New-York tribune., 1907-07-28
Constant Reader Tells What ne
Missed in Last Weeks Papers,

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.v,-ro+ ts the midsummer exclte''ie' 60
r,, ,ran az he sat down BESIDE HIS AiIe' -
stant Reader. who looked up from ,no ~. -
,,.rer 70 which he had been oe'o''"e 49,
tion. ~ tho repIv '1t
"RIght here in New York was tue
,Sa.,,ob1e wave Of crime which mas ap-
neared The record is one 10 put ~ - 49,,
a,,+borities Of law and order and dlscreut %
.a.a,rar,an+ of municipal affairs. verltaoie
,,o,,o y, assaults on women and girls mas
orad IN all psrts of the city. Ihe recoiu 0A
,,,,r,ore 10 appalIing while. 10 cap the cli'i''A
t,,.o noIcenen are charged with co"a'O
falling 70 arrest q murderer. who aoueu e'
like crime TO his record before ne was 'a
custody and while admitting the latIel' u
the former crime. of which the evidence
positive 1t is thirty years since mac
,og haen made against a member OF the finest
The evident Generalization OF the ponce CO
the lack OK esprit du corps are attributed 20 'Ne
military system which has been put IN IoIeo
o,rca former army officer has been at the heao
~ tho danartrnent Despite the changes IN laws
he has secured to put his ideas In force Coih-
missioner Bingham has not produced the ue-
sired results. and it is openly charged thal 'iie
police force is demoralized. and is lhCapdDie
dealing with conditions when bold criminals Vi
irresponsible persons commit deeds OF Fioieh1e'
The need OF some new method OF securing 'is
desired results is evident but it may require
still greater outbreak OF Iawlessness 10 arouse
the citizens to the need OF action.
Has the Governor finally got through with
the Legislature?" was asked.
Yes The purpose for which he called the
extraordinary session was accomplished al tas'
and might az well have been disposed of two
months earlier had not the political cauldron
been stirred for some purpose The result IS
satisfactory apportionment act. which mas al
ready been made law by the Governors sigma
ture and was secured finally by the surrender Oh
Speaker WadswOrth who had secured the sup
port Of the body over which he presided for
measure designed to promote the political
fortunes OF his family end friends. That he had
the regular Republican leaders support was ap-
narent but an tnsuperable obstacle was the
Governor who stood firmly for a reapportion-
Inent that would stand the test OF the courts.
and finally secured IT. The Governor mas con-
Cluded his action on the bills left in his hands
for consideration for thirty days when the reg
ular session adjourned. and has failed 10 ap-
prove of a large number passed to attain some
special end and without wide bearing. he VIII
now seek some we'll earned rest. aIter seven
months OF arduous and strenuous labor at the
state capital which killed his chief legal ad-
wiser and will recuperate amid the health Civ
ing breezes and invigOrating surroundings or
the Adrondacks In view OF the fact that MS
favorte recreation is mountain climbing. IN
which he has INDUCED to a considerable degree
in the Alps it is safe 70 say that he will reach
the tops OF some OF the principal peaks in the
North Woods He will camp out in shelter
in a state reservation. but viii live in the
woods When he returns TO Albany he VIII
consider the charges formulated against the
Borough President ot Manhattan John F.
Abearn whose removal from Office is sought
for gross neglect Of OFFICIAL duty, and he viii
begin an investigation OF state Institutions. au-
thority for which given by the Legislat-
ure.'
What is new in national affairs
"a new question Of state rights has arisen.
Whether II viii he as far reaching TN its effects
as the doctrine of nullifcatiOn promulgated by
South Carolina. which was ono OF the direct II
remote causes Of the Civil War. remains 20
be seen II has arisen in the sister state Of
North Carolina The Legislature enacted and
the Governor signed law fixing railroad rates
AZ two and quarter cents a mile IN the state
The railroad companies deuurred, refused %
lower the price of tickets. carried the case 20
the United States court and Judge PrttChard
has held that the law Is unconstitutional
Now instead OF permitting matters 10 remain
in ststu quo until the question is passed upon
by the United States supreme Court. and the
relation Of the Constitution TO the state statutes
clearly defined by tncoutrOvcrtibc authority. the
state authorities are seeking 20 enforce the OBJ
ncxlous law In face Of the Judgment Of the court
and Governor Glenn is threatening 70 convene
special session OF the Legislature 10 carry out
what he declares be the paramount rights Of
the state. While way out Cf the difficulty
is expected 10 he found yet there possibil-
tiles Of disaEreeable diffcrencs. which show that
the relations Of the federal and the state author
tiles are ny no means clearly defined, No rail-
road matter has aroused much interest since
the United States court settled the Northern
Securities case. and all the states which have
enacted railroad legislation recently are watch
ing the outcome with much interest The veto
by Governor Hughes Of the two-cent fare bill
prevents this state from having vital interest
N the question.
Abroad the greatest interest has been taken
from her practically independent position az
empire 20 that of mere province of japan
10 which she will probably ne ultimately an
neXed. This result has been what Japan has
aimed at In her conflict with China and the
later with Russia. She went to- war to keep
both of those countries from occupying Corea
and securing valuable sea front on the Sea
Of Japan to which she laws claim. IL was tho
effort Of Russia to get a seaport further south
than the one at Vladivostok. which is long ice
bound every year that led TO her OCCUPATION Of
Port Arthur and iproads in Corea which were
the direct OF the conflict with Japan Now
that the island empire has secured so great a
foothoId on the mainland OF Asia. II is expected
To be only question OF time when her popula-
tiOn WILL spread in that direction and extend the