Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-30

side lights on what ia Trans
pirinG Among the Near ana
Tar Nations Of the Earth.
Reports coming from various LONDON
quarters presumed 10 be posted on the
doings of the commission, which Is seek
ing a solution of the conflict between the
House OF Commons and the House of
Lords, persist in the statement that a tent
alive basis for home rule for Ireland has
been reached. Press associations reflect
ing both tory and liberal party views give
currency TO the report. usually In guarded
terms, because the discussions are supposed
to be more OF q secret than the executive
sessions OF tho United States senate. There
may be much or little in these current
rumors. Irish nationalist correspondents
merely mention them, carefully refraining
from raising hopes that might be dashed
in their infancy. 1t Is worthy Of note,
however, that the home rule reports, com
ing from opposing sources, gives currency
to favoring Views expressed by two dis
tinguished world, cltizens-ITheodore Roose-
welt and James Bryce, British ambassador
at Washington. Both opinions refer to
the possibility of an Anglo-American ALI
ance, a subject bruited in diplomatic cir
Giles for years past. II is stated that during
|
George this subject was Informally discus
sed and that Mr.. Roosevelt expressed the
opinion that such an alliance was impossi-
BILE, while the Irish-American sentiment
resented Bngland's treatment OF Ireland's
claims to self government. Substantially the
same opinion Is said to have been eN-
pressed 10 his government by Ambassador
Bryce. Both gentlemen are competent
judges of the situation, and If they did
not express them in terms And manner
reported they are known to hold such
views. Coupling these with reports of the
attitude OF the commission, and the belief
that King George desires a settlement OF
the age-long feud In ireland to slgnalEe
his enforcement, Irish optimists consider
them worth keeping in mind as hopeful
signs Of the times.
The remarkable development Of the Ger
man empire in agriculture. industry and
commerce, mentioned in this column last
week. has not been equally beneficial to
wage earners as q whole. An investigation
conducted by the Imperial Statistical office
OF Germany into the cost of living of fam
! lilies Of wage-earners and salaried persons
show surprising results. There were $50
! families included in the investigation, all
Of which kept accounts OF all expenditures
| for twelve months-parts of 1907 and 1905
| All but five had incomes Of not more than
| 5000 marks (S1,190). These families con-
tanned 1889 persons, or an average of AGA
persons to family. The average annual in
| come of the S52 families was $521 r. while
the average annual expenditure was $531.70,
| resulting in an average deficit of $685. 1t is
stated that expenditures are probably re-
ported more accurately than receipts, which
may account for part Of the deficit. The
highest average family income reported was
for families of teachers, $7s4.05, followed by
that for families OF officials of secondary
rank, $6S1.Oe, and of salaried persons in pri-
vate employ, $5S1.12, while that for families
of unskilled workmen was $41O.91, and the
lowest was for families of workmen not
classified, $37s.14. The expenditures for the
several classes of occupants correspondent
with the incomes, the highest average ex-
penditure being for families OF teachers.
$Sl557. and the lowest for workmen not
classified, $SS5.O1. The deficit shown in the
averages proves that in Germany the high
cost of living absorbed all the advantages
of general prosperity.
An amusing situation has arisen in con-
nection with the launching of the new
the first governofgeneral, assumed office
a decree was issued to the effect that on all
official occasions women must courtesy to
Lady Gladstone. The Beers, always a stiff
necked generation, have grown much
stiffer-necked since the social decree was
issued. 1t is said that the spinal columns
I of the Boer women are as rigid as the
t famous column which stopped the army OF
General Butler on the Tugela, and refuses
to unbend when, at official functions, the
women march past Lady Gladstone. The
spectacle affords such variety of heart
, ening thrills that many a Boer husband
skiddoos behind friendly kopje and laughs
II off.
In urging the Turkish chamber to sane
tion the loan of S25,OOOOOO now being ne
gotiated by the government, War Minister
Mahmud Shevket Pasha explained the neeC
. of reorganizing and undermining the Tur
, ksh army. He insisted upon a minimum
peace effective of 274,OOO men, which would
be the fifth largest army in the world
: lie required at least 100000 pounds (Tur
kish) to bring the force up to the desired
standard. With that sum he proposed Il
buy $4,000 rifles, eighty machine guns 10
III field guns, thirty eight mountain guns anC
/ IreSn dHlHluNlllOlI newly loTlily SeNeld
J towns and cities, buy uniforms. horses ant
motor cars and. besides, reorganize the hos
. pltal corps. The minister is negotiating tn
:, loan in France and the money lenders o
: the republic are driving q hard bargain
y Weekly state lotteries are among in
! most profitable revenue getters for tn
italian treasury. For the year ending las
= June the net income from this source wa
, $1S,5S5 ,0O0 This is considerable advanc
a on the gains OF the preceding year. Tn
= Italian socialists are anti-gamblers ant
p want the lotteries abolished, but they ar
4 not likely TO succeed in their abolition cam
paign, as all the southerners. and especial
4 the Neapolitans, are confirmed gamblers
: Other sources Of revenue also show sub
d stantlal increases. making the total col
, lected $l2.SO0O0O larger than the previou
n year. This does not include the additions
n per cent duty which was imposed hal
way through the previous year for the re
n lief of Messina and Reggie. This duty ha
II yielded in eighteen months A,244,206
UNCERTAINTIES OF THE LAW.