Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-01-10
PORTUGAL AND AV|ATORS
! FEATURES OF A. D. 1910
Political Events In United
States, England and Mex
leo Also Cut |mpor.
tant Figure.
Nv JAMES A. EDCERTON.

" BY JAMES A. ED6ERTON.
VVYHEN compared to its prede.
WV cessor 1910 was only one Of
w the common or garden vari-
ETY. of years. 1t did not dis
cover the north pole, it did not have a
cluster of centenaries, and It did not
drive Abdul Hamid from his throne.
Yet it saw the advent Of the P0rtu-
guese republic, gave the house Of lords
a solar plexus blow in England and
put the standpatters to sleep in Amer
lea. These events and others entitle 1t
to our loving regard.
It also flew high in aviati0n-some-
thing over 10000 feet, to be exact. 1t
was an industrious year that did not
aspire to be big noise and yet got
quite little done. To put it in classi-
cal language, it was not much on dress
parade, but was "a good bo0ger to
work."
Deposing Of King Manuel.
In the political world the big event
was, Of course, the driving Of King
Manuel out Of Portugal and the estab-
lishment of a republic. Compared to
the magnitude of the event this trans
formation was accompanied by little
bloodshed. The affair had its spice of
scandal, as do most royal perform
ances. It appears that Partisan
dancer of the name Of Gaby Deslys
took the youthful monarch's eye, with
the result that Manuel spent much
time in Paris and Gaby sojourned not
infrequently in Lisbon. Ordinarily this
might not have excited comment, be-
ing quite the usual thing among kings,
but inasmuch as Portugal was tired
Of monarchy anyway the gossip played
its part. AS a result Mile. Gaby will
go down to history rs the highest kick
er on record, having kicked of kings
crown.
The year beheld the accession Of
George v. in England, an event that
had no influence politically and but
little in any other way. OF far greater
Importance were the two British par
liamentary elections, both resulting In
Liberal coalition victories by practi-
cally the same majorities. The first
of these forced through the house Of
lords the single tax budget, and the
second practically sealed the fate Of
the peers and decreed some form Of
Irish home rule. Taken together these
two victories constitute the most sig-
nal triumph for the progressive side
witnessed in England since the adop-
ton of the reform bill.
China Also Awakened.
Perhaps the third event in impor-
lance in foreign politics was the meet
ing of the Chinese senate, definitely
marking the beginning of parliament
tary government In the Celestial King
dom, the last great nation that had
held out against the rising tide Of de-
mocracy. When China has a parlia-
ment and quits wearing pigtails the
millennium will he waiting just around
the corner.
Other notable political happenings
abroad were the establishment Of the
bandbox kingdom Of Montenegro, the
fight to separate church and state In
Spain, the Mexican uprising and the
swallowing Of Korea by Japan. The
Land of the Morning Calm is being
given such a touch Of high life by the
Japs that she is now the Land Of the
Morning After.
We have also had some politics at
home. It Is almost brutal to write
about the elections Of 1910, but 1t Is
impossible to give full blown re-
view of the year without them. Dem
ocratic and progressive victories were
generally the result The progressives
practically doubled their representa-
ton in both houses and elected gov
errors in California, Kansas, Mich
1gan, Nebraska, New Hampshire,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin
and Wyoming, although in the last
named state the progressive Repub-
dican candidate ran on the Democratic
ticket.
The Democrats carried the national
house by about sixty, made such gains
in the senate that the progressives will
have the balance of power and elected
governors not only in the southern
states, with the exception Of Tennes-
see. but in Colorado, Connecticut, Ida
no, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey,
New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Okla
homa and Oregon. This was the first
time the Democrats had won such a
victory in nearly twenty years.
American Politics Likely.
Political events during the year lead
ing up to the election were the Bal
finger investigation, resulting in d.
vided report; the dismissal of Pinchot;
the forcing through of the Taft program
in congress, the two chief items being
the railroad bill and postal savings
Banks; the insurgent revolt In con-
gress, resulting in removing the speak.
er from the committee on rules, en-
larEing that committee and making 1t
elective by the house; the return OF
Roosevelt from Africa amid loud &C.