Morris tribune., 1906-01-27

or the pdtdcd
yard into a garage, which was occupied
by hundreds of automobiles. M. Fal
Heres, himself presided over the gather
ing. He was the choice of the Pro,
gressive Republicans. He was born In
1S41 as the son of magistrates clerk
and the grandson of a blacksmith. He
became a country lawyer. and from
that was elected to the chamber, after
which he rose rapidly into prominence.
He now owns large estates and enter
tains deliberately.
English Liberals Victorious.
From the very beginning the course
Of the parliamentary elections in Eng
land indicated a landslide In favor OF
the Liberal party and the complete
rout of the Unionists The extent OF
the overturn caused much surprise. a
most interesting feature Is the rise OF
a distinct labor section Of the efectof-
ate. John Burns, the Labor member
who recently entered the Zimmerman
cabinet, was returned with majority
Increased from 264 to 1000 Early in
the contest ex-Premier Balfour lost his
seat. The London Times says that the
upheaval is neither an expression OF
admiration for Liberal craftsmanship
nor a condemnation Of Balfour's policy,
but is in reality an evidence that the
working classes propose to have hand
In deciding future party issues.
In Birmingham the tariff reform
policy triumphed, all seven seats being
carried by Unionists, and Chamberlain
! himself being returned with an increas-
| ed majority. Already the number OF
/ Labor members was more than thirty,
many Of whom have been actual Ia
| borers.
Moroccan Conference Started
| At Algeciras, Spain, Jan. Is, the long:
anticipated Moroccan conference was
begun, and. on motion of the German
! ambassador, the Duke of Almodoyar
! was unanimously chosen president. In
/ his opening speech the duke said that
! the powers were unanimous in desiring
order, peace and prosperity for Mo-
rocco and in favor of respecting 5he=
Integrity of the empire. the sovereignsg'
8
the open door This triple principle
was agreed upon by the delegates pres
ent as the basis of reforms, much to
the delight Of the Moorish delegate.
The conference Is held behind closed
doorsy and only official summaries are
given to the press.
France Expels Venezuelan.
NJ Marlborough, the Venezuelan
! charge d'affaires at Paris, received his
passports from the French government
Jan. Is and left at once for the from
tier, going to Liege, Belgium. Prepare
tons were at once made for a naval
demonstration against Venezuela ,
Finnish Women to Vote.
The commission appointed by the SEN
ate Of Finland to project reform OF
the diet has agreed upon the principle
Of a unicameral body to be elected by
universal suffrage, both men and wom-
en- over twenty-one years Of age te
vote. This body will replace the an
cient diet composed. Of the four es-
tates-the mobiles, the clergy, the burgh-
ers and the peasants-the only survival
of the ancient form of parliamentary
organization now existing
Castro ExpeIs French Agent.
NJ Taigny, the French charge DAFT
flares in Venezuela, was forcibly pre-
vented from returning to the shore at
La Guayra wnen be boarded the French
steamer Martinique in order to obtain
dispatches from his government This
act definitely completed the breaking
of of all diplomatic communications
between the two countries. The Amer
lean minister, Mr.. Russell, was intrust-
ed with French interests. The chiefs
of the French cable offices have also
been exiled, and there was no resurnp--
ton OF cable communication with vens-
zuela.