Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-01

interior, who successfully headed off a labor revolt when the general strike was declared, MAY 1. In the succeed ing elections the government was sus- tained, and on OCT. 19 Clemenceau succeeded Sarrien as premier and brought Colonel Picquart vindlcation by making him war minister. The con. demnation of Dreyfus had been finally annulled by the supreme court, JULY F. and he had been restored to the army, with command of a division. Clemenceau's great crisis came, DEC. II, when with firm hand he proceeded to execute the separation law. sending the pope's ambassador to the frontier and taking forcible possession of the church property. Passive resistance was urged by the church leaders.
 RUSSIA.-The czar announced on APRIL 24 constitution, the purpose of which was to retain his control of the army and navy, to declare his right to dissolve the douma and to give the upper house, or council of state, the right to pass upon all legislation. Thus circumscribed. the first Russian parliament was opened at St. Peters burg MAY 10 by the czar in person. The Constitutional Democrats were in a large majority, and there was large peasant representation. A strong ad- dress demanding political amnesty, universal suffrage. land for peasants and legislative independence of the douma was adopted, but it was reject ed by Premier Goremykin. After talk ing continuously for two months and eleven days without tangible result the douma suddenly was dissolved by the czar JULY g.
 The oppressive measures which had been used against the liberal classes by Minister of the Interior Durnovo were now intensified under the pre- miership of NJ. Stolypin. thousands of intellectuals being banished to Siberia and many serious Hebrew massacres resulting. the worst of which were at Bialystok on JUNE IT and at siedlce on SEPT. s. Repression was answer ed by terrorism and assassination, and a series of peasant upr;slngs beyIn- ming JULY % destroyed many fine es- tates and spoiled the crops.
 On JULY 90 in anticipation of the long expected general strike there be- gan a number of bloody mutinies at Sveaborg. Finland. at Cronstadt. at Re- val and on the Black sea. Mutinies also occurred frequently in the army. even the czar's guard regiment being affected. The bulk of the army and navy remained loyal. however. and these sporadic revolts were crushed with stern hand. The general strike. too. proved ineffective. Famine Is Rus sia's winter guest.
 GERMANY.-Barring the costly colo nial war in southwest Africa. which caused the dissolution of the relchstag DEC. 13. the kaiser's people had busy and prosperous year. The effect of the treaty signed at Al eciras. Spain. APRIL [. providing a joint interna- tional control in Morocco. was proof enough that the AngioFrench alliance could not ignore Germany. A grandson to the kaiser was born JULY A.
 SPAIN.-Two events within the Span fish realm commanded the attention of the world-s One was the international conference at AIgeciras. The other was the bomb-punctured wedding ceremo- ny of King Alfonso and Princess Ena at Madrid MAY3f
 NORWAY.-At Norway's ancient cap ital. TrondhJem. JUNE 22. the newly elected King Haakon VII and Queen Maud were crowned
 PERsIA--The age-Ionz hypnotic spell of sbsolutisn which had held back progress in Persia gave vsy at last be- fore the influence of Russia-s terrific ferment The leading merchants and nnllahs voiced the aspiration for self and the shah co1voked q assembly to be known ss the ho1se of justice JAN. 24 and granted constitution AUG IS.
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