New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-17
f7c,,staut Reader Tells What He
Missed in Last Week'S Papers.

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= .rssr row has caused all the other North
.,osrfcan republics TO form peace union" re-
.,on5ed the Constant Reader. $50, YOU see. we
80 a eort OF Hague tribunal this side OF
.ba Atlantic that not only talks peace but
.s,s 20 enforce 1t. After conferences between
,bs stste Department and the Mexican Anlbas-
.s5or Il vas decided that the United States and
,.sr;co should unite with Salvador, Costa RIGA
a-d Guatemala in asking Honduras and Mica
.o,,a 70 settle their difficulties without fight.
The oeacsma5ng Roosevelt was behind the
-bo1a Man which proved go successful that
ho,t7 the beligerent states have assured the
president that they would try TO arbitrate their
troubles.
~T5-ere IL not for the United States there would
most likely be war in Santo Domingo also. On
discovering that a rebellion was just about 20
break out In that turbulent little republic WASH
tneton ordered the warships which were Just
shout 10 leave Dominican waters TO remain
there ready for action.
Nor are these all OF the New World Quarrels
which Uncle Sam is watching most alertly just
TOW. Hayti has got into dispute with Ger
many which has strained the relations of those
two governments. Certain German bankers
have refused to return TO Hayti large sums OF
money alleged 10 have been obtained fraudu-
,ently. The German Minister has taken the side
q the bankers, affirming that there has been no
fraud. and so there is a great row, which is as
suraing International proportions.
IN Venezuela another revolution has broken
cut against President Castro. II is headed by
General Antonio Paroles"
IN our last talk you said that San Francisco
officials were hurrying to Washington to confer
with the President concerning the Japanese
school question: said the Busy Man. Il sup
pose II didn't take the President long to settle
the business.
1T has been slow work." replied the Constant
Reader. Many conferences have been held BE-
tween federal Off -als and San Francisco author
tiles. and finally a temporary understanding
was reached Il was decided that legislation
should be enacted whereby japanese coolies
should be excluded from the United States and
that san Francisco should readmit Japanese
children to its white schools. Accordingly, an
effort viii be made to have the immigration bill
which is now before Congress amended so that
it Ill provide for japanese exclusion"
But will not this arouse the ire of Japan"
interrupted the Busy Man.
The Japanese Ambassador says that his gov
eminent assents TO such an arrangement was
the Constant Readers response. The contem-
plated change in the immigration law does not
specifically refer to Japanese, and therefore the
national pride of Japan is guarded from injury.
the President Will enable him effectually to stop
the present practice of Japanese who obtain
passports to Hawaii. the Philippines, etc, and
then, having gained admission TO the insulaT
possessions % this country flock 10 San Fran
cisco and other ports Of the continental terri
tory OF the United States. Furthermore. the
japanese government has persistently declared
its opposition TO the emigration OF its subjects
10 the United States proper and has steadfastly
refused 10 issue passports TO its coolie subjects
TO come TO this country.
Meantime, Japans House of Representatives
passed the record breaking budget for 19O7-OS
without the slightest chrtailment, involving an
expenditure Of S3O5 100000"
What is all this talk about woman suffragists
being Inobbed In London" asked the Busy Man
abruptly.
The women led in the mobbing" replied the
Constant Reader In their desire that the
House of Commons pass a yoman's suffrage bill
bands Of women have tried TO take the House
by storm. On one occasion a large force of
police had their hands full in defending the
precincts of Parliament from sunragist raids.
Every entrance to the House Of Commons was
guarded by detachments Of policemen, while
other officers Of the law were engaged In clear
ing the adjacent streets, and body Of fifty
constables was kept in reserve for emergency.
sixty women were arrested.
The war between the House Of Commons
and the House OF Lords has opened. the former
planning TO limit the veto power OF the latter.
To carry out the governments promise TO the
Irish 4 bill introduced granting sort OF
homo rule to the people of Erin, and providing
for an Irish Council which VIII have large ad-
ministra tive but small legislative powers"
7 heard somewhere that Russia was so pros
porous that discomfort was dying out there,
said the Busy Mar.
1t must have been some other country" re-
sponded the Constant Reader Russia is ir the
throcs Of famine. and, according 10 Alexis AL
adyin, leader Of the Peasant and Labor party in
the Russian Douma, who has come TO this coun-
Try % raise relief funds, there are 3O000,00O peo-
pie in tn Russian Empire to-day who suffer for
lack Of enough food. OF these a million Will die.
he says. 9 there is no relief The Russian cleo
tcEs continue TO show gains for the opposition
- the government party. The Constitutional
Democrats have swept the larger cities"
Persia seemed to be the brink Of revo-
luton last week" continued the Constant Read
or. because the new Shah refused to recognize
fle recently established constitution But when
tho people seized the arsenal at TabriZ and
closed the government Offices, threatening to
elect d shan Of more liberal mind, the monarch
Welded and granted all the popular demands
China. meantime, is about to lose a wise official
Sir Ro3ert Hart, director general OF Chinese I'M
pe-t3! customs. will leave China for England at
the I'd OF February d two years leave or ab-
serce. and IS said that he IL not likely ever 70
retarn. This Is regarded as the outcome OF the
appointment last summer of Chinese as customs
commissioner
= week ago YOU said that Otto Kelsey, Super
inteudent % Insurance might soon lose his Off
cial hesG," said the Busy Man. Nor, under
stand mat 9fr Kelsey has announced that no
oodr car put him cut"
Not n many words" was the response.
Ff.eEds of Mr. Kelsey are seeking 10 obtain
mE1c-iJs l.. Ire Senate 10 vote against his dis
n.issal WHICH The Governor asks for it. But there
has been al kinds q talk concerning the maj
fer One report had IT that Fir. he lsey sent tie
SoFs-nor letter refusing to resign AIHally'
however has lad other things TO interest IL nc
sides the Kelsey affair. 4 bill was introduced
by ASsernblyman Merritt authorizing the GOV
eTnor cali & convention 20 franc uniform laws
governing insurance, divorce. labor pubic utIi-
ily questions and kindred subjects TWO lia-
gprtaut tax measures were also introduced, oae
hHing hiEn rates for Inheritance taNatloIl' INC
Other designed u hit personal dodgers.
That Joy Limo catastrophe keeps growing III
AorTor the more one hears OF H. SAID inc buSS