29 JANUARY 1910, page 2

On Wednesday And Friday Week There Was A Characteristic...

in the Prussian Diet on what is known as the " Katto- witz affair" in Prussian Poland. The Government recently took action against a number of petty officials, chiefly (the......

An Impudent Attempt Has Been Made During The Week In

the Liberal Press to suggest that the Unionist Party are inclined to make an unholy alliance with the Irish, and secure their votes for Tariff Reform by granting them Home-rule.......

An Extraordinary "meat Boycott" Is Taking Place In The...

States. It was begun in Cleveland by the Labour Unions, which declared that the dearness of beef was due less to the shortage of cattle than to the action of the Beef Trust. In......

The Times Of Last Saturday States That Both Russia And

Japan have refused to accept the American proposal, made by Mr. Knox: that the Manchurian railways shou:d be neutralised. Russia is willing to consider proposals for new......

We Are Not Going To Insult Mr. Balfour And The

rest of the 'Unionist Party by defending them against this preposterous attempt to create prejudice and dissatisfaction. There is not the slightest risk of treachery in the......

1 Propos Of The Belief That The Redmondite Nationalists May

be safely counted upon to support the Budget through thick and thin when it is reintroduced, the Parliamentary correspondent of the Times notes a remarkable speech ma4e by Mr.......

Since The Final Figures Of The Election Will Be Known

so soon after these pages are in our readers' hands, we do not propose to give them in an imperfect form. It seems likely, however, that the composite majority of the Govern-......

The French Government Have Decided To Bring In A Bill

to purge the Army of its criminal elements. The Bill will revise the legislai ion of 1905 by which criminal "hooligans" (known: in Paris as apaches) are placed in home regiments......

The Floods In France, Which Hare Caused Some Loss Of

life, great distress to the poor, grave disturbance of traffic, and immense damage to property, have attained the pro- portions of a national disaRter. In Paris, where the level......

It Is Often Assumed That Trusts Can Be Kept In

order only by the action of the State, and for Socialists and Protectionists who cheerfully look upon the regulation of trade by the State as an advantage this is at least......