The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-05
PARLIAMENT MEETS
DURING NEXT WEEK
Political Situation Appears to
Be Pretty Well Mixed
KING GEORGE IS POSTED
tory by PhiIanthropists-De
of Francis Harding Abounds
in Pathos
BY PAUL LAMBETH

able to size up the political situation a.
it has been left by the death of Kinf
Edward and the accession of King
George.
At present, to all except those. on the
inside. the situation appears pretty vel
mixed There is a good deal of talk OF d
compromise but this comes mostly from
the opposition, and am inclined to be-
lieye it means nothing practical. I have
yet to talk with liberal of influence
who believes there will be the slightes,
drawing back so far as the veto ques-
ton Is concerned. The line of cleavage
is so clearly drawn that to the liberal
mind there is no possible ground for
compromise
The only real question seems to be as
to how much time the government will
allow for things to settle down before
forcing the issue.
King George is thoroughly posted on
the situation.
One of the features of the recent de-
bates in the house of commons was the
regularity with which the new King at
tended and the colse attention with which
lie 1OlfOWtu TIE NdllOuS SpCcCHCc. Do
fore he left for Biarritz the late king re-
quested his son to furnish him regularly
with his impressions of the course and
spirit of parliamentary proceedings
Those letters, If they were made public
would excite profound interest.
King George has, according to all &C
counts, not the same faculty Of making
friends quickly as his predecessor In
deed, little Is known as to whom he
honors with his closest confidence. But
IL there is any eminent man in public
life to whose opinion he attaches special
value, and to whose advice he might be
expected to give a considerate hearing,
it is Lord Darlington The genial and
tactful president of the board of agri-
culture was a close friend Of the late
king in their salad days, and he posses
ses an abundance of those qualities
which go to make a sage and discreet
counselor of kings.
King Georges arrangement to visit
South Africa to open the union parlia-
ment has necessarily been Cancelled by
his accession to the throne. Arrange
ments have not yet been made as to what
will be done in the circumstances. but the
probability is that his majesty will Sc
lect some member of the royal family,
probably the Duke Of Connaught or
Prince Arthur, to perform the ceremony
in his stead. There Is some talk Of hav-
ing the young Duke of Cornwall make
the trip as one Of the party.
Something like CONSERVATION has been
caused among those philanthropists who
had, they thought. found the solution
| for the problem Of the unemployed by
| shipping all those out of work to Can
| ada
| Already arrangements had been mads
to send thousands, but now comes tbs
| Canadian government with a notice that
the bars are up and that emigrants
financially assisted out of public or char
table funds will only be allowed to land
in Canada II they are Suited for, will
ing to accept, and for whom position at
farm work has been guaranteed from
Canada"
The government of the Dominion wants
farm workers, not men to swell the
ranks of the unemployed In the big
towns. This order especially strikes at
such organizations as the London Cen
trail Unemployed Body. which has been
arranging to send out large patches OF
men who cannot find work in London,
and who presumably would be unsufted
for farm labor. Strong representations
have been made without effect to the
SdnduldH BONCAhiiCHt, oAAo - SeseSaA ~
$50 selected emigrants from London for
whom passages had been already ar
ranged are unable to sail.
Another line of emigration to CANADA
which has come in for criticism and may
receive a check is the sending of poor
children to the Dominion to be bound
out to service 1t is alleged that some OF
these children have not received proper
treatment in their new homes. and steps
are being taken to insure the exercise OF
more care in tho sending Of children
abroad and in looking after those who
are sent.
There is world of pathos in the story
Of Francis Harding. a London clerk, who
died and was buried at sea recently
Harding, being out OF work, left his
family in London. Although weak and
Ill as the result of long privation, he
volunteered to work as stoker on a
White Star vessel, SO as to reach the
United States, where he had heard there
was work to be obtained. His strength
failed him, as might have been expected
he died before he could set his foot III
the new land, and his wife and children
were left bereaved and destitute. His
body had not been committed to the deer
when the thoughts Of the passengers and
officers of the ship turned with sympa-
thy to the unknown family. ana IN
| few minutes $1,000 had been subscribed tt
| help them in their trouble.
It Is often stated that DR.. Hans Rich
| ter, who recently died here. was on play
| ing acquaintance with every instrument
in the orchestra. Although this Is prob
| ably an exaggeration, DR.. Richter GER
| tainly did know how every instrument
| ought to be played
| His own favorite instrument was ths
horn, but he was also an excellent plan
ist as a matter Of fact. at the age of Il
he was exploited in that capacity as &
prodigy or the instruments DR.. Richter
| has been known to play at rehearsals
| the oboe, the bassoon and the trumpe
| may be mentioned: and at least on tive
1 occasions he has been known to ma
| nipulate the double-bass and the Kettle
drums.
Equally versatile was DR.. Richter al
singer An old school fellow OF his told
how the Vienna Conservatorium a mas'
in the Church Of Invalides.
| The singing was somewhat feeble ant
Richter joined in. now helping the tenors
now the BASES, and at intervals helping
| even the sopranos over some Difficult
passage.
F. G. Mackereth declared at a meeting
| of the Women's Total Abstinence union
| at Vauxhall, that there must be. accord
| ing to his calculations. about 1000, 90
children who drank alcohol regularly
In one school alone, he said. 1t was foun'
that 40 per cent of the children DRAM
| alcohol regularly. II the same proper
ton obtained all round. there must b
some 100000 child drinkers IN London
This was an enormous danger to tn