Show I 1 I 1 BRITISH LAND POLICY olin john bull condemns france for imitating him ROW HOW BREWING OVER AFRICA I 1 I 1 great britain insists upon corralling till all uie tile property possible and be I 1 cause prance francs objects threatens to causo cause trouble french chamber passes an employers liability bill very drastic in ia character effort being mado to secure the pardon of capt alfred dreyfus I 1 london oct 30 30 copyright ISM 1907 by the associated press the african abilean situation has bas been aggravated by the french note made public on tuesday last and reading tile tho nowa news from most cst africa foreshadows fore shadows great difficulties at nikki a and ad in borr gu eu the niger company british 13 15 vending off icess thare to incite rebellion and a nd distribute films aim to the natives in view of this situation french troops have been dispatched to the district from senegal as a preventive measure moreover the british negotiators tor for a settlement ot of the question have been in pat pal Is for over it a week and ever everything thing points to great DrI britain lalli seeking to let matters drag seemingly thedoes Bhe she docs does not intend to discuss the question but means wilt will undoubtedly be found to foil these tactics then tho the situation was further aggravated grava ted by the reply 0 of the 1311 tish colonial office issued the same day declaring that there did not seem to be any fear of complications at nikia capital of tile the iorgu territory provided the french government behaves reasonably it was added however ho weer at tile the colonial office that great britain hai bag ha i taken the tion to mote effectively police tier her territories anti and if the french persist ter in trespassing tres passing complications v N ill naturally arise the wording of these statements it la Is pointed out shows that both sides are inclined to lose their tempers aven the unexcitable times bas it if t the he l are un le enough to persist pers in carrying out tile the theory of effective possession PO session constituting a 0 title they AIR find that we shall ahall ile be reluctantly obliged to apply it too it la is one of the rare occasions upon which the hie press Is if unanimous papers of fill all shades of 0 opinions promising the AIa rouls of salisbury the nations support UP lit in ginging N the fience filibusters to lo their senses WILL NOT RECEDE it Is amusing to hear bear the worlds most notorious land grabbers grabbed grab beis a condemning france for or following A similar policy france larance however box Never seems seeing equally determined not to recede in fact the st louis speech of the french colonial minister lit labon seems to show that the cardinal feature of 0 french policy lit in africa is 1 the extension ot of french influence from rom tile the west coast to the nile which means an all uninterrupted sailes ot of posts and ales in short with aith excitement rampant at home there Is imminent danger ot of the roving armed expeditions int meeting in africa the situation Is brim full ot of dangers and it looks as af it if a conflict can only be avoided by a humiliating surrender of 0 tile the aspirations ot of one ot of tho the would mould be grabbers grab beis ot of central it AC rica and the upper nile valley great bi etain has always claimed tile the right of 0 Eupie macy in the nile valley sir edward gray in aw informed bianca that any invasion of 0 that territory would be as an unfriendly art act and the hie present Secret secretary ilay of state for tile hie colonies mr joseph has indorsed endorsed Indor sed his words yet two french expeditions are now thare and great position in upper egypt Is if thereby dangerously imperiled the lord chancellor lord hansbury Hals bury evidently believes in ill the policy of 0 tho the spoils belonging to the victors anti and that it should be the predominating 1 influence in making a appointments P point ments the anti anil grain gambling gambll nc cru cluade ade Is taking in france the chamber of oc deputies lias has appointed a committee to investigate and upon the proposed prohibition of speculation ol of brain aarl nd niti ai tides cles of 0 food generally genei gene ally tally almost all the members of the committee are favorable to the idea of stor stop pins gambling gam wing but they recognize tile dilli culty of doing so without interfering with mith legitimate speculation tile the committee li however determined to investigate tile the reports of 0 common comm eico co and industry and N ft ill try to determine where legitimate speculation ends and gambling begins STRINGENT LIABILITY BILL the emp loeis liability bill which was adopted on thursday day by the itie french chamber of deputies of 0 a drastic it imposes upon the employer the raiment of an indemnity to workmen who are arc accidentally disabled if they are made idle for over four days if K a workman Is disabled tor for ten the employer must pay him a pension of two thirds of hla big wages lost and in fit the case of disablement the he employer must also pay him tuoi chirds t of 0 the wages thereby lost last in the case of temporary disablement tile the employer must pay halt half tile the wages the workman thereby macs lose aud and lit jn the case of death by accident the employer must pay a pension to the workmans work mans widow amounting to 20 per cent of tho the wages wagen earned in addition to li 15 per cent for a single child rising to 40 per cent for four children until they reach the age of 18 in the case of orphans the pt pension cislon to be paid by tho the employer Is 20 per cent of the wages foi marly earned by the workman tor for each child up to a total of GO CO per cent in the case of bachelors HUPP OILing their parents parent 9 the indemnity goes to the parents 1 in order to these payments even in the event of insolvency the bill compels employers to insure their workmen against accident eldont ac there seems to be some settle substance behind the latest agitation in behalf of capt alfred Drey dreyfuss ruse the french artillery officer who lit in IMS on conviction by court martial on the charge of selling important military plans to agents of a foreign government was sentenced to imprisonment tor for life in fit a fortress and who Is now confined on a small island of tile the french group croup olt off the coast of french guiana the prime mover in the present steps bako taken n in behalf of the prisoner Is 11 II alst ner one of the vice presidents of the french senate and president of the paris docite who like drey tussi fusee Is a hebrew anti and who mile Is related to arm rlou quette mid perry the former ministers and to other families of influence is DREYFUSS INNOCENT II if kestner claims to hav irrefutable proofs of the th innocence of dreyfuss and ho h resorts that he knows tho the real culprit the th interest taken in the case co by the tecc ica president oft of the he senate Is said to have aroused the interest of president fauro and it Is to understood A der stood that geberer kistner elstner Is resolved to have it carried through the petrie of paris tonight on authority 11 in a member of court martial m which aich condemned dreyeuss Drey tuss declares that tile the proofs of 0 the flatters lat Int guilt imolee a state secret which might become a casus belli earthquakes la in bohemia berlin oct 20 recel received veol h bora ore from cinn Gra slits a town of 0 bo boha it I 1 in ato 1 nineteen miles front from eger say that earthquake shocks accompanied liy by thunder like alko lumb tings have been teril tying the inhabitants of 0 that alce antl its lt vicinity since yeL erday evening the subterranean disturbances have prevailed almost uninterruptedly since priday friday even cat frix bright of the shocks wore were espedia especially lly violent many families are leaving caving the place WEYLER THROWS BOUQUETS eulogizes his reign in cuba cola in a proclamation havana oct 0 0 efta weyler haq hai isbach the proclamation to the inhabitants oth o th island more remore tol to the inclemency of 0 the camp than to the enervating pleasures plea surca of 0 tile the parlor I 1 am ain rude and concise you all linow know tho the state of 0 the island nhen hon I 1 arrived and you are convinced fished that list shortly peace pi ace will be re in ili the island iffland extending the already excellent influence that dominates in the provinces of cavana fa vana f P alnar inar del rio matanzas and santa C clara are up to the jadico trocha the sugar estates are preparing for or grind I 1 ing ine the railroads are aie in good condition for passengers and lNe and the country can be traveled alth ft ith out maille ile lias been stopped T to 0 reach ree c h stage I 1 have been c compelled 0 ampe f led to resort to rigorous mesa U r e 8 but I 1 have alwaes offered ofT ercil pardon in the name of geneus bencus gene benc us spain to tier her unnatural sons I 1 leave the rob rebellion eillon so BO reduced asi is to guarantee truar anice spanish sod and only by artful means I 1 and by more complicity unworthy of S spaniards par n ilardi mill the enemies of spain bo be able to imperial it 11 CHANCES FAVOR WAR pessimistic view of situation bo be tween spain slid and america london oct 0 SO O the spectator takes a pessimistic blew lew of the situation beta cen the united states and spain and expresses the opinion that the chances are in favor of flar ar which would gravely concern england because of 0 tho the consequent ilse ilae lit the price of 0 v afat and 0 ans to tho the extent of I 1 british shipping dangerous marine in regard to the eiene I 1 ng the neutrality of search anil and the supply of munitions mould ar arise lille while ahll insolvency would involve a grand crash tit in banking circles in parts paris the spectator also espre cy ex pre presses the fear ear that tile tho fear ol of war existing anig lit have the samo same effect upon the strain strained e of situation in europe as Is shooting hooting among gunpowder barrels STRIKE or COTTON OPERATORS one threatened in englar england d will ruin iti the industry uni london oct 30 bothe the pall mall ca gazette this afternoon commenting upon the threatened strike of colton opera tors torn throughout the north of england says bays that flat the lockout lock out will affect son 00 persons and adds that the serl e nall ill last for months ent en allne a loss 0 f B evenly an million pounds and d mean the tha rula ruin ot of the cotton industry indu st ry continuing the pull mail galetto r re marlo marka rh worst of it in 1 that L lancashire i Is cutting ita own throat and supplying textile tc xelle mathin iry to ltd its rt rl vali the th cotton trad Ic li already shut chut ort off in the united states by prohibitive tariffs find ad hire is s supplying canada with machinery almost suf vt frelent to supply hr hor own ahil india anti and china arn to ant beating it out I 1 on the iho I 1 neutral markets I 1 STILL 3 i I 1 no ITO attack yet made at arranga pass simla oct SO 30 special dispatches received here from gund today announce that to the difficulty in getting transports over the hirl puss dasa gen sir lockhardt waa we 3 unable to attack Arlim pass thirteen ingles from the frontier cr at salo safo kohm koha today but he has been recon nol to force the position which seems deems to hai be strong and which li Is held bold by masses or of tho the insurgent tribesmen |