The Springdale news., 1915-01-08
Politics In Other Lands.

On January 27 Michel Oreste. president of Haiti warned of the approach of large body of revolutionists, abdicated has, tily and took refuge on a German cruiser. On February 0restes Zamor was elected president of Haiti. and on the same day Jose Vicente concha was elected presi- dent of Colombia.
 Early in the year the Chinese admfnis- tratfve council re-estahlished Confucian- ism as the state religion of the republic. At the opening nf parliament February Ii King George urged mutual concessions in the Irish home rule controversv= On March the home rule hill was introduced for it's third passage through the con- mons On May 25 the bill passed the com mons for the third time. On September 1S King George signed the home rule and Welsh disesta blishment bills and the par lament Was prorogued.
 On March r, as the finale to bitter political and personal controversy. the wife of the French minister of finance, Nm. .Gaillaux. shot and killed the editor of Fiearn Gaston ca1mette. Her hus- hand resigned his office at once and new cabinet was formed. Tie trial of Nine Gaillaux resulted in her aeaaittal on July 2S. On March II treaty of peace between Turkey and Servfa was signed a Ganstantnorle. a sequel to tfe Balkan war On May I the new Chinese eahstf-
  premiership and gave increased power ta the president On May Prince Alexan- der ef Teek. Queen Maryts brather.was appointed governor general of Canada. On May 15. Colonel Benavides= leader of tie PefHVfan faction which expelled President Rilfingharst- was elected pro xisanal president Three days later group of senators and deputies declared Roberto Ieg9lia= provisional presi61eHt.The
 
 ntzed BenatfiesZ On July q Ahmed Mir za. sixteen wears of age. was crowned shah of Persia On August 26 the French cabinet was reconstructed on a commit tee of national defense basis. Rene E.- viani. Socialist, remained premier
 On September n Turkey notified the outside world that she had done away with the arrangement whereby foreigners in that country have been exempt from local Jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases and under which many special priv ileges have been enjoyed hy citizens of other countries residing in Turkey
 Two days later note was presented to the Turkish government by Great Britain. France. Russia and Italy in which 1t was affirmed that the special rights of aliens can be abolished only by the powers that were parties to the original contract, Austria and Germany presented a sepa- rate protest.
 On September 2S the Albanian senate. which had driven its recently elected ruler Prince William of =Wied-oat of the country chose. Turk for king-Prince Burhan- -Eddin son of the deposed Abdul Hamd of Turkey. The European powers protested, but their wishes were disre- garaed. On October 1 after four months exile, Essad Pasha accompanied by an armed force entered Albania and took possession of the government. On the day following the death of King Charles of RoHmania his nephew Ferdinand. took the oath of office as sovereign
 On October E rebellion broke out near the border of German Southwest Africa but was frustrated by the loyalty of the Bners of the Union. On October 3 A Rus tenn Rev Turkish ambassador to the Tni- ted States@left Washington, where he had incurred criticism by his frank views Of American affairs.