Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-21
INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN PARKWAY COUNTRIES

Railroad construction is progressing
in the remoter regions of the old world
at notable pace. BY far the greatest
as we'll as the longest road under way
is the Cape to Cairo road, penetrating
the entire length of eastern AFRICA,
says the Omaha Bee. Construction is
miles having been completed, leaving
| about $500 miles of construction to lin
ish the longest railroad in the world.
The unfinished stretch lies between
Khartoum, in the British Egyptian
| Soudan, and Broken Hill, point In
| Rhodesia. This gigantic undertaking,
the most impressive and daring enter
prise since the building of the Pac1nc
railroads, opens up a new world ana
carries civilization into lands inhabited
| by savages. England is building rail-
roads into remote parts of India, INK
| ing the coast and interior cities with a
chain of steel highways, designed TO
serve the double purpose of military
and commercial needs. Japan has grid
ironed it's islands with 5000 miles of
railroads and projecting as much more
! Russia is steadily pushing line
| through Turkestan toward the eastern
shore of the Caspian sea. Turkey has
covered one-half of the distance from
| Damascus to the holy city of Mecca
and German capital is promoting two
roads in Asia Minor. Although all of
these projects have a political motive
primarily, they have trade possibilities
of great Importance. New and old
parts of the world will presently be
| brought into closer relations broaden
| ing the horizon of the isolated, and OPP
portunity given room to WOO. the an
clients into the stimulating sunshine of
| progress.
Advancing spring is generating some
warmth in Servia. The ruling element
of the country, seeing Austria's grip on
Bosnia and Herzegovina riveted and
| clinched, are fearful lest they, too, VIII
be chucked in the Austrian sack while
they sleep. They do not intend to be
caught mapping, and are putting every
| patriot on guard, with magazine guns
and knives whetted to razor edge.
| The SerVians are the only disturbing
element in the Balkans at present
Bulgaria and Turkey are on good
speaking terms. The Macedonian cry
! is hushed. Promises of home rule make
the Bosnians fairly contented with their
fate. But the Servians are spunking
fup, and threatening dire things to che
peace of Europe. The spectacle reSem-
bIes the advance notices a feather
weight fires at a heavyweight fighter
to attract attention. In this instance
the Dluff serves IEe purpose OI Itlhiu-
ing Austria that Servia is on the map.
and that Austria cannot cut its way to
Salonica without some lively shooting.
At every turn of the long road toward
home rule the confidence reposed by
the Irish people in the leadership of
John E. Redmond is amply justified.
Being az shreTd politician. Mr.. Red
mond knows there is nothing to be
gained by antagonizing Ireland's
| friends in the Liberal party. The Dub
lin convention with great unanimity re-
fused to sanction obstructive tactics,
and that friendly policy prevails in
parliament. 1t was made manifest in
the last attempt to embarrass the min
istry by a motion attacking the house
of lords, which, in effect, was CEN
sure of tine government. The nation
alists refused tine bait and stood united
with the ministry. irish craftsmanship
may he credited with more brilliant
men than Mr.. Redmond, but it has de-
veloped no ADLER or more sagacious
leader.
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| The question of the location of the