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sponsive to the touch Of high prices as
the ordinary ultimate consumer" and as
eager as a corporation for more revenue.
Emperor Williams appeal for an increase
of salary carried enough pathos to move
the Prussian Diet to action, and an addi-
ton Of $4,000 is promised, which win
bring the royal revenues UP to about 5000
900. This sum is by far the largest APP
propriated directly for any constitutional
monarch in Europe. 1t is almost double
the sum set aside for the king OF Great
Britain. The civil list granted to the late
King Edward. which viii probably be
closely followed for King George, was
81, $4,000, exclusive of hereditary revenues
with which Parliament does not concern
itself The president of France receives
100000 as salary and a like amount for ex-
penses. Both French and English total
much less than the kaisers increased civil
list, The salaries Of the United States and
Of the supreme court justices might be
Jumped in with the French and English
totals and still leave the war lord several
thousand marks ahead Of the crowd.
When the project of tunneling the Eng
lish channel for a railroad was agitated
some years ago the fears of invasion
from France repeatedly expressed by Cen
eral Lord Wolseley effectively squelched
the scheme. Fortunately for the peace
of mind OF the timid Wolseleys of today
the diplomacy Of King Edward brought
the nations into close alliance, banishing
fears of invasion from the south, but cen
tering them on the North sea for political
effect. The flying machine has become
the modern invader from France. De-
Bleriots first flight over the channel was
rightly regarded as a notable feat, but its
significance from an invasion point of
view is surpassed by the recent achieve
ment Of DeLesseps. The latter not only
| crossed and returned without landing
but SCARED above storm and fog. out of
reach of artillery and almost beyond the
range Of glasses With the certainty of
rapid Improvement in flying vehicles, a
ruction between England and France in
the future will put the storm-tossed chan
mel out of the reckoning as a serious fac
tor in war. ~
Steadily growing opposition TO the
| franchise bill directed by the social demo-
Gratis of Germany forced the minister pres
ident of the Prussian Diet DIR. Won Beth
man-Hollweg. to withdraw the measure.
The action is regarded as a blow to the
prestige Of the prime minister. 1t is prob
/ aDle tndL Wnen Lne next attempt 10 Hldue
by the government to deal with the prob
lem, the reforms proposed will be more to
the popular liking. For while the people
have succeeded in preventing reform
that was no reform at all. they are even
more dissatisfied with existing conditions
than they were before. They have learned
their power, even in reactionary Prussia,
ard will not rest satisfied until the hated
class system is radically modified or abol-
| ished.
| writer in Current Literature classes
| King v as tory welded to the paternal
theory of government, of simple and
fervent religious faith, strongly disposed
to assert the royal prerogative with vigor,
committed to policy of benevolent
| feudalism regarding the welfare of the
working classes, opposed on principle to
any modification of the House of Lords,
| and the husband of an aggressively
| Protestant queen. To this extent all esti-
mates of the new sovereign, 80 far as they
may be CLEANED from careful study Of
those European newspapers most COM
petent to form an accurate opinion, are
in substantial agreement.
| When England assumed sole control in
1882 says a writer in the World today.
| Egypt was still bankrupt, with a public
debt of more than 1000 and an in
come insufficient to pay the interest and
CARRY on the government The public
revenue in 1882 amounted to $4,5OO0oO; in
1907, to $S1, 100000; more than 100000 in
excess of the expenditures. On January
| l. 1905 the sum of $45,0000 900 was in the
general reserve fund, and the public debt
was reduced in 1908 by $1,600,OOO it now is
Lar INN nnn yt,u
saved and enormous public works COM
pleted, taxation has been reduced.
|
To stem the alarming growth of physi-
cal deterioration in Great Britain, a bill
is to be presented in Parliment providing
for compulsory physical training for chill
dren All school authorities are to provide
physical training for both sexes for at
least two hours each week, the instruction
to be impaired by properly qualified per-
| sons The training must be continuous
until the children reach the age of 10. A
/ curious clause Of the bill provides that
no scholar shall ain the course OF any
physical training provided under this act
use or be taught the use of any weapon
of any kind whatsoever"
Arminurs Vambery of Buda Pesth, the
l veteran traveller and professor, is quoted
in the Manchester Guardian as expressing
the opinion that the new regime in Turkey
must enjoy twenty-five years Of peace in
order to have a good chance of success.
What Vambery most fears is not attack
from without but bitter race and religious
discussions within the empire The
Albanian trouble he regards as serious
but as really the least threatening of many
probable causes OF dlssension.
Some Of the delegates from the Chinese
provincial assemblies who are at Picking
asking for the immediate convocation
, of national parliament announce that
they will commit suicide II their petition
is not granted. 1t is not clear that this
win prove an irresistible argument in
) favor OF changing the governments pro-
gram. In fact the regent may see in 1t a
fine opportunity of getting rid of some