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pnSroEPEcE SPOILS-

o. Postmaster General Payne's statement con
cerning the removal Of Miss Todd from the post
Office at Greenwood. Del. il can only he said
that "the excuse is worse than the crime. Its
one merit is an engaging frunkness IN acknOwl-
edging the sway in the PostOffice Department
0f an utterly pernicious system at variance with
the whole policy Of the President. Here is
avowed as the proper and normal policy OF the
department the custom Of displacing 1T officials
simply TO please politicians, and Of making the
appointing power mere registry Of the division
Of spols reached by private treaty between two
Senators. his division Of spOils was friendly
understanding between them. and something
which had nothing to do with says the Post
master General except he might have added.
10 make himself voluntarily its instrument.
Miss Todd was lin Senator Allee's bailiwick, ="
and naturally the Senator claims the right of
nominating her successor" Accordingly the
business OF the POstofiice Department instead
OF being administered at Washington by the re-
sponsible officials. is transacted in private Of
Zee az Dover or Wilmington by two gentlemen.
The Postmaster General says that there viii
be no protest on the part OF Senator Ball." which
is doubtless true As the other party to this
allotment OF spOils. he hardly complain Of
tho removal Of an excellent official 10 make
room for Senator Allee's spokesman. But is
there no other party to the transaction? How
about tie public. which does not care anything
about Senator Balls and Senator Alee's pri-
waite agreements. hut is concerned for the char
meter OF the public service and the protection OF
the merit system: And how about the Presi-
dent WHO has been FOR years 4 leader in the
work Of Civil Service reform and an executive
who sought 10 carry its spirit into the admin
istlatiou q al departments. whether the places
in IL were covered by the Civil Service law or
note The sane day which brings this state
Inen OF the sUbservience OF the Postofice Depart
ment to the spOilS system brings an account Of
fhe Presidents plans 10 reward faithful work in
the consular service and 10 make appointments
and promotions there solely according 20 merit
He is not obliged 10 do this. The consular ser
vice. like the Postofices. could be surrendered
30 spOllsmcr. Consulates could be appOrtioned
out among Themselves by Senators and WORTHY
incumbcnis dismissed hy TIC state Department
IN helpless conformity with those private agree
inents. n the Secretary Of State cared 10 make
himself helpless in that way. All Offices under
tlle bad custom which grew up under Andrew
jackson were once.the prey OF politics. but for
years all enlightened men have been trying 70
rescue the service from that degradation. Much
has been done. The President is now doing
much. as his consular service plans show, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-06
ANOTHER cRoroy EXAMPLE.

The case OF the Christian Brothers Is another
suggestive illustration Of the way in which the
Aqueduct Commission has mismanaged affairs
in the Croton Valley. The brothers a Roman
Catholic religious corporation. occupy the build
ings and grounds of the old Empireyille manu-
featuring concern. near Amawaik, and there
conduct a school. The dormitories and other
buildings occupied 10y the brothers and the
students are grouped in a small valley with
steep sides, a mere bowl" through the centre
OF which runs the MuscO0t River, an important
tributary OF the Croton. The buildings stand
within a biscuit toss Of the stream. snd the lay
Of the land IS such that no other drainage than
into that stream is possible. There is no doubt
that there Is grave danger Of pollution Of the
water. and that the institution should he re-
moved.
But here is the point: Six years ago the Aque
duct Commission destroyed whole villages in a
regular fury OF zeal for the protection of the
citys water supply. Scores of houses. which
branches as are the brothers buildings, and
which did not Offer anything like SO great a
menace Of contamination were destroyed or
removed. But they had 10 20. and their
occupants were summarily turned into the
street without compensation for their homes
and without any idea as TO what compensa-
ton they would AT some remote future time
receive AS 2 matter OF fact. many OF them
have not even yet received a cent Of com
rensation after all these six years. aud have
rot even had the value Of their property as
sessed. Yet ali these years this institution az
the Christian Brothers. far more serious men
ace To tie purity Of tie water supply, has been
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THE GOVERNOR AND THE GUARD.

The war which is being waged by some mis-
y4,ided labor leaders ON the National Guard all
over the country has been fruitful of no seri-
Gus CONSEQUENCES in this State. There can he
no doubt tist some good men have been CO.
creed into withdrawal from military organlZa-
tons and that some others have, in view OF the
existing feeling abandoned intentions TO enlist
But these instances have been so few that they
have left no appreciate mark on the citizen
soldiery. which never stood higher for efficiency
than IL does at the present time. The fight
against the guard still goes on. however and
the men who are at tie head OF the opposition
still hope 10 dismember il and TO cripple the or
ganizations.
Governor Durbin of Indiana, in recent
speech Oh the subject, placed the brand of
traitor on the men who melted their fellow citi-
zens against the armed protectors of the public
Deace and his example was followed on Thurs
day by Governor Odell in his speech 20 the big
crowd at the Fulton County fair. There was
nothing in opposition TO organized labor In bis
remarks: in fact, he declared that he was ''be-
lever in labor unions" but he is believer also
10 the law and in the legitimate instruments for
its maintenance and enforcement. He said:
TIE development OF our modern business
methods has led to vast combinations OF both
capftal and labor. Upon our citizen SOiGieTy we
the peace with which our civil authorities are
powerless to cope. and therefore any action
which may tend to discourage enlistment by
either an employer or fellow laborer is a dis
tinct crime against the State. and is so treated
under our laws. such action is nearly treason
able. and those who responsible for il show
an ignorance Of our statutes if they hope to re-
tard the administration OF justice, because the
same men may be commanded 10 act in the
suppression of disorder by those who are
charged with the enforcement and admnistra-
ton Of laws.
The action which Governor Odell, with per-
feet right stamps as nearly reasonable is
not carried on secretly. Selfappointed leaders
in the ranks Of organized labor preach the sol
diers-is-pizen' doctrine openly. In cOnclave and
in lurid pamphlets they speak of the citizen
sodery as ''hirelings'' and trust servants"
and where they can 10 so they close the ave-
nues Of self-suppOrt against the men who. de-
spite coercion. wear the State uniform. In his
opposition 10 these methods Governor Odell has
the sympathy of ali good citizens regardless of
party. Among these are thousands Of honest
union men WHO viii be misjudged long as
men like those who fight The National Guard are
allowed to lead organized labor.
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AN EXPERT on MACEDONIA.

A few-we are glad to say very few-cor
respondents have taken issue with The Trib
une on the subject of Macedonia and have adj
Versely criticised our comments upon the con
duct of the Bulgarian political propagandists in
that country In reply TO them. We take pleasure
in quoting the following from a letter Just re-
ceived at this office The writer of it is an
American gentleman Of high intelligence and
judicial mind. who has long been an earnest
and practical sympathizer with all efforts TO
extend Christian civilization and To give the
blessings OF liberty 10 oppressed peoples. He
has lived. travelled and studied social and pc
litlcal conditions in the whole Balkan region
during the last few years to an extent eoualled
We imagine. by few other Americans, and is
exceptionally familiar with affairs there. He
writes:
l note with keen appreciation your editorial
on America and Bulgaria" The Macedonian
Committee seems TO keep its head constantly in
the sand. while its body is exposed to the whole
world. II il had net become so brUtalized by
outrage and blacknsn II would understand
something Of the American sentiment and that
high ChiNalric sense which this committee out
ragged in the person OF Miss Stone. Not
only Tribune readers, but the press and our
people generally, are indebted to you for your
close study and clear analysis Of Balkan condi-
! lions. The Bulgarian agitatOrs and Macedonian
outlaws seem to have forced the people into a
genuine uprising at last Knowing now anxious
| The great mass of Macedonians have been for
peace. even under conditions far from ideal, ]
/ have not believed until now that they could be
/ forced into Instruction. The truth is they and
everybody in Macedonia are more afraid OF the
Bulgarian brigands-who are brigands by in
heritance well as by choice-than they are OF
/ the Turks.
Such the opinions and the testimony OF
/ one whom we may regard as an expert in Mace
DOMAIN Bulgarian and Turkish affairs. His
views agree with those Of most other authori-
/ ties whom we have consulted. and they may,
! we believe, be accepted as expressing the exact
| truth. CT at least as near to the truth as il
/ is humanity possible TO get in that part Of the
world. IL viii be seen that his views coincide
with those which have from the beginning OF
the present outbreak been consistently set forth
| in the columns OF The Tribune
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II is distinctly a retrogression for great de-
partment at this day to give its official sanction
10 the spoIls idea in us boidest and most deTnor
alizing form.
The Postofice Department has been the seat
OF crave scandals and abuses. largely due 10
the Vaccinations Of corrupt politicians 1he
frauds perpetTated there were possible only o"-
Ing to the spoils system and the sway OF po
HticaI pull" The unhappy result should be a
sufficient demonstration Of the utter vicious
ness Of the principle which. according 20 the
Postmaster Geuerai. still dominates its removals
and amendments. What is needed is an entire
change Of heart and a conversion OF the depart
menf to loyalty 10 the Presidents ideal OF the
merit system Perhaps it is the continued cling
mg to the old spoils notions in the department
which las made the efforts at investigation ana
punishment Of the wrongdoins there as yet so
slow and so unsatisfactory.
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artn-21ork DaiIn Gribmits
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 6. 1903.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FORFIGN-Advices from ConstantinOple indl-
cate that the situation in regard 10 war WIN
Bulgaria is graVer and that hoStllitles may Oe-
Gin "a any moment: there was ruinor llat
Turkish troops had already crossed the frohtlet
-- The powers. according to LONDON oiA-
patches. were being forced TO intervene IN lNt-
kew and n statement Of their plans TO pun an
end 10 the Macedonian troubles might soon DC
csuected = A defensive treaty IS said 10
egist between Russia ana bulgaria
P~lcauds attacked convoy ia Alglets aiia
se,ar71 ofHcers and soldiers were reported killed
-= Great excitement prevailed in bels
where there were rumOTs "a a chahSe IN tAe
cabinet = Nine. HambeTt was taken 10 the
,rison al Fresnes and placed in the hospital
DOAESTIC-No fear was entertained Al
Washington in regard 10 the reported Will
Sra1Nal of protection for foreign legalio4s O
6,onstartirople Minister Leishmsn having eN-
messed uo fear ---= The first case unoer the
-o~eicn Pure Food art was the holding up OF
cargo ~ white wine from BORDEAUX ID sal llI
81 which salcylic ACID was found - Olhela
were received by the United states Bislrlct A.
ror7ey iu Topeka. Kan from the Department
81 Justice "a Washington 10 begin proceedings
grainsf the ALLEGED coal trust IN Kansas. =-
Senator Bail said I'M Washington that he haa
told Postmaster General Payne that the agree
,qlent II the Delaware Senators on the distr1pu-
zion OF federal patronage IN that state dla nov nov
apriy 70 tho Todd case. =- lilree Steis
leave 81 absence has been granted 10 Com
11eudcr Robert D.. Peary. L. :. y. to make an
other attempt % reach the North Pole; the
explorer plans TO start in July. lA't, ana VIII
make use Of Esquinlaus and their dogs -
cut. : train was wrecked IN a wsshout near
Harrington and several persons were injured.
tho tobacco crop was badly damaged. -- Inc
CoIora lo troops arrived a. Cripple Creek. ana
are expected to restore order among the strlk-
.nC miners.
CITY Thomas A. Edison in his automobile,
beat q train between West orange and Philips
burg - The bodies Of Seddens and hinrichs.
the missing members Of the Brooklyn 1acht
t'IuB were found. ten miles apart -- one hoy
War killed and another stunned 10y being strucA
boy lightning IN Crotoua Park. -- As = result
of charges made by Magistrate Hogan. charges
were made against six patrOlmen. following a.
irveetigatio made by Deputy Police Conlinis-
tfpnrr TDaR is. Prospects for p big l. Dor
DaE parade keep dwincling. -=- Captain Pat
rick Hamburg. known as the Samson OF the
New york Fire Department died at Southhold.
Long Island. To little girl who COM
nIaiued - the condition OF her family, sam
Parks said. I'm no banker" =- The timer
any Of President Roosevelrs "trip 20 Syracuse
20 review the labor Day parade was announced
TIE WEATHER.-Indications FOR to-day:
Pair and cooler. The temperature yesterday:
Highest "a degrees. lowest. Ca.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-06
4 WIRELESS lL0NOPoLY.

Washington dispatch TO The Tribune rel
alive TO the international conference on wireless
telegraphy in Berlin last month confirms an
opinion expressed la these columns at that
time The aim Of the meeting was largely diDlo-
matte. a circumstance that justified the tenn
poraTy preservation of secrecy concerning the
proceedings. 1t also appears that the chief
point under consideration was the proDriety Of
concerted action to avert a monopoly
As 10 the wisdom or effecting an exchange
of views on this question by the leading mari
time powers there can be no doubt. Several diff
ferent systems Of wireless telegraphy having
already shown a fair degree of efficiency. and
two three having bean introduced on ocean
steamships, an embarrassing situation had
arisen. In some instances the shore stations
and ships equipped with one kind of apparatus
refused to recognize vessels provided with an
other. The first practical application of the new
art was 10 the merchant marine, and the de-
STABILITY Of free interchange of courtesies and
business has steadily increased. Only two
methods OF bringing about such a result could
be suggested-either an amicable arrangement
among the companies representing rival in
ventors, or else cOmpulsiOn by general agree
ment among the leading governments of the
world. As there was no immediate promise of
the former. the latter was certainly worth con-
sidering. The congress was not called a day too
soon.
The propriety Of making the exchange Of mes
sages obligatory il. of course, a separate matter
from merely discussing the expediency of the
policy. Most Americans. however will symna
thize with the proposition to prevent a monop-
oily. For the hesitation Of England's and Italy's
delegates 10 subscribe 10 the principle several
reasons can be offered. They might properly
have wished TO show a friendly spirit 10 Mar
conf. and they may have lacked sufficient au-
thority 10 commit themselves definitely In
any case, the congress merely adopted a proto-
col. Its action was only provisional The ques-
ton must eventually come before the treaty
making functionaries Of each government be-
fore the proposed rule is adopted When this
stage IN the negotiation is reached. it is credi-
bic that the co-operat ton will he more complete
than IL was at Berlin
II was wise on the part Of the conference to
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The CABINET.
[rroll - rn1ptyE nrrEAr.l

TFHlM IIiH INIbLNH HIIlENl'T
washington sept s.-Sscfetary Hay may not be
able as he expected when he came to Washing
ton last week. TO return to Sunapee Lake. on ac-
count OF the important questions which promise 20
remain unsettled for several weeks at least
Secretary Shaw is now his way TO Deadwood.
COL TO address the American Mining Congress.
He will arrive in NeH-York by September II. 70 vel
come his family home from Europe.
The Postmaster General was so benefited BY his
recent cruise along the New-Engiand coast that
he has made no outing plans for the near future
Mrs. Payne has also entirely recovered from her
recent indisposition. The Postmaster General and
Mrs. Payne enjoy long country drives every after
noon starting shortly after the close OF Office hours
and returning to the Arlington in time for late
dinner
Secretary Wilson has returned from his trip to the
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AT TUXEDO.

Tuxedo Park. n. T.. Sept (spseiaD--A"s -
son. which usually opens about the middle OF 80
TENDER when the cOlonists return ffoIh tHs -.
rnering places. opened this year pTompuS = -
beginning OF the month. The cottasels a. A..
turning the clubhOuses are nlied ana uiS'0
every evidence OF a successful season
Among the recent arrivals at the eiloho s-s -
Senator and Mrs Chauncey VI. Depe"' vi -.
Mrs. Paul Tuckerman. who are staSnS - ~
Winter Club until their cottage Is V@c'l''. -
and Mrs j. Nelson BOrland. from Lenox' s-i'. .-1
and Mrs. ]. H Upshur. from Wasn-hs1ol., go,
Mrs F. A Snow and Mr.. and Mrs y
Cutting. who passed the sumner al Ne"Po.-
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Alexander are eN'o
from Europe the beginning OF next week "A
other cOttagsrs who have returned az So =,
Mrs. Arthur II. Scrihner. Mrs. Charlss So-1 -
Mr. and Mrs. william Fahnestoek .,
Mrs Amory g Carhart. Mr.. and MIs ;.s 49,
Vatable and Mr.. and Mrs. W. le.l.-l--s7 arrived
Mrs. Samuel r. Herning, of Louiss ll.s,s.aT days.
AT the clubhouse Friday % stay ss,...--ainsd
1fr and Mrs. Thomas p. Fowier .sasss today.
partv OF ten a. luncheon at the Clubhouse 80 are
having come over from Warwick. Whs'7 '
spending the summer. ,,,,t. .fr and
other arrivals ar the clubhouse inciuus ~ The
Mrs. Charles Hoffman. IT,. who W. g. the au-
CHRISTOPHER Wolfe cottage next ~ccS - Alfred
turnu. Mrs. &. g. Armstrong. M anu 1,,rr O. j.
Kfrkns j G. Douglas. Robert X va ~ Roy.
Brand Mr. and Mrs John n. Foster = Nf1sses Dor
jr Mr.. and Mrs. ). : McCurdys tas Ni
land and Charles n Peabody
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perrnitted to remain undisturbed. and the
brothers now say doubtless with truth. that
they have had given them reason TO under
stand that they might remain there year
longer Thus they are embroidered 10 resist in
tie courts the attempt Of the Aqueduct Com
mission to eject them. and the court at White
Plains has at least temporarily granted their
plea.
The brothers ought to 60. They must go. But
II they ought to go now. they ought TO have
gone years ago. II it was desirable to demolish
Katonah and other villages and their schools
and churches six years ago, il was equally de-
sirable to make the brothers move at that time.
If ii was fitting TO let the brothers remain IN
til now. those villages and their schools and
churches might just as well have been left IN
disturbed until now. From such indictment OF
inconsistency. If not Of something worse. the
Aoueduct Commission has no escape; and such
conduct on its part destroys public confidence
in all its work Just now it is we have
hitherto Observed. frantically striving by excess
OF zeal TO make up for past neglect and delay
Only a few weeks ago a farmer living near the
brothers establishment. but at least ten times
further from the river than they. had his fur
niture forcibly thrown out Of his house and his
house burned TO the ground. In such strenuous
manner was he elected and the water protected
from the little menace he offered it. Now the
commission is trying 10 eject the brothers,
whom il has so long and inconsistency toll
erated and 10 whom it has apparently given
some promise or other reason TO expect still
further liberation. II will not do. Years of
idleness are not TO be atoned for by single
l,o-r- oTy.
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THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

IFRON HE TRIBUNE BUREAE.l
Washington. Sept. 5-Sehor Torres. third secre-
tary of the Mexican Embassy. who has been in
charge Of the affairs Of the embassy. was relieved
by Sehor Canesco. the second secretary. few days
ago. and is now with the Mexican Ambassador and
Sehora Aspiroz at Deal Beach. n. j.
Lieutenant Won BredOw and Lieutenant Martin.
military attaches OF the German Embassy. have
completed their visit TO Bar HarbOr, and are now
travelling throughout the West with a party or
friends Commander Schaefer. the naval attachs
of the embassy. divided his summer between WASH
ington and Upperville. VT. where he is now enjoy
ing life a farm.
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limit international compulsion TO coast stations.
because enforcement Of the proposed usage
would not be practicable elsewhere. IL treaties
relative TO coast service are once adopted.
though. the effect will probably be TO promote
the voluntary exchange Of messages by ships
at sea- and the receipt of communications at
coast stations from war vessels cruising In time
of peace. Nor does ii seem likely that steam
ship using one system of telegraphy will ever
need anything but the dictates Of humanity to
induce it TO respond to signals of distress from
another even if the latter makes its appeal by
the apparatus Of different inventor.
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Thirty minutes from the heart Of the metrop-
oils and had never seen a railroad train. That
was the story of the young girl who was stopped
by officer while running after and trying to
catch an express train. The girl had been reared
in an orphan school. and had never even seen
a railroad station. although there is one only a
short distance from the school. The regulations
Of a school where a child has little oppOr-
tunity to things beyond the school confines
need attention. and might possibly be revised
10 the advantage Of the orphaned inmates.
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AS Montreal can put grain in Liverpool three
cents a bushel cheaper than New-York. Boston
or Philadelphia can, it is wonder that the ex-
porters OF those cities are about to get together
In convention in the last named place TO see what
can be done about it. A short way Of relief
would be to annex Montreal, the rest of the
Dominion going with it like the tail with the
hide-but to this there are temporary obstacles.
Some other means of relief will have to be
found in a situation so injurious as to be rapidly
growing intolerable.
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about 10 lcaue The city that The Tribune nil
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Hailstorms in the South have been destroying
numbers of tobacco plants This is a season
which is bringing about unpleasant advances in
prices of the fragrant weed. But smokers find
few compassionate sympa thizers. The general
sentiment is that they get enough enjoyment
out Of life in their way in any circumstances.