Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-25
THE WEEK IN THE WORLD,
Great Events and Movements Which Are
Making History,

uEeAt Events and Movements Nhleh arc
Making History,
The lowor house n tho Russlah national
parliament has formulated aud adopted q
reply % the cars apruiHg speech a. ~
hrsi great work A delegation was appoint
cd to present Il 10 the rsaF, hul be refused
10 receive the delegation, saying that such
action would establish dangerous pTeee
dent The address should either be pre-
senled through the ministry of the court 90
the president II the house should apply
alone for an audience. faT time revolt
was threatened BY this occurrence hu, tho
house finally decided 10 proceed with iis
regular order " business Hna discussion AZ
the aErarlan question vas begnn Tho no
ply TO the ears address contains these
demands, In mere or less modified formi
General amnesty the abolition Of the death
penalty the suspension u martial law and
al exceptional laws; full civil liberty, the
abolition of the council 81 the empire the
revision Of the fundamental law; the es,ab'
lshment II the responsibility 81 ministers;
the right Of Interpolation forced eSproPra
ton u land guarantees oi the rights o.
trades unions, The reply u ise council of
The empire Is simpler aud more conservative
than tina, Of tho lower house,
by vote 81 i07 To 90 the house at Wash.
ington Saturday refused 10 pass the anti
graft bill dealing with cotton leaks aud 9th
or matters Of confidential character which.
II they become publicly known, might have a
tendency TO affect markets. The bill was
killed because the conferrees had recon
mended that members " congress be includ.
ed within the scope ~ the bill. Mr.. Mccall
" Massachusetts led the opposition against
making members amenabe TO the penalties.
He said II was an advertisement TO the
world that members we're crooked. III you
want TO hll the congress with patriots Of the
gum shoe breed, mere ciphcrs whose foot
falls you never hear; men who win want
always to stand behind somebody-some.
body who perhaps At the moment is playing
all The roles Of government, then pass such
bills as this. We are moving rapidly these
days, aud In the not distant future we may
have In this country the state trial, the spec.
iacular and bizarre prosecution when a man
may be pursued In the criminal courts not
because he Is guilty but for political rea'
sons, This proposed legislation tends TO fos.
ter government o. the executive, by the
executive, and for the executive
AH hFNAhlAhAlNu hNNNu rs tue EtutFAttn
Boys clubs has just been formed at Bos
ton. Several Of the best known men In the
United States are al It's head and 1t Is ex.
pected in the future to form the working
center Of the boys clubs movement through.
out the country. Jacob A. Riis OF New
York, a close friend OF President Roosevelt,
and who is widely known for his work with
boys in the American metropolis, was elect.
ed president. There are three vice. presi.,I
dents: Carroll j. Wright, president Of Clark
college, Worcester, known as leading au.
thoriiy on economies and statistics; DIR. W.
II. =. Faunee president Of Brown university,
Providence, and Rev. W. b. Forbush, PHI D..
assistant pastor Of the Madison Avenue Re.
formed church New York. and an authority
on work among boys.
The executive committee comprises only
New England men, but the federation plans
to cover the entire country. Thirty.five Of
the boys clubs Of the class intended 10 be
reached are located in New England. The
object Of the federation is to promote the
work Of these clubs and the organization Of
new clubs. These clubs aim to develop the |
moral mental and physical life OF boys
The simplon tunnel through the Alps, now /
at a cost Of s15,000,000 after /
over seven years labor, was inaugurated 1
by King Victor Emmanuel OF Italy |
who, with Premier Sonnino and party Of |
,iher officials, passed through from DOmo
D Ossols, Italy, to Brig, on the Swiss side
u the mountain The royal train passed
through the IL miles Of tunnel drawn by q
team engine, the electric motors not being
eady. On reaching the middle of the tun.
iel at a height Of 1900 feet above the sea
evel, the king was heard TO exclaim: at
$ cyclopic work, the result of half cen
ury Of study, seven years Of work. and the
expenditure OF nearly SIS. 900, 000.' The
oyal party was met at Brig by the Swiss
PRESIDENT and other officials Of state The
'implon tunnel reaches from Brig TO Tselle
n Italy and is the longest railway tunnel
n the world. II affords direct communica.
ion between Paris and Milan and will be
pen for traffic this fall. The Swiss and
Italian governments are terrifying their re.
pective ends as preeaution against in.
aston.
WI Tingfan the former Chinese min. ,
iier at Washington, who was intrusted /,
18th the task Of codifyng the laws, is me-
lorializing the throne at Pekn for jury
rails for permission for native lawyers to
ractise before the courts and for the elee.
-ocution, instead of the decapitation, Of 9
riminals condemned to death.
School Capitalization in Fairfax.
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