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New-York tribune., 1900-12-22
THE JEWISH REGIMENT.

The widely circulated report that new mill
tary organization in the form of Jewish regi-
ment is to be added 10 the National Guard OF
the State has caused much comment in all
circles except in the National Guard, where the
proposition is looked upon as unworthy or con-
sideration. The law provides that the aggre-
gate force of the National Guard in time of
peace, fully armed, uniformed and equipped,
''shall not be less than ten and not more than
eighteen thousand enlisted men," If the pres
ent organizations were recruited to their full
strength there would be no place for the
Hebrew regiment.
But even If this condition did not exist, if
there were room in the Guard for an additional
regiment, it is doubtful if the East Side soldiers
could secure admission to the ranks of the State
soldiery. Not because they would not make
good soldiers, but because the representative
Jews would oppose the scheme, and because
military organizations which are made up of
men of one nationality are invariably failures.
There have been Scotch, French, German, Irish
and American regiments in the National Guard.
AS clubs for target shoots" picnics and excur-
sions they were successful, but as military or
ganizations they fell far below the requirements
and had to be disbanded The only regiment of
the kind still in the service is the 69th. of which
it has been said that it has a bright future
behind it. It's history is series of internal
wrangles. 1t was rescued from disarmament by
American officers, and was retained in the SER
vice by the efforts of politicians; but many Off
are still In favor of wiping out the only
regiment which considers it necessary to carry
a flag in addition to the Stars and Stripes. An
other Irish regiment is knocking at the doors of
the State to be admitted TO the National Guard;
several italian organizations would be glad to
come into the fold; but to all of these the
authorities have properly turned deaf ear.
With this in mind 1t is safe to predict that
the Jewish regiment will not be mustered into
the States service. When, in September 1898,
a Jewish citizen suggested a Jewish brigade"
to President Mckinley, protests came from
Jews all over the country. One we'll known
citizen wrote: "Let the Jews enlist if they
wish to do so, but let them go as American
''ctizens and not as Jews. If a Jewish regi-
"ment may be organized, why not Baptist,
Roman Catholic or Presbyterian regimentsT'
The same argument holds good as to the
National Guard, and for that reason the pro-
posed regiment is undesirable
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22
THE WASTEFUL KEAPNY

What did Commissioner Kearny intend to do
with the SOL 947 80 which he wanted for the
running of the Rivlngton-st baths for 1901 :?
The Association for Improving the Condition of
the Poor makes a formal proposition. with the
offer Of a bond for faithful performance of its
agreement to manage those baths for SIT 800 and
give free of charge a fresh piece of soap and
newly laundered towel TO each bather. items of
expense nowhere included in Mr. Kearnv's mao
nificent estimate This difference of S34 447 5o
represents the margin of official waste in tho
Tammany method of conducting a public enter.
prise as compared with the cost of doing tho
same work under the management of nIain
business men. That Mr. Kearny was nIannino
for shameful waste of the peoples money wa .
evident even to his own Tammany associates
Their INSTINCT for public economy is rudiment.
ary. but even the most that they couId end
excuse for allowing him was $4,000 and +bo+
sum is just double what these trained cbar,+,,
workers. who have had experience in running
highly successful and popular baths. offer undor
bond TO manage the baths for
What was Mr.. Kearny going to do with IT.
S34, All so bonus II he had been able TO get ~ >
What is he going TO do with the s17 200 in cd.
dition TO the cost of economic manaoaroo,. :,
the baths? Mr. Kearny owes il TO himself 20
answer the charge implied in the offer of tho
Association for Improving the Condition of tbo
Poor. Such challenge is not TO he met h.,
silence or general denlals. The association is
fayorably known in this city; its statements
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22

,ra in the nature of expert testimony ana COM
mand much more confidence than does ram
MANY Hall. whose habit Of filling the puoilc ser
vice with unnecessary employees is so familiar
that revelations concerning Mr.. hearnys eX-
travagance occasion no surprise. III ne can ue
fen6 himself and show in detail that the baths
cannot be maintained al the figure quoteu py
the association he should do so. If he does not
the Mayor should call him sharply TO account
for misconduct in making improper ana unwar-
rantable acquisitions on the city treasury.
We do not suppose that the Tammany admin
istration will dream of consenting to the man
agement of the Rivington-st. baths by the asso-
citation as proposed. There is nothing IN IL Tor
Tammany The Mayor has found ii almost inn
possible to be decently civil to any private char
liable or other institution performing any SER
vice for the city which ought to be done by good
Tammany men ON large salaries. Nor are we
sure that any division of responsibility In this
matter is desirable. The public now knows
what the baths ought to cost, and 1T rests with
the Mayor to decide whether he will let his sub
ordinate spend twice as much as necessary. IL
is well to put this official, who is always blus-
tering about economy and ostentatiously scold-
ing his subordinates, for once to the test ana
make him answer for the utter waste OF thou
sands of dollars. The association has done Its
duty admirably 1t has met Tammany in the
spirit of Mr.. Croker's invitation to citizens to
help the officials improve the city government.
Now let us see what Tammany will do The
odds are that Mr.. Kearny will be allowed to go
on and spend the $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22
RAPID TRANSIT QUESTIONS.

| Uncertainty as TO the reasons for not letting
tbe sub-contract for the Forty-second-st. sec
tion of the underground railroad mas peen per
mitted to exist, presumably on suIiclehl
| grounds. by those who might have renloVeu It.
| Tbe latest unofficial explanation is that the
ouestion of connecting the rapid transit ROAD
| with the New York Central tracks has causeu
the delay, but it is remembered that months
opo if was acknowledged by the COMMISSION
that the extreme difficulty and expense Oh pulu-
ing tunnels under Forty second-st. Win lts sur
face tracks and network of pipes beneath thei
was the subject of anxious consideration both
bv the Commission and Mr.. Mcdonald. Since
then there has been some slight hope that it
would be deemed practicable to apply the deep
tunnel system at that point and so avoid dis
tnrhinr the surface and sub surface construc-
tions existing there. But it has to be admitted
that the hope has not been encouraged by any
known occurrence and we suppose it is neces-
sarv TO contemplate as sereney as possible the
pros7ect of having Forty-second-st., Just re-
stored TO state Of toerabe order after long
period of discomfort, torn up again from Fourth
ave- to Broadway, and 'the reign of Chaos ana
Old Night re-established there for many
months. If, however, the reported negotiations
for a traffic connection with the steam railroads
should succeed the public might derive much
consolation from that source.
AS 70 the proposed change Of route In the
vicinity Of Fort George, the obvious fact that
the Municipal Assembly is holding up" the ap-
plication is not unnaturally alleged to be some
what closely connected with an expectation on
the part of certain persons that their obstfnacy
will prove profitable. We have no knowledge
on that subject and should greatly prefer to
shudder at the suggestion, but it seems to be
entirely clear that the obstructive tactics re-
ferred to serve no useful purpose and ought not
to be borne with long. No objection has been
made to the proposed change, which would
straighten the route and promote public con-
venience. The admission that it would effect
saving of expense to the contractor is certainly
not valid reason for opposing it, since it would
also benefit the community; though that admfs-
sion may tend to Justify the suspicion that
members of the Municipal Assembly expect to
be paid for their consent. At all events, the
Rapid Transit Commission can ask the courts
to make the Assembly yield An application of
that sort would have precedence over all pro-
ceedings not criminal and would probably be
granted without delay.
We believe that the Commission has not been
obliged TO appeal to the courts since the final
confrmatory decision of the Appellate Division.
It's right TO take that course should not be in
considerably exercised, but in a plain case 1t
should not hesitate to resort to an action.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22
PAYING RANSOM.

It is easy to blame Mr.. Cudahy for paying a
ransom TO get back his son and say that he
owed duty TO the community to teach kidnap-
pers that their profession offered no rewards,
even at the risk of the boys sight. That is the
Spartan ideal to which many people would give
heroic utterance without stopping to ask if their
own devotion to the public welfare was great
enough TO arouse them to protest against wrong
and extortion even to the extent of going to the
police station to complain about it.
Perhaps 1dr. Cudahy was too easily impressed
by the threats Of the kidnappers. and yielded in
a panic TO empty bluster which would not have
been followed up at once by action. That how
ever, is a sort of calculation which nobody away
from the scene and unfamiliar with all the facts
is competent to make, and it is a sort of cal
culation which the persons chiefly concerned
would find it difficult to make in cold blood
Supposing Mr. Cudahy had said he would not
encourage kidnappers, and the boy had come
back with eyes put out to reproach him through
a life of misery The virtue Of having refused
to make terms with villains for the preservation
of the boys sight would not be particularly con-
soling to the father or particularly satisfactory
to the The Ross case is quoted as Offering
an example of good citizenship; but unfortu-
nately for its effects as bracer for fathers and
mothers, Charley Ross never came back The
failure of his abductOrs TO get anything doubt
! less did discourage the practice of abduction
but II did not tend 10 reassure the victims of
the trustworthiness of police promises to re-
cover stolen children.
Any successful crime tends to breed more
crime, and Mr.. Cudahy's payment of ransom is
likely to encourage other criminals to plot the
stealing of rich mems children Regardless of
the morality of what has been done, it behooves
the police to take extreme measures to hunt
down the kidnappers and teach them and all of
their kind everywhere that even if@they can
scare a father into meeting their demands il
! will do them no good.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22

II viii be remembered that Ii Hung Chang
made frequent and strenuous use of the non
possumus plea. He did so concerning more
than one requistion which China was as
matter of fact able to meet and Which sne
actually did meet The plea was maue' oi
course partly for the sake of getting some re-
duction of the demands, If possible ana III any
case for the sake of Saving the race Oh 'no
neeotiator and his Government. We may eA-
nect the same tactics to be employed in the
nrasant case The thing to be assured by the
Powers In advance is that all the demands
made are inst and righteous and possible OF fui-
flment by China; or if any are impossible, that
the Powers are ready to assume the response
bility of making them and to meet ana deal
with the results of China's refusal or inability
TO comply with them.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22
"1.oHENGR1N" AT THE OPERA.

After "Tannhauser'' Wednesday and "Lohen-
grim last night the French and Italian contin-
gents of Mr. Graus forces will have to put very
admirable foot forward IL they hope TO keep pace
with their Teutonic fellows. There were new
people in the cast strangers to challenge
critical Judgment their individual gifts graces.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS and standards but IL time allowed
and occasion demanded copious expression OF ad-
mration and gratitude might be poured out for the
old friends returned. who brought with them fine
powers unimpaired and ambitions fresh any
that ever inspired singers hoping to conquer
tistic Ell Dorado. We are accustomed to beautiful
singing and good acting in Wagners romantic play,
but such an opulent plenitude distinguished last
nights performances by Mesdames Nordica and
Schumann-H -Heink and Messrs. Bertram, DIppel and
Edouard de Reszke had yet about Ii something of a
revelation 1t recalled. equalled and times sur
passed the finest achievements of the regime
which though overthrown, has yet transformed
and transhgured the activities OF New-York Added
TO the brilliancy OF the vocal demonstration there
was noticeable hetterment of the stage manage
ment so that, despite the familiarity of the work
the senses the fancy and the emotions were held In
thral from the beginning to the end OF the work
It was magnificent performance. the individual
details OF which. especially those contributed by
Nine. Nordica and Nine Schumann- Henk will
long be recalled with delight and may provide
subjects for discussion hereafter.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22
ANOTHER CHILD MISSING.
OR SOMETHING ELSE HAS HAP
PENED TO HIM

Richard Croker. according 10 dispatches received
here yesterday afternoon, has again made one OF
those sudden disappearances which have so alarmed
his friends at previous crises OF the worlds bis
tory. The substance OF the tremulous message
which passed over the shuddering wire YESTERDAY
was that there was vantage of Croker. but no
Croker at Vantage. II is three weeks since he WAS
last seen at Vantage His friends say that they
are not worried about him. because he has done
the same thing so often. They mean that they are
not worried about him personally but what about
the city of New-York. with nobody on deck In Eng
land to it?
The only trouble about Captain Croker CON-
mander is that he has the same habit as Sir joseph
Porter. and that when the breezes blow he geref-
ally goes below He selects stormy days for resting
and ne comes up bright and smiling again when tns
weather clears. He went away last time. leaving
orders that vice should be externinated In his al
sence. That was noble command to give. but WY
should he choose this moment to crawl into nS
hole and pull the hole IN after him Just when ns
officers want 10 consult him about the details o.
navigation? With the commander on the or'dss
there will be nothing TO do but 70 keep novns
police captains about from one precinct to anoeasl
tH vice gets tired and disappears. II may oe ~
effective but il will be an inglorious process Wh~
the city wants to see Is the commander setu''
right up and eSterminating vice with both hanes
Even on the personal side Mr. Crokers rrieaas
are far too eomplacent. Who knows but ne ess
been kidnapped? These are bad days And how =
he to be got back? Suppose the villains shcs1
ask ransom OF s25OOO OOO 900 100000 or The sN
would have 70 pay II. rather than not have n.
back to exterminate vice. But how would the c'
pay IT, even feeling disposed to- II could not -
cue him with buggy with red light tor ~
croker hates red lights and would rather die - -
have anything 10 do with them. Mr.. Croker "a %
developed another method OF usefulness. too NJ
a short time, He was never IN the world 50 am"
Ing as he has been for the last three months OF p
Anybody In New-York who sleeps before -
f1 urN1I ShO
OF feeling and public spirit which 1t Is hard 70 =
Heye exists.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22
THE DEMAYDS UPON CHINA.

The concert Of the Powers appears once more
TO be complete 1t is announced that all the Min
listers at Peking have, with the assent of their
respective governments. signed joint note en-
bodying the demands Of the Powers upon China,
which note is &c be presented to the Chinese
Plenipotentiaries at the first joint meeting of
the Chinese and foreign Commissioners Upon
the face Of it, this is auspicious There is little
room to doubt that such unanimous demands
OF the Powers viii more forcibly impress the
Chinese Government and will therefore be
more likely 10 secure prompt compliance than
the demands of a single Power or group of
Powers. The Chinese Government has had a
silrewd trick of playing one foreign Power
against another. to which il would doubtless
again resort in case of Individual action. But
II is obviously debarred from so doing when all
the Powers act in concert There are more
over. certain items of redress and guarantee in
which all the Powers are equally interested,
and there is therefore a certain fitness in their
acting upon them together.
The concert is however in the final ANALYSIS
to be judged not by its expediency, but by the
right or wrong of its action-that is to say of
its demands upon the Chinese Government
The text of the joint note is not yet disclosed
and there is therefore uncertainty regarding it.
We are told that the demands formulated by
the German Government some weeks ago have
been made the basis of the note though with
some amendments The original German de-
mands have already discussed Some of
them appeared TO be admirable. and some of at
least doubtful propriety. 1t may be that the
amendments made have eliminated or improved
the doubtful features. IL so, the note may be one
10 which all the nations can give their approval.
Some doubt appears TO exist as TO whether the
word 'irrevocable" still stands in the introduc-
tory paragraph or has been stricken out though
latest reports indicate that II still stands. II
these reports are true it is certainly to be hoped
that the whole note has been most carefully
revised and considered. For with the ''irreyo-
cable standing the foreign Commissioners will
enter the negotiations with arbitrary and per-
emptory demands from which they cannot
recedes They will, in fact, not be entering into
negotiations so much presenting an ulti-
matum. And when an ultimatum is presented
whether by one Power or by a concert. there Is
nothing more essential than that the maker OF
IL SHAH be prepared and able TO stand by IL 10
the end and 10 assume all the responsibilities
OF Its acceptance or rejection.
How the demands will be received by the
chinese Government or by its Commissioners
may readily be imagined The negotiations he
tween the Chinese and japanese Commissioners,
at Shimonoseh afford a suggestive precedent
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22
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New-York tribune., 1900-12-22
POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR TO DIR. WISE.
DRS. 5. H. TALCoTT AND CHARLES ". Pill
GRIM ARE LEADING CANDIDATES.

Albany. Dec A (SpeeiaD.-The removal of Dr..
Peter S. Wise from the post OF president OF the
State Commission in Lunacy naturally led to-day
to the discussion in the Capitol OF his successor.
According to the State care act. this must be
physician of ten years experience in the practice
of his profession and five years in the management
Of institution for the insane There are four
teen superintendents OF State hospitals for the In
sane. and eleven of them possess these qualihca-
tions and acquainted with the operation OF the
State care act
The men who were most talked about to-day
were DR.. s. H. TalcOtt, of the homeopathic State
Hospital for the Insane, at MiddletoWn. and Or.
Charles W. Pilgrim. of the Hudson River State
Hospital for the Insane, at POughkeepsie- Mention
also made to-day OF DIR. Wagner, the super
intendent of the State Hospital for the Insane az
BinghamtOn.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22

pendent upon an assimilation CT our STANDARDS
to those of our customers.
Nor is 1t in commerce alone that the intimacy
between this country and others is steadily
growing The affilfation between scientihc men
at home and abroad is becoming closer yearly
through travel, personal intercourse, nterna-
tional congresses and the necessary scrutiny oi
reports OF one another's researches. This litera-
t,,re is full of citations of weights and measures.
and is valuable only as this is understood. In
deed regardless of trade and science the whole
educated part of the American public Is encoun-
tering, with increasing frequency. similar refer-
ences in the newspapers and magazines These
will cease to puzzle the general reader when the
civilized world has uniform standard.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22
RECEPTION FOR JOHN B. cAUIDwErr

There will be noteworthy gathering of painters
sculptors architects and men identified with art AZ
a reception which viii be given on "Wednesday
evening. January 2. by the National Academy OF
Design for John B. Caudwen United States D,
rector OF Fine Arts for the Paris Exposition. The
reception will be held in the rooms OF the Academy
Building. at one-hundred-and-n -nnth-st and Am
sterdam-ave.. which. although a temporary ona
affords ample facilities in addition to it's school
studios and administration offices for meetings os
this nature "a
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22
p. d. ARMOUR SOMEWHAT ILL.,.

Chicago Dec. 2-Philip d. Armour, head of
Armour & Co., who has been slightly Ill for several
weeks reported to be in a serious though not
alarming condition last night. The present diff
hcuty arises from complication of ailments and
comes in the nature of relapse. Mr. Armour was
considerably better to-day No apprehension is felt
by the members of his family.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22

The Christmas mails are heavier in New-fork
than ever before. In this time OF generai cheer
and goodwill the overworked mail clerks ana
carriers deserve the heartiest encouragement
Even In other months their duties are exactlng
and the conditions of their toll are often dis
beartening. Give them good words by all means
in this holiday season, if you can't give them
anything elses
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22
MINISTER GRIP RETURNING

Copenhagen. Dec. H.-Mr. A Grip. Minister of
Sweden and Norway to the United States left here
for Washington to-day after a four months holi-
day, the greater part of which has been spent here
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22

Perhaps Santa Claus may put pair OF req
n1ittens in the stockings of District Attorney
Gardiner and Chief Devery. VIII their CHRIST
mas trees be hung with red lights?
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22

On the steamer ST. Louis. of the American Line.
due here to-day from Southampton. Ferdinand
w Peck United States Commissioner-Genera to
the Paris Exposition. and his family; Assistant
Commissioner Benjamin B. Woodward. Mr.. and
Mrs. C. II. Simons, Lieutenant-C Commander A. g.
Baker T. s. N; Lieutenant Poundstone, U. s N:
Mr.. and Mrs. Diaz Albertni. Mrs. Frederick Will
merding, Caspar Crowinshield and A. S. Capeheart.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22

Devery's vacation would be more welcome 20
the public If there were an assurance OF Its last
ing until the end of the twentieth century.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-22

Some of those booked to sail for Rotterdam to-day
on the steamer Rotterdam Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Colgate, Mr. and Mrs. William r. Holcombe r. F.
Roberts and J. W. Wilkinson