Morris tribune., 1907-03-02

would s. on the communes. He point
Cd out that the bishops and priests did
not lose their identity through the sep
|aration law or their oflicial standing
in the state and that 1t would be con-
trary to free thought to attempt to
tmodify the Catholic religion. CIemen-
ceau indicated his surrender TO the
BRAND position and made no speech.
The division showed 3S9 votes for the
BRAND policy to Ss against 1t.
William Not eelIissrsnt
Emperor William opened the new
reichstag at Berlin and in his speech
from the throne confirmed the Won
Bulow announcement He said the
general situation warranted the assur-
ance OF international peace and that
he would take part in the coming
Hague conference, hoping to see fur
ther developed the laws among ma
tions for the good OF humanity and Of
peace. He was glad to say that "the
healthy spirit OF the country had
checked the Socialist movement. "sub-
versive of the state and society" The
speech announced the coming budget
for the expenses of the southwest Af-
rican campaign, which led to the dis
solution Of the last reichstag. The So
cialists refused to attend the opening
session.
Venezuela Revolt Crushed.
The state department has received a
message from the American consul at
Port OF Spain. Trinidad, saying that
General Parades and seventeen other
leaders Of the revolutionary expedition
| had been captured and executed by
the government troops. The struggle
Of these reyolutionists had lasted bare
" week, and vet It was said to be
the most thoroughly organized affair
| Of the kind in many years. The Pa
rades expedition had sailed from New
York Dec. % last and had waited at
Trinidad until the arrival of large
steam yacht bought In Liverpool On
objection from the British authorities.
he then changed his base to French
Guiana and entered Venezuela In the
state Of Maturin Feb. {. Parades was
at one time Castro's prisoner of war
for three years, but had been released
by act OF amnesty.
Japan Apparently Satisfied.
Dispatches from Tokyo after the pas
sage of the American exclusion bill re-
port the tone Of the leading newspa-
pers as eminently pacific and quiet.
Foreign Minister Hayashi has explain
ed that after the present treaty should
be concluded Japan would then seek
to remove consular jurisdiction, and
for this some sacrifice was necessary.
The news was not taken quite SO calm
" by the populace. and especially the
japanese in Hawaii were wroth. The
latter held mass meeting at Homo
lulu and cabled resolution to Presi-
dent Roosevelt protesting In the name
of humanity and liberty against the
prohibition Of their immigration to the
United States. as 1t enslayed them per-
manently to Hawaiian capitalists.
Central Americans Fighting.
While arrangements for arbitration
were still in progress Feb. 1S the
forces Of Honduras and Nicaragua en-
gagged in a battle along the border, and
one report said that the Niearaguans,
having the best of the fight, invaded
Honduras. Another report was that the
invaders were driven back with loss.
Honduras then declared war.
Great Naval Basin Opened.
At Davenport, England, the new Key
ham docks, which In connection with
the artificial basin thirty-five acres in
extent form the greatest naval dock
yard scheme in the world. were opened
Feb. p. From this basin entrance is
made into three docks 740 feet long
and forty-five feet deep.