resolutions favoring arbi-
tration of disputes between South Ameri-
can nations. and the 18th decided to
present the Drago doctrine to the next
Hague conference.
Secretary Root delivered his great Mon
roe doctrine speech at Montevdeo August
IL: on the 18th he congratulated Argentina,
at Buenos Ayres, on her 'unwritten alli-
ance" with the United States; and. Septem-
given by the Peruvian foreign minister.
January President Morales of Santo
Domingo was impeached, whereupon Vice
President Carceres took control and on
the 10Th two United States vessels were
sent to intercept revolutionary expeditions
Morales resigned on the 18th. The rebel
lion under Gen. Navarro broke out August
1S
President Garcia declared Ecuador in a
state OF war January 8. two provinces being
held by the insurgents. On the 18th Vice
President Moreno assumed executive power
and the insurgents controlled Quito the
capital. On June 10 Peruvian troops in
vaded the disputed territory in Ecuador.
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WAGES ADVANCED.
Labor Participates in the General
Prosperity.

The year opened with an advance in
wages, on January l. for 10000 employees
of wooden manufacturers in New England.
operatives was averted by an advance of
10 per cent, and there have been no SUBJ
sequent disturbances in these trades. March
81, 16O 600 Of the hard-coal miners stopped
work They did not remain out long, how
ever, nor did the soft-coal miners Of the
Pittsburg and Ohio districts, who were out
in March and early April. May the whole
business was settled for the year when the
United Mine Workers decided definitely not
to strike.
There were miners strikes in France in
March and April. following the great col
liery disaster there. May l there were
strikes in Paris, Chicago and other centers,
and there was some rioting. but none of
them lasted very long.
The trial of the officials of the Western
Federation Of Miners, charged on February
Ex-Governor Steunenburs of Idaho was to
have taken place early in the year, but ow-
ing to an appeal 1t has not yet been held.
In November, however. decision was rem
dered and the trial Is expected soon.
There was some talk of extended
railroad strikes in November but the trou-
BILE was averted by general raise OF
wages. begun on November l. when the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company raised the
employees 10 per cent. Nearly all of the
greater railroad corporations and some Of
the lesser ones followed suit before the
end of the month and in December, thus
adding many millions to the income of la
Dor throughout the country.
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%: corneirs eight won the four-mi'e inter-
collegiate rowing race June q five days
later Harvard defeated Yale; Cambridge
defeated Harvard September e. In England:
w. j. Clothier won the American tennis
championship In August: =. NJ Daniels
lowered the American two-mile swimming
record; Martin Sheridan increased the
worlds discus record to 1875 feet inches,
September %, and Lieutenant Lain. L. s.
A. won the balloon race (sixteen eutries)
from Paris September 30.
In October the Chicago base ball team
won the National. ana the Chicago White
Sox the American League pennants The
latter won the contest for the worlds
championship after one of the most excit-
ing struggles ever experienced. Wagner
F'renchD won the Vanderbilt cup race Oc-
tober 4.
Foot ball was played accor. ag to the
reformed rules. and there were less fatal
ties than in recent years. There is no
championship. Yale and Princeton PLAYED
a remarkable tie game November IL and
the Navy defeated the Army December l.
September > Joe Cans won the worlds
lightweight pugilistic -mpionship from
Battling Nelson in forty-two rounds on a
foul; November % philadelphia Jack
CBrten fought Tommy Burns for the
worlds heavyweight championship There
were twenty rounds. and the result was a
draw.
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TWELVE MONTHS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO
WORLD HISTORY

The trouble was settled later without great
bloodshed. On June 80 the pope agreed to
arbitrate the territorial disputes between
Colombia and Peru, and this put an end
to their differences.
January IA diplomatic relations between
France and Venezuela were severed. Three
days later Venezuela prohibited M. Taigny,
the French charge d'affaires, from landing
on Venezuelan soil and expelled the French
cable officials Next day France handed
his passports to M. Marlborough of Vene-
Zuela. Nothing very serious resulted and
little later Castro retired temporarily be-
cause of bad health. He resumed his du-
ties July I, Signalling his return to office
by releasing all political prisoners, except
! those charged with treason.
The troubles between Honduras and
Guatemala eliminated on July IA in dec
laration of war by Guatemala. After three
days. in which there was some fighting.
not serious, In which Salvador Invaded by
Guatemalan troops On June 22) took; part.
an armistice was agreed upon and a. meet
Ing of peace ENJOYS on board the United
States cruiser Marblchead was arranged. 1t
was held on July 80. when treaty Of
peace was duly signed by representatives
of all three Of the little republics.
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JAPANESE EXCLUSION.
Segregation of Oriental School Chill
dren in San Francisco.

The exclusion of japanese children from
the schools of San Francisco has been one
of the stirring events of the past few
months So great was the feeling aroused
over the matter that Secretary Metcalf was
directed by the President to proceed to San
Francisco and ascertain the facts in the
case.
The report of Secretary Metcalf says:
'It seems that for several years the board
of education of San Francisco had been
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing
separate schools for Chinese. Japanese and
Korean children. and on May 6, 1905. passed
the following resolution:
Resolved That the board of education
is determined in its efforts to effect the es-
adjustment Of separate schools for Chinese
and Japanese pupils, not only for the pur-
pose of relieving the congestion at present
prevailing In our schools. but also for the
higher end that our children should not be
placed in any position where their youthful
Impressions may be affected by association
with pupils of the Mongo, ian race
And on October II the board passed the
following resolution:
=" Resolved. That in accordance with Ar
ticle X. section 1862. of the school law of
California. principals are hereby directed to
send all Chinese. japanese or Korean chill
dren to the Oriental public school. situated
on the south side of Clay street. between
Powell and Mason streets. on and after
Monday. October 10. 1856
ION the day when the order of October
IL went into effect. viz. October Is, there
were attending the public schools of the
city of San Francisco ninety-three Japa-
nese pupils. These pupils were distributed
among twenty-three schools of the prim-
airy grades. OF this total of ninety-three
pupils, sixty-eight were born In Japan and
twenty-five in the United States. Those
born in the United States would. of course
under section 1 of article XIV of the Con-
stitution Of the United States. be citizens
of the United States and of the state
wherein they reside, and such subject
to the laws of the nation well as of the
state.
1.-THE ages of the pupils attending the
public schools on the day when the order
went into effect ranged from seven to
twenty years. Those born in the United
States occupy about the same position In
the different grades as American children
Of the same age. while those born In Japan
are very much older
The Department of Justice is preparing a
case to be submitted to the courts that the
treaty rights of the Japanese as regards the
schools may be defined.
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NATIONAL LEGISLATION.
Outline of the Work Accomplishe ed
by Congress

The years record OF national legislation
is one of profound significance. which is
emphasized by participation therein of the
Executive. No Congress sitting since the
civil war has so far extended federal super
vision over affairs domestic and Industrial
a. the fifty-ninth, now entered upon its
closing session. No other Congress within
that period has experienced such tremen-
dous pressure from the executive branch,
nor suffered such active and effective shar-
ing of It's preparation OF the laws by the
official whose duty is defined by the Consti-
tuition TO be the execution OF the laws
The list of congressional enactments In
production. trade and transportation, and
imposing upon the federal government
duties hitherto regarded resting upon
the states.
The course of the national legislature was
Endorsed at the November election by re-
turning the party in power to the lower
branch. although by reduced majority 1t
is significant that some of the members of
the victorious party. up for reelection, were
defeated by opponents standing on a plat
form more radical than the record of Con-
greSs.
The second session OF the fifty-nint tn
Congress begins with additional recon-
menda tons from the Executive for more
legislation of similar or more drastic char
acter. Governmental regulation OF indus
trial concerns engaged in interstate COM
merce. control of great fortunes, national
tax on inheritances and on incomes ma
tonal supervision of divorces. and other
suggestions of general tenor conforming
to the gradual extension of governmental
power over the people and private institu-
tons.
Thus the year 1905 and the first session
Of the fifty-ninth Congress marked an
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erty. During q review OF troops at Sc
vastopol, May ~, bomb was thrown and
many were killed. BY July the duma
showed signs Of positive action without
reference to the cars wishes. Uprisings,
bloodshed and burnings were reported from
several provinces. Vice Admiral Chuknin
was murdered July II.
Soon afterward the minister of the in
terror attended one of the dumas sessions
to defend the government. Next day the
duma demanded the governments resigna-
ton, urging that 1t should be made re-
sponsible to the Legislative body.
From this time till July q. when the czar
dissolved 1t. the duma was in constant up
roar 1t resolved Itself to take the relief
of the famine-stricken districts out of the
mnistry's hands. proposing to scale the
budget and not to issue a new loan. The
car approved this, but not the proposed
appropriation of state, town, church and
monastery lands. Goremykin was succeed
ed by Stolypin premier and after the
dumas dissolution many of it's members
fled to Finland, where they reassembled.
urging the people there not to support the
autocracy. Their appeals to the army and
navy caused a mutiny of Russian troops
near Helsingsfors. July 81, with heavy loss
of life. July % four of the Sevastopol
mutineers were sentenced to death and
eighty-three to imprisonment
August was another turbulent month. A
general strike was declared on the third,
but 1t lasted only four days The Grand
Duke Nicholas narrowly escaped assassina-
ton August H., and next day declined the
post of cammander-in-chief. On the 25th
twenty-eight persons were killed and
twenty-fOur hurt by, bomb meant for
Sto3ypih, who was unScathed. General Min,
commander of the Seminivosky Guards, was
shot and killed by a girl in the Peterhof
railroad station August g.
September 8 troops destroyed the Jewish
quarter of Siedice in Russian Poland; on
the 22d the project OF st. Petersburg re-
fused to allow the constitutional democrats
to meet in private: on the 30th several hum
dred mutineers III Cronstadt were sem
fenced, nineteen to DEATH and a member
of the duma was deported. The final step
for distributing land to the peasantry was
taken September 30
There was less disturbance In October.
The constitutional democrats met IN Hell
singsfOrs, Finland, on the 7th, but later,
the Finnish constitution having been restor-
ed the Firms objected to similar meetings in
the future. On the 18th ukase was is
sued making all equal before the law and
abolishing the communal system and poll
tax. leaving peasants free to choose their
own places of residence and removing re-
strtctions on government employ. On the
18th. also by ukaSe, restrictions were re-
moved on the old believers. who number
15.O00.O0O.
November I, however the senate disfran-
chised thousands of city and railroad en-
ployes. On the 18th there was evidence Of
Russia's determination to rebuild her navy
launched in England. That same day
Gen. Polkovnikoff. chief Of the garrison at
Poltovna. was murdered. On the same day
also Stolypin declared that # the new duma
failed to legisiate as the government de-
sired it would be promptly dissolved
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RUSSIA's YEAR OF TURMOIL.
The Cars Government Still Stands,
Though Terribly Shaken.

Nearly all southern Russia was in prac-
tical rebellion last New Year day and the
revolutionists hoped to see the last of the
autocracy before the twelve months end
but their hopes have not been realized
Russia is still in a state of turmoil.
Preparations for the duma elections,
which did not begin until April g. were
going through the years entire first
quarter. An unpleasant impression was
produced April 8. just before the elections,
followed by fresh bomb outrages. by the
government resuming the old newspaper
censorship Count White, who as premier
had done many things which displeased the
radicals. made many explanations. and May
2, one day ahead of the dumas converting
resigned. The entire cabinet followed suit
and Goremykin was made prime minister
May g.
When the duma, overwhelmingly radical
convened May 10, in st. Petersburg me
lower house chose Prof. Mouromotsex
president. On the 18th the car received
him formally and the same day the coun-
Gil of the empire. of which White and Lams-
dorf were members. began its sessioas On
the 18th the motion, originating W. the
labor party. to demand immediate amnesty,
was defeated with difficulty.
The address from the throne was not ac-
ceptable to the duma and there was two
OF tnfee Gays DEBATE on the reply, which
was adopted May II. On the 21St the car
announced that he would not receive it,
The duma made many radical recommen-
dations. and May %, in spite of the min
istry, insisted on general discussion of bet
terment propositions.
June IA a Jewish anarchist threw a bomb
into procession at Bialystok Whereupou
Christians sacked the town and murdered
200 Jews.
Meanwhile the Odessa strike extended to
nearly all the Black Sea ports and there
was much rioting and destruction Of prop
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AMERICA AHEAD IN SPORTS.
Our Boys Win at Athens, but Lose
to the British Oarsmen.

It has been a great year In sports. F..
H. Marriott did an automobile mile in
% Is seconds at Ormond Beach, Florida,
January 20. and the records for two niles
and 100 miles were lowered
The Olympic games at Athens. which
closed May 1, were an American trI-
umph. Martin J. Sheridan scored II 1-3
points as an all-round athlete for our
team. which won first place Charles NJ
Daniels also an American, won the SWIM
ming championship, and later the English
championship, which carried the world 9
title. w. J. Sherring of Canada won the
celebrated Marathon road race Of about
twenty-five miles.
Grapple won the Metropolitan handicap
May 1O:-Tokalon the Brooklyn handicap
May %: Spearmint the English derby. May
so: Burgomaster the Belmont stakes same
day; Spearmint the Grand Prix de Paris,
June 10; Go-Between the Suburban handi-
cap. June %. and E ectioneer the Futurity
September l. Dan Patch lowered his own
mile record, pacing. to 1855 fiat SepteId-
Der 8.
E. p Weston. the veteran and venerable
pedestrian, walked fr6n PhiladeiI hia to
New York. eighty-six miles, in twenty
three hours. twenty-seven minutes. May
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or to remedy the wrongs they have done
or to so much as lift a hand In their own
defense or make an effort to secure the
stability Of their government or the over
throw OF the insurrectionists.
II do not have much hope that with the
example before them OF such success in an
insurrection the people who grow d'scon-
tented with the new government will re-
frain from Instruction and disturbance
some time In the future. but there Is a
slight chance and. in my opinion. we should
give them this chance. Then. IL the new
government sooner or later falls to pieces
under the stress OF another instruction.
not only will our duty be clearer. but the
conception by our people and by the people
of other nations. of our duty, will be clear
err, and We will have removed all chances
OF any honest people thinking that we have
failed to do our best to establish peace and
order in the island without .epriving Ii or
Its Independence.
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MANY DRASTIC INVESTIGATIONS
Host Lively Year the Corporations Of
This Country Have Ever Known.

Nineteen hundred and six has been a
great year for Investigations. Some big
corporations have made decided changes of
policy drastic legislation has gone onto
some Of the state statute books. An exam
pie of the first sort was the order of Steel
Corporation President Corey, January 4,
that no rebates should hereafter be &C
cepted. The New York insurance bills,
made laws April 2 and q. when Gov. Hig-
gins signed them. were examples of the sec
ond. Another was the passage by the New
York legislature. March 8, of the SO-cent
gas law tor New York city only. and now
before the courts on appeal
The testimony brought out at some Of the
interstate commerce commissions sessions
was startling. Interesting revelations con-
corning companies were made at Philadel-
phia May Is and following days. The rail-
road followed with an investigation Of its
own, the result of which has never been
published. There was damaging testimony
against the Standard OIL May Is and the
same day indictments were, found by the
United States grand jury at Nashville
against eighty fertilizer manufacturers for
combining In a SO-called trust.
On March q Judge Humphrey decided
that the meat packers were immune per-
sonally. but that the indictments against
the corporation must stand. June II they
were convicted of accepting rebates June
% Attorney General Moody announced
prosecutions of the Standard Oil for accept
ing rebates, and August ~ the federal
grand jury at Chicago found .ndic tments
against the Standard. 1t was found guilty
of violating the Valentine antitrust law of
Ohio OCTOBER 10. and November IA John
d. Rockefeller and four Others were in
dicted under the same law.
Grand jurieS at Toledo have brought In
many Indictments under that law, twenty
six March 10 and several against ice men
later in the season. August Ii several Ice
dealers and six companies were ino.cted In
Boston November 20 the so-called Ice
there.
Some time after the interstate commits
sions sessions in Philadelphia the New
York Central was investigated. and In No
Vember was tried for giving rebates,
convicted and fined heavily. Some of Of
ficials were fined also. Western railroads
have been similarly treated in the last few
months. November 10 Attorney General
Moody began suit at St. Louis against the
Standard Oil Company, and October y the
Interstate commerce commission began an
inquiry into alleged Kansas City grain
trust. Startling testimony taken some time
roads by the interstate commerce commits
sion with reference to alleged coal land
frauds was published December g. Two
days later further and more drastic investi-
cations were ordered.
The greatest municipal graft exposures
have been made in San Francisco. They re-
suited IN the indictment of Mayor SchmtZ
and Boss Abraham Ruef. Mayor SchmitZ
went to Europe after the earthquake. He
reached San Francisco on his return No
vember Is, when he was promptly arrested.
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CUBAN INTERVENTION.
Suppression Of Revolt and Restoration
of Peace.

Last August. an insurrection broke out
in Cuba which. 1t speedily grew evident.
the existing Cuban government was power
less to quell. This government was repeat
eddy asked by the then Cuban govern
ment to intervene, and finally was notified
by the President of Cuba that he intended
to resign; that his decision was irrevocable;
that none Of the other constitutional Of
ficers would consent to carry on the gov
eminent, and that he was powerless to
maintain order.
The President consequently ordered a
number of warships to Cuban ports, and a
considerable force of marines was dis
patched to the island to maintain order
Part of the army was also ordered to Cuba.
and Secretary Taft and Assistant Secre-
tary Bacon of the State Department were
delegated by the President to effect rec
onciliation of the warning parties. The
final result was the establishment of pro-
vtsional government. supported by Ameri-
can troops. Gov. Magoon Is the chief ex-
ecutive.
Secretary Taft's investigations showed
very clearly that the elections had been
illegal and that the registration Of voters,
which began in the first days of October
under control of the moderates, resulted in
a total of $4,000 voters in the island
whereas by no possibility could the total
number OF voters exceed 800, CO., and as
many Oh the liberals, realizing that their
candidates had no chance. did not register.
the fraud involved amounted to an increa Sc
of 10000 names.
Mr.. Taft and Mr. Bacon made every eff
fort to induce President Palma to remain
in Office but that executive refused to do
SO. On September % President Roosevelt
sent cablegram through Secretary Taft
to President Palma, urging him to continue
in Office
The Presidents appeal was without avail,
and on the same day the telegram was de-
liyered to the Cuban executive Secretary
Taft was informed that Palma, the vice
president and all the cabinet and all the
congressman in the moderate party would
resign, leaving nothing of the government
Secretary Taft telegraphed to the President
that there was nothing to do but establish
a provisional government.
On September % the President sent long
telegram to Secretary Taft. In 1t he said:
IF the Palma government had shown
any real capacity for self-defense and abil-
ity to sustain itself and sincere purpose
to remedy the wrongs Of which your tele-
grams, show that they have been guilty,
I should have been inclined ito stand BY
Them no matter to what extent. Including
armed intervention, but as things actually
are we do not have the chance Of follow
ing any such course.
"They absolutely decline either to endeav-
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ploded In St Peters Church. at Rome. but
no one was killed


There has been plenty OF desultory fight
ing in the Balkans all the year, but the
great world has not minded it. The end OF
the Karageorgevitch dynasty is freely pre-
dicted because of the debaucheres Of the
crown prince. Only few days ago. in q
fit of rage, he shot and killed two of the
palace sentries
In China an anti-opium league was
formed In Holman August 3. Later the
chinese empress issued anti-opfum edict,
and 1t Is planned to eradicate the opium
habit there In ten years. The empress has
also issued an edict promising a constitu-
tional government.
The Persian government issued q decree
establishing national assembly August 10.