Morris tribune., 1907-05-18

Augustin Birrell. cal affairs. He
would admit that Dublin castle rule"
had proved a failure To take over
eminent. agriculture and technical in
struction, public works, education, cor
rection and the registrars Office, the
bill proposes to set up national coun-
ell consisting of eighty-two elected and
twenty-four nominated members = be-
sides the under secretary ex-officio
The members would be elected from
local franchise which gives peers
and women the right to vote. The
King would name the first non-electfye
members and after that they would be
named by the lord lieutenant But no
act Of the council would be valid I'M
less approved by the lord lieutenant,
and any vetoes by him would be open
for discussion before the imperial par
lament. For funds it Is proposed to
create an Irish treasury to be replen-
ished every five years by act of par
lament, starting at about 100000
year for current expenses
American Bill In Reichstaq.
In the reichstag at Berlin the secre-
tary of the interior introduced the bill
authorizing the proposed trade agree
ment with the United States, explain
ing that it was the first step toward
permanent reciprocal treaty. The meas
ure was then referred to a special COM
mittee Of twenty eight. including COM
mercial experts. During the debate
Count Wehner-Posadowski the chief
secretary, said the agreement was far
from satisfactory, but would serve to
preserve friendly relations till some
thing better could be obtained. Amer
lea should recollect that Germany is
one of her best customers" No seri-
Gus opposition appeared.
Canada Bars Sunday Papers.
Acting under the new Lords day act,
officers of the Canadian government
have been posted along the American
frontier to refuse admittance to all
Sunday papers issued in the States.
More than $4,000 papers were thus
held up. People accustomed to getting
these papers are making a great ado
and sending protests to Ottawa
Domingo Now Under Our Wing.
Since the ratification of the new
treaty between the United States and
San Domingo by the Dominican con-
gress. May 8, the prevailing opinion in
this country has been that it involves
a radical departure from traditional
American policy toward the smaller re-
public of Spanish America. By this
treaty, which is expected to take the |
place of the. one pending before the
American senate for the last two |
years, the United States will become |
the financial trustee of San Domingo |
and in that capacity must exercise vir- |
tual police powers incident to the con- |
troll of customs. Up to this time the !
supervisory powers conferred by the |
Morales Dillingham; treaty of 1904. |
which was rejected by the American |
senate. have been exercised under |
modus vivendi placing an American I
collector in charge of customs receipts
in the interest of foreign creditors.
The new treaty enables the president of |
the United States to appoint a receiver
of Dominican customs during the term
Of bonds to be taken by a New York
bank. the proceeds of which by agree
ment are to satisfy all creditors of San
Domingo on so per cent basis. The
issue is to be for $20.OO0O0O in per
cent. bonds, to run fifty years.
No More of "The Mikado."
The British government has formally
ordered the discontinuance Of all per-
formances of the comic opera, "The
because of it's offensiveness
to japanese citizens.