The papers just to hand by the last American nail, agree in their statements that hone news had been very dull recently, the postal scandal was still being disbursed, new strikes on a small scale were attracting some attention, the stock market had taken a decided turn for the better, and the great floods in the West had come to an end, But the news from broad, referring more particularly to the assassination of the King and Queen of Servia, was considered to be exciting enough to suit the palate of the most ug seeker for sensation. Many ides on the subject ime owing slixenssed in alt savings.
take the following reference tw th tragedy from the "Chicago Chronivle 'The' tragedy of the Belgrade palace is " startling proof civilisation is not inconsistent with unmitigated savagery. It ly not necessary to be an apologist for King Alexander of Servia in order to deplore the whole assassination in which he and wife have perished. The tragedy has possible consequences which should cause it to be deplored oven if it were possible to condone the murder of a bad King, which Alexander undoubtedly South-eastern Europe is a powder may zine and the Serviva may prove the spark which shall explode it.
precedent. counts for anything the cension of Prince Karageorgeviteh, with Mr. Avakumovies as Prime Minister, is not likely to be regarded with entire 4 proval by people who have something to say about stich matters. The Great Powers have a fashion of regulating the affairs of the little kingdoms and principal ities in the Balkans regardless the plans of ambitious, princelings and scheming. politicians.
'The present case is not fikely to prove an ception. tt is significant that Germany is hinting that these barbarous assaysinations were instigated by Russia, which is declared to favour Karageorgevitch's' elevation to che throne. +f that be trae England is certain to disapprove of Karageorgoviteh and Germany. will assume the same attitude. situation The is one which is pregnant with ominous possibilities.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin writes as follo} With startling suddenness the scene of disturbance inthe Balkan regions has bean shifted from Macedonii to Belgrade, where the King and Queen of Servia. together with several high officers of the Gavernmont, were slaughtered in the palace in what seems to been a contorted uprising of. the army stationed a: the capital. The exact motives which were behind this unespeeted tragedy will doubtless he revealed shortly. The army chiefs are said ty have proclaimed ax the absentee" pretender,"
a member of the mis to the throne have much trouble to the it ins to the monient when he showed his people that he was more bent upon his. than upon the public welfare seitied. He dragged others down with him and the entire govern-ni (Powers of ament ai ime is now a thing of the Envape will permit him vw. cept thy past.
A new regi we, probably no better place thus offered. From an into national; th been set "up. There viewpoint. the chief interest in. cerine is stil sune questi nas to whether the tion with the affair is the question as to people will accept the uew how the change of government will be Font opposition Tt is probable, revived by the leading governments of that they will, for there is no legal h Continen:. especially Russia and to the throne the riner of which—has quayi-prote Some of the leading papers were via and Re 6 that the resignation of Mr, Cham has recently Lecome Known as the fore-terrain from the British Cabinet would rust mend of the Sutan, whose army be immediately forthcoming. The. Presers and seemed ty be almost unanimous in believing that the country at large wus Krupp in is an Mr. Chamberlain, this conclusion vuisignitieant con But as one of being upon expressions of opinion nal "Eastern coming from political and labour leaders, its may set infand from the British Press.
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important results fores which sill produce broadly that Mr Balionr Jcala specelt, in which he represented the saved the day by" is The tris Daily under the [question at isstte as one upon which mom-ding, of °.\ Symptom of Monarchy" {bers of the Government might hold in-0 of the dividual opinions or private judgments ple in their rejoicings aver the in fet it goes 20 far say th of the "show a general sentiment thoughout Surope thats enliar if not re-sensibilities that have been nurtured in a different atmosphere We extract the following two or three paragraphs from its lading article difficult for the American public to comprehend a political and social 1 that accepts, not only with bat with rejoicing, vad of the overnmont. The capit kes a holiday almost holds "2 ro} wast "over the atrocious murder of th and nearly a dozen members of the roy: Ring and Queen. household. Enstead of being sor and. oppressed 1 an atmosphere laden with the political and social poi 1 of stich ime, the people actually breathe freer. They hasten to form a new gov ment and {alk of calling it a" Republic. What a travesty! In their benighted dition they do not know that republic:
not built upon assassination.
The following short extract 1s fern the Detroit Tribune The world looks on im horror while the people of Servia hea the bloody sot a murdered King Queen. are not of enough to figure n the headlines. no conden tion of the crime.
nce which approval. oi}: © for I when he annulled some of of the people under the He assumed an authority absolutism and the people ler, The last His alliance the immediate the remote came iting woman extravagances, were uses of his doom, but in himself. From says So far at least as Parliament is con jeered Mr. Chamberlain's attempt te the corn laws has proved pretty much of a tempest in a, teapot ce trader with an "ig" and a he made it his principal business Sto show how a free trader and rampant rust centd both be good mem-
and consequently how Mr. Chamberlain Tory ministerial happy family.
aid remain in the Ministry and ge about preaching against free trade as as he liked. Inter this velvet-sophist had thus fluttered about an how in the space which has been by such statesmen as Gladstone, the Hunse proceeded to ide without hearing a word from the cause of all the disturbance, ant Mr, Chamberlain ntareh-Fed jubilantly down to the unparalleled of il to 28 exclaiming: "Ow friend the enemy is non-plused this lime The Detroit "Tribune under the heading, " Now it is time for us to act." expr vs The emphatic and decisive downfall of Secretary Chamberlain and his scheme of Imperial Tariff Federation is of only les importance to the United States and Canada than to Great Britain herself. {From the moment his revolutionary pro-was announced, and, more fter Premier Balfour hat jed and somewhat Delphic assent, there has been a remarkably rapid rise, among our Northern neighbours, of Sentiment actively hostile t better trade Telations with the United State. jection to the cultivation of such rela-Hows has always been largely dependent upon sentimental rather than practical considerations, anil of such nature as Gad a peculiar and powerful stimulus in any suggestion of mmtnal tariff arrange-
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