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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
A Blow to Hereditary Rule.
Seattle Times.)

One of the most interesting results of the will be the change in the character of the British House of Lords indicated in an address delivered at Gias- gow by A. Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
 The speaker said that reform of this house would be of the tasks undertaken by the coalition min istry If returned to power in the elections He said the ministry considered a second chamber with ad- equae strength in democratic country, but that it was not intended the second chamber should be hereditary.
 Of recent years the House of Lords has been steadily losing ground in the British government scheme. It's power veto legislation drastically curbed several years ago. with the result that pract cally all authority passed to the House of Commons.
 The change which Bonar Law proposes would be directed only at the but at the lower cham ber By strengthening the former the latter would lose great deal of it's while the abolition Of the hereditary principle would incline the masses of the people the readily sanction reform along the lines he has indicated.
 Modification of the British legislative system in evitaby will raise the question of the continuance of the Crown. There undoubtedly will be increasing demand the country for elective executive, but it Is decidedly doubtful whether Britain will make this change for number of years for so long a time it retains it's present immense system of col ones and dependencies
 Eminent Englishmen have expressed the view that with two of the other leading Allied countries-the United States and France-republics Britain will be in rather an awkward position before the world the more particularly if Germany succeeds in ganizing similar form of government
 They have questioned whether Englands tradi- longer be possibility if it remains mOnarchical, at least in outward aspect, while the whole direction of modern thought and purpose is toward republican ism.
 Granting that there is a certain of plausibility in this suggestion, the fact remains that Britain would experience difficulty in develop ing federal system that would it efficiently the system in existence.
 The King, fgurehead politically, serves bond unite all the British domains. Would the colonies. for instance, feel the way toward President elected by the people of the British Isles? And if effort were made to choose President by vote, we'll of the colonies would it be possible to devise machinery of election which would be fair and successful? Furthermore, what would be the status of India with it's teeming population under such arrangement?
 It is only reasonable to recognize the obvious differ between conditions existing in Britain and those eristing in the United States. We would ot have King-it is questionable whether the great empire could get along without
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08

you that man has no business ask ing woman to share his lot with him unless he has a house of his own on the lot.
 Mother is used to begin disappoint ed. So she knows that the Christ mas present Father will give her is either a bookcase in which Father will keep his own books, or an easy chair that she won't get to use be cause Father will hog it all win ter.
 The only thing girl dislikes about having swell silk underwear is the fact that nobody can see it.
 A man realizes that the Govern ment is responsible for the War Tal on other things and he pays it cheer fully But he believes that the Porchclimbers' Union is responsible for 20-cent whiskey and 6-cent ci gars.
 No matter how much a man suf fers from insomnia it is cinch tha you can catch him mapping every now and then.
 Every time man tries to star the furnace fire with damp kindlint his wife realizes that it doesn't d( a man much good to go to church.
 You can always get successful man to admit that most of us ge what we deserve.
 A man is mighty careless about hi' future life when he is feeling well But it takes a pain in the stomacl to scare him and make him wondel where he put his Religian last time he used it.
 We do not know much. But wt do know that it isn't in the interes in Palmistry that makes young mar hold a girls hand for hours at { time.
 Once in a while two good listeners meet and have lonesome time. Blu neither of them is wearing skirts.
 Before you try to give advice to { woman, first find out what kind O advice she wants.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
The New German Autocracy.
Vancouver Province l

The new democracy of Germany in not behaving in a democratic way. Different factions are trying their strength in street fighting still the con test of the superman. While they finding out which is the superman the population is decreasing
 The Spartacus group and the Bolsheviki soldiers seem afraid to allow the whole people to decide whom they will have for their rulers Ebert and the mod crate Social Democrats favor constituent assembly or representative convention with the right to speak for the majority of the people Liebknecht and his Spartacans will have of that The only people who to be consulted are that one class and this is decided minority such a minority that it refuses to stand up and be counted Ii can raise large mob in a large city, say twenty thou sand in Berlin. But such mob is small when if is counted in popular vote. There millions of farm in the country. If they called to the poIIs they have little for Spartacus the Bosheyiki and the red bag Wherefore there must be no represen- tative government and democracy. only the au- tocracy of single minority group which has made up its mind to call itself violently to the control of tho State.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08

In his speech in Rome Friday President Wood Wilson said the great Nations agreed that shall be League of Nations to enforce peace. That is an announcement from who doubtless knows-because the President has been in close muncation with the heads of the French British and Italian nations
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
Mercy

Some folks seem to get such fiend- ish pleasure out of riding around in a flivver that they make pedes- trians sore. But what we started to say was that Ford Deyilbliss lives near. Brookville, Ohio..
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
Luke McLuke says

When a man has forgotten that he has stomach, and is feeling like two-year-old, he isn't happy until he goes out for good time" that knocks his whole system out of gear.
 Any old married woman can tell
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
Hints Is Hints

(Coldwater (Ohio) Chronicle)
 And what's become of the old-fash- toned farmer that used to bring the editor a turkey or bushel of apples or potatoes for Christmas?
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
Names Ia Names

A. Word. of Russel. Ky. who is with the Army in France, tells us that he met an English officer named M. r. Word.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
Same Old Story

The maddest man in all this land Is poor old Oswald Hack; Last month he ran for office, and Now he is walking back.
 -(Luke McLuke.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08

One thing selfish persons cannot keep to themselves is their selfish ness.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
Ouch!

"Of all combinations
 Distressing" said the Cruise There's none that can equal Big feet and small shoes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
Life Preserver

Life Preserver
 Excuse me, sir" said the Agent, as he entered the office of the Tired Business Man. But could l interest you in a life preserverd that can be carried in the pocket"
 Pint or half-pint size?" asked the Tired Business Man.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08

It is what you would call golden opportunity to be invited to fiftieth wedding anniversary?
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
BITS OF BY . PLAY yy Luke kcLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer

Ftct A man goes to extremes, they say, But, hear me, if you please; He never loves his friends the way He hates his enemies.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
Heck and lnthy

There are so many Johns and Marys in the world that it ia re- freshing to note that Heck Davis and Inthy Null were married at Eatonton, Ga.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08

It's not too late to do your ship ping early.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
Onut!

It must be terrible to be poor, said the Profiteer, as he sat back in a $1,700 lounge and rested his $40 shoes on $90 chair.
 "Yes," agreed the other Profiteer,' as he flicked the ashes from his $2 cigar into a $3O cuspidore. Just imagine having to drink domestic champagne with one's meals!"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08

A woman never thinks she is we'll dressed unless she makes some other woman look sick.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08

Manitobas road construction plans for the cou- ing year contemplate expenditure of s4 500 OOO and the building of 223Q miles of highways-(van- couver Province.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08

Today's News Today-1n Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
RICE BOOTHS ARE SET UP FOR USE
 OF COMMON PEOPLE

TOXIC, Jan. S.-The new Hara cabinet has taken a drastic move to solve the rice situation by removing the import tax on foreign rice This measure has proved a great re- lief to the Japanese people and tends to lessen the hardship re- sulting from the exhorbitant price of cereals. Governmental booths are now set up in all parts of To kio for the distribution of rice to the poor at moderate prices.
 Try some of our fresh cream cake after the show tonight. The Alaska Grill.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08

And, as he ambles back, 'tis not Strange that he raves and ramps With what he spent he might have
 bought
 Two hundred Savings Stamps.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08

The eating houses all have an ap- petite for cold cash.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08

We Gall 1t a Charley Horse
 (Brooksvile (Ohio) Starr J. A. Rem has had sick horse for a week, but is better.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
No Joke

No Joke The cause of matrimonial ills. And many fights and shocks, Is that while He must foot Her bills She will not foot his socks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
Alta BoyI

Loe Geer, of Indianapolis, has giv- en up his work to do Y. M. c. A. work and is now out speaking for the "Y." Wo suppose that Loe Geer expects to go on high some day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
BREEZY BUBBLES
Philadelphia Bulletin)

War interest-on your Liberty Bonds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
You Know Him

You Know Him Some day I hope that he will choke I speak of Oswald Joint; Each time he tries to tell joke The boob forgets the point.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
Int Wise Fool

There are always two sides to an argument" observed the Sage.
 "Yes," replied the Fool, unless you happen to be in it."
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08
Old Papers

For sale now at The Empire, 25'
 per package.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22

kept in the Philippines was there
somewhat in the nature of hostage
of faith"
The secretary also considered as
worth while a suggestion that part
of the youth of the country might be
given the opportunity for naval train
ing, possibly as a substitute for the
training he otherwise would receive
in the army.
The Interrogation OF the secretary
offered the opportunity for securing
his opinion on the proposed establish
ment OF an air ministry Senator
New, of Indiana, presented arguments
for the separation of the military and
aeronautics, but Secretary Baker was
frank in his declaration of opinion
that 1t would make for inefficiency.
Difficulty would be experienced, Mr..
Baker said, in maintaining the proper
coordination under separate heads
and in more adequate air service as
desired, he suggested, ii would be
more practicable to utilize the exist
ing military organization.
Another reason given by the secre-
tary for opposing Capitalization of
aviation was that it would tend to
discourage cooperation in the devel-
opment of aerial appliances. Aviation,
ne said, Is yet so new that all the
ingenuity and inventions that can be
had are needed. He also explained to
the committee the difficulty an air
ministry would have in handling its
pilots when separately trained. indi-
| eating the necessity from the point of
view of the military men Of having
the airmen so drilled with the army
men that there would be the least
possible chance of failure when il
came to coordination.
The testimony developed that the
United States now has 10,71S air
planes, of which, however, only 3.32S
are service planes The major part of
the present equipment now is obso-
lete but, it was asserted by the sec
retary, the types are better than in
Europe. A utilization Of those types
coupled with the experience in pro-
duction that has been had. would, he
believed. serve to save much time if
it should again become necessary to
bring that branch of the service to n
war basis.
The secretary said that if the gov
ernment wished to develop the air in
dustry either for commerce or for war
purposes the solution was simple
merely spend the money to buy more
planes.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22
Saint Helena description of Island
Where Allies May Send Former Kaiser

st Helena, the island whose spec
1alty is the entertainment of deposed
monarchs, has good economic reasons
for its reported desire to have the
Kaiser for prisoner says a bulle-
tin from the National Geographic So
ciety's Washington headquarters.
Napoleon was it's most famous and
best paying guest though not the
only one. Dinibulu, Zulu king, was a
more recent exile; sent there after he
led a rebellion against the British
during the Transvaal in 1899. While
Napoleon was at St. Helena, prof.
teering' at the expense of the Bona
parte household and the numerous
members of the garrison sent to guard
him, was reduced to a fine art by the
island citizens.
In fact it was the high cost of st.
Helena living which created part of
the friction between Napoleon and
the British governor of the island, Sir
Hudson Lowe. Instead of living
within the 5000 pounds sterling al
lowed for maintenance of Bonaparte
and the half hundred members of his
encourage the bills for a year mount
ed to three times that sum. Upon
complaint of the governor, which Ma
poleon resented, the eX-monarch ex-
ecuted bit of play to the galleries
by ordering his silver sold and his bed
broken up for wood, which, when re-
ported in England, created so mucn
criticism of the governor, already
none too popular, that further remon-
strances were not made.
"Napoleon's wants were few. His
principal luxury was books; his d.
versions chess playing and digging in
his garden. Like the former kaiser.
he spent many hours with the Bible.
He professed no piety, however.
frankly admitting that he was making
study of certain Old Testamen,
books to show that monarchies had
divine sanction, and he also spoke OF
wanting to write a monograph on
The Campaigns OF Moses
Since ST Helena is some 700 miles
from the nearest land. Ascension
island, and 1900 miles from the near
est African port, the extreme precau-
tions taken by Lowe to prevent the
escape of the man who once had ruled
half of Europe. created considerab BILE
amusement. Sir Hudson was greatly
disturbed one day to find newly ar.
rived Corsican priest riding horseback
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22

peace, Mr.. Folk observed, the Egyp-
tian people naturally concluded that
since, under the league of nations,
they would be preserved from e1-
ternal aggression, the protectorate of
Great Britain would be removed. But
they were doomed to disappoint-
ment.''
The Egyptian legislative assembIy's
commission, on the way to Paris TO
present that country's claims. il is
charged, was "interned by order of
the British government upon reach
ing Malta" Released upon the rec
ommendation of General Allenby. il
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22

is said, it reached Paris, "only to find.
with amazement. that a recognition
OF the British protectorate over Egypt
had been written into the treaty"
In conclusion the brief states:
The condemnation of Egypt with
out hearing before an international
tribunal, if one is established, would
mean the continued subjugation of
Egypt to British bondage and con-
tinued moving down by British ma
chine guns Of those liberty-seeking
people who fought with America to
make the world safe from military
autocracy"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22
BILL FOR LARGE ARMY
is DEFENDED BY BAKER
Thinks $4,000 Men Too MANY But
Relies on Military Chiefs
Opinion.

Washington. Aug. Secretary
Baker defended before the senate
subcommittee on military affairs his
recommendation for an army of 576.-
600 men by saying that in view OF
the disturbed conditions in the
world" he did not wish the "respon-
sibility' of asking for a small force
Secretary Baker indicated several
times that the bill as presented. in
Guiding its provision for compulsory
military training for 19-year-old
youths was that of military experts
rather than his own. although IL had
his approval. He said that his own
, guess" was that an army OF $40. .Oc0
was perhaps somewhat larger than
necessary, but that he did not wish
TO take the responsibility of opposing
the opinion of the country's creates.
military men.
Regarding the provision for main
tenance of three divisions in the in
sular possessions, the secretary ad
mitted that the force appeared to him
large and agreed to the ,up-
gestion OF Senator Wadsworth. OF
New York, that native troops might
be used to advantage. The senator
had remarked that at present IL
seemed that every American soldier
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22
BRITISH CHARGED WITH
THE SEIZURE OF EGYPT
Joseph w. Folk Declares England
Has Acquired Possession by
Deception.

Washington, Aug. 21.-In a brief
fled with the foreign relations COM
mittee of the United States senate
Joseph w. Folk, formerly governor of
Missouri, counsel for the Egyptian
commission, charges that England
under the guise of protectorate over
Egypt, practically has seized that
country as British possession" that
'in an annex TO the peace treaty the
status OF Egypt would be made an in
ternal question and beyond the iuris-
diction of the council of the league
of nations, which council the Egypt
ians desire to pass upon the status Of
Egypt"
The document sets forth that the
original occupation OF Egypt by Brit.
ish troops beginning in 1882 was
claimed by the British government to
be merely temporary for the purpose
OF suppressing "rebels" and collecting
debts due Europeans The British
government, says Mr.. Folk, pledged
Egypt and the world that this occu-
patton would be only temporary.
After giving a resume Of the po!iti-
cal history of modern Egypt. the cal
legged wrongs done in that country to
enforce British rule in the last several
decades" the brief recites the story
Of "the killing of 500 and the wound
Ing OF 1900 Egyptian natives last
April in the streets OF their cities
while holding demonstrations for
freedom under the 'self-determina-
ton clauses of the peace treaty" Mr..
FOLK, who was formerly solicitor for
the state department and who now
represents the commission which was
named by the legislative assembly of
Egypt, a majority of whom were
elected by the people, he SAYS, calls
attention TO the fact that Egyptian
troops, numbering one million fought
on the side of the allies to make, as
they believed. the world safe for
democracy and for the right of ma
tional self-determination for all peo-
pies"
Egypt, before the war, he says, was
Independent for all practical purposes.
though under the national sovereignty
OF Turkey and subject to an annual
tribute to Turkey. On December lS,
1914 il is stated Great Britain re-
moved the ruler of Egypt and APP
pointed Prince Hussein as sultan "os-
'ehsiDiy as war measure and as
sumed by the Egyptians to be such"
When the time came for making
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22

In coat similar to Napoleon's, be-
lieving the compatriot involved In a
plot to deceive the guards. The
French commissioner complained that
the sight of passing dog was enough
to induce the governor to plant a new
sentinel on the spot; but perhaps the
most extreme of the many amusing
stories of loves solicitude was the
occasion OF his protest against Napoi-
cons planting some white and green
beans. sensing in this combination OF
colors subtle allusion to the white
flag of the Bourbons and the distinc-
tive green uniform of the general.
Living almost wholly within two
rooms and his garden, Napoleon in
sisted on all the pomp anG ceremony
possible in such cramped quarters
Since his companions necessarily were
much in his presence his insistence
upon their standing sometimes
brought them to the point of fainting
None might speak unless spoken to
and all became extremely bored with
court life in shanty involving all the
burdens. without any of the splendors
of palace
AT first the exile rode horseback.
but soon abandoned that rather than
have an English guard along. His
seclusion is best attested by the fact
that for five of his six years stay
he did not exchange word with
the governor: and Of the three com
Observation-Disclosures Austrian and
French-sojourning there by the pro-
visions of treaty to assure them
selves of his presence one saw him
through telescope once. a second
looked into his face for the first time
when he was to be buried, and the
third saw him not at all.
"Napoleon's days at st. Helena
were not wholly devoted to killing
time. He dictated his voluminous
memoirs, and military commentaries
while number of his associates
later added to these diaries, conyer.
sations and memoirs of their own
inaccurate or deliberately mis!eadinc 9
in large part. Now this activity would
be called propaganda. 1t was highl,
effective propaganda, too. Though
Napoleon escape was prevented by
vigilance to an absurd degree. ant
though the effect of his winning per
sonality was guarded against by for
bidding visitors to see him. his writ
lngs and those of Montholon and LIE.
Cases resulted in the royalistic flare
back that put his nephew on tn,
| throne of France. 1t was to Ma
poleon III, that Queen Victoria pre-
sented. Londwood,' where Napoleon
lived and died while at st. Helena.
Geographically St Helena is ne
cu!iarly fitted for an island prison
It's volcanic formation accounts for
half circle of mountains which permi
ONLY one landing place, that at tn,
islands single port and city. James
| town. Uninhabited when discovero,
ten years after Columbus sailed 70
America, the island was settled h,
British. Dutch and Portuguese. II
! the days OF sailing vessels and befor,
the Suez canal was opened the island
ers thrived by providing supplies 70
passing vessels. With the passing O
this market for their meats and vege
tables, the islands principal indus
tries waned and the inhabitants dwin
d'ed until there are now only abou
| $500 persons. as compared Wit,
| twice that many residents thirt-
years ago. The island belongs I,
Great Britain and is administered al
rectly by the crown"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22
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