La Junta tribune., 1908-01-04
How Foreign Lands
Have Met Their Crises.

How the paths trUl by the various
nations OF ,h,>,.ivilized world tend to
converge toward II common ground of
experience. understanding and sym
patty may be observed In the span OF
a single year.
ENGI.AND.-Iu the hands of the
l.ibcrll crew. with Premier Campbell
Zimmerman mt the wheel. King Ed
warts ship of state has CROPPED Its
way forward through gathering clouds
OF social unrest and Industrial dcpres-
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 10y the Banner
man government We're the passage of
church dlscstablishmcDt In principle
by the commons In February, the n
lance with Spain in March. the np-
preparation OF SI.5OO,0OO for old age
pensions next year, the proposal of IN
Irish home rule bill providing an cleo
tive national council subject 10 veto of
lord. .iieutenant. but which was with
'irawn after being rejected by the Irish
party, Ia May. the proposal to abol-
ish the veto power Of the house OF
lords passed by the commons JUNE 20
by vote of 432 to 1877. and the refer
ence OF the Newfoundland fishery dis
pute with America TO The Hague trl-
bunal. The government resisted with
much difficulty the growing movement
for woman suffrage.
In Hpn Mt IN hn T.
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 Swettcnham.
CANADA-The influx of orientals
cuIminated In serious riots at Nnncou-
ser SEPT. 3. for which due apologies
were made to Japan. The new Lord $
day law went into effect. making the
Canadian Sunday AS blue MS II whct-
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 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 czar him
self, the forward movement in Russia
has contented itself with the progress
i've propaganda of the press and educa-
ton. The second doumn. 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
cd portion of the court martial code
and the premier had demanded the
expulsion of members suspected of
treason, suddenly the douma was dis
solved by virtual military coup d'etat
June 1G. Under a new electoral pro-
granIIne Intended to exclude the So
clallst and radical elements. third
douma was chosen and began its ses-
sions NOV. :, combination Of Con-
stitutional Democrats and OctObrlsts
In control.
GERMANY.-The government Of En-
peror William had the satisfaction Of
decreasing the numerical strength of
the Socialists In the reicllstag ns the
result Of the February elections. and
Chancellor Won Bulow took this to he
Il vote of confidence notwithstanding
that the Socialists were able to point
10 the fact that their popular vote had
greatly Increased. the reduction In
their representation being due To the
anomalous electoral laws. The gov
ernment was greatly embarrassed over
the exposure Of immoral life among
high court and army Officinls by Ed
itor Harden Of Zukunft, who was ac-
quilted In October Of the charge OF
defamation preferred by Count Won
Moltke.
FRANCE.-The Clemenceau ministry
steeresl the republic through period
Of Internal disturbances closely resen-
bling civil war, past the dangerous
waters OF church and state separation.
and has begun = costly war Of disci-