The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28
Kins EAward's Influence.


 London.
 King Edwards Influence. King Edwards powerful influence on international politics is discussed
 in . remarkable book by Rudolf Mar
 tin. . Government official. entitled
 Kaiser Wilhelm II and King Edward VII"
 Herr Martin declares that King Ed
 ward is . modem Caesar. who in | foreign affairs governs absolutely l without allowing his subjects to per l ceive how extensive his power has be- come. The king. he says. is really Elm
 peror of England. and whether Con-
 seravtives or Liberals are in power Edward VII directs and controls Brit
 ish foreign policy.
 The author endeavors to show that
 King Edwards personal powerh has | been so developed that he Is able to | shape British foreign policy contrary 1 to the wishes of the British nation. The ideal triple alliance. says Herr Martin. would be one between Great
 Britian. the United States and Germa- . ny. which have more interest in com. mon than any other countries in the | world.
 | Trades Against Jews. The case of Count Puckler is at | tracting much attention in Berlin. The
 Count. who Seems to have anti-Semit-
 ism on the brain, has been for many
 years making fiery speeches against
 the Jews. His tirades were so violent
 that. after being fined several times.
 without effect, he was sentenced to four months imprisonment. The incorrigible count was no soon- CT out of jail than he called another | public meeting" whichwas attended by the usual crowd who came more to be
 amused by the Counts philippics than out of sympathy with his views. He was prevented. however, from | making his oration by the police, who | informed the audience that the Count had been certified insane, and there- fore could not make public speech. | The Count has now issued an indig- nant proclamation" in which he de- clares he must be sane, or kwhy should
 he save been kept in jail for his full sentence, and not sent to an aeylum'
 He admits that four doctors examined
 him in prison, and that three of them | said he was insane, but he said their
 examination was not exhaustive. The Count ertainla yppears to be crazy on
 one point-hatred of the Jews. Railroad z Scandal. A commission of representatives of
 tho Russian ministries of Communica-
 
 ma in order to investigate a railroad
 scandal involving over fifteen million roubles.
 Every recent work of railroad con- struction in the Vilno district has been carried on dishonesty. According to the evidence already In the commits sion's hands. hundreds of blocks of supposed solid cement used in bridge construction are filled with earth. The officials stole the iron g;rders. and re- placed them with wood; and at one railroad jWuction, three hundred yards of rails disappeared bodily. Liberties Have Disappeared. During the time elapsed since the
 dissolution of the Russian Douma, the last remnants of Isussia's hard-won liberties have disappeared. The laws remain the same as before. But acting on circulars from St Pet
 ersbrrg. the provincial governors have begun an administrative campaign against freedom of speech and of the
 press which recalls the methods of the
 late V1acheslav Plehve.
 Since the 18th of this month, every
 Liberal newspaper in Moscow. Odessa
 and Kharkof fhas been fined at least
 once. The Moscow Parus" was fined -four times ;and in defauit of payment of 5000 roubles, tic editor was sent to gaol.
 A knarkO11 e0ftreSS was sent to goal for three months for quoting The London Times. For saying that The dissolution would affect Russias cred it," the proprietor. editor and publish CT of another Kharkoff newspaper were exiled.
 In the smaller provincial towns tho newspapers have been seized as they came out Newsboys found selling them have been fined. or imprisoned. Tho proclamations issued by tho To- cal governors are curiosities. In St. Petersburg publishers of "untrust- worthy interpretations Of the govern
 ments acts" are thu atened with fines of $1,500. In Samara. an official proc lamation threatens with three months baol any person expressing opinions which might lead to disaffection." In the neighboring government of Sarat- off, the residents are enjoined under penalty ito preserve a loyal demeanor." In Moscow alone. HOO arrests of suspects were made in three days. In
 addition cores of innocent citizens have been fined or imprisoned for ut tering incautioIs remarks. In Kazan, the police arrested two school girls
 for writing on Wall: 'The Douma
 is dissolved. Who will dissolve the
 government?"
 Ancient Art of Dentistry.
 While unthoughtful moderns. says
 The London Globe, regard dentistry as