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New-York tribune., 1910-03-21
IT'S LARGER BEARING.

mayor Seth Low. in his suggestive
letter printed In the Tribune this morn
ing. calls attention to the vital interest
Of the national leaders OF the Rcpub-
lican party I'm the New York situation.
The question whether Governor Hughes
is to be supported or not Is. as Mr.. Low
points out. not a merely local and
parOchlal one. Just as the eyes Of all
the country were on the party i'm New
York when doubt existed Of Mr.. Hughes's
denomination. in 1903. so now the whole
nation Is watching the attitude Of the
party In New York toward the Governor
and toward his policies. IL is not merely
that Governor Hughes is. as Mr. Low
says, outside Of the state "a tremendous
party asset" but the party itself is put
TO the touch I'm the minds Of vast
number Of voters throughout the Middle
West, especially by its attitude toward
the Governor and HIS progressive legis-
latiOn. Just as these voters should have
judged and condemned il in 1903 II IL
had refused 20 renOminate him, SO now
they are likely 20 be influenced i'm their
attitude toward IL by the extent 20
which here in New York il follows the
Governors leadership.
As Mr.. Low remarks, the leaders Of
the party in Washington look upon the
party situation in New York from a
different perspective from that which
prevails in this state. and IL is this which
justifies the concern OF Mr.. Root and
those who are associated with him over
what Is happening at Albany. Not only
Is New York too important a state to
be- risked by political trihing, but the
Republican party in New York cannot be
divorced from the Republican party In
the nation. The Republican party is
one and it will be judged by what its
left hand does not do. as much as By
what its right hand does.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-21
JlPAA.S NEW LANo LAW.

The new land hill Of Japan. which has
leen passed hy the House Of Representa-
tives in parliament and is likely soon
To- become law. has been variOusly de
scril,ed by the American press. Some
have spoken 0f il as restrictive or a
prohibitOry measure. which is not cor
rect without further explanation. while
others have describe il as a peunisSiye
a reciprocal or "A liberaliZ,ng measure.
which in fact il Is. The bill a. il now
stands does indeed forbid certain aliens
90 acquire real estate ia Japan. and 10
that extent il is prohibitory But the eX-
listing Law. a. il las always stood. for
bids any and all aliens 90 acquire land
there. - that the new bill al most pro
vide, no new prohibition but merely
maintains a portion ~ that which is al
ready In force. But only a port ion, for
II also provides that Japane>e land may
be purchased .nd held by aliens from
any country which gives corresponding
privilege io Japanese citizens. 30 that IL
j. n fact q liberal measure. which ma
terially increases and extends the rights
and privileges of aliens in Japan
The reproach has often been directed
against japan that she forbids foreign
err to acquire or hold real estate But
that is precisely what various other ma
lions Do. and what the United States
government has heen doing FOR many
years la all the regions under ils direct
control The law of March :, 1887. pro
hihits foreign corporations and alien in
dividuals from acquiring or holding
land in the District of Columbia and the
territories, and the amendatOry act 0f
ten years later gives only the concession
that aliens WHO have declared their in-
tenti0n 10 become citizens may acquire
land in the territories. Some exceptions
to this law appear 90 have been made
hy special treaties, as for example that
with France. which gives French citizeas
s-lual rights with Americans. and that
with Great Britain. which permits Brit
ish citizens 90 bold or 90 Inherit lands
which were Ia British possession when
the treaty was made
ln the individual STATES OF the Union
,he practice varies. Illinois forbids non
resident aliens 90 acquire az hold land.
and iowa does the same. Kansas and
Idaho forbid any alien to acquire or
hold real estate. New York, under law
~ 1897. grants the privilege Of acquiring.
holding or conveying land only 90 cit'-
zens Of nations which grant similar
privileges 60 Americans. This latter plan
appears 90 De- that which Japan has de-
cid"d 20 adopt, and we may therefore
esteem Count komurL as quite right in
saying that his country Is simply putting
herself ia line with the usages of the
other civilized nations. Since most Of the
New-York tribune., 1910-03-21
UNAVAILING MODEsTY.

Some persons in the fire insurance
business are already showing symptoms
OF an acute attack Of nerves as the result
~ Superintendent HOtchkiss's inquiry.
The seizure takes the form Of protests
that the insurance law does not confer
upon the Superintendent authority for
such an investigation as he Is conducting
The statute authorizes him 10 examine
Unto the affairs Of any insurance cor
''pOratiOn doing business i'm This state"
and for that purpose Ia require the testi-
mOny 0f ~all persons deemed 10 have ma
''terial information regarding the COM
'pany's property or business Some gen
tlemen 10 whom the word subpoena has
a hOrrid sound suggest that he exceeds
his powers when he examines into an
cient lobbying transactions conducted by
the Board Of Fire Underwriters. body
not organized under the insurance law.
Therefore they are considering resistance
10 his inquisitiOn.
In answer the Superintendent may say
with apparent good reason that the
5000 given To Mr.. Fox and the Sl.OOO
given la Hlr. Aldridge came. not from
the pockets Of the insurance managers,
but from the Golfers Of the insurance COM
panies, and that as Information regard
ing the cOmpany's property or business"
il is not only his right bat his duty To
learn the disposition Of what was con-
tributed by any company, and il possible
10 recover il. ANY court proceeding 10
test his authority would doubtless inter
fere with his present progress. Never
theless, the prospective witnesses would
not be wal advised i'm forcing such de
lay. They would only convince the pub
lie that there were matters hidden far
more serious Than what is now revealed.
4 thorough investigation il inevitable.
Ii the Insurance Department cannot con
duet il. the Legislature must. Indeed.
The operation of The system by which
parry leaders sell law 10 campaign con
tributOTs. as exposed 10y Mr. Kennedy.
puts final emphasis 0n the demand for
the hOuSecleaning which the Aids and
Conger testimony initiated. Both the
buyers and sellers of law may as well
adjust themselves 10 the popular impera-
live of that demand
New-York tribune., 1910-03-21

smaller than the North Dakota and the
Delaware from three Go four years was
needed. Perhaps the two American firms
which have agreed TO build modern bat
tleships for Argentina in twenty-four
months may set the pace for other build
ers ON this side Of the Atlantic. Yet the
gains actually recorded In the last i've
or ten years warrant no little pride.
Germany has also materially short
ened the time devoted tO the building or
first class battleships. It Is estimated That
the Nassau. recently completed. was
ready for trial in twenty y-seyen months,
and three other vessels Of the same class
are said 90 be I'm an equally advanced
state. though their keels were laid after
the Nassau's was. BY building four bat
tIeshlps TO Americas two Germany has
promised to Outrank this country as a
naval power before many years. VIII
she also surpass the United States in the
Ouickness with which she fits her heavy
sea fighters for service?
New-York tribune., 1910-03-21

surprising that other people should be-
puzzled by e.: or. brought 20 c0mpre-
'hend Il. should fail 90 regard the ar
arrangement with unqualified saiisfac-
"tion.' We said then that France. Can
ada AMI The Providence Journal" were
the only three authorities ON reciprocity
which SEEMED 90 be at al puzzled" by
the operation az the mininsu m ma Ximum
scheme France must now be taken out
al the list Of the embarrassed. for her
government has solved in schedule time
all the difficulties inherent I'm the 'puZ-
zling" offer of one nation 60 exchange
It's lowest tariff rates for the lowest
tariff Rates Of another nation. Every
country in Europe and every country Of
any commercial Importance I'm Asia,
Africa and North and South America,
except Canada. has also been able TO
master the logic Of that yOu-give-me-
what-I -glveyou sort of international
reciprocity.
u has remained for the Dominion 20
maintain that its higher rates should Ia
exchanged for OuT lower rates That. I'm
our opinion. is much more "puzzling'' as
a. NAAEAN ANA nun NtAA ANAAAt-n-lNAAn AAAaA4 AAlE
proposition 10 trade like for like. Vet.
because certain large interests in Can
nda are not averse 90 fOmenting a tariff
war between the United States and the
Dominion. Canada's One-sided bargain is
held by representative organs OF opinion
beyond the ~. Lawrence River 60 5e
fair. if not distinctly generous. II is 10
he hoped that ali agreement can ne
reached for a satisfactory exchange OF
concessions. II would be harmful 10 each
country 90 engage In commercial repri-
sails. and the relatively small surrenders
through which Canada could fairly earn
but does not want 10 earn the benefits
OF the minimum schedule OF the Payne
law are perhaps not worth 10 us the
cos, Of tariff hoStilities. AS a matter Of
right aud logic the United States has
offered all that our neighbOrs across the
border are entitled 20 expect. III we
Accept less than We rive, il will only be
Out Of a larger sense Of neighbOrliness
and of the Importance Of continued
friendly relations i'm trade and CON-
nerCe.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-21
1 GRLM Old FLGHTER-

In the dranra of the revolution against
''CannOniSm" the most dramatic figure
was that Of "Uncle joe himself. lie
dwarfed al the others. Insurgents and
regulars alike. With the odds against
him he made what must be recognized
as an unfiinching fight. maintaining his
freshness. despite his more tnan seventy
years, through the str3insof long and ex-
citing sessions. and managing 20 eXtOrt
even from his opponents what his friends
are not slow in calling a vote OF con
fidence." With his associates weakening
and counselling surrender ne put up a
grim resistance. lie was the youngest,
boldest and most uneOmprOmising OF the
regulars. led his own forces and fur
nishod the spirit Of the defence. for
there can he no doubt that many Of his
own followers had no stomach for the
issue. II was a remarkable exhibition
Of vitality. resource ard courage.
Now that "CannOnism" is beaten Il IS
proper enough that the Speaker should
receive whatever personal sympathy and
applause his revelation OF his lighting
qualities calls forth. But. however much
his end as an autOcrat became him, every
right thinking man will rejoice that he
has reached that end. and that he is now
perfOrce what he always prOfessed 20 be,
only the servant of the House. lie re-
vealel i'm his last fight the qualities
which made him the power IN Congress
that he was
'CannOnism" ia the public mind was
not merely the concentration OF power
over legislation in one mans hands. but
a certain attitude upon public questions
with which the public no longer has
sympathy. II was the possession OF ex-
ceSsive power that made the attitude
obnoxious. and il was the attitude which
inspired The determinat ton 10 reform the
system which made the possession Of
excessive power possible. Now that Can
non is no longer system, but simply a
man, his purely human qualities will
probably receive their lust due
New-York tribune., 1910-03-21
THE CANCER OF oIcTIoN.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. II is not 50 much surprising as re-
grettable that more Is not being done 70 rid
the country OF the epidemic Of blasphemOus
and other forms Of degrading language
TO which il is becoming subject. The de-
grading use OF prOfane and low language
which serves no purpose but bad one is
becoming a deep rooted cancer TO the na-
tion. What is required is the enforcement
OF the laws that exist In all parts OF the
country.
We still have people who abhOr the filthy
tongue. Why should these not be protected
against the class Of people who are pOliut-
ing the air with s. Ich language? At pres
ent it is impossible for any one % escape it,
think Halifax some years ago was as
bad as any other city in this respect. The
benefit of the enforcement OF the law was
we'll demonstrated here. as when the police
were instructed TO arrest the offenders. and
there were dozens OF them arrested and
brought before the court and punished, the
n0w OF profanity on the streets and in pub
lie places decreased IS per cent
This is the only course that can be taken
To rid civilized America of IL. and I think
the time Is ripe when some systematic and
fundamental steps should be taken IN all
cities and towns 10 have the laws vigOr-
Ously enforced. as this common Use OF pro
fame and low language Is gradually lower
ms the better instincts Of the people. and
goes far 10 prompt TO other crimes.
GEORGE WRIGHT
Halifax y 5. March Il. 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-21
ACITE STRWAYLTIS.

As we remarked some time ago when
Los Angeles voiced the longing Of her
soul for subway. this form of subter-
ranean development Is not entirely an
unmiXed blessing. brooklyn is already
discovering this In the abstract, all
that borough WAS IA unit for subway,
before there WAS much chance Of getting
II. IL was not - much question of
where the subway should be. but one Of
getting a subway somewhere somehow.
With this achievement i'm sight. there are
certain concrete problems which clamOr
loudly for settlement. In the first place.
every part Of the borough across the
bridge. except the one through which the
new subway will pass. thinks that il is
just a little more entitled to the i'm
provement than the section which will
receive il. And already the enthusiasts
have planned a network Of underground
cavities which IL would puzzle am expert
engineer 10 keep track of.
Aud even along the way Of the Fourth
avenue subway all is not joy and glad
ness. Stations are not where they ought
10 be. which is 10 say that every prop
erty owner cannot have an entrance To
the tube just outside his door As
planned, There il to be- no express stop
between Pacific and 3ith streets Ninth
street. which iS quite busy little thor
Oughfare i'm lis way. feels that Il has
been Disseminated against and that there
should Ice an express station there II
is noted that the first express stop ON the
elevated, after leaving the Long Island
station. is al 9th street. and why
shouldn't the subway be laid out along
the same lines:
Then. ~ street thinks il has a griev-
ance because no stop al all has been 1TO-
iected there. the ears running from
Union 10 9th street without 80 much rs
hesitatins at the halfway point For
"a long time signs have appeared i'm the
windows roundabout ia street peril
nenlly inquiring as to the value Of sub
WAY without station. ~ far no one
has veniured an answer. From the point
of view OF the resident on that particular
street. there is no answer
In the mean time. "A petition as appal-
ling as that which must be- prepared in
Ah'fNiflA ~ ~ ~ AlltlA- fill AAlf-
ticket has been prepared. IL is said that
there are eleven thousand names 10 back
up The demand of the OH street pt,D-
ple for an express station there II is
even intlmated that this is the longest
list of names ever attached To petition
I'm Brooklyn. 4 former Mayor Of Brooklyn
will make the address when the IN
an>werable argumen; Is turned in to the
Public Service Commission. Just what
the Public Service Commission will do
with the list Of autographs remains 10 be
seen. but il may as well understand
right n0w that 9TH street Rro0kIyn.
is up ina arms and likely 20 invite the
board to stick the tube into the hay rather
than run IL hy that thoroughfare without
AN express stop.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-21
4annscmenfs.

ACADFaiT or EUsIC-S-As You Like n.
Al.l ANBRA- Vaudeville.
ASTON N:l5- seven DaAs.
nELASt'O s:lA A-Jusi wife
nIIoI-t .2O-''he LOTTERY MaN-
FROAl1W AN-s rs The Jolly ls,eheltte
CASINOS 1a-The chocolate Sol1iff-
COLONIAL 2-h-N Vaudeville.
COMEDY 81 a Mars World.
CRITERION s.2o-The Bachenrs Aap,-
pAI.Y'S S;So-The Whirlwind.
f,aIpIRE- s.fS Mid Channel.
lrIFTu AVENIrE- > KaudeNile.
GAlT.TN -S.lA-The Fortune Hunter
GAIinlcN SIS Julius cesar.
GARRlCK- .2o-I'ac Ghg TIE CouidnT Leave
Rchind Him.
GllopE So The lhl Town
uACKETT : .ia- The Turniue Point.
FlAMN ERSTf.IN s. - 10 -kaudeAtle.
mERAI.D SQIrARE- S:i5- The Yankee Curl
HlppopROME IS A Trip to japan, INSIDE
tho Earth. thc ballet ~ Jewels
nI DSON-S ga I.uCkg star
fRAING pTACE-s ls-ner Nogcllhndler.
kNlCK CKEEROCKER-S-Th Dollar Princes.
lIBERTN-- S.l5-rhe Arcadianr.
g.YCl,I IS :30-Mrs Dot.
i.NRIs-s .lb-Thc city.
MANHATTAN OFERA HOV SI,-s-1.slSrnc.
MANINE ELLIOTT's THEATRE. : .3o-rhe
MErRopolIrAN OPERA HOUSE-s-ptQue
Dame
NEW AMsTERDAM- Madame \.
NEW THEATRE N-lb-The School for Scan-
dal
NEW WORKS 10 Bright Eyes.
FrrTNES ANT--S .ls-The lils.
WALLACE S. IS-Anas Jimmy Valentine
WEBER - lh-MheFe There's Win.
WEST ENN .lk--'ilie Inferior Sex.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-21
DUTY IN NICARAGUA.
Need Of the Good Offices of the United
States

To The Editor Of The Tribune
Sir; 7 thank you very much for the hos
pitality that you accorded to my former
letter and for the honor that YOU paw to
II by making II the object o. commentaries
IN your editorial columns
My contention. however. is that only
the United States by its great moral
power can and must take a hand IN those
affairs in order TO bring the country 70 a
peaceful and decent settlement Of an pend
ing calamities. What we need and what
we want there is the beneficial moral IN
huence Of this wise commonwealth; so that
we can arrange our troubles In an honor
able way and insure permanent security
for business. work, citizens and homes
As far as material force is concerned.
any one Of the SDanish-American countries
that you have mentioned could exercise
overwhelming military cOmDulsiOn upon
Nicaragua; but this IS not the point. at
least not the fair point
A Mexican intervention-what would II
bring TO u.s. The creation OF a SYSTEM Of
government according TO Mexican rules.
which means absOlutism-the power OF one
man over the masses; the erection % a
new dictatorship OF the Zelaya type. which
would make inevitable another revolution
The United States. governed BY the will OF
the people and with the highest cOncep-
tiOn OF what citizenship is. can accomplish
the work. not by the pressure Of It's arms
but by the high standard of It's morals. us
institutions and its prestige.
/ do not believe that the United states
have TO become the general guardian and
political receiver OF all the Latin-AmeTicaT
states and do not pretend 70 insinuate
that the Monroe Doctrine commands o.
authorizes this: bI,t ] do hold that. ac-
cOrding to that doctrine and It's practice
in this continent. the United states have
kind OF moral obligation TO maintain
and even 20 create in those nations the
rightfuI institutions which insure prosper
ity safety and good government.
President Taft made the fOllOWing decla-
ratiOns in his message to Congress. Decem-
Der z. 1908:
II is verv apparent that the consideTa-
tiOns OF geographic proximity 70 the Canal
Zone and the very substantial American
interests in Central America give TO the
United States a special position In the
zone o. these republics and the caribbean
Al the date when this message Is
printed this government has terminated
diplomatic relations with the Zelaya gov
ernment and Is intending 10 take such
future steps as NAV De louAAO must NNAl
sistent with It's dignity. its duty TO Amert
can interests and its moral obligations u
Central America and 70 civilization.
For these reasons do believe, and many
OF my fellow citizens believe with me. thai
the United States have a great pOlitiea
duty 10 perform in Nicaragua, not tanta
mount to conquest. but Just 70 stop az once
and forever the preparation Of indignitie'
and also the state Of anarchy which pre-
walls in that country and which has almOs
DESTROYED the foundations Of society.
ADOLPH WAS.
New York, March Il. 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-21
oOmPLETIAG THE cIRcLE.

The determination Of the French gov
ernment 90 take advantage II the mini
mum rates offered by the PAYNE tariff
law giving the United States in return
concessions equivalent in value 60 those
given 10 any other foreign nation. hap
pily ends al prospect of tariff hostii-
iies with amy part Of Europe. France
Ssemed for time indifferent 20 the
dangers involved in isolating herself in
our market. competing Ia IL M crush
ing disadgaHtage with rival manufact-
uIfng nations like England, Germany
and Belgium. ln the end. however, rea-
son has asserted itself aud IN spite Of
the annoying fact thar The few Increases
- l,lies made hy ihc TaYne law on im-
lnuifs ciaS>eG az luNuries fell In the main
au0 mnsi heavily on French produc, s
France las determined io look a. the
future rather thau to the pasi. and 90
,.eep open, in her own Interest her entry
ilio the prosperous and expanding
American market
We called attention the nther lay to
iLe disiagonnCus criticisms 81 the maxi
iuum minimum scheme ~ dulles aI-
S9oyod py Congress in which newspapers
hostile fo protection have been indulg
lag. "The Providence Journal" for Ia
etance, described the minimum-maKi-
lnum alternative as so contrary 90 the
'Osual practice for arranging for amy
''Aind u reciprocity terms ilat IL is not
New-York tribune., 1910-03-21
FROM oNg WHO COMEDIES.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Allow me TO have the pleasure OF
expressing my agreement with your edi-
tOrial "SD0Esn I'm the Right Tone" IN
which you refer 20 the statement Of Arch
bishop O'COnneE. OF Boston. with regard
90 corruption IN politics.
You quote TIE Archbishop as saying
We prefer a good just. honest. square
dealing public official vino il not Of our
race and creed ~ any one. no matter how
Irish his name or how Catholic his line
age, who by mis- acts OF weak cOmprOmIs-
ing with purely political chicanery proves
himself unworthy of confidence"
l think Archbishop O'ConneII and the
federation and all sTchbishOps OF America
cannot he TOO pronounced or 100 specific
In Condemning corruption in public life
MICHAEL CORCORAN
Brooklyn, March &c. 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-21

the inward movement Spot markets
are steady. and the strength Of the sta
tistlcaI situation suggests that American
splnRers will not be able TO repienish
stocks at lower figures. Middhns up
lands cotton was quoted as high as lO.iS
cents I'm the local market last week. the
best price since 1875. with the exception
Of the year OF the Suly speculation
Crop news from the winter wheat heidS
has been conflicting and as result
grain quotations have moved I'm a most
irregular manner in recent days, with In
dicatiOns that the May option VIII De the
feature of trading in old crop supplies ior
the rest Of the month Heavy arrivals
are reported az primary markets. Nof'h-
western receipts are double the totals or
year ago. but exports continue hsht-
Purchases Of -four are still on a hand-tO-
mouth basis.
Reports from steel trade centres show
increasing demands from the raiIrOaOs
ana equipment companies. with heavy
orders for rails and structural materials
pending. AS for new business. January
and February were dull months In the
steel industry. but the recovery since
March 1 promises growing activity al
the mills throughout. the rest OF the
year and new high records for earnings
by the United States Steel Corpora
tiOn and the independent concerns. The
chief buying of pig iron at the mo-
ment is for the account Of the big inter-
ests. who are taking advantage Of cur
rent prices TO place contracts for the
later months Of 1910 Copper is In fair
demand at slightly easier prices. In the
anthracite market concessions are re-
ported. many companies now selling
March deliveries at April figures.