Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-03

comes perilously close to the custom Of
American politicians who, when guilty OF
indiscreet utterances. charge the report
ers with misuuotatlon. The explanation
lie TO the effect that the kaiser. being a
deeply religious man, considers himself an
instrument In the hands of Providence for
the advancement of Christianity at home
and abroad. II is asserted that the kais-
er's words have been misconstrued. their
meaning distorted and sentiments OF abso-
lutlsm read into them for the purpose OF
agitation. In a material, worldly sense
the kaiser will continue. as heretofore,
drawing his salaries from the public purse
ana refer in all essentials to the will Of
the Reichstag. The explanation serves to
dull the edge OF German criticism Of abso-
lutst tendency, but the widespread pro-
test, sharply and promptly uttered. carries
warning OF the spirits OF IS which the
kaiser cannot prudently ignore. Like the
ferment OF two years ago, when the
kaiser's diplomatic supremacy was sharply
abridged, the present one swept the en-
pire like tidal wave, showing unmstalS-
ably the trend of public sentiment on i'm
perial pretensons. IL is not unlikely that
the kaisers speech, Notwithstanding the
Inspired modification, will increase the
troubles OF the ministerial coalition The
position OF the ministry has been shaken
repeatedly since the retirement of Chan
and is gaining recruits in the country at
cellor Won Buelow. The soolalistlc party Is
increasing its strength In the ReichstaE
notable rate, Refusal OF electoral re-
form, increased taxation and increased
cost of. living makes for discomfort and
puts the responsibility on the government
It is of supreme Importance, therefore, to
avoid the appearance of coupling Provi-
dence with the worldly side Of monarchy
That curiosity among European hotels,
the mo tip" hotel Of London, opened on
the Strand last year, is enjoying great
prosperity The hotel has been open for
@4 nights; the director says that not one
room has been empty during all that time,
while scores of would-be guests are
turned away daily. And, he insists, he is
turning people away now the dullest sea-
son Of the year, when most of the hotels
are scarcely half fun Guests who are dis
covered breaking the rule and giving q
tip are informed that their rooms have been
let for the next night; any employe who
accepts tip is discharged promptly. The
hotel was established by Joseph Lyons,
the caterer, who does the largest business
in England and who occupies his spare
time by painting in oils and writing sem
sational stories and melodramas; his VIII
lains are never dyspeptic When the hotel
opened proprietors OF rival hostelries de-
clared Lyons would find Il impossible to
carry out his mo tip system. But their
eyes have been opened by the public s
eagerness to keep some of it's money in its
pocket.
The prince regent of China, by imperial
decree, has made English the official Ian
guage of all Chinese schools OF modern
learning" A memorial of the ministry OF
education, on which the prince regent
bases his decree. expressly recognizes the
inadequacy OF Chinese to render technical
and scientific terms, notes the incongruities
that have arisen through the rivalries
Of foreign trained instructors and says the
time has come for uniformity.
English, It continues, was the first of
foreign languages introduced in China;
1t Is most widely used there andN in the
world. Most imported text books are in
English. 1T is, therefore, proposed that
in the different schools teaching technical
and scientific subjects the English Ian
guage be adopted. In the case OF schools
which do not now include foreign Ian
guages in the curriculum they must in the
future be taught. The study of foreign
languages Is to be made compulsory in
those schools where they are now optional
Liquor license statistics In England and
Wales have an especial interest, growing
out Of the fact that one OF the primary
purposes Of the existing law is to reduce
the number of places at which liquor is
allowed to be sold That the law IL actu-
ally having this effect Is shown by the
official statistics Just published, from
which It is gathered that the number has
declined from 100, 341 to 1924 per 10000 OF
the population in 1896, to sa,046. OF $50 per
10000 Of population in 1909, In recent years,
however, the registered clubs have increas-
ed at a greater rate than has the popua-
ton, the rate since 1904 having been 20Sl
per cent, as against q gain OF only per
cent, in the population. On the other hand,
there was great decrease In 1909 of con-
viotions for drunkenness Five years ago
there were $3.50 such convictions for every
10000 persons In England and Wales; last
year the number was 62,11, an indication
that the Increase Of clubs has not in
creased inebrlety.
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The new government of the South Afri-
can union will not be complete until the
first parliamentary election il held and the
first federal parliament has been convened
at Cape Town. The campaign is now in
progress and the polling will take place
September Is The new parliament meets
In October.
In connection with tho international ex-
hibltlon OF 1911 at Turin, Italy, the Cham
ber Of Commerce Of that city offers a prize
OF $1,000 francs, TO be awarded in the Judg-
ment Of a competent jury Ito an invention,
discovery or oontrivanoe, OF what nature
soever 1t may be or to whatever branch Of
industry or commerce 1t may be suitable,
provided that. on practice, the national
economy may draw from IL the best ad-
vantages." The competition is interna-