Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-19

Behold from what unexpected causes
doth revolution spring. TIVE years the
British House Of Lords contemptuousiy
spurned the revenue measures Of the lib
eral government Fiscal finances were In
bad shape and deficits were increasing.
A larger naval and military program wac
imperative, owing 10 the German invasion
scare which Agitated the people. In these
circumstances the government determined
TO place the burden Of increased taxation
On three principal sources OF income
land, income and inheritances. The we'll
te-do cried "confiscation," and the peers,
ever responsive to their own interests,
promptly rejected what they considered an
odious measure. Warnings fell ON deaf
ears. Arguments were useless against the
cold fact that the budget struck their own
pockets Needless OF what might follow
the peers set In motion wheels Of revolt
ton. which In two short years have ground
ancient privilege and precedent into dust
and forced the proud and fearless nobil-
lty" 60 drink the hemlock" to the dress
The veto bill for the first time IN CEN
turtles, opens the doors for such reform
measures as the liberal party and its al
lies may propose. The most the unionist
peers can now do is to postpone enactment
for two years. Longer opposition is USE
less, inasmuch as an act passed BY the
Commons at three separate sessions auto
matieAlly becomes law on royal assent
regardless OF the wishes of the peers
| Home rule for ireland, forestaled by the
lords heretofore approaches contamination
draft Of the measure is promised during
the fall session OF Parliament, and it's final
enactment is assured within two years,
provided the present party coalition is not
upset In the meantime.
''Mendins or ending" the lords has been
. political slogan in the United Kingdom
for many years. Gladstone sought to bring
the issue clearly before the electors in the
later SOC, but other events interviewed and
drove his divided party from power. When
the liberal party was restored to power
five years ago, Campbell BAnherfnAn
| sought 20 shape events to that end, reaiz-
| Ing as ala his predecessors, that the lib
erals could not redeem their pledges to
the people 60 long as the tory opposition
permanently dominated the peepage. The
task OF accomplishing the essential reform
fell to Premier Asdulth and his staunch as
soeiates, ana TO them belongs the credit OF
achieving a victory Of SURPRISING i'm
noftance to the democracy OF Great
Britain, "F'ew prime ministers" COM
| menus Ine lsonu0n correspondent Oh tHe
New York Tribune had ever achieved
more brilliant Victory or earned more en-
thusiastie plaudits FOR overcoming unex-
ampied difficulties. The lords were soildly
intrenohed on the high grounds OF privil-
eye, tradition ana constitutional usage. and
| he had succeeded IN dislodginR and defeat
Ing them with an allied force divided into
factions and not we'll disciplined He had
done THE by the sheer power OF inflexible
will ana miserable logic. Dependent him
self upon Mr.. Hedmend's support through
out 1910, he had suddenly gained deliver
anee BY producing the Parliament bill and,
after the failure Of the conference, appeal.
ing TO the country with the understanding
that the guarantees would not be withheld
II he were to obtain d majority. Having
won o commanding position, he waited
with logged persistency for the victory
which was inevitable with or without the
creation Of the puppet peers. II has been
an exhibition Of maneuverihs power and
concentration Of purpose that entities him
to be ranked among the greatest Of prime
ministers. The author OF the coup d'etat IL
a statesman Of masterful force"
| zee
The value Of the wireless telegraph in
military operations has been demonstrated
recently by the French. Al the present
time communications to Fee. the Nor
ocean capital are cent from the Eiffel
Tower in Paris to oran In Algeria and
reiayed 10 Fer. A second and surer line
for unfavorabls weather Is soon to be
opened, In this second line the regular
telegraph lines and cables are to be EN-
poyed from Paris via Oran to Taurirt
across the Algerian frontier, and at Tau-
rirt a wireless station will repeat the mes
| e. NEa Tn1 NsrixAlaaa az LITTLE
more than a hundred miles distant. For
merry telegraph dispatches to the French
troops in Morocco were sent by cable to
Tahsier ana relayed by wireless from
TansIer to q ship at CAsAblanca or Rabst
and then sent BY eouriers to the front.
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The Japanese In Corea are doing more
things calculated to reconcile the people of
that country TO the deprivation OF their
autonomy. Recent reports from Seoul
state that the port OF FusAn has been
completely transformed IN appearance by
the construction Of a fine new railroad
station and handsome railway hotel. In
addition two government buildings have
been erected and a number Of brick and
stone structures for business purposes The
result has been TO wholly transform the
Appearances OF the place, which was fast
going to seed. but now gives promise Of
taking An important place among the ports
OF the orient.
The rumble OF discomfort over increased
taxation, heard IN Germany last year, are
certain 70 increase in volume as govern
ment expenses pile up The debt OF the
J empire at the beginning Of this year was
! SASH 10000. OF this total S42S. 0U0, 900 had
been Incurred during 1910 Expenditure
, beyond income for 1911 has also been very
. heavy. With a continuing maintenance
l. Of It's great standing army on q war foot
Q Ing and the heavy outlay yearly incurred
= TO keep the government at the front as al
;, aggressive maritime power there Is no i'm
mediate prospect OF a diminished indebted