Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-08
WORLD HAS HAD A
FORTUNATE YEAR
No Terrible Catastrophe Has
Marked the TWeIvemonth.
DEATH TAKES NOTABLE MEN
enera Success Of the Democrats and
Startling Developments South of
the Rio Grande Chief Events
In Western Hemisphere.

fortunate one for the world in gen
erAl- 1t was not marked by any grea'
catastrophe. such as the San Francisco
earthquake or the Titanic disaster; II
saw the end of the wars in the Bal
kAns. 1t witnessed the Inauguration OF
q Democratic president in the Unitel
States, followed by genuine tariff re
~uction without financial panic.
The death roll for the past year has
hit the financial world rather hard, in.
Guiding such notable figures as j.. P.
Morgan, Henry NJ. F1agler and James
p Keene. The Roman Catholic
-burch also lost two of it's most ven
cradle cardinals, Oreglia, dean of the
recred college, and Rampolla, once
secretary at the Vatican and who
would have been pope instead OF Plus
< had not the emperor of Austria vot-
I'd against aim.
In the United States political de
-elopments have been extremely in
teresting, but not startling. Every
thing seems to hav gone the way OF
the Democrats. Democratic victories
were won last November in New York
city, the state of New Jersey and
etate of Massachusetts, Congress has
passed the currency bill. and the bank
ing interests of the country are ad-
fusting themselves TO it
As alarmed as high finance may
have been when it was learned that
President Wilson believed II Sherman
law should be clarified" business and
financial interests have apparently be-
come convinced that the presidents
attitude Is not one Of opposition, but
r2ther an attitude in which he would
consult and confer with business and
Gnance to rcmedy evils generally ad-
nitted to exist
Doings In Mexico.
61uth OF the Rio Grande devotion
nsnts have been startling and rapid.
The year 1913 saw in Mexico the as
OF President Francisco Ma
dero. Vice-President iii Suarez and
Gustavo Madero, brother of the presi-
Sent, the ~usurpation OF the presidency
y Gen. Victoriano Huerta, boosted
Into that position by General Felix
Daaz Then came the rupture between
Dtaz and Huerta, with the practical
han1shment Of Diaz- Later in 1913
came the rise of venustiano Carranza.
feader of b constitutionalists in the
north of Mexico, with the result that
CAAd states OF Mex
leo are now under his control. Scarce
mad Carranza become famous thar
francisco "Pancho" Villa, former ban-
oit' with price on his head, leaped
INTO the limelight as a rebel leader
serving C~arranza, and 1t is now ques-
ooned whether Carranza or Villa is
me stronger In the leadership OF the
eonstftutionalist forces.
In Its relations with Mexico the
United States has stood firm. Early
m his administration President Wilson
announced his determination to with
hoio recognition from the Huerta ad-
nlnfstration, and although much
pressure has been brought to bear
the president las refused to change
mis- attitude. Efforts have been made
TO induce Huerta to retire and allow a
Ialr n honest election, without re
suit Today the United States has E
heavy armed force at the border anc
an impressive array of battleships of
the oas
There have been several marriage,
OF importance in the past year. an,
. number OF engagements of promi
ISN'T persons ounc Foremost (,
tho minds Of Americans, of course. 1
tho wedding of Miss Jessie Woodrow
Wilson. daughter of the president
AssassinatIons Of the Year.
Barring Mexico's barbarous achieve
nents. there have been few assassins
tons In countries generally recognize
"a being civilized. George l.. king O
Greece. was assassinated by a ma
anarchist I'm Salonika, March IS. 1
turkey he commander-in-chief of tn
ottoman forces In tho Balkan war,
Enver Bey, was slain on February 1,
This was followed soon after by tn
assassination of Nazim Pasha, Turks
premier. Turkey and Mexico appes
to have been contending with eac
other for honors In the line of ASA
sfnat1on. with Mexico slightly in til
lead.
European affairs have gone alop
rather as usual, barring a few extr
startling outbursts by s~uffragists |
England, such as the sensational su
eide OF the young s~uffragette WI
threw herself before the kings hors
In the derby and was killed. Polit
eaiiy England has been in a furo
which, however, is nothing out of IL
ordinary. The year has seen the vel
remarkable rebellion" of Ulster. II
der the direction of Sir Edward Ca
son. and the organization of an arm,
Of Ulstermen to resist enforcement
b home rule sill should it pass pa
hament.
England has aIso had it's share
labor troubles. There have been lar,
strikes at home and in Ireland, nc
ably b Dublin riots, led by Jim Ii
hin All of the European powers ha'
some on As heretofore In the constru
1oa a battleships, and the arm,
DApr psaiciss Of Germany. Englan