St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-25
How Foreign Lands
Have Met Their Crises.

| udtlOuS VI tue clVlilZetl WOriu tenn LC
converge toward a common ground OF
experience, understanding and sym
pathy may be observ ed In the span of
single year.
ENGLAND.-In tive hands of the
Liberal crew. with Fremier Campbell.
Bannerman at the wheel, King Ed
! wards ship of state has CROPPED its
way forward through gathering clouds
| of social unrest and Industrial depres-
sion, getting some pretty hard bumps.
Fear of the rising tide of Socialism
brought Conservatives and Liberals
virtually into the same camp. De
| ciSive moves made by the Banner
man governme Mt were the passage of
| church disest; blishment in principle
by the commons in February, the al
lance with Spain in March, the ap-
preparation Of $7,500,000 for. old age
pensions Dext year. the proposal Of an
Irish home rule bill providing an cleo
tive national council subject to veto of
lord lieutenant but which was with
drawn after being rejected by the Irish
party, in May, the proposal to abol-
ish the veto power Of the house of
lords passed by the commons JUNE 26
by vote OF 432 to 1877, and the refer
ence of tie Newfoundland fishery dis
pute with America to The Hague tri-
bunal. The government resisted with
much fficulty the growing movement
for woman suffrage.
JAMAICA-The affront to the Unit
ed States in the election of Admiral
Davis from Kingston when his men
had volunteered help to the earthquake
sufferers was appeased by the retire
ment of Governor Swettenham.
CAllADA.-The influx of orientals
eliminated in serious riots at Vancou-
yer SEPT. 8, for which due apologies
were made to Japan. The new Lords
day law went into effect, making the
Canad an Sunday as blue as whet-
stone
RUSSIA. - The revolution of force
has taken a year off, comparatively
speaking While the organization of
terrorists has made itself felt in the
assassination of a number of army and
provincial officials, beginning in Jan
uary with General Pavloff. known ais
the "Hangman," and including several
plots against the life of the car him
self, the forward movement in Russia
has contented itself with the progress
I've propaganda of the press and educa-
ton. The second douma, which was
opened MARCH 5, clashed with the
government from the start over the
question of martial law throughout the
country. After the douma had repeal
ed portion Of the court martial code
and the premier had demanded the
expulsion of members suspected of
treason, suddenly the douma was dis
solved by virtual military coup d'etat :
JUNE is. Under new electoral pro-
gramme intended to exclude the So
cialist and radical elements, a third
douma was chosen and began its ses-
sions NOV Z, a combination of Con-
stitutional Democrats and Octobrists
In control
GERMANY.-The government Of EN-
peror William had the satisfaction of
decreasing the numerical strength of
the Socialists in the reichstag as the
result of the February elections, and
Chancellor Won Bulow took this to be
a vote Of confidence Notwithstanding
that the Socialists were able to point
to the fact that their popular vote had
greatly increased. the reduction In
their representation being due to the
anomalous electoral laws The gov
eminent was greatly embarrassed over
the exposure of immoral life among
high court and army officials by Ed
itor Harden of Zukunft, who was ac-
quilted in October of the charge of
defamation preferred by Count Won
Moltke.
FRANCE-The Clemenceau ministry
steered the republic through a period
Of internal disturbances closely resem-
bling civil war, past the dangerous
waters of church and state separation
and has begun a costly war of disci-
pline and repression in Morocco The
serious revolt of the wine growers
came to a head in May under the lead
ership of NJ. Albert, with the resigna-
ton of many city mayors and councils
In affected districts and the sympa-
thetic mutiny Of some of the troops
sent to restore order. Gradually the
government got the situation in hand
after promising legislative measures
to restrict the operations of the sugar
using wine growers.
MOROCCO.-On AUG. 6 the French
and Spanish warships at Casablanca
Joined in a bombardment of the town
On the pretext that native tribesmen
had overawed the local government so
rs to endanger Christian lives. Later
The Spaniards withdrew, and the
French forces took entire control of |
The city and engaged in series of bat
les with the attacking trihocnnan ]