Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-09

freedom and independence to which then,
they found themselves suddenly introduced
into a world in which Independent private
judgment was duty, and the conscious OK
ercise of 1t virtue"
1t is said that the new Russian minister
Of foreign affairs, NJ Ivolsky. was among
those who did their best to avert the dis
astrous war between Russia and Japan.
The Paris correspondent of the London
! Times relates an incident for the truth of
which he vouches, which occurred when
M Ivolsky represented Russia in Japan
before his transfer to Copenhagen and dur
| ing NJ. Whites tour of inspection of the
Manchurlan railway. NJ. Witte was at
/ Dalny when NJ. Ivolsky, in agreement with
the Japanese statesman Count Ito, sounded
him as to whether he would not also
visit Japan TIL mikado and his govern
ment were prepared IL he would do 80,
ITO place at his disposal the. residence Gus
tomarily used only for the accommodation
of foreign royalty. The plan conceived
/ by NJ. Ivolsky and approved by the em-
peror of Japan and his advisers was to
bring about a modus viveud with Rus
STA which should avert all danger of war
and create normal If not friendly relations
between the two countries. without the
extension of any formal invitation the
idea was communicated to M. WHITE. Ills
answer was a refusal couched In cool terms,
leaving no doubt as to the unfavorable re-
ply that would be received from st. Pet
ersburg If any such proposal were officially
made This incident. adds the correspondent,
has considerable Importance in connection
/ with M. Ivolsky's appointment as minister
for foreign affairs.
| Two hundred and seventeen architects
from almost every country in the world
| entered for the competition with designs
for Mr.. Carnegie's palace of Peace" at
| The Hague. within the walls of which flu
| ture tribunals will attempt to settle inter
national disputes suggest disarmaments,
| and make peace inevitable. No fewer than
| 3.O3S drawings were sent in. The result OF
| the contest, as already announced in the
cable dispatches, was that the first prize
had been awarded to NJ. Cordonhier for
his design, which appears to be a splendidly
executed conception Of the style of the cha
teaus of northern France
BY the acceptance of his design NJ. Cor
donnier will receive $500. His drawing
shows the main building nanked by high
towers, two of which are at each end OF
the facade The chief feature Of the in
terior will be magnificent Hall of Ar
bitration." where, it is hoped by the dis
ciples OF Bloch and Carnegie, the fate OF
nations may be TRANQUILITY decided.
| M Cordonnier IL 80 years of age and has
had a most distinguished career. He de-
signed the Pasteur statue for Paris, the
VHoteI de Vile at Dunkirk. and among l10
| councillors won the first prize I'm the
international contest for the Stock ex-
change at Amsterdam.
At a recent French cabinet council, held
at the Elysee, 1t was decided to order a
judicial inquiry into the circumstances OF
a complaint submitted to the ministry re-
garding an alleged infringement OF the lib
erty of labor. About 1900 hands engaged
in a steel foundry at Villerupt. in the de-
partment Of Meurthe ct Moselle, were dis
missed, and a list of their names was for
warded to the managers of similar works
in the district. A deputatlon from these
workmen visited the minister of the In
terror and directed his attention to the in
jury thus inflicted upon them. They
claimed to have been prevented from find
Ing other work, and added that eighty-two
of their number who had found employ
ment elsewhere after their dismissal had
been discharged by their new employers as
known. According to a semi official an
nouncement the minister OF the interior
has caused assistance to be sent TO the
workmen thus deprived of an opportunity
OF earning their living. This significant
decision, together with the appointment
announced in the Journal Ohicial, OF a
commission TO draft government bill
granting to citizens in the service of the
state certain of the rights already &C
corded by the law to trade unions, is re-
garded as a pretty plain indication OF the
attitude OF the present French cabinet to-
wards the labor problem.
The British premier is an adept at sol
lying delegations that visit him in sup
port of the various causes they have at
heart, but there is no reason to doubt
his sincerity in assuring the delegation OF
400 women suffragists that he heartily ac-
cepted in principle the cause they advo-
Gated. and that personally he regarded
women as no less qualified to exercise the
right to vote than the men, Sir Henry
Campbell Zimmerman, in this statement,
probably reelected the predominant sentl-
ment of the liberal party. which naturally
hnds in the woman suffrage idea some
thing theoretically in harmony with the
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dissatisfaction. however, TO the deega ton
by declining TO make this extension of the
franchise a part OF the governments work
ing program. He would commit himself
no farther than to say that the cause
would probably triumph in England before
many years had passed
bill for the regulation Of advertise
ments which met with favor in the Eng
lish House of Lords last year has just been
introduced into the Commons. amended
only by extension of the period of grace
to five years. The bill Is on the same
principle as the legislation in some parts
OF the United States for the protection Of
parks and park entrances. but is more
comprehensive. authorizing local authori-
ties to restrict advertisements which
might AFFECT injuriously the amenities OF a
public park or pleasure promenade, or
might dishsure the natural beauties Of a
landscape