Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-26
How Foreign Lands
G,2ve Net Their Crises.

experience, understanding and sym
pathy may bo observed in the span of
a single year.
ENGLAND. In the hands of the
Liberal crow. with Premier Campbcu-
Zimmerman at the wheel King Ed
wards ship Of state has eyoped its
way forward through gathering clouds
of social unrest ana Industrial deprcs.
sion, getting ono pretty hard bumps.
Fear Of the rising tide Of Socialism
brought Coz ScrvatiVeS ana Liberals
virtually into the same camp. De
cisive moves made by tho Banner
man government were the passage of
church di,csf5blishmcnt in principle
by the commons in February, the al
lance with spain in March, the APP
pronriaton Of $4,000 GO for old age
pensions neXl year. the proposal of an
Irish home rule bill providing an cleo
tive national council subject to veto of
lord licutcnant but which was with
drawn after being rejected by the Irish
party. in Ma the proposal to abol-
ish the veto power OF the house Of
1 y -
by vote OF i"2 TO 1877, and the refer
ence of the N- found0nd fishery dis
pute with America to The Hague tri-
bunal. The government resisted with
much difficulty 'hc growing movement
for woman suffrage.
JAMAICA.-TAc alfront to the Unit.
ed States in the election of Admiral
Davis from Kingston when his men
had volunteered help to the earthquake
sufferers was arpcascd by the retire
ment of Govcrr or Swcttenham.
CANADA Tho influx of orentals
eliminated H. serious riots at vancou-
yer SEPT. 3, for which due apologies
were made to Japan. The new Lord s
day law went mo effect, making the
Canadian Sunday as blue as whet-
stone.
RUSSIA. The revolution of force
has taken year Off, comparatively
speaking. Willie the organization of
terrorists has made itself felt in the
assassination OF q number of army and
provincial officials, beginning In Jan
uary with General Pavloff. known as
the "Hangman, and including several
plots against The life of the car him
self, the forward movement in Russia
has contentcd itself with the progress
i've propaganda Of the press and educa-
ton. The second douma. which was
opened MARCH >, FLASHED with the
government from the start over the
question Of marital law throughout the
country. After the douma had repeal
ed a portion of tie 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 1G. Under n new electoral pro.
gramme intended to exclude the So
cialist and radica elements, third
douma was chosen and began Its SEES
sions NOV. I, combination Of Con
stitutional Democrats and Octobrists
in control.
GERMANY.-Thc 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, anC
Chancellor Won Bulow took this to be
a vote OF confidence Notwithstanding
that the Socialists were able to poin
TO the fact that their popular vote hat
greatly increased, the reduction II
their representation being due to thu
anomalous electoral laws. The gov
eminent was greatly embarrassed owe
the exposure OF immoral life anon,
high court and army officials by Ed
itor Harden of Xukunft, who was az
quilted in October Of Inc charge o
defamation preferred by Count Vol
! Moltke
FRANCE.-The Clcmenneau m!nistr,
steered the republic through n perio(
| of internal disturbances closely resem
bling civil war, past the dangerou,
! waters of church and sta separation
and has begun n costly war of disci
/ pine and repression IN Morocco. Tn
serious revolt of the Vine grower
came to a head in May under the lead
ership Of NJ. Albert, with the reslgna
ton Of many city mayors and council
/ In affected districts and the sympa
thctc mutiny of some Of the troop
sent to restore order Gradually tn
government got the situa ion in ham
after promising legislative measure
to restrict the operations Of the suga
using wine growers,
MOROCCO.-On AUG. 6 the Frenc
and Spanish warships al Casablanc
joined in n bombardmcnt of the tow
on the pretcxt that native tribesmeI
had oyera we'd the local government S
as to endanger Christian lives Late
the Spanlards withdrew, and tn
French forces took entire control o
the city and engaged in a series of bal
ties with the attacking tribesmer
AUSTRIA.-The universal suffrage bill
was accepted in January - the uppe
house Of the reichsrath; thus the frar
chise was conferred on every NAL
Austrian twenty -four years old. III
ensuing elections in May we're won b
the Socialist and Radical parties. BEL
GIUM.-The parliament in May too
over the control Of the Kongo. Kin
Leopold having withdrawn his oppos
ton. SWEDEN Universal suffra G
and proportional representation woI
put into effect in Sweden, whose vel
cradle King oscar died DEC. an
was succeeded by Gustav V. SPAIN
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria pr,
scented the Spanish people with an he
to the throne. PORTUGAL.-Oppos
ton to the virtual dictatorship OF Pr'
mer Elanco under King Carlos almos
reached the point OF open rebellion |