Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-15


embodied in the proposed law were re-
sisted and rejected by the tory peers even
after the electorate had endorsed them at
a general election. Legislation was brought
to standstill and government rendered
impotent by selfish partsans. In this
dilemma. Earl Grey, the liberal prime min
lister, proposed to william w that creation
Of eighty new peers to carry the reform
bill through the upper house. The king
reluctantly consented and affixed the royal
autograph to eighty patents OF nobility In
blank and gave them to Earl Grey. When
the news of what was about to happen
reached the tory camp, such unwavering
standpatters as the duke OF Wellington
counseled his associates who were
determined to die fighting in the last ditch
to hoist the white flag and surrender The
advice was needed, the reform bill was
passed and the eighty patents OF nobility
were consigned to the waste basket. VIII
history repeat itself7 The present House
Of Lords is like its predecessor Of eighty
years ago. II refused assent to the famous
Lloyd-George budget year ago and forced
an appeal to the country. The liberal party
and it's allies won. An opportunity to COM
promise the difficulty between the two
houses was afforded by the conference OF
last year but the tories would not con-
cede anything, and compelled another APP
peal to the country. Again the tories were
defeated Now the upper house. facing the
final stage Of action on the veto bill and led
by titled Kerry Irishman, Lord Lans-
downe, seeks to emasculate the measure
with unacceptable amendments, bindly
needless of the handwriting on the wall
Like the tory peers OF King Williams
time, the peers of today insist on seeing
the package of blank patents from King
George before emulating Davy Crockett's
coon.
Forty-three French ministries have been
shaken down and out since the republic
was established less than forty-one years
ago. Eight have been disposed Of since
the twentieth century opened. The gov
eminent of Prime Minister Monis, thrown
out few weeks ago, came into power in
March last. ousting the government OF
Prime Minister BRAND, which was in con-
troll for eighteen months BRAND took the
place Of Clemenceau, whose ministry held
| on for three years, a rare record as min
lstries go in France. The count Of minis
| terial oustings does not include six other
upsettings in which the cabinet was
changed but the prime minister held over.
These lightning changes in the government
is naturally viewed with much alarm by
patriotic republicans, whose views are
aired in a letter from the Paris corre-
| spondent OF the New York Evening Post.
The reason for the want of continuity In
government Is the responsibility of the
| average French deputy He is a chronic
insurgent in his party, IL he has a party,
and Is a feudal tyrant in his constituency.
Personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT is his ruling
spirit, and national interests are made
subservient to that end. The mere refusal
Of favor by a minister, the inability OF
a minister to provide an office for a heller
makes the deputy an insurgent and he
seizes the first opportunity to GUST the
ministry. So great Is the greed for office
among the deputies that now one voter In
eleven holds some government Job. Among
those who put national above personal In
terests the remedy urged for the spoils
evil is the election OF deputies on a com.
mon ticket at least for whole department
This system, 1t is believed would brin1
about party responsibility and party gov
eminent in the English and American
sense.
The spirit moving Germany in the Moroc
can and other international affairs is ter
ritorial expansion-a determination t.
reach beyond the boundaries OF the empr,
in Europe. Prof. Hans Delbruck. editor o.
the Prussian Year Book, voices the ma
tonal aspirations in these words: "Enor
nous tracts of America, Africa and Asi5
today speak English Spanish, French Of
Russian, or are subject TO those govern
ments even small states, such as HOLLAND
and Portugal, have considerable colonia
possessions. The Germans have only beer
able at the last minute to bring unde
their scepter few fragments OF insignifi
cant extent and limited value. But from
the first moment when we announced sucl
an endeavor, England. which already
unites under it's crown a full fourth of tn,
entire human race-4Oo. 100000 souls-has pur
sued our effort with an ardent jealousy anC
placed obstacle after obstacle in our way
Even in Turkey, where the nature of tn
case excludes any German acquisition o
territory, and where We sought for moth
: ing beyond commercial activity. with
view to the uplifting Of these ancientll
civilized lands, England has raised 81
many difficulties that we have been abl'
only slowly and step by step to advance
the great undertaking OF the Bagdad rail
way, Is the great German people to per
nit itself to be permanently incloseC
within Its continental frontiers and from
behind them to observe how England
| France, Russia, the United States anC
Japan divide the world among themselves
The Fatherland must larger be, seems t.
be the answer TO this inquiry. Southern
Morocco, with its Atlantic ports. it's rici
hinterland, is worth a good deal. Som'
day In wilhelm strasse the German states
men may decide that It Is even worth al
European war"
King George and Queen Mary are doing
their part to wipe out the old differences
and bitternesses between England ant
ireland on this their royal visit to Dublin
They revised the tactless program made b!
the English officers for their visit which
eliminated visits to religious institution
that the people OF the Emerald Isle hold s,
dear They attended services at 81. Pat
riek's cathedral and visited Maynooth col
lsge. This will go long way toward soft
ening the Irish heart, for II was a broat
declaration that while they are Protestants
{ they have no bitterness against the Roman
, Catholic faith OF the great majority o
the Irish people. John Redmond insists tina
ireland does not seek separation from tn
crown; that 1t demands only full home rul
under the flag.
Constantinople at least is not overbuilt
! so reports the American consul genera
, there. One cause OF the congestion, whicl
is starting a building boom and hurryinl
the construction of electric railways 4