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New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
MAKING ITALIANS AMERICANS

MAKING ITALIANS 4HERIC4NS
The formation OF numerous classes OF
adult Italian immigrants in this city
for their instruction in the English Ian
guage and American civics Is we'll
conceived and practical attempt To abate
one of the great evils of our too gen
erous system Of immigration and to
ameliorate the condition Of many Of the
immigrants. The successful execution
Of the plan will be advantageous to the
immigrants themselves, and ar least
equally 50 to the community which they
have entered.
A generation or two ago the irish
Immigrants occupied much the same
place that the Italians occupy to-day
They were the most numerous OF ali
immigrants. and they were largely EN-
ployed at the ruder forms Of labor.
They were not nearly SO likely, how
ever. 10 remain aliens as are the Italians
at this time, because they already IN
derstood and used the English language,
and they had a considerable practical
acquaintance with system of popular
government which afforded them good
preparation for participation in our own.
Moreover. they We're possessed Of an
ambition and an aptitude for getting
into politics which assured their quickly
becoming acquainted with our civic
system. No newcomers ever were more
readily assimilated to the existing mass
Of American citizenship than they.
Now, the Italians come here in grea ter
numbers than the Irish did. and succeed
10 the same heritage of humble labor.
They have q far less practical knOwl-
edge OF our scheme Of local and general
political ambition and aptitude. More
over. they are ignorant Of the English
language. and thus are seriously handi-
capped in any efforts which they may
make 70 acquire more perfect knOw1-
edge OF American affairs. There is thus
much more danger Of their remaining
aliens and forming an undigested and
unassimilated mass. TO their own disad-
vantage and 70 the material detriment
Of the state Their children of course,
attend the public schools and quickly
become Americanlzed. But il is not
well for the adults who come hither 10
remain un-AmericanIzed through lack Of
the instruction which they need. but
which the common schools cannot give
them. These benevolent classes for
their instruction are therefore doing q
desirable work and deserve all en-
colIra cement
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
HE WANTS TO KNOW FURTHER.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Answering the plant of a 'Discou--
aged Clerk" one OF your correspondents ad-
vises young clerks 10 go back 10 Mother
Earth and farm.
It is certainly good advice. but can ne
further advise us how TO get there?
For instance. 7 work for a large manu-
featuring plant which is modernized up to
date, which means, among other things, a
clerical wage limit. and not a high one at
that I the fourth highest salaried
clerk out OF a force Of two hundred clerks,
and still with the criminally high prices
I am unable to save money enough TO get
either a farm OF the time to work IT,
And there are thousands OF clerks lust
like me. and I am not called either a
crouch or laggard.
ANOTHER DISCOURAGED CLERK.
Brooklyn, Nov. 6, 1910
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
NOT HOSTILE TO AMERICANS
sentiment Of Antagonism Isn't General
in Mexico, a Dweller There Says.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
oir' IN behalf OF the many thousands OF
americans resident in Mexico wish 10 say
tIat IL Is to be hoped that the readers Of
me tribune and Americans generally will
suspend Judgment with regard to the recent
demonstrations in Mexico City and else
Where against citizens of this country grow
ing out OF the reported burning at the stake
OF Mexican in Texas This demOnstra-
tlon should not be considered as an indica-
ioh OF any general sentiment of hostility
toward Americans in Mexico.
For period Of five wears last past have
been resident Of the sister republic. and
during that time have travelled many thou
SANDS OF miles not only in the more settled
portion OF the country, but in the widest
and most remote sections Of the Sierra
Madre Mountains and other regions as well.
In all that time I have never had cause 70
complain OF any word or deed which indi-
Gated any sentiment Of racial or national
antagonism. but. on the other hand. have
been treated with uniform courtesy by all.
from the highest TO the lowest. wherever !
have been, and have felt as safe in life and
property as in any portion Of the United
States, and I do not believe that my expe-
rence has been anything extraordinary, but
feel sure that hundreds Of Americans will
cOrrOborate me
1t must be confessed that the resentment
felt by Mexicans over the burning OF one
OF their fellow countrymen in Texas is not
without foundation. but the action Of q few
hot-headed young men. aided undoubtedly
by THAI element found in every large city
which is always ready 10 aid and abet vio-
lence. no matter against whom directed
should not be taken by Americans who are
not familiar with affairs in Mexico as in
dicating any deep seated. widespread OF
general sentiment of antagonism toward the
/ people OF this country.
GEORGE +. WEEKS
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12

Nr clark has already demonstrated MS
uufitness for the place. He is a brilliant
and entertaining orator. and as the lieu
tenant of John Sharp Williams. long the
minority leader. won the admiration OF
friends and foes alike. But as q lied
tenant il fell TO Mr.. Clark TO carry out
the well devised plans Of his superior.
with the retirement OF Mr.. Williams the
mantle fell upon Mr.. Clark and he soon
demonstrated a striking unfitness for
leadership. an inability to form wise
plans and an incapacity for holding his
forces together.
When the Democrats assume charge
Of the House. in December. 1911. they
will he confronted by the necessity of
electing to the speakership a man whom
they know to be unsuiied 10 the place,
or else of choosing another and thereby
dividing into bitter factions. while they
destroy one &C those precedents which
are Of such great assistance in settling
partisan disputes. If they delegate TO
the Speaker power 10 appoint all com
miftees. they viii probably secure the
AtNL " AlDil- AiAAN v 81
tify themselves II they decide 10 elect
the members Of the committees, or 90
confide their selection 10 a representa-
tive committee on committees, they will
incur the bitter enmity Of certain of
their own number, more or less vener-
able southern gentlemen" who through
long tenure in office have attained places
Of responsibility. bat who are manifestly
incapable Of rendering the best service
10 the country or TO their party.
The very size Of the Democratic ma
iority. fifty-seven. will contribute to a
division Of the party into factions and
impede effective work. The two years
II Democratic control OF the House VIII
bring strikingly TO the attention Of the
country the inability Of the Democrats
to reach a common agreement on almost
every public question. and the sugges-
tiou that two years will afford the coun-
try abundant opportunity to realize the
folly Of intrusting the affairs OF the
nation 10 the Democrats il entirely
within reason.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

A man in New York stole a taxicao. and
vet ID was Mark Twain who once said tn9t
there could be no further originality II
huInor.- philadelphia Inquirer
II is alleged as proof OF a New Yo-s
MANS INSANITY that he was no Eood n
bridge whist This is very GOthameSque.-
Pittshtirg, Gazette-Tirues-
New York City's expenses for next yea
,,-In he, si-4 07q sS5 an addition Of S2.s,50sl
over last wear This Is IN spite or an snol-
NOUS amount Of Tamuany Erarr " llch a.
been cut or What would tt have oeen =
Tamrnauv had won the last city election -
WatertOwn Times.
+, was very inconsiderate on the part o.'
the taxfcab drivers in New York 20 striAs
IN svrnpathv with the eXpreSSuen. roN
~an the eildsd youth cOaduct the ch9r.s
lady 70 the lobster alacee-Hochester Her
aid.
II looks as though all the clocks tne CITY
~ %a,y Work owns in The Bronx VIII navs
10 sion There - no money With WhLtu ~
nav f6e Official winder. and ne happens ~
nave tna only key thai VIII DO the W9tAs
he ISN'T gOfnC 20 turn in OF around un-ii ~
.sts Ms money. and meantime the clOCES
ave slowly reaching their limit OF endtr aLss 49,.
without succOr It Is not the KEY thllL 80
voted to pr. CoOk--ChRriesSon News -
Courier. -
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
THE NEWS THIS uoRNING.

FDEEIGN.-8mDass Wilson re-
g.Gr1ed that attacks on Americans in
Mexico had ceased Mexican officials are
Investigating The lynching at Rock
Springs = Many fishermen were
drowned and vessels were lost in q
storm along the Channel; heavy snow
f-I ia Germany. the Rhine caused
foods. and Paris fears another overflow
tt The seine. An English advisory
hoard TO deal with the censorship Of
PLAYS has been appointed. == 4 dis
Patch from Nicaragua said that several
severe hut indecisive actions had been
reported between the government forces
and The followers of NallddareS N Hon
drras AdEiCes from London say
that English party leaders are prepar-
ing for general elections, Premier
AeCUfth has gone 10 see the King at
~audrHucham. Five powers. in
aIudfuC the United States. resumed ne
uotia-ions with Portugal == Four
-r.n cases af cholera and six deaths
usre reported from Italy
DOMESTIC John A. Dix. Governor
elect iu a speech Il Bo0nville. y. !,
renewed ms arte-electlon pledges -=
The john Hay Memorial Library AT
Brown University. Providence r. l.
was dedicated senator Root and Dr.
James = Angel made addresses -=
Arga-dInE 10 q report bT the Treasury
Department. II Washington there was
more IMAM N+-'fH+fhfl'FAh on LtEbSil Al
The savings banks of the country. an
increase OF 500 00a13 compared with
last wear = Members Of The House
Committee ou Appropriations and of the
interstate Commerce Commission start
ed from Washington for an inspection
~ The Panama Cana Zone; they VIII
gather data upon which % base esri-
mates for appropriations
CITY-Stucks were Gull. closing heavy
jersey CITY eXpresSInen declined
10 agree 10 the terms accepted 10y their
Fellow workers II New York. the effect
being 70 DrolouE The strike =
movement was started TO collect fund
for - NarEs Hospital IN Hobohen.
where Mayor GaEnor was taken after
Ihe attack upon MIN by James J. Gala
CHER. == Preparations We're completed
for N-CGrdy's attempt 70 fly back with
mail from a Hamburg American liner,
Ef-y rr ilas az sea. Dr. Lyman 4 b.
aott said the recent lection was Pro-
g--essfve EtCT0Tv. Announcement
as made that Hungary would send
millions Of dollars 20 the United States
Toy Investment A man was ar
rested IN a charge Of demanding $4,000
-~0u John =. Rockefeller. on pam OF
Ceat h = Two persons lost their lives
e a FIRE iu an apartment house on Man
Ha titan avenue. -= a central bank was
aL Hoeated al the annual meeting Of the
ACADEMY Of Political Science. == An
investigation was ordered by Commis-
sioner of Accounts Fosdick into the con-
duct Of the food inspection bureau Of
tho Department Of Health
THE WEATHER Indications for to-
dav- Fair. Tie temperature Yesterday:
= ghos1 - degrees, lowest. %.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
People and Social Incidents

features include a display or gigantic ca-t
horses and Of the most diminutfve ponies
the race OF four-in-hands for the Arro~-
head Cup. from the Arrowhead Inn 70 1"ao-
ison Square Garden. and riding ~
can and foreign officers in the fuh I'M p"
OF their respective regiments ELisin'i',
French. Dutch. Canadian and Dnited
s+ates c-sct cavalry regiments being rep
resented
- ro.,,s+o,s 1-no arrived from Europe
= g. davs ago is at the Hotel Gotham
,x,tb her mother. Mrs. James P1ncnot, and
her brother. clifford Pinchot
--ade-,c cromwell and the Misses Crorn-
well have returned 10 town rom E'eihafuS-
,,IIa \ ]. and are At the St Regis for the
winter
NJ and Mrs. Stanley Mortimer viii r.
.,,rr 10 town next week ana VII make their
basdouarters at the Hotel Gotham
NJ and Mrs Frederick Fl Stevens have
announcsd the engagement % their dauEn-
Ter Mss Gretchen Brooks Stevens. 70
George W II. Allen Of CazenoVia, n -
formerly OF St Louis
Mr. and Mrs. Luther KOuntze have r.
turned 70 town from their country Dlacs. at
MorristOwn. y. J.
Lady AIzernon Cfordon-Lennox. who re-
Gently arrived from Europe and mas been
having a series OF country house VISITS mas
reurned to town and Is at the Woicott tor
horse show week
Mrs French vanderbilt. who was AZ the
=. paots for a few days. left town yerer-
dav fo~ Tuxedo 70 attend the annual au-
/ tumn ball She VII 90 % Newport to-day
and return 10 town on MOnGa for the sea-
son She has taken rhs house ~ No -
Madison avenue FOR the winter
I William n Moore gave dinner lasI
evening at his house. in East 54th st7eer.
+ for some OF the foreign cavalry officers Who
are here for the horse show
NJ and Mrs Preston Gibson who ~sre
at the Plaza for q few days. have returned
TO washington
Mrs. NJ Dwight Collier and her son-In-
law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs David i
Dana. have returned 10 town for the winter
from LenOx-
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Ismay. who have been
in this country for several weeks, ars
booked 20 sail foF Europe to-day Ihsy
have been the guests for the last 1sw DAYS
Of Mrs. Ismays mother. Mrs George =
Schieffelin-
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert L. sarreriee haga
returned to town from Highland Fans.
y. I.
NJ and Mrs " Csoadby I.oew VIII return
70 town from their country place. at Hos-
! Iyn. Long Island. at tne end OF the month
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
A CHANCE IN THE NAVY
For Ambitious Boys in Mr.. Parsons s
District.

O4SJIlCL.
To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir. Permit me through the columns
OF your paper. 10 give notice that va
cancy will shortly occur at the United
the 18th Congress District Of New York,
which I have the honor 10 represent.
Any boy OF the required age who is an
actual resident Of the 18th Congress Dis
trict and who can satisfactorily pass
the mental and physical examinations IS
eligible for nomination by me to fill the
vacancy. Examinations by the Navy De
partment will be held the third Tues
day in April and the third Tuesday in
June. 1911, and candidates for nomination
by me Tor those examinations must be not
under sixteen nor over nineteen years of
age on one Of those days.
It is my purpose shortly to hold a pre-
Eminary examination of all those who are
eligible and who desire 70 be considered
as applicants Applications should be in
the handwriting Of the applicant himself
and should be addressed to me at my New
York office, No 80 William street. In or
der to receive consideration, applications
should reach me not later than Saturday
December 3. Applicants should state in
to be material for the proper consideration
of their names. HERBERT PARSONS.
Member Of Congress, 18th District Of New
York.
New York Nov Il 1910
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12

to legislative impotence. To that, Of
course. all the Unionist Opposition and
n good many OF the government were
earnestly opposed. though it was favored
hv the Radicals and Laborites. The
third scheme was that the veto power Of
the House of Lords as at present consti-
tuted should be abolished. hut that that
house should at some future time be re-
organized on an elective basis and that
its authority in legislation should then
he restored; but OF course there would
be time in the vetoless interval for Home
Rule 10 be enacted.
It is not suppose BILE that the respon-
sible ministers of the government were
in sympathy with these tactics or the
Nationalists. Some of them are De
Iieved TO be resolutely opposed TO the
senaration of Ireland from the Kingdom
while those who are inclined toward the
granting Of Home Rule would have that
done in some other way than under com
nulsion or as part Of political bargain
Nevertheless. they all realized the prac-
teal helplessness Of the government
For If it refused the Irish demands it
would stand in danger of being turned
out Of office on the first important divi-
sion in the House Of Commons. Yet If it
did not refuse them. the conference
would be fOredo0med TO failure. The
only escape from this dilemma was
through such a concession to the Union
ISIS In dealing with the Lords as would
in return secure Unionist support for
the government sufficient 10 render il
independent Of the Irish vote. But then
there was danger that this course would
lead straight 10 a Radical revolt within
the governments own party which
would be even more formidable than
Irish hostility. So the ultimate outcome
was tie failure Of the conference and the
remission Of some Of the gravest consti-
tutionaI problems i'll British history to
the pasSion-swept arena Of St Stephen 5,
or perhaps to the tumult of the hustIngs.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A member Of the Don't Worry Club told
this story at its last meeting: Mrs. Blank
sold her house and looked for an apart
ment The search brought her to the
North South duplex. mailman was
told TO show the lady. and as he turned
the key 70 admit her the woman saw in
his hand card having the number OF the
apartment and in q corner Jew After
inspecting the place she took a refusal
and said her daughter would call The
young woman noticed the same card IN
the hand Of the servant The refusal was
continued. so that her father might see
the place and. having been warned. he
managed TO see the card in the hand of
the man who escorted him. and there, as
in the previous cases, was the word Jew
I'll take the apartment said the man
but tell ms, is there any rule against
Jews here? None whatever. Why? Be
cause of the word on the permit Those
are the agents inittals-his name is J. f.
Woods.
All the girls at the football game
envied Clara"
why. did she have the handsomest
mo; but she went with fellow whose
eye was bandaged, whose arm was In a
sling and who walked with a crutch. -
Buffalo Express
The merchants Of Berlin. who are liberal
contributors OF their wares 10 charity
bazaars and the like, have been forced by
sad experience to form committee for
the purpose OF making sure that their char
table gifts shall really be used for char
liable purposes Among the members of
this committee are the Mayor OF the city,
the court preacher. DR.. Dryander. the presi-
~. Tlr StTauSS
several women
THE PRESS AGENT.
lack REYNOLDS dropped in for visit.
Jack Reynolds is lea ding q SHOW
His grammar is something exquisite,
Remarkable, too. is its now
His manner. ! swear, Is the blandest
That ever I've yet seen unfurled,
AS he said. We've the biggest and graudest
And shapelest show IN the world.
Oh what do you think OF the tariff
And what are your views on T. X?
And think you the people would care II
Joe Cannon continued as cZaT!
He sat like an image OF marble
While at him these queries ! hurled,
Then said-his reply ! don't garble-
IT'S the biggest best show In the world"
Then he rose TO his feet. hand extended.
And said: 'I must hurry from thee
The Shuberts on me have depended
For wears for their publicity.
We've one hundred girls in the chorus
It's splendidly. buIOmiy girled.
Their voices are rich and sonorous,
It's the biggest. best show In the world"
Detroit Free Press.
The man who succeeded in collecting
money from little school children in Vienna
under the pretence that n was for a pres
ent to be purchased for the priest stood
alCne in his class until recently. when a
young mechanic WAS arrested in that city
for reporting persons dead in order 10 col
iect funeral expenses from societies organ
ized TO furnish such relief. There are many
OF these burial societies in that city. TO
which the poorest persons contribute. and
ltns swindIeE hao ssDorted deaths s<tosted
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
IFrom The Trihune &c. !

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE German Am
bassador and Countess Won Belustorff Will
go 10 New York on Sunday 70 spend sew
eral days They have cards out for teas on
November IS and q
The Chilian Minister and Sonora de cruz
who have spent the summer I'm Europe, ar
rived in Washington from New York this
evening. accompanied by Senior Don Al
berto Yoacham. Chilian Charge d'ATaires
who went TO New York 10 meet them
Senor Yoacham has been granted a leave
o. absence Of several months. which NJ
viii spend in Chilli.
Sonora DOna Alicia Ward de fiano. WIZ
Of the Spanish Minister. has returned t'
Washington from Hot Springs. where SIT
spent the autumn
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: I would respectfully suggest that
you through your valued columns would
impress upon the next Congress the ne
cessfty of establishing q parcels post. as in
vogue in most civilized countries. A par
cells post would not alone add profit TO the
Postofflce Department but II would give
the public q lower and much better ser
vice than now given by the express com
panies who have a monopoly on this bush
ness. G. H. LUNDBECK-
New York. Nov. 10. 1919
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
ru-n IE4RS ENoI GIL

From the point "f view OF national
interests It Is uufnrfun that President
Taft Is not 20 have the support and
cooperation Of boIh houses Of Congress
5urir. The second half Of his admins
ration. for important measures viii in-
evitably be lost through the efforts Of
-hc Democratic majority in the lower
branch 10 play politics with an eye sin
gle TO the national election OF 1912
From q purely partisan point of view.
however. there Is some ground FOR con-
ISOLATION in the probability that the
Democrats VIII SO far demonstrate their
incauacitv for constructive statesman
ship during the next two years as to
preclude 1hei' 'elps intrusted with fur
thcr power.
Already the Democrats a-s learning
that power carries with il respons- -biiily,
and they regard with serious apprelen-
sion. even Al this time the strenuous
contest over the rules which is certain 10
plague the earl weeks OF their admin
istration q the affairs Of the House.
Practically ali the Democratic leaders
are on record against continuing the
power 0f the Speaker TO appoint the
committees. while control OF a large
ma jority Of inexperienced and undlsci-
pliued Democrats by the new rules
which were substituted for "Cannonism'
n fhe last session VIII prove a much
more difficult undertaking than the coli
trol or a Republican majority which
had learned ly experience the necessity
~ discipline ana order
Even the selection of Speaker Is
likely 10 prove stumbling block 10 the
democrats. Precedent would Indicate
the election Of Representative Champ
Clark to that important post And yet
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
A PLEA FOR REFORM.

From The Washington Herald.
There is something radically wrong in
our system OF government when the Demo
cratic House or Represenrarfves elected
last Tuesday viii not assemble until De
Cember. 1911. thirteen months after the
election has occurred. Provision ought 70
be made for the new Congress 20 begin
on the first Monday in December following
the election The Present system. a relic
OF the SLOW, tedious and incOnvenient meth
and absurd
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12

In an Informal talk TO the Electric
Climb OF Chicago few days ago. Mr..
0onald NJ. Carter discussed no world 8
debt to inventors. He is reported as -x~
rressing opinions which. within certain
limitations. must command hearty as
sent. but which do not seem TO be Of
universal application. The inventors" :"
he said, have done more for the ma
..teriaI advancement OF the human race
than any other class OF men" Well, IL
f., impogsible TO overrate the service
rendered By the inventors of the sewing
machine, the reaper. the loom and a
scor5 of other labor-saving devices. or
OF tho men who originated such wpndoz>
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

In the ring OF Madison Square Garden
this morning the familiar call OF the bugie
will proclaim the opening OF the great Ma
tioHal Horse Show and also the beginning
OF the New York season. They coincide
The horse show has the effect OF bringing
society back into town for the winter. and
any disposition which people might have TO
remain away viii be cOunteracted by the
opening of the opera FOR the winter on
Monday evening The programme at the
show to-day VIII be very attractive Its