Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08

The finance department of the japanese
government finds that the total cost OF
the war with Russia was 1.110.000,OOO
yen, of which 990.000.000 was for the
army and 1S0,000.000 for the navy.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, in view
of the Liberal triumph, has renewed his
campaign of warning to the British pub
lie concerning the inadequate defenses-
He urges the adoption of 100000 men
as military standard, one-half for the
defense of India and the other half to
maintain British prestige in Europe.
The Venezuelan charge d'afaires to
Paris. now at London, has been author
lied by President Castro to answer the
note of Premier Rouvier and to say that
he holds the French government respon-
sible for the assistance of its employees in
the cable company given TO revolutionists-
He is willing to submit this point TO ar
bitration
The semi-official returns of the British
elections indicate the new status of par
ties in the House of Commons as follows:
Liberals, 31S; UnionistS, 1J4; National
lists, 81, and Laborites. IL. Out of the
total 100 are lawyers, 20 are manufactur-
ers; merchants, 60: eX-army officers, 40:
solicitors, "a; journalists, %: ship own
ers, 20; authors. 10: mine owners, 10:
doctors, 10, and brewers, 10. Nearly all
of the Laborites were wage earners-
Rev. S. p. Little, who has just re-
turned from the Episcopal mission at
Hankow, China. says that the revolution
airy party, agitated by young men who
have been at the university of Japan. is
seeking to drive China into conflict
with the powers in the hope of establish
ing a republican form of government.
Their motto is China for the Chinese"
DR.. Little thinks that the japanese are
as much alarmed over the situation as
are the Americans.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the
new Liberal premier. won his first victory
in the commons Wednesday, when the
opposition amendment against the home
rule policy for Ireland was rejected by
the tremendous ma jority of 4O6 to SO.
In answering the opposition, James
Bryce. chief secretary for Ireland said
that home rule had no terrors for him,
and that he had not departed from the
principles of Gladstone. Self-government
for Ireland was the mandate of the peo-
pie.
A provisional commercial agreement
with the United States was approved by
the Reichstag Thursday by large ma
jority. Chancellor Won Buelow said that
the United States has no claim to the
most favored treatment. but that Ger
many granted it in order to gain time for
permanent treaty negotiations, and be-
cause it was desirable to avoid n tariff
war. Thus America gets the same priv
ileges that after March l go into effect
under the new German tariff law for
Italy, Belgium. ROumania, Servia, Swift
zerland, Austria-IIungary and Russia.
The French proposition made through
private channels direct to Berlin that the
officers for policing Morocco should be-
French mad Spanish was definitely re-
jected by order of the German emperor,
whose representatives said it was con-
trary to the principles of internationaliza-
ton and equality of the powers in Mo-
rocco. At Paris it was stated that the
French government would go no further,
and all private negotiations were called
off. The impression prevailed in Euro
pean capials, however, that war would
not be the outcome in any event unless
the Kaiser willed it.
Unofficial information from Pekin and
other Chinese cities received by the State
Department at Washington indicate that
the present agitation is likely to be more
formidable than the Boxer uprising of
1900. The attitude of the Chinese gov
eminent is something of mystery, al
,,nh hos lxp,, I,+t .,E
it's obligations The viceroy of Foochow
has been ordered to execute the leader
of the Changpu mob, aud to punish Sc
verely the others concerned at that point.
The British government has demanded
full compensation for the property of the
Presbyterian mission so destroyed. Pres
ident Roosevelt is said to be in favor of
sending another regiment to the Philip
pines, and the War Department is active
ly engaged III rushing supplies to Manila
to be used in the event of a Chinese cam
paign.
The program of constitutional reform
for Russia has reached its final stage Of
discussion by the cabinet 1t places leg
islative power in the hands of the douma,
the council of the empire and the en-
peTOI, all oL WHICH must give dSSeHL 10
make any law valid. The emperor may
dissolve the douma at any time, but cleo
tions must be held within four months.
The word unlimited" is to be left out
of the clause defining the emperor's pow
er. Gradually the government appears
to be getting control of affairs in the
Baltic provinces, but unofficial reports
say that a fresh revolt begins as soon az
a body of soldiers leaves any one point.
There appears to have been resumption
of the mutiny among the Russian troops
at Vladivostok. All engines and cars on
the railroad had been seized, and many
stations plundered. The native population
is known to be on the verge of starvation
from repeated maraudings of the sOldiery,
and a general uprising is feared.