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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
THE SPANISH ELECTION.

The general election in Spain on Sun
day next will be OF exceptional interest
for several reasons. One is that it will
be the first held under the new election
law with It's provisions for compulsory
voting. This law was placed on the
statute book 10y Mr.. Maura when he was
the most reactionary Prime Minister
Spain ever had and it was cOnfessedly
designed 10 strengthen the Conservative
party, Mr.. Maura's theory being that
most Of the absentees from the polls
were Conservatives. In that he was dis
appointed last year in the municipal
elections, when q great majority of the
new voters who were thus forced to the
polls cast their ballots against the Con-
sentative candidates. 1t was observed
also that many cast blank ballots, and IT
has been supposed that they did so to
show their resentment at being COM
PEELED 10 vote. their idea being that while
they went through the form of voting
50 as 10 escape the penalty of the law
they would. in fact, not vote at all But
Napier said that III the case Of a Span
lard il was never safe to argue from his
acts back 10 his motives.
The new law was also meant to put
an end 10 the system of alternating the
two parties in office by mutual agree
ment. after the rotGfirisnlO style of POr-
tugal. For many years it has been the
practice of the political leaders Of the two
parties, especially In rural districts, 20
work together, agreeing that for a Ger
tain period the one party should be in
office and have its spells. and that thea
il should drop out and let the other
have IFS turn. This made the party Sys-
TEN "a farce and strongly tended 10 de-
stroy what little intelligent civic spirit
there was in Spain. aud there can be no
doubt that in the cities there will now
lee en- earnest attempt 10 fulfil both the
letter and the spirit of the new law in
this respect though il may be doubted
whether the rural cGciqUcs will at once
adapt themselves 10 the new order But
il viii be Of much interest 10 observe the
effect of the new law upon the polling
II is not 10 be expected that Mr.. Maura
will he able 10 secure as many seats In
the new Cortes AS he had in The old
yet II win not ba surprising If he wins
ma iority If he does il will be not
en much because there is naturally
Conservative ioTitv il Spain A.
because that parry Is far more united
ard better organized thar its oppo-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
IN NE RERHsHIREs.

TBv Telegraph 20 The Tribune
Lsnox Mass. NAV AFR. and Mrs
Samuel rockingham gave ? luncheon this
afternoon for Mr.. and Mrs John Drew ard
Miss Boland. Mr.. Drew's leading woman.
Mr. rockingham met his guests IN Pitts
field. and they uotored to Overlee Mr. ard
Mrs Frederick : Ds1she1d and Miss Hs1ctSs
Meyer we're also present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Craig Colgate who have
been at the Curtis Hotel for their early
honeymoon. have gone TO Boston
AR and Mrs. Georges De GersdorS. q
New York have leased the Gavttt cottaSa,
IN Stockbridge.
s ?. Shaw. Of Boston. and Robert W
Paterson have arrived
Mrs M Dwight Collier will open Oscecla
House tomorrow
Mrs. William n. Bradford ia at Vaystde,
her country place on the Pittsheld road.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A Mellen arrived
tonight in Stockbridge TO spend The re-
rnainder Of the week al Council Grove.
Mr. and Mrs ]. Woodward Haven arrived
tonight at the Curtis Hotel. The~ VIII
open Iugleside. in StoCkbridge. this week
Mrs. William Pollock is at Holmesdale,
in Pittsfeld- George Pollock registered at
the Curtis Hotel tonight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
THE WORLD RIPE FOR PEACE
Correspondent Thinks This the Ac-
cepted Time for Wars Demise.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In a recent issue of The Tribune you
have a short editorial which deserves more
than a passing notice. The pith of that
article was that there is no reason for war
and every good reason for peace.
Man has always been a pugnacious ami
NAL He has considerable of the dog in his
lower nature and loves to fight. Most of
the worlds history has been one Of fratri-
cidal strife. General Sherman said War
is helI!' and the greatest soldier Of modern
times said Let us have peace"
Has not the hour already struck for uni
versal peace? The world is ripe for peace
with justice and fair play. All good people
Protestant. Catholic Jew. all lovers of
nankind-are anticipating the good times
coming when war will be impossible on this
planet. Our great Secretary of State has
recently prepared a paper looking 10
court of universal arbitration for the
peaceful adjustment Of all questions of
national dispute and our strenuous
President is preaching a gospel of peace
and good will in all the capitals of Europe.
Yet We talk of peace and 80 right on
preparing for war! England builds a
Dreadnought and then we proceed to build
bigger one, and the shipyards of the
world are occupied at the enormous eX-
pense of hundreds of millions of dollars
every year in competitive preparations for
war A war with Mother England would
shake the solid foundations of the earth
and public opinion-which has the force of
favour commercial interests and wise
craftsmanship are all against such a posi-
bility.
These great Dreadnoughts Will rust in our
harbors before they are ever called into
use. How much better to devote these mill
ions 10 helping our farmers-on whom we
all depend-to get back 10 a condition of
thrift and prosperity, SO they can furnish
the necessaries of life with something less
than famine prices in land Of plenty.
l.. c. FLOYD.
Binghsmton, n. Y. May 2. 1910.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
1Frorn The Tribune Bureau-1

CFrorn The Tribune BureauI
Washington, May 4.-Barones5 Ucniod'
wife of the Ambassador from Japan, VIII
go to Philadelphia early Saturday morn
ing to attend the plays to be given at
Bryn Mawr on that day
Lieutenant Colonel James, British mill
tary attache and the Hon Mrs. James
returned to Washington tonight from a
visit to the Gettysburg battlefield. Gen
eraI Adye. Of the British army, and MS
daughter, Miss Adye. accompanied Colonel
and Mrs. JAMES on their trip, as did
Brigadier General and Mrs. Wotherspoon-
Lieutenant FiIipio Camperio. Italian
naval attache. will sail for his own coUn-
try on May "a. He Will probably enter on
sea duty and be absent from his post here
for six months.
Henry *. Chang, honorary Chinese at
tache and. son of the Minister from CHINA,
left here this morning for Springfield
Mass. to visit Mr. and Mrs. Gardner. He
took with him Nine Chang and several or
his sisters They will return on Sunday
The Minister from China, who is now in
New York, will also return on Saturday
The Russian naval attache and Nine
Vassilief have engaged a cottage at Man
chester, Mass, for the summer, and will
go there about the middle of next month
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
4 TSEFEL RO4RD.
Strated.

Senator Root deserves credit for Secur-
ing the passage in the upper branch Of
Congress of q bill creating Federal
Fine Arts Commission. The need of such
q body has long been recognized Con
gress spends large sums on works of
a monumental character. It erects stat.
ues and memorials or provides sites
and pedestals for statues presented
by patriotic or other societies II
is engaged in Identifying the national
capital. carrying to completion the far
sighted plans made more than a century
ago by Major LEnfant. In discharging
these duties. all requiring some apprecia
ton of values in art and architecture.
Congress needs expert guidance IF it
had enjoyed such guidance in years past
many departure from good taste in pub
lie art and architecture would have been
avoided.
President Roosevelt tried TO supply q
plain governmental need by naming IN
advisory commission of artists and archi-
tects. to serve without salary. But the
two houses we're jealous Of agencies
created by Executive authority, and
though the services of tho advisory com
mission were entirely gratutous Con
gresS dispensed with them by legislation
as soon as Mr.. Roosevelt went out of
office. The sanction of the legislative
branch is now about TO he given 10 the
creation of an effective fine arts board
Whether or not this board will have re
troactive powers is not clear. If it is 70
have. it might do q great work of artistic
restoration and equilibration in the
Statuary Hall of the Capitol
Senator Lodge in his admirable adj
dress at the unwilling of the statue of
John c. Calhoun referred to the miscel-
laneous and possibly misfit company in
which Calhoun was about 10 find himself,
/ both as a statesman and as a statue.
Senator Carter sensibly urged an amend
ment TO the commission bill excluding
from Statuary Hall the cftigy of any
| person not dead at least fifty wears.
Whether the commission can exert such
beneiicent control over this assemblage
or not, ii can do vast amount Of good
in establishing better art and architect
ural standards for government work and
in protecting Washington so far as its
artistic development is concerned from
! mediOcrity and YulgariZation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
4 CASE FOR EPICTETUS S.

II is 10 he feared that Mayor Gaynor
had been neclecting his Epictetus when
he made his recent speech about Mr.
Hearst. for surely the old philosopher
has some beneficial counsel for the guild
ance Of those who are being assailed by
their enemies If Epictetus advises a
public man thus pestered to reply, charg-
ing his assaiIant with being forger and
falsifier of public documents, the Mayor
should change philosophers; for the re-
cent modifying incident has not been
profitable 10 him. Up TO the time he
made his sensational speech little atten-
ton had been paid to the Cohalan Incl
dent But now every one knows that the
Mayor could have held up the payment
Of that claim for invest igation- though 1t
is not proved that he should have done
50. or that his treating the matter after
the judicial fashion as res ddjndicdtG
was not reasonable and proper.
In any case. the Mayors administra
ton will not stand or fall by the Cohalau
payment. The chief damage which the
incident has done 10 the Mayor is its
revelation Of the weakness which the
campaign showed. his inability to keep
his temper under criticism. The attack
of Mr.. Hearst in regard TO the Cohalan
payment was one of The things which
every public official has 10 endure. and
those who arc best fitted for public life
bear them with philosophy. The Mayor
has had little but praise since he entered
Office. and he should. as he told the trac-
ton interests. take the lean with the
fat" justice and injustice, abuse and
laudation, all as part Of the days work,
The danger in The case of public of
ficia so sensitive as the Mayor is 10 the
shafts of an enemy is g chronic and per
vasive state Of irritation. like that which
he himself exhibited on the stump. Al
ready the circles are widening around
this stone which was splashed into the
placid municipal pool.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
A WISE POSTPONENENT.

The second failure in the Assembly
of the concurrent resolution ratitying
the income tax amendment TO the fed
eral Constitution probably exhausts the
effort in this Legislature to commit
New York TO an enlargement of the
federal taxing power from which the
state has much to lose and nothing to
gain. 1t is fortunate that such a COM
mitment was not hastily made. Al
though the present Legislature is fully
entitled 10 act upon the amendment,
only one branch Of it was chosen after
the enlargement of the federal taxing
power had been proposed.
The Senate was elected in 1908,
when no one dreamed that an addition
to the Constitution dealing with the
apportionment of direct taxes would be-
submitted TO the states In the election
Of 1909 the income tax issue was prac-
tically ignored. In New York. for in
stance, popular interest centred in the
sensational municipal canvass and few
candidates for the Assembly even took
the trouble to explain to the voters
whether they would favor ratification
or not
If ratifica ton is to be further cOnsid-
cred it should be considered by a Legis-
lature clearly instructed by the voters
of the state. New York has a peculiar
interest in the fate of the pending
amendment. since if if becomes a part
Of the Constitution and Congress uses
the authority given by it to levy an
income tax not apportioned among the
states according to population, this
state will have to bear not only the
largest share of the tax. but share
more disproportionate 10 population
than that of any other member of the
Union. New York has less than one
tenth of the population of the country.
but. il has been estimated would he
obliged 10 pay from 80 to 81 per cent
of the sum 10 he collected by the fed
eral government from incomes. A state
which would be required 10 make 30
unequal n sacrifice ought at least TO de
lay action until the demand for sucn
q sacrifice has been amply demon
Strated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05

nents. Mr.. Canalejas is conducting a
sniritless and erratic campaign, Count
Romanones is working for his own per
sonal interests rather than those of his
chief or the party. and Mr.. AIoret is
holding aloof and giving the government
no aid. while Mr.. Maura and Mr.. La
Cierva are pushing campaign marked
at once by energy and shrewdness. In
such circumstances forecasts are uncer-
tain and improbable. excepting TO the
effect that the result of the election,
whatever it may be, will be OF more than
ordinary import to the Spanish nation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
Il nllLSenlenfS.

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-s:l5-The IAop and the
Mouse.
-AfaIANfRHa -o-s-Nau6evilie.
ASTOR-S :l5-Seven Days
RTIOT-s :ao-The Lottery Man.
rsRnADNN AVS .f5-The Jolly Bachelors
sASfNn-S:I5-Thc Chocolate Soldier
I-o-S-Naudeviiie
t-FsTERION-S:2o- Bachelors BABY
DAYS.: 20-A Matinee Ioo'.
EDEN MISEE.-Worid in Wax.
EMPIRES 15-Csste.
t,ATFTy-S: 1s-The Fortune Hunter.
s-IyoRF-S .l5-The Ol6 Town
TaNTNERSTFIN' So :15-NaudeHlie
'gTTrPAl,D SoUARE-s:I -Tillie's Nightmare;
DROME-o-S-A Trip 10 Japan lnsloe
the Earth: the Ballet Of Jewels
HTDSON-S:l 5-The Spendthritt
NTCKERBOCKER-S-Th Dollar frineo'''
sFRERTY-s:I5 -The Arcadians-
l.YCEI-ai-s:I5-The Spitfre.
TYRIC-s:I5-The City. - 6.
Wild West and Far East. - r,,.<
MAxrNE EIIIoTT"S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Husbands. --- ,-.,r
.NAZIMovA'S THIRTY-NINTH STREET THE
ATRT--s: S0-I5ttle Eyof.
NEW AMSTERDAM-s:la- Aiadanle y
NEW NoRK-s:15-The Girl with the NhooPihs
Cough.
sTrYNESA NT-2:15-s:15-The LILY.
wATI.At-K' S:l5-Aliss Jimmy valentine
.NvElSER' S-S:20-The climax
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
CITY COLLEGE GIFTS ANNOUNCED.

The College OF the City of New York
celebrated yesterday the sixty-third ami
versary Of the granting Of it's charter with
ceremonies. including addresses by Presl-
dent Finley and James II. steers and ths
singing of the new college song by Joseph
r. Glider. on this occasion We're aunouneed
two gifts which have been made by Ais.
Steers. hitherto anonymOuS-one OF $1,000
for the purchase OF books on natural his
tory. physics and chemistry. and the other
of S. 900 for the foundation OF the WOic0,t
Gibbs library OF chemistry. which was
opened yesterday. President Finley also
announced the receipt OF a gift OF $3.50
from a prominent citizen. who prefers Co
remain unnamed. 10 be devoted TO the pur-
chase of books for the library OF the de-
partment of history.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
THE ANTI Clubbing BILLS.

The passage of the anti-gambling bill
by the Senate yesterday is complete
vindication Of Governor Hughes's posi-
ton in I'd 10 racetrack gambling.
The original anti gambling bills went
through the Senate by only one vote.
that Of q Senator who rose from a sick
he'd 10 assist in their passage at q spe-
cial session of the Legislature, after =
special election had been held to I'LL 4
vacancy. and after a long and bitter
fight. This wears much more drastic
measure went through with little re-
sistance by an overwhelming vote. so
sure are the Legislators now of the state
of the public mind on the subject Of
gambling.
The chief effect Of the new bills,
which have yet 10 pass the Assembly
in their amended form. is to close up u
possible loophole in the Agnew- Hart
laws and 10 make the owners of race
tracks responsible fer bookmaking per
mitted there. Not a conviction has vet
been secured under the original laws.
although bookmaking has gone on oil
the time. The provision Of the present
bill which forbids boOkmaking. whether
with or without writing" disposes q
the bOokmakers' contention that they
are committing no crime so long as
their secret memoranda cannot be
found or deciphered. Proof Of the crime
Of booknl3king will still remain diff
cult when the present bills become
laws, but it is not likely to he found
impossihle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
NICARA GITA At CARTAGO

The action of the Central American
Court of Justice at Carriage. Costa
Rica, in requesting the contending fac
tions in Nicaragua 10 declare an ar
mistice and 10 submit their conflicting
claims TO the judgment Of that tribunal
merits the congra tulations and the trib-
Ute Of observation-disclosures which Secre-
tary Knox pays to it in his letter to
the president Of the court, and il ought
to be effective for the stopping Of hos
tilities and the restoration of constitu-
tional order to that much troubled coun-
try.
We must recognize, 1t is true, the
fact that the court has thus gone, or
has proposed TO 60, somewhat beyond
its literal and technical Jurisdiction. 1t
was established for the purpose of adj
Indicating controversies or questions OF
an international character among the
states of Central America or between Il
state and individual citizens Of another
state. We do not recall that it was in
terms empowered to intervene between
contending factions in Il single state or
Between state government and citi-
Zens Of the same state. Perhaps. how
ever. the action now proposed may be
justified under the article which invests
the court with power TO take cogniZanne
Of any ease which the contracting gov
ernments may submit TO IT,
At any rate. the mediation Of the
court in Nicaragua would he in accord
with tile spirit if not with the letter of
the law. For the purpose of the court
was and is 70 secure The establishment
and maintenance of justice and peace
among the nations of Central America
and within those nations in so far rs
international action may influence do.
nestle affairs II is provided In an
other treaty. made al the same time
with that constituting the court that
TO Central American government shall
recognize any state government which
has come into existence through a rev
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING

CONGRESS Senate: A bill provid-
tne for raising the wreck Of the Maine
snd the pension appropriation bill were
passed =- House: Indian land bills
were considered.
FOREIGN. Roosevelt was
welcomed al Christiania. where cordial
speeches were exchanged at q. dinner ~
the palace. the King and Queen met him
ON his arrival. =- The gold medal ol
the Royal Geogrspll Society was pre-
scented TO Commander Peary before
great audience at Albert Hall -- 40
vices from Peking say that two thousand
rebels from HUMAN have crossed the
border Of HUI Peh province. owing 10 the
popular belief regarding foreign inter
ference, the FankoH and Canton loan
may meet further DELAY. = The Paris
,.-rey77rs' commenting on President
.Taft's speech at Pittsburs. believes that
any attempt 10 revive the plan for the
rehabilitation Of Nanchurian railways IS
doomed re failure L was reported
from Consta ntinople that Albanian IN
s1lrgentS had captured DiakOya. near
Prisrend. and had smbushed relieving
force If Turkish troops. -= The Turk
ish Chamber Of Deputies rescinded MS
action and voted grants to the husbands
81 Processes: the ministers withdrew
their designations.
DOMESTIC ~ President Taft. AZ ?.
len, heon n the ST. Louis Business Mems
League decried the cant Of the delna
gogue." and made 2 plea for 2 square
deal. he derarted for Washington after
2 DAY marked by the warmth of his re-
t.eption. - The regular Republican
leaders in Congress still believe that 2.
Barr a least Of the Presidents legislative
programme can be enacted and viii ask
Mr. Taft on his return TO Washington to
use the big stick on insurgents. -=
The senate At Albany passed two bills
ahmed at preventing gambling It the
racetracIls. - The state Assembly
l,asSed- one Of the employers liability
commissions bills by a vote Of III to 5
The income tax resolution was
killed i'm the Massachusetts House of
Representa- by vote Of 126 to 102
when the House refused to substitute ii
FOR An adverse report -= The Car
'1aefje Hero Fund Commission. meeting in
Pittsburg awarded thirty-two medals
and over $4,000 in cash for acts of
l,ravery.
CITY-Stocks were strong. = Con-
troller Prendsrgast resented the attempt
10 put up to him in any form the pay
ment of the $4,000 Cohalan warrant.
Commissioner FosdiCk sent to
Mayor Gaynor a report alleging that a
check for $3.50 given to the Sewer De
partment in Queens in 1905 had never
been paid 10 the city. - An eight
old girl WAS probably fatally in
jured by taXlcab. despite The risking of
his life by the chauffeur TO save her.
= Evidence OF = pool in United Cop
per stock was given at the trial Of +.
Augustus Heinze by a member of the
firm of Otto Heinze & CO. == James
r. keene was sued for an accounting and
charged with fraud In connection with
the Hooking pools - \ globe trottnS
party of sixty japanese passed through
'Ilfe city on their way 10 Washington.
THE Wealth ER.-IndiCation for TO-
day: Fair. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, 90 degrees; lowest, 40.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
E. G. BENEDICT IMPROVED
Daughters Return Home After Being
Summoned to Greenwich.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune J


Greenwich, Conn, May 4-The report
that Commodore z. e. Benedict, a New
York banker and former intimate friend Of
Grover Cleveland. was seriously i'll and
that all of his relatives had been sum
noned to his bedside caused much anxiety
among his many friends here and in New
York II was ascertained at his home, the
Mansion. that MIR. Benedict was suffering
from an ailment due 70 his advanced years.
but was not critically III. He is under the
care of DR.. ~ ". Klein. of this city. and
Drs. John T. Erdman and Saint Clair
Smith. New York specialists
Mr.. Benedict's daughters. Mrs. Ramsey
Turnbu1l and Mrs. Frank :. Hastings. both
of New York. spent yesterday al the Man
sion. but the commOdOres condition vas
so much improved that 1t vas deemed safe
for them 10 return TO their homes. Mr.
Benedict returned on sunday from ten
days cruise in his steam yacht Oneida. AMI
was apparently in the best Of health lie
was taken i'll on Monday