New-York tribune., 1907-01-01

sweeping the parliamentary eleciloLo anu 'iiN
Conservative party winning an equally not
able victory in municipal affairs. the Liberai
government succeeded in annulling the Tan
Vale decision thus giving labor unions spe-
cial privileges and immunities above all Othef
corporatfons and in reducing the strength or
the army and navy, but its attempts to Secu-
larze education and to abolish plural Young
were thwarted by the Peers. sensational
and violent demonstration for woman suffrage
caused some embarrassment and scandal. can
ada adopted a new protective tarlH. New
foundland was still concerned over the hSher-
les Of that cod which the French long ago
called sacred and at last received from the
imperial government mOdus yivendi on the
subject Australia had general election which
left the chaotic triangle chaotic as ever.
Natal suffered a small native revolt and
larger colonial revolt against British interfer-
ence The Transvaal received a constitution
giving it self government. In that Indian EN-
pire which was proclaimed thirty years ago
today the Prince and Princess of Wales con-
cuded memorable visit, resentment was
manifested at the arbitrary partition or Ben
gal and much needed coinage law was en-
acted. while preparations are now i'll prog
ress for the coming visit of the Ameer of AT
ghanistan. treaty made at Pelling as
suring British predomnance in Tibet the boun-
dairy dispute between Egypt and Turkey in the
Sinaitic Peninsula was settled in Egypts favor.
and some boundaries We're adjusted on the
Upper Nile between the Soudan and The Congo
State On the whole, the red spots on the
worlds map lost none of their rOseate hue.
France elected q new President, accepted her
champion Cabinet smasher as Cabinet maker,
eXulted in the complete rehabilitation of the
much wronged Dreyfus and his brave cham
pion Plcquart, and continued inexorably her
battle against CIcricalism and for the separa-
ton of Church and State TO the extent of at
last abolishing the NapoeOnic COncordat Spain
committed herself to the same anti-Clerlca!
contest and saw her young and popular King
married 10 an English princess. Germany had
various sensations in the KOepenick escapada,
the indsCreet publication of the Ilohenohe
memoirs and the Polish school strikes. all at
last Overshadowcd in the rupture between the
government and the ClericalS, the abrupt dis
solution OF the Rcichstag and the beginning
Of a campaign against Ultramontane infu-
enCeS IN German politics. Austria has revo-
lutionizpd herself with the adoption of uni
versal and equal suffrage. Hungary has re-
formed her franchise and come TO a better
understanding with her partner, and the son
of Louis Kossuth has been received not only
by the King az Budapest but also by the En-
peror at Vienna. Italy is wrestling with the
problem OF state ownership of railroads. Hol-
the royal succession, Belgium is debating on
what terms to annex the Congo, and Denmark,
lamentlng the death OF her venerable King.
proceeds prosperousy under the rule OF his sue
cessor. Sweden and Norway are better neigh
bors than they were partners, and the latter
has fully restored her ancient state in the coro-
nation OF King Haakon and Queen Maud. In
Russia the throes of revolution still prevail
The year saw the beginning and the end OF
fla Grct and ,Jncc
Of both anarchism and representations and
counter-terror. The year ended In gloom and
anxiety, but with a promise of an attempt
at another Douma this year. Finland to-day
has a new constitution, under which women
will vote and hold all offices equally with men,
The Balkan States have had year of their
customary petty strifes. Persia has secured
a constitution and n parliament. The contro-
versy over the Congo administration has pro-
ceeded on asymptotic lines with increasing
intensity. Japan has continued her marvellous
career Of progress, and China seems TO have
caught at least touch of inspiration from her.
for she has announced great constitutional re-
FORMS has practically "Japanned" her army
and has decreed the abolition OF the opium
traffic Morocco. finally has persisted in the
lawlessness which leads to the forfeiture Of
independence
Non-political activities have been noteworthy.
The year saw the opening Of the Simplon rail
way tunnel and the completion of English rail.
roads from the Nile to the Red Sea and across
the Isthmus OF Tehuantepec. Peary got nearer
to the North Pole than any of his predeces.
sors, Amundsen completed the navigation Of
the Northwest Passage, Harrison and Nfkkel-
sen engaged in explorations of the Beaufort
Sea, Barrett and Huntington explored the
Iakla Makan Desert, and the Duke Of the
AbTuz4l scaled Ruwenzori and Dr. Cook Mount
Mckinley the highest peaks of two conti.
nents The annals of sports for 1906 include
the rastest time ever made in the classic Derby
race and Il record of fine American achieve
ments In the revived Olympic games. More
was done, probably, in 1906 than in any other
year since M0ntgolhers time TO persuade men
of the practcability of aerial navigation Ae
tronomers observed extraordinary activity I'm
sun spots and discovered half a dozen comets
1t was also an earthquake year with disos
trous shocks in California, Chill and SamoD.
less but still serious shocks in Colombia. tbe
WlndWard Islands, India Formosa BOSNIA
Great Britain, Oregon, Texas and the New
HebT1des, and the appalling eruption Of We
suvius. The worst disaster was that IN q
French mine, which cost thousand Iives hut
others on land and sea, were numerous in this
and other countries. OF personal interest were
the retirement Of Sir Francis Burnand from
the edltorshp or Punch" which he had so
long filed with so much distinction. and tIe
interment Of the remains of John Paul Homes
at Annapolis. Neurology comprised the nomes
Of the King of Denmark Prince AIbrocb+ 30
Brunswick, the President OF Argentina. Rich
ard Seldom, Baron Richthofen Eucen Ricbter
Robert X. Hit, Arthur Il. German. Baron Ko-
DANA, Generals Schoheld, Shafter and WbeaIar
Carl Schurz. Mrs. Jefferson Davis Iady C,,,
Zoh' Mlchael Dayitt Sir Edward Thornton.