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Fer un Germans, however, it is matter for special rejoicing that Germany was able to loud helping hand to the Russian Government in ita oforts to avert the danger of war. The Imperial Forces at the James Watt anniver of events, have in many quarters allowed the Lord Rosebery, proposing the toust of "The and oxcitement, and ignorance of the true course pasalons of a period fall of political movement sary dinner of the Institution of Engineers and part played by Germany at that decisive hear Shipbuilders in Scotland, held at Glasgow, jen. The unfortunate predicament of the Ham in publicat a moment when the people were selectItusin by Germany to come up. Since then larly protested against being called upon to talk to appear in a light unfriendly to Russia, and burg-Antoricom ship Uleveland is a direct ing who were to be their masters for the next knowindge of the truth his already found its have allowed the legend of a threatening of result of the failure of the American people to few years. That was a process in which a par way into wide oirales. History will some day support an American merchant marine. This had no part whatever, where he had no vote to to able to establish the fact that it was a

is just now an excursion steamer exercise, and where he was not with a load of

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passenger from Now York raise his voice in public. It was quite certain the friendly exchange of viewe between St. Peters are travelling around the world, and chairman of this gathering could not have bear that eponed the way to the peaceful solution of will return to Now York. If the ship were aware of that sacred but, he thought, unfounded the otsis. And so upon that occasion afresh. borg and Berlin, based upon mutual confidence, returning to New York thors would be no tradition which prevented any peer from appear was demonstrated the high value of the long- tromblo, bat, unfortunately the last log of the ing in public any more than if he was the in standing friendly relations between Germany journey is by rail from this port. The shipmate of a soraglio during this sacred period of and Russia, which transcended the dividing will, therefore, bare carried passengers from one Felitical pressure. (Laughter.) He did not fine of $200 per passenger, amounting, it is sald, at this juncture was so peculiarly dangerous to $133,000, It is under contract with its pas an animal. The previous day he had walked sengers to rotara thom to New York by this through a considerable part of the barghs, not route, and is in a flx" It can get out of of course on a political adventure, for that would it, if the passengers do not kick too vigorously, have consigned him to the Tower. (Laughter.) by-taking them to British Columbia and But he was agreeably interested ng he thenga by a northern route to New York, along the streets by sccing a long series of more passed for such as accept that solution, and a ticket by thau Bfe-size portraits of people who belonged sail to this city for those who insist. Au to the Honso of which he had the honour alternative is a compromise with the Treasury a memberall couched in highly unflattering terms Department, by which its flue shall be reduced (laughter)with faces which shark would to a nominal amount, in regard to which enry, with paunches of unprecedented size, and negotiations are now pending.

Nobody desires to see this ship penalized or humble Assembly, had it not been that ther unrecognizable to the ordinary member of that the passengers inconvenienced, as the result of all had gigsatic coronets on their heads. nu entorpe,vndertaken in good faith. It (Laughter.) The sensation with which a man would not prevent similar excursions in the who belonged to that House paraded the streets future by foreign ships, but werdy divert the at this moment recalled to his mind the return port from this city to e British Columbian melancholy position of Darid Copperfald Moxign

railroads having the first call boze a discreditable but not wholly inex on the return trip to New York. The public cusable part, when he want to school, and would gain nothing except the pucalty in this having in the agony of a heating bitten the particular case, And yet the kur is thers. It hand of his step-father his new master put on will be violated if the passengers are landed hers, Lis book a placard with "He bitós" on it. and the laws ought to be enforced..

(Laughter.) And when for the purpose of If the American people would consistently walking about the streets he divested himself of apply the protective prinsiple to all industries the ermine and coronet, which, as was well erican ships float to compete for such (laughter) he was uneasily consious that some- A which decorre protection, there would be Am known, was the habitual attics of a peer- business, which is a growing one, and likely thing like this moral placard was on his back. to greatly increase. As our laws now, wo virtaally prohibit American vessels Montrose) that his feelings must be much more stant He romiuded his noble friend (the Dake of from engaging in this traffic and penaliza acute than his, because dukes were under very foreign shipe which attempt to supply the considerable suspiciou at this moment: (Laugh- demand Modern economic science recognizes that there is no national asit more

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tor.) He had sometimes doubted whether they were entitled to the ordinary rights of than control of its own sengorna trafic and humanity (Laughter.) In the oirenmetances a's much more as it can get and it would be of the time, therefore, he could say nothing inconceivable if it were not so plainly manifest about the toast without being guilty of some that a nation so well situated as we for sea thing like high treason. traffic, and once having possessed a great fleet

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An importantand instructive lecture on Indian sffairs was given by Mr. S. M. Mitra at the Waldorf Hotel recently. Mr. Mitra said that what struck him most forcibly about discussions both in and out of Parliament was that India was almost always left out, and yet Indis was the Royal piors on the British chess-board, They were all aware of a railway started by German enterprise called the Bagdad ruilway, ending on the north of the Persian Gulf. The British were of the south shores of the Persian Gulf for the protection of British interests in India. Was the Bagdad railway a mere philanthropic institution Any shrewd observer of German diplomacy wenld see that they had not much money to squander in philanthropic enterprises of this kind. The Dearest port to the terraination of the railway wad Karachi. There were mines there under the supervision of the Kanchi Port Trust A member of that Port Trust was not only German gentleman, but was the German Consul Gonoral of Karachi,

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of the Crown had entered for the moment, much to his regret, the region of party. The Army, they were told by one side, was in a critical condition, as it had been all bir lite (Laughter.) The Territorial Army, they were told, on one side, was the bulwaric of our country, and on the other that it was a mero phantom. As for the Navy, one side told them that if never was so strong and so efficient, and the other side told them that Sir Francis Drake-- rather ancient precodent by-the-by- was never satisfied unless the forces he was engaged with were as two to one, and that. those who wore content to occupy a position less hercio than that of Sir Franola Drake. were peltroons, unworthy of the name of English. mon or Scotsmen. (Laughter.) Well he could not decide between these varying opinions, and it was not for a peer to express a judgment, but as a ratepayer(laughter) as a taxpayer (laughter and cheers a householder and as the father of a family- ch (cheers) he was inclined to side with those who would not wish Bir Francis Drake's view to control our naval policy He pointed out that the Imperial forces of the Crown were not the only Tmperial forces, not the only forces of the Empire, not the sole basis on which our country and its strength and ita future depended. There were other Imperial forces besides the Army and the Navy and the Territorial Forces: the

manhood of our people, the development of Passing to the question of the House of Lords, our commeres and shipping, our capital-which the leotarer said that there was no word in had pulled us, with the heroism of our nation, the Indian language for "vate." Would Eng that heroism would have been unable to through so many wars, and which perhaps land command any respect in India to-morrow if they sold the grest Rajshs-number 622 that effect without the capital and lastly, the in any grievance the final court of appeal lay generous loyalty of the Britons beyond the sens the House of Commons? He asked English. While we had this fand of patriotism and men, in the name of his countrymen, not to manhood to draw upon ha did not think this interfere with the power of the House of Lords, country bad anything to fear from any fature If the Indian people rose, they would only

doer from any foreign foe; and it was possible, it it at the command of

was to his mind certain, that as time went on, power England in India & the Rafahs. The

upon the native and within a period not very remote, that Rajahs and the Sepoys To the Indian the manhood and that patriotism might realize that Viceroy was the "Big governor was the and the provincial it was their duty also to take some part in the

Little Lord, and to the defence of their country. (Cheers.) Sepoy the Commander-in-Chief was the Lord of the Battlefield." England would disturb the peace of India if she interfered with the Lords. (Applause.)

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THE EMPEROR WILLIAM'S BIRTHDAY.

MR. TAFT AND THE PRESS.

Tho speeches delivered ...on January Americans demand that their President shall in honour of the 61st birthday of the 27th in Germany and by Germans abroad be easy of access, and it is a trifis easier, necord Emperor William were of an unusually marked ing to my experience, says the New York political character. The constant recurrence in correspondent of the London Telegraph, to see them of the same political refrain is, says tha the Chief of the Executive at the White House Times Berlin correspondent, a highly interesting than a War Office clerk, for example, in London. reminder as to the thought which is Mr. Taft, following the example of Mr. in the minds, of Germans who'reriew the past s uppermost Roosevelt, has largely abandoned all forms and year. A year ago Germany was only just emerg ceremonies, and when he was asked a few daysing from the so-called constitutional crisis, which ago to attend the Press Cint, Washington, smoke has lol things precisely as they were before a cigar, and have a chat with the members except that there has been a change of Chan- there, he replied immediately that he would be celloza To-day, with some anbarlary glances delighted. President Taft dropped in at the at "Imperial linazce reform in its antional Press Club late yesterday afternoon, wearing a aspects, all minda turn from internal politics to reefer coal, woollen waistecat, and bowlor hat. the demonstration of German military power. He was smoking a pipe, Nearly 150 newspaper: correspondents were pretont, and to them he were intimately connected with the exciting Among the speakers were at least two who apologised for wearing a garb which was only episodes of last Marob. General von Einem, suited, he said, for a motor car drive.

then Prussian Minister of War, is reported to have said on the 275 alt. at Münster, where he now commands the 7th Army Corps:

Laat March wer knocked so loudly and so shrilly at the door of the allied Habsburg Monarchy that it seemed impossible to keep it out. In this critical state of things it was the Emperor who, in plain, clear tones, spoke the word, Behind Austria stands the whole power of the German Empire. This word was a deed, for the bad spell was broken, and over there, beyond the frontier, the rifles were piloe,

Mr. Taft chatted amiably. He described the great pleasure to be derived from walking along the streets of Washington, looking into the shop windows, and often meeting some good citizen, who, with that degree of rerer ence that we Americans all feel for high officials," greated him with, Helle, Taft!" The President admitted feeling a sense of isols tion in the White House, because people no longer called there just casually, but by appoint ment. "Everybody comes by engagement, and you don't have that pleasant surprise that comes General yaaine's interesting reminis from having neighbours look in on you at odd rences will confirm the view which was held times, and with the feeling that they have a hero with regard to the personal intervention right to come."

Viewed from the standpoint of a judge on thers had already been direct communication of - of the Emperor at the moment whez, indeed, the Bench, Mr. Taft said there is not much work another kind between Berlin and St. Petersburg, in the White House, except dictating occasional but the councils of Prince Below, Baron von messages, bat in time one realised that even Schoen, and Herr von Kidoelen. Wachter had hang hands and talking to people consumed not by themselves produced the decisive com-, four hours of my time," Mr. Taft complained, much nervous energy and vitality Three or munication to Russia.

The other initiated speaker was the Ger

are taken up each morning in discussing, not Ambuscador in St. Petersburg, Court Pour district job, but the cladas of those who recom- Petersbury is in interesting contrast with that the qualitlations of nominees for some little tails, whose speech to the German Clab in St. mended that such gentlemen be appointed.

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minded his audience that like so many other he said that the Tear had last year done the The President looked in capital health, and re-ing to the German semi-official telegraph agency, officml Americans, be had once been DOWN- paper reporter himself

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