New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-07
CURRENT DISCUSSION.
THE GENEVA AWARD.

From. Ba.smors GasTts.
Months ago, we yentured the prediction that
when the tilJe came distribute the fund realized
der the Geneva award, honest, equitable and loyal
Iss II te cnpren correspondence
from Washington IL credited this IL about TO come
to pass. A correspondent OF The NEW; YORK IRlBuSE
to this end differing III the constitution OF the adjudicat
ing but IN sna III bS oel moes
securing the Government large resdnum. Bad and
may fall into no possible quote There it
another plan, which begins TO have Few advocates,
and that is not to distribute the money all but TO
cnver II all into the Treasury as most properly belong
ing to the United States" Now what is ths-puttng
aside the audaclous wrong to the caimsntsbut
fraud on the Tribunal once 50 Despatched with praise
aud trick to turn the whole fund over into
n "n 5Se nS sna' the
tors rejected Everybsdy remembers e,,d me huge
after Column. with statements Of these very claims
Nobody believes for moment that but for these claims
dnplcity. il TINS rumor have any foundation in per-
the Arbraors under pretense OF the insurance
little dream5d that in doing this they enabling the
Government to refuse to pay all claims Yet this - the
necessary result If the plan alude TO be carried out
Its very suggestion Is a discredit.
SOUTHERN ECONOMY.
From TAs Columbus tGal sun.
We copy an article on this subject from
The NEW YORK TRIBUNE, more MS announcement
people than for any other cause. IL contains
nothing new in Its o as to what the south
want Just what THE TRIBUNE and the correspon dent
whom IL quotes nave discovered 10 De true policy.
In a word, we need an improved plantation economy
which will produce less cotton and grain and
addition to our manufacturing MISUNDERSTANDING
cotton manufacture The encouragement TO lies
fact that Intelligent aud influential Northern
perceive the great opening which there the South
manufacturing enterprises and the greater profits
which Northern manufacturers could reap by coming
south with their spindes looms, print works. lOun
deries. workshops &c. Everywhere throughout our
Southern country there thousands Of peope-whte
and black, adults land children. male and femaewhO
would reJoce at an opportunity to work
cotton factory. Many OF them incapaci-
more extensive system OF manufacturing would not
only diversity industry and thus divert labor from
the planting OF cotton but would add largely
productive force Of the South aud cour TO s
wealth. One great difficulty In the way of our rec1.
peration, after the war had swept all wealth
and deranged all our labor the lack OF industries
that could afford work for all classes among us that
needed occupation. Had the needy women and children
white well black, found such work for their hand,
10 DO SIX or eight years ago, very different would have
been the conditiOn OF our unfortunate section to-day.
HEAVY JOB
From TAs Hashgtle Uaioa andA mnlan
HE NEW DIRK TRIBUNE says 1.-The Hon.
Alexander H. stephens be gun to writs letters 10 All
O the Southern papers which have found fault with his
on the salary bill. As they nearly all against
him. the job promises to be heavy one" IL is TO be
regretted southern statesman OF Mr. Stephens
experience and power should take wrong
position question OF so much moment ms
that of high salaries for public servants. The
principle Oh which the matter rests Is far more
imperial than democratic. Washington and his ascot
ciates sound republicans and they carried the
Federal Government eight years with equal purity and
with salaries low that the Ia the
was very nearly sl head, being In round numbers,
sOoOo)O 100000 Inhabitants Is there greater purity
more wisdom now. funder the imperial salaries aud
disbursements CT Gen. Grant aud his party. who
alcy tho nation to the extent oil u 20 head for
every uan woman aud child within lts hunts ~