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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-05
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY. AUGUST 5 1909.

it was likely 10 do, the government would De
people, and that was the last thing which they
wanted to have happen. On the other hand, II
there were no mediation but strike occurred
the government would be compelled to exert IT'S
police powers for the preservation of ORDER
probably against the strikers, and thus might
incur some unpopularity, which was precisely
what they wanted. For the sake, therefore, or
bringing Odium upon the government they con-
trived to get the offer of mediation rejected and
the strike ordered.
This Socialist attempt to inject politics into
industrialism is the most disqueting feature
of the labor situation i'm Europe. Ii has been
made most conspicuous in France, where for
some years the avOwed object Of the General
Federation of Labor has been to subvert the
government. To some extent ii has appeared in
Great Britain. though there it has to meet the
TesOlute conservatism of the old trade unions
II has become prominent in Spain and was
largely responsible for the recent outbreak in
Catalonia. Now il appears in Sweden. and we
may expect to see 1t wherever industrial discon-
tent prevails or can he fOmented. Obviously, 1t
would mean disaster to the existing government
of any country I'm which strike was success
full. On the other hand. il inevitably arouses
stronger forces against strike than would
otherwise be available, and in case of failure
of a strike II means greater disaster to the or
CARNATIONS which attempted II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-05
ron JoHysoy's LATEST DEFEAT

Mayor Tom Johnsons latest threecent fare
plan was defeated on referendum 10 the
voters Of Cleveland because the people of that
city wanted a rest from traction agitation and
because Judge Taylers plan for Il threc-cent
fare was more immediate and practical Tom
Johnson's proposal was for the granting of a
franchise for a three-cent road and subsequently
the bestowal upon the holder Of this franchise OF
the franchises Of the various Cleveland Electric
Railway Company's lines as they expired This
meant delay. contests. litigation. agitation. and
it would have kept Johnson almost indispen-
sable until IA settlement was reached The Tay-
Ter plan eliminates Johnson. II provides for n
valuation of the property of the traction com
pany by committee of citizens and the opera
tiOn OF the traction lines at the lowest fare that
will earn per cent upon the value thus fixaaI
beginning will lee made at three cents, with
the charge of one cent for a transfer. III Il
proves impossible TO earn per cent on the
capital invested at that rate then the fare will
he raised 10 % cents for seven tickets The
proposal is so sensible that ii seems strange that
the majority against Mayor JOhnsens counter
proposal was not greater than il was
The end Is not yet. johnson controls the CITY
Council, In which ne has already defeated an
ordinance embOdying Judge Tayler's plan No
doubt new effort will he made To get such
an ordinance passed. The Mayor may defeat Il
again. or he may cause the passage of some
other ordinance carrying out some new plan
of his own. In any case, whether the Tayler
plan or some other * adopted. by the Council
another referendum must he held before it is
finally accepted Moreover if the TayIer plan IS
adopted and Johnson is practically eliminated
from the settlement of the carfare question il
would be a rash man who should predict that
public dissatisfaction with the way the street
cars are run under the Tayler plan would not
bring Three Cent Tom" forward again His own
troubles began when he faced the practical diff
culties of giving low fare and a satisfactory
service. His opportunities may reopen when his
opponents have the same practical difficulties on
their hands. He is still TO be- reckoned with.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-05

pion Of the old method of tariff making he pro-
tested that the work of the tariff board would
"have no relation whatever TO ascertainlng the
cost of production anywhere" He seems still
to think that the Senates amendment was
chloroformed in conference.
We have considered the tariff commission
provision the most important in the whole DILL
because il offers relief from the uncertainties
and scandals OF the present method of tariff
legislation. We cannot have a scientific tarlit
until we possess all the data needed for guidance
in applying given principle There are those
who will lament the passing of the old happy-go-
lucky system. 1.-The Washington Star said the
other day that tariff making never had been
and never would he anything but "A bargain be-
tween sections and sectional interests IT re-
marked.
Eliminate the selfshness of conflicting inter-
ests forcing a compromise for the general good.
and we have socialism. Long live. seItshness'
naturally exhibited and wisely directed!
We should say. on the contrary, that states
men able TO overlook narrow local demands and
To discourage the selfishneSs of special interests
would make tariff rejecting not socialism. but
healthy nationalism. President Taft had the
people behind him in the fight for revision be-
cause he stood for national interests and wanted
TO subordinate private TO public advantage.
There have been leaders in Congress who have
shared the spirit of Henry Clay, when he said A:
Il owe a paramount allegiance 10 the whole
country, subordinate one TO my state" The
spirit of nationality has been obscured in much
of our recent tariff legislation. An insistence
on the national aspects of tariff making will re-
vive il and help Congressman to realize that they
are not doing their full duty when they merely
embody the selfish claims of their sections and
districts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-05
sWEDEys SOCIALIST sTRyKE

The universal strike which was ordered in
Sweden yesterday, but which is not vet uni
versal though sufficiently general to cause great
inconvenience and apprehension. had its origin
IN simple dispute over wages and was act
ually brought about through the refusal of tho
labor organizations TO accept the mediation of
the government Board of Trade-precisely such
mediation as that which has just proved sue
cessful in Great Britain, where Mr.. Winston
Churchill has averted a general strike of coal
miners Certain cotton and wOoilen manufact-
urers disagreed with their employees over wages,
and the Employers Association decided TO order
Il lockout in those establishments unless n set
Element was effected by a certain date The
government then interviewed with an offer Of
mediation The Employers Association ac-
cepted the offer, but the trade unions rejected
II and ordered general strike of all trades TO
begin yesterday, the intention being TO paralvze
all industrial ana social activities and cause
starvation. Ii was conceded that employes I'm
city lighting works, sanitary works and hospI-
tails might continue to perform their duties: but
as all supplies We're 10 be cut off by stopna ge
of all transportation lines that concession was
nominal rather than real
There are strong reasons for believing that
the worklngmen would have accepted the offer
of mediation. which was likely to result i'm Their
favor, had IL not been for the action of the
Socialists. who sufficiently numerous to exert
a considerable influence. 1t was the intention
of the Socialists from the outset to bring about
political agitation and make a demonstration
against the government, since they have the
same hatred for the monarchical government of
Sweden that they have for republican govern
ments i'm France and America. They argued
that If government mediation were accepted
and resulted favorably for the workingmen, as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-05

these changes would be for the good of those
concerned, and il is quite certain that they will
not be made.
The actual state Of affairs in Crete may be
briefly recapitulated. On October of last year
the Cretans proclaimed the annexation of the
island 10 Greece. almost simultaneously with
Bulgarias arbitrary annexation of \ Eastern
Rumelia and AustraH ungary's Of Bosnia and
Herzegovina. The High Commissioner of the
powers, Mr.. Zaimis who is practically governor
of the island, was at that time absent from
Crete. The powers did not recognize and have
not recognized the validity of the proclamation
The Cretans, however have persisted in it, even
10 the extent of requiring all civil officers to take
an oath Of allegiance to the King of the Hellenes
The High Commissioner has meantime abSented
himself from the island, as il was probably dis
crete for him TO do Being Greek-he was once
Prime Minister of GFeece-he would dislike to
take action against annexation. yet as High
Commissioner of the powers it would he his
duty 10 do so. Now the powers have withdrawn
from the island. Also there has been a change
of ministry at Athens, Mr.. TheotOkis being re-
placed by Mr.. Rails 1t will he remembered
that in April last Mr.. Rails declined office and
urged Mr. Theotokis to retain it on the ground
tat change of ministers then would bring on
a general election, in which Cretan delegates
would be elected and sent TO parliament, the &C
ceptance and seating of whom would probably
be regarded by Turkey a cause for war. Now
the change is made during a parliamentary re-
cess, and the Chamber may not he convened for
some months. But its constitutional term ex-
pires in February next, and an election must be
held not later than March, and If Cretan dele
gates are then sent TO Athens and are seated In
the Chamber the crisis which was averted last
spring may become inevitable if. indeed, it is
postponed so long.
The other day the powers withdrew their
forces, and the Gretans at once raised the Greek
flag above all public buildings. Now Turkey
demands that the flag shall come down and that
Turkish sovereignty shall he recognized in the
island. There seems 10 he reason for expecting
that the powers will not oppose, If. indeed, they
do not actively support, that demand In that
case compliance with il would be practically
necessary. for the island could offer no great re-
sistance, and Mr.. Rails would scarcely lead
Greece into another disastrous war with Turkey
like that which he had the settlement of few
years ago.
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IN THE BERkSHIREs.
IBy rslesraph 70 me rrisun.1

by Telegraph 70 he Iri0u1e
Lenox. Aug 5-Mr. and Mrs. Cortlandt F'sa
Bishop will arrive IN Lenox early in September and
open the Naples. Mr.. Bishops villa. which vas
given to him by his aunt. the late Mrs. Joseph
White.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert ". Paterson VIII start y
morrow for sag Harbor by automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Brethren. Of New York 40
guests OF DIR. and Mrs. W. Gilman Thompss-
Stockbridge.
Charles Lanier and Frederic Bull have gore %
New York
Miss Helen Erskine is guest OF Miss sarah L
Herreshor at the Hotel AsplnwaI
Miss Helen V. Woodward has gone from S'cF
bridge to Lake Placid.
Mrs. Edward Van Ingen viii arrive on satl'al
at the Curtis. Hotel.
Mrs. Richard Ellis Miss Frances Lee and JON
s HuyIer are motoring in the Berkshire HIS
Mr.. and Mrs II. X. Porter. OF Pitts6urs WI
Miss Annie Heggman. Mr.. and Mrs. A. A CaAn.
ers Mrs John Clarke and the Misses Martha an
I4aurs Chalmers are at the Hotel Aspinvah
W r Ellis. OF New York has offered tEo =,
trophies for a club tournament at the GIses'a
Country Club.
Miss Mary De Peyster Carey has gone 70
Harbor.
Miss A. Rocker and Miss Helen sirrs ="
won the cups offered for tennis at Heaton Ha'1
Stockbridge.
Mrs J. A. McCreery and Miss Mary AclrN.
have arrived for the remainder OF the sess'"
Heaton Hall. IN stockbridge.
Dr. and Mrs. Frederic 5 Coolidge have s''' y
Dark HarbOr, Me. .,a
Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Alexandra gave '
dinner tonight at Spring Lawn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-05
BETTER THINGS PROMISED

Senator Aldrich's statement on Tuesday i'm re-
ply 10 questions from Senator Newlands, that
the tariff commission created in the new tariff
law viii have ample authority 10 do the work
which the country expects il 10 do must have
come a shock TO many OF the "stand-patters"
In the two houses OF Congress. They believed
that the commission had been safely bottled up
when the cOnferrees rewrote the section estab-
fishing il. All reference 20 the collection Of in-
formation which will be useful 10 Congress in
tariff legislation" was stricken out and the
reactionaries imagined that they had thereby
escaped the embarrassment of having 10 receive
from the commission data showing differentials
IN cost Of production here and abroad and 30 use
such data in applying a plain rule for appor-
tioning protection Ike that laid down I'm the last
Republican national platform. They Thought
that they had confined the activities OF the pro
posed board Of experts 20 assisting the President
In determining whether any foreign country was
discriminating unduly against American COM
merce.
The President was not greatly concerned about
the changes made in the text Of the Senate
amendment He permitted the nd-patters"
10 vent their prejudice against expert tariff
knowledge of any and every sort knowing that
IL was matter Of utter Indifference whether
the data collected should go directly or nd-
rcctly 20 Congress. Senator Aldrich also under
stood the situation. and having promised the
President tariff commission or it's equivalent,
he saw 70 IL That the promise was kept. When
asked by MIR. Newlands what was the effect OF
the changes made in conference the Rhode ISL
and Senator said:
! consider the present provision even broader
than II was originally In the Senate bill The
President can employ whom ne pleases and as
sign them where he 1T / think IL covers
every conceivable phase Of the tariff question.
When Senator NewlaDds inquired whether the
amended text warranted the President in aseer-
tainEg the cost OF production at home and
abroad, Mr.. Aldrich answered:
Iaquestionably. No other construction can he
pat on IT, These men are 10 assist the collectors
or revenue, and the most important duties Of
those officers under this bin are ascertain the
foreign valuation Of goods. including their cost
of production. and also the domestic valuation
Senator Hepburn, Of Idaho. did not take
kindly 10 Mr. Aldrich's explanation. As a cham
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-05
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEwoo,-

lbt AcicsIdpn 70 The Trihun.r
Newport, Aug. 4.-Newport became
mated to-day with the arrival OF the s. .nO's "A.
Corinthian Yacht Club and the cor,..ss "aahasa
Club. Of Philadelphia. with their man, fa,
OF number Of the New York Yacht cT sA ana
There was large gathering OF soc,s,.. "ae
Casino during the morning for the conca~. I" hs
sern-fnals In the womens tennis ana Ia
the fair at the Casino during the after,oo~ 'als
benefit OF one OF Viewpoints Churches ~ "' 's
many. a''o dss
Mrs. Herbert NJ Hartman entertain.s
luncheon party at her summer home duriD, ..
ternoon. and dinner followed bv a $3.50 As A.
was given tonight by Mrs John p n- .ase paf7
Mrs. Harry Symes Lehr has issued ,nTt,a.'A.
a dinner on August %. and Mrs Janss o ~ 10y
on August 8 and %. nassn
@. NJ Hutton. Louis Fl. Hobbs Ethel D W.
Mrs. Edward p. Meaney Shannon Ns'
c. F. Hoffman, G. VI. Phelps, Miss LOUISE os4e
Mrs. 5. b. Thorne. Walter w White N,., ,a,.
Norton. Lieutenant L. c. Palmer. q. : n ''4 nv
Charles b. Alexander and family registered !, :.
Casino to-day.
Miss Angelica L. Gerry has returned to New W..
, Mr. and Mrs. j. Norman Whitehouss b.r.
turned from abroad and are az their summer bo-,
here.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles r. Alexander and ,,us
arrived to-day on the yacht sultana They WV !.
main until Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Ernest Iselin will return r. a,
season on Thursday.
g. NJ Phelps. OF New Rochelle, is the guss a,
H. o. Havemeyer. Jr Mrs. NJ s. Kemmersr M.
Kemmerer and j. I. Kemmerer. Miss Jane Rla,.
and Mrs. s. B. Thorne. Of Mount Carmel. P.,,
are guests on the yacht Uinta.
Walter W. White is a guest Of Isaac E. Ems,,
on board the yacht Margaret
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A Childs will leave sor d.
Harbor on Thursday after a visit to Mr. and M,
Paulding Fostiick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon Sands. Of London. ar. A,
guests Of Atherton Blight. Mrs. Sands's fa,hsr
The leasing OF Villino. John W ElIIs's mmu,.
home. to Mr. and Mrs. j. Russell Solely Of New
York. was announced to-day.
Mrs. Whitney Warren returned this Afternoon
from New York.
]. Pierpont Morgan arrived this evening on lis
yacht COrsair.
Frank K. Sturgis has returned from New Y,rs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-05
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

From to-day until the end OF the cruise OF the
New York Yacht Club. ten days hence. all the
fashionable restaurants and clubs IN town will BE-
practically deserted almost svery member Of
the yacht club who has a boat IN commission
in American waters is going the cruise. The
rendezvous Of the boats composing the fleet will
take place to-day AZ Newport, and tomorrow and
Saturday viii be devoted to the sailing OF the
races for the AstOr cups and the King Edward
trophy. Early on Monday morning the start will
be made for Vineyard Haven. Thence the yachts
will go TO Portland. Rockland and so on 10 Bar
Harbor. where the squadron Is expected 10 arrive
August Ia
Among those who viii have guests for the races
tomorrow and Saturday are former Commodore
Elbridge T. Gerry. the Electra: Commodore
Arthur Curtiss James. on the flagship Aloha: Henry
c. McVickar. on the-Admiral: former Commodore
Cornelius Vanderbilt on the North Star: j. Stew
art Barney. on the Duchess: Lloyd Phoenix. on
the Intrepid; H. A c. Taylor on the Wanderar.
Iorillard Spencer. on the Ranger. and p A. r.
Widener. on the Josephine. Commodore James
will give large dinner this evening on the Aloha
Mrs. James " Pmchot. who recently returned
from Europe. has Joined her son. Amos Pinchot ar
his villa at Bar Harbor. where she will remain
until the end of the season.
Mr. and Mrs Theodore Frelinrhuvsen bav. ar
rived at Manhattan Beach from Tuxedo. ara AZ.
at the Oriental Hotel for the remainder OF the
month.
Hamilton W. Cary has gone to Saratoga for ths
racing and is at the United States Hotel. where
Schuyler Parsons is also staying
Alfonso de Navarro sailed for Europe vesteraav
and will be the guest while In England OF Mr. ana
Mrs Antonio Fernando de Navarro. Mr. and Mrs
William Baylts and General BENJAMIN f Trarv
also departed for Europe yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Norman de r. whitehouse. who
arrived from Europe on Tuesday. left town VS.
terday for Newport TO pass the remainder OF the
season.
MIR. and Mrs. Rudolph Weld are the guests NJ
Mrs. Yields parents. Mr.. and Mrs William Rar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-05
THE RROOKLYN DRYDOCk.

The contractor who has just abandoned the
attempt TO construct new drydOck ut the
Brooklyn navy yard does not appear 10 be Sc
riOusly at fault. The quicksand has been too
much for him. as il was for two others who I'M
dertook the same task. With their experience in
mind. he seemingly showed undue confidence in
accepting the responsibility, but there is limit
10 the amount of money a man can reasonably
be expected 10 throw away on an engineering job
when its execution is seen 10 he hopeless
The contractors are not. Of course. the only
losers by their failures The government has
been disappointed by the delay in constructing
the new dock and the security OF some of Its
buildings has been threatened by the slipping of
sand near, If not directly under, their founda-
tions. In view of the lack of wisdom shown IN
selecting a site which has caused so much trou-
bic, there is obvious prOpriety I'm inquiring who
recommended IT, A more important question Is
whether or not a suitable site for another dock
can be found at the Brooklyn yard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-05
TARIFF COMMENT.
TAXING YACHTS.

TAXING YACHTS
From The Baltimore American. ,u pss
There is one clause in the new ,ssnaaabIs ~
pending which Is altogether co1, hlilt yscns
high tax contemplated upon torels operative :
metb6d of aid 10 home shipbuildins G 70
which should long before this nave uo'
ONE FACT IGNORED
From The Boston Advertiser a. now cor.
To be sure, the Democratic consumer ~ ~
demning the bill as unjust e ~ careful @ is s'
the Democratic critics are very which they . S
the fact that every schedule . Ia sid OF sou'h''-
plain was adopted only by I,,s ~
Democrats In the House OF 9-s%,ox
SOUTHERN OPINIONS
From The Nashville Banner ,n,t in tavc
The south A. IN, no means such uanrradiion
OF purely revenue tariff as the poSraphical tsp.sI
the section would indicate. Inc $50 once chaasssv
OF the tariff question mas nyi and the tutgirs w
see some states of the SOtth ~ low tarA -
lection while the stronghold OF tne
Is in the Northwest. .,.ro
PLEA FOR A VETO.
From The Charleston News ana N.' and veto i III
Retter take our advice. Mr. Taft AIN and t ss
proposed tariff bill 1t will please srd II = 10
nobody. IL does not revise 9Vwwnnsress nor .slrs
satisfactory TO either HOUSE OF es as near sru,
the camnaign promises OF the R epalbut { - -
possibly as could have been s,yses or reso,ss
NOT take the question =. ou me healthy rssuH'
commercial and ndustriai acusy>,
TAFTs POSITION.
From The Knoxville Journal ana "a .boudtFa. =,
President Taft is a man win o'v ~nicn thoSsy =
can AFFORD 10 carry the our ,,'sp carry. ssu6H
eomnsIn os H. We take il that he M sxrs
worry about II. He does not a a.ssd That y -
p rna eaIin cn am wit the approval ?,
has good reason 10 believe thar ,,sssse1 ~
the country Is reasonaoy We"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-05

The New York World" attaches great signif-
canoe to the votes of certain Republican Repre-
sentatives against the tariff conference report
on the ground that it did not furnish sufficient
downward revision. Yet it says that the vote Of
exSpeaker Keifer against the report because it
furnished too much downward revision was gro
tesque." Why not admit that the opinion
was honest the other? There are Repub-
lican Representatives and Senators who believe
that the revision accomplished is almost revolu-
tionary. So do the spokesman Of the American
Protective Tariff Association and the Home Mar
ket Club. In trying to appraise the law
politically the two extremes which the opposi-
tion TO it represents ought to be taken equally
into consideration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-05
About People and Social Incide~.

clay Parsons, at the Crossvav.
Before returning to their home /, cust Il,
they will visit Mr.. Yields parent. noassoa p
Stephen NJ Weld. at Dedham. Mas. NJ aA =,
l. Townsend Burden. tr, has sau..
pool for New York and is due here :. ron ".
Mr.. and Mrs. Stowe Phelps az.
Mrs Phelps's mother. Mrs Julius csa'. suesu y
holme. her country place. at Morr,.,an' s,H
N
Mr. and Mrs. George MacculIoos
are now in the White Mountains Miller "a,
their country place. at Morristour ''a 'etun |,
month. " !. ~.
Or. and Mrs. Francis p Kinnicut,
Dark Harbor. Me-. for a short stav nave gone \
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick s. Delaaald
Mrs. Charles Aston Bristefs have 80. ano MI. ana
to spend the month OF August " Vape Gu
: Or. and Mrs. William NJ. Polk han.
White Mountains from Saratoga '0ns to IL
Mr.. and Mrs Percy R. Pyne have
their country place at BernardsviIIs Dfnsd .