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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
BErrER OCEAN M1IL SERVICE.

II is % be hoped that the present scs-
sion OF Congress; viii not end without Il
proper reorganization of the govern
ment's ocean mail service. Congress has
long neglected the opportunity IL i'm
prove and enlarge that service and 10
make il Il more important factor III pro-
noting American commerce. \ measure
intended - secure a better distribution
of the SubyentiOnS given under the
postal law of 1890 has passed one house
or the tther on several occasions. IIay-
ing passed both houses few years ago,
an admirable postal subvention act was
Killed in the Senate in he last hours Of
the short session by a filibuster which
prevented the Senate'S accepting Il con
ference committee report. This wear
neither house has SO far acted, but there
is a strong probability that if the Sen
ate should pass the Gallinger subventiOn
bin. lis example would be followed by
the House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Gallinger's measure is. except in
one respect, Il duplicate of the one. also
bearing his name, which passed the[Scn-
ate two years ago. 1t involves no
change in national policy. but simply
seeks to amend the ocean postal law of
1890 10 meet new conditions. Under
that law vessels Of the first class, carry
ing the mails to European countries,
have been successfully maintained, but
vessels of the second ana third classes,
intended 10 ply between the United
States and South America and across the
Pacific 10 Eastern Asia ana Australasia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15

have been virtually discontinued because
OF the inadequate mail compensation.
The ocean postal service as n whole is
more than self sustaining. 1t has pro-
duced in the last four years an annual
profit exceeding $3,00o0O0. 1t is now
proposed merely to devote this annual
profit to resuScitating the South Amer
lean and Asiatic service, giving 10
steamers of the second class on those
routes Il SubventiOn equal 10 that given
to the first class steamers on the Euro
pean routes, and to third class steamers
on the non European routes the mile rate
which the law now allows to second
class steamers The present surplus of
$3,O00.00O would be sufficient to meet
the enlarged expenditure on The new
South American and Eastern service.
No argument of economy and no diSin-
genuous cry Of subsidy can be raised
against SO reasonable 4 business pro
poSal. The construction of the Panama
Canal and the completion of the trans
Andean railway will greatly alter the
conditions of postal communication to
the south of US When the canal and
the trans Andean railroad are i'll oper-
alton mail can be sent from either San
Francisco or New York via New Orleans,
Panama and Valparaiso to Buenos
Ayres in much shorter time than by any
other route. A postal service from New
Orleans TO Panama has therefore be-
come Of vital Importance, and under the
Gallinger bill, as modified, it is provided
that the new rates of compensation shall
be given to vessels sailing 10 the iSthmus
as we'll as to South America, the Phil
ippines Japan, China and Australasia.
Many other nations are already arrang-
ing TO establish g0vernment-aided steam
ship lines TO the isthmuS. aiming to put
their commercial interests in better
touch with the western coast Of North
and South Am arica. The United States
cannot afford to lag behind i'll cultivat-
ing the trade which is soon to be opened
up through the canal route any more
than ii can afford to abandon mail ser
vice across the Pacific and have its conf
merce with the Far East conducted
through alien ship companies.
AS q measure of naval policy the Gal
linger bill also deserves favorable con-
SideratiOn. 1t would enlarge the naval re-
serve by the number Of men and officers
for whom it would create employment,
and it would also put at the service of
the nation in case of war an additional
fleet Of steamers available as transports
or auXiliaries. \ variety of rational in
terests would be promoted by the pas
sage Of This measure. which has been re-
tarded so far only by a perverse- or
0btuse misrepresentation of its purposes
and character.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
THE TALK or THE DAY.

A correspondent from Scotland writes 20
'"rhe Field: MY keeper saw al clever
piece of work done by my dog Kim, q
cross between a spaniel and Labrador
retriever. We were out at the
other day, and the keeper had old Dan
and Kim working with him. Dan turned
a rabbit out OF a whin patch. and Kim
rushed round to cut the rabbit off. AS he
dashed forward he fell on his back, all
four legs in the air. just in the rabbits
path; tho rabbit jumped between Kims
legs, who snapped the rabbit in the air
while he was lying on his back with his
legs in the air. ana held on TO it, too, and
duly delivered il to the keeper"
Friend-Why do you encourage these
woman suffrage meetings? Surely you
don't approve of them?
Husband-ApproVe! With all my heart,
| can come home late / like now
without finding my wife ut home to ask
cues ions Bits.
Writing from Stuttgart, an American
tourist says; I'VE were treated to some
dramatic morsels last year. despite the
censor. which would not have heen toll
Grated on the American stage. which has
10 censor save the public, Among these
plays was FruhlinEserWachen. 1t seems
that the limit has been reached. however,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
A EDDiN6.

Miss Donna Hamilton Beach, daughter %
Mr. ana Mrs. Ralph II. Beach. was married
yesterday afternoon at the Hotel Majestic
10 John Sherlock Ferguson, son Of Thomas
Ferguson. former American Minister %
Sweden. The ceremony was performed -
the Rev. Hugh Birckhead, OF st. Georges
Church. and was followed by a reception
The bride. who was given away by her
father, wore a gown OF ivory satin, trimmed
with point applique lace. Her tuue veil
was fastened with orange blossoms and
she carried a bouquet Of lilies-of-the-valley
and white roses. Mrs. Arthur Doane Cook
OF Boston. was her sisters maJron Of honor
and only attendant. She was IN violes
crepe de chine, with which. she Wore
tulle hat OF the same color trimmed with
orchids. She carried iiIies-ot-the-valley and
nlauve orchids.
James De Bose Ferguson was his
brothers best man, and the UShsrs included
Earl Alexander. J. Mclean Walton.
Charles h. Knapp and Charles Z. Levey.
MIR. and Mrs Ferguson Viii make thelr
home In New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
Ir,rom The Tribune bureau


Washington, March 14.-MrS. Larz AndeV-
son. who is cruising on the Florida coast
in her houseboat, the ROxanua, will re-
turn North in time TO accept Secretary
Meyers invitation 10 name the torpedo
boat destroyer Perkins in May. Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson will again open their house
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Henuen Jennings Will have
as their guests for some days Mr.. and
Mrs. Radcliff. of England. who Will arrive
on Thursday.
Mrs. William +. Leeds and Mrs. Belmont
Tiffany left here this morning for their
homes in New York after a weeks visit
to Miss Margaret Cameron and Miss Cattle
rine Cameron. Miss Sybel Douglas and
Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers. who have been the
guests of Representative Hamilton Fish
and Miss Fish since Friday. also returned
to New York this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley and their
guest Miss Beatrice Sterling, went to New
York this morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley
will be absent for week.
Arrangements for the marriage of Miss
Caroline Brownson, daughter of Rear Ad-
miraI and Mrs. Willard II. Brownson, and
Lieutenant Commander Thomas c. Hart
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
/ GOOD Bill.

Tie proposal Of state farm or colony
for Migrants, which is again before. the
Legislature, contains the only hope Of
f, solving the tramp problem The present
system Of short sentences in taiis or peni-
tentiaries Is costly and accompliShcs
nothing. That treatment Of the tramp
neither deJcTs him from continuing to
be one nor otherwise reforms him. and
II costs the taxpayers, according to The
estimate of he state Board Of Charities
ia its last annual report $2N40.O0O
yearly. BESIDES this cost while in institu-
lions. the va@-ants live off society by
begging or stealing. They iufest the
Ines Of "a iIways. r0bbing freight cars
and putting the companies 10 great ex.
uense In policing tl,eir systems. There
fore il Is impossible 10 estimate how
large is the total cost 10 society Of
Sagrancy.
In view Of this cost il seems strange
$40 legislation has been addressed 10
Eagrancy - distinct problem The
present laws rather favor than restrict
II. As the burden of maintaining tramps
under arrest falls on the local cOnmu-
nifty where The confinement takes place,
Il is the custom of the rural communl-
Ties merely 10 drive tt on from one
place 10 another. As Il term liz iail is
obviously not suited 10 accomplish any
beneficial result, many magistrates are
Inclined 10 dismiss prisoners arrested for
this offence The police are therefore in
different in regard Ia the enforcement
iof the statnie against ii and The yagrant
is virtually licensed social parasite
:, The provision OF state farm Oh which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
PUBLICITY N CAJIPiIGN
COTNTS


The House Committee on the election
Of President. President and mem
bers of Congress having reported favor
ably bill providing for the publication
of expenditures made by party commit
tees engaged in electing Presidential and
e-Presidential electors. Senators and
Representatives, that measure should be
acted upon before the present session
closes Elections for members of Con
greSS viii be held this year in all the
states, and it is advisable to have safe
guards thrown about the expenditure Of
money by party agencies. The national
committees of the various parties are
generally quiescent i'll mid-term cleo
ton year. but the Republican and Demo
cratic national organizations are repre-
scented by Congressional committees,
composed OF members Of the two
branches OF Congress. These committees
circulate literature and often take an
active part il the campaigns in the
closer Congress districts.
All The arguments in favor of pub
licity for campaign expenditures i'll state
elections apply to the operations. of
these two committees In 1908. though
National Committee submitted to the
provisions Of tie New York state cor
rupt practices laws and published the
names Of all the contributors 10 the
Presidential campaign fund, with the
amounts contributed. The Democra tie
National Committee also filed state
ment of the contributions received by it,,
giving the names of the larger contribu-
tors. II will he equally in the public
interest if the Congressional committees
follow the precedent set q year ago by
the national committees. But TO make
publicity more certain the passage Of the
law suggested by the House committee
IS desirable.
There is no real opposition 10 rbe pub
licati0n Of campaign accounts except on
the part OF those who do not want to be
identified as contributing 10 the success
of candidates for Congress. Under any
law, possibly il will he difficult 10 pre-
vent the Use Of money furnished indi-
rectly 10 candidates who DO not wish
TO confess an embarrassing obligation.
But if n candidate is required by state
law 10 file q declaration giving in detail
his expenditures if state committees are
compelled IL make 4 record of the
amounts received and disbused by them,
and if national committees are also Iii
rectcd 10 make Il public accounting the
obstacles in the way Of a corrupt or
dcmOrdlizng use of money will be ma
terially increased. The Republican
party is pledged II clean and pure elec-
lions. and a Republican Congress should
do what ii can, whenever the opportu-
nifty offers 10 redeem that pledge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
a Wall FROM THE oVERWORkED.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In the editorial columns of your val
liable paper ] read last week OF the question
regarding the increase OF office hours of
city employees 10 p. M. and feel prompted
by a sense Of duty to say word condemn
ing the actions Of the Controller and vari-
Gus commissioners.
Ii seems unjust that officials would take
advantage OF city employees, compelling
them in an order to work the extra hour,
knowing the employee has no alternative but
to comply with the order or quit-a cow
ardly order, without a doubt for does not
an order lot allowing of defence constitute
cowardice?
The honorable Tenement House Commits
sioner has rescinded his . O'Clock order,
and employees in this department are work
ing on the usual to schedule Why
would not all commissioners do the same
thing?
The honorable Board of Aldermen should
make speedy disposition of this question
and not let 1t die i'll some committees
hands. \ LOYAL. CITY EMPLOYE.
New York, March IA, 1910.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
yTTr ERICSSON AGAIN.

Ii is Harvard professor who now
casts doubt upon the story OF Left Eric
sons discovery aud settlement of Amer
ica and of the Morse occupation Of
southeastern New England under the
name of Vineland or Wineland, where
fore BOstonians have no occasion to re-
sent the attack of alien and lesser breeds
upon a cherished tradition. But, indeed,
even when thus stricken by one of their
own household, they need not mourn rs
those without hope, for the denial OF
the Norumbega legend appears to be
based upon a single point Of minor and
not convincing Importance, so that lay
men as we'll as the elect may be per
mitted still To cherish the faith which
was SO dear to Professor Horsford
The argument against Leif's settle
ment Of the banks of the Cha les River
Is based on botanical grounds. In Lab
rador, we are told, there IS a berry
known as the wine berry, which is not
found further south, and it was this, the
icOnOclaSt AYERS, which the NOrsemen
found and which moved them to call the
country Wineland And yet. according
to the Flateyjarbok, the report of Tyr
ker to his foster son Left was that he
had found vines and grapes" and
Tyrker. who was q German. added, to
confirm his report, that he knew of what
he spoke. for he "waS born in q country
where there was no lack of grapes and
wines" And when Left and the rest
Of the party went to see Tyrker'S vines
and grapes they did not contradict or
correct him, but gathered boatload
of the grapes, cutting down trees TO get
1T the vines. That certainly sounds
more like the wild grapes of New Eng
land than the wine berries Of Labrador
Again, in the Saga of Eric the Red it
is told that i'll the place where Left set
tied day and night were more nearly
equal i'll length than in Iceland, and
that on the shortest day of the year the
sun was visible for nine hours, or from
half-past seven until half past four
That certainly could not be true of Lab
rador, but indicates some place near
or at the latitude of Boston We shall
rot be surprised, therefore, if the statue
of Left Ericsson is permitted to remain
on Commonwealth avenue and if Bos-
tCnianS and some other Americans con-
tinue to believe the story of NOrumbegl
and the legends Of the Icelandic and
Norwegian sagaS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
a NEW UNION JACK INTENDED.
H. 40 L.dilcr of The Trlhnna.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 4 letter comes up from Iynchburg,
signed by g. II. MoTrissett, deploriug dis
cussion about the Lee statue i'll the federal
Capitol and claiming q consistent right OF
Virginia in the act lie starts with the
false premise that Virginia as an integral
part of the Union, has right to place
there any kind of Il statue she pleases. He
does not draw distinction between the
nation and the state or between union and
disunion. The Capitol is u federal building,
and nothing has Il right to he there that is
hostile 10 the federal principle State SOW
ereignty and national sovereignty are eter-
nal antipodes.
General Lee ives not federal man; he
was an insurgent provincial. and his chief
distinction is his attempt to destroy that
perpetual" federal principle that has won
in every test. The only object in placing
the antl-federal monument in the federal
Capitol In preference 10 any of Virginia )
more distinguished men, is by honors to
Lee TO reassert the notification and seces-
sion that Lee stood fer and to indoctrinate
coming generations with the idea that So
cession was risht and it's warfare mex
cusable. The Lee statue is only besin-
ming. The obvious design is to make a
Union Jack" of the Stars and Stripes by
entwning with 1t the Confederate flag. As
an enunciation of principle il is placing
us right back at 1860. II has q long-reoch
Ing influence and BODIES 10 good for the
future. The law of 1861 should be amended
by making Congress and the President the
judges as TO the eligibility of all statues
and monuments intended for public displav
In the District OF Columbia
WILLIAM HENSTREI,p
18th Mo. L. S. Infantry
Brooklyn, March IA, 1910
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15

complement of the navy ms the navy u
protection TO the merchant marine
With the appeal for rehabilitation ahd
expansion of our mercantile marine anu
extension of our trade, especially III
South America and in Eastern Asia, we
have the strongest sympathy, and we
have been one of the most insistent ad-
yocates of that policy But any attempt
to promote that policy by an lntem-
perate beating of war drums is likely
10 do il far more harm than good. Do
nestle enterprise is not to be served 10y
compromising foreign relations. We do
not believe there is any danger that the
Pacific Ocean will ever he made to run
red" If. unhappily, there were, it would
not he avertcd by "seeing red at the
present time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
Not running RED, But SEEING
RED


Ii must be regretted hat ex-Secretary
Shaw repeats the extravagant utterances
about Japan which recently became the
subject OF international remark. That IS
not because such things provoke I'M
favorable comment at Toxic or else
where, for whatever is we'll founded,
juGiciouS and for the interest of this
country is worth saying. regardless of
foreign opinion. 1t is rather because the
things said are essentially incorrect and
injudiciOus. if not absurd and instead
OF being such as 10 promote the welfare
Of the nation are likely TO injure the
cause III behalf of which they are ostcn-
sibly put forward.
It is certainly extrayagant To prepos-
ferrous degree to say, as Mr. Shaw is re-
ported TO have said at Philadelphia last
week. that there is not Il cause of war,
except religious fanaticism. that has
lever existed from the dawn of creation
that does not now exist in an intense
form between Japan and the United
States" Wars have been caused by the
personal ambitions Of s0vereignS. by the
rivalry of cuntending claimants, by dis
putes over boundaries, by aspirations TO
get rid of oppression ana misgovernment.
No man can pretend that any OF these
causes now exists between this country
and Japan. Instead of all causes of
war save one being in intense existence,
there is only one which can sanely be
said to exist at all.
That one solitary cause OF possible
conflict is the desire for commercial
supremacy Oh the Pacific. Leaving Ger
many and France and other countries
out of the question, with their vast In
tCreSts there and their great power, Mr..
Shaw's theory implies that Japan aims
at military ascendency over both Great
Britain and America, which are now the
chief Pacific powers. That is an ambi-
ton which far transcendS, we believe,
the loftiest flight Of the most chauvinis-
tic son of Nippon. 1t implies. more.
over, what we must regard as too great
a dependence of commercial progress
upon military prOWess. To a consider
able extent. no doubt, a military marine
is desirable for the protection and pro-
motion of the commercial marine Trade
does follow the flag. But 50 does the
flag sometimes follow trade. and the
merchant service may be as much a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
People and Social Incidents

are complete. The ceremony VIII take place
at the home OF the bride March - Mrs
G. l.. Hussey, wife of Lieutenant Com
smander Hussy a sister of the bride. VIII
be matron OF honor and the bridesmaids
selected are Miss Harriet Switzerland
daughter of Captain and Mrs. w II. H.
Southerland; Miss Edyth Cutler. daughter
of Captain Cutler. and Miss CeciIe Clifford
OF jamestown. y. Y. Lieutenant Commander
Hart will have as best man Liauteuaur
Leigh e. Palmer. and as ushers Lieutenant
Commander r. X Crane, Lieutenant COM
mander Overstreet and Lieutenant Hugo
Osterhaus. all of the navy Chaplain Clark
will come from the Naval Academy az
Annapolis To oflciatc- There VIII only BE a
few guests.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
MUSEUM OPENS NEW WING.

More than three thousand persons at
tended the reception at the opening OF 'i.
new wing of the Metropolitan Museum o.
Art last night. The new building, which y
at the north end OF the museum and par
aIlel To the Fifth avenue extension. is bun.
I'm the Renaissance style OF architecture an.
was designed by Charles F. Nchim OF 'ue
firm Of McKim. Mead & White. Amo"S
those who received were eX-AmhaSSa'S
Joseph II. Choate. Mayor Gaynor. Rooei
IA do Forest. George BIumenthaL Franc
Is. Millet and Edward Robinson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
Mr.. BRYAN IN BRAZIL.

Petropolis, Brazil. March Il Mic 70
canha, President of Brazil. viii give
dinner in honor OF William Jennings
Bryan, at which the American AmbaSSS-
dor. Irving Il. Dudley. and Mrs. Dudley
and the members of the embassy VIII '
present. There was reception at nc
American Embassy this evening tor VI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
Iron The Tribune Bureau. !

From The Irlbune Bureau.
Washington. March 1.-THE Ambassador
from Germany and Countess Won Bern
storff will return tomorrow from New
York, where they have been since Friday.
The Minister from the Netherlands and
Nine Loudon will sail from this country
on March %. and after visiting London
Paris and other cities, will so to Holland,
10 remain until October
Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Kennard OF the
British Embassy. will return TO Washing
ton tomorrow from a visit in New York.
Viscountess Benoist d'Azy will sail for
France the middle of April The viscount,
who is naval attache of the French En-
bassy, will remain in this country.
Count Ranaud Won POurtales, recently
appointed German attache, will arrive here
on March 20.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
MORE POWERS FOR ALsACE.
German Intention to Widen Scope Of
Constitution.

Berlin March 14.-ChancelIOr Won Beth
mann HO!iweS, in a speech in the Reiclls-
tag to-day. announced that it was the IN
tention OF the government TO submit BIZ
extending the constitution of Alsace-Lor-
Taine. so as 10 give that territory greater
measure Of self-goverument than il already
enjoys The measure has been drawn. but
its presentation is withheld 20 AFFORD the
Chancellor an opportunity 70 consult with
the federal government.
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SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
fRv T-legrann 10

10y Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Newport. March 14.-Nirs. Harold Brown
returned from visit in Washington to-
day. She was accompanied by Mrs. George
Peabody Wetmore, and was joined here By
Miss Emma Stone. OF New York.
Commodore and Mrs. Arthur Curtiss
James are this season 10 occupy the lodse
which is being finished at their estate here
The new James villa will not be completed
for a long time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Adams havs re-
turned from a long Providence visit
Dudley :. Morgan has returned q Har-
ward.