New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-15
roustant Reader Tells What He
Missed IN Last Weeks Papers.

the Constant Reader. preparing Tor MS heouoiii-
.6al review of the history Of the world as re-
corded in the newspapers.
.-r,,a matter in which there has been the most
.-+a,est taken on both sides of the Atlanuc'
o the reply. has been the maiden voyage OIL
La rir new turbine steamer, the Lusitanld' Oh
..,o C,,nard Line which has locked at the ne"
>-o-,b River piers in this city Every one mas
- crossed the ocean or hopes to do so II
-,e 1rclzv turn of fortunes wheel shan make IL
or.ir1e and there is great interest in all ocean
,,o,e, craft. Then, too, there was whet given
- curiosity in regard TO the voyaglng OF me
= Vessel by the announcement that there
I'D he a race between the Lusitania and the
r,.enia but this proved TO be procession
IT, Tucania had held the English record TOT
r,ee,5,- vovacing. albeit surpassed by the great
German liners. Furthermore. the fact that the
new vessel was equipped with the modern tur-
hines instead OF the old reciprocating engines
Lent sill more zest 10 the eagerness with when
.La news by wireless, while on the sea. or the
-rass Of the vessel and of her actual arrival
was awaited. Nothing can be found which more
,.,---e1o1,slv sets forth the progress of the in
,s,tive skill Of man than the contrast between
This giant Of the waves. more than seventh OF
q mile in length and carrying between two thou-
sand and three thousand persons and vast
man first trusted himself TO the mercy OF the
waters In this year. when the centennial OF
she epplcation Of steam to propel water craft IS
celebrated il is fitting that new record III
ocean voyaging should be made The steadi-
ness with which vessels travel with the turbine
engines takes away the dread which the ihoSI
fearful have of e sea voyage, while the reouc-
tion Of the time for trip TO Europe TO nVe DAYS
or less as is confidently expected, VIII give an
added impulse the stream OF traNel "hlch
flows To and fro on the Atlantic each season
With the Lusitania, and the Mauritania her SIS
ter shin in commission. the ocean way will be
the most popular route Of travel The report or
a still huger vessel for passenger traffic lacks
confirmation
IF Britannia still rules the waves she is also
essavdng to secure supremacy with air craft. and
the success of recent experiments with military
siirigible balloons under the auspices of the
army authorities goes to show that England will
not yield 10 any Of the Continental powers in
this matter. But the effort made by Walter
wellrnan 10 make trip TO the North Pole by
balloon has been postponed this year, as It was
last. and the Arctic explorer has left his far
northern base 10 stay in warmer climate until
another season. An effort was made 70 start
his balloon toward the pole after days Of wait
ing with all in readiness, for q favorable wind,
WHICH atQ sColiciS 70 edy tAdN hhClillAoII He10
unwilling to 90 up and make a try for fear he
would go toward the South Pole instead OF the
one he sought. Like Peary. Wenan will make
a new effort in the summer Of 1908. and interest
may be stimulated by a rivalry between them 10
which shall reach the coveted spot first
News OF the Arctic explorers who were seeking
new land north Of Alaska has come since their
vessel was lost, and they report no indications
10 bear out the theory Of large islands in the
Polar Sea, as the continental shelf on which
most Islands are found, does not extend beyond
the points where they sounded. Despite the loss
Of their vessel. they viii continue their explora-
ton Of northern waters as long as their food
supplies last"
Has Secretary Taft started on his trip TO the
Philippines"
Yes, he has begun MS Round the World in
Eighty Days or. rather. in ninety days, which
is his scheduled tine from the United States and
back again, in which he will circumnavig
The word. A month Is set apart for his trip TO
Manila, where he is expected to attend the open
lLg OF the nrst Assembly, the law making body
OF the natives, the movement toward the crea-
lion Of which was begun when he was Governor
General on the way he VIII stop briefly in
Japan and China After leaving Manila he will
60 10 NladvostOk. and, barring delays by ice
N the harbor and on the Transsiberian Railroad.
he hopes TO be in St. Petersburg Berlin for
his Thanksgiving dinner at the American En-
bassy. and 10 reach home by the Tuesday after
fne second Monday IN December There Is not
the intensity Of interest taken in this Philippine
voyage Of Secretary Taft that there was in his
previous one, FOR daughter Of the President
Is one OF the party In fact, the interest in the
voyages Of her who Miss Alice Roosevelt
has sensibly declined. for she and her husband,
Congressman Longworth, have recently
turned from trip to Honolulu which created
scarcely ripple of interest
While his voyage. and especially his return.
viii probably give decided FLIP to the candi-
dacy Of the Secretary of War for the seat the
head Of the Cabinet table, the utterances OF past
masters in politics go to show that the first
favorite in the hearts Of his countrymen Is the
present incumben: of the Presidential chair and
that next to him in the minds of a great num-
Der Of persons is the head of the government
Of the Empire State. whose reelection 10 his
present Office will be assured if President Roose-
vet yields to the pressure which VIII be put
upon him 70 reconsider his determination, as he
did when he was nominated for Vfce-President.
In the Democratic field Of politics there Is
the usual indecisive talk OF Presidential pos
sbilities By the way, did you see that prize
winning answer TO the question, What Is a
Democrat? which set forth that he is the fellow
who pays the election bets2 After futile effort
to stir up sentiment for DR. Woodrow Wilson.
president Of Princeton. the name OF Colonel
Henry Watterson has been put before the coun-
Try in the same way. but has failed TO fire even
the Southern heart. AS Governor Glenn OF
North Carolina wisely remarks. the time has not
yet come for the nomination of a Southerner-
Colonel Watterson's dark horse Governor
Johnson Of Minnesota, has positively declined
10 allow his name TO be considered IN connection
with the nomination Meanwhile Bryan Is re
ceptive and can always be named II no one else
car be put in the breach. A political contest
which viii be sure to arouse nnuch interest,"
is that for the Mayoralty Of Cleveland, with
Congressman Theodore E. Burton seeking to de-
feat Mayor Tom /. Johnson Tor fourth term
on the Platform of municipal ownership
Speaking Of municipal ownership there is a
nice question here in New York The residents
Of part of Brooklyn are earnestly protesting
against any delay in the construction OF sub
way. designed ultimately 10 reach Coney Isl
and. TO which the city was practically cohrnltIed
hv the OLD RAND transit Commission. involv-
Ing an expenditure of S23Oeopto But unless