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New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
its present leaders or II they unsuited to
the task. by others.
4 VJCIOTS PROPOSAL.

The bill for the annexation of Cuba. which
Mr. Newlands of Nevada, has introduced into
the House Of Representatives, is altogether bad,
both in the end at which ii aims and in the
means through which it proposes TO attain that
end. It aims at the incorporation of Cuba and
other West India islands into this Union as a
sovereign State That is utterly wrong and in
defensible. For reasons which should be Obvi-
Gus 10 every thoughtful man, neither Cuba nor
any other West India island should ever-within
the scope of present prospect-be admitted TO
Statehood and empowered to make laws for
our continental States. The intelligent Senti-
ment of this nation is Overwhelmingly against
any such step. 1t ought not to have been pos
sible for such proposal to be seriously made
in the United States Congress. Now that it has
been, for the credit and welfare of the country
it should be so overwhelmingly negatived as to
discourage any renewal of it during the present
generation.
Nor are the ways and means of attaining this
end less reprehensble. \ small concession is
to be made to Cuban commerce but In such
way as 10 indicate clearly that IL is granted
only on condition that Cuba accepts the invita-
ton to be annexed Bluntly stated, we are to
blackmail Cuba into annexation We are to let
her have the financial means Of establishing
and conducting self-government only on con-
dition that without fairly trying it she shall re-
nounce self-gOvernment and surrender herself
to u.s. 1t is not easy to conceive anything which
would more fagrantly violate the spirit Of our
pledge concerning Cuba at the beginning Of the
war Even If the end aimed at were desirable,
such means of attaining 1t would be inadmissi-
BILE In this case. both means and end are wholly
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THE MENACE TO PROTECTION.

Reciprocity with Cuba, we have already
/ made clear. will not impair nor menace the
! protective system. Mr.. OXnard. the head Of
the beet sugar party. frankly conceded that
/ three years ago The real menace 10 prOtec-
| ton proceeds from the opposition to reciprocity
! That fact should be obvious to all. It is GER
tainly recognized by many of the ablcst and
most sincere uphoders of the protective system
and also by its enemies.
Senator Orville Fl. Platt. Of Connecticut. has
long been known as a particularly strong pro-
| tectionist, as well one of the most thought
full and judicious men in Congress. In yester-
days Tribune while declaring himself to be
as true a protectionist as ever, he expressed
the belief that tariff concessions to Cuba, while
! they would greatly benefit our commerce,
would not appreciably injure any American
industry" Then he added these significant
words:
think the cAuse of protection IL being
wounded now in the house of It's professed
friends, and TINT the free trnder cannot in
jure the cause of protection as much ms pro-
fectionists who insist upon unreasonable
and unnecessary customs dues
Senator Proctor. of Vermont. IL another strong
protectionist. from most uTcompromising pro-
tectionist State. He declares himself and the
people of Vermont to he Just good protec-
tionsts to-day as ever" But he adds with en-
phasis
| My Judgment is that we would not hurt any
industry i'm this country by dealing Rener-
ously with the Cubnns. 1t nIso is my tudg-
ment that III take any other than n gem
| erous course toward Cuba shall inIure
the cause of protection I'm the United States.
Such citations of expert and enlightened pro-
tectionist opinion might be multiplied iDdefi-
nitely. They express the simple and signifi-
cant truth of the case. To deny Justice to Cuba
in the name Of protection would be to deal pro-
| lection in the house of its friends a deadlier
blow than It's enemies would be able TO infiict
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
PERSONAL NOTES.

ssnator George +. Hoar will be asked 10 Be chair
man AMI the principal speaker at the exercises on
the eishtieth birthday celebration, of DIT Edward
Everett Hale, in Boston. on April s.
Miss Elizabeth Pisnkinton. OF indianapolis. has
supplemented her recent gifts OF paintings and
statuary to the Lafayette Art Gallery with col
lection OF autograph letters. These letters are a.
wIltteh oy men 81 S ~, 5cLt "a fhs
majority Of them are illustrated by original fusain
pencil pen and ink sketches
Sir Thomas Fitzgerald, an eminent surgeon OF
Melbourne who was honored with an appointment
as consulting surgeon the British Army in South
Africa some months after the breaking out OF the
Boer war. is in san Francisco on visit He was
Savsrs dus 10 bad water. cause more deaths in
South Africa than the bullets Of the Beers
NJ. Philippe Deschamps. who has founded at For
tainebIeau the Carnot Museum. containing objects
connected with President CarnOt and Alexander III
the creators Of the Franco Russian Alliance
now proposes to present to the Paris municpaAS
four thousand pictures and other articles respecting
the present Gar and his visits TO France Inss7
would form a second alliance museum
". NJ Fullerton writes thus to a friend in Boston
in regard to the recent report that he had succeed
ed VI. de BlOwitz the Paris correspondent OF
The London Times Il am happily unaoie y
accept your congUatulatiOns-mOsJ happiy-Iol !"
will be. I hope. long years before one at Least o.
the necessary conditions Of any such good fortune
namely. my great chiefs dsappearance-Places my
colleagues and myself in the paddock before ti7
race. I say 10 you personally. and very sneets.ss
ridiculous II de Blowitz is as young and full Or
work as ever; and you may count on as Pse5r 81
the profession, for vet good time sun r,,.-5
canards the Matched in the Candid sIlshs ~
Bureau, In London. for reasons pest Al9NH % -. ~ 10
editor, belong 10 which prefer noS a.
qualify; the pariamsntary lang1age enpStye ptA Sav
ing got me out of the habit of using freely ths spS
thets Which such & case seems osP 70 Rnd messages
How often / long for the old life in Boston
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
4 FOOLISH CHALLENGE.

Mrs Nancy b. Irvine of Kansas, some months
ago offered prize of $1,000 to any business
man having an income of $4,000 who could saw
that he had been absolutely honest and truth
full in his business for period of thirty DAYS.
She did not believe that business could be con-
Quoted honestly and her object was to prove
1t by offering prize which she believed no one
could or would claim. AS the result showed
that her belief in this respect, at least, was well
founded. she now declares that she has proved
her point.
But has she? 1t will seem to most people
who consider the matter with unbiased minds
that such challenge has no significance what
ever. Business men of standing and character
would not even to get $1,000, subject them
selves to the undesirable notorietv involved in
a contest Ike this. Nor would it be possible 70
reach any conclusion as 10 what particular acts
In business are dishonest or untruthful. We
may go further, and say that every man, whether
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
JAILS AND PRISONS.

Queens County's jail seems TO have almost
as many loopholes and ways of escape as Lud-
low Street JAIL in this borough, had some years
ago under the administration OF n Sheriff who
shed tears and sobbed at sheriff's jury dinner
when be recounted the troubles which had come
upon him. With copious weeping he told the
big company of festive diners that the sword
of DamOcles had been hanging over his head
since he had taken office. and thar II was sus
pended by single hair.
He did not inform his damp eyed hearers why
he had accepted the nomination for Sheriff
when there was no law compelling him to take
up the burden which he declared had been
thrust upon him. Moreover. he failed to fur
nish even a hint OF his reasons for keeping his
devoted mead under the sword of Damocles
suspended by n single hair, when he could so
easily get out of sword range by resigning his
job.
1t has been puZzling to multitudes OF unemo-
tional persons for generations who have sought
to discover the reasons why our Sheriffs or
other county officehOlders who found that they
were suffering poignant anguish from the aflc-
tions of their place-why these unfortunate vic
Tins of misplaced confidence did not retire from
the thOrny seats to which they had ascended
The Sheriff who held sway in the County Court
house when Ludlow Street Jail broke loose
served out MS term IN spite or the suspended
sword of Damocles and drew all the legitimate
emOluments OF the position which We're consid-
cradle then, as now. He no longer weeps He
is still living. hale and hearty, ami likely to live
for a score of years longer in peace and plenty
The sword of Damocles sometimes misses fire.
as Sir Boyle Roche might say If he were still
listening to the melody of 1.-The harp that once
thro' Tara's halls"-
But the sword of Damocles cannot cut asunder
the obvious truth that the Sheriff of Queens
County should take good care of his county
Jail. Other sheriffs also should look to their
jails, and wardens everywhere should be watch
full Of their prisons. Too many criminals have
broken bounds recently
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07

in business or out of It, must frequently be In
doubt as TO the precise moral character of an
action. However conscientious may be his de-
cisioD. there will still remain the doubt in his
mind whether or not he did right Who could
blame such a man under such circumstances? :?
Yet under the conditions prescribed by the Kan
woman he could not compete for her $1,000
prize, and would be clasSed by her as dis
honest.
In point Of fact, honesty is becoming more and
more necessary in business, not to speak of its
moral obligation Business men find In the long
run that honesty is the best policy. to quote the
old proverb. AS motive TO conduct this utili-
tartan view of the matter is far from the ideal
prescribed by the moral law; but at least It
does tend to weed dishonest men out of bust
ness. The rest who find themselves prospering
because they are honest and truthful, may be
expected later 10 value honesty and truthful
ness for their own sakeS. Men of integrity and
truth in business do not need to try for Mrs
Irwine's prize in order TO vindicate themselves,
and the others do not dare
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
AGAINST BOGUS BUTTER.

The outlook at Washington for needed legisla-
tiOn in behalf of dairymen and the COnsum-
ers of dairy products seems to be hopeful.
What is known as the Grout bill has come be-
fore the House Of Representatives, with some
amendments which are improvements, and there
are strong hopes of It's enactment. The passage
OF this bill at the last session of Congress was
prevented by the desperate efforts Of the oleo
margarine ring but that incident. deplored at
the time. may prove to have been a blessing in
disguise 1t will prove so If. as now seems
probable. the improved version Of the bill he
comes a law.
This bill does not prohibit nor in any respect
interfere with the manufactu and sale of oleo-
margarine. ON the contrary il encourages that
industry, by reducing the present burdensOme
tax of two cents pound 10 the merely nominal
one of quarter of n cent pound. 1t is. there
fore, not in the least oppressive or restrictive
upon any Legitimate industry. But-here is the
gist of the matter-it imposes a tax Of ten cents
n pound upon all oleomargarinc that is colored
in imitation of butter and this tax Is made ef
fectve iu all States and Territories. matter
whether the oleomarCarne is shipped lin origi-
nal packages" or otherwise In brief, ii is n bill
to encourage honest industry but To discoura &c
and prevent fraud. 1t will promote the oleomar-
garne industry, so far as the latter is conducted
in good faith and for just what 1t is, but It will
put stop to the running Of dairymcn and swim
ding Of the public by palming Off oleOmargarine
8s butter. The bill is entirely just and reason
able. and there really does not seem 10 he any
ground on which to oppose it, save that of de-
sire to deceive and to defraud the public.
This bill is approved and supported by every
dairy organization in the country. 1t has the
overwhelming support of the agricultural press.
It's passage IS desired and urged by the nearly
half million Patrons Of Husbandry throughout
the Union. 1t is also favored by every farmer
who makes butter to SELL and by every person
who eats butter and who wants his food to be
pure, unadulterated, and what II purports 10 be.
II is bill in the interest OF health and OF hon
esty, and It ought speedily to be made a law by
the vote Of every member of the House and OF
the Senate.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07

smoker to the officers and crew or the Hohen1or
, lern but no details have been arranged All ths
prominent clubs IN the city have extended the cou'
tesies OF their houses to the German officers
A prominent German resident OF this city told
Tribune reporter Yesterday that the various Ger
man clubs were holding back and allowing 'n7
American clubs to take the lead in the reception
I'VE want the American clubs to have their hFs'
innings, that this may be much az AneEiCa- iA
affair possible, said ne dinner WI W ,ns5 80
for the officers OF the Hohenzollern oy th7 Oe'
Society .. oea.s
II was learned at Townsend Downey ; S 9Ilse se
have the Naval Militia present at the launching OF
the yacht handle the crowds. - -, Fan
The committee appointed by the heaFa o. ,,I1sst
cation to invite Prince Henry 10 visit ana 'sn
the public school system called on .so No n
Consul General Karl BTenz al ms GENERAL told
the committee that he was tavoL@SlS III cont
with its proposition and SAID that tat l 5dvantage
of the opportunity his visit TO the SLIS rS+s,o
afford him to inspect the puohc senoSt Sonmfs-
sioner Connery remarked that. owing 10 Ie ling
mony OF the State legislature in not aPP of me
seboeIshIp st Mary's he was afraid the nspee-
ton OF the ship would have TO 3e &c., House
said Yesterday that arrangements ipI S tlS 9Th
opera were gradually crystalhsing. , nav S,nd II
Ing to make public TearKeu aavs before will Be IN
position to do so. There VII no. nUe added Mr..
Sirau so IL Is hard 10 see where the AlHerAhe
The delesates from the various united esInaass esdrsas
societies who propose giving toFT1HsnS I N ths
and reception In honor OF Prince 5lsiL' - Tsrracs
eysning Of February = met f1S IS' eissates present
representing a large number OF 1slI.d -sad = report
DR. Senner. the hnsnsia see'SsSId 'SsoTId BE- four thou;
sand ordinary and two thousand ISa t "a me cost
in the parade, and Indd y Was wnuid be about ~
which "a 70 ba raised BY subscription amons 90 ~
organizations composing the Oniseo o
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
NEW RUSSIAN CONSUL GENERAL

Constantin c. de Karassev the Acting C,ens,,1 a..
eral of Russia here. has received word that tba -.
Consul General State Councillor " ~ Iadvxsn.s
Will take charge of the consulate IN this CITY ano
May l. Councillor Ladygensky has been aupoIn,ss
to take the place of State Councillor V Tepl..
who was recalled on account Of ill-health and VIII,
Is now In 81. Petersburg The new Consul e,a,sr,1
was formerly Imperial Consul General al Galat-
Rumania Mr. de Karassew. when relieved ~ d.
consular duties here Will go TO Chicago to a., L
similar character there while the Russian Cone
at that place takes years vacation to visit =
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
KING OF SLAM NOT COMING THIS YEAR

Washington. Feb. s-The State Depsrtr,A,s a,
advised that. owing 10 a change in plans the King
OF Siam will visit the United States this wear
The cause assigned Is the unexpected return OF tha
Crown Prince TO Siam in the autumn II is sd
that the Crown Prince will return 20 his colntrv
from the coronation of King Edward by way OF t6a
United states. ana II is thought that the King
desires 70 learn the impressions made On fhs
princes mind during his stay this country bafSrs
determining whether or not 70 include he Tinted
States in his itinerary
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
PRESIDENT scHwAB ENTERTAINED.

London. Feb s-Joseph Lawrence, NJ P and
Archibald W Maconochie. NJ P, entertained
Charles NJ Schwsb. president OF the United States
Steel Corporation. and Mrs. Schwab at dinner a.
the House OF Commons tonight. The guests in
cuded Mr.. Chamberlain. the Colonial Secretary:
Lord Kelvin. president of the Royal Society, Edn-
bIrsh Sir Thomas Upton, Sir Edward H. Carson.
Solicitor General; Colonel Hunsicker. chairman Of
lne Nickel Corporation. and Mrs Hunsicker. John
Fletcher Moulton. NJ P, and Arthur Keen. ehaiT-
man of the Dowlals Iron. Steel and Coal Company,
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07

To make safe and prosperous voyage almost
around the world and then be wrecked in the
mouth of her home harbor is calamitous ex-
perience for ship, aqd the L. Schepp, now on
the sands of Long Beach must have been built
and launched under the beam of an unlucky
star with no benignant influence over Neptune
and his wandering empire.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07

Denver. Feb. 6.-Goveruor Orrpan has received a
letter from General Funston. accepting the INVITA-
tion rendered by the Governor 10 become the zuss,
o. Colorado at dinner to given to General,
Funston and Macarthur. General Funston savs bs
rs unable 70 set a date. as he cannot say when ~
Nhl be released from the hospital. whers hs hss
Just undergone operation MS
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07

with variety ot plausible exoteric reasons
stured out with moonshine the Coroners' Office
Is really preserved for the purpose Of giving fat
JUS 10 Ponucal shouls. The legislature has
power to abolish it in any county and ~ II be
gins with this no public complaint need he
looked for Other and better Instruments can he
provided for II under existing statutes Exit
the coroner" is stage direction in the dramn
OF the worlds progress which might have been
hung out some time ago with no injury to the
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07

An industrial development of more than COM
mon interest is embodied in the pension system
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company This
has now been in existence two years in which
time over S5OOOO0 has been distributed among
l'oI4 employees. The expense is borne entirely
by the corporation, which feels that it gets a
good return in the increased zeal and loyalty Of
its workers. The general adoption of this plan
would mean considerable change in economic
conditions
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
W. Fl. NEWMAN TAKING A REST

William II. Newman president Of the New-York
Central was not at his office yesterday He has
been III lately. and although he has managed Ia
attend TO his duties, ii has been a tax on bis
strength. II vas said yesterday that he was po+
seriously Ill, but was just resting Mrs Newn,n
Is III and confined to her rooms in the WaIdo-S
Astoria. -'~O't-
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
MRS W. y. CRoMwELL's GIFT ACCEPTEn

Washington. Feb 6.-The new gymnasium an.
swimming pool building given by Mrs. William
Nelson Cromwell, of New-York to St Jossph-s n
phan Asylum. was opened to the public TODAY Ts.
building was formally accepted by the Rev Dr.
Stafford president OF the board u
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
MIR. GAGE GOING TO LAKEWOOD.

Ex-Secretary Gage is about TO go % Lakewood
for week two Of rest. and il is understood thst
no formal announcement OF his plans for the future
will be made until his return TO this city II IS SAN
20 be increasingly probable that Mr.. Gage vii De-
ccme president OF trust company in Chicago
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
DINNER FOR THE REV. ]. F. NICHOLS

Reading Penn, Feb. tSpecian.-Forty well
known citizens including Representatives OF henev
olent and educational institutions gave a dinner
tonight in honor OF the Rev. John T. Nichols.
rector OF St. Barnabas's Episcopal Church, al the
Mansion House.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
DENIAL FROM THE COUNT OF TURIN

Rome. Feb. s-A dispatch TO the "Trbuna" from
Milan, says there Is foundation for the reports
that the Count OF Turin prince Vittorio EmauueA
of Savoy-Aosta. cousin of the King of Iralvl fs
about to visit the United States With matrimonial
Intent.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
NETWORK SOCIETY.

Few hostesses OF the fashionable world in New
York are more conservative than Mrs. Elbridge T.
Gerry. Her visiting list seldom changes and the
principal additions thereto not people. but
the grown children Of old friends. Consequently
at Mrs. Gerry's last night the list OF guests
showed much the names In bygone years
and it was only the youthful appearance OF many
Of those present-a number of them being debu-
tantes of the season-that served TO call Natten-
tion 10 the fact that in frequent instances the
names represented a younger generation. II was
not very large party-not more than about two
hundred being present The cotillon was led by
Craig W. Wadsworth and j. d. Roman Baldwin,
dancing with the Misses Gerry, and the favors con-
sisted OF flowers and silver knickknaclss, such
paper cutters. match boxes, etc. Lander's orches-
ira furnished the music. and supper served
small tables.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07

The American League of baseball clubs Is
steadfast in the faith that the public wants
good play without brawls and bad language
Freedmanism on the diamond means profanity
and loud talk the browbeating Of umpires and
rui1anism rampant. The American public will
not support the knockabout fights of brass
knuckled bruisers
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07

The third term spectre has no terrors. for
Nicaragua, as President Zelaya's third admins
tration has prosperously begun with an inaugu-
raj address long and rhetorical enough TO nit a
bigger and more important country
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
THE REV. DIR. NEWMAN HALL

London. Feb. s.-The Rev. DR.. Newman Hall Ia,
been confined to his bed here for the last vsak rs
condition tonight is unchanged -
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07

Fireproof provincial towns constitute one of
the crying needs of the time as burned Water
bury out of her ashen desolation so eloquently
proclaims
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07

The engagement is announced OF Miss Lap,..
Hollster, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs H. n HoiIr
ter. OF No. 10 West Forty-ninth-st. TO RIebara r
Forest, of Philadelphia Z.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
About People and Social incidents.

Saturday. February Is. II will be followed =,
musical. at which Nine. FRITZ Schef and p,v,s
Bispham will sing. -hFia
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07

How largely Eastern railroads have been
craving upon the hardy and vigorous West to
strengthen the management of the great sys-
TENS in the older States. Too many ruts and
too much routine on the Atlantic slope
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07

Dinners were given last night by Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred @. Vanderbilt at their house In Fifth-ave.
and by Mrs Stuyvesant Fish at her home, In East
Seventy-eighth-st. Mrs Fish afterward took her
guests. numbering some three score TO Mrs. Gerry
dance.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07

on the social programme for to-day are Mrs. ",
Seward webb's dinner dance at her house In Fifth
ave and dinners by Mrs. Pembroke Jones and by
Hamilton Fish.
The last of the se-ies Of dances known as the
First Friday Cotillons'' before Lent will he given
this evening In the Astor Gallery Of the Waldorf
Astoria under the patronage OF Mrs. ]. Pierrepont
Edwards Mrs. Maitland Armstrong. Mrs. John
Hone. Mrs. Talbot Olyphant. Mrs. Berkeley Mos
tyn. Mrs III. Fairfield Osborn. Mrs Frederic j. de
II. Ripley, Mrs. L. Morgan Grinnen, Mrs. Robert
Olyphant Mrs. Marshall e. Lefferts. Mrs. Joseph
r Low Mrs. Charles A Peabody, jr. Mrs. j. Egg
mont Schermerhorn Mrs. John E. Roosevelt Mrs.
Lewis Morris and Mrs. Maturin L. Delaheld The
final dance Of the season will be held on April l.
Mr. and Mrs frederick NJ Davies will leave town
on Monday 90 Palm Beach for a stay OF several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newbod Edgar and their daughter
Julia will leave New-York on February Il for the
South.
The wedding Of Miss Josephine Roe. daughter Of
General and Mrs. Charles Francis Roe to Prescott
slade will take, place tomorrow afternoon at st.
ThOmas's Church.
Mrs George Clarke Houghton has been obliged
20 recall the cards which she had issued for re-
cepton on Saturday at the rectory Of the Church
of the TRANSPORTATION owing the sudden death
in Switzerland of Mrs. c. Q. Little sister OF the
Rev. DR. Houghton.
Mrs. Astor has issued invitations for dinner on