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the spanish American was was not toe only
service with which NJ. Jules Cambon closed
his record as ambassador OF France to
the United States. BEFORE he went 20 rep
resent his country at Madrid he stayed in
Paris long enough to impress upon the
postal authorities the advantage Of selling
little books OF postage stamps such as are
obtainable AT postofices in this country.
As il usual in such cases, the French
minister Of posts ordered a report to be
made on the subject This took two years
and was favorable Five years have now
been occupied in trying TO get the little
addition necessary to be made to the
budget Now that addition has been made
almost the last act Of the Chamher-and
ON July the French postoffice will issue
books Of "a and 5-centlme stamps q and
2-cent). The French books, however. are
said to be an Improvement on the Amer
lean ones. antiseptic paper with a pleasing
symbolical design on the covers being en-
ployed. The books will cost 1 cent more
than the actual collective face value of the
stamps they contain.
The statue which the citizens of Ham
burg have just erected to the memory Of
Prince Bismarck differs widely from most
OF the monuments reared in honor OF the
great chancellor. The significance Of t.
was explained in a speech delivered at the
unwilling ceremony by Senator Dr. Monck-
berg. who said: "The pictures Of Prince
Bismarck which represent him as a great
statesman and diplomatist. or as a power
full speaker. or in his well known curas-
sier uniform, show us only one side of the
great man. The picture which we unveil
today is, however. to show the whole Bis
marck as he will live in the hearts of
| Germans when centuries have blotted out
all that is incidental and external in his
| appearance Such a picture must embody
| the great qualities and mighty ideas, as the
| possessor OF which Prince Bismarck will
| be admired and venerated for all time"
| The monument is a massive and imposing
structure built on the Elbhohe, and APP
| preached by a large number OF steps. The
vast pedestal Is circular in shape, composed
of layers of granite blocks and decorated
| at intervals in the circumference with al
! legorical figures. The figure itself which
| is to commemorate, not the dead Bismarck,
| but Bismarck as he will live in myths of
| future generations, takes the form OF
Roland standing in stately majesty, folding
his hands over the hilt of his huge sword,
which reaches from his chest to the ground
in front of him. To the right and left
/ OF mis- Ieel are TWO great cages WdlCnlDB
on either side, while he gazes into the
future. The figure itself is fifty feet in
height and the whole monument is con-
structed from enormous granite blocks from
! the Black forest
Every visitor to Vienna is acquainted with
the elevated approach which leads up to
! the Austrian Houses of Parliament A
fierce conflict was ragged there the other
day between the, police and the retail
grocers of the city, the latter encouraged
in their demonstrations by deputies be-
longing to the Christian socialist party.
1t seems that there is a Grocers' trust
in Vienna, backed by a large capital which
establishes stores at convenient places and
by lowering the price of groceries, drives
the small dealers out of business. The
demonstration was to have Parliament pre-
vent the wholesalers from supplying the
| trust" with commodities. After holding
a meeting at the Rathhaus, 1900 small
grocers marched to the Parliament houses
bearing a black and yellow standard. The
members of the delegations were on the
point of being elected when the police pre-
vented the people from mounting the APP
proach, where the Christian socialist depu-
ties stood encouraging them to advance A
SlIuBBle began duu the pOllNt COTuOH Nds
broken. The police seized the banner but
the great glass windows in the doors were
shattered and the Christian socialists were
beaten accidentally by their own partlsans
The president ordered the police to leave
the House, and the burgomaster, DR.
Luger, himself took the flag in hand and
led the malcontents back to the Rathhaus
The sitting OF Parliament was suspended
the excited deputies expressing in violent
language their displeasure at the entrance
of the police into the precincts of the
House.
The rising activity and influence OF the
labor party in England has led to an or
ganization of manufacturing interests
which is likely to assume important pro
portions in the near future. 1t is called
the Manufacturers Association of Gredt
Britain, and apparently is tory, or Cham
bCrlainite institution, with Jennings 20
wards protection. In declaration of aims
and principles, it defines its objects to b,
the information of the government an,
the country concerning the needs of man
ufacturers; to bring about closer relations
between employers and employees; to dea
with matters of common interest affectinI
manufacturers, such legislation, taxa
tion, rates. etc, and to deal with matter'
of international interest. such as tariffs
trusts, etc The opinion is expressed tina
relations between employers and employee
will be greatly improved If il is shown
that certain conditions OF trade must at
feet both in similar proportion; that in
creased prices mean increased wages; tina
increased competition must lower price
and lower wages, and that bad trade mus
bring reduced employment. The organic
ers feel, they say, that the time has com
when worImen should be instructed in tn
T economies OF production, in questions al
, fecting organization, management of fac
, tories the effect of tariffs, and unlimitet
4 competition. The relative importanc
I which manufacture bears to the prosperit,
Z of the country is not sufficiently appre
e ciated, they think, and they propose L
5 show that the encouragement of employ
I ers is the readiest solution OF the creates
national problem namely, unemployment
Y The declaration closes with an assuranc
- that there is no politics in the new move
/ ment On this point, Of course, everybod
is entitled TO his own opinion.
. Writing in the July Century on Chin
= Awakened" Joseph Franklin Griggs says
A In passing through Picking, the street
7 seem to be the most striking phenomenon