The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-04
How Foreign Lands
Have Met Their Crises.

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How the paths trod by the various
nations OF the civilized world tend 10
converge toward a common ground Of
experience, understanding and sym
PATTY may be observed in the span of
a 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 commons in February, the al
lance with Spain in March, the ap-
preparation of S7,500,0O0 for old age
pensions next year, the proposal of an
Irish home rule bill 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 abol
ish the veto power Of the house of
lords passed by the commons JUNE 20
by a vote Of 432 to 1877, and the refer
ence Of the Newfoundland fishery dis
pute with America to The Hague tri-
bunal. The government resisted 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. 5, 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. II 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 Pavlof, known as
the "Hangman,p and Including several
plots against the life Of the car him
self, the forward movement III Russia
has contented itself with the progress
propaganda Of the press and educa-
ton The second douma, which was
MARCH ), clashed with the
government from the start over the
question Of martial law throughout the
country. After the douma had repeal
ed q portion Of the court martial code
aud the premier had demanded the
expulsion Of members suspected Of
treason, suddenly the douma was dis
solved BY a virtual military coup d'etat
l6. Under a new electoral pro
gramme intended to exclude the So
,ialist and radical elements, a third
iouma was chosen and began It's SEES
NOV. Z, a combination of Con.
Democrats and Octobrists
n control,
GERMANY The government Of EN-
'eror William had tie satisfaction Of ,
decreasing the numerical strength Of
he Socialists in The reichstag as the !
esult Of the February elections, and /,
'hancellor 0 Bulow took this to be
vote Of confidence Notwithstanding
hat the Socialists were able to point
o the fact that their popular vote had J
Teatly Increased, the reduction in ,
heir representation being due to the ,
electoral laws. The gov. ,
rnment was greatly embarrassed over .
be exposure Of immoral life among :
igh court and army officials by Ed ,
or Harden Of zukunft, who was ac. :
uitted In October Of the charge OF /.
preferred by Count Won !
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FRANCE-The Clemenceau miniatrv !
'eered the republic through a period !
! internai dirhirbancen closely resam- \
ING civn war, past TIE d-angarons q
nte1s q church and state soparafSa \
% - began . costly RAx e G ,