Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-22

for writing a pamphlet criticising army ad- I
ministra ton. The lieutenant was sentenced .
20 be dismissed from the service and an /
effort is being made to substitute a repri- ,
mand for dismissal. Under army regula- ,
tons his offense is INSTRUMENTATION There 1
is this TO be said in justification Of his Of I
fense-he told the TRUTH and truth, in this 4
instance is hurtful. Among the abuses OF /
the service mentioned in the pamphlet are /
these: "The system presented great oppor-
tunities for learning nothing and forgetting |
everything. There Is not a single garrl- |
son in our possessions abroad which does I
not represent a state OF scandalous neg /
lect. The army system Is not in favor |
OF TSitcheners and young uns Belief in !
the right of heredity to lead still prevails |
the test should be efficiency" Court mar |
tailed for this exposure Sutor developed into |
philosopher. Answering the charge Of insub- !
ordination he said Sometimes Il Is the |
duty OF an officer 10 dlsobey an order, /!
Take the charge of the Light Brigade, |
where a man carried out an order that
was absolutely wrong and all the world
wondered and that sort Of thing. II that
fellow had had time to think II over his
duty would have been to point out that
! the man who gave him that order was an
ass II you go down to the bedrock prin-
/ ciples OF military discipline you viii find
/ discipline is the subordnation Of self to a
! principle, while INSTRUMENTATION is the sub
mission Of the principle Of selfishness. 1t
| is the highest expression Of discipline when
man subordinates everythinb he has In
the world las have done) and stands for
a principle"
! President Braga of Portugal is a sedste,
peaceful man a philosopher and q poet,
/ e. ~ nhxs vrrfI1
be OF some help in solving the problems of
| the position into which he was catapulted
by the revolution. But the muse win be
| Of little assistance save as a diversion
from the perplexites of his job. Most
urgent Of these Is the financial burdens
! which were not unloaded with the mon
archy The public debt of continental Por-
tugal is between S6OOOOO,OOO and $500 100000,
the former sum being the net debt, and
the latter including domestic debt in
possession Of the government" terri
torial area about equal to the state of
Maine and a population OF 5.423, 1872 Jointly
carry this extraordinary financial load. The
problem of easing the back breaking bur
den and at the same time satisfying the
foreign money lender, calls more for finan-
clal dexteity than philosophy and poetry.
! Affairs In Turkey are not adjusting
themselves as smoothly as the new regime
has striven for. The government is ha-
raised by a deficit and a scarcity OF friends
with millions to lend. A representative of
the government is now in New York seek
ing to place all or a part Of the sSO,OOO,OOO
loan which the French government blocked
abroad. Several members Of the Turkish
cabinet are reported to have resigned be-
| Of he
among the number being the minister of
war, Shefket Pasha, who astonished the
world by his swift capture OF CONSTANT
nople and forcible retirement of Sultan ABB
dull Hamid.
According to various witnesses, EN-
peror William is beginning to show marked
signs of failure of physical powers. When
he visited Vienna this month, it was said
by one foreign correspondent, in describ-
! ing the meeting Of the two monarchs:
1.-THE German monarch, who looked con-
: sderably thinner, older and less animated
than during former visits, greeted the
? Emperor Francis Joseph with affectionate
cordiaity and congratulated him upon his
) splendid health. The contrast between the
appearance OF the two emperors was gem
orally noticed OF the two the Emperor
and certainly the less preoccupied." Fran
els Joseph is over so. while william is
; over 50,
Tricks turned by lawmakers in the
/ making of laws of return TO plague them
D In order TO escape the income tax members
Of the French Chamber, three years ago
passed a resolution CHASING their salaries
2 of 5000 q year as an indemnity" This
! put the salaries beyond reach of the tax,
{ but under French law an indemnity is
t similar to private means and is liable to
seizure for debt. Many of the deputies
] who gleefulIy voted for the resolution are
/ now In the clutches Of creditors with their
salaries in hook.
4 An amateur agent for a firm Of British
4 contractors seeking the job of removing
Q the wreckage of the Messina earthquake
r became highly indignant and wrathful be-
n cause influential citizens" demanded a
= rakeoff on the job. Instead of coming
across" the agent carried the shocking tale
Of graft to the officials of Italy. The out
: come of the squeal are two suits for
Islander with the word OF the two smlrched
citizens pitted against the assertion Of the
British agent.
Americans who love "loafing around Q
! throne or basking in the sunEhine OF
! royalty, are eager purchasers OF seats on
the route OF the procession preceding the
coronation Of King George in London next
June The choice OF seats with plush trim
mings brings $50, with lesser sums for the
. bleachers and cramped window slls Not
peep at the main show is to be had for
less than a guinea unless the scalpers over
reach themselves.
The new lord mayor Of London is Thomas
. Strong, elected with opposition" The po-
/, stion calls for strong man, and Thomas
. / evidently fills the bill His chief duty is
to present an imposing front on ceremon-
e ious occasions, dressed In the livery Of the
l guilds. be sociable aud hospitable and
> draw a salary OF $1,000 a year. In the LONG
!, history OF London may ors there Is nc
\ record OF one neglecting to call for his pay
l. envelope.