Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
THROUGHOUT EUROPE.
No Wars, Some Political Upheavals-
Oriental Government Progresses.

Olu WOTiu rulers tNlS year. january ~ the
Crown Prince of Denmark was made King
Frederick VIII. to succeed his father.
Christian I. In Norway. June 90. Prince
Charles of Denmark brother of the Danish
king. crowned Haakon VII. May 81
the Princess Ena of Battenburg was made
Queen of Spain by her marriage to King
Alfonso. The bomb-throwing by which
twenty-four were killed. though both the
king and queen were unhurt was the years
only anarchistic attack upon sovereigns:
British Conservatives Defeated.
The British parliament. having failed to
support the conservative government which
had long been in power. dissolved on jan
uary 8 Elections began on January T. A
]. Balfour. unicnist and former prime min
ister was defeated at Manchester by nearly
1900. Later he was elected from the city
of London by 1I.3i0. Joseph Chamberlain
and several unionist candidates from Biz
mingham We're reelected on the 18th. On
the 18th the liberal and labor parties won
z.i seats. the Irish uationalists II and the
unionists only 90. This gave the anti-con-
servatves an enormous majority.
Sir Henry Campbe!l-Bannerman was
made prime minister and Richard Burden
Haldane minister of war. He signalized
himself in August. after visiting Germany
by planning new military staff calculated
to revolutioniZe the British army March
81 the Ndldl IeSiSuSd DcCddoe tho
government had suspended the execution Of
twelve natives for the murder of police
man. There was pretty row and on April
2 the Natal government was allowed to
have it's own way and the natives were
executed.
On April % the suffragettes. SO called.
who demanded the vote for women, began
their demonstrations visiting the house OF
commons. Some of them were imprisoned
They made several other demonstrations,
particularly May 10. when 400 Of them
visited Campbell-Bannerman: October 49,
when they held meeting in Hyde Park
which was attended by 5000 and at the re-
assembling Of parliament in the fall.
The greatest effort of the liberals has
been their education bill. providing for
schools without religious instruction. some
what similar to our own public schools.
The lords have amended 1t out of all
semblance to its original form. The lords
also vetoed the bill passed by the commons
to pay members of parliament Sl,oOO year.
The November municipal elections were
overwhelmingly carried by the conserva-
tives and those allied with them.
France and the Church
1t has been a lively year politically in
France Falieres assumed the presidential
office February Is. one day after the popes
famous encyclical condemning the law pro-
viding for the separation of church and
state. There has been much trouble over
the law, the authorities persisting in taking
Inventories of the church property, while
the church members have protested and
often resisted forcibiy August ii the pope
issued another encyclical and the govern
ment announced November 3 that 1t pro-
posed to enforce the law without unneces-
sary severity.
M Sarrien's ministry collapsed in Octo-
Der and on the 2'd M. Clemenceau was
made premier. He made NJ Pichon foreign
minister and Gen. Picquart minister Of war.
Picquart was Dreyfus chief standby. ORGY
fus was completely rehabilitated July Il
Despite Clemenceau S personal successes,
the French government is none too secure.
The French budget estimate for 1907 shows
probable deficit of $35COoOc0, which
means increased taxation and treasury
loans.
The Algeciras Conference.
The conference at Ageciras over Kaiser
Wilhelm's demands regarding Morocco
ended satisfactorily to all on April II. after
long discussion. There have been recent
disturbances In Morocco, however, which
France does not like. Though attacking
the church. France has adopted a weekly
rest day law which has caused much trou-
| Bile. and In september and October there
were strikes and riots because of it.
Aside from the attempted assassination
| of King Alfonso little of interest has hap
pened during the year In Spain September
- Spain reached an Increment with the
and the concordat remains unchanged.
Early in December cabinet crisis was re-
ported and there was rioting in Madrid
| from this cause December 3.
Germany Tranquil and Busy.
Germany was pleased July 81 when the.
| trouble over Samoa with the United States
| was settled by the payment to Germany Of
$4,000. The kaisers government has had
trouble all the year with her South African
colonies. Not only has she had disas-
trous war with the Hereros on her hands
but frightful stories of colonial graft have
been told. The present German head Of
the colonial department Herr Dernberg,
Is expected to straighten the business up
February % being unable to secure re-
ciprccal tariff arrangement with the United
States, Germany postponed the proposed
tariff war against us till June 30 1907 The
empire was never so busy as now. October
Is Prince Alexander Won Hohenlohe, re-
buked by the emperor for printing the elder
| Hohenlohe's memoirs and exposing imperial
secrets, resigned as district governor OF
Alsace-LorrRine.
On November II Prof. Giovanni Rossi OF
| the University of Naples was stabbed to
| death by an anarchist from America named
Logana. The next day q bomb was ex-