Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-20

and Aberdeen, has not been realized cities
generally have barely held their own,
while in the country a marked decrease is
| shown. In orkney the population in ten
years has decreased by nearly 1000. or
nearly one-twelfth. In Aberdeenshire, the
country side is being rapidly depopulated;
| in Forfarshire heavy losses are reported,
and progressive decline is shown in
Perthshire. Kincarlineshire. MorRyshire.
Ross-shre and lnverness-shire. Two
causes are responsible for the emigration
Of the Scots-hRrd economic conditions at
home and the lure OF the land and greater
opportunities in new countries. The in
ducsmsnts offered by Canada attracts a
large number Of the Scotch immigrants,
the proportion last year being 1900 out
Of total OF also, the remainder being di-
vided between Australia, South Africa and
the United states 1--WE DO not want to
eXaggerate the picture" says the West
minister Gazette. but we must face the
| truth that free men and independent men
will not put up with the conditions Of the
! old country, its close landlordsm, its de-
dication TO sport and pleasure, and hard
and fast barriers which Il erects TO the
| capable poor man. They look across the
sea to where they can get free land and
free life. We are told that since the
beginning Of the year the emigration to
Canada from Aberdeen and the surround
ing districts has been at the rate of 300
week That is the answer which Scot
land makes to the refusal of the House Of
| Lords to permit very moderate reform
to be made in its land system; and the
| sooner We realize that II this country is to
hold Its own in the worldwide competition
for population, which is now proceeding, it
1 pannnt he - q
people to. pleasure an dsport or to the in
ordinate claims of rich people, claiming
the right to do what they will with their
own, the better it will be for our own peace
and prosperity"
A recent speech delivered in the Hun
sarian Parliament by Count Tisza, head of
The nationalist party outlines a wholly
new spirit toward the non Magyar section
| OF the population. Count Tisza openly
proclaimed liberty for all. Henceforth. he
announces, all alike Serbs, Croats, Ru-
nanians, shall have the free right to use
their languages and 20 teach them. Magyar
will no longer be obligatory in schools or
churches. The doors Of the public service
shall be thrown wide open to all. Hun
gary will heneefoFth have projects Of every
race represented in the population, chosen
only for fitness and not because of descent
from one race or another. 1t is true that
Magyar Is to remain the official language
OF the state but this is only reasonable as
we'll as convenient, It being the mother
tongue of two-thirds Of the people, while
the remaining third is divided up among
five or six distinct languages. The Mag
vars comprise i4,ooo000 in a total popula-
ton OF 100000 and their control has been
so great that not even the smallest Of
fieiai places and honors were open to the
PEOPLE OF other races, and every possible
obstacle has been thrown in the way Of
teaching their languages. Schools where
magyar was not taught have been closed
they even tell of governesses who did NOT
know Magyar being put in prison for fall
ing to teach It to their pupils.
Interest in the extent of the forthcoming
measure OF home rule for Ireland is whetted
ny the proposed inscription on the st
Ganden's monument to Charles Stewart
Parnell, which Is to be unveiled in Dublin
July 1 next. The inscription is ParneTs
oft-auoted words, mo man has a right N
fix the boundary Of the march OF a pa.
ton" At present a parallel for the reIa-
ton between an Irish legislature and the
imperial Parliament Is beiAg found in the
relations OF the provincial Parliaments ~
Canada Apropos OF the Inscription. the
irish publicist, Frank Hugh O'DobneI
writes TO the Dublin press giving the tent
OF the speech in which the words occur
Evidently it was not the status Of A pro.
Vlnclal Parliament for ireland ParneII had
IN his mind when he made the speech. He
Claimed no less than the semi-independept
Parllament OF Grattan's day for a beam |
hhE' We cannot ask for less than the
Of
its important privileges, its wide and far
reaching constitution We cannot und.r
the British constitution, ask for more thar
the restitution of Grattans Parliament
But no man has a right to fix the boun- |
daries OF the march of a nation. :"
The Roman Catholic church in France
draws some encouragement from the de-
eisions OF the Conseil d'Estat the highest |
tribunal in the state. few weeks ago
an attempt was made to DEPRIVE the
Freuch cure OF his traditional title. but the
decision OF the CouF de Cessation. which
held that he had no legal right to it after
the passing of the Separation act. was up- |
set by the Conseil dEtat. And now the
mayor of sammedon, small country COM |
mune' who sought to prevent the custon- |
airy PROFESSIONS to the cemetery on Palm
SHhuey anu All SAINTS has also been over
ruled by the Conseil dEtat which holds |
that the mayor has overreaahed his au-
thority under the Separation act, which |
safeguards local traditions and feelings, a |
ways provided that no breach of the peace
Is caused by RELIGIOUS PROFESSIONS. This
Is ruling which may have far-rsaehinE
results j. the revival Of RELIGIOUS ceremen- |
les which have been abandoned in many
parts OF France owing to the action of the
local mayors.
The following figures showing the work |
Ing OF the German workmen's insurance |
law in 1909 are OF interest. OF a total
population Of ss,s79,OOO people. 9.92sI7s males |
and S'4b6Sl2 females were insured against
the consequences OF illness They were
insured in 34 40 insurance offices in all |
parts Of the empire, Against accident were |
insured H,s54OOo males and $4,000 females. |
Against complete invalidity, or inability TO |
work. were insured lo,7O7,lOO males and g.
1890 females. There were 55GO,s25 cases
OF illness dealt with 1921, l6s eases Of acct |
dent and 1924 fresh pensions for inval- |