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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-24
ENDING TIE DEADLOCK.

The net gain from the delay over reappOr-
tionment is three Senate districts considerably
better than the corresponding three districts in
the Tuly plan. In all the rest of the state the
Tully plan will go into the law unaltered. The
three new districts are made up OF BroOme and
Delaware counties Madison, Otsego and Che
mango counties, and Schenectady, Montgomery
and Schoharie counties They take the place Of
districts made up of Delaware, Broome and
Chenango Counties Madison, Otsego and Scho-
harie counties and Schenectady and Montgom-
cry counties. AS originally planned the dis
parity in population in these three districts was
over forty thousand between the highest and
the lowest, and in the amended plan it is only
twenty thousand. There is also gain in com
pactnesS in these three districts.
The reapportionment as finally agreed upon is
undoubtedly the best and Gairest OF all the
plans suggested Just as it is an Improvement
upon the Tully plan, it is also an Improvement
upon the various plans suggested by Speaker
Wadsworth and his friends In the last and
probably the best plan prepared by the Speaker
the difference in population between the highest
and the lowest of the seven Central New York
districts was thrty-two thousand, and in the
final settlement it is only twenty thousand. The
districts are probably as even in population rs
any arrangement could be.
The long delay over reapportionment is in
eXcuSable but the blame cannot justly be put
upon any one person. Speaker WadsWorth has
been criticised for deadOcking the Legislature,
but he was 10 more at fault for doing 50 than
the several Senators who were personally
interested in the disposal of the counties in the
disputed area His motives in refusing to ac-
cept the Senate district prepared for him by the
Senate were exactly the same as the Senators
motives in declining to accept the Assembly's
dstricting of Central New York. Purely per
sonal considerations made the Senators cling
to the Tully plan and they equally influenced
Mr. Wadsworth to fight it. The putting Of per-
sonal considerations before public ones is not a
patriotic thing in one man and a scoundrelly
thing in another. The deadlock reflects no
credit upon any one, but it reflects no more
discredit upon Mr.. Wadsworth, who fought to
keep control of his Senate district, than it does
on the Senators who would not theirs slip
away from them.
The Speaker loses no prestige by his defeat
He still has hold of his own county, and he may
be returned to Albany to the Speakership, as
long he likes, and it is not reasonable to
suppose that he had any desire TO enter the Sen
ate himself The support that he has received
from the Assembly IN this deadlock is a notable
demonstration of its loyalty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-24
EQUAL RIGHTS IN CHINA.

We have apparently reached the end of the
long struggle for the equal rights Of all nations
TO enter those open doors of China for which
the three nations OF America, Great Britain and
Japan have so earnestly cOntended. Dispatches
from the American Legation at Picking express
assurance that the Chinese Imperial Maritime
Customs service is at last to be extended to the
RussO-Chinese frontier thus ending the anon
alous monopoly Of free trade privilege which
Russia has so long insisted upon arrogating to
herself and placing all nations upon equal
terms IN their commercial intercourse with
China. Already since July ! that customs SER
vice has been IN operation at Japan's leased
port Of Tairen-the former Tali-en-Wan, or
Dalny-and on the Chno-Corean frontier and
IL would have been established there much
sooner had it not been for Russia's reluctance
TO acquiesce in similar treatment of her own
frontier, and. CT course, for Japan's natural and
proper refusal to let custom houses be set up
against her until they were also set up against
Russia.
Years ago, it will be remembered, Russia
CURLY rejected all proposals for the extension
of the Chinese customs service TO her Siberian
frontier, and even sought to bind China by
treaty to leave that region open to the entry
of Russian goods free Of duty or at lower rates
than were charged against the sea borne COM
merce OF the rest Of the world That was one
of the means by which Russia sought TO eXpel
and exclude American and other commerce from
Northeastern China and 10 secure for herself
a trade monopoly Of that profitable field in adj
vance Of her intended political annexation Of it,
and that was one of the circumstances which
aIienated much of the sympathy of the world
from RUSSIA in her conflict with Japan Russia
sought 10 secure for herself special advantages
over all other nations in the use of Chna's open
door Japan then demanded and now estab-
fishes equality for all
The achievement is suspicious of much good
for China, well for all nations which trade
with her. The Imperial Maritime Customs, I'M
der the direction Of Sir Robert Hart, has long
been noted as the best department Of the Chi
Iese governmental administration, and, indeed,
about the only one marked with a high degree
Of integrity and efficiency. The extension Of
that service TO the entire frontier Of the en-
pire, inland as well as maritime, will mean i'm
prpVensent % Chinese finances and an increase
OF good influences throughout the who.e admin
isuatioG. II is direct result or the Russo
uiaRaAsas Rar. and Is not the least benehcent Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-24
AN ARuEHIAY VENDETTA.

Mondays startling murder In Union Square
is a reminder that the vendetta is cherished
and tragic passions prevail among others than
our Italian fellow citizens. No deed of the
Malta or the Black Hand or the Nala Vita was
ever more savage or, we may add, more value
less TO its doer than that assassination OF a
man for apparently no other reason than that
he had refused to yield to demands for money.
1t was proGJcss, because 1t did not result in
the getting Of 4 cent Of the coveted money,
but on the contrary made sure that not q
cent would ever be got from that source. Nor
do we believe that 1t viii brighten others into
promptly yielding to similar demands lest they
meet with the same fate. Such atrocities are far
more likely to arouse resentment and resistance
than to cause compliance.
The deed was valueiess. too, and worse than
valucIess, to the Armenian cause. With that
cause Americans have felt much sympathy. II
Is we'll known here that Armenians have been
horribly oppressed 10y both Russians and Turks,
and Americans would gladly see them rescued
from their dcplorable bondage. Even II they
rcsorted to extreme measures against their op-
pressors, much would have to be forgiven TO
men who had heard the decree sent forth That
not a woman In their nation was to be permit
ted 10 escape violation and who had seen that
Internal decree executed throughout a large
part Of the country. But IL would be one thing
to turn with fierce reprisals against their per-
secutors. It is Il very different and iutolerahlo
thing 10 aSsassinate each other IN tho streets
of New York out Of mere resentment and 70
yenge for a refusal To pay blackmail.
The existence and some Of the activities OF
the IIuntchaEist league among the Armenlans
have long been we'll known, but whether the
crime Of Monday is attributable thereto is prob
Iematc II may be; IN which case we must
say that the organization did more harm to
itself and to Armenia IN that one deed than
Il can undo or atone for in year Of legitimate
work But it may be and more probably IS,
the case that It had nothing whatever TO do
with the league, and that the assassin was
simply working for his own pocket" 1t IS an
easy and by no means an uncommon thing to
use the name Of some organization to give
strength 10 a demand for money. We do not
suppose for a moment that the Black Hand
league is responsible for half OF the threatening
letters sent out IN It's name or that 1t IS half
as widespread rs such frequent uses Of It's
name would signify. \ criminal without ac-
completes in seeking to eXtort bIacHmail thinks
his demands and threats viii he more terrify-
ing and more likely TO prove successful If he
uses the name Of some notorious organization.
We should be sorry to believe that this murder
was instigated by the HuntChagist organization
or by any patriotic society Of the Armenans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-24
4 CONTRAST.

An Illuminating example of what the Amer
lean Ambassador to Great Britain recently de
scrbcd rs the rervasive and perniclously In
'dustrIous amateur diplomacy of these later
times" appeared in yesterdays publications in
the form of a leading article from the General
Anzeigcr" of Breslau, Germany, in which war
between America and Japan was declared TO be
inevtable-"It may not come tomorrow or the
day after; possibly not this year; but 1t is
only a matter Of postponement; nothing more"
BY way of grateful contrast there appeared
at the same time a report of these remarks OF
Prince BUlow, the Imperial Chancellor of Ger
many: Il do not believe in the yellow peril
e. and l am convinced that the United
States and Japan will arrange their differences
without recourse to war"
How much more reasonable, sensible, states
manlike, benevolent, and, add in full con
fdence true, are the words Of the responsible
statesman than those Of the anonymous but
pretcntious and reckless amateur diplomat!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-24

FOR independence seemed comparable with our
own in 1776 The suggestion of an Hungarian
republic hailed with ecstasy, and a pure
and triumphant democracy was supposed to be
arising at the foot of the Carpathians AS for
the name Of Hapsburg, it was synonymous with
despot But today those conditions are exactly
reversed. The Magyar magnates show that
their liberalism is intended for themselves alone
and that their ideal of an Hungarian state is not
at all democracy, but an aristOcracy, and that
Of a peculiarly arrogant and oppressive kind.
They would have the Magyar land owners su-
preme and keep their tenants and the peoples
Of all other races in the composite kingdom in
state Of serfdOm.
Against this disposition of his subjects the
King stands as The champion of true liberalism,
Of democracy and Of progress. He resists the
enactment Of the reactionary and oppressive law
which parliament is trying to impose upon the
people. He recently compelled the reluctant
aristoerats and feudalists OF his Austrian EN-
pre TO grant free universal suffrage and the
nope now is that he may do the same work
which is at least equally needed in his Hun
garian kingdom, In his conflict with Hungary
many years ago he was repressive In his CON
hict with it to-day he is progressive and COM
mands the sympathies Of all friends of freedom
and human advancement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-24
APPROVES BARRING OF SMOKERS.
Physician Commends Action of Philadelphia
Y. NJ. c. A. Against Tobacco Users.
the Editor OF Tho Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: VIII you give space IN your paper TO
voice q hearty commentator OF the position taken
by tho Philadelphia branch OF the Young Mems
Christian Association in determining that only
men free from the tobacco habit shall be employed
IN the erection Of tho building? I rejoice that
this separation has been made between men with
God-given clearness or mind and those who have
dCped themselves with tobacco poison.
This IS q rebuke to tho churches, retaining min
listers. they do. who not only dope themselves
with tobacco but build the coarse vulgar, poison
habit into the lives OF their victims by their
un- Christian example, while they clothe them
selves with the livery OF heaven. Their church
clubs have smokers and young men are drawn
into the degrading habit in self-defence reaz-
ing the thraldom they are entering into as this is
Cloaked by the officers and pastors Of those
churches in their guilty acquiescencs II abso-
lutte euticeulent
II is more than time for the refined and right
thinking element OF society, say nothing OF
those who essay a spiritual life, organizs a
fervent and enduring work Of education. to save
the youth OF land from the influence OF en-
vironment every hand especially from the In
fluence OF these churches. as they insidously in
oculate the unsuspectins under the cloak OF
lgiou.
Win all who willing to enter upon a sys-
tematic and united work kindly communicate with
the writer? CHARLES G.. PEASE NJ. D.
No 10l West I'D street. New York City. July %
1907.
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SOCIAL NOTES AT NEWPORT.
by Telegraph to The Tribune.I


Newport r. L July 23.-Despite the fact tia. I'll
port there was large amount OF entertainlp,
dinner hostesses tonight included Mrs William q
Rocker Mrs. James 3. Haggin, Mrs. George Cor,
don King, Mrs. A L. Norr!e, Mrs J. Low Hart
man and Mrs James Laurens Van Allen Will,
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs was the first to open ~,
season OF entertaining at the new Bennett Club
with a large dinner. Luncheons were given to-day
by Mrs Hugh D. AUchinCloss. Mrs. StUyvesau.
Fish and Mrs. Elisha Dyer.
The Mrs. Jauney cottage in Bellows avenus.
known as Bellmain. has been taken by J. P solsY,
of New York. for the rest OF the season
Registered at the Casino to-day were Gordss
Fairchild. OF Cambridge. and Miss Ruth Morgan.
of staatsburg. y. Y. who IS the guest OF Nm.
A L. Norrie.
r L v Hoppin, OF New York. IS visiting Joj
J. Wysong at hts summer home. Greystons.
Melville z. Stone was the guest OF Mr.. and M-s.
stuyvesant Fish at Crossways today.
The players at the Newport Golf Club VIII es-,i
pete this week for a silver cup offered by Rs5s-,
w C3oelet while similar c'p has been offered ~
Itspenard Stewart for next week The first lara
open air social affair OF this season was given yea.
terday afternoon by Mr. and Mrs. J. Mitchell Cla-h
NJ their NItddletown estate, Gray Craig The fs.s
was attended by large representation OF the suns
Tne- cOlOniSts.
Mr.. and Mrs James Brown Potter arrived sos
the season this evening.
Mrs George 3. do Forest has returned from
New York
John F TaImags arrived tonight and IS ths
guest OF ~ Lanfear Norrte.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-24
AN IMPERIAL DEMOCRAT.

Remark has now and then been made in these
columns upon the significant change Of political
disposition which has come over Francis Joseph
of Austria and Hungary during his long and
eventful reign. Another strong reminder Of it
was given by our contributor the "Marquse de
Fontenoy" the other day in calling attention to
a law which has been enacted by the Hun
garian parliament and which awaits only the
Kings signature TO become effective. Those
Americans who wish to see the tide of immigra-
ton from Southeastern Europe abated may APP
prove the ostensible object Of the bill, which is
to discourage or prevent Hungarans from leay-
ing their country in certain circumstances, but
it is impossible to sympathiZe with the extreme
and barbarous methods contemplated, which
would reduce peasants to the condition of serfs
and subject them to revolving indignities 1t is
astounding that such a measure could be APP
proved by both houses Of parliament. 1t is
gratifying TO know that the venerable King re-
fuses TO give 1t his sanction.
Half century ago Francis Joseph stood as
the champion OF Austrian and Hapsburg con-
servatism against what seemed the rising tide
OF Hungarian liberalism Kossuths was Il
lama to con1ure WITH and the Magyar struggle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-24
THE SPENCER WILL CASE.
Lo7cer Courts Judgment Rsrersed-
Future Litigation Here.

Paris. July 23--The Court OF Appeals today res
versed the decision OF the lower court IN ms
Spencer will case, thereby setting aside the juds-
ment granting the Princess de Vicovaro possession
OF the estate IN France. Mr.. Spencer appears 70
have left two Wills one dividing his estate equally
between his brothers and his sister, and the ot1ss
leaving all 70 his sister.
TO-days decision. in the opinion OF the ATTORNEYS
for TIE brothers. destroys any possibility Of ia
princess asking the SUrrOgate's Court IN New HoFS,
where the entire legal contest Will now Re trans
ferred, TO probate the Photographic viii Of ISIS u
her favor on tho ground that this viii was he'd
TO be valid IN France They contend that us
princess will be compelled 10 ask for the prooas
OF this viii its merits against the VIII OF So
which divides the property equally between ina
brothers and the sister. The brothers ara seeking
10 have this Will probated- Nevertheless, there -
involved fine question OF law regarding donliclss
and many depOs.IiOnS OF experts n French laW
havo been taken before Consul General Mason toa
use in the legal contest IN New York
The brothers Will attack the tssJarle1-ary caqac''
ity OF Charles CiriswOld Spencer n lS5S because u
1895 he telegrlphed an announcement OF MS oWa
death from Paris. and later sent telegram 70 "a
brother LOriIard instTucliug him to cOUlnlit sue
eide.
William Augustus Spencer and LoCIla-d SPeacss
appealed against the decision OF the lower couE !
which gave their sister the Princess d NicovaF's
possession OF the estate OF the late Charles GFs-
void Spencer. a brother OF the TWO appellants aAi
OF the princess Mr.. Spencer died IN Paris as
November. leaving an estate Of about S'N''s
The brothers set forth that the French courts h-s
no jurisdiction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-24
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
FUTURE OF FARMS SECURE"
Coming of Larger Places, with Community
Element, Will Cure the Situation.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir; Inasmuch as you were kind enough 10 quote
from my Country Life article in your July IS
issue-on New York farms-I send you the follow
Ing paragraphs on the solution BY evolution Of the
present ebb tide situation.
G. ". Harmon, OF the Department of Agriculture
for the State OF New York has expressed I'M
not spread out on the farms Now. Mr.. Harmon IS
a good friend Of mine and don't have 10 dig down
very deep IN consciousness TO remember that Mr..
LarmOn sees clearly why tho Immigrant and the
native alike neglect the farm The life the farm
IS lonely. There IS no community element Like
the domestic servant Il IS isolated HE. unre-
lated to the tides OF present day develop
rlent. Rut the future OF the Eastern farm as well
as OF tho Western farm IS secure. Mr., Harmon
has said so in half a dozen interviews with
When the oldtime farming unit OF forty or Atty
acres Is taken over Into tho inevitable unit OF
vastly increased s!Ze-say 100 arres-ths COM
munity element returns to the agricultural world.
This IS a matter that have taken up in large
erty H. Bailey, head of the Cornell College Of Agrl-
culture. lie IS recognized to-day by farmers and
theorists alike as the wisest sanest and prac-
teal man In the chair OF prophecy. He sees tho
swift coming OF that and mightier unit the
farm Of tho future With its coming the old social
value returns TO farming life.
Further, I have seen it work out SUGGEST fully IN
the few instances in the East where It has been
tired. The farm OF the Winters Brothers, OF 1000
acres. IN tho southwestern part II New York State
is a successful community. Instead OF a lonely
farmer and an idiot son, which has been too often
the working force our little New England farms.
have a start OF tweuty-hv men, in some cases
with their families. living normal social life.
80 the statist-ctan need not worry about the inn
migrant and agriculture. As soon as the readjust-
ueut Is made to the unit demanded by present
conditions. laborers VIII go 10 the whitening har-
vests. ARTHUR II. GLEASON
New York. July o. 1901.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-24
A SOURCE OF IGNORANCE.
tor OF Tho Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: I venture 10 appeal to you TO enable to
ventilate grievance. and 1t is this that whereas
sensational papers. having sense OF RESPONSE
bilty will publish any old stuff rejecting on other
countries and peoples-whether true or false Is
utterly immaterial-they refuse To publish "ths
other side lest their readers should learn the
truth 1 say this is not only unfair but contempti-
BILE. It Is of course, only to the editors OF the
papers which publish these libels that can
write 10 contradict them. in order to get at the
people who read them, and to send letter TO
papers of a different character would be useless.
because the readers of such papers are not the
people at all desired to be set Alright. Hence the
lamentabe ignorance. apparent In this country.
among a certain class OF all things outside their
own land, which is not, after ALL the world but
only small part of II. Surely this is not very
creditable the New York press. or rather that
ferred to. FAIR PLAY.
New York, July e. 1901.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-24
CHINESE ANCESTOR WORSHIP.
ON Mo Hartford Courant

First and last the tablets OF the ancestors and
the ceremonies performed before them have wOr-
ried the Christian missionaries in China little.
At tho recent centennial missionary conference a
Chinese gentleman of rank and intellectual equip
ment told them II was mistake to call those cero-
monies idolatrous. An Enslishman Of distinction
tod them the same thing years ago. After DELHI
the worship of ancestors Is tncompa thle with an
enlightened and spiritual conception of the Chris
ttan Church, yet we should be careful to encourage
IN all Christian converts the feeling OF reverence
Tor, the memory or the departed which this custom
in general the fact that Christians attach great Inn
portance to tlial piety."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-24

We desire TO remind our readers 1cho are
about to IeaUe the city that THE TRIBUNE acHI
be sent by mail to any address in this country
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See opposite page for subscription rates.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-24
TRANSFER TAX ON SMITH ESTATE,
Appraisal To Be Made - State May Gea
100000

Newburg. " y, July 2&-Ths attorneys for rs
executors OF the estate or James Henry Sn1l'A' g
Tuxedo Park who died IN Japan, have secured a.
order from Surrogate Howell. % cranse Colh'''
directing William P. Ciregg. OF Port Jervis' s@.a
transfer tax appraiser. 10 aPpra-se the estate -
determine the amount of the transfer tax dHs =.
state. The appraisal will be conducted mann! :
New York City. where the securities are !oGs''
In safe deposit values. i,
II Is understood that there Is also properly =
the estate in Chicago and in London, EAsEA2r
which IS liable 10 tax under the laws Q. t -
state Tho state viii probably get about >-'''''''
in transfer tax from the estate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-24

The episode of yesterday morning following
the 42d street murder demonstrates that, along
with personal bravery in the police force there
can and does exist lamentable lack OF brains
presence Of mind and ability to cooperate
quickly in emergencies The present instance
involves the reputation not Of one or two tso-
lated Individuals but of a score or more of pa
trouen and roundsmen. who. according to all
reports spent half All hour in front Of the build
ing where the fleeing murderer had taken refuge
Apparently nobody had the intelligence TO go TO
the rear Of the place and to the roofs Of adjoin-
ing buildings, and the murderer thus had both
leisure and opportunity TO retire unquestioned
and unmcIested by way of the back fire escape.