Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-18

plane with Egypt. Persia and other o.
Tendencies. subject to alien FISCAL con-
troll. Both executive and legislative
branches resented the suggestion Of fiscal
control as humiliating. The compromise
agreed upon provides for loan OF the
sum named for one year. with nominal
supervision Of Chinese fiscal affairs dur
ing that period. The republican leaders
are confident of demonstrating their
ability TO put the business Of the empire
on a secure foundation within year,
reunite all provinces under republican
rule and re-establlsh the national credit
sufficiently to refund this and other
loans without the assistance Of outside
nations.
A Remarkable Trsnsformation.
A notable feature Of the recent debate
on the second reading Of the Irish home
rule bill was the absence Of public in
terest on the measure. The traditional
"corporars guard OF eager listeners was
barely exceeded when leading orators held
the floor, while the small fry wasted
their efforts on empty benches. Except
ing on the day Of the division when sec
ond reading carried By majority of iol.
interest In the debate scarcely extended
beyond Westminster. Party organs and
party orators opposed to the measure
utterly failed to awaken a 1.-THE Of the
public interest which the Gladstons home
rule bills aroused In 1855 and iS2 So
many legislative reforms denounced as
destructive 10 the empire" have been
enacted into law in the last ten years
that phlegmatie John Bull refused to be
alarmed over grant Of legislative power
to Ireland less complete than that
awarded the Beers in South Africa The
change In British public sentiment is no
less remarkable than the change In Irish
public sentiment. The separated Idea,
complete Independence. and the fsvorite
theme. ireland Nation apostrophized
by Irish exflss in all lands In years gone
by, have gone into the discard, ana the
planning periods they called forth are
consigned TO the scrap book. Thirty years
ago, twenty or even ten years ago. no one
could dream that irish nationaiists would
approve and applaud these sentiments OF
unity and good will uttered By John
Redmond, the Irish leader, in closing the
home rule debate: THE moment home
rule was granted It would become the
highest interest OF the Irish nation to
safeguard the constitution, to utilize II
On MODERATION. TO cultivate the most
friendly relations with Great Britain and
for the first time IN it's history to DO all
In It's power to promote the unity. the
prosperity and the welfare Of the empire. "
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IsIand of Rhodes.
Having no foe worthy Of its battle
fleet. the Italian navy Is amusing itself
plucktng island jewels from the bosom
Of Turkey In the Aegean sea. The seizure
Of the Island Of Rhodes Is less danger
GUS operation than attempting TO 10 e
the pardaneIles. Rhodes and adjacent
islands are Of little value to Turkey, be-
ing populated mostly by Greeks, but their
transfer to Italy may disturb the equa-
nimity of powers which dislike landgrab-
bling In the east and hasten the mediation
which Italy anxiously hopes for. Rhodes
IL the most easteriy OF the Aegean group.
IL IL about forty-five miles long by twen-
ty.two wide. Its population consists Of
about si,ooo Christians, 700 Mshomedsns
and 1000 Jews. II. with six other Islands.
forms a Turkish saniak. or administra-
$50. a,.,r,c. I, In about ten miles from
,,a cos., ~ Asia Minor. The island has
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sutetde MANN IN Japan
Hara-kiri. with It's atmosphere OF per
sonal valor. Is not whony Out OF oate IN
Japan. but seif-desrucuon 10 eominoh-
Ten thousand persons In the empire com
nit suicide every year, ana the NUMBER
10 not diminishing In last years recoro
Of suicide only one Instance OF hars-Nlr1
Is noted. that Of the statonmaster al
Mol who, because OF mishsp to the
imperial train. which made Il necessary
for the emperor to adjourn for half an
hour TO a waiting room. showed his re-
pentance by throwing himself under tns
masters devotion having evoked wave