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New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
THE NrERDEPENDENT STATES
Great Preponderance of Interstate Bush
ness Demands Uniform Laws

To tho Editor Of Tho Tribune
Sir: In your issue OF December n your
correspondent Francis B. Livesey. pro
claims himself Of the opinion that tnero y
too much radicalisn In the conference Oh
Governors. He believes in a senss OF stats
uniformity, and makes the Startling sta'e
ment that "the wise Governors OF our Iaho
will continue TO keep his house (meanins :
his own state) at the distance 1t deserves
Does Mr. Livesey understand that tho very
geographical position of the states OF tne
Union makes his idea OF state uniformity
ridiculous? They are not situated IN the
sense Of isolation which such an idea wouio
Indicate
OF all the Industry In the United states
Of America, only 10 per cent OF II IS OIL
cially called state industry. while ~ per
cent is interstate. This ono fact makes
any sense of state uniformity worthless
dream The states are SO vttally 1nter-
dependent by reason OF their nauonA'
patriotism as a Union. and 30 commercially
bound together By the ties OF commerce tnat
IT may easily be seen something must DC
done to permit industry to spread i's
branches Of prosperity throughout, WIKI
reasonable knowledge of the crimes IL may
and may not commit by recommending q
basis OF uniformity in legislation, etc. on
national scale
Does Mr.. Livesey know that IN the years
1907-09 considerably moro than 4o,o'o
bills were introduced in tho Sixtiefh Con-
eress, while in the present Congress, ex-
elusive of this session, some $4,000 olis
were introduced, and the term is not yet
completed? Does he realize that IN the
years 19O7-09, some 46, 900 bills were IN
tn hA - qfQtA loE1SlaCurS6
and that in the single year 1909 Congress
and the sovereign states enacted about
1900 laws?
Perhaps II Nj Livesey knew that there
are forty-seven different corporate statutes
on tho books Of the same number OF states,
and that in no two cases are the saao cor
poration laws alike in construction or IN
tent he might then find some reason 1or
common sense revival Of uniformity on the
Same national scale on which industry and
commerce are operated and affected by such
an overwhelming flow Of legislation!
Does Mr.. Livesey grasp the fact that
there arc some 400. 900 corporations In this
country which may legally be classed under
the incorporated institutions OF the nation
and its states, and that their cuisines Is
nine tenths tnterstate2
There is no need for tho two operations
Of uniformity proposed by Mr. AVoseS'
state uniformity. which would mean state
socialism, and would prepare tho whole 1or
easy translation into state and nadonai
socialism IN its wider sense" The whole
task may be readily accomplished by an
Intelligent collection Of public spirited
Americans at ono operation. such as the
present movement for uniform state laWsI
Let us bestir ourselves. Mr.. Livesey. TO our
hAo ~ n-0n o.
ton to the ono operation. and not lie down
and wait for II to come Of its own accord
It Is tho work Of this generation TO pro
pare the way for the next
MICHAEL J. HICKEY
N>r york neo 1910
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
THE FERRY STRIKE.

The brief strike Of the fremen on
the municipal ferry lines to South Brook
lyn and Staten Island was settled by
prompt and gratifying exhibition OF
common sense. The firemen returned
to work after they had been assured by
the Dock Commissioner, Mr.. Calvin
Toukins, that their grievances would be
investigated. The city ferries are run
at q loss and the Dock Department
wanted to economic by reducing the
number Of firemen on each boat lnas-
much as the city pays better wages and
works its ferry employees fewer hours
than the private ferry companies do, the
grievances of the hremen do not appear
to be very substantial But whether
Ixubstantial Or not, the improperly of
trying to redress them by tying UP the
ferry lines In obvious, and the insub-
.4ondtnnte fremen evidently recognized
that factsw when they quickly abandoned
the strike.
The city has had little trouble with
(dissatisfied and refractory employees, be-
cause places on its payroll are generally
much sought after. Jefferson's COM
plaint that few die and none resign
still holds good with those who serve in
public office But the entry Of city
government into the field Of ransporta-
ton or into activities not strictly po-
lfttcal in the fashtoned sense has In
troduced new complications. The ord1-
nary laborer in the city's employ Is
likely to get the idea that he can assume
ri no o{f {fu NJ
ernment as toward a private employer.
That notion led to a strike Of the street
cleaners a few years ago, but its unrea-
soma bleness is clear. Public employees
are in class by themselves. They are
In sense their own employers, for they
have just as much TO say as any other
equal number Of citizens about the con-
dittons under which they work. They
have the power through the ballot and
through appeals to the liberaity Of the
public to increase their wages, and. as a
rule. they do obtain better treatment
than men who do similar work for pri-
vate concerns.
There is natural opposition Of inter
est between the emplOye and the en-
|plOyer in the field Of private industry.
Each tries to make the best bargain he
can. But the state Is not supposed to
deal in an illiberal spirit with the citi-
zens whom 1t employs. 1t has no
urgent motive for doing so. On the other
hand. those who accept employment
from the community of which they are
a part owe It a special loyalty. II Is
only fair to expect them TO serve faith
fully as long as they remain public off,
GERS. and 10 enter into no associations
which WIN put them in the position Of
lantnguu1z1ng the state.
Other governments have faced this
1ronaem and solved It nationally. France
has been harassed and endangered by
strikes on the part OF state railway en-
ployes, and the French government has
reached the sound conclusion that the
best way to deal with such coaspiracies
against the public welfare is to punish
them as crimes. They are essentially a
form of treason to tho state. In this
,poxussy Il msy not be nscessary - 60
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN--A dispatch from Lasoon
stated that serious r1otinE had occurred
IN the island Of Madeira. and that troops
had been called out to queu the DIS
suroance; the Portuguese government
Vas reported to have ordered three war
sbins to the island NJ Schulgen.
IN the Russian Douma warned the Jews
against participation IN acts against the
government A dispatch rom
Tegucigalpa denied reports Of a resolu-
ton in Honduras. - Maurice Iaou-
teau, the aviator contestfng for the
Nichelin Cup at Buc, France, broke the
worlds record fo- distance covering
49, IS miles in a continuous night OF
hours and 45 minutes. = A dis
patch from Paris states that the sus-
pension by the Bank Of France OF tho
sale Of gold was not directed against
America, but TO protect its gold reserve.
- The fires at Messins were checked
after destroying several buildings
OMESTIC.-Presidept Taft sent
New Years message OF appreciation TO
every officer and man Of the army, navy
and marine corps, wherever stationed.
Counsel for indicted members OF
The Bathtub Trust were Informed at the
Department of Justice that no COM
1trornise would be made with them and
that the government would insist on jail
sentences for convicted men, - II
was announced at albany that William
Church Osborn, Of Garrison, had ac-
cepted the appointment ss legal adviser
80 Governor-elect John a Dix -
State Engineer Williams issued a state
r7ert al Albany showing what had been
accomplished on the barge canal during
his administration - II was an
-1o,rrced at Boston that the Boston Ele-
waited Railway Company would give to
its employees about $4,000 to-day.
CTTY.-Stocks were generally firm
- II was predicted that the outcome
Of the contest between Shepard and
Sheerar for Senator would result in the
selection OF Daniel E. Cohalan as COM
promise candidate There was no
doubt that Joseph G. Robin, the &C
cused banker, who attempted suicide
as he was about to be arrafgned IL
court, would get well The Ap-
r,eilate Division OF the Supreme Court
held that Magistrate Barlow was blame
less in the acceptance Of valueless bail
bonds for three alleged burglars. -
The followers Of Mrs. Stetson began to
take steps 10 gain control Of the First
Church Of Christ at the forthcoming
election Of trustees. - United States
Attorney Wise secured the indictment
sr an alleged fraudulent bankruptcy
case Of the members Of the firm who
issued financial statements through the
mails exaggeratfng assets and mininntz-
ing liabilities The municipal ferry
service between Manhattan. Staten ISL
and and South Brooklyn was tied up for
nearly six hours by strike
THE wFATHER--Indicat for to-
ssy: Fair The temperature yesterday:
Highest, 53 degrees: lowest. 19
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
HARDLY A RETROACTIVE LAW.

To tho Editor Of Tho Tribune
Sir: Your usually well informed CORE
spondent Dr. Charles S. Stockton, argues
from q wrong premise In to-days Tr1o-
une that the law providing for an express
sion Of opinion on the choice OF United
6tatas Senator Is not law and does not
bind" because John r. Dryden was not
reelected to the United States Senate three
years a1o. There was no such law on the
statute books at that time.
It is true that George L Record an
uounced himself as a candidate for the Sen
ate. It Is also true that the regular Re-
publican Assembly nominees defeated the
Progressives In the primary. and 1t Is like
wise true that the regulars were defeated
by tho voters on Election Day IN Essex
County.
Mr.. Dryden's term expired on March 4,
1907 Tho law permitting an expression
of opinion on the Senatorship was passed
unanimously and approved on October %,
1907 P L., Chapter CCLXxX1, page
702) The Assembly was Democratic, the
Senate Republican.
FRANK II. JANISON.
Orange. N. J.. Dec. 2s. 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
pEEAEA CANAL TOLLS.

The irrespective date for the opening
o. the Panama Canal Is now so near at
hand that IT cannot be considered prema-
ture to take tip for settlement the CUES
zion OF the amount of tolls which are TO
be charged on shipping passing through
that waterway. II is therefore fitting
that q bill dealing with the matter
should be introduced in Congress, as
We are Informed it vii be in the near
future To the terms Of that mea sure,
however, the most careful attention
needs 10 be given
Press dispatches from Washington re-
mort that .he bill will provide for dis
elimination In favor of American ship
ping, either by exempting 1t from pay
rnent OF tolls or by refunding them after
peyrnent The view is that the canal
being an American work, constructed at
American expense, should therefore be
administered for the benefit and advan-
tage Of America; and that as 1t forms a
link between our two coasts IT should be
regarded as an integral part of our
Goa astal waters.
Il must not escape notice. however.
that our Hay-Pauncefote treaty with
Great Britain specifically provides that
a.the canal shall be free and open to the
vessels OF commerce and OF war OF AL
nations observing these rules, on terms
~of entire equany, 30 that there shall
.be no discrimination against any such
NATION or its citizens or subjects In re-
.-srs,ct OF the conditions or charges Of
TRAFFIC. or otherwise" Also in the Hay
Runau Varilla treaty with Panama the
same stipulation is repeated, by refer
ence
Those treaties are still in force, and
ttere can he DO doubt that the Udtsd
nsatss respects thGn and 1ntnol0 - f4
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
from The Tfibune,B Bureau

From The 'Cf1oun0 EuroANI
Washington. Dec. D<LThe Yale students
practically dominated Washington society
to-day. The Columbia Theatre was filed
to hear them in Tho Fan" Later they
were the guests Of tho Assistant Secretary
OF State and Mr.. Huntington Wilson, who
gave a tea in their honor. Besides the Presi-
dent and Mrs Taft. who occupied q box
with a large party, there were members
OF the Cabdnet. the Supreme Court and the
diplomatic CORPS, and society In general In
seats and boxes. Mrs. L. z. Letter had In
her box Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mss
Carrie Louise Mum and her f1ance. Mr..
Boardnan. and Miss Dorothy Williams.
MIS- Joseph E. Thropp had large party
OF young people with her, Including Miss
Dorothy Gardner Williams. Miss Gertrude
Greedy. Miss Louise HELEN. Miss Elsie
Downing. Miss Doris Haywood Miss Ruth
Pilltng, J. W. Dav1dsa. Ado9phus Greedy,
Douglass Thrupp. Thomas Thropp and
others.
Senator and Mrs. B11Tows entertained
quests at, dinnsr to-ngf1t In compliment to
the japanese Ambassador and Baroness
Uchida Other guests wene Senator Wet
more, Paymastsr and Mn. Merriam, Briga-
der General CtoG3sr, tho Rsv. and Mrs.
Charles Wood. Nj and MI W. ID Curtis
Mrs Ezra Kocns and Mrs. erBinyiey FAles,
Of Detroit.
Major General and Mn. uoziesp4e enter
tained At dinner tonight for CounG and
Countess Won Zeppelin. their r-house guests
until Sunday.
The German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorn wero hosts 10 Count and
Countess Won Zeppelin tat luncheon It the
embassy.
Miss Mary MoCanl~yewas hostess 1t .
dinner party tonight
Other important soch1aann4rs OF tho day
were a large tea, with n. and Mrs. Will
lam Barrett Ridgeiy as.hnstA and tea At
tho home Of Mrs. Joseph1E. Thropp. .for the
Harvard Giee Club.
Justice and Mrs. IAntnm- were hosts 1t a
reception this evening. Their guests IN
cluded Cabinet MEMBER. members Of the
Supreme Court, Senators. Representatives.
and members OF ofdcial and resident So
ciety Assisting MrA L0Fton were her
daughter, Mrs. Horace V1ndsventer OF
Knoxville, and her dAughter>in-iaw, Mrs
Horace Lurton.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

RyTele9rAphtoNThD Tffbur1e-I
Newport, Dec. al-M1D Roberta Willard
daughter Of Colonel and Mrs. Joseph n.
willard. left hero to-dhy for New York.
where she VIII be thexgusstof Ara John r
Drexel. At the closesof her New York stay
she Will visit friendssin Albany and Wash
ingtcn-
Daniel b Fearing wM give a DIM Or on
New Years night At his cottnss IN tho
Cliffs.
Major and Mrs L. II. Moses. who have
been In Washington. have returned to the
training station
T. Shaw Safe Is In New York for q few
days.
Mrs. Clarence .PeI1. accompanied By Miss
Charlotte Psll. viii depart touaorrow for
New York. whore they will, spend the win
ter.
Alfred @. Vanderbilt and a party of mon
friends who have been at Oakland Farm
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
BANK REGULA-
TION.

What happened in the Quanah Ma
liquidation has just taken place, Is
proof enough Of the necessity that the
Controller Of the Currency should pre-
scribe system Of accounting to national
banks. Investigation showed that the
bank had done business for two years
though insolvent, and yet the accounts
were kept In such a blind fashion that
the Insolvency was concealed from the
bank examiners. Worthless notes were
carried In the bank and renewed with
unpaid interest added, and the various
accounts were kept In such way that
1t was impossible to audit them. Finally,
the entire capital Of the bank and some
of its surplus were paid out to the STOCK
holders as dividends.
Plainly, 1t Is necessary that there
should be some accepted system OF ac-
counting which would disclose the con-
dition OF banks to examiners. And 1t Is
all the more necessary for the Controller
Of the Currency to prescribe such sys-
tenn because SO many national banks,
like the one which just failed In Texas,
are small banks in rural neighborhoods,
and managed By men with little e1pe-
rience of banking and with only such
knowledge Of business and accounting
methods as they acquire in conducting
a rural concern Without any system
prescribed by the Controller there would
naturally tend to be a diversity OF ac-
counting methods among the smaller
banks which would increase the difficult
ties of the bank examiners and might
make examinations almost futile In
prescribing what is said to be pracd-
cally uniform system Of accounting no
doubt Mr. Murray, the Controller OF the
Currency, has followed the practice
OF the best banks. taking another step,
Of which there have been many notable
ones In his administration, to make the
regulation Of banking under the FEDERAL
statutes more efficient,
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
MAMMALIAN RETRACTS
Prince Acknowledges Error, and Ii
Restored to Papai Favor

Rome, Dec. 80. The Osservarors
Romano" the Vatican organ. IN announc-
ing the departure from Rome Of Prince
Ma1imiran OF Saxony. who came TO tns
Vatican to make explanations 20 Pope
Plus IN connection with q recently pub
hshed article written by him. says ths
prince signed an ample declaration openly
acknowledging the errors contained N tAs
article, which was thoughtlessly written
The paper says the prince renewed 70 Ihs
Pope his full and unconditional adhesion
10 the doctrine taught by the Church o.
Rome
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31

An auxiliary of the Hospital Saturday
and Sunday Association, made up- Of bank
ers and brokers'. is aiding IN tho financial
district In the collection OF funds for the
associations free service inhospitsls. Yes
terday J. p. Morgan 4 Co. subscribed
$1,000; Kuhn. Loeb 4 Co.. $500, and
Speyer 4 Co. s.. 500. Tho association de-
sires to raise 100000. Frederick D. Greene
- the general secretary OF the Saturday
and Sunday Association. and tho society's
offices are at No los East ED street
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
NOW FOR THE "JIM-SWINGER'!

NOW FOR THE "JIM-SWlNGEh
Arrangements for the Democratic har-
mony dinner, soon to be eaten In Balt-
more, were halted the other day by the
Intrusion Of the ever acute and vital
problem of dress. There are still many
Democrats who fear that their status as
such will be imperilled II they sit dowl
to a political dinner in evening clothes.
Senator Bailey, OF Texas, once demon
strated his devotion to "Je6erSonian SIM
plicity" by refusing to go to reception
at the White House because he was ex-
pected to don q starched shirt and q
claw-ha MINER coat The Baltimore din
ner committee wrestled anxtously with
the raiment question and finally decided
that any sort OF costume would do, thus
vindfcating the hitherto honored pr1n-
ciple that on Democratic festal occa-
sions tan shoes and a sweater are as
appropriate as patent feathers and con-
vent1onal evening suit.
But while the censUrs Of fashion In
conservative Maryland were bowling to
q popular Democratic demand, for license
In raiment equally eminent authorities
in radical Oklahoma were setting up a
single and uny1elding standard Of ap,
parel to be accepted by all good Demo
E1rats on penalty Of exclusion from Gov
Fernorelect Cruces inaugural ball. Nc
guest will be admitted to that function
who cannot produce for the occasion "a
''coat with long tails which flap out be
hind in the wind Officially this pass
port to recognition in Ok1ahoma's CAPT
tal Is known as "the 1im-swinger." II
seems to be an adaptauon Of the old
time rock coat-the universal badge Of
sta tesma nship in days Of yOre. Gov
ernor-elect Cruce owns a Ajim-swfnger,'
and SO does retiring Governor Haskell
and with those two garments as models
the fa!lors Of Oklahoma ARE now working
overtime.
Oklahoma inspired the last Demo
cratic national platform. VIII its fertile
ideas also dominate Democratic eh-
quette and fashion? In spite of the
weak Baltimore compromise we expect
to see the '1im-swfnger" become the
only Democratic wear Champ Clark
Will use one when he drives his pair Of
mules to the Capitol next December,
and the Hon Edward NJ. Shepard or the
Hon. William +. Sheehan will doubtless
be arrayed in a creation from an Okla
homa fashion. plate when he thanks the
next Legislature for electing him q
United States Senator from New York.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
SOMETHING IN A NAME.

From The Chicago Tribune.
Kary Emile Maximilian Louis Joseph
Alexandra Theodor Manuel de- Bardi
height s feet Deputy United States DIS
trict Court Clerk James j. Whalen wrote
II all down yesterday. De Bardi. who WAS
born In Paris twenty-eight years ago, and
came to America May so. 1907. to live at
No 403 Sheridan Road. wants to be q
Tinted States citizen.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31

a. far as the French government has
gone, for strikes by public employees are
rare here. But every community shoulo
be prepared to assert its undoubted night
to discipline any of its servants VINO
combine to interrupt or obstruct the per-
Torrance of its legitimate work.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
HISTORICAL Observation-Disclosures

Indianapolis. Dec so.1Tha American His
torical Association closed its convention
hero to-day by the selection OF Buffalo as
the place OF next years convention and the
election of on1cers a. follows: President.
William Nj. Sloane. Columbia University
frst Vice president. Theodore Roosevelt;
second vice-preeident W. NJ. Dunnins Co
lumbia University: secretary. Waldo @. Le-
land. Carnegie Institution; treasurer. C. W.
Bowen. New York: secretary of council. c.
III. Haskins. Harvard University: curator,
A. Howard Clark. Smithsonian Institution
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
THEY COST g. IN NEW YORK.
R,rnm Tha Kennebec journal.


The potato farmers In the vicinity Of
Dexter are not at all well pleased with the,
way the market has been selling since Sep
tsmbSr Potatoes sold last week at Dexter
at IS cents bushel delivered at the cars
The highest price paid there thus far has
been 3s cents Many are holding back their
crops, hoping the first Of the new year will
see a rise. A few farmers have visited
the PTozta:a3e 20 dSwsal mssksts and.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
CHINA HoNoRs AMERICANS
records Visit Of Business Mon on
Stone Of Nanputo Temple.

Annoy. China, Dec 0.-An inscription
commemorating tho VISIT Of the American
business men. representing the chambers
Of commerce In the cities Of the Pacific
Coast. In October. 1910. has been placed
on q stone OF Nanputo Temple. where only
events considered Of great historical i'm
portance ara recorded But three similar
Inscriptions have been made concerning in
ternational events. these being the visit of
Prince Henry OF Prussia and the German
feet in 1898, the visit Of the American bat
tle.hip feet IN 1908. and tho presentation
of loving cup by tho American warships
to the Chinese navy In the present year.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
People and Social Incidents

? for few days, left here to-day on the pri-
vate car Wayfarer for New York.
| 1t is the intention OF Mr. and Mrs Henry
Redmond hereafter to remain in Newporc
the year round, and they.are having a heat
| ing apparatus installed in their Newpors
house
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
Nt1pTprk Gribm,1e..
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 81. 1910

Thi: newspaper Is oto7sed and p1o-
;lshed bv The Tribune Assoctotsc'h o
Nep York. corporations Office and prt''-
cSpa1 place Of business. Tribune Build
saa No. 1A Nasscu street, Nefc York;
Ogden Kius. president; Ogden IL. Resa'
seores~p: JONES II. Borrett. treasurer.
The sddyess Of the officers IS the ONCE
q fkfs 1enCep0per.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
NO, WE NEVER

From Tho Elmira Advertiser.
Tho Now York World did its best to
place TAmmany in power At Albany and
= row greatly Gze1E4d .becnuSo ,Taxnulany
puooo0oG to TsA rA2nuA. OA QU6anurf
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
THE POT AND THE KETTLE.

From The Philadelphia North American
DR.. Cook denomces 4 Danish explorer as
light" Such a lack Of modesty must bo
very shocking to the doctors shrinking
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31

lest closer trade relations between Can
ada and the United States should mean
the abduction Of Our Lady Of the Shows
by Uncle Sam are worrying themselves
quite needlessly. There is no serious
thought Of such a union on either side
Of tho lakes.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31

proud and dignifed." According to tne
writer there are poor and rich million
aires In New York, the former being tnose
who worry along through life on pantry
three or four millions"
That's unusual
What is?"
He said he hadn't played piinaruS W
fore In years"
Nothing unusual about THAR
Eyes, there is, beat him. rIeo
Press.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-31

So Rodriguez was not burned at the
or elsewhere. but IL alive and well to-
day. Then who was tho victim? Or
was there never any lynchfng there?