Morris tribune., 1906-12-22

y ana mas vide
acquaintance
1onh w. hloole. among the Off
Gals of the Russian government One
Of the greatest advantages he has is
his ability to speak Russian.
Peace Prize For Roosevelt.
The Nobel peace prize Of $4,000 for
this year has been awarded to Presi-
dent Roosevelt by the Norwegian
storthing on account of the part taken
| by him in bringing about the end of
the war between Russia and Japan
The presentation of the prize was
made to Minister Pierce at Christiania,
the usual requirement that the recipi-
ent OF the prize go personally to the
| Norway capital being waived.
In acknowledgment President Roose-
welt sent message to the storthing
! saying how profoundly touched he was
! by the honor conferred and saying
! that what he had accomplished was
due to the fact that he was a repre-
! sentative Of the nation He announced
that he would use the money to found
tee at Washington, the object of which
would be ito bring about better and
! more equitable relations" between
capitalists and wageWorkers in the
United States, saying that ''in modern
life it is as important to work for the
cause of just and righteous peace in
the industrial world as in the world of
nations The trustees of the fund
will be the chief justice, the secretary
of agriculture, the secretary of com
merce and labor, representative of
labor and representative of capital,
these trustees to select a committee of
six, three representing labor and three
capital, to be known as the industrial
peace committee" This committee will
have charge of the annual conferences
provided for under the terms of the
foundation. The president shall fill
vacancies in the number of trustees.
The other Nobel prizes were an
nounced as follows: Professor Mois-
san of Paris received the chemistry
prize for his experiments in the isola-
ton Of fluorine and his researches into
it's nature; also for his application of
the electric furnace to scientific uses
Professor Thomson of Cambridge
university received the physics prize
for his many years. researches into the
nature of electricity.
Professor Golgi of Pavia university
and Professor Ramon Cajal of Mad
rid were bracketed for the medicine
prize. in recognition of their investiga-
lions and writings on the anatomy Of
the nervous system.
France Sewers Vatican Tie.
The formal breaking off of all legal
relations with the Roman Catholic
church was begun Dec. II by the
French republic, this being the final
stage Of the policy begun in 1886, when
the Jesuits were banshed. Henceforth
public Catholic worship becomes lille
gal throughout France unless the
churchmen make the declaration of
obedience to the government. Mgr.
Montagnini. the secretary of the papal
at Paris, was arrested and
conducted to the frontier by police |
officer, while all of the documents !
found at the nunciature were seized, |
and messenger from the papal Sec
rotary of state, Cardinal Merry del |
Val, was turned back. Premier Glenn {
enceau said the expulsion was be-
cause of Mgr. Montagninis compile
ity with other clergymen in carrying I
out the pope's orders Of resistance to !
the authority of the state. which
to rebellion. He said that
by foreigners on orders
from Rome was not permissible and,
amid applause in the chamber of depu-
ties. declared that conciliatory PROPOSE
lions had been exhausted. The church
could have peace only by submitting to
the law Of 1881 Later In the week he
asked the chamber to suppress cler
cal pensions, to liquidate public prop
,rty of Catholics and to authorize the
expulsion of dangerous churchmen.
Formal notice was served on Archbish-
ID Richard of Paris and his bishops
md priests to leave their residences