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New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
SILENCE GIVES CONSENT

Less than three months ago Governor Roose-
welt in his annual message to the Legislature
said:
There is a consensus of opinion that New York
must own It's own water supply. Any legislation
permitting private ownership should be an
nulled
Does he still stand for that opinion. and is he
still prepared to fight strenuousy to save to this
city the ownership of its own water supply, or
have the pressure of 1.-THE organization" and the
firm refusal of Mr.. Odell to hear of letting
New-York be rival on equal terms of the
Ramapo company been too much for him?
Under existing law not only is private own
ership permitted. but for all practical purposes
anything but private ownership in general and
Ramapo ownership in particular of any add-
tional water supply for these three million peo-
pie is prohibited. Mr.. Platts Legislature has
given to the Ramapo company rights of emf
nent domain possessed by other private
water company. 1t has also deprived the city
of New-YOrk of power to condemn water rights
which il formerly possessed, and In doing so has
left the Ramapo company practically master of
all sources of additional water supply for this
city. The Ramapo company can go and condemn
these available water privileges and sell the
water to New-York City, but the city cannot
condemn them. thanks to the clever manpua-
ton in Mr.. Platt's Legislature by Mr.. Nixon
and others who are now trying to smother the
Morgan bill which places the city on an equal
footing with the Ramapo company.
These facts have been widely dissemnat ted
by the Merchants Association, and are gener-
ally understood. Probably Mr.. Nixon himself
will not pretend that he is actuated by anv
higher motive in opposing the Morgan bin than
obedience TO 1.-The organization" which cares
more for the pockets OF Ramapo spectators
a<,S.
and Mr. Kelsey. who are likewise promoters of
this job. would probably not pretend to be pan
dering TO the better element in this matter
They are all obeying the orders Of the master
who has made their votes matter of bargain
and SALE Impossible they may say. Thsg Dc
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
THE PRICE OF COAL.

The argument was put forward the other day
against the construction of a new coal road that
increased facilities for transportation of coal to
this market would lower the price Of it. With
out some restriction, said the opponent Of the
new road, stove coal would be a drug on the
market at 50 ton. Il suppose" he added, That
would satisfy the individual operators"
We know of no reason why it should be I'M
satisfactory to the people of New-York 70 get
their coal at less than half the price they now
have to pay. If the operators, individual or
other, in the coal regions can mine coal and
ship It over their road to NewYork and sell it
here at 81 ton and make a satisfactory profit,
by all means let them do It. If there are other
miners. or other roads, that cannot afford to
do SO, let them go into some other business, as
they please. The public here ought TO be per-
mtted to get coal just cheaply as any che IS
able and willing to furnish it.
Besides, the coal which it Is proposed to
bring hther more cheaply Is anthracite the
only kind of coal that should be used in civ
ized city that can get IT. The argument in
favor of the soft coal that is filling our mir
with SCOT and smut is that it is cheaper than
anthracite. Now, if anthracite can be brought
hther and sold at a lower price than soft Ccal,
the smoke problem will be solved at once. Why
not try It?
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
STICIDAL TNI0N

II might have been predicted that Chicago
would become the storm centre in labor troubles
this year. More anarchists and enemies OF all
social order have found harbor there than in
any other city Of the United States. New-York
Democracy is much too busy in robbing the cite
10 permit destruction Of the sources of its in
come by revolutionary outbreaks. But where
Altgeld is possible regular industry can
count upon peace, not even that of corruption
lists Nowhere in this country have trades
unions been more unwise and unreasonable in
their demands so that to the minds of en-
ployers in many lines resistance to those de-
mands has come TO be a necessity for self
preservation. But in the hope that the better
sense of trades union leaders elsewhere would
help 10 make reasonable settlements possible,
the employers Of machinists proposed formal
settlement Of disputes by arbitrat ton The
Executive Board of the International Associa-
tion Of Machinists in favor of the plan.
according TO dispatches, but declared that they
could not end the Chicago strike because the
local union would then secede from the inter
nst.cnal association. Amicabe negotiation hav-
ing failed because the association was power
less TO control the local union it now threatens
10 call Ont a hundred thousand machinists in
all parts of the country.
One can only feel profound pity for men who
consent 10 stake their own dearest interests
and the living OF their wives aud children in
the support Of an organization capable OF dis
orgar:ziDg the industry and the business Of a
whole continent IN order to uphold n local union
In essential dsloyaity TO all union. Previous
dis,atches aarear TO confirm the statement that
the Executive Board of the international asso-
ciaticn held IL right and for the best interests
Of eli p1achirists 10 accept the proposal for
arbitration. But 20 arbitration was possible
without evideLce that the local union would
abide by rs results ard Stop the strike. Its re-
fusaI Proved that To arbitration there would be
wosr1 anything. When the international Board
urged assent the local union demonstrated its
disIoyalty 10 the first principles OF organization
by threatening 10 resist aud secede unless it
was upheld without regard TO the interests Of
the great body of machiD.sts. One would imag-
inc that in such a case the international Board
would have been glad 10 vindicate the good
faith and the usefulness Of the organization
Instead II proposes TO make war on all civilized
society rather than enforce its own rules
against one of fits members.
II Is easy TO say that no such organization can
long retain the confidence and support of any
body Of intelligent workers. The pity is that so
many workers are exposed TO its influence, even
- Q few weeks or days. II the statements
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20

association have begun operations by agreeing
not to raise or sell tomatoes for less sum
than 81 a ton. this being from 81 to 81 more
than last years prices. They are to encour-
age cash buyers as much as possible, and OUT
side Of this to deal only with ''our commission
merchants" The commission men are TO Keep
per cent of the gross sales payment Tor
their services, and remit 3 per cent weekly 70
''our shipping agent, onehal OF which he pays
TO the association"
Doubtless some of our Populist friends VIII
see in this trust How the public may regard
it Is another matter. If the result is simply to
eliminate few of the mlddlemen and give the
farmer better rates without increasing the cost
to the consumers, there won't be much popular
clamor, trust or no trust At any rate the ex-
pertinent will be watched with considerable In
tpreSt
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20

telegraphed are in essential features correct,
union labor OF all kinds has reason to regard
such an organization as more dangerous foe
to its interests than any combination of capital
or OF employers that ever existed. For In the
end an organization on either side which puts
itself in the wrong not only destroys its own
influence, but sways public opinion powerfully
against other organizations of similar char
acter That is not altogether unreasonable even
IL Ii is unjust to some. The public does not
know. and Is aware that il cannot know, the
real merits of every controversy. When case
comes In which the merits are clear the side
plainly in the wrong creates a widespread i'm
preston that 1t may be wrong in other cases
as we'll. The worst foes that organized labor
can have are those who make unjust demands
or resort to plainly unjust measures
No measure could be more unjust than the
destruction of the business of thousands Of
employers and a hundred thousand workers
who have nothing to do with the Chicago con-
troversy and are powerless TO control those
there engaged on either side. The international
union begins by proving that it has no right TO
speak for all machinists because 1t cannot con-
troll its own members in Chicago. The employ
ers elsewhere have no power over the ma
chine works and harvester works and rail
road shops in Chicago. 1t is a step as unjust
any that cen be conceived to stop hundreds
Of works and deprive thousands of hands of
their livelihood because of disputes with which
they have nothing TO do Every such act oper-
ates TO break down the confidence of intelligent
workers In the organizations which attempt to
represent them, and in this respect also the
Just and the unjust necessarily suffer alike to
some extent.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
MAFEKING AND PRETORIA.

It would be rash to predict Lord Roberts, s
plan Of campaign. That master Of strategy has
a habit of making his own plans and keeping
his own counsel about them until the time
comes for revealing them with steel and flame.
and with the Union Jack we'll to the fore He
probably knows a good deal more about the
relief Of Mafeking and the advance upon Pre-
toria than any Of the able correspondents and
military experts who are specializing upon those
topics. And we shall probably not have long
to wait before are informed through acts
of the tenor Of his thoughts, for he has habit
too, of wasting no time
While we are waiting, however, It seems not
at all unreasonable to suppose that the big ex-
pedition which is moving up the railroad from
Kimberley toward Mafeking may have Pretoria
for its ultimate objective. There can scarcely
be need of a large army for the relief Of Mafek-
ing. Colonel Plumer's force, which is coming
down from the north ought to be sufficient for
the task. Certainly it should be. with the CO.
operation Of brigade or two sent up from the
south. Nor is it known that there are any con-
ditons in the Vryburg district calling for a
large army. The natural suppostion Is then
that if, as we are told large army Is moving
up the railroad, it has other purpose than
or in addition to, the relief of the gallant Colonel
Baden-Powell and his comrades.
example, where Lord Methuen now is. there is
a good road to Potchefstroom and Johannes
burg It is, in fact, a much better road than
that from Bloemfontein to Pretoria because
the former runs parallel with the streams and
mountain ranges. while the latter crosses them
at right angles. Between BlOemfontein and the
Vaal River there are six or seven ranges of
hills to be crossed. Between Warrenton and
johannesburg there is not There is simply
a level march along the valley of the Vaa
with crossing of half a dozen little creeks. In
actual distance there is scarcely miles differ
ence between the two routes. OF course the
Warrenton-Vaal River route would effectuay
turn the position of the Beers at Kroonstad and
render it untenabe.
If on the other hand, it be necessary for the
whole army to go up to Mafeking to the relief
of that place-aDd the place or its defenders
must be deemed well worthy of tit will not
escape observation that MafeEing Is only two
thirds as far from Pretoria Bloemfontein is
and the road across country is straight and
level Indeed. that is by all odds the easiest
way of approach to the Transvaa capital. OF
course, we must not forget Lord Roberts's
promise to his troops at Bloemfontein to lead
them into Pretoria. But it is conceivable that
two armies. one moving up the western border
and striking across from either Warrenton or
Mafekng, and the other going from Bloemfon-
tein by way of KrOonstad would converge upon
Pretoria at the same time. And doubtless the
advance of such armies, from such different
directions, would add TO the embarrassment Of
the Beers who may be planning to defend Pre-
toria
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
SELECTIONS FROM THE JAIL.
WHAT GOD WOULD DO


To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Although a constant reader. I have nevef
troubled you either with protests cO1gratula-
tions, being content with the general excelence az
your views both foreign and domestic subjects.
I cannot however. refrain from heartily ndorsins
your editorial in tO-day's issue entitled What
God Would Do" from mentioning the COM
ment made by my sons. whom read It. to ths
effect that they wished It could be read IN every
pulpit in the land.
1 was shocked yesterday to find the streets Of
this great metropolis filed by a lot Of street
gamins yelling out. Here's Christ's paper, ID
cents a copyl' That OF course was not the uts
Of the paper. but newsboy IS smart as they
make them. and takes advantage OF every erass
going; and while l give him credit for not know
ing the extent Of his blaspherny (as how should
he y. the opportunity was there. and he improved
it, And all this in the name OF Jesus OF Nazarstn
Is 1t any wonder that in the many thousands pass
ing up and down the busy streets l noted faat
most Of the faces had a sneer OF contempS ~
could hear loud laugh Of deriSiOn over sucn a.
things?
which am sure will give pause TO muca OF rs
hysterical movement on the part OF eef,Ea
slider cranks advertising themselves and parsS
ing before the public under the guse Of religion
We do not in this country interiors with .ny
mans religious belief. provided that In praeusm3
the community large. but surely in a God ear
ing Nation like this there ought TO be line dssn
Almighty and humble, reverent acceptance
His divine mandates. Travelling. as 90. ov9
every month of the wear, and therefore reading
newspapers OF all shades Of opinion. l an con.
edsd as aA you Tsan say Vg Sy Go featg
gentlemen and second to none In their aev0'SSs ~
to honor Fgthfulness and gPTisht%PSSs % oa z y e
Upper Montclair. N. j.. March IS 1900
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
FARMERS COMBINE FOR BETTER PRICES

The farmers Of Delaware have organized a
Produce Association" They have done this for
the purpose of securing more remunerative
prices for our fruits and other farm produce,
'by every legitimate means" The words "legit-
innate means" were surely unnecessary, because
nobody not prejudiced against the honest farmer
would dream of imputing to him methods at
variance with the highest probty
Passing over that one comes TO consider Just
what has prompted the formation Of this or
ganization, and what 1t hopes to accomplish. 1t
seems that the prices obtained last summer
by the farmers-for fruits and vegetables were
ridiculously low and Improbable and the object
in view now If ito secure, II possible uniform
2rice for such products" The members Of the
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20

not get anything for their votes. Neither does a
cart horse get money for the load he drags
The fact remains however. that the work they
do In passing laws or refusing to pass them Is
as much paid for TO their master as If he
actually auctloned them Off He deals In law,
and they are simply his delivery agents. II the
right people hold stock In corporation, II they
employ the right firms TO do their law business
or make the right contributions to him at cleo
tion time, their bills passed or the bills
they dislike are killed. That is why the Morgan
bill is being killed by Messrs. Nixon, Aids and
Kelsey The Ramapo company has the right
stockholders and officers. 1t employs the right
counsel. 1t has secured the goodwill of Mr.
Platt, and therefore the Assembly is mere at
tachment to it,
That is the situation That is why the Nor
gan bill does not pass The talk of serious and
honest rural opposition to the bill is all pre-
tence, and fools nobody. The talk that II cam
not be passed is mere excuse fer letting cor
ruption rule without taking the trouble to test
the strength of virtue. The Governor is not the
man who can afford to be deceived by such
nonsense. He has reputation for courage TO
sustain. He has his own message TO vindiCate
He has a duty TO perform If he sits quietly by
and lets New York be deprived Of the power to
secure more water except by contract with the
Ramapo company he cannot escape a share of
responsibility for that piece of jobbery. He
cannot meet the situation by saying he might
fail, any more than he could have met the
necessity Of attacking Santiago by saying the
enemy was too strongly intrenched to be at
tackled with safety. 1t is his duty to lead the
charge for honesty. If the schemers still per-
sist. in spite of his strongest efforts, that is
their affair. He can at least try the effect of
plain speech against what he knows is a cor
rupt and indefensbe conspiracy against the
taxpayers Of this city. Silence in the face of
such prostitution of legislation to the promo
ton of private business gives consent to the
degradation.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
AsElk
WANTS TO KNOW WHERE MR. AoS~
STANDS.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune. ,,,au
Sir: Some time ago the matter OF the e,s,s
OF the voting machine was referred 70 'H 49, ,,s
Commissioners with a request and pettoa -, o.
adoption and use IN the greater city ana n and
tition was referred TO Commissioners A1s.,ser
Sexton for an opinion and decision as % s,o,,ng
or not we should have the prtvilege or a1's -
and using IL here. What has become OF "a - ne
tion7 Is Henry z Abel so thoroughly 80 S ,ss.
influence OF TanImany Hall and It's as--.,,rf
h ia arraia 20 report favorably upon the nah "a
The ballot machine Is regularly uu..- us and
elections held IN Buffalo Utica. hoene "A 10
other cities IN the State. and has oeen % ,,r rot
be a good thing in every particular VIZ w n saves
the Police Commissioners adopt u 49, rssrk hs
great expense in the printing or oallJt,S and pro
makes me count very easy and auess;. 1 Sal.
vents all fraud and contention owe. rnrnting ani
lots and the count The saving IN the - rhs eslos
distribution OF ballots alone will pay pyr i rot Nsssrs
uachines in about four years WI ~ pstitcn
AheI and Sexton make report on -, 70 use.
and tell ma IL they will let us nave 80 want 9
some of us In the Borough OF brooSsS ssS,s another
Know where Mr.. Abel stands UPON -
one Of the means OF reform and proyrpSStIsIpIyck
Brooklyn. March y, SN@
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20

The Rev. Mr.. Sheldon may shine IKE an
evangestic star OF the first magnitude IN the
religious crusade he Is about entering on to
take in England we'll as America. out MS
tory will have TO declare of him that he naae
an extremely poor newspaper. That has peeh
done before. to be sure, by experimenters hoiu-
ing no spiritual commission but never with
such blare Of bugle horns and beating or TOM
toms. Hereafter he should and probably WILL
leave the business of making dull and empty
newspapers to the professional incOmpetents or
whom there is never a lack.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
AmuscmenrS.

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RELATIONSHIP TO WASHINGTON
DISPUTE OVER A STATEMENT BRINGS UP orss
TON FOR GENEALoGIsTs.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Your Washington correspondent. IN hs -
day letter. spoke of Colonel Bail the nseSs
living connection OF General Washington faH.
that he is IN error. there certainly Is one -
living who has much more Washington blood >.
veins. 1 refer TO William De Hertburns Wasn"s
ton. OF this city.
The of John Augustin. the Presidents e'ae's
brother. married his cousin. daughter OK ano', -
brother. and their was the grandfather o. -
De II. Washington. who Is therefore douoD So 60
great -grandnephew Of the first PresidenSS, ~.ca
mother was the great-grandniece OF Wasnis1ssss 1sstv
being greatgra nddaughter OF his only sister o-ssk
so that William De Hertburne Is three times s''
great-grandnephew OF President Washinsto ton =
Colonel Ball belongs TO the same genersS..mo IS
Mr.. WashingtOn's father and his relatiohs''g. g..a.
cording TO your correspondent. ts thar oi ssrsfu-
grandnephew the maternal side and yss.r.d
ship on the paternal too remote 20 ee .ssres
The question is, Is a reat-grandnepneW, ,snsew ~
relative than three sreat-great-srany1s r.
united in one? n
New-York March 13
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II is said that one of the reasons for oppos-
ton to C;ruber Is that he made deal with
Tammany against one Of Controller Coler's re-
form bills We do not know IL this Is true or
false. II true. Gruber must have taken leaf
out Of the books Of "the organization" to Judge
from its attempts TO bury Mr.. Coler's bills
which were only frustrated by an emergency
message from the Governor. 1t would be hard
to punish Gruber for too faithfully following
Platt and Lauterbnch.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20

What an anomaly that a private corporation
should have greater privileges and powers than
a public municipality and that ring OF money
seeking sharpers should be empowered 10 take
by condemnation property which the city may
not take for the public good.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20

SHE TRANSFERS TO MRS. WILLIAM j. SCHlEFFELiN
PROPERTY IN SIXTY-SIXTH-ST. NEAR
FIE~TH-AVE.

A deed of conveyance filed yesterday at the
Registers Office In which Mrs. Margaret L. Shep-
ard widow of Elliot F. Shepard. transferred as
gift TO her daughter. Maria L.. the wife OF VIII
lam SchiefYelu property on the north side OF
Sixty-sxth-st 159 feet east of Fifth-ave The plot
is AZ by 100 feet inches and is valued at sl9oOo
The gift was really made last June Mrs Shepard
at the same time made similar gift OF adjoining
property TO her other daughter. now Mrs. Ernesto
ri
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20

The construction of pipe gallery along the
rapid transit tunnel Will be a sensible and eco
nomical thing 1t will save a lot of trouble and
bring n handsome revenue 10 the city. II is
to be hoped II will be found practicable to con-
styuct Is alonE the entire length OF the tunnel
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20

II the Beers were TO carry out their threat
TO blow UP the johannesburg gold mines it
would be one way Of inviting international good
will and sympathy. but not the right one. But
they are not the least likely to do II. their rep
resentative here Mr.. Montagu White to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20

Neither the anti-polcy the anti-prize-
fighting bill is yet out of danger. In both cases
the present week is the critical one. and un-
ceasing vigilance will be required 10 prevent
mischief
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
Duslnfse Monies.

Roll Top Desks and Office Furniture.
Great Variety Of Style and Price.
T c. SELLEw
No III Fulton 81.
Carl II. Schultz's carbonated waters, used py
75O physicians families, represent years OF
study and experience. and the ONLY PURE AND
CORRECT MINERAL WATERS manufactured IN this city
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
NEw.YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY MARCH 90 1900

at once. 1t will have to be done sooner or later.
and It will be much better to do 1t at the outset