New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
WORLD AFFAIRS VIEWED BY OBSERVERS 1ppo,nI
MiSMANAGEMENT IN NINE
DISASTER CRIMINAL,

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,,,i 49, march 31-The resurrection or th,rtoo,
,, VINO for twenty days had rnanooaa -
souo~a make their way in darkness through
c,... "hich the technical authorities had de-
derono4, Is regarded fearful con-
C-o,--., OF the engineers in charge of tba
nandaa mines. severe investigation is de-
neatoaI,. specially as a miner named Simon re-
iy stated that there were survivors &, +b
NINE but nobody listened IN hin, NV ..,,..4
~ ~PuDiIque' the "Eclair' the ..n5at,r. ~
rar1slen and other newspaners dar,or.
49,. P."aitles Tor the cupable engineers The
s,a,s says II the thirteen survived the explo
s,,r,,,, Sl nave been many others who also
'i'ed' They had ample time TO nerisb h,,
- aiio thirst If they died after the catas-
- 0Piie lhey were killed not by aredamn b,,t bv
the engineers. For such cr,n,ino, ,,o,,to1. ~
penalty must be paid
"6HC LIS OF ALGECIRAS CONFERENCE
me Alseclras conference has. from French
pony OF view successfully terminated it's mis-
SION The diplomatists at the Quaf d'Orsav CON
slider that the sensible businesslilxa suosastio
or the American delegate Henry White ,vara
an important factor in preventing the cop,er-
ehce from being shipwrecked. For France the
most slgnlhcant- results of the conference are
'i"' IL proves TO the world that French diplo-
macy uhder republican form of government
is capable OF a vigorous and continuous foreign
pohcy Notwithstanding changes of Cabinet 1t
'e@Nes france In q more advantageous and more
powerful position, and has secured her more
friends than she has had at any period since the
establishment OF the Third Republic The con-
ference in the opinion Of those who entov the
coAiioehce of President Faeres and OF NJ
Do0Fseols, Minister for Foreign Affairs has
cleared the atmosphere and has been the occa-
sun Aor putting to severe test OF international
discussion the real value OF the Russian alliance
OF the Anglo-French entente and of the friendly
relations between France and Italy and France
and Spain. and the usefulness and strength of
these mutually amicable agreements have been
greatly enhanced.
MINERS STRIKE WEAR AN END.
The miners strike in the north Of France
winch last week threatened to assume propor-
lions that would have been disastrous to every
praEch Of industry by raising the price of
coal and marking the beginning of a gen.
eral strike in every department is now
garded as coming to end. although at the
referendum held by the miners they voted
general strike, but the figures OF the ballots
show that the miners present at the referen-
DUN were mostly young unmarried men eigh-
teen or twenty years of age. About twenty
thousand voted for the strike and thirteen thou
sand voted against it, but to the latter must be
aQdeo lne lWenty-one thousand miners who
refused TO take part in the referendum, and who,
while their noisy comrades were talking, simply
went down into the mines and did their regular
days work. The result is that thirty-four thou
sand miners oppose the strike, while only twenty
thousand favor it. These men, the really solid
workers. who support their families and turn
a deaf to wild political anarchy preached
| to them by excitable stump speakers, are ready
to accept the terms Of 10 per cent increase in
! the scale of extra wages for extra hours of
work. This strike, we'll the Courri6res
disaster has had a wholesome effect upon the
| owners of mines and also upon the miners. and
| now there is every prospect that work will be
resumed and that the crisis in the French coal
regions is over.
| OFFICERS AND INVENTORIES.
| The Church question in France bids fair to
| become a military question considerable atten-
ton being now paid to the acquittal of various
officers by courts martial before which they
| had appeared for refusing to lend assistance
for the purpose of making inventories In the
| opinion OF the radical organ the acquittals are
| a signal for the entire army to revolt 1t adds:
"One may we'll ask whether the abolition of mill
| tary courts will be sufficient 10 eradicate the
| evil OF which these acquittals but external
manifestations" A moderate view is expressed
by the "Repub1que Francaise." which regrets
! that the Of0cerS nave refused TO ODey OrQerS,
! but opposes the abolition of the courts martial
| II says such abolition would not solve the prob
| lem. 1t would merely be facile reply to the
acquittaIs at Nantes and Bordeaux. BY advo-
| eating the abolition OF military courts the rad
| ical Socialists show desire to substitute the
! Chamber of Deputies for any court of law now
existing in France. There is no doubt, however,
| that the masses of the people regard the &C
| quittaIs with disfavor They ask. if a private
: in the ranks who should refuse to obey the
| orders of his superior officer would be severely
| punished, why 1t is that when a smart officer
! In a crack regiment invokes his cOnscien-
| tious or religious scruples for disobedience he
! should be acquitted. The public demands the
same law for the soldier for the officer, and
tary history will lead 10 drastic measures for
stiu further democratizing the French army
VISITORS AT PAU.
The racing season at Pau continues in full
J swing with ideal weather. Among those pres
| ent are Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Livingstone, Mr..
! and Mrs. Forbes Morgan Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Prince Miss NJ. Potter and Maurice Bern
hardt who has become favorite in American
! society at Pau and who received congratula-
! tions on all sides his mothers successful
| tour in Texas under canvas.
The American yacht Margarita Anthony J.
Drexel and party on board. is at Algiers. How
bau.+,ve account Of the higher educational de-