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New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
THE MOROCCO SETTLEMENT.

The controversy over Morocco is settled. The
international conference at Algeciras yesterday
reached amica bic agreement upon the dis
puted points of police and financial control.
This happy consummation was effected upon
the initiative and under the benevolent guild
ance of the senior American representative. 1t
will doubtless be accepted without hesitation
by all the powers concerned and Will be re-
garded gratefully by the world as an equitable
and reasonable disposition of a veXatious prob
lem.
There is no occasion TO enlarge greatly upon
the question of victory or defeat as between
France and Germany. Each has gained some
thing and each has conceded something On
the whole France has undoubtedly maintained
her original policy TO a much greater extent
than Germany has hers and that-fOr reasons
hitherto set forth and not necessary now TO
repeat--we must regard as for the sood OF ali
nations. That is not because it is France rather
than Germany which chiefly prevails, but be-
cause the French policy seems to offer greater
promise than did the German of civilization and
order in Morocco.
Early in the controversy, 1t may be recalled,
the German Colonial Society and the Pan-Ger-
manic League urged that the imperial govern
ment should insist upon Germanys having at
least one Moroccan port for her own and also
important commercial and territorial conceS
SlOnH. 1IldL was JDe extreme German view.
a more moderate view was that of the Chancel-
lor Count Won BiilOw, who declared that Ger
many's interests in Morocco were economic and
nothing more. The German demands urged at
Algeciras were between these two extremes
Early in the controversy, also, ~. Etienne, of
the French Ministry, publicly declared: 1T
should be known to all whom it may concern
that we have no intention of renouncing our
mission, and that we mean TO make it a real
"ity for the general advancement of civilization
"and the material advantage of every country
with commercial! interests in Morocco"
That declaration OF of the strongest men
in the French government was, in It's first part,
made good last week at Algeciras. France did
not renounce her mission. On the contrary, she
received the mandate Of Europe and America
TO proceed with IT, Now we shall see how we'll
1t viii be fulfilled in it's second part, in the ad-
vancement of civilization and the advantage
OF all nations. We have faith that the latter
part will be truly fulfilled as the former
and are sure that if It is the interests of
Germany. as stated by Count Won Btlow, will
be amply served, and all the world will have
cause TO remember with gratitude the confer
ence at Algeciras and the determining part
which was there played by the representative
OF the United States
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
CITY VERSUS SPECTATORS.

The enlargement of Bronx Park by the ac-
auisition of ninety-two acres on its northeast
ern boundary including the ancient little village
Of Bronxdale. should not prove costly to this
city The purchase of the land, as told else
where in The Tribune this morning, was author
lied by the Board of Estimate in July OF last
year. and commissioners in condemnation pro
ceedings were sworn in on January 9. 1906.
Since the city committed itself to the project
however, there has been considerable talk OF
the high prices which the municipality will have
to pay for the property. A mysterious syndl-
cate has been at work buying up the properties
which are 10 be condemned and paying for them
prices which have astOnished the Oldtime in
habitants Of quiet BrOnxdale. The syndicate
has been paying nearly double what the land
was valued at n little time ago.
If there is any scheme on foot to mulct the city
and put profits in the pockets Of private specu-
latorS, it should be thwarted by the commits
stoners in condemnation proceedings. Any citi-
zen or body of citizens has, of course the right
to purchase land which the city will afterward
buy, provided they are not favored with inside
information Of city plans, but any such person
or persons should understand that operations
of this character are speculations pure and sim
pie. The city should only pay what the land is
worth, not what it is valued" at by real es-
tate manipulators.
O Oi44OL "i SulI0nI duFdhCeu ny IHOSe WIN
urged this addition to Bronx Park was that it
would not cost much. 1t was pointed out that
it contained some handsome trees and pleasant
stretches of lawn, but it was conceded that all
these beauties OF nature so far removed
from the crowded districts of the city that few
could now enjoy them. Even if the land was
not bought it was admitted, Bronx Park would
still afford plenty of breathing space in that
part of the city for many years to come. Bronx
Park contains 6o1 acres as it stands to-day
But buy 1t now" it was said, buy it when it
''is cheap, and some day, when The Bronx is
'densey inhabited, it will prove a blessing"
1t would be civic sin to waste money on any
thing, and especially on out Of the way, little
needed bit of park, when so many small parks
are needed in the crowded districts OF the city.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

tons and West Virginia 3S00oo0o tons. On the
other hand, Illinois mined about 36,O0O00O,
Ohio 25000o00 and Indiana about 100000
These three states are thus credited with less
than a quarter of the total output. Moreover,
the Pfttsburg companys mines in Ohio and
Illinois will be kept open, as will certain mines
in Central and Southern Indiana.
If partial shutdown occurs, soft coal prices
are pretty sure TO rise at Chicago and other
manufacturing centres in the Middle West. But
If prices rise, the dissenting operators will no
longer be able 10 assert that they cannot afford
an advance in wages. They will also see their
natural markets invaded more and more by the
West Virginia product of which from 20 to 50
per cent towing 10 the states lack of local
ndustries) must be sold outside It's borders
West Virginia is developing faster as a coal
state than any of it's rivals. and may soon crowd
the Ohio. Indiana and Illinois producers to the
wall in their own markets. 1t would be blum
DER on their part, therefore, to encourage an in
vasion so dangerous TO their interests. There
may be some friction and disturbance in the
soft coal field for the next month two. But
there is no longer any prospect Of a damaging
interruption to production, with its blighting
effects on general trade and industry.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
PEACE IN THE SOFT COAE FIELD

PEatE N IHE EOfI COAL FIELD.
The annulment by the United Mine Workers
convention of the i'll considered Ryan resolution
followed by an acceptance Of the Pittsburg Coal
Company's offer 10 pay an advance of 5.55 per
cent in wages. assures q more or less general
peace in the bituminOus coal field for the next
two years. Reason and Cancellation have won n
substantial victory, and the spectre of an en-
barge on soft coal productions alarming 10
industry-has been happily laid As The Trib-
une has repeatedly pointed out, economic con-
djtions in the bituminous district did not JUS
fify a general shutdown. Coal prices have ad-
vanced in the last year, and the effects of the
depression OF 1903 and 1904 caused by over
stimulation and overproduction following the
great anthracite strike OF 1902 have gradually
worn away. There is a constantly increasing
demand for soft coal for manufacturing and
transportation purposes, immense orders are
outstanding and no surplus stocks are on hand
The great industrial interests which centre at
Pittsburg have wisely regarded a clash in the
soft coal field a catastrophe 10 be avoided
at all hazards, and the pressure which they
brought TO bear on the Western PENNSYLVANIA
coal operators could not be resisted The min
ers' demands for 4 renewal Of the 1903 scale was
in Itself moderate and reasonable. and in grant
ing this concession President Robbins and his
associates followed a course dictated both by
public spirit and selfinterest.
Many Of the operators in Ohio Indiana and
Illinois arc still committed 10 a continuance of
the present wage scale. Yet it is clear that they
cannot long maintain their position, and that
even If they close their mines there can be no
serious soft coal famine. The action OF the
Berwind- White Coal Company-the largest oper-
Sting concern ia Central Pennsylvana-in an
n0uncing the same advance in wages as that
granted by the Piusburg Cosl Company indi-
n.
VIII accept rhe new situation. West Virginia is
outside tie central competitive district and
most Of us labor is nonuBon. No suspension
of production is likely to occur, therefore IN
that state. But Pennsylvania and West Vir-
gina together produce one-haIf of the country's
total soft coal output The total production in
fhe United States i'm 1905, not yet fully reported
viii probably fall a little below 3O0O00O9O
short to- Pennsylvania mined 100000
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
FOR A PURE BALLOT.

While New York is discussing bills for the pre-
vention OF corrupt practices at elections Con-
necticut has been passing some. and 1t is en-
couraging TO learn that citizens Of both par
ties are aroused 10 see that they are Thoroughly
enforced. The leading men Of Hartford nave
organized to watch each polling booth at the
election to be held in that city on Tuesday and
secure evidence to punish all persons who may
interfere with the purity of the suffrage.
This is the right spirit and we hope that the
people of New York, regardless Of party, will
follow a similar course to secure legislation and
then enforce It. They should have the help Of
the practical politicians in those efforts. for
neither party benefits in the long run, by the
liberation of corruption. PrOfligate expenditure
at elections by one party merely provOkes the
other to rivalry in extravaganza The people
are thus debauched and every concession to
demands for money merely enlarges the appe-
tite for It. Quite regardless of the moral ques-
ton involved the parties for their own protec-
tion must ultimately stop the drain and con-
tent themselves with appeals to the intelligence
OF voters.
The Association to Prevent Corrupt Practices
at Elections has prepared several bills now
pending in the Legislature Mr.. White and Mr.
Prentice have introduced a bill 10 carry out the
recommendation Of the State Civil Service Com
mission requiring record OF all political contri-
buttons of public employees. These bills should
not be forgotten by the lawmakers, The people
are interested in securing reform Of elections,
and legislation to meet their desires would re-
dound to the credit of the Republican party. AS
we have already said we think the plan of the
Association 10 Prevent Corrupt Practices at
Elections for throwing out the entire vote. for
certain officers in districts where fraud in be
half of their party is proved needs some mOdi-
f1catiOn, not because it is too drastic as pun
open the door to abuses and deprive innocent
citizens of their suffrage. In the main, however,
the bills we have mentioned are well calculated
to secure an honest vote and discourage bribery,
extravaganza and oppression of government en-
ployes and they should be passed
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
TO STOP FTLIBUSTEPTNG.

Cordial approval is to be given to the shrewd
and energetic efforts which are being officially
made TO prevent the smuggling of cOntraband
munitions of war into the Dominican Repub-
lie. Reprobation of such mischief making
trade with Cuba has hitherto been expressed,
and 1t is to be repeated no less vigorously in
the case Of SantO Domingo, and in that of
Hayd if occasion arises. Our legal relations
with those republics differ technically, but the
dictates of good morals and of practical COM
mon sense are alike in all three cases. 1t is
both wicked and foolish for Americans to aid
in any way rebellious uprisings in those coun-
tries or TO tolerate flibustering operations by
their citizens in refuge here.
There is no analogy between these outbreaks
and the Cuban revolution. With the latter it
wa5 impossible for Americans not to sympa-
thZe. While our government, at great pains
and expense did everything in its power to
prevent infractions of the neutrality laws, pri-
vate citizens felt no moral compunctiOns in
supplying the insurgents so far as those laws
permitted, with the means of waging what
they regarded, a righteous war against an
oppression which was not only grievous to the
Cubans themselves, but which also was gravely
detrimental to American interests. But there
is a vast difference between such a struggle
and the recurring rlvalries between ambitious
politicians and military dlctators. In these
latter no change from an oppressive monarchy
to liberal republic is contemplated. nor any
sweeping away of old abuses. 1t is simply
"Amurath to Amurath succeeds" There is
nothing gained by the revolution, save person
ally to the successful revoutionist.
For this country to permit the giving of aid
TO such conspirators and contestants would be
much as though some orderly and responsible
citizen were to supply with stones and brick
bats quarresome boys who were mauling and
manning each other in the street before his
house, with a practical certainty that he would
be regarded accountable for their miscon-
duct and with strong probability that pres
emily some of the missiles of his own supplying
would be SHE'D through his own parlor window
and that he would have, for his own peace and
welfare, to take off his coat and stop the row
which he himself had fomentad.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
NOTES FROM TUXEDO PARK.
TBy Tslegrauh "a NE Tr,b,na

lBy Telegraph The TribaneI
Tuxedo Park. ". Y. March s1-Altborsh ths
weather was rather disagreeabIe TODAY a I.rr,
number came out 70 Tuxedo for the week end an
tertainment. There also several arrivals FOR
the opening Of the trout season. but they were
able TO nsh only IN the brooks leading to the Iaea
as ice covered the lakes Good fishing IL looked evs
later. as ths brooks and lakes well stocked
Mrs. Charles H Coster and Miss Coster arrives
early IN the day opening their Tuxedo villa FOR
over Sunday, and entertained q party Of vounx
people. The guests included Miss Mortimer 1f1sx
Hull. F. 8. Witherbee. W. R. Stewart tr II O.
Pen, Jr. and others OF the Tuxedo colony
Mr.. and Mrs Stephen H P. Peu came out % TIA
Jones villa for the week end entertaining a lsrs,
party at dinner tonight
Among others who gave dinners at their cuttaSs.
were Mr.. and Mrs GrenvTle Kane. Mr. and Mr.
Norman Whitehouse, Mr.. and NIrs> william Kant
Mr. and Mrs George H Hull Miss Dorntntatz arss
Mr. and Mrs. T. Wyman Porter.
Mrs. John G. Neessr, who Is stsytns at sha chm
house. entertained a party at dinner. Among th~
guests were Miss Ogden. Miss De Puysear. Nlsz
Neeser and Rudolph Neessr
Others who gave dinners at the club war. n
Couper Lord, Mr. and Mrs. s. b Kseon ana Dr
and Mrs. J. c. Edgar
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lord gave a dinner. fol-
lowed by eutertainment at their cottage os,
Friday night. at which nearly all Of tho cnlousea
were present
Miss Pauline French. who has bean N Earous fnr
several weeks. arrived hers to-day A small din
given by Mrs. Amos T. French to-nixhs
ror MlSs French
Mr.. and Mrs Henry 8 Redmond came out ec
Tuxsdo for a brief stay to-day. They are putttn.
their villa IN readiness for occupation about NAY
Among others who expect 20 occupy thstr cottaxa.
and who now getting them in readiness ara Mr
and Mrs. William NJ. v. Hoffman, Afn oud Nfru
Theodore Frelinghuyssn. Mr.. and Ms Richard
Dslaheld. Mr.. and Mrs. II H Rogers, n af~ ana
Mrs. Henry ". Poor and Mr. and Mrs Charlns a
Alexander,
Mr. and Mrs Eben Richards. who havs a.aus
spending ths winter IN Southern California ans
Mexico VIII return naxS week 20 the kim cos.s.,.
on Tower Hill
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph II Tower who passed sos
winter In The Gilesrts cottage win go abroad nexs
week.
DR.. ana Mrs. Edward I. Reyes who hav. mr.
chased the Gillespie cottage. VIII OCCUPY a. TIA
coming season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ Tnford have Leased tna
ingalls, cottage for the summer. and win arrive
about May 1.
Ambrose Mon@Il. who occupied the small. Cutttn.
cottage. has gone abroad for several weeks
MI and Mrs Il Casiulir de Rham who ara n,
their Tuxedo villa viii so to Newport next month
for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery Hare, who win occupy
the Davis villa the coming summer arrived at shs
clubhouse to-day for a short stay
Other arrivals to-day were George Loruard Ron
aids. W. r Stewart. jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. y B Kech
Comts LIONEL De Montesquieu. Dr. and Mrs. J. Cifr-
ton Edgar, Francis Burton Harrison. Mr. and Mrs.
~ A Robbins and ME. and AIEs. 5. Abbot InzAlA>
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
From The Tribune Bureau

IFron The Tribune Bureau
Washington, March 31.--The French AIhodss"i
and Nine Jusserand have invited guests 10
luncheon at the Embassy Wednesday, Aprh r 10
meet the Governor General OF Canada and countess
Grey and others of the Governor Generals party
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand and Lady Duranu
will have as guests for several days next week lllo
Governor General of Canada and Countess Grey
and their party They will entertain dinner parties
in their honor on Wednesday and Thursday even
ings.
The Governor General OF Canada and Countess
Grey will arrive IN Washington on Tuesday morn
ing as the guests OF President Roosevelt WIN
them win be their daughter, Lady Evelyn Grey,
and their niece, Lady Alexandra Beauclerk' ana
others. Mrs Cowles. sister of the President, VIII
act as hostess in the absence of Mrs. Roosevelt
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau-l

1,,o.,,...o1 N+arch at-senator La Toilette OF
WISCONSIN. called at the White House this morning
IN ree the President to veto the bill providing TOT
the settling OF the affairs of the Five CiVill1e1
Tribes. because it contains a paragraph grantis.s
certain valuable mining lands near the raili ~
The measure is in conference a1ter pa0'''s
both houses Of Congress. -,
The President held an important conferences thiS
afternoon over railroad legislation with senators
Allison. 'DolIiver Clapp Cullom and Long anu a..
tornev General Moody and Commissioners h4lap'
and Prouty of the Interstate Conmerce NO'4'''
sion ~
Other callers were Senators Overman ana NC
Laurin Representatives Landis Cochran Hun anu
Kahn. Secretaries Taft and Shaw and Postmaster
General Cortelyou.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
o1ING1NG TO THE SOIL IN ERArnE

The cry of Back to the Iandr which is
much heard and may be proitably needed in
some places, has no force in France. There
the people are clinging to the soil in a manner
perhaps unrivalled in the world. Neither Is
there much worrying over the failure of France
to hold her rank with her great competitors
in manufactures and trade She does hold of
course an enYiable rank i'll those things and
always will while French taste and ingenuity
survive. But at least in agriculture she more
than maintains her comparative rank and she
presents to-day the exceptional spectacle of
great country, old in years, with complex
civilization developed beyond that of nearly
all the rest Of the world, yet remaining char
acteriStfcally an agricultural country
If we accept the yearly production OF coal as
an index OF industrialiSm, France must rank
far below her three great rivals. Great Britain
produces five and One-half tons of coal head
of her population, the United States four tons
Germany three tons, and France only nine
tenths Of a ton. But then France with her
scarcely 100000 people, has more than 81
100000 acres of land under high cultivation,
most Of it in small holdings and thus providing
directly for the support and profit of the people
More than half OF the land is owned bv the
occupants, in farms Of from 219 to 100 acres
Moreover, while before the French Revolution
the agriculture Of France was proverhially
about the worst in the world it is now per
haps the best. If take wheat as an index
CROP it is to be noted that IN Great Britain
only 100000 acres are devoted to it. aeainst
100000 in France. The wheat acreage in
Great Britain. has enormously declined since
Cobden's time, while that Of France has In
creased by 80 per cent since Waterloo. At
the same time the average yield has greatly
Increased in France, from ia bushels an acre
in 1920 TO ia bushels in 1900
The causes of this almost unique agricultural
efficiency in such country are not difficult no
discern. OF course there are great advantages
of soil and climate, and much must he credited
TO the genius OF the people-their industry.
ingenuity, frugality and thrift. Besides these
however muoh account must be taken of gov
ernmental protection ana promotion There
has been Il protective tariff, shrewdly designed
To benefit the farmers. aud the government has
given many prizes for supremacy in agricult-
ure, has devoted much attention to scientific
Investigations for the development of improyad
methods and for the eradication of evils and
has secured for farmers low rates of transpor-
tation on railroads and canals. Much credit is
also to be given 10 the cooperative efforts of
the farmers themselves. The latter are com
paratiyey new thing. As recently as 1889
there was III all France only one cooperative
agricultural organization In 1885 there were
80 IN 1891 there usere 75a iq 1896 there were
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

1875 and in 1901 there were 2,529. Not only
is France, In brief, distinctively agrlcuiIurai
nation, but also French agriculture is olsthc-
lively highly organized, specialized ana deVei-
oped industry and art. Whether or not otner
European nations Will emulate the french devo-
ton to the soi it is certain that all agricuit-
uraI nations have something to learn OF France
in respect TO their agricultural methods.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

The intercollegiate athletic contest of Friday
night IN which the championship was hand
somely won by New York University was par
ucipated in by all but OF the big football
colleges" and presented a singuarly pictur-
esque and fascinating variety OF exercises, call
ing for the exertion of some of the finest quail
tiles and activities of muscle, and brain,
and 1t probably indicated ten times as much real
and general physical culture in the institutions
represented as does a football game and yet
1t attracted not hundredth part OF the atten-
ton that single football game has often COM
manded. In that fact is much food for serious
reflection upon the need of reform in college
athletics