New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-18
THE DAyINWASHINGTON

the Payne tariff law ana that "a. other
thirty-seven sections dealt with the tarir
schedules and were not Eermsne 20 the
subject under discussion.
DOLLAR DIPLOMACY FAIIls.-The er-
pectations of the Department OF State %
greatly increased trade with Turkey re-
ceived cruel blow to-day. when the news
was received that the ottoman Empire had
awarded contracts for some t-Sooo.ooo for
naval increase 20 British contractors. with
out even giving the American shiphuilders
az opportunity 20 bid on the contracts. The
Department OF State has been making
special effort 70 secure az least a share OF
this business for American shipysrds and
had received what q regarded as assurances
that Americans would have an opportunity
10 bid. 10 was also understood that the
awarding Of the contracts would be post
pOned several weeks IN order 90 give the
Amsieans chance. The state Depart
ment IN announcing this information said:
This Is thought especially regrettable just
az a time when. with the establishment Or
modernized government en- Turkey. so
much hope had been felt OF an impetus %
mutual. beneficial and much closer relations
between the United States and the Ottoman
Empire"
POSTAL REORGANIZATION Senator
Carter is stin making an earnest effort 20
secure favorable consideration OF his bin
for postal reorganization. which Is regard
ed as essential 20 any intelligent legis-
latiOn affecting the carrying OF the mails
II is practically certain that no action win
be taken pursuant 20 the Presidents sug-
gestiOn that the postage on magazine mail
be increased until something more definite
Il known regarding the cost OF this branch
Of the postal service. As has been pointed
out in this column. the experts employed BY
the postal commission have reported that
with the present system or accounting %
Is an utter impOssibility 20 determine what
any feature OF the postal service costs.
They have SCI forth that. whereas all ae-
counts pass through nine hands before they
are finally approved. there is even then no
real check on expenditures. OF course,
various pOstmasters general may make es-
Inmates as 10 what Il costs 20 handle sec
ond class mail. for instance but the sx-
perts insist that these are. after all. mere
guesses. Senator Carter believes that no
more profitable legislation could be passed
than 20 enact the postal reorganization bin.
-
and although the prospects % his success
ere not bright ne is working vsliantly 20
win = majority to his view.
OPPOSE GEORGE wAsHINGTON.-The
opposition 20 the enactment by Congress
Of any legislation which will divert funds
from the national Treasury into the Golfers
OF George Washington University appears
10 be increasing rather than decreasing.
The fight against the proposition was begun
~ the University 81 Illinois but n has now
been taken up by the universities OF Ohio.
Tennessee. Iowa and Alabama, as well as
other states. which have Joined in a petit
ton 70 Congress against the plea OF George
Washington. IL is pointed out that the
federal government has I'm every instance
demanded Of the states as a condition OF
their receiving assistance under the Morrill,
ban that they pledge themselves not 20 de-
vote the funds 90 any other than q pure
l. state institution. and II Is urged that
were Congress TO heed the request OF the
friends Of George Washington the federal
government would he stultifying itself.
q. q. II.