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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16

Washington, May 15.-(Special.)- Senator Davis of West Virginia. the dem- ocratic vice presidential nominee in 1904,
 said today that in his opinion 1t was q little too early to select the democratic standard bearer for the next campaign. inasmuch as the national convention would not meet for over year. How ever" said Senator Davis, "as I see 1t at this time. Judge Gray of Delaware Is the best man the democrats can nomi- nate. While he Is conservative. he is progressive and stands for the things the people desire done, l understand that a
 great convention of miners is shortly to De held at Pottsville, Pa, for the pur-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16

pose of booming Judge Gray for the nom- ination'
 Senator Davis opinion of the avail ability of Judge Gray is that which has been expressed by Senator Morgan of Alabama ever since the defeat of Park CT, The Alabama senator, with many others, is q strong advocate of Judge Grays nomination and believes that he can make a winning race. On the other hand, such men as former Senator Jones Of Arkansas and other close friends of MT. Bryan. while admirers of Judge Cray do not conceal the fact that they believe Gray could make no better run than that of Parker. and are therefore opposed to his nomination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16
New Orleans Golf Club Admitted.

Chicago May 15.-At today's meeting
 the Western Golf association. the Blu mound Country club of Milwaukee al the Audubon Golf club of New Orleal. were admitted to the association. Tn western championship meeting will b ether dHcid3d at Midlothian or Chicag Golf club links. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16
Will Expose Guilty.

During an interview following the scene in court, Ruef confessed that he is guilty of having connived in the corruption in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
DIVINITY STUDENTS GRADUATED.
Forty.four Men in Glass at Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary.

Princeton. N j.. May (SpeclaD.-The ninety
fifth annual commencement Of the Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary was held In Miller Chapel this
morning. Or. EtheIbert D. Warfeld. president OF
Lafayette College and Of the board Of directors or
the seminary. presided. Addresses were made to
the graduating class. which numbered forty-four
men, by Dr. Francis L. Patton. president or the
seminary, and by Charles III. Matthews on behan
Of the board OF directors. Tho degree Of Bachelor
OF Divinity was conferred by Dr. Patton on the fol-
lowing members of the graduating class: Lyle
Jerome Beebe. of Kankakee. Ill: Samuel j. NJ
Compton. of Larne. Ireland: Howell d. Davies. OF
Oshkosh, Wis: Theron Lee. Of CarbOndale. Penn;
Conrad Vandervelde of Waupun. Wis and TO nine
nom resident post graduate students. The IoI-
lowing prizes and fellOwshiDs We're announced:
The Alumni Fellowship in New Testament Liter
allure and the Archibald Robertson Scholarship
yielding $500. for the prosecution of advanced
studies, was awarded TO Martin j. Stormzand. OF
Grand Rapids Mich; the William Henry Green
Fellow ship, conferred this year in the department
of Biblical Theology, awarded TO William NJ
Clark. of Augusta. Ky. The Gelston- Winthrop
Fellowship IN ApOlOgetics was awarded TO Theron
Lee, of Carbonate. Penn. and that In Church
History to Samuel ]. Moore Compton, OF LaTne
Ireland. The Gelston-Winthrop Fellowship In d.
dactic and Polemic Theology was awarded 70 How
ell II. Davies of Oshkosh. Wis. \ number OF
smaller prizes were also awarded.
This afternoon meeting of the board or trus-
tees held. and the alumni dinner and annual
meeting Of the alumni association took place In
Stuart Hail. Speeches were made by representa-
tIves of classes holding decennial reunions.
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the contract will demand. Then they neglect to
make the repairs. The extra charge for doing
so is SO much clear gain. The city consd-
the stipulated repairs. Thus the Tammany Of
fetal when he draws the specification requir
ing long term Of repairs puts on the stern
aspect of civic virtue and is good to the boys"
at the same time. The contractor, too, has
pretty free hand about fulfilling his contract
1t brought out in regard to the wood
blocks that no tests We're made TO see whether
the blocks cOnfOrmed to the specifications
chemically. The inspection of the work of lay
ing pavements is naturally friendly to a Tam
many contractor. 1t is incompetent, too, for
most inspectors are mere spoilsmen. Thus the
city has no protection. The contracts are drawn
up to suit the contractors, the inspection of
their performance is conducted TO suit the con-
tractors, and the requirement for keeping the
pavement in repair suits the contractors to per
lection.
The system is no worse now, probably, than
heretofore but its results are worse, because the
character of the street pavements has changed
in the last few years. In 1903 there We're
roughly, 1915 miles each Of stone and asphalt
pavements in the city. This year there are
only 131 miles of stone pavement to $50 miles of
asphalt. The aiority of the holes and ruts IN
the streets are in the asphalt pavement AS
phalt needs more constant repairing than store
and the city has no adequate system OF seeing
that it is properly laid. of compelling the CON
tractors to keep 1t in repair or of doing the
ofrin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
EAST AND WEST.

The anti-British agitation ia Egypt, to which
Lord CrOmer has given some probably effective
attention; the similar movement IN India, which
is causing some concern, and number Of other
manifestations in various lands, all to the same
effect, have raised anew the question, half
practical and half academic, Why does the
East hate the West? We might perhaps reply
to it with challenge of its assumption, or at
least with a counter question of its truth In
deed, it would not be hard to make out pretty
good case for the proposition that the East
does not hate the West, and we certainly
unwilling 10 concede that it does hate it with
anything Ike n universal and incessant hatred.
That widespread manifestations of luminosity
exhibited with unhappy frequency is. how
ever, scarcely TO be disputed, and their cause
may well be made matter for discriminating
and dispassionate consideration.
\ writer in The Spectator" of London, at
tributes such hatred TO number of causes
to w.t. ancient tradition Of unknown origin re-
sentiment of the superior pretensiOns and as
sumptons of Europeans, exultation over
Japan's defeat of Russia, the yearnngs of am
bitiOn and the rivalrieS of creeds. In all of
these we can perceive some plausible force. Be
yond doubt, hatreds between East and West are
ancient. Firdousee on the one hand and Keno
phon and Herodotus on the other appeared to
regard them well known and immemorially
established facts. No doubt. too the ambition
of conquest is old. We need not pause at
Genghis Before him were Rustem and Zal
and Saum. and Cyrus and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
many others. Asia has been distinctively n
continent of warrior races. Japan's triumph
over Russia was therefore a mere reminder of
the past. AS for the Odiunt theOIogicunl it is
as old as the frst-born sons of Adam, while
the remaining reason cited, the European as
sumption of superiority, is perhaps the most
recent but by no means least potent of them
all.
To our mind, one of the most pertinent con-
siderations is TO be found in the counter ques-
ton, Why should the East not hate the West?
II there is adequate cause for racial or con-
tinental hatreds anywhere.which we do not
assert or concede-there would be there For
apart from traditional and prehistoric causes
the known history of European relations with
Asia literally bristles with proyocations TO an
tagonism. Ever since European supremacy in
arms established, Asia has been chiefly
treated as field for exploitation. Persia,
Turkestan, India and China have all been made
TO feel the ruthless hand of the conqueror and
of a conqueror additionally esteemed by them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
POVERTY AND ABILITY.

The conventional picture of the artist which
portrays him Il staryelng struggling in dim
garnet over future masterpiece has been re-
iected as unrealistic by the New England Con-
servatory of Music. Mr.. Chadwick, the director
of that institution, has emancipated himself
from the belief connecting talent with an empty
purse. He is reported to have said last Mon
day at a meeting of the conservatory's bene-
factors:
AS a rule, we have found that II Is not a stu
dent of ability who needs assistance. We do
not consider 1t honorable TO take the money of
students who must make sacrifices to come here
and it has been policy vigorously to exclude
such applicants, in spite of the lamentations and
even threats of irate parents. We believe that
such persons unfit morally socially and in
tellectually.
While Mr.. Chadwick plainly has in mind a
serious evil of our educational system his view
as thus expressed needs qualification 1t is true
that artists and geniuses almost always pass
through abide in state of cheerful impecu-
mostly, but as ninety-nin persons out of every
hundred the world over do the same this proves
nothing as to the inspiring power of penniless-
ness. 1t only suggests the well known fact
that the wolf at the door doth make hustlers of
us ALL But what, then, does Mr.. Chadwick
mean By saying that the able student usually
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
THE PAVEuEyT SCANDAL.

The examination into the conduct of the
Borough Presidents office has gone far enough
10 show deplorable lack of system in regard
TO paving the streets. The city spends $4,000
600 a year repaving, repairing, grading and
laying out streets, and if railroad company
had no more system about keeping its track
and roadbed in condition that work would
bankrupt it. The paving Of the city's streets
is done in the way that costs most gives the
political contractor the freest hand, takes the
best care of the incompetent political favor
Ire and provides the least possible protection
for the city's interests. The pavements are in
worse condition now than they were ever in
before. BY actual count there are more holes
In them than there We're Il year ago, and the
reason for this is found in the way paving is
managed by the city authorities.
Paving is made as costly as possible be-
cause the paving contractors are an important
part of the Tammany machine. 4 Tammany
man awards the contract to a Tammany politi-
clan, and Tammany henchmen as inspectors"
look out for the city'S interests. The city, for
sooth, has an excellent chance here of having
Its work done well and economically! The in
quiry into the Borough Presidents Office
showed something about how contracts are let
A leading bidder prepares the specifications.
In the case of wood paving. this bidder who
prepares the specifications has a monopoly of
Tie paving Matefldl 10 he uSeu. line concrete
base for wood pavement costs the city nearly
twice as much as the same base for an
asphalt pavement. Why? It's a purely ar
bitrary price, fixed apparently by the company
that has a monopoly of wood blocks 1t is no
more expensive TO lay a concrete base for wood
than for asphalt, bur that makes no difference.
Another interesting fact about the citys sys-
TEN of dealing with paving contractors has been
brought out The city demands of them long
guarantee TO keep the pavements laid by them
in repair. That looks stern. Here. you will
say, is determined effort TO safeguard the city,
interests and 10 prevent the contractor from
laying a pavement that will go to pieces as
soon his bill is paid. But that is not the
practical effect. When the city is frowning
hardest 1t is always dealing most generously
with the political contractors Wood block pave
ments must be kept I'm repair by the con-
tractor for ten years; asphalt for FIVE The
paving companies charge in their bids for
maintaining repairs five years or ten years, as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

(From The Tribune Bureau
Washington May THE BritbH Ambassador and
Mrs Bryce will leave Washington Sunday morn
Ing for Richmond. Va. where they will be the
guests, at the Executive Mansion of Governor and
Mrs Swanson. A dinner has been arranged IN
their honor for Sunday night, and Monday the
Governor and his staff and Mrs Swanson VIII
company the ambassador and Mrs. Bryce TO
jamestown to attend the exercises of Jamestown
Day" The ambassador will make an address. He
and Mrs. Bryce will return to Washington Tues
day morning.
The Italian Ambassador the counsellor OF the
naval attache have returned TO Washington from
Abruzzi who is in command of the Italian ships at
the jamestown exposition. The duke will come to
Washington Thursday, when a series Of entertain
ments. including notable at the embassy,
where he Is to be house guest. will at once begin.
Prince Leopold Saxe-COburg was the guest
of honor at the dinner given tonight at the Aus
trian Embassy with Baron HengelmGller host.
The ambassadors other guests were Secretary
Root, Postmaster General Meyer, Secretary and
Mrs. Metcalf Mrs. Richard II. Townsend. Mrs.
Don Cameron, Admiral Dewey. General and Mrs.
Edwards. Mr.. and Mrs. Girard Foster, OF Benox:
Countess Won Moltke. Admiral Pleskott. Captain
Won Hoehnel and Captain Bier. OF the Austrian
navy; Mrs. Nathaniel Francis. Miss Boardman,
Miss Merriam. Miss Warder, Mr. Peter and Baron
Ambrozy. counsellor OF the Austrian Embassy.
The British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce were
tonight the honor guests at dinner given by the
Brazilian Ambassador and Nine Nabuco The
other guests were Secretary and Mrs. Straus, SEN
ator and Mrs Elkins. the Chinese Minister AS
sistant SECRETARY and Mrs. Bacon Mr.. and Mrs.
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AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau.l


Washington May 7.-Seeretary Metcalf OF INC
Navy Department and Secretary wilson OF 'no
Agriculture Department were the only absences
at the Cabinet meeting.
The President entertained at luncheon JACOB ms
and Henry X McHarg. of New York
S. Takaish representative of the Malihchi
Shinbun," Japanese newspaper, was lhtroouceu
to the President. He said after seeing the fresi-
dent that Mr.. Roosevelts name is known IN nearly
every village in Japan, and he believes MN the
most widely known foreigner among the Japanese
The President received in the East Room at z'So
o'clock the delegates to the annual Congress Oh
American Surgeons and Physicians. in session here.
Among others who called the President were
Senators Bourne. Elkns and McEnery, General
George NJ Sternberg. Colonel Tucker, chairman OF
the Republican State Committee OF Arkansas ana
Representative Boutell and James L. Gernon' OF
Brooklyn. vice-Lpresident of the Pattern Makers
League.
Mrs. Roosevelt entertained number or the Caoi-
net members wives at the White House this morn
ing at her regular weekly meeting, which has been
frequently interrupted of late by the absence OF
many, OF the women from Washington
DR.. Lambert is the guest of the President and
Mrs Roosevelt at the White House Mrs Clifford
Richardson. who spent a week with them. has
returned to her home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
THE CABINET.

From The Tribune Bureau.l
Washington, May 7.-Secretary and Mrs. Cortel-
you have as their house guest DR.. Rosalie Slaugh-
ter Morton, of New York who is here attending the
Congress OF Physicians and Surgeons.
Secretary and Mrs. Taft returned to the city this
morning from cruise TO jamestown on the Gret-
chen, the yacht owned by Mrs John f. Reyburn
and her brother General Crozier whose guests they
were. Associate Justice Moody and Miss Board
man. who were also members of the party, re-
turned with them to the city. the trip up from
Norfolk being made on one of the regular steamers
Secretary Metcalf, accompanied by Mrs. Metcalf
returned to Washington this afternoon from Bit
more. n. c.. where for two weeks they have been
the house guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Van
derblt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
Nstn2lork DAILY Gribm,rs
WEDNESDAY, MAY s, 1907.
THE NEWS THIS nORNING.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Birrell. Chief Secretary
for Ireland. introduced his bill which is in
tended 10 meet the demands for Home Rule; it
provides meagre form of self government: the
measure was passed on first reading after the
cloture rule had been applied, by a vote of 416
to 12l - The Supreme Court of Newfound-
lano upheld the colonial contention in regard to
the hiring OF crews by American fishing vessels
outside the three-nnile limit - Only 1000
settle IN the Lake Ngami region. reached their
destination, the remainder having died from
starvation; - Great Britain and Germany
have reached understanding in regard to
their possessions in South Africa. - The
Franco-Ja panese convention is expected TO con-
tain a clause guaranteeing the independence and
integrity of China. - Ecuador has protested
against the boundary agreement between Brazil
and Colombia as prejudicial to Ecuador's in
reading of the commercial agreement between
Germany and the United States. and referred
the measure to a committee.
DOMESTIC.-The Panama Canal engineers re-
ported that last months excavation less
than 1900 cubic yards short of the 100000
mark - The triennial convention of Ameri-
can physicians and surgeons began in Wash
ington. - Irvine l. Lenroat withdrew from
the contest in Wisconsin for Senator Spooner's
place the deadlock continued. - Serious
disorders marked the progress of the strike on
the United Railways in San Francisco many
men were shot in battle between the mob and
strike breakers. The proposed changes in
the Insurance laws We're debated at a Joint meet
ing of the Senate and Assembly Insurance COM
mittees and the use OF the official ballot was
bound, the Northern Pacific Railway was
held up by two masked near Butte; the
engineer was killed but the bandits fed without
getting any booty. - A mailman shot and
killed six persons in San Francisco. - The
efforts TO promote peace between Governor
Hughes and his opponents in the LEGISLATURE
were regarded as strengthened by the unex-
pected arrival Of State Chairman Woodruff at
Albany.
CITY.-Stocks We're weak James
Henry Smiths viii was read; the residuary
estate, estimated at S20000,000, was left to two
nephews, provided no heir is born. == The
big steamship lines were apparently Indifferent
70 the longshoremen's strike, depending on their
summer passenger traffic to carry them through
the summer. - Delaware & Hudson stock
dropped a total Of eleven points in two days.
- The New York Central Railroad agreed
TO adopt the safety recommendation Of the State
Railroad Commission. Justice Scudder adj
dressed the Free Masons Of the state at the first
days session Of the annual communication.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Partly cloudy. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, 81 degrees; lowest, 80.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONGRESS AT ROME.

Rome May THE first deputAtiOn OF Americans
who are To attend the NTH International Sunday
School Convention. which will be held here from
May is to May o. arrived In Rome to-day and IN
vited Ambassador Griscom TO attend the meetings.
About one thousand delegates. representing thirty
million persons throughout the world, expected
be present. They will include Prince Bernadotte,
Sweden: Count BernstOrf. Germany; President
Edward X Warren, John Wanamaker and Bishop
j. ID. Haskell. the United States; L. 2. Ieet. Can
ada and Frederick BrOtherton Meyer and G.. Camp
bell Morgan. Great Britain. AT the opening
sion messages from President Roosevelt, King Ed
ward and Emperor William will be read. The
king OF Italy will be honorary president of the
convention. China. Japan, Australia. the West
Indies India Africa and all the European countries
arr sending delegates.
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as their inferior. There is scarcely chapter In
the story of intercontinental relations which
does not suggest causes of animosity of the
very kind which most strongly appeal 10 the
Oriental mind and heart.
1t is, moreover, to be remembered that East
is East and West is West" The difference Is
not one of longitude alone but also of race and
temperament not only geographical. but eth
biological. For an appreciation of it we have
only TO note the too familiar sentiment of white
Americans-and of white men of other nations.
tOO-tOward Negroes UndSguisedly, there is
a certain and a strong ethnic antipathy. 80
there is toward men Of the red, the brown ana
the yellow races. But surely the white race has
no God given monopoly of such passions The
various cOlOred races have the same right TO
dislike us and to feel a revulsiOn against us
even TO regard us with the lOathing which some
of us have expressed toward the red var
mints." the yellow heathens" and the damned
nggers" Every consideration which causes
Europeans and Americans to regard Asiatics
with any degree of aversion is reciprocally
operative upon Asiatics against Europeans and
Americans, with the additional intenSlncatloh
of resentment against assumed superiority
II is not however to be believed that the
East hates the West. per Sc and as a whole we
assume. for example. that the distinguished
Japanese soldier who is now visiting America
bears hither sentiments of entire amy ahd'
indeed of affection. comparable with the hlgh
regard which Americans cherish for him. and
that the increase of intercourse between East
and West induces an increase of mutual knowl-
edge which i'll turn inspires confidence ana
friendly regard. There is. the bard truly tells
us neither East nor West, nor any such dis
tincton, when two strong men stand face 10
face though they come from the ends o the
earth; and we believe the same may be said
of two strong nations as of two strong men.