Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-17

the number Of men idle on account of
strikes and lockouts range from 100000 to
{ 10000 The industries involved are ship
I building. locomotive boiler making cotton
! mills and welsh mines. Discomfort pre-
walls in many other industries and there
rs danger that the strike fever unless
promptly checked will involve 100000 work
ers. Much will depend on the outcome OF
, the deliberations OF the trade union con-
giess now In session at sheffield. a variety
OF causes are responsible for the present
deplorable situation. Increased cost of live
ing and stationary wages is at the bot
tom OF the trouble, intensified by political
ana socialisuc agitation. Since the labor
party became factor in British politics,
trade unions have provided funds by assess
ment of members for campaign and tv-
ing expenses of labor members OF Parlia-
ment. Socialist members Of trade unions
objected to these assessments and appealed
TO the courts for protection against expul-
sion Tor non-payment. Each court and the
court OF last resort the House of Lords
ruled against compusion in the payment
of these political dues The result was a
| sharp division of sentiment in trade union
bodies. dissension where unity is essential
! To success, aggravating the grievances Of
working conditions. The most serious
Phase OF the situation is the violation of
labor contracts by the unions in two in
stances, and the decisive reputation, by
referendum, of the agreements made by
the leaders Of three unions The outlook
gloomy as 1t appears at long range has |
hopeful side. Sober reasons will presently
overcome haste and ill-temper and force !
arbitration Of working grievances The |
political feature of the discomfort must
await action by Parliament.
Should the labor unions secure all they |
are contending for in the present contest, |
much remains to be done to make the |
condition of British workmen what ii |
should be. pathetic sdelght is thrown
on the all but hopeless struggle for ex-
istence by the recent departure of ITO young |
working women from London for West
Australia. The girls came TO London from |
all parts of the United Kingdom, but
chiefly from Scotland. Tney have no def
mite positions awaiting them in Australia.
but most of them will accept pieces as
domestics There As no room for Us in
England was the general sentiment of
the emigrants. Miss Alice Norris from
Aberdeen was TYPICAL Of her companions
Il have worked hard in scotland as do
nestle servant and as factory girl just
keeping life going" she said "AlI the time
should be married aud have little home
to look after. But tie young men say
that they lost what little work they had
and cannot see their way to marriage. So I
now l am going away, though | shoLl Id
have loved to stay in Scotland" AS the ,
train moved out of London for the steam
snip there were no tears and but little
sorrow shown by the girls. A new and
more hopeful world lay beyond and every I
brought it nearer.
The succession of disasters which has Q
overtaken the Zeppelin dirigible airships p
seriously dampens the hopes not only of n
the enterprlsing air navigator but of all :,
germany. Experience to date goes to show
hat the dirigible is far more dangerous 0
hat the motor-driven planes, while the -
cost of one dirigible of the Zeppelin type 9
would pay for fleet of heavier than air
lying machines. As a military scout the
iirigible was a ludricious failure in the
ecent German army maneuvers Owing
o raise information supplied by one OF
he accommodating dirgibles on the Rus
Ian frontier, Germany is today mourn
ng the loss of dozen regiments and
astern Germany is, at least theoretically
occupied by Russian army corps. whose
commander played a clever game on The =
erisl scouts by means Of a make believe n
me of intrenchments.
With characteristic greed and perfidy,
british Indian traders ignore the treaty
Lodging a gradual reduction of the opium T.
'affic between India and China, practically
iullifylng the efforts of the Chinese au-
lorities to emancipate the people from
ne drug. Chinese resident of England
! letter to London paper, calls atten-
on to the fact that in 1908 Great Britain
ltroduced into China nearly 10000 pounds
lore of opium, instead OF making a re-
lction of 100000 pounds, and that in
W about 100000 pounds of Indian opium
ere imported in excess of the 100000
'unds or the previous year. The writer
'ntinues: IF the Importation of Indian q
plum continues to increase, there is fear
lat some of the Chinese former poppy-
overs may be tempted to return to their
evlous occupation, while other foreign
untries such as Turkey and Persia, which
serving the treaties, have now ceased TO
nd opium into China, will probably fol-
W the brilliant John Bulls example 10
rec upon China some new quantities OF
cir diabolical drug"
party OF four adventurous Englishmen
g about to attempt to carry the Union 81
wn' South Africa to Cairo, Egypt, a dis
nee Of 5000 miles The expedition will
'rt next November and expects to cover
distance in four months. Hundreds OF
les OF unexplored county will have to be
'ssed, and the party will be exposed TO
myers from the hostile natives wild
Asts, swamp fevers, thirst and starya-
n. One hundred depots OF supplies are
be established in advance of the expedi-
n. Twenty rivers and four lakes will
We to be crossed One of the worst por-
MS of the journey will be the crossing
the kalahari Desert a vast and sandy
In which stretches between the zambesl
Orange rivers, for a distance OF about
miles While lagoons and "saItpans"
frequent in some parts of the desert
Is practically destitute OF water The
'ediuon expects 10 spend Christmas in
neighborhood OF Victoria Falls, and TO
oh CAIRO about the middle of March
t.
he second son of Kaiser Wilhelm IA
ng to make his home I'm Posen. the
'tal OF Prussian Poland. dwelling In the =
' palace recently dedicated Evidently -
; the purpose of the German emperor 10 r
lce the Poles TO look upon the young
nee as neighbor II not one of them
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