24 MAY 1902, page 2

On Wednesday The German Emperor Made A Striking Speech In

reply to the address presented to him by the Provincial Committee of Alsace-Lorraine thanking him for the abolition of the "dictatorship clause." Speaking of the period of his......

In Another Part Of His Speech Mr. Chamberlain...

of the Colonies to the Mother-country not merely by ties of sentiment but of interest. "At the present moment," said Mr. Chamberlain, "the Empire is being attacked on all aides,......

No Further Grand Catastrophe Is Reported From The West...

but the unrest of the volcanoes continues to threaten St. Vincent and Martinique. La Pelee broke forth again on the 18th inst., and once more poured hot mud and lava over St.......

We Entirely Agree With Mr. Chamberlain's Declaration That...

age is one for great Empires and not for little States, and we are as anxious as be is that we should continue as a great State, and that the British Empire should be held......

Mr. Chamberlain, Speaking At Birmingham On Friday, The...

dealt in trenchant style with Lord Rosebery's attack on Liberal Unionism as involving too little Liberalism and too much Unionism. In a powerful vindication of the Education......

The Event Of The Week In France Has Been The

aemi-official announcement of the approaching resignation of M. Waldeck- Rousseau. Inasmuch as it is the natural ambition of every French statesman to aim at the Presidency, it......

The New Republic Of Cuba Was Formally Inaugurated On Tuesday

at Havana. The ceremony was simple but impres- sive. General Wood, the United States Governor of Cuba, after an exchange of congratulations with Sefior Palma, the new President,......

The Fate Of The Archduke John Of Austria, Who Some

twelve years ago flung up his position to face the world as captain of a merchantman, has always been something of a mystery. A Dutch engineer in the service of the United......