Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-18

! OF cheer and satisfaction 70 the legion OF
! Irish home rulers at home and abroad.
| Similar high hopes were entertained on
many former occasions, only 70 be dashed
! ere the wine OF liberty touched the eager
| lips. But the present situation more closely
approaches a cinch than any previous bat
tie for Irish self-government. The coun.
try has spoken decisiveiy for a restricted
veto OF the lords Once that restriction
becomes a law, the sole obstacle TO home
| rule is removed. Close observers of the
! situation In London are practically unani-
nous in asserting that the peers cannot
save themselves from the fate they in,
vited by resistance to progress, and must
] consent to reduced powers OF legislation
I or be overwhelmed. Indeed. there would
be little opposition to home rule at the
present moment II the tories--peers and
commoners--could square the concession
with their past implacable opposition. That
they are preparing for the inevitable out
come of the session is evident in the
| moderated tone Of party organs. One OF
! the powerful influences supporting the
mandate Of the electors Is the desire for
closer relations with the United states.
Practical politicians on both sides Of the
water realize that such an understanding
~ huPOSaiulb WINE inc uubGANtfu AI1hu
question keeps alive the enmity Of Irish
Americans There is no ideal In politics,'
says the Manchester Guardian Cspeaking
OF an unlimited treaty OF arbitration be-
tween England and the United states),
, comparable with It for nobility and gran
deur. none with such splendid promise for
the future OF civilization and the first and
most certain step to its realization would
be the settlement OF the Irish question"
immigration has become the most profit
able industry developed in Italy In the
last decade. The lamentations heard in
former years over the country's loss have
turned to rejoicings and immigration
agents are welcomed where formerly they
were hooted out Of the country. All this
because golden sunshine has healed the
wounds OF broken home ties. Statistics OF
the Italian emigration bureau shows that
a stream of $lOOOOOOOO a year is pouring
back into the country, part Of the fruits
of Italian industry in North and South
America. That sum is definitely traced
Much more comes in ways other than
through the postoffice and banks. swell
ing the total, according to other authori-
ties. to $250.0O0O 900 a year. A surprising fea-
ture OF the report Is the statement that
70 per cent Of the emigrants return home
within a year. and the remainder. with
few exceptions, within five years. This is
particularly true Of the emigration to the
Argentine Republic. The same authority
places the number of Italians In North
America at 1,750OO0 and in South and Cen
trail America at 100000 The savings OF
the home-comers range from 500 to 81 900.
According to this official showing Italy
has stumbled on a source Of wealth far
more profitable than the tourist graft.
Insurance can, be had in Great Britain on
almost any proposition. from lordly
back down to the weather on coronation
day. The government believes there is
room for more and has included IN its
legislative program two propositions sup
plementlng the present old age pension sys-
TEN. One Is insurance against unemploy-
ment The other 10 Mr.. Lloyd-Georges
proposal of compulsory universal insurance
against invaEdism for all wage earners
whose income is less than the income tax
minimum of $500 a year. This. we are told
will apply to about 100000 persons. II
will cover all ages between 10 and 20, she
old age pension system coming into force
at the latter age. The minimum amount
of insurance which will be fully guaran-
teed by the state, viii be 1925 a week. All
risks will be accepted by the state on all
Hives, good and bad. The contribution re-
quisite 20 provide the benefit will be com
puted by government actuaries. and will be
assessed one-half against the person in
sured, one-fourth against the employer and
one-fourth against the state. In this re-
spect the system will radically differ from
that of old age pensions, under which tile
beneficiary makes no contribution.
Discomfort and criticism are the chief
signs Of welcome for the French work.
mems pension law which goes into force
next July The state and the workmen
Jointly contribute ia the pension fund, and
the contributions OF the latter are to lie
collected by the employers. Pensions be-
gin at the age Of IS. Both features are
sharply condemned. Owing to the strained
relations existing between large employers
and their workmen. the collection OF the
contributions by the former Is likely to in
crease the friction while the age limit is
considered too high for the multitude OF
employees engaged in hazardous occupation
Efforts are being made In the French
chamber TO reduce the age limit TO &
years, but the ministry Is not disposed ia
consider changes until the law has been
given a practical test
For some time to come the tomb OF tn,
famous Ananias, three days journey by
donkey from Bagdad, cannot be reached by
other than primitive eonveyances. The
I Tureo-German railroad 70 Bagdad il halted
in the distant Arabian desert. while the
powers DISCUSS who is TO control the pro-
} ject when il is completed Germany and
/ Turkey are financing the road. RussiS
fears that Turkey Is going a little too
far to the east, while England Is said t.
have partially blocked the enterprise by
Z obtaining control OF the most available
? terminals on the Persian gulf Another ele
ment OF fear is the probability OF the MAR
| line. or the proposed Russian branch, get
ting too near the borders OF India. With ar
oversupply Of native nightmares in India
p England views with alarm" the possibility
OF an imported one, the result OF which
, would be the diminution OF sea power Al
= the controlling factor IN the east Il Is rea
sonable certain however the dipomati,