Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-11

overwhelm the tory peers with new mem
bers? At present such action appears I'M
likely. No one seriously doubts that the
king will respect the advice Of his minis
tiers should they request the creation Of
new peers Hence no advantage 10 TO be
gained by letting into the ranks of the
| exclusive set a multitude OF liberals. Fur
thermore. the tories are unable to agree on
an alternative reform policy. The elder
peers insist on maintaining the hereditary
principle as controlling power in any
plan OF reform. while the younger set in
sist on the elective system. Discord ex-
tends TO party organs. The London Morn
ing Post denounces the Landsowne and
Rosebery reform resolutions, and the Times
and tory whip give each other the lie
direct apropos the secret harmony meet
ing Of the tory leaders last week. The
veto bill therefore advances against a dis
organized, leaderless foe, unable to devise
an alternative working remedy for con-
ceded evils 1t is very probable that the
lords will surrender after firing a few
vocal guns.
BY vote Of 300 to ia the French cham
Der approved the policies announced by
the new ministry Of Premier MonIs on
the.two principal issues, labor and religion,
the GOntll aIOTy AttltuQe OF the BRAND
ministry is substantially affirmed, slightly
modified so as to permit the reinstate-
ment of such Of the october railway
strikers as have not been found guilty of
characterization and destruction of prop
erty. Equally imposing majorities sup
ported the Clemenceau and BRAND minis
tries on former occasions, but proved in,
secure under the fierce assault OF the ex-
tremists. Strange to say the two fac
/ lions dissatisfied with the ministerial de-
clsratiOns were the socialists and clericals
fierce opponents on most questions. COM
rades in this. As ministries 20 in France
the new one has better chances Of a longer
lease OF power than its predecessor. The
resolute action of Premier BRAND in the
october strike antagonized the leaders Of
organized labor as well as the socialists,
both having common aims The trans.
formation of NJ. BRAND from a radical to
a conservative socialist intensified the feel
ing Of his party associates and made his
tenure Of office a succession Of fierce at
lacks finally driving him from power. It
remains to be seen how we'll the Monis
ministry holds working majority Of the
party factions. The greatest danger lies
| in its dealings with Industrial organIza-
tons, said to number 100000 members
Socialism and revolution permeates the
leadership and filters through the rank
| and file. The temper OF this BODY was
shown recently when M Neil refornist
| secretary was forced to make way for a
revolutionist. To hold this mass OF dis
content within peaceful bounds is a task
that will test the skill and STAYING nower
OF the ministry. -.
"Ali the SNAP has been taken out Of the
| 10 LIE
OF Commons" writes Francis McCuIlaeb
Lohuon correspondent of the New York
Evening Post. During the fierce debates
OF 1885, one could see that the unionists
were inspired by an intense conviction that
home rule meant the breakup Of the am
pire. So fanatical did some OF them he
come that they closed their houses 10 all
liberals and refused to hold any intercourse
with them. Some Of them would have rs-
joiced to see Gladstone lmpeached "a a
traitor. And now what a changel Not a
hard word from opposition benches Not a
syllable about Ulster or Standardization
or dynamite. Everything correct and easy.
and deadly dun. The great success OF the
Cancellation policy In South Africa has
| changed the outlook of the unionists
Nearly all their own papers lectured them
Tor months last year on the necessity Of
federalizing the United Kingdom There
are many reasons in favor Of such q meas
lure-hundreds of reasons. The present sys-
tenn had reduced the House OF Commons To
machine. Practically every member In It
belongs to some party or other, and he
must vote as the whips tell him To vote.
The power Of the cabinet and OF the whips
has increased enormously. That OF the
private member has decreased to the van
ishing point" Mareton Fremen, who repre-
sents a division Of Cork by the grace of
William o'BTien, is the latest tory cham
pion of federation, occupying a page of
the New York Sunday Times in advocating
a system for the British empire similar
to the United States. Home rule for Ire
land may be the means Of recasting the
unWritten British constitution
In the debate on the naval estimates in
the German Reiohstag, the socialist, Herr
Hue, who represents an Essen eonstitu-
ency attacked the firm OF Krupp. He
admitted that the firms expenditure on
''social" institutions was large, but said
that the profits were enormous. He cal.
culated that the Krupp family alone had
cleared $l1,500OoO In the last three years
and declared that the industry had
squeezed the whole district out like a
lemon. According to the report of the
Essen house inspection, 40 per cent OF the
dwellings consisted Of two rooms, in many
cases with one bed for four or five per
sons The German workmen ought to get
al any rate, some small benefit from tha
enormous sums that were spent on Ger.
man ornaments.
The little town OF saint Die, IN tn,
Z Vosges department OF France, Is preparing
20 celebrate the fact that in a book printed
there the name American a. first giver
, TO the western world. NJ. Piohon. minister
, Of foreign affairs. is to preside at IN,
celebration and to represent the govern
ment.
In the fifteenth century there existed a
saint-Die a college Of learned canOns VIII,
formed the Gymnase VosGtsn, which be
came famous and attracted many scholars
g to the town. About l5O7, or about thirty
$ five years after the death Of Gutenberg
P this society determined to set up a print
8 ing machine. the first or possibly the sec
!, ond installed In the province Of lorraine
e The duke OF Lorraine, Rene H. looked will
favor on the undertaking and having re