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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
fFr1m Tie Tribune bureau

from Tribune bureau
Washington, Feb. Tho President held a con-
fersnce NJ noon today with Secretary Taft. TO de-
ternlne the disposition OF tho Panama Canal con-
tract After Secretary Taft left the White House
it was announced that the bid presented by w. J.
oliver had fulfilled the requirements OF FORM Dut
no decision may be reached for two weeks or until
the administration has made a careful examination
OF the sureties offered by the lowest bidder and had
given an opportunity be heard to the Macarthur
Gillespie combination.
The much vexed question OF revising tn = nd
laws was discussed by tho President with
Der OF his visitors to-day Senators Fulton. Hey
burn and HansbrouEh. who took UP the subject
with him. expressed the belief that legislation salts
factory to the government and the homesteader
would be enacted at this session.
Richard Wood of Philadelphia, on behalf Of the
Peace Association of Friends of Philadelphia, pre-
scented 10 the President memorial OF that body
respectfully urging him the Importance Of IN
Guiding in his instructions to the commissioners TO
the coming Hague conference certain features re-
garded as important by the association. These
contemplate the signing OF treaty making arbitra-
ton Of all international controversies obligatory;
provision for periodic sessions OF the conference,
thereby establishing a permanent International
body whereby recognized and authoritative code
Of international law may be developed; the exer-
ton OF the influence OF this government to arrest
the increase Of ornaments. and ultimately 10 In
sure their proportionate reduction. and the abso-
lute neutrality OF all private commerce in time OF
war. President Roosevelt promised to bring the
memorial to tho attention OF Secretary Root.
The Presidents visitors included Secretary Root
Senators Foster. McLaurIn. Simmons. McEnery
Spooner and Dick, Representatives Calder, South
ard. John Sharp Williams. Burton and Sulzer,
Associate Justice White. OF the Supreme Court;
Francis B. Looms. ex-Assistant Secretary of State
and DIR. j. H. Jones. American Consul General at
DaIny. Manchuria. who presented to the President
Russian rife found on 2os-Meter Hlu at Port
Arthur.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08

zeal development. Assemblyman Brooks's bill
Is to be commended for denying such monopolis-
tic organizations recognition as political parties
within the meaning Of our election laws.
hfr. Brooks's measure contains other useful
provisions looking to greater security and
larger degree Of individual freedom IN party
management. It makes Illegal the enforcement
in any state convention Of the much abused unit
rule, a relic Of the days when parties were still
governed almost exclusively from the top. This
rule simply puts unearned power In the hands OF
political manipulatOrs and often works to re-
verse the actual sentiments of large masses OF
voters. 1t has no justification under present
political conditions and was long ago dropped by
the Republican party as archaic and oppressive.
The Buffalo convention wrote its epitaph, and
It ought to be sent definitely TO limbo. The elm
ination Of the private party organization Is,
however. the more urgent Of the two reforms.
We do not want to discourage freedom Of po-
Iitical action or lessen the facilities for indie
pendent organization or voting. But 1t is only
wise to demand that any organization asking
privileges under the ballot laws prove before get
ting them that 1t is conducted for public ends
and according to well established democratic
principles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
NR. BRYCE'S FAREWELL

Exceptionally happy are tho circumstances Of
Mr.. Bryce's farewell to the scenes IN which he
has so long been an important figure. AS Mr..
Reid said, an ambassador is sent first Of all to
look scrupulously after the interests Of his own
country, and In the history Of diplomacy it has
not infrequently happened that in so doing an
ambassador has had to antagonize, sometimes
to the point OF luminosity, the interests or the
policies Of the country to which he was sent.
Mr.. Bryce will not have TO do that Accredited
by peacemaklng King to a peacemaking Presi-
dent, he will serve as personal factor between
two countries whose interests offer no menace
of antagonism and whose only relations are
those Of friendship. It is with wholly agreeable
anticipations that he will bid farewell to his
own country and prepare to receive a hearty
welcome here.
Not the least interesting feature Of the fare
we'll dinner to Mr.. Bryce on Wednesday was the
Britain. with his reference to the most cordial
relations" which both Great Britain and Japan
have maintained with the United States. That
reference was amply warranted by facts, and
It suggested what will doubtless prove to be one
Of the satisfactory circumstances of Mr.. Bryce's
service at Washington-namely, that he will
find the allies and close friends Of his own coun-
try also the close friends OF the country to
which he Is accredited. Neither Great Britain
nor America dreams of enforcing the rule of
Love me- love my friends" but 1t is none the
less gratifying to each to know that its friends
are also the friends Of the other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
NO INCORPORATED PARTIES.

The campaign for the gOyernorship last year
brought some startling political novelties to
light. It demonstrated that a new party, made
TO order overnight, could not only appropriate
an older partys political wardrobe, but seize
without hindrance its properties and title and
administer its estate. 1t proved that a can
ddate could be nominated and stand through
campaign on an antitrust platform while con-
Quoting his private business according 10 nc
knowledged trust methods. It also proved that
an Independence League, organized as protest
against bOsssm and autOcracy IN the older
parties. could be converted into the closest and
most arbitrary political corporation American
politics has ever seen. Mr.. Hearst and his lieu
tenants professed TO go back to Jefferson for
their political principles. They certainly went
back 20 Jefferson's time for their ideas OF party
government. In those days 1t was the duty OF
the ordinary voter merely TO vote and leave all
matters Of policy and management to the pol
iticians higher up" The United States Sem
ators and Representatives got together and NOM
mated candidates for President and VicePres-
dent every four years, thus relieving the rank
and fle OF both parties Of what was then thought
TO be too burdensome political obligation. Mr.
Hearst improved on the old Congressional eau
Gus idea. Those caucuses were too large and
too unweldy. He picked out little vest pocket
directorate for his new organization and gave
nations for every state, judicial legislative or
county Office to be filed.
Last fall we saw a handful of Independence
League trustees debating the makeup Of the
Independence League ballot, preferring one man
and sidetracking another without the slightest
regard to the wishes or opinions of the voters
Of the district or division IN which he was TO be
q candidate. Mr.. Hearst was the league and
the league was Mr. Hearst. and what made the
old fashioned party bosses green with envy was
the fact that the courts themselves stood ready
TO back the legal right Of the incorporation to
control and manage his creature, the corporation.
The Tribune called attention at that time to the
enormity Of this new device In politics, travers-
ing, as it did, all ideas of popular initiative
equal individual rights, majority rule and the
frequent submission Of party policies to the ap-
prevail Of the voters. We are glad to note that
bin has been introduced in the Legislature
which II passed, Will outlaw such corporations
in politics. They aim at an absolutism which
is st warfare with ell our theories OF demo
cratic government, and they should be put, once
for all. under ths ban as an unwholesome polit-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
EXIT TIE OLDEST !yHABITANH

The sciences are cooperating more and more
heartily with one another. Now we discover
that the Weather Bureau, incidentally to its
allotted task Of watching the acrobatic tricks OF
thermometers and barometers, is conducting
psychological researches on the side. Professor
Moore chief observer Of the rains laws, has
been scrutinizlng the tales of the Oldest inhab-
itants and the youngest liars pertaining to the
increasing mildness Of our winters. He con-
firms the generally accepted theory Of the
psychologists that mankind is prone to measure
the usual by the unusual.
An interesting and useful book might be writ
ten showing by concrete examples this human
frailty. Illustrations might be drawn coplousy
from opinions about the increasing mlldness OF
winters the decline Of the drama, the growing
rudeness OF policemen, the gradually sinking
standards OF politics, morality and religion; the
disappearance Of great statesmen, the dlrtness
of city streets and the reduction in number and
size Of fish caught during the summer vacation.
ANY volume containing exhaustive accounts or
the workings OF this disease IN all walks Of life
would be invaluable as Table OF Discounts, to
be taken from the hip pocket and consulted after
every conversation at the club and every talk
with the village cracker barrel authorities. Who
knows how much such book would accelerate
the velocity of the white light OF Truth IN Its
difficult path through the nebulous atmosphere
OF gossip ana DoynoOd TeAlhIsCeuCc9E Luo ou-
thor would have to reckon with martyrdom,
though; the public temper IS such that anybody
working to destroy the beauty and serviceable-
ness Of those foundation stones OF soclety-to
wit the cracker barrel and the easy chair in the
smoking room--woula be hung by the neck until
articulation Of spine sd speech was suspended.
Professor Moore deserves a bravery medal for
his one small Iconoclasm. He has cruelty
broken the prestige Of the oldest inhabitant and
sent him llmpng off into other fields than that
Of the weather.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
SUPERINTENDENT KELSEY.

Whatever difficulty there is between Gov
ernOr Hughes and Superintendent Of Insurance
Kelsey should be settled amicably IN accordance
with the Governors moral right as the respon-
sible head Of the administration TO have his per-
sonal policies carried into effect. This Is Pc
culiarly the case in the insurance field, for the
Governors entrance into public life resulted
from his work as an insurance investigator and
as the author of the reform insurance legisla-
ton. He has naturally very positive views re-
garding the conduct of the State Insurance De-
partment, and he wishes to have his ideas re-
garding insurance regulation carried out to the
letter. To this end it is desirable that man
Of his personal choice should be at the head Of
the Insurance Department
The differences between Governor Hughes
and Superintendent Kelsey are differences Of
policy and methods. Mr. Kelsey is not in en-
tire sympathy with the Governor in regard to
the functions Of the Insurance Department No
question of character IS involved. He has had
an excellent record Of public service as an AS
semblyman and as State Controller, and he has
done nothing as Insurance Superintendent to
forfeit public esteem. He did not, as we I'M
derstand It, seek his present Office but, on the
contrary, accepted it with reluctance. He may
resign 1t with perfect grace, recognizing the pro-
prlety OF the Governors desire for a free hand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
CHARLES T. COOKS WILL PROBATED.
Petition Shows Real and Personal Property
Amounts to More Than $1,25OOOO.

The Will OF Charles T. Cook. who died on jan
uary rs at No. West 18th street. was fled yesS
terdav for probate IN the Surrogate's oflce By
Knevals 6 Perry, counsel for the executors Ms
Cook was Of the firm OF Tiffany & Co The peti~
ton accompanying the document gives the value %
his real property more than $4,000 and or tnf
personal estate more than 100000 To Mrs Sarah
f. Cook the testator bequeathes the house and lot IN
West 4Sth street and his country place az Eloerons
N J., together with the contents OF both. and al
other real estate that he possessed. together Win
the horses and carriages. Mrs. Cook also receives
four-tenths OF the residuary estate and 100 shares
OF the capital stock OF the TIFFANY company.
Amelia F. Cook, a sister, receives thirty shares
Of the Tiffany stock. and Jane c. Singer. anotheA
sister receives twenty shares as do Mrs. Anna b
BEDFORD, another sister, and Margaret Towniy' 4
pfe
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An1usentents.
? nfrsTc-s.1LTb. MUSIC Master.

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-s15-Ths Music Master
ALHAMBRA-2-S-Vaudevil
AETOR-S:3o Straight Road
EELASCO-S;1b-The Rose OF the Rancho.
B1JOU-2-s:16-A Dolls House.
BROADWAY-s:l0-The Partisan Modsl
CASlNO-6:lb-Prlncess BeEgar
COLONlAI~-2-S-Vaudevfls.
EEITERIOS-s :90-The Aero Club.
DALH'6-S:15-The Belle Of Mayfair
EDEN MCSEE-Ths World IN wax
EMPIRES: 20-Captsin Brassbound's Conversion
GARDEN-s:I5-Ths Little Michus.
gARRICK-s: 30-Caught IN the Rain
EAMMERSTEIE'S ;io-Vaudsvis
HERALD sQUARE-s:15-The Road 20 Yesterday.
HIPPODROAE-2-S-Se Daughter and Pioneer
Days.
HUDsoN-s:i5-The Hypocrtes
IRVING PI.A CE-S .2O-Der Blinde Pesssgier
ANlCKERBOCKER-s :l6-Ths Red MIL
DECENTRALIZATION Jane.
LINCOLN SQUARE-s15-Ths Belle Of London Town.
LKCEUM-2:l5-Ths Truth-s:l5-Ths Lion and the
Mouse.
LTRIC-s-Ths sunken Bell
MADISON SQITARE-S:15-Ths Three OF Us
MADISON SQUARE sARDEN-AFfOn Ball.
MAJESTIC-S-The Rose of the Alhannbre.
MANHATTAN OPERA HOTSE-S-Faust
MENDELSSOIEE HAIL-S:30-ConceTt.
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOCSE-S-Haensel una Gre
tel snd Pagliscci.
NEW AMSTERDAM s:I6-Brewster's Millions.
NEW YOBR-sI5-The Vanderbilt Cup.
6AFOY-S:i6--The Man OF the Hour
81. NICHOLAS RIEK-S-Ice Skating,
TELHARMONIC HALL-2-S-Electrio Music.
RF-ASTORIA-2-Concert
WALLACK S-S:lS-Ths Rich Mr.. HoggenheiTsr.
Observation-Disclosures CITY and The Magic Knight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
Ntm2lnrk DaiIp Gribn1rs
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1907.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-Senate: The day was spent IN
consideration Of the Indian Appropriation bill
The River and Harbor Appropriation bill ana the
bill amending the denatured alcohol law were
passed.
FOREIGN.-The new French income tax
measure was introduced IN the Chamber Of
Deputies. - Troops suppressed the rfotins
Of miners IN the Ashio region Of Japan -
Kiscount Goschen, formerly Chancellor of the
ExcheQuer and First Lord Of the Admiralty IN
England, died at his home. 60 Returns IN
Russia showed that opposition parties were far
: IN the lead in the elections for the Donna =-s
Sir William Howard Russell the veteran war
correspondent, was seriously Ill in London.
- Ambassador Leishnan stirred the Turk
ish officials by communicating directly with
the Sultan on the question of the recognition Of
American schools.
DOMESTIC-The President and Secretary
Taft have taken the bid Of w. J. Oliver for con-
structing the Panama Canal under consideration,
and viii probably reach a decision in about two
weeks; II is reported that Chief Engineer Ste
contract - A hearing on the Bingham police
bills was held before the Assembly Cities Cons
mittee at Albany; Assemblymen Voss denounced
Mayor Mcclellan for using the police force here
as political machine; Commissioner Bingham,
among others, spoke - Robert W. Hill. of
CanandaiglIa at Albany was named as secretary
10 the state Board OF Charities. - Speaker
Wadsworth at Albany said that he favored the
Moreland River Commission bill - The
Senate at Albany passed Senator Pages child
labor bill. - The Interstate Commerce Com
merce hearing on the Hartman mergers was re-
SO1le0 at Los angeles, Oal. JuOBe AGloeT-
son, in the United States District Court IN Chi
cago, dismissed the plea in abatement set forth
by attorneys for John r. Walsh, formerly presi-
dent OF the Chicago National Bank.
CITY-Stocks were strong 60 Mrs Evelyn
Nesbt Thaw on the stand a witness IN
the defence Of her husband. 49, John D.
Rockefeller gave S32OO0O00 to the General Edu-
cation Board. = Many Broadway merchants
appeared before the Rapid Transit Commission
in opposition TO the cut and cover" method IN
building the proposed Lexington avenue subway.
- DR.. James W. Simpson, the Northport
dentist, was acquitted at Riverhead OF the
charge OF numbering his father-in-law, BARLEY
T. HOTner. - Six cap makers were injured
by jumping from a burning factory building
The Everett House, in Union Square, was
sold. - The result OF the Mutual Life cleo
ton is expected to be announced soon - The
Chamber Of Commerce at its monthly meeting
invited James Bryce. the new Ambassador from
Great Britain, to meet with its members at his
convenience.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Snow. The temperature yesterday: Highest. %
degrees; lowest. IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
CHILD LABOR A STATE QUESTION.

The report Of the House Committee on the
judiciary denying the constitutional power OF
Congress to prohibit child labor sustains the
position The Tribune has held regarding that
question. We have the utmost sympathy with
the kindhearted persons who are trying to end
the sacrifice of children TO greed, but their clear
duty is 10 make the negligent states protect
the children. 1t doubtless is more difficult to
arouse the dozen or more states which are with
out proper child labor laws than to make a
single appeal to Congress, but the Constitution
cannot be Interpreted according to sentiment
If the powers of Congress over interstate COM
merCe were extended to cover articles made by
child labor that clause could gradually be
stretched so as TO take the vitality out of state
government.
There are two sides TO the question of the
assumption by Congress of duties simply be-
cause certain states neglect to do them. Such
q course may have beneficial effect within
the negligent states, but it will certainly have
a bad one upon the states that are doing their
duty To have an efficient state government
a state must have q certain well defined sphere
Of action and its citizens must be IN the hahit
Of expecting it TO discharge its proper respoh-
sibiities To transfer certain important state
functions to the federal government can only
result in moral fabbiness in the states; 1t Is
entering q general plea Of state incapacity,
while we have now all over the country gen
eral evidences of public desire for more efd-
Client state governments. The states that are
doing their duty should not be robbed of their
functions.
Now that the House committee has taken
the reasonable ground that this IS no proper
subject for federal legislation, we hope that
the friends Of children will concentrate their
influence upon the states permitting child
labor In the mean while the whole subject will
be greatly cleared up through the coming IN
vestigation by the Department Of Commerce
and Labor into child labor. When we know
what states are the sinners, what states are
sacrificing the health, education and character
Of their citizens Of the coming generation to
build up industries, then public opinion will
know where to aim its righteous indignation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
THE CABS OF LONDON,

Mr.. Gladstone the elder tried TO solve the
century old Irish problem and failed In the
attempt. Mr.. Gladstone the younger essays
what Is in some respects q mlghuer task, ami
there are those who expect him to succeed.
His efforts will certainly be watched with
breathless suspense the world around, and if
they accomplish their end he will be acclaimed
among the chief reformers and lberators Of
the age--lndeed, of all ages for the cab fare
problem which he is tackling was hOary with
age before ever Mr.. Plckwick's cabman resented
having his number taken, and may we'll have
been in lusty maturity in the days of Ham
murabi.
Upon two things hang the law and the proph-
cts Of Mr. Gladstones new dispensatIOn. These
are the taxmeter and tho motor cab. After
July ! next every motor cab will be required
TO have a taximeter. Horse drawn cabs will
not be required to use those instruments, but
1t Is expected that most Of them will do so,
because OF the competition of the motor cabs.
There will thus be three classes of vehicles
each with Its own scale OF rates But as the
rates are to be lowest IN the two most desira-
bic classes and are to be permitted to be high
est IN the least desirable an obvious natural
law will doubtless operate to reduce all rates
to the lowest scale and to improve all accom-
modatons TO the highest standard.
In the motor cabs the fare will be elghtpence
Tor any distance not exceeding a mile or for
not more than ten minutes, and for each quar-
ter mile or two and a half minutes in addi-
ton twOpenCe more. In the horse drawn cabs
which are fitted with taximeters the rates will
be sixpence for any distance not exceeding O
mile or twelve minutes and threepence for
each half mile or six minutes additional. These
are the rates within the four mile radius. Out
side that radius they will be the same for
motor cabs. but horse drawn cabs will DO prv-
legged to charge a shilling for the first mile
or twelve minutes and threepence for each
additional quarter mile or three minutes
The rates for horse drawn cabs without tax
meters will remain unchanged, to wit, a shil-
ling for any distance not over two miles and
probable that a large proportion of horse
drawn cabs will use taXimeters and that those
which do not will voluntarily reduce fares to
the same rates as those which do. That will
be because of competition. The use of tax
meters in all motor cabs will cause the public
to regard those vehicles with SO much favor
that many horse cabs VIII have to adopt them
also in order to retain patronage; and, of course
few men will patroniZe cabs without taXimeters
at generally higher rate and with danger of
dispute over distance when they can get
cabs with taximeters at lower rates and with
immunity from disputes. At least such is the
official expectation.
New York will watch Mr. GladstOne's hercll-
lean undertaking with intense interest and
VIII regard its success-if Il does succeed-with
unspeakable envy. Imagine riding In a cab
from the City Hall TO North RIVER ferry for
s-..-f s-..s..,y a.sssss$ saassS - -, -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
"PROM" WEEK IN FULL SWING.
Columbia Men Drink Tea and Go to Theatre
at Night.

The Junior prom week ct Columbia IS now Is
fun swing. II began Wednesday with q dances
following the Yale basketball game. Yesterday
the musical clubs gave q concert IN Earl Hail.
This was followed by tea. attended by mors
than five hundred students and their friends Mrs.
Monroe received for the women OF the faculty, and
was assisted by Mrs. Burdick. Mrs Butler. Yrs.
Lord, Mrs. Todd. Mrs. J. B. Moore, Mrs. WILSON,
and Mrs. Farrand. The tea followed by an
organ recital In the new chapel. at which Samuel
A. Baldwin. organlst OF the Church OF the Holy
Trinity, Brooklyn, played
Last night Columbia night at The RED
MIL" and the Knickerbocker- Theatre was well
filed with Representatives Of Columbia. PTeSdent
Butler and party OF friends occupied OF thS
boxes. and the president had 70 make a speechs
Tonight the junior ball will take place at Sher~
rvs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08

The House District OF Columbia COMMITTEES
has Just reported unanimously bill prohibiting
the tipping OF servants IN tho hotels and eat
ing houses OF Washington. We hope the expert
ment will be made Of tnterdicting this custom,
which reverses all natural conditions and trans
fers the burden OF securing adequate service
from the shoulders OF the landlord 10 those OF
his patrons. No tax the public is more an
noying than that imposed by the acceptance OF
a custom based on European caste distinctions
and wholly illogical and vexatious here.