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New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

For the first time in its history, covering a
period Of over two centuries the Corporation Of
IIoyds or London. has bestowed upon a woman
one of the silver p1edals which II presents 10
those who have by extraordinary exertons con-
trIbuted 70 the saving OF life at sea- The
woman who receives this recognition" says The
Boston Transcript" was the stewardess OF the
Sardinia destroyed by fire OF Malta, when her
duty as she saw il. led her 10 brave the greatest
dangers to minister to the needs Of others Her
courage displayed so fearlessly, has resulted In
placing her among a splendid company Of heroes,
and the story OF her reward coming in the wake
of our great sea tale. has an exceptional interest
How do you propose TO use your freedom7"
We'll" replied the Cuban thoughtfully -
some time, Probably do something in that line
Freedoms great isn't it?"-Philadelphia Ledger.
THE Chicago Tribune is strongly urging on the
Illinois Legislature the passage Of bill TO increase
faculty salaries at the University Of Illinois The
Tribune" fears the weakening OF the state univer-
sty by the desertion OF its best men. who receive
tempting offers elsewhere With $4,000 more
available the anxiety OF alumni and friends win be
relieved II says.
ITS curious" said Uncle Ehen. dat 4 lot o
brainiest men. an dat dey'n read every word Of
what an ex- champion Of prize hshtn' has 70 say!"
washington star
Maryland is the most advanced state in the Union
In the fight against the white plague" according
the Study and Prevention os tuberculosis. The
ate receives credit for being the first to adopt
practical registration law regarding tuberculosis
and is commended for its anticipating laws, and
the great slnatorfum which has been established IN
the Blue Ridge Mountains In speaking Of the
registration law the bulletin says: THE most de
cided step IN the registration OF tuberculosis
taken in 1904 by the State Of Maryland. where
law passed compelling the reporting Of this
disease and inhicting a heavy fine for -conpIi-
puc OF
Health pay 81 to every physician reporting a case
literature and preventive supplies for the use of
his patients"
You think February is an unlucky month";
Yes answered the slightly SupCrstitiOus
But think Of the great men who born In
"They are worth considering But think Of the
short time between February l and March !. and
the monthly bills coming in just the same"'-
Washington Star
law of the Kitchen has been set forth in Eng
land in opinion by a county Judge He holds
that where the mistress Of a house goes TO the
kitchen 10 aid the maid Of all work the two are
brought on terms OF equality such as would not be
tolerated in larger establishments. The case was
that OF cook and general maid who sought to
recover months wages from her former mistress
in lieu Of notice. The mistress asserted that the
servant always answered her back" bat the Judge
held that under the circumstances this was not
sufficient to justify dismissal
$50 the world is getting better?'
'.Or are we Just getting used to itT'-Iouisv1ne
Courier Journal.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16

worse than other parliamentary countries see
ing that the Young Turks are they VINO brought
about the revolution and the establishment OF
parliamentary government, 1t is not uhreasoha
BILE that they should exercise dominant pel'tlcai
influence. a winning party usually does so, IL
NAV he regrettable that they practically coerced
Deputies into voting at their dictation 1e' III
what parliament has the authority OF parry
leadership not at times been exerted III such Il
way?
The important feature of the case Is atter
all that 4 change of ministry has been erected
at the bidding of the elected representatives OF
the people according to constitutional Iorlis,
There is no indication that the discredlleo
Grand Vizfer attempted to hold his place III de
flauce of the vote certainly none that the sultan
was inclined to resist the popular or the parma
mentary will. The Sultan did try to persuade
one of the ministers. the Sheik-ul-lslam' VINO
had been in Office eighteen years, not TO resign
with his chief, but in vain. Apparently the
Prime Minister resigned in the face OF an au-
verse vote. and the Sultan accepted his reslgna-
tion and appointed successor who was accepta-
BILE to the House. precisely as the same Things
would be done in England or France. That fact
indicates the reality Of parliamentary rule IN
Turkey and far outweighs all other clrcun-
stances of the case.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
TEE VENEZUELAN SETTLEMENT.

The agreeable anticipaticns with which the
deposition Of Mr.. Castro from the Venezuelan
szscte torship was welcomed are by one being
fulfilled. II was good 10 have the Venezuelan
government SO nationally reorganized es TO per
NIT and 20 facilitate the restoration Of direct
Diplomatic relations between Washington and
Caracas NoN we are told that agreement has
been reached between the two governments on
al the matters which have been at issue between
them. That does not mean that all have been
acfua lly settled. 1t does mean that method of
settling them all has been agreed upon. That
would in any case be 2 fine achievement 1t is
the aner and the more praiseworthy in view OF
the tedious duration Of the controversies while
Asr Castro was at the head OF affairs. We often
remarked then that he was personally the sole
obstacle to an equitable settlement That esti-
mate now seems 10 be fully justified Nor viii
ANYBODY besides Mr.. Castro himself pretend
that after his deposition. in thus promptly
reaching the settlement which he obstinateIy
refused 10 reach, the new Venezuelan govern
1nent has made any sacrlfice Of the material in
ferests or of the dgnityq and integrity of its
country.
Tshe ways and means Of the settlement appear
20 be worthy OF their end. There are five cases
10 be disposed Of. Two OF these are % be settled
on n basis which has been reached through di-
rect negotiation between the two governments.
THAT is particularly gratifying. IL is always
better for dsputants 10 ccne 10 ar agreement
between themselves than TO call in the good
offices Of a third party. We have never been
able to sympathize with those who are so enam-
oured Of arbitration that they would refer every
international dispute 20 IL without any serious
attempt 80 reach a settlement through direct
negotiateas II is only when all possible efforts
for direct agreement nave been made and have
failed that appeal should be taken TO arbitration
as later resort. IN this case direct agreement
has been reacked on two OF the five points, and
the three others are 10 be referred 70 arbitration
or adjudication az The Hague.
at present the whole settlement is in the form
of protocol between the Venezuelan govern
nent snd the American special commissioner
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
FIRST BROMLEY LECTURE.
Hart Lyman This Years Speaker on
Journalism at Yale.

New Haven Feb. 15.-"The newspaper is here TO
stay, because Il is Indispensable, and any think
Ing Of entering such work should not engage IN
II unadvisedy lightly but reverently discreetly
advisedly. soberly and in the fear OF Cod were
statements by Hart Lyman. editor Of The New
York Tribuns, IN the first of the Bromley lectures
on Journalism at Yale tonight
Mr.. Lyman paid tribute to the life and work Of
Isaac II. Bromley, Yale. 90 in whose memory the
lectureshp was established by gift Of Mrs. Ad-
eaide E Bromley, his widow. He reviewed briefly
the beginnings OF journalism in England and spoke
Of conditions in France to support the statement
contrary to a shallow assumption, literature and
journalism go hand-n-hand. He said the news
paper is here not only to stay but TO multiply
Speaking Of criticisms of newspapers IrsI.yuan
said:
There are few things less creditabe than the pre-
whose steady Patronage helps to make it's exfst-
enCe possible. How contemplate are the men and
women VINO love TO spread scandal and give cur
Fency 10 defamation by word OF mouth while they
shnuS!y profess horror of the journals which they
eagerly purchase to crafty depraved tastei
Criticism of newspapers ought to be free and
fearless. and 1t ought TO lead toward the s1ppres
sion. not the promotion, of those which proys in
corrisible. II ought also TO be fair anS dtscrr1i
mating. Much current criticism is both vexatious
and comical. - A'
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
COMMON SENSE WINS.

The passage by the House of Representatives
of Mr.. Gaines's bill reducing the salary OF the
Secretary Of State to $4,000. and thus remoY-
inc Senator Knox's ineligibility to appoint
rnent as Secretary of State, ends dif11culty
which was merely technical ana over WHICH
some extremists in constitutional consruc-
ton have become unduly excited. Ihe 1acI
that two-thirds of the members of the House
did not vote on the first trial for the passage
of the bill served to exaggerate the importance
Of the opposition good deal of which was
manifestlv insincere. inspired by Interior mo-
tives or merely partisan. 1t Is hard 10 beneve
that anv member of the House OF Representa-
4ives honestly thinks that the spirit of the con
stitutional restriction was violated by the leg
isIation removing Mr.. Knoxs disability III
Is almost as difficult 10 believe that any Repre-
sentative seriously takes the view that the let
fer of the Constitution is not satisfied ny "A
repeal of the salary increase or that the courts
vould be justified in invadating Mr. Knox 5
title.
The issue was a trivial ana formal "he' puI
on such issues there are always hairsplitters
who enjoy fiouting the obvious logic OF Ihe si.-
nation and partisans narrcw enough to think
that there may be political advantage IN Try
ing 10 embarrass an opposing President. The
obstruction caused by these elements yesterday
was reflection on the liberalty and rational
itv of the House. Many Democrats were su-
perior TO such pettiness, but the minority as
whole did not rise TO the level Of the Demo
cratic press. which has almost without excep-
tion favored common sense solution OF the
constitutional difficulty.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16

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New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
THE TURKISH CRISIS.

Parliamentary government in Turkey is as
suredly getting on. 1t has just had its first
ministerial crisis. Because of his dismissal Of
Ali Ria Pacha from the War Office the House
of Deputies adopted vote of lack of confidence
I'm the Prime Minister. kiami Pacha who there
upon resigned his office. and was succeeded by
Hilmi Pacha, the Minister of the Interior There
are charges and rlImors of various sorts extant
similar TO those which prevail at other capitals
on like occasions. The Deputies voted against
Kiamil because they considered his dismissal of
Ali Ria unconstitutional and Kaml in return
declares that they acted unconstitutonaIly In
not giving him the privilege of adjourning his
reply to their Interpolation. Some fears of dis
order are expressed. which probably exag-
gerated. and there are predictions that the new
ministry viii be short lived, which may or may
not be fulfilled.
What seems 10 be generally conceded as true
is that the Young Turks are lin the saddle"
Their Committee OF Union and Progress has all
along been hostile TO Kiamil, and has sought an
opportunity of turning him out and ii pract-
cally dictated the vote Of lack of confidence,
some OF the Deputies voting at its bidding
against their own wishes or Judgment All that
may be quite true without Turkeys being any
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
4 sERrn EoR pNErMONIA.

Two announcements of the production of an
antitoxin for pneumonia have been made In the
last few days. One comes from Boston and
credits men who are associated with the Tufts
Medical College with the achievement. The
other emanates from Darmstadt Germany
where a physician named Landmann has been
engaged in the same class of work So con-
fusing is the statement made in the first of
these instances that serious injustice will
be done by ignoring it for the present The
second has a slightly stronger title 10 notice
Landmarks product Is mentioned by a Lon
don medical weekly, THE Hospital" and Is
said 10 have met successfully tests prescribed
by the Ehrlich Institute for Pathological Ex-
perimentation. Perhaps the strongest recon-
mendation of Landmarks serum is tho fact
that he makes no boast concerning its virtues
He simply asks that practitioners trv II in a
few cases, employ the older treatment with fine
same number of patients, and then compare
results
Many previous attempts have been made 10
utilize the germs OF pneumonia in the MANN
4acture of a remedy for that disease some
of them have been distinct failures and re
garling the value of the Others there is stiIl
much doubt. 1t is said that most of the seruns
hitherto tried have proved too feeble tn exert
perceptibIe influence. 1t is becanse Soma
thing better is apparently needed that every
fresh venture deserves attention The warnest
encouragement should be given to such en-
deavors. therefore, but their outcome should
not be accepted without the most rigid critI
cism.
How important these efforts are one does NOT
realize unless he recalls the fact that puermo
mia now causes more deaths than any other
disease tuberculosis once claimed more vic
tins, but has now lost that unfortunate dis
tinetion. The change in the situation IS dine
TO two causes. A more successful warfare Is
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
THE STIMULUS OF COMPETITION.

The rumors of new. subways bruited about
since Mr. McAdoO made application for per
mission to extend the Hudson tunnel 10 the
Grand Central Station will remind the public
of the days before the merger of the INTERIOR
ough and the Metropolitan companies every
body then exhibited such zeal for new lines
that the old Rapid Transit Commission could
hardly get plans on paper fast enough. But
with competition eliminated the opportunities
iust sought after with passionate eagerness
went begging.
Now that Mr. McAdoo would extend his line
10 the Grand Central Station IT Is natural TO
expect him to apply for permission to build
down from that point to a connection with
his Cortlandt street tunnel. because there would
be heavy and very profitable short haul traf-
fic for him from the Grand Central and Penn
syivania stations down TO the business section
of the city But the Interborough company, too,
has long had It's eye on that very traffic. So
it is very likely that it will make an offer to
extend its present system down to the Battery
from Times Square. But as this would leave
it with two downtown tunnels and only
uptown to feed them, It would be natural for
it TO apply for permission to extend uptown
on the East Side of the city from 42d street
also The Interborough company has always
planned TO convert its present system into
two routes-one East Side and the other
West Stde-and there is every reason 10 De
Iieve that il would offer very advantageous
terms TO the public rather than in the
hands of a competitor any route so laid out
rs TO defeat its plans for the completion of it's
road.
And its failure to move before this is one
unfortunate consequence of the city's having
hausted its borrowing capacity. II the city had
had the money to set a competitor Of the Inter
borough upon its feet with the Broadway-Lex-
ington avenue route the Interborough would
have come forward long ago with offer TO
build extensions. While the city has no money
the company can afford to wait, for every
years delay increases the profits of the ex-
listing lines. And when it is ready TO make
an offer the terms it viii extend Will depend
greatly upon whether or not New York is In a
position TO build on its own account.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

From The Tribune Bureau
washington. Feb 15-The President was the
guest of honor tonight at reception giver oy
the members of the Grace Reformed Church at
which he has been a regular attendant since ne
has been in Washington. Expressions OF IeEle.
over the forthcoming severance of most pleasant
relations were exchanged -
The President sent special message TO congress
to-day, transmitting the report of the conference
on dependent children and recommending tiie Go
tabIishment Of a chiIdren's bureau
The President authprized the publication OF d
letter from the Council of Fine Arts recommending
a Lincoln memorial site on line drawn from tHe
Capitol through the Washington Monument at
point near the Potomac. in preference 10 d
memorial highway to Gettysburg OF monunisi'
on the Union Station Plaza. in order that tne loea
of disnifed and important architectural mOnu-
ment may be carried out c.,
Among the White House callers to-day were sec
retary Bacon Senator's Knox. Aldrich. Flint war
ner Smoot. Simmons and Clapp. hve meiilOeis %
the Minnesota Legislature Representatives ASSET
C;ronna Olcott watson. Hughes and hlncaiu' N @
General Clarence Edwards Major Carson anu 'Ho
Netherlands Minister
The President took horseback ride peIore oiii
ner
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

TFrom The Tribune Bureau-1
washington Feb. 15.-Ex-Senator ard MIS- "oflh
p Henderson gave a reception tonight TO all
the members Of the Congressional Club, senators
and Representatives accompanying their wives. a
quaint and pleasant of the evening was the
introduction Of the schottlsche Virginia reet anu
other ld-fashoned dances indulged In Dy men anu
women who had not danced for years.
Representative and Mrs. John W. Dwight enter
tanned at dinner tonight the Swiss Minister SEN
ator Aldrich Mrs. Barney. Mrs Frederick bene-
dict Mrs Hooker Mr.. and Mrs. Wadsworth. Ut.
and Mrs Magruder and Representative Gillett-
The -Presdent-elect and Mrs. sherman were
the guests Of honor at dinner given tonight oy
Mr. and Mrs. Vespasian Warner.
Holbrook Bonney. OF New York, who VIII marry
Miss katherine Goode Shuey, Of this city, to-Hlor-
row. entertained the men OF the wedding party at
dinner tonight. In the party were Henri Marun'
secretary of the Swiss legation; German Griffin.
of New York: Frank r. Goodell. OF Boston and
Charles w. Niles, of Minneapolis. ushers. and VIII
lam l. Washburn. Of New York best man.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Berkeley Thorne Merchant.
who were married here some weeks ago and who
have since lived az Fort Myer started for the Phil
ippines to-day. Mrs Merchant is the daughter or
Colonel Hatfield. in command at Fort Myer.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
CHANGES IN PROFESSORS AT YALE
The Rev. C. E. Jefferson, Pastor of the Broad
way Tabernacle Lyman Beecher Lecturer

New Haven Feb. 15.-At the February rnesfIps
OF the Yale Corporation, held here to-day the res
ignatiOns Of Professors w. G. Sumner @ p Vicb
ards. Bernardotte Perrin and H. T. Wright were
accepted. Professor Perrin has served for tvre,tv
five years and the others have reached the are
limit Of sixty-hve years. All will retire on p.n
sions
Among the important appointments announced
are those of Professor L. P. Breckenridge Of the
University OF Illinois, be professor of rnecbanf
cal engineering and member Of the governing
board of the Sheffield Scientific School TO succeed
Professor Richards. The Rev. II. H. Tweedv mas
tor Of the South CongreEa tionaI Church at Rrfdea
port. appointed the chair of practical tbeoI
in the Divinity School. Douglas c Mackintosh
professor of theology in Brandon College, Mani
toba, Canada, was appointed assistant professor Of
theology in the Divinity School
The Rev Charles Z. jefferson pastor Of the
Broadway Tabernacle, New York, was chosen Isy-
man Beecher lecturer OF preaching in the Theo-
logical School for the coming year. and the Rev.
Dr. z. ". Lyman. of the Bangor Theological Semi
nary Nathanal r. Taylor lecturer.
An anonymous gift of 5000 has been received
for the establishment in the Divinity School of a
foundation in memory OF the late Rev. Edward s
Hume, OF the class of 10 for many years a mis-
sionary in India. gift of 5000 from Henry F.
English, OF New Haven. toward endowment pur-
poses in the School Of Fine Arts reported.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16

It is assumed that before actual reference 10
The Hague is made. treaty will have to be ne
qotfa+ed between the two countries which will
reouire ratification by our Senate. That Will
doubtless be promptly forthcoming. Among the
numerous and widely varying views which nave
been taken in this country of the Nenezueiah
troubles there is not one which does not regard
peaceful and mutually satisfactory settlement OF
them as highly desirable IL viii be we'll IL such
a settlement can be made so expediuousiy as 10
precede that which Venezuela may erect Win
any other Of the several countries with Which
she has differences. We sincerely desire IhaI
she will reach prompt and permanent agree
ment with them all But it would be gratifying
and apnropriate to have the first settlement
made with the United States
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
CHURCH SAYS GooDBY TO PRESIDENT.
Grace Reformed Members, Among Whom De
Has Worshipped, Give Him Reception

Washington. Feb. 15.-In the little white stons
Grace Reformed Church. which he has attenoed
ever since he has beeI in Washington. taIeNsI taI
reception was given TO President Roosevelt to-neH1
by the members of the congregation
After a few remarks in which he spoke OF 1Ae
pleasure he had found in attending the services
there and referred the fact that he had not oeen
absent from a single communion service when no
was in the city the President shook hands with al
present The church was filed
The President said that among the treasures wnich
he priced was a mounted piece of the conversions
of the church. presented 10 him BY the mason wno
sbaped the stone. The services closed with the
singing Of the Presidents favorite hymE~ "Ezsw
Firm Foundation"