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New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
FRENCH LABOR CRISIS
NEW CABINET PROBLEM
Employees Demand Share an Control
Of Departments
Especial Oy French csOle to The Tri0une.l


Paris Anru 10.-The problem which confrontS
the Clemenceau Cabinet by the amaiediii'''0A
the associations Of government employees VIII
the General Confederation Of Labor oeoo"i
each day more complicated and more uiiIO
The latest obstacle comes in the Shape u ~
,i,,,e ,,,ode Yesterday bv the most conservative
and most enlightened of the ASSOCIATIONS "
servants known as the Comite d'Etude OF state
,t5oia1. which bv the voice of its president M
u. Martial insists upon the right Of civil ser
wants to he not merely the employees OF the gov
.rrroent hut actual partners in the cohtrol anu
r,oanaRen1ent of the respective departments.
The effect of this would be 10 destroy the
authority of the ministers by making them re
snonsibIe to the association of employees instead
- 70 narliauent II should be noted that the
Cor7,i+A d'Ftude which has arrived at this de-
cision bv a unanimous vote of its members, does
not claim the right to strike, and explicitly df-
pounces any act which would deprive the public
Of the use Of the various administrative depart
n1ents as a misdemeanor.
Meanwhile there is renewed agitation, caused
bv the retention in office of the unpopular NJ
Simyan The Easter holidays are regarded as
the calm which precedes the storm. Citizen
Emile Pataud-"King' Pataud. he is face
tiouslv nicknamed-is busy with secret COM
mittee conferences and wire pulling, but exactly
what he is about no one seems to know The
reactionary organs. like the "Gaulois' and the
"SoIeil" twit the government with fearing to
apply the drastic measures TO Citizen Pataud
which they applied not long ago 10 the disaf-
fected clergy. and say that if Pataud had been
a priest he would long ago have been arrested
and kept in prison.
1t is needless to say that the extreme Catholic
ecclesiastical groups and those Of the royalists
and imperialists delight in adding embarrass-
ment to a situation which they too hastily de-
scribe as the bankruptcy Of the parliamentary
regime, and confident predictions that NJ. Gle
rnenceau will soon be compelled to make his
choice between reaction and revolution must be
taken with a wholesome pinch of salt.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
AMERICANS IN PARIS.

Especial nv French cable The Tribune
Paris April 10-Among the Americans in
Paris are Mrs. J. p Kernochan and her son-in-
law. Herbert Pell: Miss I BgeloW Miss Kate
Lawrence Mrs. r. Driscoll, Mr.. and Mrs P P.
Robertson, Cornelius Vanderbilt Mr.. and Mrs
II. Green. Mrs. NJ. H, Billings. Charles Lanier,
Nr and Mrs. r. P. Bacon, Nj and Mrs. Alex
ander Shives. Mr and Mrs. J. a. Montant, Mr
and Mrs. Herbert Johnston Mr., and Mrs. Rod
man Griscom. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Merriam,
Mrs J. F. Cullman, Henry Sloan and daughter
David Sears. R. H. Rice, Mrs. Z. F. Hinkley
Miss ] r. Thompson, Mrs Charles s. Ward and
Ralph Stewart. G. l. B.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
NAVAL ALARM IN FRANCE.
-Four Dreadnoughts Needed, O1clng
to 4uStria's ActiOn.
Special by French Cable to The Tr'eune.l


Paris April IG.-Austria- -Hungarys -FOUR pro-
jected Dreadnoughts cause serious rehecuons IN
French naval circles in consequence OF 'he
Anglo French understanding. 1t was taclIS
conceded that the supremacy of naVa! strehslh
in the Mediterranean should he left TO france
thereby enabling England to reduce her Mediter-
ranean force to q minimum, concentrate her pest
shirs in the Channel and keep her squadrons OF
big cruisers in the Far East on a more formld-
able basis.
In view Of the present inadequate strens'n
and efficiency of the French navy, when mas
fallen from the second TO the fourth ana per
haps fifth rank among nations, 1t Is ueeiheu
imperative that at least four french DFeau-
noughts should be begun, or, failing this' tha'
England be called upon to increase her Meul-
+a--.rean fleet in corresponding proportion.
Meanwhile the French radical newspapers owen
1non the menace which Austrias naval ceVeI-
opuent means 70 Italy = / q
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
STRIKERS WRECK FOUR FACTORIES.
Buttonmakers of Meru, France, Riot After
Harangues by Agitators.

Meru, France, April 10--The strike of the button
makers of Neru has entered upon critical phase.
All the departmental authorities hurryng in
here. and reinforcements of cavalry and gendarmes
are coming by every train. Many arrests have
been made and further trouble IS expected
The disorders last night recalled the revolution
Aeifa+ors came down from Paris and harangued
the mob after which the strikers stormed and
wrecked four button factories and practically
DESTROYED the houses Of their employers
The trouble arises from reduction OF 30 per
cent in wages. The employers say they will close
their establishments rather than &c back to the
old
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
MRS. GAIT HAD SUCCESSFUL TRIP
Four Additional Countries To Be Represented
at Suffrage Convention.

London April Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait
president Of the International Suffrage Alliance
has returned from q OF four weeks through
Southeastern Europe and reports hard. but sue
cessfui trip. Four more countries have been added
10 the sixteen which will send representatives TO
the approaching international convention in Lon
don namely Austria, Belgium, Bohemia ana
France.
good delegation is promised from Germany
Mrs Catt IS pleased with the movement in South
eastern Europe and reports the work TO be pro-
crossing rapidly. She spent fifteen days IN Hungary
visited nine different towns and spoke ten even
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
GERMANY TO SEE ENGLISH PLAYS.

Wiesbaden April "a permanent company for
the production in Germany of English plays in
English under the management of Nine Meta
Hing will open q the Royal Theatre here on May
H. Mr.. Hopkinson.' by r. c. Carton. and Can
dida - bv bernard Shaw. will be among the first
productions The company will visit the minor
capitals of Germany and then appear IN Berlin
IN Ter imperial patronage
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
STATUE OF JOAN OF ARC MOVED.

Paris April l0-FoHowing order issued by NJ.
Doumergle Minister of Public Instruction. the
equestrian statue OF Joan of Arc, by Paul Dubois.
that has stood in the Louvre for fifteen years was
removed secretly on Thursday morning, and is now
installed in the Pantheon Significance attaches to
tbis act on account of the recent violent demon
strations of royalist students at the Sorbonne
against Professor ThaImas. the author Of book
alleging that the history Of Joan of Arc was largely
mythical
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
JAPANESE SQUADRON GOES TO HILo.

Honolulu April Io-The japanese training squad
ron consisting Of the cruisers Aso and Soyo, sailed
today for Hio whence they are scheduled TO de
mart for San Francisco next Wednesday. Rear
Admiral IUcN commanding the squadron eX-
,ressed his sfatihcaton at the hosptablc enter
tainment AMI the hearty welcome accorded to the
officers and men of the cruisers during their stay
here.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
HARVARD TO GET FOREIGN STATUES.

Munich. April l0.-The Prince Regent of Bavaria
has decided TO present to the Germamc museum Of
Harvard University cast or the oldest equestrian
statue by a German sculptor. that Of Emperor
Conrad III II dates from the thirteenth century
and is present in the BumborE Cathedral. Pro
lessor kuHo FTaucke, of Harvard. who is spending
a vacation here. been informed that the Swiss
government intends send the Harvard mu-
scum reproduction OF one of the most important
monuments OF Burgundian art, group OF statues
oa the tomb Of Las3rTaZ, near Neuchate.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
PAPER cRrrIclsEs ITALIAN NAVY.

Rome April ia local newspaper has published
= sensational article critcisng severely the con-
7,tion Of the Italian navy. II says that the new
v-srsbfp Napoli cannot make than six knots
an hour. and that the Roma do little better
than this The paper alleges also that grave de-
reets have been discovered IN the machinery OF
revr 10 dAn- ton cruiser
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
GENERAL WOOD REACHES SAN JUAN.

san Juan p r. April lo-Major General Leonard
wood commander Of the Department of the East
arrived here to-day from New York 70 make
tour Of inspection of the island He VIII attend
the nanPuvr.s of The Porto Ricun regiment. Lieu.
tenant Colonel Howe will command the regiment in
a series of sham battles and marches, to last for
three
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
AUSTRALIA PLANS NUCLEUS OF NAVY.

Victoria. r. e. April 1o-AdvCes have been
ece,vad nv the steamer Aorangi that the Australian
government has started the nucleus OF an Aus
trauan navy by ordering three torpedo boat de-
strovers Two are to be built in Scotland at a
cost OF 1927 800 each.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
MINISTER PUesLgY NOT TO RESIGN

- John. \. b Anril lo-Wilianl PuEsley Min
ister OF Public Works Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Cab
tlet y no is a. MS home here for the Easter ho!
ds,s SAYS that there is no truth in the reports
thEt he intends TO resign his position because Of
the findings Of p commission which Investigated the
affairs % the Central Railway
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11

Saigon, Cochin China, April lo-The American
steam yacht I.ysistrata, owned by James Gordon
Bennett. New York Yacht Club, has put IN here 10
repair damages sustained a result OF the snap
ping Of one Of her rlasts
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
THE LAPLAND ON FIRST TRIP HERE

Antwerp. April lo.-The Red Star Line
steamer Lapland left this port at o'clock this
afternoon on her maiden voyage to New York
She is the largest liner that sailed from
werp and a large crowd gave her enthusiastic
send-Off.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
NIKE OF THE AgRUzzI AT BOMBAY.

Bombay, April l0-The Duke OF the Ahruzzi ar
rived here to-day from Marseilles. He at once
started northuard his Hinalayan expedition
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11

During the ensuing week VIII probably o7
Witnessed the market r-viVjhcatjon of Mexican
railway interests. Mexican Central certificates
and the nev issues of the National Railway VI
Mexico will coiucdently figure. the former ID
course Of exchange for the latter Mexico $ rai--
,,ay situation has developed extraordinarilS-
Where there was aforetime rivalry fun II rev
,.rur sacrifices there Is now established unInVu
interest," single property-ard this Prop7FS
an actual government property Traffic r8'eS
established stay established. and these esJao
Hshed rates are established with fun liul-
standing of the right of - corporation % eA-"
reasonable profits 80,
What further IS consequential for the MeS1
lean railroads has 70 do with their SAFE unsiilC
statuS-their future Is underNrttten-pI' =.
made in advance for their expansion ana -
terment By available funds aggregatlus Tn'i-.o.
OF dollars per year for a series OF years % 80
When Mr. Hartman recently said SO une4l,
voCably that the future was bright Tor NtN-0oS =
railways he did not speak upon any pass =
hearsay-for the policy under which NeNI1I -
railroads are now operated was ddppttl -. -.
Nr Harrinan'S personal guidance. TINS -
not been hitherto announced The Iact y %"
portant. st.h
It may be that the extensive projects "HL-N
MIR Hartman himself is planning and deNeH.r
iug iu NcSico may have close connection ~
the governments system. but any such -
junction would mean cooperation ONO
who's. surest results would make for the -
building OF the National Railway of MeA.~
And that this is appreciated by the very -;
most OF American financial interests II - 80
Gated Significantly by the Investment atl-stt
OF New York bankers and capitalists hss =
intimate Hartman relationships To own ~ W.
lean railway shares is virtually to-opeh a ,t
aCcount-tO become Uartner-Nith Sts.TH
oil - ALIAWA&
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11

European sentiment is. ~ course some" nag
Influenced by the expansion in AIleIlc1l =-
roductton-certihed so extraoFdiharN' Wy
e..-~s--,,. revealed bonanza discoveries in the
r.~,-e-+iaz of the C;oIdfeId consolidated corpora
=. I.fza7-arv the security market here be-
80 -l,y77sv-h hat to reflect this particular deF 81
S7Tr,7ant bv increased market value recorded lo-
ClCITfaId consolidated stock And at the clos
= +be ,reaE there are heard suggestive TIIioi7
If rich new finds in another Western illn-.-
r,rOuertv the Greeuwater group III ''l'-''
Mn, or the New York curb al only Ie'
1arDfes a share. one of these days mining '--
tesfmeuts viii not be necessarily taboo
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11

In the new European frieudinesS Tor -'iii-
can securities may be found some eNplanat-''
for -ba ex,eptionaI strength displayed this wees
Nv ,,besapeake and Ohio. Transactions IN tn
stool, have been heavy-and every day the net
result has been market Improvement som
time soon there viii be annoUncement OF 'hesd
peal<e and Ohio expansion plans lhrre = ~ ~
= rn4,ndad-Cut system linking the south WIN
horn the Southwest and the \orthWest- iI-
especfal efficiency in the Northern central Wr--
Iroarbes What the actual exhibit VIII be
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-13
IN THE RIGHT DTREoTIoN.

The new deputy food commissioner
has made a definite statement of his
intentions to enforce the provisions OF
the Nebraska pure food law without
favoritism or discrimination and at
the same time to construe doubtful
points in the law in a way to make it
conform as nearly as possible with the
provisions of the national pure food
law.
This is in line with the position
taken by The Bee for uniform state
and federal food regulations instead
of strained applications of our law at
variance with the laws that apply to
the same business in other states and
to interstate business. The people of
Nebraska are entitled to have protec-
ton against Misrepresentation, fraud
and adulteration of foodstuffs, whether
produced or manufactured at home or
shipped in from abroad, but there
should be no handicap put on domestic
production by needless and annoying
regulations from which their competi-
tors in other states are free. nor
should there be any discrimination
barring out of Nebraska wholesome
food products that conform to the ma
tional law and are freely received
elsewhere throughout the country.
The manufacture and trade in food
stuffs is n of the most important
branches of our national commerce and
uniform laws governing this trade be-
tween the states is as important for
both consumers and producers as uni
form laws governing all our CONNER
cial relations, which would, as every
n knows, be seriously impaired if
every state undertook to set up its
own Independent and conflicting
standards.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-13
SUCCESSION 10 rHE pRrSlnENoI

SUCCESSION TO THE PRESIDENCY.
Congress is again on the edge of
taking the preliminary steps for an
amendment to the federal constitution
to provide for the succession in case
of the death of the president-elect, of
the vice president-elect, or of both, be-
tween. the election in November and
the inauguration date on March 4 of
the Succeeding year. AS the law now
stands there is a great question
whether the presidency would go to
Mr.. sherman, in case Of Mr.. Taft's
death before March 4, and there is no
provision for the succession in case
both Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Sherman should
die before March 4.
The senate has passed the resolu-
tion, offered by Senator Knox. calling
for the ratification by the legislatures
OF three-fourths of the states of an
amendment remedying this defect.
The proposed amendment is as fol-
lows:
In all cases not provided for by article
?, clause 3, OF the constitution, where
there is no person entitled to discharge
the duties OF the office OF the president
the same shall devolve upon the vice
president.
The congress may provide for the case
where there is no person entitled 10 hold
the office OF president or vice president,
declaring what officer shall then act as
president, and such officer shah act ac-
cordingiy until the disability shall be re-
moved or a president shall be elected.
The house has under consideration
a resolution by Mr.. Burke of Penn
s~ylyania which Is identical with the
senate resolution except that II adds
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-13
BANKRUPTCY Law AMENDMENTS

bhNhhCfI Jaw
II is a matter of some surprise that
a bill to repeal the bankruptcy law
should receive the votes of 112 mem
bers of the house of congress to 1872
opposing repeal. Bills calling for the
repeal of the bankruptcy law have
been offered every session since the
measure was enacted, but they have
never had any considerable support
until this time. The vote indicates,
PERHAPS, the necessity for amending
the law somewhat in line atAeast with
a bill to that end which has been
passed by the house.
The amendments recommended do
not in any sense change the character
or purpose of the present law, but are
intended solely to meet conditions
which the administration of the law
in the last ten years have developed.
The existing law raises some ques-
tions as to what corporations may be
proceeded against. An amendment
removes this uncertainty by exempting
only municipal, railroad, insurance
and banking corporations. Another
amendment provides for the relief of
honest debtors from being declared
bankrupt after proceedings have been
commenced by allowing compromises
with the creditors under the approval
OF the court. All of the amendments
are framed to clear up uncertainties
and to increase the effectiveness of the
law in the interest of debtors and
creditors alike. The law will be
greatly strengthened and much of the
present opposition to 1t removed If
the senate adopts the house amend
ments to It at the present session.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-13
DRIFT.

Mr.. Taft's sentenced officially confirmed,
amounts TO four years at hard labor.
The name of the new lieutenant governor
Of Missouri, Mr.. Gmelich, is properly pro-
nounced by giving a short hiccough just
before saying 'mellch.' In Missouri they
viii show you.
Secretary Cortelyou is now slated for the
presidency of a New York gas company.
He will be in agreeable working company.
Mr.. Cortclyou bears some resemblance to
reliable gas meters. He talks rarely. but
points out the result.
Most of the politicians interested in the
approaching municipal campaign in New
York City are up a tree as to whether the
candidates should be business men or law
yers. Opinion seems TO be about evenly
divided on the subject.
1t was a Washington newspaper man,
Wolff Smith, who stumbled on to the con.
stitutional impeachment in the case Of Sem
ator Knox and the emoluments Of his
coming cabinet position. Newspaper men
are usually awake while others sleep.
Boston's noted prosecutor, ]. b. Moran.
twice elected to office as an independent.
died in Arizona last Saturday. Moran
dearly loved a political, legal or physical
scrap, and this talent made him a tenn
porary favorite in the town of John L
Sullivan.
Politicians are sometimes the vietims of
queer tricks. One of the friends of Mayor
Wittpenn of Jersey City visited his honor's
office one day last week and invited him
to luncheon. In the course of their talk.
while eating, the visitor made it known
that he would like an appointment. which
the mayor said he was unable 10 provide.
When luncheon was over the visitor hur-
riedly departed, leaving the oh eek for the
mayor to pay.
William Loeb. jr, who in all probability
is to be the collector of the port OF New
York to succeed Colonel Fowler, Is "a
years old. He was born in Albany of Ger
man parentage. Like his predecessor.
George b.. Cortelyou, who was secretary 70
President Mckinley, Mr.. Loeb is one Of
the most efficient shorthand writers in the
country. He has been a newspaper eorre-
spondent and at one time was Bishos
Doane's amanuensis, Then he became a
law reporter and was associated with Eu-
gene Burlingame, Garrett j. Benson and
other republicans in the erganiza tion of
Albany county
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-13
NEW HoNoRs For KING CORN.
Possibilities as a Sugar Producer
Pointed Out.

Possibilities as a Sugar Producer
int Out.
Everybody knows that corn is the chief
agricultural commodity OF this country and
that the annual crop Of about $500, 900, 900
bushels is one of our greatest sources of
wealth. Through the combined efforts of
scientists and practical agricuiturists II has
seemed as II the grain had been brought
to the highest possible development, and all
that remains is TO induce all growers to
take advantage of the methods which will
produce the largest and best grain.
Nevertheless, IL the claims of an ''open
letter" by r. L. Stewart Of Pennsylvania
are true King Corn" must be given stnl
higher honors. It depends entirely upon
the will OF the grower. Mr.. Stewart de-
clares. whether the corn produces grain or
becomes a rival of the cane and beet as a
producer OF sugar., with valuable by-pro-
ducts.
Simply by the removal of the immature
ear from the stalk at the proper time. &C
cording to Mr.. Stewart, the corn plant
becomes practically sugar cane. 9TH direct
result" he says, is an indefinite prolonga-
ton OF the life of the plant. and a gradual
but constant accumulation Of sugar until
it reaches a point when II equals the aver
age in the sugar cane and the beet"
1t is claimed that when so cultivated the
cornstalk win contain IS per cent OF juice.
with an average sugar content OF 10 per-
cent. which would give a yield OF from $50
TO 200 pounds OF raw sugar to the ton. In
addition, the solid substance OF the stalk
Yields an average Of 200 pounds Of refined
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-13

AAAa TN eAN1hH W. ANh hLEAIAAa
While it is daily becoming more ap-
parent that congress must soon make
some fundamental changes in the rev.
enue system without entire reliance
upon customs duties and internal
revenue collections, some opponents of
tariff revision are ~endeavoring to use
the present low state of the treasury
as an argument against any reduction
of the tariff schedules. Bankers cir
culars and stsndpat newspapers are
calling special attention to the in
crease of expenses over receipts and
specializing as to how long it will be
before the government is compelled to
issue bonds, restore the war taxes or
resort to direct taxation. The facts,
however, do not warrant this alarm.
1t is true that the income of the ma
tional treasury is running behind the
outgo. January ended with a deficit
of $15,OOO,0 900. bringing the total
deficit to date up to about $4,000
900. Secretary Cortelyou estimates
that it will be about $114,O0O,0 600 at
the end Of the fiscal year on June 80.
Secretary Cortelyou asserts that the
ordinary are ample for the
ordinary expenses of the government,
but insufficient to meet extraordinary
expenses, such as the Panama canal
and other permanent public works or
to meet the various extravagances of
congress. If the cost of public i'm
provements were provided for by bond
issues. Mr.. Cortelyou contends, the
5000, 900, 900 a year derived in the
regular curse of business should be
ample for the legitimate expenses of
the government.
There is little prospect of marked
increase in government receipts until
the tariff bill shall have heens disposed
of at the special session, but the i'm
provement ought to be rapid, so far
as customs duties are concerned. Lit
tie increase is expected in internal
revenue receipts, owing to the loss of
the tax in southern prohibition states.
With ordinary economy in the prepa-
ration of appropriation bills the reve-
nues from the usual sources should
be adequate to all regular and rea-
sonable demands. Instead of looking
for new objects of taxation, congress
might better hold down expenditures,
just as a business man or a corpora
ton would do under like conditions.
On this point Mr.. Cortelyou we'll says:
There have been, under many admins
trations, excessive expenditures. due TO
one cause or another. The time may come
when a session of the congress will be
given over largely to the consideration
of ways and means to reduce the operat-
ing expenses of the government, and IL
II does come and patriotic and discrim-
mating judgment is brought to bear on
the problem, we shall see a saving of
many millions of dollars with no sacrifice
of efficiency of administration. Few do
nestle reforms would do so much to set
the people an example of good business
and economical government.