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The Irish standard., 1906-03-10

The Philippine tariff measure known
as the Payne Bill'' was voted down
by the Senate Committee last week.
1t seems impossible for the Republicans
to do anything in the way OF Justice
toward the Filipinos. The measure
voted down was q mere straddle.
per cent Of the people Of
the United States are in favor Of alb
solute free trade between the Philip
pine Islands and the United States.
It is a little hard to understand how
Congress can justify itself in taxing
one portion of the country to support
another. For the purposes of taxation
the Philippines are regarded as a
foreign country while for the purposes
of legislation and administration it is
regarded as a territory Of the United
States. The only correct principle is
absolute free trade between the Islands
and the United States. Democratic
senator's voted against the Payne meas
ure for the reason that it was q mere
makeshift and concession to special in
terests. After the defeat Of the Payne
bill Senator McCreery, Of Kentucky,
brought up his measure providing for
free trade. This, Of course, was also
voted down. Some day Congress will
be able to rise above the demands Of
the growers of sugar-cane and sugar.
beets and do away with the iniquitous
Philippine tariff, but it will not be this
session. It will be after the people
become tired of waiting for the friends
of the tariff to reform the tariff.
The Irish standard., 1906-03-10
whatever they do up in I

Whatever they do up in 1tasca coun-
ty-and they seem to be having quite
a pow WOW over the division Of the
kinsdom-we hope they will not neg
lect to add the name Of KoochichinR
to the map Of counties. says the st.
Paul Dispatch, Two or six counties,
as their belief N the future determines.
but by all means Koochichins county.
The Irish standard., 1906-03-10

With no reflection on Garfield, we don't
know any reason why a Minnesota
county should be named after him or,
indeed, after any other man Of mere
national reputation. Minnesota has
enough names Of special distinction.
There are the old Indian names, and
the Ojibways who once owned this vast
Itasca tract have the most musical
names in the country; Italy has no bet
ter. And there are the French names:
Groseilliers and Radisson, who were
the first white men here and may have
seen that very strip Of country. have
never been recognized; or If these
names look as difficult as Koochiching
which really is very simple-there are
Menard and verendrye and Perrot and
Huillier. There is not even any good
reason for retaining Itasca. Let the
new counties be given over to the State
Historical Society for baptism.
The Irish standard., 1906-03-10

There is an ominous similitude be-
tween tho way things are now pro-
crossing at Panama and what took
place during the first years Of the ILL
fated French attempt at canal build
ing.
The Irish standard., 1906-03-10
ls Courtesy Going out7

1t has been said that American men
treat women better than do the men
of any other nation. says "Ignota,"
writing to the Buffalo Catholic Union
and Times. Perhaps this 10 true
The Irish standard., 1906-03-10
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GAELIC FUND GROWS.

A substantial increase in the Gaelic
pas: week. Let the good work contin-
ue. Remittances may be made to Rev.
]. Harrington, A. L. Lennon, w. M.
Archer or John Meagher. Officers OF
the Gaelic League, or sent direct to
The Irish Standard. The following
amounts have thus far been contrib
uted:
Previously Reported
Div. No. "A. o. H., Minneapolis 100000
Robert c. Dunn, Princeton. 1000
M. L. Rothschild, Minneapolis. 1000
Thomas Mahoney, Minot, N. D.. 500
John C. Sheehan .............. 1000
T. H. Long NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5.OO
E. ]. Lamb .................. 1000
Rev. VIM. Rhatigan .......... 1000
John Mahoncy Observation-Disclosures. 500
JONI N1LcdSOH o.VV
John Meagher Observation-Disclosures. 1O.OO
Rev. Father O'Callaghan. 500
Rev. ]. Harrington. 1000
Mitchell Bros. Observation-Disclosures. 5OO
John T. MCGOWAN. ............ 500
The Irish Standard. ............ 500
This Weeks Contributors.
w. M. Archer SIS. 90
NJ. Lehman .................' o'VV
John Kennedy ...,.........'.'. 500
J. ]. Fitzgerald ...........5 500
]. J. Courtney NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 900
rhos. Connolly ................. 500
pr. James Hynes .............. 500
Rev. Father Sampson .... 500
M. J. Gill ....................... 500
NJ G.. Brady 500
The Irish standard., 1906-03-10

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New-York tribune., 1906-12-31

stayed his hand he would not escape lending aid
10 sDeculators, for then the bears" would pront-
lie prefers aiding the business world, with Ia
cidental advantage 10 the bulls" to letting the
business world tssa of itself. with inevi-
table advantage to tse bears
So long as orF currency system remains ih-
adequate TO the rscds of great commercial ma
tion tho Secretary OF the Treasury VIII have 10
keep an eye on the business situation ana try 10
adapt the money supply TO its emergencies he
has TO be kind of special providence 10 the
money market a function which has been es-
pecially full of difficulties in the last year or
two and which Mf Shaw has creditably exer-
cised There is much force in the London crii-
cism that America never likes TO see dollar
idle and so never has reserve. The Secretary
has had to look for the idle dollars in the dull
season and gather them together for emergen-
cfp
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
MR. SHAW on TRE4srRY RELIEF.

Secretary Shaw has encountered a little, of
The criticism which would fall to the lot of the
head Of the Treasury If his suggestion for MAX
Ing that officer the dictator OF the money market
were put into practice. Mr. Shaw has released
government money several times in the last
year TO relieve the financial strlngency putting
s36,o00.O0o into circulation since September, and
his actions have been sufficiently misunderstood
and criticised 10 make him feel the necessity
of writing an open letter in defence Of them.
II the Secretary Of the Treasury were made a
benevolent despot, with power TO compel the
banks 10 increase their reserves and authority
70 help ont tight money markets from fund of
sl0ooo0.000, he would not escape incessant criti-
cism though he should never make a mistake
The public attitude toward the Use of those DOW
ers might readily become such thar a Secretary
would be unwilling 10 exercise them if he pos
sessed Ihem- The public might object ygor
ously 10 the regular exercise Of functions now
only justified by emergencies.
Such misunderstanding as exists regarding
secretary Shaw's putting of government funds
ini" circulation springs from the term used poi,-
uiarly 10 describe that action. He is always
said 10 have cons> % the relief OF the market
That means 10 the opular. mind thr Wall Street
has got into trouble .rougi, = re q, essness and
that - Secretary has rusis-d - Savc II frnr7
ruin e omin- 70 1he reiee or Eha n.Prkpt' l. a
financial stree and its reef are most easily an
pretended but II is only little r.. re exact th..r,
10 say IN the summer that cooler weather after
hot wave comes to the relief of the tbermon,n-
Ter When Wall Street is experiencing financial
s'rlngeDcy the whole business world Is feeling
L1e same condition. and however willing wa
might be 10 see Wall Street left 10 suffer ,bo
results of overspesulaii0n Il overspeculation ey.
ls'eO we should he ."' ling for tne panishne,,t
oi wan Stree to -fs- t,a rest of fhe .llsine.,-
world harassed. Therefore IL would he raore
Iat' aoG would excite less antipa sby Among tbe
UnihiAking ir tie benevolent activities OF tbe
s~'fethfY OF The Treasury wore called coming
4 ae relief of business" That l. what tbay
az specuiation-that s. 10 say s,,ecuialfca IN
2 ,e - 'rAeis-ls very small par1 of business
MI slaw says that according 10 the best est
;naies il does Pot exceed 9 per ceIt Now uc
one viii suppose that In fnanciai emergencies
only the per cent suffers and is relieved white
the % per cent remains Unaffected If The
bulls profit by the SccFet8rys coming 10 the
relief Of the market" does the world i'm gen
erai, and, as the Secretary points cut, If he
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC FOR 1907.

The Tribune Almanac and Political Register,
which is offered for sale this morning, is essen-
TALLY to-day what it was when founded-a
handbook of American politics. In this field
II has always been the standard publication or
its kind and though much non-political mat
ter of general interest is now carried In It's
pages it remains true to its primary purpose.
As the national government expands, states
grow and new states are born. the field of poll
tics broadens and the average citizen Is brought
into closer touch with political interests and
political action. The value Of such q register
is accordingly always increasing and It's daily
usefulness multiplying. The year 1903 was one
of the most significant in our political history.
Few Congresses. have passed so many impor-
tant laws-laws directly affecting every man,
woman and child in the nationals were put
on the statute book by the 59th Congress at
its first session. The Railroad Rate law, the
Pure Food and Meat Inspection laws, the laws
untaxing denatured alcohol, revising natu-
rallzation SYSTEM reorganizing our consular SER
vice and enlarging our national quarantine are
all Of vital interest to the American public.
Yet not person in ten thousand has ever
seen these laws in print or knows exactly what
their provisions are. The Tribune Almanac is
probably the only publication accessible to the
general reader which gives either the exact
text or accurate summaries Of all these vital
pieces of legislation
In other departments valuable statistics Of
all sorts furnished. The chief officers of
the executive departments, the army the navy.
the Judiciary, Congress and the diplomatic and
consular service are grouped in lists, and all
the activities of the federal government are
exhibited. The financial. commercial and indus
trial progress or the United States is illustrated,
and special sections are devoted to the insular
and other dependencies and the states and ter
ritories. Religious organzat tions educational in
stltutions and patriotic societies are fully COW
cred, and there Is the usual department for
sports. New York State and New York City are
treated with special fulness and the 1906
election returns from all the states are fur
nished, both for state officers and for Repre-
sentatives in Congress. The Almanac is a mine
of current information made available for inl-
mediate use by politicians, students and men of
affairs.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
PERSONAL.

Finland offers annual fine art and literary
prize of 5000 marks. The Finland government has
determined to support literary effort sti more
effectually, and has bestowed annual pension or
Soco marks on the novelist Johanf Abo while the
senate also grants another pension of the same
amount to Jean Sibelius. the Finnish composer
The Rev. DR.. Henry A. Cook. the oldest living
retired Baptist clergyman in Boston, who has for
so long been identified with the interests of Tre-
mont Temple. celebrated the eighty-frst anniver-
sary OF his birth last Thursday. DIR. Cook Is the
eldest son OF Zimri Cook. and his mother was be-
Iore her marriage Olive Allen. He of
hood and womanhood Both parents natives
OF Massachusetts. DR.. Cook has been in active
public life for more than sixty years.
Philadelphia has the honor of having a real son
or the Revolution. 1t has long had society of
the Sons of the American Revolution. but In the
last few years It has not had a member whose
own father fought In that great war Nathan
ftoden, OF NO 6113 Walnut street. of Nehemiah
Hoiden soldier of the Revolutionary War, has
hled the gap: The new member was born in Far
Ley, Orange County Vt. on July 4. 1877. Nehemiah
MASSACHUSETTS Troop, under Captain Phineas Wade
and Colonel Michael Jackson He served with the
troop until December 49, 1873.
A. A Robinson. until recently president OF the
Mexican Central Railroad. will be made mana ger
OF all the railroads controlled by the Mexican gov
eminent. He was close to President Diaz in the
ten years he wss at the head OF the Mexican Cen
trai Mr Robinson was raised on O. farm and
from chlldhood until he reached his majority he
was engaged In farm labor, except for one year
when he was clerk in general store His work
on railroads began In 1862. when he entered the
service OF the St Joseph & Denver Cfty Railroad
as an axe man in the engineer corps.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
THE TEST OF TINE.

There Is at least one insurmountabe obstacle
TO prevent the adoption of the plan suggested to
The Tribune by correspondent, who advocates
the passage of d law TO prohibit the number Of
freaks that come forward with notions, either
"in book form otherwise, which are most
misleading and demorazing. and have ten
''dency TO affect the morals of the whole human
race" That difficulty has to do with the faili-
bility Of human Judgment. Few men, even at
the wisest age somewhere between fifteen and
one -and-twenty assume to be absolutely in
fallible In their judgments that they could be
depended upon to determine offhand, or even
after the most careful thought, which are freak
ideas and which not.
The amount of benefit which has been con-
ferred upon the human race by men whose views
would not have passed muster before a comnis-
sion for the suppression OF freak ideas is IL
caculable The scheme OF Christopher Column
bus to reach the East by sailing west would
have received scant attention from the proposed
aggregation Of wisdom, and the later years of
Calico We're saddened by the failure of those
who should have been his patrons 10 appreciate
the value of his work. some OF which was held
TO be, as our correspondent would say IN siaad-
ling and demoraiiZinC, aud having n tenfencY
"to affect the morals OF the whole human race
1t is even open 70 question whether the work
of Robert IngersoIi, n a.tetaptiag to destroy
rather than detrimental n1 the CAUSE he at
tackled, by creating greater interest In ry-
lg.on.
4 is probably true, therefore. that the great
bulwark against dangerous Ideas is and always
must he the Inherent leaning of the public mind
toward safety and sanity. 1t is hardly fair TO
the public TO assume that Ii must be carefully
guarded from contact with new and untried
cvPp dangerous. notions. because Of the demor-
n2lag effect they are likely to have here and
thare Isolated instances there always must be
- men VINO are so l3cli',g in mental balance
that they may be carried away by Meas which,
If pat into practice, would really be dangerous
tG tae community; but. on the whole ii seems
wiEe" 10 give the good sense of the people in
general opportunity to mani lest itself, assuming
that the mind OF man is bestowed upon him for
the ,irpOse of enabling hire 10 do his own think
ing The only true test OF the value of any idea
/ is the test of time. and often that test cannot
+ be applied during the lifetime of its originator.
II would be rather unjust to both therefore to
nip every radical proposition ia Ale bud with.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
FRANCRISE LIMITATIONS.

Justice McCalrs decsIon IN favor Of the
catchpenny slot machines which disfgure and
cucumber the subway stations is 10 be regarded
with respect but it will not he disrespectful II
also regard 1t with regret as calculated TO
confirm and TO encourage a disposition which,
however legal from a technical point OF view.
IT is difficult to esteem otherwise than as abu-
siye # not actually vicious. We mean the con-
stantIy increasing practice of extending priv
ileges and franchises so as to cover things which
they were not intended to cover and which are
really quite foreign to the original enterprise.
It is held by the learned justice that the
lease Of the subway does not forbid the Inter
borough company to make such use Of the sta
tions. it has the right to do so. While accepting
that judgment we must hope that 1t will not
be more literally construed than its author in
tends, and that it will not he regarded as a
general invitation to all holders of leases and
franchises to do anything and everything which
is not specifically forbidden in those Instruments
We have never been persuaded that it was
right for the elevated railroads on the strength
of franchise 10 construct and operate a trans
portation line TO create and conduct also vast
advertising agency and having secured permis
sion TO infringe upon the public's enjoyment of
light and air with the platforms and railings
which were necessary for the operation of the
roads, to infringe still further thereon without
perIlSSlOn, WIN extensive lOardlngS which
were not ST all necessary for such operation. 1t
would not be difficult to enumerate other abuses
OF similar character in connection with other
enterprises than city transportation lines. In
some cases they do not, but In others they DO
cause the public offence and hardship
1t seems TO us that a franchise or charter
should be explicitly permissve and impliedly
restrictive or negatory. It should confer upon
its holders power 10 do certain things-the
things particularly set forth in it-but should
leave them as void Of all other powers and prv-
leges as they would he if it did not exist. To
say that Ii gave them the right to do anything
that it did not expressly forbid would open the
door To immeasurable abuses. The stfact con-
struction alone is safe against eXaggcration.
Therefore, while Justice McCalrs Judgment
must for the present stand as authoritative. we
shall hope that in the not distant future the law
and its Interpretation will restrict the holders
Of public franchises TO the operations and activ-
tiles expressly contemplated and provided for in
those instruments, and to nothing more, no mat
Ter how profitable TO their conductors or how
void of Interference with the chartered perform
anceS those eytraneous enterprises might be
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
POLICE FORCE INCREASE.

The belief fs prevalent that in certain parts oil
the city burglaries and attempts at burglar!
have greatly increased within the last year oil
two It is not easy to verify such an opinion, fol
the only available statistics relate to arrests ana
convictions and the public has no way of deter
mining with precision the extent OF crime WHICH
has not been followed by the detention OF the
criminals Nevertheless, Police Commissioner
Bingham admits that many complaints have
been sent to him by people who feel that they do
not receive adequate protection from thieves,
and his statement may fairly be construed as a
confirmation Of the popular supposlt1on
One of the evils which have been brought TO
the attention of the Police Department Is that
when a person designing robbery has been de-
tected 1t is often impossible to find policeman
soon enough to make sure of his arrest Three
cases of that kind occurred In single block up
town one day last week. and 1t Is not improp-
able that scores Of families are placed in the
same unfortunate dilemma daily. Sometimes
the intruders secure more or less booty and
sometimes their efforts are foiled. but in either
case they frequently escape and remain free to
victinlize other people.
Such a state of things lis ntolerable. In large
neas sure no doubt the safety of household prop
erty depends the honesty and vigilance or
servants and the forefhought of their employers.
II IS possible 20 effect an entrance to the outer
door Of many apartment houses without
trouble. but admission 10 the separate apart
ments s. or at least should be, another matter.
Suitable locks and chains and proper instruc-
tons TO those whose duty it is to answer bell
will usually insure the exclusion of suspicious
characters. They do not always suffice, how
ever, and the public should not be obliged to
rely on them alone.
IN reply to one OF the complaints recently ad-
dressed to him Commissioner Bingham declared
that he needed more men. The city fathers, he
said. were willing to give him an increase Of
6CJ. but he wanted al least 1000 in addition TO
his present force. We are unable to dismiss
suspicion that General Bingham has exagger-
ated his helplessr2ss. but it is quite reasonable
10 conclude that with the great numerical and
geographical growth of the city, more policemen
are needed. We should like TO see the force lib
orally increased and the Commissioner then held
Just so much more strictly responsible for the
protection of the public
New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
4nlafsenpentS.

ACADEMY OF MusIc-s-The Girl Of the Golden West
kI.HANBRA--2-s-Nauoev
ASTOR-s:80-The Daughters OF den.
i3FLASCo-s:l5-Ths Rose Of the tk2ncto
BIJou-s:l5-The Double life
HROApwAI--s: :lo-The Partisan Model
. CAsINo-S-rhe Blue Moon.
sOIDNIAI-2-S- Vaudeville.
CRITERIo,s-s I5-The Little Cherue
DALY'S-s:l5-Ths Belle Cf Aasisir.
EDEN NUSEE-The World in Wax
TNPTRF-S-Peter
GAROEN-s:l5-The Student King
GARRICK-s:3o-CsnEht tn the Rain.
EACEETT-s:3o Chorus Lady. ,,,
fIANMFRSTEIN'S VTCTORIk-2-s:ib-F -FsudeVine
HERALD SQUARES: :15-The Road 30 feste;oay
1fIPPOpROsfE-2-s-Eept Daughter ana fioiesi
HTDSoN-s:I5-The Eypocrites. - A.,
IRVING I-ACE-2:3e-Dornroeschen. $50 VIC Man
Fesseit-
E,sTr,i< FRIsoCK ER-s. .iS-The Red Mil.
1TRERTY-s:I5-The Girl Who has Evcrst ring
LINCOLN SQUARE -s:i5-Nstilds-
rYCFT'N-s:l5-The Iton and the 89use
IYRfc-s5s-The New York Idea
MADISON SQUARE, s:15-The Three e Us
NAJESTTC-s:ls-Brown OF Harvard
<HATTAN-s: Stiles Miseraties.
MANFTATTAN OPERA HOJSE-s-kica-
METROPOLITAN OPERA EOUsE-s-Eansf
AMSTERDkM-s-j5 -j5-Brsvste~s Stiiohs
NEW v0RK-s:J5-D -Docksts3er's Ministries
PRINCESS .20--The Great DIVIDE
SATOY-e:15-The Man Of the Hour
wsrT.ACE's-s:Is-Th Rich Nr Eosesnheimer
zyEPFsR'S-S-D Dream City and The Magie knight
WEST 2-s-cleiie TIE Beautiful Cloak Model