Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-10-13

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| looms and loosing of 5000 homing pi-
geons. Santos Dumont had a novelty
! by attaching a vertical propeller to his
car, with the object of lifting and low
ering his balloon without discharging
+! any ballast.
| Of the balloons started, nine, failed
| to cross the English channel and six
! landed safely in parts of England
Lieutenant Lahm was proclaimed the
| winner, as he landed the farthest point
north, about seven miles south of Whit
| by. Lieutenant Lahm is an officer
| of the Sixth cavalry and has been an
expert Investigator of military balloons
! Although he made the longest voyage
and won the prize, the race was disap-
pointing, owing to the light winds, and
no long distance record was endan-
gered.
Taft's Taffy PIeases Cubans.
Secretary Taft made speech in pre-
senting the prizes to students at the
opening of the University of Havana.
1t was his first public appearance as
American governor. He said that the
Anglo-Saxon race had much to learn
from the Latin race in courtesy, learn
ing and ideals, and that when the for
mer was young the latter was civiliZ-
ing the world. He likened Cuba to a
tropical plant, which should be pruned
in order to gain strength and greater
vitality, and assured them in the name
of the president that he was there to
help them to resume their progress as
republic, so that they might once
more be able ito point with pride to
the fact that the United States is not
an exploiting nation, but only has such
sympathy with progress as to be will
ing to spend it's blood and treasure in
spreading progressive government
throughout the world Cuba's mis-
fortunes were only what might have
been expected.
One movement has oeen started to
urge the provisional government to
submit three questions to the people
of Cuba at the coming elections-name-
~: Shall Cuba remain a native govern
ment, shall 1t be annexed to the United
States, Or shall it have a government
under the protection of the United
States?
Ciemenceau on Separation.
Two important speeches were de-
livered in the French chamber by Pre-
mier Sarrien and his chief minister,
Clemenceau. setting forth the deter
mination of the government to enforce
the law for the separation of church
and state. Clemenceau explained that
the sole desire of the government was
that this implied the separation Of
church and state. He charged that the
church under the pretext of religion
was attacking republican institutions,
but that France would not tolerate
outside interference. The premier said
that France did not desire religious
persecution. but that the government
would not submit to the imperial sum-
mons of the church
Italian Ambassador Resigns.
It is announced at Rome that Baron
Mayor des Planches, the italian am
OasSauOr TO the United States. mas re-
signed his post on account of i'll health.
This makes the Austrian ambassador
the dean of the diplomatic corps at
Washington.
Cubans Gladly Give Up Arms.
The commission appointed by Taft
to superintend the disarmament of the
lnsurrectos decided that each man was
TO have transportation and subsistence
until he reached home and that those
having horses should be allowed to re-
tain them for the present, but to be re-
turned to their owners it they had been
stolen. To facilitate the operation a
special train beys:l IL .ng trips be-
tween the points Of the rebel camps to