The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-13
NEWS FROM THE
OLD WORLD

Madrid, Dec. 13.-American ideas of
government are to be followed to a
certain extent by Eduardo Dato, the
new Spanish premier. Without an
nouncing any fixed programme, Senior
Dato declared, on taking office. that he
Intended to study the opinions of the
people n govern them more as Am
general wishes and welfare.
Inc new premier, who is f1fty-seven
years old, is n of the best known
lawyers in Spain. Since 1884 he has
peen a deputy for the district of Murias
de Paredes and active in the conserva-
tive party. He was un~der-secretary OF
government In 1896, and minister of the
same department. in 1899. Later he was
minister of justice of president Of the
chamber of deputies. Senior Dato drew
the work1ngmen's accident act, now in
Iorce In Spain, and he is a member of
numerous organizations for social i'm
pFoVementi notable among them being.
the Institute of Social Reform: the
Royal Commission to Prevent the
White Slave Trade; the National Coun-
ell of Prisons; the Royal Academy Of
Jurisprudence and Legislation, and the
Royal Society of Political and Social
Sciences. 1870
Paris, Dec: 13.-Emile B~outroux, the
Impressed during his recent, trim in the
United States by the tremendous faith
in the power of education which he
everywhere encountered. In this con-
nectlon he says: ..s.s-s -.' A.. .
Nowhere else in the world is more
faith placed in the powers of instruc-
tion and moral education, to increase
the capacity, the wisdom and the moral
Il was greatly touched" he contin-
ues, by the attention paid me by Am
erlcan students and by their. confding
amlaoil1ty, and it was not difficult for
m o m hn1inNyA +h oin on1%s
told of the spirit Of duty n morality
which prevailed among them. The
prayers with which the universities are
opened each morning are not merely a
above all a question of mental serious
ness which may be expressed in the
verses of Emerson:
When duty whispers low, Thou
The youth replies: I can"
NJ. Boutroux adds a note of warning
to the new Princeton grad
nate college, of which n of the prin-
tire of culture on American soil which
VIII supply at home the equivalent of
the culture which students in the past
used to come to the old world to seek.
1T Is thought that by inviting the
masters of European universities to-
lecture in America, the same result will
be obtained as by sending American
students to Europe" he says, and then
80 VA NSESSPA do TO- nj l
outcome for the reason that Princeton
Will, of necessity, be without that in
tangible but potent influence of pastl
associations, variously described as en-
vironment, atmosphere, etc, etc.
Charles BeauQuier, deputy Of Doubs.
proposes to introduce a motion in the
french which, if adopted, will
reXolutionlze parltamentary procedure.
He wishes that in every discussion
OF a law, project or resolution, only
speakers shall be heard, one in its
n against 1t, the minister or
governmental commissioner whom i'll
concerns, and the reporter of the pro-
ject. ~
The members who1are to- sneak are
to be delegated by the, commission be-
fore which the proposal has been sent
for examination and by the various
groups The latter are to
TO an agreement with the COM
mission as to the speakers. In case
ouch an agreement cannot be reached,
the commission shall he. competent to
delegate the three necessary speakers.
Brussels, Dec. 13.-commercial s~tatis-
tics are to be tabulated hereafter by
all European governments under one
hundred and eighty-six headings divid-
ed into v categories, namely, living
animals, foods and drinks, raw or sim
ply prepared materials, manufactured
articles n precious metals in ingots
or coined.
The convention establishing this
CoHiHion c.dSSiiicdtion mas peen signed
by the delegates to the International
conference for Commercially statistics,
which finished it's work here this week.
In order to avoid the inconvenience
the limitations of these five catgor-
it vas agreed, under an additional
heading at the end of each group, 9th
err products could be added of a gem
eral nature with those in the group
and yet not under one of the standard
numbered headings. "A second conven-
ton, agreeing to maintain the Interna-
tionaI Bureau of statistics in Brussels,
also was signed.