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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-09
a LENTEN THEORY.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: The remarks Of Bishop Whitehead
respecting the reading of newspapers dur
ing Lent have called forth several responses
from prominent clergymen, but none Of
them seems TO me to touch the fundamental
question involved
Is there any warrant in the Bible for
placing certain restraints or self-denials
upon Christians during the weeks of Lent
that do not apply to the rest Of the year?
II the things restrained or denied are right
nobody has any authority to deny them
to Christians for several weeks, and 4 they
are wrong Christians should not Practise
them during any part of the year
Let Christians deny themselves all that
is wrong during the whole year. and let
them enjoy the liberty of Christians dur
ing Lent as well as during the rest of the
year. II We must use the word Lent SO
frequently let Christians understand that
there is no Scriptural warrant for denying
ourselves sinful and questionable things
for the weeks of Lent and doing those
same things the rest OF the year.
If It is wrong to read papers durlng. Lent
it is wrong to read them the rest OIL the
year. and if it is right to read them the
rest OF the year II cannot be wrong 10 read
them during Lent. HENRY GRAHAM.
Brooklyn Feb 7, 1910
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GIFT FOR Comfy.
promotion of Friendship with Scandi-
naVia Object.

In order TO cultivate a better understand
ing between the United States and the
scandinavian countries by the exchange OF
professors. and especially Of stud-nts. be-
tween the universities here and in Norway.
Sweden and Denmark. Nils Poulson, presi-
dent OF the Hecla Iron Works. Brooklyn.
mas given the trustees OF the American
scandinavian Society 500. 900 In per cent
bonds the interest on which is 10 be used
Tor the benefit OF the society. II for any
reason the society should cease to exist the
GIT VIII be transferred 10 the Technical In
stltute IN Copenhagen
feature OF the soclety's work. which has
not been discussed publicly and in which
the executive committee has keen interest
is the plan to send American students OF
scandinavian descent abroad for POSTCARD
ua'e work as soon as possible. The Scan
uihavians have been especially successful
IN dairy methods and the conservation OF
forests Professor Carl Lorentzen. who
Drought about the organization OF the sect
ETY. says that their success has been strik-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-09
THE SOLIPSISTS.

We did not intend TO create mystlll-
cation when we remarked the other day
that The Houston POST would soon be
las hopeless a victim as The Charles
'ton News and Courier OF solipslSm I'D
politics" The Post bad just con-
fided to the public that. next to the Re
''publicans. proba bly, the most depraved
people in the world are the Texas
Democrats who are opposed to the men
and measures we are supporting i'll
Texas" Evidently after reading Colo
mel Bryan out Of the Democratic party
it was preparing to eject all those Dem
ocrats in Texas who still believe in the
once honored Wilson
theory of free raw materials.
The Charleston News and Courier
applauded our classification, so far as
it applied to the Texas half of the solip-
sist partnership. Major Hemphill said
that he had called The Houston Post
about everything else in the world which
was reprehensible. and greatly regretted
that he had overlooked so satisfactory
an epithet as "solipsist." We note. how
ever, that all his readers did not follow
him in his appreciation Of the potential
tiles of this neglected objurgation. The
subioined letter appeared the other day
in his newspaper:
To the Editor of The News and Cou-
rier: "Solipsist." What where and how
IS it? Also. why? Tt certainly got that
miserable sheet" THE Houston Post;
but It's got Me TOO.
The major gave this explanation TO
his correspondent:
1t is perfectly plain what, where, how
and also why it is. The word is OF Latin
origin, though Bailey would never know
it if we did not tell him, and it means,
simply, an egoist or an egotist, as you
please.
Bailey has not yet been heard from,
but we believe that he will not inter
pref solipsism as plain egotism. 4
solipSist must be something of an ego
fist, but we employed the term rather
in the philosophical sense, it being used
to describe that extreme form of ideal
ism which denies the existence not only
of matter but of mind outside the con-
seriousness CT any given individual 1.-The
Charleston News and Courier and The
Houston Post are not feeble, everyday
egoists in politics. They are worthy
practitioners in that field of the philo-
sophical theory that outside of their own
circle of ideas and policies nothing ex-
lists which really has any excuse for ex-
listing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-09
GIVE SERVANTS N Politics.

The Civil Service system in the United
. Kingdom appears TO be confronted with
what may easily prove 10 be the most
serious crisis in its history. involving
The question OF the participation or non
participation of the permanent staff of
functiolaries il partisan political ac-
tiyitieS and officeholding. Hitherto, il
VIII be recalled, civil servants have
scrupulOuSly refrained from such ac
fivities. They have voted, but they have
not sought or accepted election 10
political places, local or general. In
deed, at one time many Of them volun-
tarily refrained from voting and desired
L. be disfraHchised by law, in order that
their absolute abstention from politics
might be the more emphasized and thus
their tenure of Office might be made the
more secure. The theory has been that
in exchange for assurance Of permanent
tenure trey can we'll afford and i'll
deed ought 10 abstain from all partisan
work, il not from the franchise itself
Recently. however, that salutary rule
seems 10 have been abrogated, and it
has been officially proclaimed 10 civil
servants that without prejudice 10 their
tenure Of place they are quite free 10
engage in all sorts OF political work,
and even TO be elected 10 political Offices
in addition TO their administrative en-
plOyment-aS members of Parliament,
OF the London County Council, or Of
other bodies. A more radical departure
could scarcely be imagined, nor is it
easy to conceive one more potentially
mischievous 10 the public service and
to the system under which il is now
organized. Ii would certainly impair
the quality OF the public service. for the
place holder could not conduct his cam
paign and after election attend TO the
duties of his political office without in
some measure neglecting his adminstra-
five work
That il would also impair lie prestige
Of the merit system and the general
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-09
THE CARE OF MILK.
rdit.o,. ~ THE Trih,1ne

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1 have read The Tribune for many
years, and have an autograph letter from
Horace Greeley, dated 1852. But that Is
not what 1 started to say.
Every one knows that almost all the
milk sold in New York City is at least
twenty-four hours old. Milk Of this age
will soon become unfit for drinking unless
il is handled with the greatest care.
It is suggested that the New York Board
OF Health educate the citizens as to Its
proper care. Let the board begin with the
maids in the Kitchens and the grocery IN
which milk is sold. Milk as it comes from
the producer is generally in good condi-
ton. The farmer uses this milk in his
family, and his babes thrive on IL.
It is not in the country stable that milk
is contaminated, but after it arrives in the
unclean dwellings OF the ignorant and
careless in the cities WILLIAM BULL.
Stony Ford \. Y, Jan. 81, 1910.
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THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
rFrorn The Tribune Bureau


washington, Feb. S.-The Italian Am
bassador and Baroness Mayor des Planches
were at home at the embassy this after
noon to several hundred people from the
Diplomatic, official and resident sets, who
took this opportunity Of saying goodby
to the ambassador and his wife They
were assisted by Miss kean and FIscouT-
tess Benoist d Any, with members OF the
embassy staff and a few friends 1he
ambassador and the baroness were the
guests of honor at dinner tonight at the
japanese Embassy, with the Ambassador
and Baroness Uchida as hosts IheH
other guests were the Netherlands Minister
and Nine Iouden, the Third Assistant Sec
retarv of State and Mrs. Chandler Hale,
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Major and Mrs
brewster, Commander and Mrs Marsh
the Japanese counsellor and Nine. Matsui'
Miss Bagg, Signor Centaro, italian s7cre-
tary; Lieutenant Canperio, Italian naval
attachG and Mr.. Hanihara, japanese hrsl
secretary.
The Swiss Minister and Nine Ritter are
spending a few days in New York
The British military attache and the
Hon Mrs James entertained at dinner TO-
,ieb+ preceding the White House recap
ton and had as guests the Austrian naval
a+tachA and Baroness Preuschen Won urd
IN Ifebenstein, the Russian naval attache
and Mime yassilieff, the Spanish military
attache and Sonora de Urcullu, Miss Lee
+ba Hon. Rachel ACKNOWLEDGMENT, Com
roandsr Retzmann, the German naval at
+acba and Major Davila, Mexican military
attache-
Raron HIVE. Austrian attache. who has
spent several days in New YORK retuEnad
here to-day.
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mediately after the subway was opened
Years ago il was known that they would
eliminate much of the delay at stations
and allow the operation Of more trains.
As MIR. Hediey himself testified, he had
them in mind long before the Public
Service Commission was appointed Yet
the InteTborougn company not only did
nothing OF its own initiative for the re-
lief of its patrons in this obvious way.
but it resisted all urging by the Public
Service Commission. until finally 1t was
ordered 10 make the change. And now
Mr.. Hedley cannot tell when the new
cars will be at hand and the present
cars altered.
The attitude of the company III regard
10 side doors has been the same as its
attitude in regard TO lengthening the
station platforms. that other obvious
means for increasing the lines carrying
capacity. When this was first suggested,
three or four years ago. the INTERIOR
ough company rejected the idea as IAN
operating monstrosity," and. according
10 the Public Service commissioners, II
steadily opposed the plan until q few
months ago. Lengthening platforms to
make the operation of ten-car trains
possible would increase the carrying
capacity of the subway another % per
cent Side doors and longer trains to-
gether would add 30 per cent TO the
number Of passengers that could be car
ried Both Of these improvements could
have been in effect to-day and would
have been had the Interborough COM
pany been DESTROYS of keeping its facili-
ties as nearly abreast as possible of the
constantly increasing traffic.
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At THE WHITE HOUSE
frrom The Tribune Bureau


10, Feb S.--All the members ol
9. ryere present at to-day's meet
nc -.s,-oh lasted three hours The Secre
ii'e' ~ NAVY was with the President
80 ho,r before the meeting, ana was
Nc. 1.s+ 70 leave the White House
, .. .ssorstood that Mr.. Meyer and ths
So discussed the navy reorganlzdtioh
r. SECRETARY of Commerce and Id
- =. ,ronaring to leave Washington on
t-r,do, for an extended speechmaklns toui
+h-o,,ot, the West visiting ST. LOUIS Ohia-
hona city and Chicago. Ill,
Tob, A Stewart, of New YORK, VIII cdil
IN the President Tomorrow to discuss 'ho
recant,on to be given TO ex-FreSlue4i'
Roosevar, On his arrival in New YORK. soiiie
time between June Is and FL.
r,ar,-asantattve Wilson, accompanied oy
-, ~ = Fishback and Thomas d
knight of Chicago asked the PRESIDENT u
visit the Hamilton Club and make an Az
drese when he attends the St PatrlcR LAY
celebration Of the Irish Fellowship Ciuo o.
Chicago Mr.. Taft accepted the 'lnVlldtioh
conditionally.
President Taft was also invited 70 attellu
the annual dinner OF the NlcnoIaS 6tuuio
section of the Naval League OF Phliade. p.li1
next month by John w. Croskey, or PIlid-
Gelphia, VINO WAS AiIOo -"
Oliver.
Senator Burrows had talk with the
President before starting for Michigan
where he will make a number OF speeches
His term expires next March, and repre-
sentative Charles E. Townsend has an
nounced himself as a candidate for the
office.
Senators Burton and Dick called WIN -
Y. Parrish. who handed to the President
his resignation as postmaster at Hamilton,
Ohio. c. H. Schell has been recommended
for the Office by the Ohio Senator's
President Taft will be the guest OF honor
at a dinner to be given by the citizens OF
the District of Columbia some time IN the
spring. The Washington Board Of Trade
and the Chamber of Commerce have charge
of the arrangements
Representative Loudenslager discussed
naval reorganization with Mr. Taft
Senator Stone and Representatives Wilson
and OIcott were among the Presidents call
ers.
The President and Captain Butt rode sew
erai miles in the country this afternoon ana
then walked back To the White House
Mrs Taft occupied a box at the New
National Theatre this afternoon, to hear the
Philadelphia Orchestra and Miss Flora VIII
son. daughter Of the Secretary OF Agricuit-
ure. as soIoist In the box with Mrs TAFT
were her sister, Mrs Thomas X Laugnlln'
and Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Cumming
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and we are told still is that they were
the work Of few detached and iso-
lated fanatics. That judgment is prob
ably in need Of revision There are in
dications that widespread organiza ton
has been formed and is at work for
making trouble in Corea, and especially
for making trouble for Japan in that
country. How far the conspiracy ex-
tends it is, of course, impossible to de-
termine We should not expect to find it
comprising the whole of the Dai-Han
Hpup-h0i, or Association of Great Corea,
which is probably the chief political
organization in the peninsula, yet it is
not impossible that such is the case. AT
any rate the situation seems to be suf-
ficiently serious TO warrant the close at
tcntion Of Japan and to provoke fears of
more strenuous work in the near future.
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COREAN CONSPIRACIES.

The anti-JapaneSe outbreaks in COTea
are not surprising, but are characters
tie of those who cause them. But the
fact that tLeg are natural and just what
was TO he expected does not reflect upon
Japan and her operations III the PENN
sula. Il serves merely as & reminder
that The nature OF many of the COreans
is essentially, if not incorrigibIy, savage.
In the old days before the Japanese in
tervention, they made their land an
earthly he'll. They want to continue
doing the same, and furiously resent
every attempt at the Introduction Of LII-
name civilization
The savage murders of Prince Ito and
Mr. " We're characteristic samples of
their work, executed with the thorough
ness and disregard OF consequences
which are SO often to be observed in the
East. The work was done presumably
at the instgation of the notorious gang
OF murderouS conspiratOrs who have
their chief bases Of planning at San
Francisco and Vladivostok. and who
cunninglv affect conversion to Christian
ity in order to curry favor with Amer
leans and Europeans. 1t was their i'll
tent in those tragedies to make if at
least seem impossible or intolerabJv
perilOus for any japanese or anv Corean
who sympathized with Japanese de-
signs to live in Corea Prince ITO was
murdered because he was the foremost
Japanese III Corea and because he had
done much to improve the condition OF
that country. Mr.. II shared his fate be-
cause he was one of the most enlight-
encd OF COreans, who, beginning as q
friend Of Russia and an enemy of Japan,
had come to realize that the best future
of Corea lay not, indeed, In annexation
10 Japan, which Japan does not mean 10
effect. but in japanese tuteIage and tut
ton.
The official lapunese view of those
tragedies and Of ether disturbances was,
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People and Social Incidents

cestral estate Of the former, ~Ascs a.
Of the largest and oldest near Nasbv,r.' Gus
Representative and Mrs j. Van 49,.
Olcott entertained guests at dlpns. =
night, and Miss Ethel Robson al,a 70.
guests at dinner.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt. who has 49,.
staying with her sister. Mrs N,os.,7a
Longworth, and Mr.. and Mrs. John p Ne
lean several days, left here to-day N =,
her mother at Oyster Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley vs,.
Philadelphia to-day 70 visit Mr. ans "
Richard Miers and attend the opera w.
them Later they will go 10 New York =.
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Pazs ~
have as guest Mrs. Herbert Ward -
merIy Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phsl1. !,
New York. gave a tea in her honor 80.
afternoon.
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PASS 1T THIS YEAR.

From The Buffalo Express.
The Hinman-Green direct primaries bill
will be introduced in both houses of the
Legislature tonight. Some slight Changes
in the wording have been made but ths
bill is III all essentials the one thai was
introduced last year. A Democratic direct
primaries bill already has been introduced
providing in substance for direct prina :
ries in all those parts OF the state in which
the Democratic party is not particularly
interested, but leaving Tammauy and sTats
conventions undsturbed.
The Republican opponents of direct nri
maries have not yet presented an aItar
native measure, nor has the public seen
the report OF the investigating comnittsa
which made tour OF the country 10 ana
arguments against direct primaries II
that committee should forget ever 10 make
a report II would be no loss to the SCI
ence of political economy. 'S'-
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THE INTERBOROUGHS RESPON-
SIBFIITf

on the testimony of SIS own manager
il is impossible 10 excuse the INTERIOR
eugh Rapid Transit Company for the
crowded condition of the subway. Ac-
cerding &c Mr.. Hedley. the company
now operates express trains on q head
way Of 10S seconds during the rush
hours. And according 10 the same au-
3h0ritr, If the company had side doors
in all its ears and possessed siXty-four
more cars than !, does il could reduce
that Roadway TO 80 seconds. That is
10 say. il could operate six express trains
for every five trains ii NOW operates, an
increase Of 20 per cent. That 20 per
cent would not mean comfort on the sub
way. but II would mean relief from the
present disgraceful condition of over
crowding.
Now, there is no possible excuse for
the failure Of The Interboroueh 10 have
side doors in its cars and IL have enough
cars to operate u full schedule. II is
mot enough 10 say, as Mr.. Hedley did.
that the company has not had time since
the Public Service Commission ordered
il 10 install side doors 10 obtain the ad-
ditional cars and 10 alter its present roll
ing stock. Perhaps the contractors have
been slow in filing their contracts, but,
considering the general attitude Of the
subway managers, the public will ques-
ton whether they have been subjected
70 any pressure by the Interboroush
company. If the company had not
sought TO keep UP the present profitable
condition Of orercrowding it would have
tlroceeded in the matter Of installing
side doors and acquiring sufficient rolling
stock long ago.
Side doors are not a new idea. The
nsed OF them was pointed out almost i'm
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link In the chain of evidence that his men
had missed Naturally, he was not
oleased But he was still more grouchy
the next morning to read statements In
several newspapers from material wit
,asses that his "sleuths' could not find
o1Iave Won had many cases in which you
have given up all hope?" asked the young
doctor Not until | placed them IN IN me ,hs
nid practitioner Record
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NEW YORK CTTY'S FINANCES.
Tammany Legacy Makes Difficult
Problem.
From The Hartford Courant

From The Hartford Courant.
a remarkable story of alleged nisman-
agement of New York City'S finances in
the Mcclellan Metz administration was
printed on Monday by The New-York
Tribune. which draws its material from
the Controllers annual report for 1909.
This report has not yet been published.
but The Tribune says in its news columns
that it will reveal the existence Of $685.,
the last admins ration in violation of the
city charter" This IS described as lone
of the legacies which Controller Metzs
financial mismanagement' has left to the
new administration.
New York City's real financial condition
has long been the subject OF inquiry.
Perhaps Controller Prendergast, who is in
telligent and Industrious, and who in the
first month of his administration reorgan-
lied the citys auditing system, will get at
it. He has an interesting, if difficult, field
p in
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OUR BAD EAGLE BIRD.

From The Hazel Green (Ky.) Herald.
Billy Pack. of Grassy. one day last
week killed a gray eagle which measured
six feet from tip to tip of wings AS we
noted last week, "Bilr' Sweeney killed an
eagle of the same species measuring seven
lance between the two points being only
five miles. the presumption is that they
were probably mates. the Sweeney eagle
the male and the Pack bird the female
Either was large enough TO carry away a
baby, lamb or a shote weighing forty
pounds, and the thanks of the people gen.
orally are due TO Messrs. Sweeney and
Pack for Kidding the country of them.
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ingly Illustrated BY the - + Esss'
among sand and stones MAUI - % ~
Minister 10 Denmark. has W." W.. ,ss wcss
Bureau OF Forestry. corninsi'u,-'s ssv.nissss
of the society and pointing oN
American students may enjoy s-ss csf-
Through the intercession OF 80. -. rsch-
nesie. the trustees OF the CaFne .srtsa ~
meal schools IN Pittsburg havs s,uasns
scholarships to three Scandinavia. rhsrs .:
OF great promise. who have s0"'
the invitation OF the society. ,-,nsrac.>
Professor Samuel T. putson' OF ,ss sa-
has lust returned from tour :, ,sap,s,s
versities In Norway. Sweden ana e rouss-
and Professor Otto Jesperseh' prS-
hagen. has Isctured at Ceiurii ss.,t ). 10
dent Butler OF Columbia IS prss''
society
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BOTCOYTS AND BOYCOTTS.
Discussing the verdict against the hat
ters' union in the Danbury boycott case,
The Springfield Republican" says:

Discussing the verdict against the hat
ters' union in the Danbury boycott case,
The Springfield Republican" says:
Counsel for the defendants in this boy
colt case raised the question whether the
current popular boyCOttS of certain food
stuffs do not as well come under the ban
of the statute The suggestion is one not
lightly to be dismissed. To be sure, the
meat boycott is not directed explicitly
against any particular company Or con-
Germ, but il is directed against particu-
lar industry controlled by several con-
Germs, and they have a joint grievance
which might evidently be prosecuted I'M
der the federal statute as now interpret
ed, This is for the no meat" clubs to
ponder. 1t is a great mess we are getting
into all around over this reawakening of
the antitrust law.
The argument made, though interest
ing as an alarmiSt Interpretation of the
antitrust law, overl0oks the vital differ
ence between the direct boycott and the
secondary boycott. Any consumer has
q right TO refrain from purchasing meat
or to unite with other consumers i'll
practising such abstinence, even though
the boycott may be aimed at a particular
kind of meat, handled by a particular
Hill VI ny d Sct VI HIiIlS OpeldIIi'- as .
trust. 1t is when the abstainers resort
to Intimidation to induce others TO join
in the boycott or conspire to injure deal
ers or purchasers who continue to main
tain relations with the bcycotted concern
that they exceed their own rights and
invade the rights Of others. Il seems
clear under the decisions made 50 far
that only secondary boycotting and
hlacklisting can be prosecuted as con-
Spiracy or an illegal interference with
the freedom of trade