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est good 10 be expected from the concession Is
sentimental 1t would be considered by the
oeople a measure of justice and good VIII. III
would give new hope and new courage.
Not less important in justice 10 the Fillplnos
is the postponement of the operation of the coast
wise laws of the United States over the trade ne
tween our home ports and the Philippines. The
act of 1904 provided that the coastwise laws
should become operative on July /, 1906, ana the
President asks that this date be postponed 10
July l. 1909 It would be obviously unjust 10
treat the Philippine trade as domestic While lhl-
posing customs duties upon it, The c0astwlse
laws would eonine this trade across the racine
Ocean which has always been open TO the ships
of the world TO a few vessels and enable their
owners to charge exOrbitant rates to the fuf-
Their diseoura cement OF Philippine commerce. No
such monopoly should be allowed. and the least
we can do in deeency is to leave the Filipinos TO
shin as they will until we have developed PacIflc
transportation facilities of our own as good and
cheap as they can secure anywhere and nave
given them the privileges of our domestic COM
mepcial system
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-09
CHURCH AND STATE N FRANCE.

The adoption of the bill for the separation of
church and state in France is achieved at last,
and that epoch marking measure will at once go
into effect. 1t has been long before Parlia-
ment and the people for consideration that no
body can call it an act of haste. and during the
prOtracted debate there has been developed so
little popular opposition TO if that we must re-
gard it as on the whole satisfactory 10 the
ton 1t will be observed that the Senate. which
had already adopted by a practically Unanimous
vote some of the clauses which had been most
holly contested in the Chamber of Deputies,
passed the bill on its final reading by the sub
stantial majority of 20 in total vote of 2S3.
For better or for worse. then, France has com
mitted herself to this act
Upon the face of it the act seems radical one,
and we are told that because of it the state will
henceforth be entirely free from connection with
religious sects. That seems to us slight over
statement of the case, and we are inclined to
think the chief criticism which will presently be
passed upon the measure will be that it is not
sufficiently radical. 1t certainly does not seem
TO fulfil Cavours ideal of free church in free
state The state may be free enough, though
it will continue to pay millions of dollars year
for the support of churches The various
churches certainly will not be free The new
law provides for stringent system of state
supervision over them even to providing the
manner in which their properties shall be held
and administered. and the state undertakes to
see to it that all religious associations legal
''ly established in conformity with the general
regulations of the form of worship the exercise
'of which they propose to maintain That is
to say, Catholic and Epscopalian churches must
obey their bishops implicitly and completely or
the state will not authorize their continued ex-
iStence
These restrictions and provisions may be nee
pSSgrV I'm circumstances now prevailing i'm
France. They certainly make church freedom in
that country far less complete than it is here
Nevertheless the new law is long step in the
direction of entire freedom. and its educational
and disciplinary effects may prove to be of great
value So far as it puts an end to the mingling
of political and ecclesiastical intigues, it will be
good thing for both church and state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-09
1n,uSenlents.


ACADEMY OF MusIC-2-s-Bshes in Toyiand
AIHAn:BRA-2-
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sIJOU-2-s;15-The Music Master
BROADrA
raSTNO-2@ssI5-The Earl and the Girl
s-arlONIAI-2-S-Naudeviile-
Quiet.
raIY-s-2.I3-S:I5-The Toast OF the Town
EDEN MCSEE-WoTid in Wax.
Pan.
FIELDS'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Press Agent
-S:l5-KiHc Lear.
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r4rRAi,p sCIsARE-2:I5-s:15-Th Labyrinth. tso-s
IfFPOTRONE-s-A Yankee Circus ara Inc sNa1NeA-
HIJDSON-2:l :2o-Man and Supersf,a1n,
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lana. ~ 49,, -, .he Box
MADISON SQUARE, s:So-Ihe Ma" 'N -
preceded by David 6safrick
"a Observation-Disclosures lsnc-
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NSETRoPOIITAN OPERA HOUSE f1iis'i -
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sSr1yr YOFK-2-SI5-The Mayor OF 4oAio-
PRFNCEcS-7s:15-Ziro ,o-,,ho
Walls OF JeIlcho
Sauaw MAN.
WEST END-S-Donn the Pike
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-09
THE WAR on TUBERCULOSIS.

A particularly instructive exhibition has been
in progress at the American Museum of Natural
History for nearly fortnight. and will close to-
morrow evening 1t embraces a variety of ma
teral illustrating the conditions which encour-
age the spread of tuberculosis and the modern
methods of fighting that malady. There can be
no doubt that the exhibition has drawn much at
tention to the durability of disease from which
recovery was once believed to be impossible and
to stimulate intelligent effort to suppress it. 1t
has enforced the lesson that dark and badly
ventilated tenements constitute the most favor
able environment for the domination OF the
great white plague" and that the proper weap-
Ons wherewith to end its sway are not drugs or
cases. but rest, good food and plenty of fresh air.
The number and character of the persons who
have been studying this collection suggest the
propriety of installing it permanently in some
convenient place in this city and thus increasing
its educational value There would be great fit
ness. moreover, in having the necessary pro-
vision made under municipal auspices Warfare
on tuberculosis may be regarded not only as a
legitimate function. but also as solemn duty
of the government of every large city; for 1t is
prevalent chiefly in those unsuitable places of
residence for the poorer classes which are pecul-
lar to large centres of population The respon-
sibility of New York becomes especially obvious
when it is remembered that not far from thirty
thousand persons are sick here with consump
ton at one time. and that the malady annually
causes no fewer than ten thousand deaths in
the metropolis.
Already the health officers of other cities and
men and women who wish to study the most eff
fective methods of administrative control find
it advantageous TO come and examine the work
done by DR.. Herman A. Biggs of the NewYork
Health Department. An exceptional object les
son is afforded by the tuberculosis hospitals and
pia Of fbo elf oO6 of no
known sanatorums in the country easily
cessibIe from this point fresh attraction to
students of the general subject would he afforded
if the exhibition at the Museum of Natural His
tory could be established on a permanent basis.
Cannot the Health Commissioner and the chief
bacteriologist of the Health Department prevail
on the Board of Estimate and Apportionment to
cooperate with them for the adoption of the
necessary measures;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-09
AT TIE WHITE HOUSE.


Washington. Dec. s.-President HeoseVsie ieNo'
a call to-day from Mayor McNineh OF Chario'ts'
n G. who was one of the Executives hosts on
his recent Southern tour. Mayor McNlnch Tepoi'9
his section of the South in fouTishns coheiuoi
financially and told the President that MS TRIP
through Dixie had helped the general pfospeii'S'
Among the callers at the White House oelois
the Cabinet met were Senators Foraker ana Fui-
ton ana REPRESENTATIVES Littlefeld. Jones ana oss
Mr. Foss who Is chairman of the House NaNa'
Affairs Committee came to urge the reappoi''i
of Postmaster Coyne at Chicago. All the Hlehh-
hers of the Cabinet attended tO-days meeohs,
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt enter tsl
the second dinner party of the week at the W"
House tonight having as guests Speaker CaiiiloN
and Miss Cannon Senator and Mrs. burrows, 0e
o+or ard Mrs Foraker. Senator and Mrs BuiKeles'
senator and Mrs Flint Senator and MIS- fiio'
Senator and Mrs sutherland. General and MFs
charles H. Grosvenor John Dalzel, Mr. ana MIs
Serene F. Payne. Representative Shirley Asa'ae
ant Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs Keep
lieutenant Commander and Mrs Key, Baron ana
baroness schonberg. Alfred W. Cooley, MI. ana
Mrs William c. Eustis Mrs. BoEditeh MISS
Roosevelt Miss Carow, Miss Mabel Johnson MISS
Haguer Captain Archibald Butt Major Charles L.
McCawley and Captain Guy V. Henry
A musical followed at 10 o'clock, with Mite- mar
den-Hiclley soprano; Thadiis Rich yiolinist Iva
Martin White and Miss I.ucie Petersen, at the
piano A number Of popular songs were inter
spersed with the classic numbers The many
guests were greeted by Mrs. Roosevelt ana after-
ward seated in the East Room where ali OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-09
KEEPING CAMPAIGN PLEDGES.

State Treasurer Briggs, as chairman of the
New-Jersey Republican State Committee, has
issued an address to the various county chair
men recalling the pledges which the party
appealed to the voters last year and pointing
out what has been done in the way of fufment.
Very properly he lays emphasis on the question
of equal taxation. Regarding this proposition,
he recites the fact that the Republican platform
pledged the party TO the passage of an act tax
ing second class railroad property at local rates
and promising to make inquiry as TO the best
means of bringing all railroad property to an
equality in the matter of taxation Mr. Briggs
says that the pledges have been kept; the sec
ond class railroad legislation has been enacted,
and at the coming session of the legislature sat
isfactory laws will be passed concerning the tax
ston of other railroad property.
That is satisfactory so far as it goes, but Major
Briggs forgets to mention the IIillery act which
was intended to nullify the second class railroad
property taxation law. The value Of this prop
erty is assessed by state board so that the
local assessors cannot fix the valuation, and the
purpose of the Hillery act was to provide
maximum tax rate If this rate failed to pro-
vide enough revenue for the purposes of munich
pal government nothing remains but to increase
the valuations on everything but railroad prop
erty. over which the local assessors have no con
troll While that condition exists the alleged
equalization of taxation is more apparent than
real and Mr.. Briggs might we'll use his influence
to have the IIllery act subterfuge abolished,
Major Briggs is undoubtedly right about the
strong and constantly growing public sentiment
against perpetual franchises. and his prompt
recognition of the wisdom of legisfating in ae-
cordance Herewith is testimony to his politi-
cal Judgment He is keen enough to understand
that the people are in no temper to be fooled and
that they will insist on every campaign pledge
bainp kent in letter and Snirit 1t is a pity that
he could not see his way to join the forces
aligned under Senator-elect Colby. They speak
unquestionahy. for practically the whole of
Northern New-Jersey on the questions of taxa
tion franchises and anti-bossism, and the ideas
which they represent are sure, sooner or later
to dominate the whole state. Possibly before the
legislative session is far advanced Mr., Briggs
may he found working with them shoulder to
shoulder. He would surely be valuable acqui-
siton to their ranks and his activity on their
side could not help increasing the popularity of
the state organization
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-09
THE pIPLon.ATic CORPS.


Washington. Dec. s-The British Ambassador and
lady Durand were hosts at dinner tonight hav-
ing as guests Sir Edwin Durand. the Ambassador
brother: Miss Durand his niece; Miss oliver. Miss
Marion Oliver Miss Huidekoper, Miss Randolph,
Miss Cobb Miss Calf. Miss Davis Miss Postle-
tbwaite Miss Josephine DuraSd, Captain Gibbons.
Lieutenant Bristol, Mr.. Renne, of the British En-
bassy; Lieutenant Sheridan. Captain Lee, MI
Lindsay. of the British Embassy. and Mr. An
drews.
The Mexican Ambassador and Nine Casasus
were the guests of honor at dinner tonight, with
Mr. and Mrs Clifford Walton as hosts. The other
guests were the Minister from Chilli and Nine.
Walker-Martinez. the Minister from Cuba and
Nine Quesada the newly appointed Minister from
Mexico to Cuba and Nine. GOdOy, First Secretary
of the Brazilian Embassy and Nine. Doamaral
Colonel and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Parker and Mr. anS Mrs
Charles H. Butler The Mexican eelors-red' white
and green-appeared in the table decorations
Baron Van TuyIl. secretary and charge for The
Netherlands and his wife. left Washington to-day
after a brief visit. and will sail for Europe
The Mexican Embassy is under quarantine on ac-
count of scarlet fever, which has brokes out
among the Ambassadors children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-09
BROOKLYN LIBRARY SITE,
Hearing Before Mayor-HamI'n
Plan Likely To Be adopted.

II Is about settled that the site for the new
Frooklvn Public Library will be that suggested oy
professor A. D. F. Hamlin and Carrere HAST
ipes on the pot Immediately in front of the feser-
vor fronting the plaza, at Flatnusn-aCe. anu
t,astern Parkway. The Mayor and Park commas
sioner Kennedy of Brooklyn held hearing On
choosing a site yesterday afternoon at the CITY
Hail both sides being heard at length
w A White opposed the Hamln site. and sus-
gested one on the Heights, combining library
and office building ten stories in height
T B. Creighton. representing the Dl"0AiS
League. opposed the proposed site.
Professor Franklin w. Hooper not speaking a9
representative of the Brooklyn Institute, saio
that the library ought to be placed across '
Eastern Parkway from the site proposed by PROVES
sor Hamlin Endorsed by CarTere & Hastings
theodore rockingham opposed the site on the
rIa9s because it was too inaccessible , e.;
Edward alton socetS objected to the
Drop0sed site because II destroyed Ine "a tbst
tbe idea of Carrere Hastings outlined in their
renort TO the Mayor, suggested that announcer Suu
to maintain a proper architectural balance site
Ex-Mayor Body of Brooklyn favored I thd fbat
nnina-tenths of the residents of Brooklyn were IN
n Id favored by the five Brooklyn members OF the
carnegie commission. He thought that the pkO-
posed plot large enough, 3 -. Tee,
Controller GFout sketched the history OF the haS
Side lands on which the proposed site Is Ioe 5td
He produced a report from Omstead g. tauA a i5
1856 I'm which it was made clear that those Iaiu anu
seape architects favored the site now Rs1Po NJ
for educational buildings OF some % t so
Csrout said that the plaza was an ds2l sRot ROY q
civic centre and that the site could not De I'M
Professor Hamlin. who wrote special report
fayoTng the plaza site submitted ora refsoLs ~
his views. and. In answer 70 dusstloh a f+ ~
MAYOR, said that the site Immediately IN front OF
The Mayor had a brief conference with MI Car
count Of the absence Of borough President Ltrle-
ION the decision of the city officials would net be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-09

lev Mr.. Asouith and Sir Edward Grey. but
probably not Lord Rosebery. That, however, is
not the afl-important thing The question is
whether his policy is satisfactory to the Irish
leaders If not, according to the resolution
framed by the Lord Mayor of Dublin and
unanimously adopted by the Nationalist con-
vention, the new Liberal government cannot
expect the permanent support of the fourseore
Irish members of the House of Commons, and
without that support its chances of controlling
the House are obviously small 1t seems scarce
ly possible that the Liberals can make a net
gain of 100 seats in house of GO members.
yet it would be necessary for them 70 do so in
order to secure bare majority.
Perhaps the most serious feature OF the ease,
from an eIeetioneering point of view is the
effect this Irish demand and declaration will
have upon the electorate during the campaign.
The Irish will press the Liberals for an
equivocal statement of policy on Home Rule.
The Liberal answer must be one of three. If it
is indefinite, with no positive committal. the
Irish will be alienated from the beginning and
the Liberals must win $50 additional seats or
be without majority If it is a definite answer
not committing the party to Home Rule as the
cardinal point of it's programme" the result
will be the same. If il is definite compliance
with the Irish demand, there will surely be
other schism in the Liberal party. In that case,
supported by the Irish vote the Liberals would
need to win only seventy seats to have ma
jorty but there would be some doubt about
their doing SO in the face of party schism. In
any case there is the possibility that number
of voters viii fear that Liberal success would
mean either a surrender to the Home Rule de-
mand or the giving of the balance of power to
the Irish members and consequently much insta-
biIity in the House. and will. therefore. vote for
the Conservative candidates as the SureSt way of
averting such an unwished for state of affairs
Just as many Republicans in this city last month
voted fer Mr. Mcclellan as the surest way of
defeating Mr.. Hearst. 1t is in such circum-
stances that the spectre of Home Rule, which
Mr.. Gladstone coniured up. still blocks the way
to the complete unity of the Liberal party.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-09
IMMIGRATION AND sELFIsHNEss.

There was an element of novelty in the dis
cussion of immigration on the opening day of
the national conference that question III
that some of the principal speakers in adv0-
eating the encouragement rather than the re-
striction of immigration assumed a distinctly
selfish instead of an atruistic attitude. They
argued for keeping the gates wide Open not to
afford an asylum to the oppressed of other
lands. but in order to gain for America the
working power and the wealth which immi-
grants bring hither. That is a practical atti-
tude, and is at least as worthy of consideration
as that of the more sentimental altruist. The
chief question concerning it is, however, wheth-
er it is warranted by the facts of the case.
1t may be doubted whether this country is, as
Mr. Carnegie intmated. draining the best blood
of Europe Years ago it did so, nc doubt Two
generations ago nearly, in the days of Euro
pean revolutionary movements, it did SO, as
Professor Loeb pointed out. 1t may be doing
so to-day. to limited extent But it seems
simply impossible to regard the great masses of
immigrants. ignorant, unclean and Empower.
ished as the best blood of their native coun-
tries. A country whose best blood" was of no
better quality than that could not continue to
exist. There is what must regard as pretty
convincing evidence that many immigrants.
perhaps a majority of those from certain lands,
come from the less desirable, the less Intelligent,
their population If So we cannot regard it as
profitable for this country to receive them.
There is room for doubt, also, to whether
this country is really so new so unsettled and
so undeveoped 10 need a great influx of
alien labor. In most of the large cities and in
many of the states well founded complaints of
overcrowding and of overstockng of the labor
market are made. A redistribution of existing
forces would be beneficial through which work
ingmen would be transferred from congested
districts to those in which a scarcity of indus
trial energy is felt But that end is moi to be
ached by inviting in unlimited numbers from
abroad, most of whom persist in settling in the
eengested districts. Nor are we sure that there
should be haste to fill up all the empty places
and develop all our resources in day We
must. Cartier said. respect the future Our
Constitution was ordained to secure the Bless
| ings of Liberty TO ourselves and our Posteritv"
and it may be well to leave some of our ma
teFial inheritance for our own posterity to de
yelop instead CT parcelling it all out at once
among aliens National growth by increase
from within may be slower hut is more sub
| stantial than that effected by injection from
| without
There can be no thought of putting stop TO
| ali immigration, But neither should there be
| any thought of removing OF lessening the re-
| strictions now put upon it. On the contrary
We are persuaded that, from the legitimate
point of view of our own national welfare
| moral industrial, social and politcal-it is more
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-09
FURNISHED THE PRETExT.

From The Chicago Record-Herald
Chief Collins OF the Chicago Police Department
was talking to a rep0rter about his work.
MY work would be more difficult he said. n
fact IL would be impossible, were u not that eVcgy
man In the world Is a policeman. Every ms 4
watches his brother and knows that f.
brother man watches him in turn. Thus the
OF we professional Leeoqs is kept down, Thus tn
a suburban grocer who took his clerk 20
saloon one day after closing time and purchased
good many glasses of beer. Then, after he began q
feel talkattve and trustful. the grocer said:
" Look here. John, owe SS.Ol0
" Yes. sir said the clerk. 4 know it
" I have $2C00 in the safe.
" Yes sir
And the store Is empty The stock is compete j
run down. think IL Is time to fail. don't YOU
- 4 do said the clerk. I certainly do -
But / need preteXt. I'll tell you what ydti AZ,
John. You think this matter and let islese
tomorrow morning any suggestions to a lresexs
for failure that may come to you during the ntNa
'f'rhe clerk promised to do this. and the two pl,fa
separated. The next morning his desk the grocer
found this from John:
+ " i have taken the S2O00 and gone TO Sousn
America II Is the best pTeteXt you give youi
creditors