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New-York tribune., 1908-04-07
DIR. HoUGHToN ON BRIDGE AND LENT
Discusses Report That Whist Players Cannot
Attend Evenscng on Weekdays.

report that the demands of bridge whist con-
ficted with the observances of the Lenten season
came 10 the ears Of the Rev DR.. George Clarke
Houghton. rector of the Church OF the Transngura-
ton and he touched this subject on Sunday
when he announced the services for the week at
Houshton explained his stand yesterday by saying:
As A matter of fact. do not know what bridge
whist is. I have heard of II and have heard IL is
game of cards. A few days ago man Of position
in the community TO me and said that people
he did not say what people or of what congresa-
tion-found it inconvenient attend evensong at 5
o'clock weekdays because they played bridge
until that time and then found II necessary 10 go
home to prepare for dinner.
"On Sunday after evensong which that day
begins at 6 O'Clock. 1 announced the services for
the week, and when L to the time of even
song | repeated what had been told me. Regarding
this, I remember II. I said: I do not believe
that people have any right to deprive Almighty
God OF the prayer and praise that His due by
absentfng themselves from His house and omitting
their devotOns stated times when they called
upon by Church and religion render their devo-
tions. And especially is II, In my mind.
seemly that pleasure for themselves others
should be the of depriving Almighty God of
what is his due in the season Of Lent when they
should feel that deeper attention TO the
culture of their souls should be given
New-York tribune., 1908-04-07
THF COST OF CITY LABOR.

The relative cost and neffiCiency of munlcpal
labor. as compared with labor in private en-
pIoyment. is a commonplace, but the Boston
Finance Commission in its Investigations of the
various leaks that have brought Boston face to
face with a serious financial situation relnforces
the commonplace with actual statistics. Upon a
representative CITY Job the average number or
bricks laid by mason in an hour in the week
most Droducrive of results was 115: in the least
productive week the average was 3D. The aver
ace for the whole Job was 20. On contract work
for the city of a similar nature the average OF
the best week was 33S bricks, of the worst "a,
and the general average was 224. The cost or
the contract work was So 13 thousand bricks.
The cost of city work on various JOBS varied
from 50 As to SIS 81 a thousand.
Let no one console himself with the thought
that CITY government is growing better in this
resnect The Boston City Engineer has recorded
the cost Of sewer laying from 1878 to 1901 In
1873 laborers received 81 ~ a day and worked
sixtv-eight hours week in 1907 they received
So % a day and worked forty-four hours week.
Moreover. the efficiency of labor has so de
creased that the cost a lneal foot Of laying
nipe is now four times as great as it was in
1878 The shortening of the hours of work and
the increase in wages account for only about
half that rise in the cost of sewer laying. The
rest NAV be charged off TO the progressive de-
moralization of politics The cost of city labor
has probably gone up at about the same rate
here as in Boston, and that is one reason why.
with the elastic laws which permit the New
York authorities 10 Use the city's credit 10 pay
running expenses. the debt has mounted with
astonishing rapidity and the city has little in
the way of permanent improvements to point 10
as a result Of its expenditures
New-York tribune., 1908-04-07
FOR SETTLEMENT IN MANCHURIA

The Russian Ambassadors welcome state
ment concerning the controversy over the CON
sulate at Harbin s most friendly in tone and
is of course invested with much authority.
There is. however. some discrepancy between it
and other reports which are at least too authen-
tic TO be lightly ignored. We shall hope 10 see
that discrepancy entirely removed and the con
sular relations of this country with Manchuria
placed upon the basis which Baron Rosen 50
confidently and so plausibly assumes 10 be even
now in existence For the present it seems
necessary to suspend final judgment as between
the various versions of the situation. especially
as Baron Rosen himself frankly admits that
there are some details concerning which he is
moi Informed. 1t may be that those are the very
details which are the root of the trouble-for
example the alleged provision in the railroad
agreement between Russia and China making
the status or functions of foreign consulS III
some respects subject TO the approval or veto
of the Russian railroad manager. At any rate,
it seems desirable that there should be author
itative consideration Of the state Of affairs in
Manchuria and a definite settlement of the vari-
Gus issues which have arisen because of and
since the recent
Current dispatches report that much concern
is felt in Russia and Japan over the course
which has been pursued by the American Consul
at Harbn and over the supposed attitude Of the
American government. 1t is said that both those
governments hold the American intervention
responsible for China's selfassertiveness, and
that they are much disturbed at that baking of
their plans. It is, Of course, not generally a
grateful thing to ne the cause of trouble or OF
a disturbed or anxious state Of feelings. But
there are cases in which nation, like an indi
yidual, may be involuntarly and innocently
made 10 play such "A part. If acting reasonably,
honestly, traightforwardly and in accordance
with rights proyokes trouble the fault is not
with the one who thus acts. In this Manchuran
case therefore, while we may regret the dis
turbed state of feelings which the two nations
are said 10 suffer, must, on the basis of pres
cnt information. hold the American Consul and
the American government to be blameless- The
fault. if any. Stems 10 lie with those who have
produced Il state Jf affairs in which right con
duct is Il cause Of disturbance.
The question which has come up for settle
ment In Manchura and which ought now 10 be
settled definitely is really simple one 1t is
whether ManChurid is or is not Il part of the
Chinese Empire. Or perhaps we might say 1t Is
New-York tribune., 1908-04-07
THE TREASURY DEFICIT.

The Treasury's March statement, with its
showing of a deficit for the month Of SS615,O36,
indicates that the gap between daily income
and outlay is not narrowing, and is not likely
10 narrow during the remaining three months
of the fiscal year. Since October there has
been an average monthly deficit of about SS,-
100000 and the unfavorable balance for the
wear now stands at $50, 7O5, 900. The last quar-
ter is generally noted for an Increase IN IN
come and decrease in expenditure. Yet IL
is hard TO see how the Treasury can finish the
fiscal year 19O7-'OS without running up deficit
of at least S55Oo00G0.
Until general trade revives imports or iuIu-
ries and manufacturing materials will continue
slack and customs collections will be light Tne
loss in customs duties so far this year has been
more than S27O0O0Oo. Internal trade has not
been affected TO the same degree; for INTERNAL
revenue receipts have declined only S11,looooo
Had expenditures not risen however, there
would have been no deficit for the Treasury
outlay so far has been S55.0O0,0O0 larger than
if was last year which is S20,0000O0 more than
the present deficit. With restricted imports
the Tresent duties cannot furnish enough money
TO meet the governments needs, and TINS Is an
additional argument both for economy IN the
appropriations for the next year and IN favor OF
a revision of the tariff at a special session 10
be called after March i, 1909.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-07

had split the Democratic party in many OF the
Southern states They had become especially
aggressive in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
and Texas In those states General weaver,
running as a third party candidate, got re-
snectiyelv. 44132 42939, S5.1S1 and 996SS
votes. In Missouri he polled 41,2O4 in Ken
tuekv 235OO and in Tennessee 23.1S0. The
Southern States alone gave General Weaver
about 100000 votes. Virtually all these were
cast by former Democrats, and it was un-
doubtedlv more because Of their desire to crush
the PoplIlist movement in the South than be-
cause they cared anything about the silver
issue that the Southern Democratic leaders
took up Bryan and free silver in 1896 by
securing fusion with the Populists that year
they cut the ground from under the Popullst
agitation and won back the considerable South
ern minority which had been weaned away
from old-fashioned BourbOnism and which was
getting ready TO contest with the conservatives
for local power.
The Populist party had an inviting field to
work in at the South. for there it had only
one serious rival to contend with, and it might
have accomplished much good indirectly by re-
yiving genuine political activity in the South
ern States and dividing the white voters on real
political issues. That opportunity passed away
when the differences between Populism and
Democracy were obscured, and the Popullst
organization lost its mission and its identity.
II made Bryan inevitable as the Democratic
leader and through him imposed many OF It's
ideas on the Democracy. But TO achieve that
result it sacrificed its own fortunes and ter
minated its existence as serious factor IN ma
tional OoliticS
New-York tribune., 1908-04-07
PRUSSIA TO EXCHANGE TEACHEho'
Carnegie Foundation Will Send % to oo
Americans to That Country.

A plan for an exchange OF teachers between
hools of the United States and Prussia, under ro
aupervisfon of the Prssan Imperial Department.
OF Instruction and the Carnegie Foundation ior
the Advancement Of Teaching, was announced yes
ttrday It was said at the Carnegie Founda'lon
that there had been such an exchange between
Prussia France and England for several years
and that the Prussian Minister Of Instruction had
asked the president OF the Carnegie Foundation 70
take charge OF a similar exchange with the teach
ers Of this country.
The plan will take effect october l. and II IS
expected that from twenty-five TO ffty teacners
will avail themselves OF the opportunity 70 WISH
Prussia as guests OF the government That gov
ernrnent will pay the visiting teachers SIS TO 81 %
n month. The Americans are expected 70 converse
with the German upper class students IN EnsHs"
ur.on the institutions and social customs OF the
two countries.
A committee consisting Of Professor Julius
Sachs of Columbia University: Professor CalFin
Thomas of Columbia and James G. Crosven head
master Of the Brearley School, Of New YORK VIII
assist the president OF the Carnegie Foundauoh
in considering the applications OF the teachers
wishing to avail themselves Of the exchange
New-York tribune., 1908-04-07
FREE TRANSFERS.

The figures that are put forth by the traction
companies of this city seem to us TO be misead-
Ing in regard to the ruinous effect of the fre,
transfer system on revenues. Thus it is an
nounced that there were carried on the surface
system of Manhattan and The Bronx in 1907
316629,1o1 revenue passengers and 194, 100
342 transfer passengers, and that consequently
the average fare was 3.43 cents while in Brook
lyn the figures for the year run thus 22S, 524
961 revenue passengers" 127 032395 transfer
passengers, with the average fare 317 cents
This low average is accomplished by counting
the transfer passengers twice. In other words,
if a man rides few blocks uptown on one line
and, transferring, rides a few blocks across
town on another ne Is counted as two passen-
gers who have paid pa cents each.
How defective this system of reckoning is De-
comes apparent il ii is applied to the subway.
We suppose that probably one-third of that
roads passengers transfer from express to local
trains or from local to express. Now if each
passenger who leaves a local and enters an ex-
press train or rice rcrSG can be counted as two
passengers ii will be easy to figure that One-third
Of the subway's passengers are not revenue
passengers" and that consequently the average
fare on the subway is only about cents. We
might pursue this further, and show that il is
Impossible 10 carry passengers an expensive
road like the subway for 3 cents except at a
loss and draw other doleful conclusions. A
New-York tribune., 1908-04-07

passenger transferring from an uptown to
crosstown line on the surface 1--WE do not refer
To abuses of the transfer system which, 1t is
said. have enabled passenger to ride up and
down and all about the city for one fare) is no
more two passengers than one transferring from
q local to an express train in the subway.
II might be inferred from the statistics gwen
out that the transportation business in TINS CITY
led Inevitably to the poornouse. Mr.. lVins Wuo
confesses to belief that all future tractoh
lines will have to be built by the city, gave the
CITY Club some statistics q short time ago re-
xarding the surface railways which certainly
showed that by no possibility could streetcar
lines taxed as they here and under the ex'
listing free transfer requirements, be operateu
except at q loss. We have no means OF dlsput-
ing his figures, but they appear to prove lo'
much The Chicago street railway lines are
giving the city half their net income, ana WIN
the water squeezed out Of their stocks they pay
dividends and set aside surplus, and that, too
with practically universal transfers. Does any
one think that If a perpetual franchise ON the
present terms were now offered on broau"a'
tbere would be no takers? 1t may be possible 10
nrove. with figures like those counting transfer
passengers twice that line there couu Un!
he run at loss but good many captaiisr'
would like to have chance at that Ioss- 1t 10 O.
surd to suggest that so expensive system % 'N0
subway with such extensive transfer Pi"O
tice as there prevails, can be operateu at
nroft though most Of its traffic Is OF the iois
baul variety while the much less costIy sulIaoe
rnes with chiefly short haul passengers, VIII pe
rujned unless they cease giving free TRANSFERS
New-York tribune., 1908-04-07
pOPrLTsu AND DEMOCRACY.

Our neighbor The New York World" thinks
that we erred in saying the other day that the
Populst party made its remarkable start as a
national organiza tion in 1892 by drawing to itself
The support of several hundred thousand Dem
ocrats~ The World holds on the contrary,
that the Populist party was recruited largely
from the Republican party. with sprinkling
''of t5reenhackeTs." In commenting on the
snufing out of the Populst organization after
its extraordinary initial success in 1892 we
made the point that its leaders lost the oppor-
tunity 10 hold it together and maintain its
growth because they failed 10 keep its aims and
purposes distinct from those Of the radical
Democrats and fused with the latter on the
single issue Of free silver coinage. The Demo
cratic party. We said. the natural recruit
ing ground for the Populist propagandists, and
had a conservative Democrat been nominated
for President in 1896 1t was TO be doubted
whether he would have polled as many votes
as the nominee OF the Populists.
There can be no question that General Wea-
ver's strength in 1892 was drawn more from
the Democratic than from the Republican
party. In the first place, in Kansas, Colorado
Idaho and Nevada-states in which Populist
electors were chosen--the Democratic vote was
east almost solidly for the Populist ticket
There was no Cleveland electoral ticket in Kan
sas Colorado or Idaho In Nebraska there
three electoral tickets, but more Demo
Gratis voted for Weaver than voted for CIeVe-
land, the Populist electors getting S3134 votes
and the Democratic electors only 24934. In
North Dakota A fusion Observation-Disclosures
ticket got IL, 200 votes. The vote for Weaver
electors in those six formerly Republican states
was respectively. 1G3.l1l, 53.5s4, 1890, 1,264,
S3I34 and I7.7ej-a total Of 3:aI,31}, probably
a. Der cent of which was contributed by Demo
crafs or former Democrats.
The PopuIist leaders between 1890 and 1892
New-York tribune., 1908-04-07
''C.-B." ="

British public life suffers a real loss by the
retirement of the statesman whom follow
ers and opponents alike have long famtlfarly
and affectionately known as "C.-B.' ANY man
who had attained to the office Of Prime Minister
+ of the United kfngdom-one Of the most dfstln-
guished and most powerful places In the world
would for that cause alone be worthy Of more
than passing notice But Sir Henry Campbell
Rannerman had other claims TO distinction
which made him conspicuous long before he sue
ceeded Mr. Balfour at Downing Street man
who for forty years continuously has been the
chosen Parliamentary representative Of an en-
lightened Scottish constituency is Of necessity
q man of more than ordinary character and
parts.
Sir Henry-he was then Mr.. Campbell Ban
nerman-entered Parliament as the member
for Stirling District simultaneously with Mr.
Gladstones first accession to the office Of Prime
Minister, in the fall of 1868. Less than three
years later he was made financial secretary to
the War Office Of which Mr.. Cardwell was the
head and he filled the place until the end OF
that administration. When Mr.. Gladstone came
in again in 1880 he returned to the same
place under the Secretaryship of Mr.. Childers
and thence two years later transferred to a
place in the Admiralty under Lord Northbrook
In the last year of that stormy administration
he Chief Secretary for Ireland, filling the
place in which in quick succession Mr.. Forster
had been betrayed. Lord Frederick CavendIsh
had been murdered and Mr. Trevelyan had
found it impossible 10 remain. In the short
lived Gladstone government Of 1886 he was
Secretary for War; Lord Rosebery, Lord Gran
vile, Lord Spencer, Sir William Harcourt and
Mr.. Morley being among his colleagues. and he
filled the same place IN the Gladstone and Rose
berry administrations half dozen years later.
When another schism occurred in the Liberal
party over questions of policy and leadership he
was chosen to succeed Sir William Harcourt as
leader of the party in the House of Commons,
and that pref3rment in turn led him into the
Prime Minister'S office when Mr. Balfour and
his colleagues resigned in 1903, and kept him
there when an enormous Liberal majority was
returned TO Parliament in 1906
History will not credit Sir Henry with having
been as brilliant statesman as some Of his
colleagues. 1t will give him enviably high rank
for prudence, sagacity, hard-headed common
sense and that genius which is described as an
infinite capacity for taking pains 1t will rank
him second to none in earnest devotion to public
duty and in conscientious loyalty to the welfare
OF the nation. His retirement at more than the
PSalmists span of years and with more than
most of his contemporaries fulness of honors
marks no change of in British political
history, but it does end a career Of singular
usefulness, though may hope 1t will con-
duce TO the prolongation OF a life of much
personal charm
New-York tribune., 1908-04-07
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau.


WASHINGTON April 6-The Eice-freslueHI "
Mrs Fairbanks have their guest theiF soi''
Robert Fairbanks, a Yale student Ihey enter
tanned at dinner last night for Henry Wattersoh'
who is the house guest OF Mrs Stanley Ma'tne"S'
Mrs. John b. Henderson gave dinner IN MI "a'-
tersons honor tonight.
Mrs George Gray. wife of Judge Gray OF "44
rnington DEL Is the guest of Brisadier Oeneiai :
and Mrs Hamilton S. Hawkins, at the eoiolers
Home She will be entertained to-1norrO" "e
luncheon with Mrs. l.. H. Letter as hos'ess-
The intended visit of Colonel and MIS- conn
Campbell the latter formerly Miss Nancy Letter
which was planned for this month when they "ere
To nave been the guests of Mrs. Campbeiis motner'
has been postponed to another season. MIS- Letter
will spend the summer the Head estate at Man
chester-b.-the- which she has leased ana WIN
go abroad in the fall visit Colonel and Mrs-
Campbell and the Earl and Countess Marguerite
of Suffolk in their English homes
Mrs Hope Slater and Miss Mary Gwynn were
among the dinner hosts tonight
Mrs J. Van Vechten Olcott viii go 10 Ne" ioiH n
IN remain until Easter. She Will give an afternoon
reception Tuesday after Easter.
CAPTAIN Daniel Tyler Moore, 10th Artillery, VIII
go to Germany to attend army mansuvres- Gap
tain Moore is a cousin Of Mrs. Roosevelt ana was
formerly one of the Presidents aids HIS appoint
New-York tribune., 1908-04-07
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
From The Tribune Bureau

TFron Tribune Bureau1
Washington April 6-The chilean NinIs'ei c.
Se6ora de Cruz entertained informally at dinner To-
night. 49,.
The Spanish Minister is expected 10 return io"
New York Wednesday.
Signor Montagna. counsellor and first secretary
or the italian Embassy left here for New York 10
day and will sail Tuesday on the new I'ailah
shin Duca degH Abruzzi He will be on leave Tor
sor,a ueaks Signor Montagna's friends hope for
another promotion for him on his visit to italy
He has served as charge d'affares for his govern
rnent for many months at different times ana mas
handled some delicate and momen'nous quesuon'
skilfully- r.,.,,
Mrs Herbert Grant Watson, wife Of the British
third secretary left the capital to-day Tor vis,'
Of some length to her parents. Mr. ana MIS- "ni-
lam Low Of Brooklyn preparatory to spenolhs 'ii'
early summer in England.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-07
SAYS HE IS 4 PRINCE.
KretzuIesco Invokes the Italian Anbassai.
and Claims Title from King Humbert.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: IN your issue Of April g. under the carr,
rs He Prfnce?'' signed by the Marquise de F>
tenoy. I noticed some very personal references
nv modest self which are not justified By facu
On account Of the importance and tEe reprt
ton for conservatism OF your valued puo+r
ton I feel that I owe it TO ny friends IN Ss
York TO answer the InsinUatiOns contained II -
thoughtless article mentioned
II would have been easy matter FOR rhe F--
Of that article 10 communicate with the lnlr
Ambassador at Washington, who ho1o-s ne ~
his friendship, or 20 seek Interview with T. Il
would have proved 20 him that the krstzulssrsI
are the direct descendants Of the Bassaraoas -
gave 70 VaIacha and Moldav1a 4 dynasry OF M
refgnnz princes from the thirteenth % the ss7s'
reenth century and that the name IS deeply =
terwoven with the history OF my native county,
II must be explained that at the end o. the u
teenth century there were several branches y
the Ba ssaraba family. who, account OF the IN
fusion arising from similarity OF names usedI
clan name as a surname. We have thus the y
desco. Kretzulesco and BuzesCO branches
The first Of the Bassarabas TO use the nan. q
Krerzrlesco (Which means of KrstzUlsst. Is
name of the family doulain) was Stan Bassaras
KretzUIcsco 0s.O. a descendant of Dan IT, hs
of valachia. The latter was gTeat-grandscn
Tuzonir Bassaraba G2ao-1310) mentioned IN the u
ticIe referred to- He was known as Ruoo4pn " "
Black and was the founder OF The dynasty 1e'
senealogy in my possession. and which snaI .
glad 10 show you. contains all these facts.
In 1900 as desired 70 become an italian. II VIZ
necessary TO naturalize my title 6rsr- wnicn !"
YOU may suppose, was only done after invesDss
ton
King Hun,bert Of Italy, Of his own motion ss7s
the following decree:
HJMBERT 7.
BY the grace Of God and the VIII y the Na'''1
KING OF ITALY
In conformity with Art. % OF the tundane-~
Statute OF the Kingdom.
OF OUR OWN PROPER NOTION.
WE HAVE GRANTED AND Do GRAM Ia.
to RUDOLPH kRETZU LESCO OF Bucnales-' "A
title of Prince transrSSihIe TO his laEI-iIals,
natural descendants. Of male to male, N Nl7-
descent and by order of primOgsniture- ,--.
Our Minister. the Secretary OF state for e = 4.
Affairs, President OF the Council OF NinSIslS S..
charged with the execution Of the present DeO.--s
10 be registered IN the Court OF Accounts a. -
transcribed in the registers Of the Heraldic CO-'
sulate and the State Archives in Rome.
Given al Rome. the day Of March. ~
(SiEnedl CNBERL1
(CountersjgneG1 PElLOCA
1 am very much astonished that the Marques @
FontenOy should have made the statement tna' ~
record could be found at the CCnsuIta Araldica Z
Rome, where ii is duly registered the soo''
decree expressly states KRETZCLESCU
New York. April 5 1905