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New-York tribune., 1907-09-09

to govern, and would not be even IL 1t were lert
alone by other powers. It's vast extent. Its
enormous population. the deep rooted antago-
nism between Chinese and Manchus, the IRE
nressble conflict between the vested customs
and supersttions of ages and the leaven of
new life which cannot be excluded or sup
nressed. the pride of local autonomy which
makes China the least centralized government
In the world and yet which necessitates cen
trolized government of peculiar tact and force
all these and other conditions make it a most
difscult task to rule at Peking. But when we
add thereto the persistent interfering of other
mowers with Chinese affairs and the degree to
which China has permitted herself TO be made
subject to alien dctation the task appears ner-
culean Yet this woman of seventy-three years
continues TO perform it with all the vigor and
snirt Of youth, as well as with the sagacity of
age.
It is s. crowning mark of her sagacity that
she now recognizes, al what may prove to be the
psychological moment. the movings or the spirit
of Young China" in the schools and elsewhere
She has recently had brought to her attention
the utterances and ambitions of the reform
leaders including some whom she would a few
wears ago have put to death had they not be-
taken themselves to exile and she has come TO
n realization of the extent 10 which the ieayen
is working throughout the empire The seiec-
ton of the best statesmen and scholars of China
to be her counselors and the chief adminlstra-
tors of the state Is the best response she could
have made to that movement, and 1T deserves 10
be effective 1t will not check the progress or
reform, but 1t WILT certainly should-avert
conflict with it and obviate any antagonlsm De-
tween the rcformers and the government. Ad-
vanced ideas Of government and social organiza-
tion are developing rapidly in China, and it may
be that the reign of Tzu Hsi will be crowned
with a national awakening comparable with,
though in some essential respects very different
from. that which marked the opening OF the
present era In Japan.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
THE CROWD AND THE NAN.

Comments upon the nauseating display Of
morbiditv given by crowd of BrookIynites
last Saturday night are apt to be tempered with
the observation that crowd psychology is unique,
and that men in masses cannot be held respOn-
sible for their individual actions TO the same
degree as when alone. Doubtless scores Of In
telligent citizens. IN reading about the swarms
of ghouis who struggled for three hours at the
Halsey street station TO gather mementos of a
grewsome suicide calmly consoled themselves
with some aphorisms about the alterations OF
mobs culled from popular or scientific essays on
group psychology. Nevertheless, the sight Of
thirty policemen belaboring horde of clerks,
shopgirls and business men in desperate en-
deavor TO restrain them from carrying off every
pocketable splinter and piece of clothing should
move everybody to seek the abolition OF condi-
tons making possible such episodes.
The plain truth is that the morbid emotions
of the mob are not caused by some mysterious
force but chiefly by the lack of proper indi-
viduaI training and discipline An immense
amount of twaddle about the spirit of the
crowd" and collective suggestion" has been ur-
loaded on the public at the highest market
prices. And sane persons have been led 70 think
that a man is not responsible for his acts when
in crowd for 1.-The environing assemblage COM
'pletely dominates his personality in a truly
hypnotic manner" \ most lamentable con-
fusion OF an observed fact with an inevitable
law Of nature! True. men do repeatedly lose
their better selves IN a crowd, but only because
they have never been taught by word and by
drill how to behave under the peculiar Circum-
stances. Just as the average man cannot talk
naturally when addressing a large assemblage
without fist taking lessons in elocutOn, so, too,
is he unable TO act naturally in other respects
when under the spell of a crowd. If a teacher
can help him In the former case, then likewise
in the latter.
Fire drills have become a part of all public
school education. And in some places pupils
are taught what to do in other emergencies.
Thousands are now learning first aid TO the in
! jured. Why not also teach every schoolboy
| first aid to himself in case Of excitement? II
he can be taught to keep cool in getting out Of q
| burning building. he can be taught how TO
escape from an iniamed mob and its excite
ment Mob violence has spread SO alarminglY
| in this country and has taken on so many
| forms, from lynching down to merely contempt
ible curiosity. that educators ought to give their
most serious thoughts toward shattering its
power. 1t is more important that the rising
generation shall be able to keep a steady head
during accidents and turmoils than that it know
! the capitals Of the states and the chief exports
/ of Borneo. Presence of mind, like presence Of
q sense Of deeency, is largely n gift: but both
| can be acquired.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

consular report gives particulars of method
by which the existence of tuberculosis can be de-
tected and which was made known at a recent
meeting of the French Academic des Sciences in
Paris 1t consists in inoculatng the patient. in
vaccination. with few drops of the tuberculin Of
Koch. If tuberculosis does not exist. the little In
cision heals rapidly. but IT, on the other hand the
patient is affected with the slightest trace OF the
disease although 1t may not be revealed by any
tangible symptom, the ncision rubbed with the
tubercuIn becomes inhamed. and in from five &c
six days a pustule similar TO that OF vaccine ap-
pears. running its course IN four OF five days
How inhabitants has Grs crimson Gu Gueh drf.;
There hasn't been no census in Crimson Guich, .
answered Bronco Bob You don't suppose any
RSa Gnd be fo9 9n eR?uh al o
do you7'-Washington Star.
Never say you are at work or that you are
looking for H." said a smooth and modest looking
young man to another who had come New York
to look for employment It's my line. and know.
OF course IN the plain. vulgar sense am never at
work. nor have sought an introduction TO II. Yet
1 do little hustng for living and. take my
word for IT. always tell New Yorker that you
have a Job to which you will most faithfully de-
liver yourself IN the morning. II always takes.
never look for job. nor am ever busy at one
but II were. the level. I'd get only frosty
throw-down and the quick shove. New Workers
will always fall for q beggar who says he IS in
sight OF a lifesaver but II there's no help ahead
sea 1 know the geezers. This Is good professional
advice and follow 1t II you want to get bed to-
night"
Pa why do people always talk about Dame
Gossip'?'
Chicago Record Herald.
The Emperor Meneks present to the Kaiser OF
a rhinoceros and a lion is gift with much prece-
dent to support It. says THE Dundee Advertiser
Shortly after her accession to the throne Queen
Victoria received from the Sultan OF Morocco a
lioness. a leopard. pair of ostrches and pair of
gazelies. duly deposited IN Regents Park Apart,
moreover. from their personal gifts to each other
the sovereigns of many countries have contributed
from time to time TO the public and private colec-
tions in Great Britain. To the menagerie which
formerly stood the site of the National Gallery
the Duke OF York presented a wildcat from Banga-
lore. the King of Ashantee leopard and William
" emu. To the gardens at Regents Park the
English royal family has always been abundant
contributor. in addition to the rulers for the time
being of Russia. Italy, Portugal. Egypt and other
countries.
Mr.. Townguy-How long does a fish grow In a
year?
The Gude-wa-al. 1t depends on who's tellin IL
an his eddication an material tnventiveness-Chi-
cago News.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
EoW MANY NAVAL sTATToNsr

Members OF the House Committee Naval
Affairs who have been visiting the various naval
stations OF the Atlantic Coast are reported to
have expressed themselves In favor OF reducing
the number OF such establishments, perhaps 10
only four. We can imagine the earnest protests
as well as the excited cutlery which would be
raised locally against the abandonment Of any
existing station, and also the general argument
which would be put forward that it would be
paradcxical, If not stultifying, TO lessen our
navy yard facilities while we are increasing our
navy Nevertheless. there Is much 10 be said
in favor Of the committees reported plan
II is quite obvious that the essential require
ments of naval station are very different from
what they were when the existing stations were
created There must be q much greater depth
of water. The docks must be much larger. In
stead Of the station being provided chiefly with
carpenter shops, sail lofts and a ropewalk, it
must now have vast, complicated and costly
equipment Of mechanics and engineering. A sin
gle yard to-day may cost more than dozen did
half century ago. The questions may well be
raised then whether 1t is necessary desirable
70 go 30 the expense of multiplying these enor-
NOUS establishments at so many places along
the coast, and whether it would not suffice and
actually be better to concentrate all work at
few OF the most advantageously situated sta
tions where the highest possible degree of eff
csency could constantly be maintained
An alternative TO actual abolition OF stations
might be found In the division of them into
classes-Arst and second, and perhaps third
The first class should be stations capable Of ac-
commodating for repairs or equipment num-
Der OF the largest battleshps or cruisers, and
such yards should be made as commodious and
complete as possible, even, IL necessary, to the
sacrifice Of the inferior classes. The other sta
tons. including those, II any, whose depth OF
water is insufficient for battleships, might serve
q useful purpose IN caring for the smaller cruis-
ers, gunboats, destroyers and torpedo boats.
We cannot concede that merely local inter-
csts or local pride should be permitted 20 COM
gel the retention Of station which is not
needed or which is inefficient. The needs of
the national service should be the supreme law
determining the number and the distribution of
the stations. But It will. Of course be borne
In r.lnd that those needs are not to be measured
exclusively by the standards Of times of peace.
IN case Of war IL might be that more stations,
more widely distributed slong the coast would
= nseded ana prudence dictates that suft-
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
FONTENOY.

It is cause for qualification that the historic
battlefield Of Fontenoy Is at last TO be marked
with monument in memory Of the achievement
of the Irish Brigade, though there might also be
much wonderment at this fitting tasks having
been delayed so long More than a century and
q half has passed since the date OF the battle
which was so credltable alike 10 victors and to
anquished-though, indeed. the latter term Is a
misnomer-and which those the one side re-
member as glorious victory while those on
the other cherish its name as that of splendid
defeat"
In all these years. however, Fontenoy has not
been forgotten. Few battles Of all that century
of wars have been SO much celebrated in song
and story. Two peoples have gloried in il as
cause for pride-as IN fact 1t was and is-while
the third has felt no resentment or soreness.
bur has been willing to join n celebrating lis
own defeat. Tor one nation 1t was victory to
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

rORFIcN-The Moors have not taken ad-
vantage of the arnisIice to sue for peace, anu anu
the French forces are expected to move on &c &c
tribesmeD to-day. France WIZ IesloiS % :
,oear ~asablanca before installing pollce az
orher porte - Raisuli has sent 10 the BRUSH
LEGATION his terms for the release OF Cdiu NJ
Lean: they include British protection ior tlIe
hsn5j+ mis- arpointraent as pacha and an IN
deroritv The Lusitania passed the Lu
csnia IN the afternoon after the departure u
the steamers from Queenstown, lle Loi -
sel was timed from Daunt Rock at i: ~ p m,
the latter at Il: :55 a m == The Nenezue.al
Seleco+es viii remain at The Hague, the order
for withdrawal having been due TO mlsundef- =
e+en7;ng - The British Consul General al
Antwerp has entered a protest against the m
adequate protection given TO BTllls1 sIllPs ~ al
the time of the rIoung- - 'oIilailpOA ~
fin7les 20 spread in Vienna and pubic meetings
and professions have been fornldden' 4oo'VVV
persons have been vaccinated.
DOMESTIC-Governor Floyd Of New Hamp-
shire in an interview in Washington SAID that
he believed Governor Hughes would get the sup
port of New England for the Presidency =--
President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft are eN-
rected TO speak in Cleveland for Representative
TS1lrf on as Manor, while ". J. Bryan ana oJher
leading Democrats likely TO urge the re-
election Of Tom L. Johnson. ~ Secretary
Taft answering criticisms by w J. Bryan, de-
clared in a speech at Tacoma, Wash. that tarii1
revision was unwise during Presidential cam
paisn- ~ The text OF the Inodus T~lNenal ~ - -
regulate fishing by Americans in the treaty
waters Of Newfoundland, which was concluded
in Lcndon on saturday was mace pupiic ~
Washington by A A Adee, Acting Secretary OF
State: it is a substantial renewal Of last years
agreement - Governor Harris of Ohio said
ri Washington that Ohio would cast the solid
vote Of the delegation for Taft: he predicted
that Foraker would be reelected Senator ana
Burton would be elected Mayor of Cleveland.
CTTY-A Bronx minister in the pulpit de-
rounced as lie the story that he received q
81 200 salary from Haffen for doing nothing
more than sign the payroll voucher - Flf-
teen thousand persons listened 10 a concert by
the United German Singing Societies in the MaIl,
sr Central Park - The celebration or the
Jewish New Year began. - It became known
that the Labor Day parade had been held up
by union musicians until they got more money.
Secretary Root discharged from
Muldcons as cured. - The public schools
viii open to-day with the largest attendance on
record, II was learned. - Three Italians were
held for trying to ki6nap a girl. - Brigadier
General Samuel NJ Mills died at Monmouth
Beach y. J. - Five negroes and one Italian
were held as witnesses IN a woman murder case.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, -
degrees; lowest, Ga
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09

glory in, for 1t was grateful RELIEF from a iohs
series Of defeats, and its direct results were OIL
preat Importance SO much for the French. 10
the Irish it was peculiarly grateful in that IL
pave them q band of exile5. triumph over those
whom they regarded their oppressors NO
lust historian will begrudge the Gallic-Celuc
army its full mead of laurels
Yet neither glory lacking on the other
side The English army. with its allies, was
much inferior TO the French In numbers ana
was commanded by an inexperienced YOUTH
while the French were led by the greatest SOL
dier of that age That Cumberland was not
quickly routed by SAKE was surprising Instead
and DESPITE Saxe's mastery combination or ar
tiIlery and cavalry-for the first time in war
and the presence Of the King of France himself
to inspire his troops, Cumberland, equally I'M
Detuous and stubborn. put the French 10 the
very verge of rout, and would doubtless have
swept them before him had it not been for the
Irish Brigade. That splendid body Of veterans
had been held In reserve by SAKE to use in the
last extremity and was launched by him into
the fight at the psychological moment fresh and
eager when the almost victorious English were
wearied and spent with hours Of fighting. The
charge was irresistible and Bloody Cumber-
land" was beaten back. though he retired with
q stuhborn and dogged resistance which bore no
semblance to fight md only little to defeat
It is memorable that in the most exultant
Irish ballads on the battle full credit is given
to the defeated English for their va!or, and it
will he approprate to make the monument a
memorial not only to the victors but also TO
those who were defeated but who IN their de-
feat displaved qualities that greatly enhance
the credit of the victorious forces.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
DECISION FOR FRESH AIR FUND.
Tribune Charity Wins from New York Lf'
Insurance in Ardsley Property Suit

Friends OF the Tribune Fresh Air Fund wers
much pleased TO learn on Saturday that the Ne"
York Life Insurance Company had been unsle-
cessful IN It's attempt to oust the Fresh Ar Fund
from the property that It occupies az Ardsiey'
n Y. where the Ashford Hill Home is situated
The insurance company took the matter TO tne
courts acting in the interest OF a client against
the Church Of the Holy Communion. the orsaniza-
ton which gives the Of the buildings and prop
ertv 10 the fund. II was held that the lease OF
the property 70 the Tribune Fresh Air Fund was
in violation OF the bequsst of the testator' Wno
gave it 10 the Church of the Holy Communion 70
be used for church purposes only
The decision OF the court was particularly Srau-
fvfng to the mana cement OF the fund because tihs
wear a considerable OF money was spent IN
putting the buildings in first class condition 4Hey
are now fully equipped for fresh air work scat
tered about the grove where the Home IS situated
are the dorrnitcries while in the centre or the
auadrangle is main building. that contains tns
dining ROOM kitchen. playroorl and Offices. Aooar
two thousand children had outing az TINS plaCo
last season. and had the decision Of the courts nee
adverse the loss TO the fund and TO the children
would have been great
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
PERSONAL.

Paderswsk frequently sits at his instrument until
well into the small hours OF the morning, says
'sTit-Bits" Hence he seldom rises until or 10
a. m, and Immediately he is dressed he gets to
work generally practising the piano. but often
composing. He keeps 10 his task until o'clock.
and not a minute earlier does he break his fast.
BY that time, however his appetite Is Keen ana the
helps 10 make the hour of his first meal by the
most enjoyable OF the day, The meal itself never
occupies long. He follows it with quiet game OF
billiards PLAYED against himself. HI is an en-
thusiastic devotee of the game
Conrad AIberti Sittenfeld, editor OF the "Ber-
liner is writing interesting letters 10 his
paper from German East Africa His latest cOTnnu-
nicatlon was written at Dar-es-Salaam. the pretty
capital city on the Indian Ocean Mr.. Aibert. as
the novelist and newspaper man is known In the
German literary world, accompanied Prince Henry
his visit to this country and made many friends
In New York.
Alexander Finn. who becomes consul general
through the raising OF Chicago by the British gov
ernnent that rank. has represented his Britannia
majesty in that city since August 1s 1904 He went
to Chicago from Malaga Spain. where he had been
consul and where during the Spanish TsT he had
Finn time attached TO the British Lega-
ton at Teheran. Persia. and he also has ser
Vice in British India. He is a fellow OF the Royal
Geographical Society and holds membership in the
Asiatc Society
Edwin Walter Sims. upon whose motion the re-
bate case against the Chicago & Alton road was
postponed for three weeks in Judge Landiss
court IS United States District Attorney for the
Northern District OF Illinois He also has been
special attorney for the bureau of corporations at
washington and solicitor OF the Department OF
Commerce and Labor. In 1soo-'02 he was County
iIt AtI0ThIey OF ont $50 and was educaisa in the
public schools OF Detroit and Bay City. Mich He
of Michigan, and in 1894 he admitted to the
bar Previously he had served as reporter. editor
or special correspondent for papers in Detroit and
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
THE REIGY OF TZn HEI.

The announcement that the Dowager Empress,
whom may also call the Empress Regent,
of China has called into the Grand Council
the two great Viceroys, Chang Chi Tung and
Yuan Shl Kai, with the evident purpose of
strengthening the throne and dynasty by sur
rounding them with the ablest advisers and
supporters in the empire, accords with what Is
known and with what might have been expected
Of that discerning and forceful sovereign.
There is, perhaps, no other ruler in the world
to-day who has been made the target for so
much ridicule and obloquy she, and there are
probably few who have deserved 1t less The
head and front of her offending is that she per-
sists in retaining the hold upon the imperial
sceptre which has now been unbroken for nearly
a third of a century. and that she declines to
accept the rule which Theirs copied from Jan
Zamoiski, but insists upon governing well
reigning.
That. however, is scarcely to be esteemed an
objectionable sin. We cannot recall that since
the day of Charles many monarchs have vol
unfairly relinquished power that many
save under constitutional deveopments-have
slackened their hold upon the reins of govern
ment with either credit to themselves or profit
to the people. The duty of ruler is to rule, to
keep the balance true between authority and
responsibility, and there is indication that
Tzu Hs is not moved by a sense Of duty rather
than by selfish ambition If It be objected that
she is holding fast TO throne which she should
have reiinqalshed long ago to the legitimate
Emperor the reply Is obvious and forceful. She
constituted Empress Regent until Kwang
Hsu should become competent to reign. lie be-
competent in theory by coming of age
twenty years ago, but TZu Hsi considers t1at
he has not become competent In intellect or
judgment, and that. therefore. she must continue
TO govern In his stead. 1t must be conceded that
much color is given to that contention of hers
by the Emperor's conduct. Had he been
competent to rule he would scarcely have per-
mtted himself to be effaced as he has been.
Passing by her de jure status. there can be no
question of the de fGcto status of that extraordi
nary woman. She has made mistakes in her
long reign. what sovereign has not? But on
the whole the Judgment Of TIE world will be that
she has performed a task of peculiar difficulty
with notable success. China is 1ot an easy land
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
II A1,1tsements.

AcADEMY OF -saloTny Jane-
AlsaAMBRA-2-S-Eaude
ASTOR-S-15-A Yankee Tourist
cI-AECO-S.I5-The Rose OF the Rzncno
EsIyOU-S.3o-Comtesse Cocuctte-
BRIGHTON BEACH PARK-Bathing.
BROADWAY: s:15-Rogers Brothers IN Panama
CsASTNO-S:l5-The Orchid.
fONCF-Y rTnaInlan6-1gurh Park
t,OIGNIAT-2-S--Nsu Vaudeville
S-EITFRION-S-I5-The Darymas0s.
roAI,Y-S-S: :20-The Great Divide
EDEN MUSEE-The World IN Wax
f.AfPIRF-S.2n-l5v Wife
CsARRICK+c2 c20-When Knights Were Bold
14ACKETT-s-15-The Movers.
5IAAIa, ERsTEINS ROOF-2:I5-s :io-NarceV1ile-
TJFTrz AID SOIARE-s:I5-Anna Karen'na
PQDROAfE-2-S-NePIune' Daughter ana F1ohee1
Da.s
y=T-Te0N-srs-<1assTnate
NTCKERDOCkER-e,15 ,15-Mlie. Sioolste
-TPrR-Y-Si0 i0-Follies of 1907
LINCOLN SQLEARTc-s- -15The Spoilers
.2e-The Thief
T,YF7If~-s:I5-Th Lady from Iere's
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-ll G. m 10 II p H.
Tebacco Show 49,
MADISON SoJ- ARE-s:so-The Nan on 'ne cose-
TT-STT(--S.T--T7e House.
1 Ans :i5-The Pound l 2
SEW rORK-o-e :I5-A6vanCed NauoeVi4le-
eAx-0v-e .IT-Nan OF the hou@
wArI.A(-TIr :5h-The Ranger
,xz7c F>D-s-The Mascot