The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11

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tanned integrally
King Leopold. after its annexa-
ton, This means that Belgium will
proceed to annex the Kongo after a
full accounting of it's obligations and
concessions.
Austrian Universal Suffrage.
On Dec. q the upper house Of the
Austrian. or Ci%sleithan, reichsrath ac-
eepted without amendment the bill es-
tabl;shing universal suffrage, which
previously had been passed by the
house Of representatives. For a time
the members of the upper chamber
had shown themselves disposed to
make a stand in favor of plural vot-
ing. but ultimately they succumbed to
the fear of being swamped by a whole
sale creation Of new peers. By this
measure. which will be signed by En-
peror Francis Joseph after the holt
days, the parliamentary franchise is
conferred on every male Austrian
twenty-four years old who has been
domiciled In a constituency for ut least
a year. and every one who has been
possessed of Austrian citizenship for
It least three years. will be eligible to
the lower house. The adoption Of uni
versal suffrage In Austria puts an end
to one Of the most complex electoral
systems that have aver existed.
On the same day the passive resist
ance strike Of the 25.000 employees of
the postoflce began throughout the
country. with the exception Of Bohe-
mia. The employees, in addition to OBJ.
serving infinitely the red tape regula-
lions, many of which are half a CEN
tury old, do everything with the ut
most slowness. There was q delay of
two hours in the mornings first mail
delivery. and this increased through
out the day. The chief pecuniary losers
are the banks and commercial houses.
Trade was generally crippled.
French Worship Bill Passed.
While the evacuation of church prop
critics by the Catholic clergy of France
continued, the chamber of deputies
passed, 377 to 11S. the new laws reg
ulating the exercise of public worship.
Minister Of Public Worship BRAND
said that the governments viewpoint
had not changed. The project was not
the result Of the pope's attitude. but
had been we'll considered. The gov
eminent had long known all the stages
through which the papacy would U
1t to pass. Continuing, he said:
1--WE have made to the Catholics. to
the clergy, all possible concessions. l
know no servitude comparable to that
they have shown in making submis-
sion to Rome. One declaration annual
II is not a vexatious hardship. We
have not lost our sang froid, having on
U side right and power"
Here NJ. de Ramel. Conservative, in
disrupted the speaker, saying. "When
You took the inventories you had re-
course to force"
N. BRAND. retorted, I'VE have not
needed fierce and win not need it"
Applause from the Lett
Continuing, the minister said: I'm
bringing out the project ! profess to
be- in logical accord with myself. The
Mutation Is not disturbing. A. N. Ri
bot declared. It Is excellent that sep
aration is accomplished absolutely.
The churches are open. There Is no
religious budget. The priests are not
functionaries Of the state. The.cotn-
try Is calm. It is q startling %justidca-
tion Of our pacific policy. We have the
consciousness Of having with us the
entire country"
i Christmas came and went in France
without the midnight mass.
.uprisings In Cuba.
!, Unsettled conditions exist in certain
parts of Cuba. and In Santa Clara prov
bnce some lawless bands are operating
and pillaging. At the governors in
stance General Bell has ordered a con-.
siderable reinforcement Of the garri-
son of American troops in that prov
1nce. Governor Magoon, at Havana.
has reported these facts to Secretary
Taft.
/ For the first time since the second
bccupation Of the island by the Amer
5cans It has become necessary for the
troops to undertake themselves the