Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31
How Foreign Lands
Have Met Their Crises.

How the paths trod by the various
nations of the civilized world tend o
converge toward a common ground of
experience, understanding and SYM
patty may be observed in the span of
| 4 single year.
ENGLAND.-In the hands of the
Liberal crew, with Premier Campbell
| Zimmerman at the wheel, King Ed
wards ship of state has CROPPED its
| way forward through gathering clouds
of social unrest and Industrial depres-
| sion. getting some pretty hard bumps.
| Fear of the rising tide of Socialism
| brought Conservatives and Liberals
virtually into the same camp. De
cisive moves made by the Banner
| man government were the passage of
| church diSestablishment. in principle
| by the comtnons in February, the al
lance with Spain in March, the APP
preparation of S7,J00,000- for old age
pensions next year, the proposal of an
Irish home rule bin, providing an cleo
| tive national council subject to veto of
| lord lieutenant, but which was with
| drawn after being rejected by the Irish
party, in May, the proposal to ahol-
| ish the veto power of the house of
! lords passed by the commons JUNE 26
by vote of 432 to 1871, and the refer
ence of the Newfoundland fishery dis
pute with America TO The hague tri-
bupal. The governmentaFesisted with
much difficulty the growing movement
| for woman suffrage
JAMAICA-The affront to the Unit
| ed States in the election of Admiral
Davis from Kingston when his men
had volunteered help to the earthquake
sufferers was appeased by the retire
ment of Governor Swettenham.
| CANADA.-The influx of orientals
| eliminated in serious riots at Vancou-
YER SEPT. ). for which due apologies
were made to Japan. The new Lords
day law went into effect, making the
Canadian Sunday as blue as a whet-
stone.
RUSSIA. = The revolution of force
has taken a year off. comparatively
speaking While the organization of
terrorists has made itself, felt in the
assassination of a 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 contented itself with the progress
i've propaganda of the press and educa
| ton. The second douma, which was
opened MARCH 5, clashed with the
government from the start over the
question of martial law throughout the
country. After the douma had repeal
ed portion of the court martial code
and the premier had demanded tbC
expulsion of members suspected OF
treason, suddenly the douma was dis
solved by virtual military coup detar
JUNE 10. Under new electoral pro
granme intended to exclude the So
cialist and radical elements, a thirt
douma was chosen and began its ses
sions NOV. Z, q combination of Con
stitutional Democrats and Octobrist.
in control
GERMANY.-The government of EN-
peror William had the satisfaction O
decreasing the numerical strength o
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result of the February elections, an,
Chancellor Won Bulow took this to b
a vote of confidence notwitbstandin,
that the Socialists were able TO poin
to the fact that their popular vote ha,
greatly increased, the reduction Il
their representation being due to th
anomalous electoral laws. The gov
eminent was greatly embarrassed owe
: the exposure of immoral life amon
high court and army. officials by Ed
itor Harden of Zulzunft, who was &C
quilted in October of the charge 0
: defamation preferred by Count vol
Mtltke.
FRANCE.-The Clemeneeau ministl-
steered the republic through perIo
Of internal disturbances closely resen
bling civil war. past the dangeEou
, waters Of church and state separation
and has begun a costly war of disc
y