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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-05-17

Solemn Pontifical High Mass viii be
on Sunday. after which the
sacrament of confirmation will be ad-
to a large class of children
and adults.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03
NACEDONTA'S MENACE.

Some comment has been provoked by the
action of the Greek Government in calling the
attention of the great powers. and also of
Turkey, TO the semi-crminal agitation which
now prevails in Macedonia. and there have
been declarations of inability TO understand the
object of the Greeks in so doing. At this dis
lance the only difficulty seems 70 be in deter
mining by which Of the several obvious and
potent considerations Greece is animated That
she should have let the agitation proceed TO its
threatened elimination without saying any
thing about it would have seemed impossible.
especially when we consider the character and
circumstances of the thing.
For the agitation is a purely artificial thing.
manufactured and urged on by the notorious
Saravoff and his Macedonian Committee" In
the kidnapping Of Miss Stone we have just had
a fine exhibition of the character of that com
mittee and of the ways and means of its propa-
ganda 1t is a Bulgarian organization, whose
aim is the political one of grabbing Macedonia
and annexng it to Bulgaria; and incidentally
levying blackmail and looting for patriotic and
for patriots private gain. This precious COM
mittee has organized n small reign of terror in
parts of Macedonia. intimidatng the Christian
population into paying it tribute or cooperating
with il. and irritating the Moslems so as 10
provoke them. If possible, TO reprisals. The aim
is TO cause breaches of the peace. call in Turkish
troops have some Macedonian atrocities SINH
lar 10 the historic Bulgarian atrocities which
MacIiahan and Eugene Schuyler reported 10 the
world and then. of course. TO secure foreign
Intervention. Bulgaria would rush In to the res
cue of the prosecuted Christians" and If she
got whipped by Turkey. as she would the pow
ers would simply have TO intervene and play
the game of 1873 over again. ending with the
annexation of Macedonia TO Bulgaria. and thus
the creation Of big Bulgaria" which would
dominate the whole Balkan Peninsula.
No wonder that Greece objects TO such a pro-
gramme, In the first place, she naturally does
not want 10 have n war raging close 10 her
northern border which would compel her TO
stand 10 her arms If. indeed. she did not have
10 join in the fray. She does not want TO see
Macedonia absorbed by Bulgaria, seeing that a
large part OF ii is far more Greek than Bull
garian. She does not want 10 see Big Bull
garia created. which would be antagonistic TO
her. She does not want 70 see the general bal
ance of power in the Balkans disturbed unless
there is assurance of equitable reimbursement.
And her desires in these respects are natural,
reasonable and praiseworthy.
We may unhestatingly grant that II would
be. on general principles good thing to free
Macedonia from Turkish rule But 1t would be
OF doubtful benefcence TO do so through the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03
Police AND ADMINISTRATIONS.

Censorious critics of Mayor Low and Commis-
sioner Partridge who are eager 10 strengthen
their case by attrbuting TO the District Attor-
ney the chief credit for the honorable attitude
suddenly adopted by policemen in several pre-
cipcts, are getting help from Mr.. Jerome
With entire disregard of their wishes. he says
that Colonel Partridge has been wisely pursu-
ing carefully prepared plan. and that his Wis
dom will soon be demonstrated to the public.
Colonel Partridge, in turn, heartily commends
the conduct of Mr. Jerome. and Mr.. Low de-
clares that 'the present situation is the direct
outcome of the perfect understanding and COM
'plete cooperation between the Mayor, the Po-
lice Commissioner and the District Attorney of
.'New-York County, Under the circumstances
therefore. it would be we'll for unintelligent OBJ
servers of current events TO withdraw assertions
which have been officially refuted and abandon
q line of argument which will wear look of
intentional mischief if it is continued. 1t would
become DR. Parkhurst. in particular, TO restrain
his passion for making smart epiGrams ana
modestly endeav0- 10 serve a good cause in
disinterested manner.
The Tribune makes no pTetence Of being pri-
vately acquainted with Colonel Partridge's plan.
which Mr. Jerome confidently approves. or with
the measures which the Mayor, the Commits
sioner Of Police and the District Attorney have
been privately concerning; but there is one fact
which is perfectly clear-namely. that honest
members of the police force are now taking a
| course which they did not dare 10 take or saw
| no advantage In taking while Tammany was in
power. and that the consequences are likely to
| be of immense value TO the public. The Mayor
| said yesterday that mo patrolnlan nor any po-
'slice officer will ever be allowed 10 suffer by
| 'this administration for doing his duty" Tam
| many has used a similar form of words n hun
| bred times but IT meant nothing. or meant only
| the reverse of what it expressed. Everybody
| knows what it means now. Indeed the police
| felt no need of waiting for any such public dec
| Iaration. They had become convinced that they
could put their trust with perfect safety In the
| head of their own department. the public prose
| cutor and the Mayor. It is the height of fool
| ishness. or of insncerity TO rejoice In the de-
| liverance Of the police from a corrupt tyranny
| and in the same breath 10 sneer at the admin
| istration under which their deiverance first be-
| came possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03
SPEED BADNESS,

The epidemic of speed law violations If we
may so describe it. on Sunday last was highly
significant. 1t was from one point of view dis
heartening to lovers of law and order. inasmuch
rs il followed closely upon the enactment of n
measure generously framed in the interest of
fast driving. Certainly it seemed most migrate
full for men TO celebrate the increase of the legal
limit of speed by grossly and wantonly exceed
ing that increased limit. There was also an
encouraging feature of the case in the DISPOSE
ton manifested by the magistrates to infict
vigorously the full penalty of the law upon all
offenders. without fear favor The new law
happily increases the penalty, and it was most
commendable to see magistrates eagerly turn
to 1t in order TO punish as severely as possible
the offenders before them.
The significant feature of the was, how
ever, its manifestation of the mania which we
may call speed madness. which seems TO pos
sess a considerable part of the community. This
is a craze for going faster than the law permits.
If the legal maximum We're only four miles all
hour these lawbreakerS would probably be sat
isfed with speed of five miles If it were in
creased TO sixty miles an hour not one of them
would be happy until he was moving at the rate
Of sixty-one. To paraphrase an historic saying.
too fast Is just fast enough. The passion is one
for forbidden fruit 1t is not that the fruit is
sweet or that they are hungry. but simply that
il is forbidden. 1t is not that they so greatly
care for driving or that high speed has n fasci-
nation for them, but that they love TO feel that
they are violating the law-doing what they
have no right TO do.
The same spirit is shown in other ways. On
the Ocean Parkway. for example at each end
of the portion used a speedway is conspic-
uous sign directing automobile drivers to take
the west driveway. No one can fail to see these
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03
MAKING NEW STATES.

The favorable report by the House Commit
zee on Territories Of a bill admitting Arizona,
New-Nexico and Oklahoma 70 Statehood brings
sharply before the American people an impor-
rant question. There is some danger that they
will not appreciate IT'S importance hut without
due consideration Will permit decision which
cannot be revoked in the event that a mistake
IS subsequently found TO have been made. The
erection of a commonwealth. with equal MEM
tership In the American Union. is by means
a casual act. though il is frequently taken with
Ear 700 little sense of possible consequences
Mistakes have been made which ought not 10
he repeated. II is clear now that some of the
smaller Rocky Mountain States were too hastily
admitted. and If Congress could take vote
once more with its present knowledge we may
be sure they would not be. Utah. TOO, has been
e disappointment It was thought that with
the pledges exacred from the Mormons and the
restrictions placed in the first constitution Utah
was adequately safeguarded against polygamy.
But with Utah once admitted the Mormons
have been masters Of the situation. and the
federal government is powerless 10 enforce the
obligation of the bond. Possibly the people OF
the three Territories clamoring for admls-
sion fitted for il in every way, but it is no
reflection them 10 urge extreme care in TAX
ing the irrevocahle step Of State making, nor is
1t improper 10 set up q progressively higher
standard of eligibility.
The States of the Union are making progress
and Territory. 20 be fitted 20 share equally with
them in the government Of this country must
he further advanced in population, intelligence.
stability and other elements OF highly civil
fzed commonwealth than We're the Territories
received generation or two ago. As the I,opu-
la;ion of the country increases The Inequality
and injustice which arise from carving out
petty States with purely artificial boundaries
10 offset the voice Of NewYor1. PENNSYLVANIA
and Illinois in the Senate become more mani
fest The equality of large and small States in
the Senate is proper enough, and was adopted
in recognition of the settled individuality of the
original States. There is no reason however
why that equality should he rhe excuse for
making new States, have done. which
give no promise Of ever having population up
10 the average Of the existing States. If it is
thought best to give the people in them privi-
leges Of Statehood il can be done by making
States large enough not to have representation
preposterously unequal, reserying, IL need be, as
IN the case of Texas. the right OF future divi-
sion. or a corresponding right Of future add
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03

.,o, of adjoining territory when It shall be
fl for self-government II this latter course
had haen taken with Nevada that sfagnahI
commonwealth might have been reinforced D!
Ttah when the people of the latter were Ut ioi
admission thus making its Senators ana mem
hers of the House representatives OF sEo"ih7
community in place of a rotten borough
Oklahoma is at present asking admission
apart from Indian Territory. ana soon tie Id
-o- will want 10 come in as a separate state
Tho boundary between them. however, is pure
" artificial. and is. moreover, so receh' ina
institutions and individuality cannot ne sd'u III
any propcr sense TO have grown up 80 "S -
warrant continued separation. as IN the case u
tho original States Nothing but politics uiseS
the double Statehood. Two states meaHs IVY
sats of officers Partisan CONSIDERATIONS "i,'
o,,-o, IN for tba Republicans predominant IN
Oklahoma and the Democrats in indldh Ie'li
.or,. and neither wish 10 sacrifice known
mower for the chance 10 win in the conSolluh'eu
torritor, Oklahoma is awkward in shape ana
is smaller than most of the States created slhoe
rho government was founded With lndiah
-r.i.or addod tbe whole would he of rea-
rorohIe size for n State and would not he likely
over IA have an excessive population. even TOT
= commonwealth of the West, where ALREADY
ono ci+izan commits for far more than an East
orr, citiznn If il he wise 10 give the Pe"pe
of Oklahoma voice in the general GoVeri'i'i'",
at once. that privilege should he accomIahle'
hv provision 10 incorporate the people VI III
diam Territory into the same State elther h""
or in the future No political considera'oi'
should be allowed 70 govern in FMS matter ~
anv other connected with the erecuoh "
States The experience of the polluc1anS VII"
thought they We're making Senators ana hep
resentatives Of their own party IN the ho'N'
Mountain States ought 10 he n warf2lns H'",'
often disappoint their sponsors Resides me
o11esrion of State making. like the question: 81
colonial administration. is one into which pch-
tics shouId not enter. 1t concerns the welfare
of the whole country for ali time, and should
he determined on the highest grounds, with
view 10 the distant future
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03
EDWARD EVERETT R4LE.

BOSTON is to honor Edward Everett Hale to-
dav with celebration in symphony Hall. at
which he will receive from delegations OF Two
score religious. literary. philanthropc, paulouc
and commercial societies in New England ana
throughout the country testimonials of the al
lection in which he is held on his elshtle'h
birthday, DIR. Hales contributions TO the col
umns of The Tribune in the days when II was
still an open question whether Kansas and Ne
hraska and the new territory west of the Mlssls-
sipni were TO become pro-slavery or anti slavery
territory gave this paper early and peculiar
interest in his varied and honorable career. and
we have seldom if ever been out of sympathy
with him in his words or deeds For he has not
been like TOO many men of letters. so remote
from the neonle as 10 lose faith in them. or tn
get ont of touch with them: and his career as q
Republican son of Wing father has been
singularly even and loyal. He has always spoken
his mind whenever his duty as an ethical teacher
seemed to make it necessary, but he has never
been censorious fault finding critic, either 81
party or of public officials his profound faith in
men and in democratic institutions leading nm
to believe that the majority is more often rlght
in our country than the minority, and that men
chosen for office are usually. Ike the people
whom they serre honest, we'll intentioned and
capable in the main.
DR.. Hale is a typical New-England man. ana
vet at the same time remarkably broad
minded. farseeing unprovincial sort of man.
He early discerned the greatness of the West.
the strategic importance of the Pacific and the
essential unity of all sections of the country.
brought about by the common school. by the
separation of church and state, and by that
fiuidity of our national life which affords small
chance for disqualification into fixed forms of
sectional racial disaffection He has travelled
far and wide in this country. and where he has
not gone himself his books and his magazine
articles have gone. SO that his fame is truly ma
tional. His life has been full of good deeds and
gentle consideration Of the needs and wants OF
humanity. and a constant exposition of the
Gospel of his Master He has followed no aru-
fetal lines of demarcaton in bestowing his sym
pathy. and as a consequence he receives while
living the universal homage which few men re-
ceive until after theic death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03

agency of the organized brigandage OF the Mace
DOMAIN Committee" or to turn the liberated
land over TO such a government as that wnch
now prevails at Sophia Turkey at It's worst
has scarcely done worse than to blackmall ana
abduct women missionaries. kidnap princes anu
assassinate Prime Ministers If either OF the
great classic nations of the Balkans-Greece ana
Rumania-gets control of Macedonia it would be
we'll They know how govern. But TO turn
tie lumber room of Europe over TO any OF the
others. or TO divide 1t among them. would be
70 invite disaster. The peril is that Saravoh
and his brigands may succeed in setting fhe
lumber room af1re. It is of that peril that
Greece has given Europe warning. in which
doing she mas done herself and the CIVILIZED
world service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03
Personal NOTES.

Bishop Willis consecrated st. Andrews Anglican
Cathedral. OF Honolulu. March .. and appoint
ed Canon Kitcat dean
There is no fitting monument on the grave OF
Salmon p Chase in Cincinnati Ohio only simple
stone bearing inscription of four lines and re-
citing that he Senator. Governor. Secretary OF
the Treasury. Chief Justice of the United states.
His daughter. who idolized him. rests beside him.
Dr. ID. NJ. Foster of the few survivors OF the
hand OF men who built the first railroad west OF
the Aeghanes, about 1890 is still living at Bloom
ington. Ill
II remember. writes correspondent OF me
London Chronicle "a meeting two of my cor
leagues had with Dearey in the earlier part OF the
war The representative of an Australian paper
was mortaIy wounded. Two of his comrades en-
tered the Boer lines in quest of him They , WeIe
blindfolded and taken before the general WHeh
their eyes unbandaged they beheld ven
cradle looking Boer in turned up shirtsleeFes
seated the ground peelng potatoes III WAS
Deldrey himself
The Rev Homer c. Stuntz. of the Methodist
Church is Editor of The Philippines Cnr1stan
Advocate" the first Protestant religious paper pup
lished in the Philippines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03

signs or TO recognize their reasonableness. let
a considerable number of automobile drivers de-
liberately disregard them. or try to DO so. Las'
Sunday 1t no uncommon sight to see some
begoggled motorman glance contemporary at
the sign. then put Oil all speed and go WIN d
furious rush upon the forbidden part OF tiie
road. trusting TO the speed Of his 1nachlhe 10
carry him through. In spite of the police. 1t
was not that the forbidden road was the pleas
anter. On the contrary. the west drive was
really much preferable. But there was laSci-
nation in running upon a road they nah no
business to be upon.
The personality Of some Of Sundays oHehu-
ers was ominous. There were among them
members and even an important officer OF ill
automobile club which has been loud in lis pro-
fessions of respect for the law and in its declar
ations that it would sternly discountenance Nio-
iations thereof. We have hitherto believed such
declarations to be sincere, and have thought the
best hope of the situation to lie in the authorta-
tive influence of such organizations ana OF the
law abiding majority. The incidents OF SUNDAY
did not destroy that belief. though it wouih NOT
he strange if they had shaken it. ana IL nope
began TO be based not much upon voluntary
moral suasion as upon infexible enforcement OF
the law.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03
TIE RECKET SHOP TAT.

One feature of the war revenue law which
ought not on any account TO be repealed is the
tax on bucket shops. SO far the conference on
the repeal bill has not been able to agree on this
point The Senate conferrees favor while the
House conferrees oppose the retention OF the
tax but we believe that deliberation will con
vince the latter that the tax is one in the inter
ests of both commerce and morality.
Whatever may be said Of the speculative char
acter of exchange transactions in futures
tainly the farmer IS benefited ny combining the
speculation to the exchanges There the prices
are made. and the more spectators buy the
higher will be the price TO the producer. H.
sells to the commission merchant. who before
he moves his grain guards himself against
fall in price by selling for future delivery. If
the commission merchant could not do this he
would protect himself by a wider margin of
possible profit or loss. The men who bug from
him for future delivery may be Specializing but
they certainly aid commerce The bucket shop,
however, has no relation TO commerce, unless
it be to deprcss prices to the farmers by draw
ing people away from the regular purchase of
grain for future delivery to the mere betting
prices thereby decreasing the number of bid
derS on the exchange. diminishing competition
and lowering prices to the producer. The same
reasoning applies to legitimate exchange trans
actions and bucket shop dealings in securities.
The tax is also OF great moral value. 1t is
not prohibitive or oppressive 1t merely com
peIs bucket shops which do not transact legti-
mate business 10 make public proclamation of
the fact by the of revenue stamps. 1t gives
the innocent investors notice that they not
buying and selling, but merely gambling, and
many an investor has in good faith ordered sup
posed brokers to buy stock or grain for him. and
put mp the money for IT, only to find later that
the purchases were never made, but that his
money was being used by bucket shop keepers.
Whatever can he said against exchange specu-
lation applies with double force TO bucket shop
gambling and those who object tn the former
ought TO begin with the latter. being assured
that when they stamp bucket shop transactions
for what they are they will tend to raise the
standard of legitimate business. Let the bucket
shop tax remain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03

The dozens of keepers of we'll known faro
banks and pooIrooms who met in council on
Sunday in one of the principal gambling houses
in New York discuss plans for the keeping
up Of their illegal operations, were not modest
or shy. Their place Of conference vas right IN
the centre OF municipal activity. What a haul
the guardians of peace and order would have
mace If they had captured the whole lot. There
is nothing difident about those fellows. but IL
our District Attorney succeeds in convicting
Scannell and Adams both under Indictment and
waiting trial. he will put the whole gang in
fright from which they VIII not speedily
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03
PRINCE HENRY To BE AT CORONATION.

Berlin. April Am official note announces that
Emperor William will be represented at King Ed
wards coronation by Admiral Prince Henry or
Prussia. who will be accompanied by Nice-Admiral
Baron Won Seckendorr. Field Marshal Count ven
Waldersee Vce-Adnliral Rooster and count
Won Seckendorff the chamberlain of the late En-
press Frederick Prince Henry will be accom-
panied by his wife. the special invitation or
Lri,c- gard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03
DIR. TALMAGE's CONDITION.

Washington. April AT the home OF the Rev.
DR. T De Witt Talmage il said to-day that his
condition for the last two days has remained I'M
changed He is said to be still very sick man.
and his physicians have informed the family that
N there is 10 any Improvement at all II viii be
sra
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03
ALFRED HERTZ FOR CONDUCTOR.

The Musical Courier announces that Alfred
Hertz formerly court conductor Altenburs. later
EIberfeld and for the last two years at Bres-
lau has been engaged TO conduct the Wagner
operas at the Metropolitan Opera House next sea
son. Mr.. Crau could not be seen yesterday. as ne
is out Of the city.