The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
FOREIGN.

After numerous contradictory rumors
had been set afoat IN Berlin. Prince Won
Buelow authorized on Monday the an
nOUncemenc that he would retire as soon
as the pending finance reform measure
IN the Reichstag should be disposed OF
one way OF another. The clause in the
pending bill to which the conservatives
most strongly object Is that extending the
inheritance tax TO legacies beQueathed TO
wives or husbands or children. Begin
ming with tax Of l per cent upon an
estate OF 5000. It increases 70 4 per cent
upon an estate Of SlS,OO0. There is also
a tax on fire insurance companies. The
opposition would put a tax on stock
transfers. the output OF mills, and ex-
ports Of coal The tax on bonds and
stocks was adopted, 203 10 155.
Lord Charles Beresford outlined his
naval policy before the London Chamber
Of Commerce. Wednesday, saying that
Englands position was due purely 20 ar
rears in ship building. He advocated q
plan which would give the nation twenty
six Dreadnaughts by 1914, which with i'm
prOVement in stations and store would
cost about 500, uVU,000 At the end OF the
Imperial Press Conference. Beresford
urged the creation Of five distinct navies.
one for each Of the national divisions OF
the empire
A carefully planned raid on the House
OF Commons with a view 10 forcing Pre-
mier AsQuith to hear their appeal for the
right to vote resulted In quite serious
riots about Parliament Square, Tuesday.
and in the arrest Of over 100 Of the milf
tant suffra gettes. including Mrs Park
hurst. the leader Of the movement and
several women Of high social connections
Immense throngs were on hand TO see
the fight for which the police had been
duly prepared and many of the men spec
tators sided with the demonstrators.
Blows were aimed at the police by many
Of the women who refused to suffer ar
rest without resistance. When the first
deputation. headed by Mrs. Parkhurst.
arrived at the door and an inspector OF
police barred the way and handed her a
letter from the premier regretting HIS
inability to receive the women, Mrs.
Parkhurst threw down the letter and
cried; I stand on my rights as the
Kings subject 20 enter the House Of
Commons and she then tried to force her
way in. knocking the inspectors hat on
Those arrested were released on their
own recognizance pending a decision as
to their right TO enter the house.
In a published interview between En-
peror William, Of Germany, and Baron
d dEstournelles de Constant, the former
was quoted as saying that HIS policy was
one OF peace and that England would
get over her nervousness when she real
lied that the country could regain its
lost economic ground mot by a destruc-
tive war, but by an increase in its pro-
ductive activity"
In his latest long poem entitled The
City OF Brass published IN Tuesdays
London Post. Rudyard Kipling sings Of
coming disaster 20 the empire owing to
the socialistic tendencies Of the present
government. His city OF brass" is pic
tured as being weakened by the fone1t-
ing Of envy and the penalizing OF thrift
until II fell a victim to a conquering pow-
er.
Another series Of violent earthouate
shocks disturbed the surviving population
about the ruined city OF Messina, Italy.
Thursday. killing two and injuring sew
eral persons.
During a London reception. Thursday
night, an East Indian student shot and
killed Lieut.. Col Curzon- -WyIlie, political
aid TO Secretary OF State for India. Nor