The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-10-28
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The wisconsin German-American
Alliance is opposed to the woman suf-
frage movement, according to the YER
dict of its executive committee, which
has reported in favor Of movement
to ask every branch of the society in
the state to secure the votes Of all
members of the German societies
against the suffrage movement. The
German-American Alliance is in favor
Of the home as the field for woman's
endeavor. At the state convention of
the alliance this winter 1t is expected
formal action will be taken.
At midnight on October % when the
time expired in which registrations
could be made for land in the Rosebud
and Pine Ridge Indian reservations,
according to figures supplied by Judge
Witten, who is in charge of the work.
the total registration at the four points
was: Gregory, 23,155; Dallas, 14,443;
Chamberlain, 1858, and Rapid City,
5,112. Total, 1888.
The government engineers who
heard the pleas of residents OF the
Minnesota river valley for a reservoir
on that river spent some time investi-
eating the mouth of the Minnesota and
in conference at the Federal building.
They will welcome any information
bearing on the subject and will have
the matter under advisement for at
least two weeks. No report will be
made until the findings of the board
Of engineers is made known to Con-
gress.
The immigration commission, Gre
ated at the June meeting in Duluth Of
the Northern Minnesota Development
Association, which includes thirty
three counties of the State, at a re-
cent meeting at the Commercial Club.
decided to open an Office in Mime
apolis and to raise $4,000 for work in
the first year The Office to be opened
in Minneapolis is to serve as per-
manent exhibition room to display the
agricultural products of the nothern
counties. The commission will CO.
operate as far as possible with the
state immigration bureau in the de-
velopment of the State. A soil survey
will be made of the northern counties
and every possible aid will be given
to those who contemplate making their
homes in the north. The commission
expects the cooperation of all who are
interested in Northern Minnesota. The
Office to be established will also be
HEADQUARTERS for the development as
sociation and of the permanent good
roads committee of that organization.
Atsthe next meeting of the Swiss
Benevolent Association, November 5,
it is likely that a movement will be
started to induce number of the 2S,-
900 Swiss immigrants who are to sail
for America in December to settle in
the vicinity of st. Paul. One million
acres of land for the immigrants have
been secured by option in four coun-
ties of Washington, but prominent
Swiss residents of St. Paul believe that
some of them can be induced to come
to Minnesota. This movement from
Switzerland will be good thing also
for that country. They are overcrowd-
ed there, and in taking out 900 peo-
pie there will be more opportunity for
the people remaining to make living.
The announcement by the State
Department of the resignation of Mr..
John Ridgely Carter, Of Baltimore,
from the diplomatic service, came as
surprise to official Washington. Mr..
Carter was appointed last August as
Minister to Argentina, it being pro-
motion to a first.class legation from
the second-class legation in the Balkan
States. Mr. Carter is now at
Bucharest, Roumania, the legation for
Roumania, Servia and Bulgaria.
The Chamber of Deputies in Con-
staftinople by vote of 125 to 60,
adopted motion to the effect that 1t
had confidence in the Government to
safeguard effectively the sovereign
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the integrity of the Empire. The
| chamber also expressed confidence in
the Cabinet. The Grand Vizier out
lined the policy of the Cabinet with
regard to Tripoli, and said it was the
Governments intention to continue to
offer passive resistance to Italy while
persisting in its diplomatic efforts to
secure an equitable settlement. He
added that the replies received from
the powers with reference to media.
ton were more favorable than gen
orally understood.
Former Senator Nelson w. Aldrich
of Rhode Island, submitted to the Ma
tional Monetary Commission, of which
he is chairman a revision of his plan
j for monetary legislation. The com