New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-21
Constant Reader Tells What He
Missed IN Last Weeks Papers.


last week" remarked Busy Man, as he dfoPp@u
snto the chair at the club which he mas useN
40 long that il has become moulded TO MS loii'
and extracted from hls vest pocket two samples
Of one Of the products OF the peace inducing
weed
Yes" said Constant Reader, as he shipped on
she end OF one and lighted II. And there were
exciting moments in the presentation 100 AS
one might say. Peace had her victories. 30
strenuous were the desires OF the advocates OF
peace for her rule. that her garments were
Mttle rumpled in the fray. The conference
.vhich brought together notable group Of Eu-
s,opeans and Americans began on Sunday. DR..
Morgan Dix in a sermon 10 the Loyal Legion
declared war was necessary, and decried dis
armament. In the evening. at the opening
meeting Of the conference in Carnegie Hail.
s8ishop Potter described DR.. Dixs sermon as
sdrippings of eloquence in which your purpose
and mine IN holding these peace meetings was
denounced as hysterical' At Mondays meet
sng when Secretary Root. Governor Hughes,
Mayor Mcclellan, Professor Mtnsterberg, An
drew Carnegie and others spoke, and a letter
from President Roosevelt was read, Mr.. Carne-
gle took issue with President Roosevelts state
snent that If ever righteousness was at odds
with peace Il was righteousness which one
ought TO espouse. and with Professor Minister
berg's statement that the standing army Of Ger
many was not felt as a burden. Mr.. Carnegie,
The chairman declared most vehemently that
there could be no divorce between peace and
righteousness. and took the German Harvard
professor TO task for his statement in such
lively fashion that the Iatter's face grew white
with suppressed feeling. On Tuesday Presi-
dent Butler Of Columbia University. criticised
Professor Mdnsterberg's support Of Germanys
large standing army and announced that DR..
Felix Adler, by the action of the Prussian min
istry, had been nominated for the Theodore
Roosevelt professorship IN the University Of
Berlin for l9OS-'09. on Wednesday, the last
day OF the congress. the adoption of the reso-
buttons emboGying the results Of the conference
caused rather warm discussion between two
OF the delegates
What was the conclusion Of the whole mat
ter2" asked Busy Man.
N two banquets. a set OF resolutions and
N statement from Mr. Carnegie, replying TO three
qualifications or objections. to universal peace
which had been brought before the Congress. %
responded Constant Reader. AT the banquet
at the Hotel Aston. Nj Carnegie was the unex-
pected recipient Of the insignia Of Command
er Of the Legion of Honor Of France through
Baron d'Estournelles de Constant. The reso-
lutions advocated that the Hague tribunal be
made permanent. that st should be open 10 all
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arbitration treaty providing for the reference to
The tribunal Of International disputes The
United States government was requested to in
struct its delegates 10 the Hague conference TO
urge the consideration there Of a decrease in
the ornaments Of nations. 10 press the adop-
ZION OF proposition that private property at
sea should have the same immunity from can't
ure in war shelters private propertv on
land, and 10 urge the formation of a more per-
manent international union for the maintenance
NJ s.ftcf4F
committee of inquiry should be invoked IN all
disputes that cannot be settled by arbitration
was Endorsed. Mr.. Carnegie's connection with
The Loyal Legion has amusing side 10 it. for
II Is a military order. founded by Napoleon at
whom he took a fling. Should he die IN France
he would he entitled TO q military funeral He
Is entitled TO pension of l,oOO francs year
ana the order provides good school for his
daughter sister or nieces. il he desires 10 avail
himself e his privileges.
BY 10 way" addeS Constant Reader DIR
DIX the rector Of Trinity Church in the report
Of the Trinity Corporation. just issued made
puDhc Tor the first time the revenues OF the cor
poration. The income from its holdings OF real
estate is less than $40 900 a wear This
money IS used i'm making repairs TO its parish
properly, In supporting partially or entirely
churches and other institutions outside Of the
parish and taxes and IN making loans TO other
S5o3No on which no interest is charged
What Was that heard about a sha ke-up
81 Mexico asked Busy Man.
You mean the earthquake which did 50 much
damage in Southern Mexico near AcapuIo and
Chilpancingo- Nearly hundred persons lost
their lives and in many OF the small towns as
well as these cities buildings were leveled.
The world appears TO he shaking all over as
San Francisco is celebrating the first snniyer-
sary OF IFS great disaster On Friday. dis
latches from Manila reported earthquake shocks
an various parts of the Philippine Islands and
sire broke out In IloilO Island Of Panay Ac-
cOrding 10 reports more than 10000 peonle liv-
ing IN that prospecting city We're Obliged 10 flee
from their homes. Early Friday morning The
people OF Charleston. :. c, We're unpleasantlv
m HTnrI nm nj nNnnfT
earthquakes by slight but perceptible shock.
Tho seismOgraphs al Albany and Vienna have
recorded tremors OF the earth. II is another
sign that the world is growing old"
It must have been q shake-up in the Police
Department that mixed up with the Mexican
earthquake Its about tine Governor Hughes
signed the Bingham bin" said Busy Man
There has been shake-up there. The GOV
ernOr signed the bill early in the week and an
Friday when Commissioner Bingham secured /,
certified copy OF it, he lifted the ak Eight Of
the inspectors, not including Cortright Titus
and Schmittberger, We're reduced to the ranl
Of captain and their places filed by captain.
with the rank OF acting inspectors Lieutenant
James McCaIerty was made head OF the de.
tective bureau"
Isn't there another shake-up being Dlanne,
IN the city government" inquired Busy Man.
There have been conferences regarding Presi
dent Ahearn OF the Borough of Manhattan
which could hardly be called peace conference
Boss Murphy is reported have seen wa
ahead. and the attempt 10 Investigate An
Ahealns ONCE is considered 10 be one OF IN
acts Of wan. Among the transactions of tn
AsolcoSA EltSlNeAl > ONCE alkeged TO be
picious are four contracts given 10 one compan
Tor wood paving amounting TO more thai
100000. The Commissioners OF Account
have begun 10 hold hearings but Mr. Ahearl
End his lieutenants in Office have failed TO ODE,
lae subpenas summoning them TO appear al
s>1Ough some time ago Mr. Ahearn signihed
S-SssTe 20 be Violated"
Why are the police seeking the Italians c
the city so earnestly"
It's case OF disarmament for the purpos
az securing something like universal peace.
few days ago two patrolnlen, IN the perform
atlce 81 their duty, were murdered by an Italia
carrying concealed weapon. Since that tim
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