The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03

not Caesars friend cried the high
priest. II congratulate YOU" said
Plate, upon your newborn zeal for
the Roman dominion"
Roosevelt Like Cnlaphns.
Plate In the play resembles STR
Eldon Gorst and our Liberal ministry.
Like Mr.. Roosevelt. caiaphas has no
use for sentimentaiity in dealing with
subject races. He was all for the
big Stick
why SO squeamish. Pilate?" he
cries. You did not used to be SO
sentimental about selling blood. This
man Is a, rebel"
The popularity OF the play is
greater than ever. kilograms have
been sent to America dissuading any
more Americans from going to Ober-
ammergau, as there would be no
chance of getting seats. When / was
there the great theatre was crowded
to the doors. and hundreds were
sturned away. The spectacle OF the
vast auditorium with it's great ex-
panse of eager and intent faces is
quite an experience. For 5000 people
to sit in absolute silence four hours
twice in one day is a marvellous tribute
to the grip of the play on the atten-
ton and the emotions of those who
witness II.
Occasionally there was smothered
sob, but for the most part men and
women clenched their teeth. and only
the silent tears told It's tale.
A tribute to the new order Of things
is an enormous garage capable of ac-
commodating 100 motors. which has
been hastily run up outside the VIII
lage.
Victory for suTragettes.
The suffragettes have scored again
heavily in having secured from the
| government the promise OF two days
| July IL and i2-for a debate on the
| second reading of their franchise bill.
| II the ministers had secured them even
| one day at the beginning Of, the la st
| Parliament for a serious debate the
| suffragette revolt would never have
| taken place IL the debate ends in
/ decisive majority the bill may be
| referred to a grand committee, and as
| it consists only OF the classes there
1 is no reason why II should not be sent
4 up to the Lords this year. But its
4 enemies in the peers will obstruc,
| II to death. and even IL II were sen,
! up IT would be rejected.
The budget has been triumph fol-
Lloyd George. To face an expenditure
of close upon thousand million dol
lars without imposing any taxation 1.
an unprecedented achievement. The
optimism which led Lloyd George t.
estimate a boom year for trade is be.
| lieved to be justified.
One of the most interesting facts
In the budget speech was the extern
4 to which the increase in duty OF
/ nj ri hpd int
II ton and decreased drunkenness II
the last two years there has been
drop OF loo, 100000 gallons in the con
sumption of espirits. Beer a1d win
have maintained their own. This i'm
provement in temperance and the con
sequent increase in the spendin,
power of the citizen has more thai
compensated the exchequer for tn
, falling off in the Yield of the spiri
, tax.
The irish had hoped that the extr
8 shiiiings and pence per gallon o.
: their whiskey would be taken off, bu
in the face of the fact that its con
I sumption had decreased from thirty
= five to ten per cent, with a CORE
spending decrease in convictions 70
r drunkenness led Lloyd George t
burn his boats By declaring that an
reduction would be crime against TIL
. state
: Another notable fact is that tn
. death duties which are an impos
, levied almost entirely upon the yer
: rich, bring in over s1o.oooooo
!, month.
The fact that the naval estirnat tie
show an increase of s27.0oo,0oo doe
: not argue we'll for the success of Tn
I commission OF five war vessels while
Congress has authorized to sen
8 around the world to discuss how /
: reduce the expenditure on armament