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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-10
DEcEyTLY AND IN ORDER,

Secretary Taft did well in reminding the adj
VDcates Of permanent American occupation OF
Cuba that the interests Of America as well as
of Cuba must be considered 1t might be ad-
vantageOus 10 some Cubans, including perhaps
both substantial investors and spectators, 10
have this country continue permanently to bear
the burden which II bore from 1898 TO 1902 and
which ii has now been bearing since last Sep
TENDER But what OF the burden bearer? To
what extent is America to be transformed into
another weary Titan" for the sake of pesos in
alien tIlls? At times there may be moral and
even a legal duty to take up the white mans
burden" but we are not persuaded that this is
one Of them. The Cubans are able TO govern
themselves II not according to the American
standard, at least according TO the Cuban stand
ard and the way for them to do it is simply
TO go ahead and do IL and stop talking about the
imaginary lions in the path.
That they will be put in the way Of doing so
is made plain. as we anticipated by Secretary
Taft And the thing will be done decently and
in order. Secretary Taft is not moved by the
untimely demand for the holding Of the elections
in June next or the pretence that be promised
10 hold them then, which, of course, he never
did Neither Is he swayed by the preposterous
suggestion that several years notice should be
given before American control is withdrawn or
even national elections are held He will set no
date for American withdrawal, rightly holding
that such action depends entirely upon circum-
stances. But he will proceed with preparations
for it as expeditlously as conditions warrant.
The first thing as in the Philippines, IS the TAX
ing of an accurate census, to afford a basis for
the elections. Next will come the municipal cleo
tons. properly preceding by some time, as al
ready forecast in these columns. the provincial
and national elections Then in due time a new
Congress and President will be chosen. and
finally. at the time designated by the Cuban con-
stitution, the new government will begin its
work and Cuba will again be governed by
Cubans.
All that is precisely as it should be- The Gu
bans wanted self-government, and the United
States promised 1t to them. 1t will be a great
deal more profitable and 10 the point for Cubans
Of all parties TO think and talk about the best
way Of making selfgovernment successful and
stable than to think and talk about having the
work OF government done for them by a benev-
olent neighbOr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-10
"IsOLATTOy" AND ~PROGREss.p

Our alert and friendly contemporary THE
New York Times" congratulates US on the
progress we have made in "leniency toward
foreign trade" We are gratifed TO find this
cOuntry's foreign commerce expanding at an
exceptionally rapid rate, and see no reason why
such an expanson-now or hereafter-should
not be entirely TO our liking. 'The Times
criticised originally for dissenting from ex-
President CleveIands recent statement that the
United States was living IN a "harbarOus' con
ditiOn Of commercial isolation" and that that
Isolation" was a direct consequence Of the pol
icy OF protection recognized and applied in the
Dingley tariff. We argued that the Dingley
law was not intended to act, and had not acted
as an embargo on foreign commerce. inasmuch
as in the decade since 1897 both our imports
and exports have doubled In value. We also
drew attention to the fact that the United States
has led all other nations in the last five years
as a seller in the worlds markets. while as
buyer it is Outranked only by the United King
dom and Germany. A country playing so ac-
tive part as that in international trade could
not we held, be classified as a Hermit King
dom.
The Times" gently rebuked us for overrat-
ing the importance Of a mere growth of 100
per cent In foreign trade, and reminded as that
per capita" our exports and imports were still
incOnsiderable We tried to show on Monday
why ule exports ana imports OF the United
States should not be expected TO bear the same
proportion TO wealth and population as the ex-
ports and imports of the various states of Eu-
rOpe-all near neighbOrs. with an international
commerce OF long standing and an intimate
acquaintance with one anOther's needs ami pro
ductive capacities. Why shOuld the exports OF
manufactures from the United Kingdom. for in
stance, not be larger per capita than our ex-
ports Of manufactures? We were until the
last quarter of the nineteenth century practi-
cally an agricultural country. We still have
superintendent crops and send abroad more
! foodstuffs and raw materials than manufact-
ures. The United Kingdom cannot feed itself
or supply Its own raw materials. Practically
all ITS exports must be manufactures, and the
primary conditions Of British Industry require
a far greater movement per capita in both ex-
ports and imports than is required in a coun-
Try Ike the United States. where little food
must be sought outside and comparatively llttle
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the records of the town Of Boston. the league
found that, its people assembled twelve times IN
the seventeenth century, according to the records
and instructed their representatives In the Gen
eral Court. and forty times for a similar pur-
nose in the eighteenth century. The growth OF
popuIation has made the old fashioned way OF
giving expression TO public opinion By assem-
bling and giving instructions obsolete.
The use Of devices Ike the referendum ana
the public policy vote would seem less radical
r. 4pra were not two theories of the legislators
functions. II he were only machine for regis
tering the public will, the more instructions by
referendum aud the like he received the better
But II he is still chosen because of some superb
oritv as a lawmaker some knowledge of public
affairs larger than the general, some or that
traditional experience which mace the precur
sors Of the modern assemblies, the councils Of
the early free tribes, meetings OF the wise men
and elders Of the tribes then he must retain
some initiative some freedom OF judgment, ana
must not be bound up too strictly with recalls
and referendums. The fact is that sometimes
we think Of him as a mere representative OF
the peopIe's will and sometimes as a man OF
independent wisdom. We praise him sometimes
for showing one characteristic and sometimes
the other. And we condemn him sometimes for
"nisrepresenting public opinion" and sometimes
for 'truckling obsequlOusly to the popular
claInor" He is both a mere deputy and mem
Der Of the wltenagemOt-a servant and states
man! And we reserve the right to scOld him III
both capacities! And perhaps it is best that 1t
should remain So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-10
1.-THE ADMINISTRATIVE FIELD"

He Governor Hughesl knows that the pro-
posed lutilitiesl commissions would chiefly eXer-
else legislative power. and next to that judicial.
and that as to legislative and judicial agencies
removal principles are not applicable that are
proper enough in a purely administrative field
The New York Globe.
The Governor undoubtedly knows that in
cases too numerous to mention the courts have
decided that the Legislature cannot delegate
legislative power. There is no better estab-
lished principle. No body but the Legislature
can make laws. He has himself pointed out,
too. that the commissions exercise Of judicial
power-that is, interpreting the LAWS not
hnal but renewable by and subject TO the
courts. The commissions. therefore will merely
apply, that is administer. the law made by the
Legislature and interpreted by the courts. That
looks very much Ike administration. 1t seems,
therefore, that whatever removal principles are
proper enough In the purely administrative
field" are applicable to the commission.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-10
PRESIDENT OGDEN OUT.I.
Illness Compels Resignation from
Educational Conference.

Pinehurst y. c. April 9--Better educational ia
CiIites more schoOlhouses, and continued
against n.eracy. the slogan OF the speakers
at the Conference for Education IN the South which
convened here to-day IN tenth annual session. The
speakers at to-nghts session. which George
Foster Peabody. Of New York. presided. included
Governor Glenn OF North Carolina, DIT s Mitchell,
OF Richmond. President Judson OF Chicago Univer-
slty DIT. F. W Hinitt OF Lexington. Ky. presi-
dent OF Central University. OF Kentucky. and Pro
fessor Wcklifee Rose. agent for the Peabody Fund.
Governor Glenn discussed the attitude OF the South
toward the so-called education movement. and. IN
referring to the loyalty OF the South 70 the Union.
remarked that the Southern people to-day consider
Pre- sdent Roosevelt the greatest ruler the world
A message from President Ogden addressed TO
the conference, asking that another be elected
president OF the conference. because OF illness.
read by Or. Mitchell
The conference sent this greeting 10 President
Ogden:
The Conference for Education In the South sends
afTectionate greetings to Its president with sin
ing is a great success both In numbers and spirit.
AL regret your enforced absence Your spirit leads.
Education by tne State for the State was the
subject OF the address by Dr. Harry Pratt Judson.
Gated that some agreement should be reached
the disbursement OF money collected oy taxation
TO Justify education At public cost young men
should first show inclination 10 earn an honest
living by honest work" He believed that poverty
to great extent Is responsive I9F tn9 great $40
passes for lazness comes mainly from conscious
unfltness''
dren, DR. JudsOn said that lone Of the things a
child has a right to demand from society is such
possible for him to make the most fruitful exer-
ton OF his natural powers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-10
LEGISLATORS AND PUBLIC OPINION.

Governor Hughes's method OF bringing public
opinion to bear upon the Legislature-to wit,
explaining in bis public speeches the merits Of
his policy and leaving the public to Judge calmly
for Itself whether 1t desires his measures-is
only one OF several ways tried for making legis-
latures amenable TO the people. The initiative
and referendum are the most radical and mod
err form, and the right OF petition, that most
ZealOusly guarded right, is perhaps the most
ancient. petition Is a very respectful way Of
asking the constituted authorities to heed the
wishes OF the multitude. The referendum, hav-
Ing been Initiated and passed, is a rather firm
command from the same multitude to their
Representatives in authority. Public opinion,
the thing Governor Hughes aims at, seldom gets
into black ana white. unless IN the newspapers
and has neither the suhmissiVeness OF the peti-
hon nor the mandatory character OF the refer
enduin. 1t is supposed to be. and undoubtedly
is, powerful force In our form OF government
sort OF wireless petition or mandate to which
legislators and AL constituted authorities give
heed. once II is formulated. The difficulty al
ways Is that there is no regular machinery for
formulating Il
Considering the importance OF public opinion
IA the government OF this country, the question
has often arisen whether the yearly or biennial
elections AFFORD sufficiently complete means for
its expression. In Massachusetts new plan is
suggested, which has not the binding force OF
the referendum, but which gives the people a
means OF expressing their desires at elections.
This is the socaile9 public policy bill" which
has been drawn up by the Public Opinion League
and introduced into the Massachusetts, Legis-
lature. Under #, II passed. specific questions
OF public policy, limited in number, may be Dre-
scented 10 the voters at the regular election. and
the voters may record their opinion uDon them.
This differs from referendum, inasmuch as a
referendum binds the Legislature while the So
called public policy vote is merely n modest
suggestion 70 the Legislature to act upon as II
sees III. II has more OF the nature Of a petitiOn
than a command, and Is really a mere formal
expression OF public opinion
The measure seems a mild enough pronosal
but In Massachusetts there Is an Outcry agains,
IL on the ground that IL is revolutionary and
dangerous. II does smack a little OF the refer
eudun, device that Is not in much favor east
OF the Hudson, perhaps even east OF the Missis
slppi, but the Massachusetts, Public Opinion
League points out, the instructng OF Legislators
Is not new Ia Massachusetts. The state Bill Of
Rights declares that the people have a right iii
IAN orderly aud Peaceable manner to assemble
-tO consult upon the common good, give instruc
'tcas 70 their representatives" etc. Searchil,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-10
THE POETRY or HISTORY.

There is much sanity In the arguments Of those
who declare that history is nothing more than
a fine art, and as events unwind themselves
before our eyes we find many sorrowful cor
rOborations Of that view Let us preach n
little sermon on this point, taking as a text
the historical illusions INDUCED IN by Pres-
dent Schurman of Cornell in his address on the
late Governor Higgins, and also the commeuta-
Ties thereupon of some of our contemporaries
In these remarks the thoughtful reader Will
discover the truth OF the assertion that all his
tory-which means, of course, all historical rec
ords-ranks with the sonnet the fairy tale and
the pen-and-ink caricature
President Schurman said among other things.
Now that the contest Of our parties Is waged
over economic questions, with corporations in
deed IN the foreground. but with the demand for
a more equal distribution Of worldly goods in the
distance and the spectre OF socialism hoverins,
just beyond the horizon-what eye but the eve
OF Omniscience can divine whittier and 10 what
we are drifting?
The speaker straightway called the attention
of his hearers TO the lesson of Tiberius Cirac-
chus. the great original socialist, who. after
having been cast out by the patrician party be-
cause he negotiated an unsatisfactory treaty Of
peace with the Numantines, periodically took
up the cause of the 'peepul ROmanus" whom
he won over by somewhat arbitrarily redis-
trbuting among them the broad acres Of bis
quondam wealthy friends. The unsOphisticated
listener would naturally connect this long
drawn out reference to Gracchus's socialistic
manipulation of Roman real estate with Presi-
dent Schurman'S previous utterance about the
spectre Of socialism lowering just beyond the
horizon But the Muse of History is not so
simple minded; no commonplace connection be-
tween the sentences of an address for herr In
the prophetic frenzy of Hecuba she must pierce
the veil of simple English and discern the blaci,
imputatOns behind.
Thus inspired, The New York Times" turns
bald prose into enhancing poetry by limiting
in mystic headlines that this picture of the
Roman foe of capital (sD regarded as an at-
tack on Mr.. Roosevelt" Infected by the same
epic microbe, The Evening Post" also finds
. the Big Stick insidiously concealed beneath the
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# muSements.

ACADEMY OF lGCsIc-2-s-Bsn-HuF.
ALhAMBRA-2-s-Vauee
AETOR-2:l 5-s.lS-Th Ambitious Eys Aloott
8ELASCO-S 1.-THE Rose % the Rancho:
BERKELEY lHCFI' A-S:3O-Ths Reckoning
BIJoE-Closed tonight.
EkfDADWAY-6 -lO-T'he Partisan Model.
CASINO-s:1b-The White Hen.
COLONfkI--2-S-kau
CfiITERIOE-s :lS-The TattOOed Man.
DAILY S-2-SI5-Ths Spring Chicken
EDEN MCsEE-The World IN Wax
EMPIRE 2o-s Soils Exceiisncy the soFornor
GARf.ICK-2 :2N-s 8o-Caught IN the Rain
HACK FITS .8l-The Chorus LADY.
EAMAEEsSTEgN'S VICTORIA -S:lo--b4uoSFlHe
HERALD SQTARE-2:15-8:15-Th Orchid -
PgODROAE-2-g-Septune's Daughter anc FlohseF
Days
ECDsOE--2:lB-S:lE-Bre wEteFs Millions.
IRVING PLACE-S .2O-Ehrirhe Neuschen.
ECNICsK FRBOCTIER- 2-15-s .15-The Red MIL
LIBERTY IS Merely Mary Ann; s;l3-Salony JAMS
LfcEk Ms .l5--The bovS OF Company b.
LYRIC-e:E5-PapG Martin
MADISON GQgfA EE-2 1B-e.15-The Three OF Us
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-2-s-C1rcus-
ERJESTTC- .i5-e :ls-T'ne Social Whir.
MANHATTAA-2:1E-S -15-7'ne Mills ~ the Coos
NANfEATTAN OPERA HOUsE-Si5-I Pagliaoei ana
Ia NaVRrrsise
syE-T AlsTEEDAAs-2-s:I5-The Grand Mogui
KEW YORK-2-s:iS-The Land 81 Nod
PRINCESS 3 .2o-The Great Divide
SAVOY 1.-THE Nan = fhe Hour.
WALLACE S-s:5B-A Marriage OF Reason
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manufacturing material The per capita test
throws some light on the conditions which IN
derlie a cOuntry's foreign trade. 1t does not
measure accurately, however, the real progress
OF a nation industrially and commercially.
IT, as our neighbor thinks, we have made
progress In recognizing the desirability Of
foreign trade. that progress is not recent. We
do not understand the protective theory to in
yolve exclusion or isolation Our tariffs were
laid primarily to encourage manufacturing, d.
versify industry and equalize differences in
wages The first two purposes have been fairly
we'll accomplished and only the latter need now
be kept specifically in mind. But our tariff
schedules have never aimed at excluding for
eign products for the sake Of exclusion. AS
we pointed out the other day, more than half
of the commodities imported under the Ding
lev tariff come in free of duty. We also,
we hope congratulate The Times" on max
ing progress" Three years ago it was saying
that American consular representatives abroad
might as well occupy themselves in singing
psalm tunes" as in trying to encourage the
sale OF American products-especialIy manu-
factures-snce the Dingley tariff was enacted
TO restrict foreign trade and must Inevitably
restrict it. Will our intelligent and courteous
neighbor not confess that the Dingley tariff has
after all failed to make good as a trade con-
strictor and commercial isolator?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-10
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau

IFrou The Tribune Bureau
Washington. April S-Ambassador and Mrs
Bryce we're the guests OF honor at dinner party
OF twenty given tonight by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Lee
Mrs L. T. Letter entertained Mr.. and Mrs
Chandler Hale and number OF other guests at
dinner tonight 70 meet her house guest. the Hon.
Maud Pauncefote.
Other hosts entertaining dinner parties tonight
were Mrs. Nicholas Fish. Captain and Mrs. Warren
Beach, who invited twelve guests 10 meet Mrs
Louis T Hoyt OF New York. who arrived in Wash
ington to-day their guest. and Mr.. and Mrs
Charles ]. Bell.
Mrs Metcalf. Mrs. William Sheffield Cowles. Mrs
]. Franklin Bell. Mrs. Charles J. BromwelI. Mrs
Audenried Mrs. Truman H Newberry. Mrs. Stan
ley Mathews Mrs W. H. II. Switzerland and Mrs
Richardson Clover are included in the list Of pa
tronesses for the fete TO be given Fort Myer
morrow by the Women's Army and Navy League
Troop H. OF the 18th Cavalry. will drill. and there
will be dancing vaudeville show and other at
fractions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-10
THANKS FOR PAINTINGS.
President WHtes IL. 4. Erans-
Wants House for National Gallery.

Washington. April 9.-President Roosevelt has
written the following letter 10 William T. Evans.
who recently gave TO the Smithsonian Institution
a collection Of paintings for the National Gallery
Of Art:
The White House Washington. April E. 1907
NV Dear Mr.. Evans: l have Just been over 20
see the fifty specially selected paintings by Arler-
can artists which you have so generously gwen 20
the nation. / feel that action such as yours WorAs
in direct and practical fashion TO encourage me
DEVELOPMENT OF American art and 70 foster us ap-
probation. I am particularly gratiaed az seeing
such gift come 70 Washington. You doqoueSss
know that Mr. Ereer'S noteworthy ColecuO1 ot
paintings has also been decided TO the nation Your
gift taken together with what has already oeen
done VIII form the cornerstone for a national gal-
lerv Of art IN the nations capital In my Ju9s-
ment a building to harbOr this national gallery he'
become q necessity. In the OF the Freer coli
lection. the generosity Of the donor provided LOT
its housing but II is Impossible that this should 20
ordina rtly the case An adequate building mOSt ~
provided. so that there may be incentive Tor sllS
such as that OF the Harriet Lane Johnston eolse1
ton and yours / very earnestly hope tnat Co.-
gresS Will a very early date provide an aCeQsa~'
building for a national art gallery
With renewed thanks, believe me. slncsrSy 80
THEODORE ROCSENE-Ls
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aetu2 lork DaiIp Gribr11re
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 10, 1907.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

DOMESTTC.-The Interstate Commerce Com
mission decided to appeal 10 the court TO order
asked him at the hearing in this city. -
Senator Foraker left Washington for Canton.
Ohio where he viii SPEAK tonight. 80 The
Minnesota House OF Representatives. the Sem
ate concurring. almost unanimously adopted
resolutions indorsing President Roosevelt for a
third term. The Weather Bureau at
Washington announced that the snow had done
little damage 10 fruit or other crops - Inc
Standard OH Company filed Its answer TO the
governments custer suit IN missouri, denying
al the charges. = Discussion Of the reap
portionment situation at Albany developed the
opinion that anything less than complete re-
districting OF the state would result in carrying
the matter again 70 the courts. - The As
sembly at Albany passed the bin 10 exclude
Borough Presidents from seats as members or
the Board OF Aldermen, despite the opposition
OF Tammany. - The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company announced that If necessary TO pre-
vent operations Of train wTeckers II would sta
zion man as guard every quarter OF mile
along its lines.
CITY-Stocks were irregular. closing weak.
So Dolphin N Delmas finished his summing
up for Harry X Tlaw. Mr. Jerome will sum up
to-day. = Records for snowfall IN April were
broken. = II was practically determined that
Italians at the Cross River Dam, IN Katonah
were responsible for the typhoid outbreak. -
Investigations for the Citizens Union found
thar the Special Street Restoring funds had
been diverted Borough President Ahearn viii
be asked what ne knows about It - The
Association for the Protection OF the Adiron-
dacks held its annual meeting - The Grit
enhagen milk ordinance put over for an
other week by the Board OF Aldermen. -
The appointments 10 churches were read at the
session Of the New York Methodist Episcopal
Conference and the meeting adopted a peace
resolution and appointed day for prayer.
FOREIGN - Secretary Taft received com
mittees Of Cubans, who asked the removal OF
municipal officials delegation from the Plant
ers' League urged that a long period should
elapse before elections. - The Russian lower
house by a large majority voted 10 refer the
budget 70 committee. - Mr.. Haldane's army
bin was debated in the House Of Commons; the
Liberals generally approve the measure -
Private adVices from Audja said that a number
Of Algerian troops had been killed IN a fight
with Moors near the city. == Twelve persons
were killed and fourteen wounded in workmen's
fights at LOoZ; two government alcohol stores
were robbed. - There was another bomb ex-
plOsion at Barcelona, IN which a number Of per-
cons were injured. - dispatch from
Caracas said that President Castro was steadily
improving, and that peace had been restored In
al parts Of Venezuela
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, 40
degrees: lowest, 80.