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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-08
THE CLOSED SHOP.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: In yesterdays paper you PRINT let
ter signed "A Suffragist," and stating that
the issue Of the closed shop should have
hf.on enough TO keep the women sympa-
tbfzers" with the shirt waist strike at
home.
May 7 define the position az many OF
these so-called "sympathizers"
The law OF the state OF New York pro
tects peaceable ard orderly picheting- This
law was disregarded by the police force
and the hired strike breakers and many
OF The magistrates. Strikers were Illegally
arrested-ffty at once in the early days
OF the strike. before the ''sympathizers'
appeared-illegaily fined and Illegally i'm
prisoned.
Forty thousand striking voters are not
treated SO. Forty thousand disfranchised
women are.
Personally I do not believe in the closed
shop; there are as many shades of belief
Upon this question as there are suIrag lsJs;
hut ] do believe before aIl in "a square
deal" for men or women engaged III =
desperate fight against organized employ
ers 10 obtain decent living conditions
This question comes first, and the closed
or open shop can then be fought out under
fair and legal conditions.
ANOTHER SUFFRAGISI
Atlantic City. Feb. /, 1910
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-08
TIE HUDSON RIVER BRIDGE

The announcement that the Interstate
Bridge Commission is recommending the
neiglbolho0d of 1I9th street as the best
site for bridge between New York ana
New Jersey Will excite no surprise.
though it may provoke some controversy
from the advocates of other sites. We
discussed some time ago the various
suggestions and pointed out the circum-
stance. which. indeed, is obvious, that
the sites which are most desirable for
the accommodation of present and I'M
inediately prospective traffic are those
OH which il would be most difficult and
costly to build-so difficult and costly
as 10 be practically prohibitive-while.
conversely, those on which a bridge may
he most Isily and inexpenSively built
are those where traffic would be least
accommodated.
Al the site now proposed the bridge
would be in proximity 10 the Washing
ton Bridge which suggests the expecta-
ton that the proposed structure would
prove 10 be in respect 10 immediate
utility much like the great yiaduct over
the Harlem Valley. The latter - Of
superb proportions and imposing design.
But il WAS not built in response TO any
important demand Of traffic. 1t led,
speaking in terms of traffic from no.
where 10 nowhere. For years II was
resort for sightSeers and for few
pleasure drivers. and that was all. Now
il i trayersed by 4 trolley car line, but
still is far from having patronage COM
Elensurate with its cost. Doubtless,
however, the time will come when it
will he crowded and ovecrowded with
traffic Of all kinds. 1t would be inju-
dicious 10 predict otherwise. as those
will probably ad~it vho remember that
A 7. Stewart was criticised for going
too far uptown when he moved his store
from Chambers street 10 9th street.
So the Hudson River bridge ar roth
street. being practically Il westward con
tinuation 81 the Washington Bridge,
would probably in time be used 10 the
wears. however. We should expect to see
II little used except for pleasure pur-
poses. The great mass Of both freight
and passenger traffic is miles 10 the
southwark and viii doubtless long re-
main there
Nevertheless. ii q suitable bridge can
be built AZ 10th street for a reason
able price. it might lie well 10 build il.
if only with view To the future. For
at least one important and increas ug
class of traffic. indeed. il would at once
he exceedingly serviceabie-to Wit. au-
tomobies. For more reasons than Ole
+ i undesirable 10 convey those vehicles
OH ferries. and 20 them the bridge. even
at that point, would be a great conven-
fence. The northern part Of New Jersey,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-08
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
o, "a FOR CLEANER STREETS.
- r5;tor of The Tribune.

To the Editor or Inc i4i0
cir. NV pedestrian custom has long con-
.-,r,oad mo that New York contains more
stt,, than any other city of equal fmpor-
lance. ,.o~,o
The shortest route between my nome
100. the Long Island ferry. and my ONCE
,,ss- CITY Hall, often brings me through
E,i-s, and Second avenues, the Bowery OF
r~t,,-,.-+i. street and the Five Points
Gu mills and ash barrels, winch me
e,-arv sidewalk, are seldom relieved OF their
roxious contents as often as they siIou'"
he certainly not every twenty-four houIe'
R,,+ the East Side does not sufler atone
IN. the neglect of our cleaning Depart
ment. ,.,,s
The streets of Berlin and Paris are flushed
every day. ku,,
our sweepers, who have Inherited 1roh'
Warnings efficient brigade nothing put inc
uniform. raise dust into our eyes ana nus
trils in the Fifth avenue plaza as hlucH
as they do in "Hells Kitchen
The art of sprinkling is unknown 10 theiii'
and thew are Indifferent If the dirt they
collect on street corners IS scattered again
before a city cart comes to collect IT OF not
Weston suffers in the deserts OF Can-
fornia less than we do on "inoy Gays -
the shadow of our Metropolitan tower.
Whv does not our worthy Mayor peoeS-
trian himself and a good reformer' take
pitv and protect us against the MICROBES
which his miserable sweepers lhhlct On
our lungs? LOUIS " lND-A : i4'1-1'
Neuy York Feb z 1910.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-08
4 musements.

.-ACADENy OF MUSIC-s-Romeo and 'aher
ASTOR-s-15-Seven Days.
BfJOU-S. eo-The Lottery Man
RROADwA Jolly Bachelors
CARNEGIE HALI---S-I5-Concert.
e CASINOS: 15-The Chocolate Soldlef-
AI-e-S-NauGevflle.
CcNEDY-s:Ig--A Mans World
ERTTERIQN-S-e a-The Bachelors SSc4-
TAI G'S-S .S0-The Inferior Sex
EDEN MT-SEE-The World IN Wax
S:Is-Ni6-ChSnIlel
GArETY-S. I5-The Fortune Tuner.
HGARRICKS- lS-NuuT Humble SerN-iAN-
SEoIsE-S: f1-The Old Town.
JACK FIT S-lss-NoDe 80 Blin'
i AAENERSTEIN'S- :15--N aTdeFtiie-
1uPpoDROME-o-S-A Trip 4 Japan Il"
~ side the Earth: the Ballet OF Se"e's>
F-pSaN-S-EB-A Lucky star $3.50,
IRVING As-i.-S -I5-Die f'oersieE SL-tls. !,
HNICkFRBCtCKE Dollar iTlhceSs
lISFETY->-The ATcadisES-
xTCETM-S -l5-MTs. Dot.
LYRICS .tI-The City. 80 -,
NANINT FTIToTTS THEATRE--S;Se--1h S
F7sssirc ~ the Third Floor Back -,
METROPOLITAN OPERA HotSf---o''' -
NEW ANrSTEHD ans: I5-AIada-ne y
\EsNV TFEEA TRE-s-L AJtsQle Gu AcaiAiL
NEW VoKK-S- 1.-THE Young TURK
SAToY-S: Settle Travelling Salesman
ST NICHOLAS RINK-s .iS-fee hockey.
STRIVES NT-S-I5-The Lily ,..
VsEFAJek IS -1s-Aliss Jimmy a.t.i'-'le-
NNFlxE-E.- IS -1s.-WheIe There's 3 VIZ
VEST ENn-S-T5-Is Matrtrlo-ly a fslIaIe-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-08
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.

10 the EIltoE OF ne
Sir: There are now two rev postal saw
ings bank bills before the public. The ap-
parent limitations of both are such as to
make il obvious that they are drawn rather
in the interest OF the interests than in
the interest of the people.
Mr. Suffers bill. II. r. 1879. limits the
possible total to the credit OF any deposi-
tor TO sloo, exclusive Of interest The Sen
ate bill is better in that il places the limit
at $50. instead OF 500
In Great Britain the amount 20 the credit
of an individual depositor may be sl.oeo,
exclusive Of interest; in Canada, $3.50; in
New Zealand interest is allowed on de-
posits up TO SS,0o0. Why should American
citizens receive less liberal treatment?
All the reply one sets may be summed
ZIP in that word OF terrible omen and I'M
port, "patsrnalism!'
In the last panic who were the parties
most pertinaciously yociferoUs for 'pater-
naIism"? Who then yelled The Treasury
TO the rescue? PaternaIism for pluto
Gratis was O. h: but, dear me, how dan
geroQs would paternalism be II it dared 10
safeguard the savings OF the common peo-
pie,
serve inStiJutions-yes. even postal savings
banks-as liberal and efficient as those OF
any other country? Then why don't we
have them? EDWARD BERWICK.
President Postal Progress League OF Cali
foraia.
Pacific Grove, Cal. Jan. 81. 1910
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-08
THE BRITISH PR0GRINIfE.

The precise order in which the new
British Parliament viii take UP the
various important items of legislation
which confront il i Yet 10 be disclosed.
Perhaps il is Yet 70 he determined 10y
the Prime Minister. who despite the tenn
porary prominence of other members Of
his Cabinet. is after all the head Of the
government. 1t Is reasonable 10 assume
that this question is holding large
place il Mr.. ASquith'S mind during his
absence from Downing Street. though the
complete answer 10 it may not be made
known until afIer the actual assembling
OF Parliament
II seems pretty safe 10 assume, how
ever. that the budget viii occupy first
Place on the programme and that 10
other serious contentious business will
be attempted until il i out of the way.
That is partly because Of the urgency #
the budget and 10 avoid confusion and
decentralization of the national finances,
and partly because thus, and thus
only. will Mr.. Lloyd-Geurge be relieved
from the onerous temporary leadership
which has been forced upon him while
the budget has been AZ stake. When
once the budget is disposed Of the lead
erShip ~ The Prime Minister viii he re
established for the direction Of the gov
eminent IN the other Iahors which are
before il.
Chief among those labors are two, the
reform of the House OF Lords and the
granting Of Home Rule 10 Ireland To
both Of these the government * assumed
To stand fully pledged Which Of them
il will undertake first is matter OF
speculation, with the logical Chances
favoriEg the former For obviously
there would be little use in the pass
Ing Of Home Rule bill by the Commons
with practical certainty OF its prompt
rejection by the I.or,IS; unless, indeed,
the government were ready for another
dissolution and al appeal to The country
on The Home Rule issue, which We
greatly doubt The preferable Issue for
an appeal would be. that - reformation
of The Lords
II II. Of course. possible hat the Lords
viii assent IL reform measure ii il IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-08

send and many new figures v-sr.
duced. Among the favOTs for the 80
were wands OF American Peaut, -7'
white chiffon scarfs, rose baskets
baskets, parasoIs and fans. while thu 50
for men included crops. jewel bexa, .'
holders of silver and other concerts %,
lets and roses in the form OF bouoDat, " ~
hoops carried out the idea Of the -
BALL Mrs. Townsend's guests fnel,,dss ~
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs ~"
Veagh. the Secretary of the Navy and "
Meyer. the Misses Meyer, the Italian -
bassador and Baroness Mayor des Plane
the Austrian Ambassador and Baron..,
HengeImulIer, the French Ambassaao- -
Nine. Jusserand. Baroness Rosen. Bsron-.-
Elizabeth Rosen. the German AnbaszsS.'
and Countess Won Bernstorn, c,9,,p.s..
Luise- Alexandra Won Berustorrf. A Rr,...-
Pey, Turkish Charge d'AHaires; the Ia.
ish Minister and Countess Noltks =.
Swedish Minister and Nine. &c Lagerc-,,,,
the Spanish Minister. tire Portuguese Nh
lister, Baron Anbrozy. Lieutenau, FVlz.
Camperio, Baron and Baroness Preuscss,
Won ind ~ LIebensteln. Count Czirst,
Count and Countess de Cham5r7In. Visions,
and Vfscountess Benoist d'Azv. Pys,..
k0I12CnSu. y NJ
Charles Anderson. the Misses Anderson ".
and Mrs Larz Anderson. Mr.. and Nr,
Z. r. Appleton and Miss Madeline AMI
ton and Miss Helolse Meyer. % Boston.
Captain Patrick, Peter Gerry, OF New Yo-k
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mrs Robe,
Goelet. Miss Ethel Roosevelt. Mrs Nlchola,
Anderson and others 70 the number Of ga.
e-aI hundred. The Marine Band furaishsa
music.
Mrs Robert s. Mccormick. % Chilean
wife % the former Ambassador 20 Itsl-
who has leased the house OF the late Lien
tenant General Henry g Cor5in for n,
season, entertained guests at dinner -
night for her niece. the Countess GIzycks
formerly Miss Eleanor Patterson, who n
visiting her mother in Washington. NrS
Mccormick accom- panied her guests 70 Ms
Townsend's dance
Dir. and aIrs. I4arz Anderson win Iss~s
Washington on Friday for Florida and n.
Southern coast, where their kousebcat. II.
Roxaua, preceded them They win crls.
in Southern waters for some weeks
Senator and Mrs. Briggs entertatn.s
guests az dinner tonight in honor % me
Speaker and Miss Cannon
Miss Mabel BoardTnan IS entertaiuia,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. William Shenss
CowIes, in whose honor she held a recsz-
ton yesterday Afternoon and gave liz
Ter and reception tonight. Miss Boar5
man and her guests went 70 Mrs Town.
sends dance.
The recently appointed Minister 70 China
and Mrs W J. Calhoun. who have been
guests Of The Secretary o. War and Nrs
Dickinson since NJ Calhoun received his
appointment, left here to-day FOR ther
homo, in Chicago. preparatory % starting
for China They have been constantly en-
tertained while here. the Chinese Ninists-
and Nine. Chang being among theiF hosts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-08
NEW DEAN AT COLUMBIA.
To Name Chemical Museum for Pro-
lessor Chandler.

The Columbia University trustees at
their meeting yesterday afternoon appoint
ed Frederick p Keppel. now secretary OF
the university. 10 be dean Of Columbia Uni
veFsity. 20 succeed Professor Van Aaringe,
who Will retire or June q. Mr.. Keppel was
graduated from Columbia with the degree
OF b A In 1898 and has served SIS secEe-
tary of the university since 1872
Dr.. Frederick H. Sykes rendered his res
ignat!oa as director Of extension teachirg.
20 take effect Immediately. ard Professor
James C Eghert. 81 the department. OF
Latin. vas appointed IN his place The
administration OF extension teaching viii
hereafter be co-ordinated With that OF the
summer session under Professor Egoert
In recognition CT tho long service OF Pro-
fessor Chandler ard OF his generous con-
tribulon 10 the chemical museum Of the
university the trustees voted 10 call the
museum the Chandler Chemical Museum.
Nine sifts, amounting IN su TO s41o4,
were announced by the board.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-08

bonds of 1899. which could not property
be used for the purpose for which Il
was used
This sort of robhing Peter 10 pay Paui
has been characteristic of the cry
financial management in the past IL
has made the city slow III the payment
OF its current obligations, and II mas
been injurious to its credit in oIlef
ways. The very size of the floating DEBT
Is evidence enough OF unbuslnesSiihe
management. In the accounts OF ISoo II
is made to appear To be reduced from
S14oo0.oo0 at the end of 1905 10 soo'-
oo0oeo at the end Of 1909. but only. rs
has been shown, by diverting money
from the budget and corporate STOCK ac-
counts and only by converting the rev
enue bonds of previous years INTO thoSe
of the current year The floating dent Is
actually very much larger than Ii APP
near-s 10 be. The interest Oh revenue
bonds alone for 1909 amounted TO more
than S60000t0.
The proper disposal Of this enormous
floating debt is the biggest problem that
confronts the new Controller. 1t is, Of
course. too soon 70 expect him TO have
reached a solution of il. for he has been
in office only q few weeks and the facts
which The Tribune presented 10 the
public are not yet before him officially,
the Controllers report for 1909 not being
Yer completed We are sensible of the
difficulties of the situation. but are con-
fident that Mr. Prendergast will ap
proach them comageously. The folly OF
temporizing is Illustrated in the history
of the city's finances under Controller
Metz. in the enormous growth of the
floating debt and the prodigious Increase
in the cost Of carrying it during his adj
miniStration. Mr. PrendergaSt has il in
his power IT the outset of his admins
traitor 10 put the blame for the existing
situation where it belongs - Squarely
upon the shoulders of his predecessors
and 10 set his face against repeating the
mistakes of the past. The obstacles IN
the way of placing the city's finances
on a sound basis constitute his oppor-
tunity 10 make a brilliant record in Of
fee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-08
HHE CONTROLLERS OPPORTUNITY

7 RE CoNTR0LLER'N OPPORTUNITY
The analysis Of the city's accounts for
Eaa. published in The Tribune yesterday.
,lis.loseS the fundamental reason why
The bills against the city have not been
,,aid IL ten days in the past, rs Con
troller PrendereasJ plans they shall be
paid in the future. The receipts of cor
lyorare stock and special and trust &C
counts in I9ta exceeded expenditures
ca these accounts 10y S1S.S64.o4f. and
the receipts Of budget accounts in 1909,
exclusive Of revenue bond accounts. ex
t-ee,led budget expenditures oy S6so1.-
So Therefore these TWO accounts
Should have had cash on hand Al the
end 81 the year 10 an amount IL excess
uf S2s.J400C0 But the actual cash hal
ance in the city treasury WAS only ST..
.s>ti0o6. Thus 4 sum 0f more han Sl3.-
sssA.tFa which ought 10 have been on
hand fo enable the present Controller 70
meet bills coming il on budget and per
lssaneuJ improvement accounts was not
III the city treasury. - had been Dor
I,swed-'-iirerted TO the paying of Of
certain old revenue bonds. 50 aS 10 re-
duce The apparent floating debt Of the
city When money i thus diverted from
Is proper purpose there must be delay
in meeting the bills Tor which il should
be available
Nor were these accounts the only ones
thus dealt with il order 10 make the
OLD revenue bond debt lock smaller than
n really was. As The Tribuae'S figures
show. there were redeemed sI2.sI1.3u9
more revenue bonds of previous years. =
sued il anticipation Of arrears If taxa
ricu. Than there was money properly
available for that purpose. Mere than
Si3 tselsss1 cf these were redeemed with
money diverted from budget and cor
porate stock accounts The resi-. more
than Sa3.tsssss.a. were redeemed with
4.oney raised - the sale Of revenue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-08

drafted on moderate lines. In that case,
a more opportune time for the enact
ment of Home Rule bill would be after
that reform had been effected. But If
they should reject it an ar TO the
country on that issue would tile both
that and Home Rule at a sil Gle stroke.
If the country voted against reform of
the Lords. there would he no use in
pushing Home Rule proposals further,
while if it voted for reform. Home Rule
would become possible after the reform
! became operative. We may therefore ex-
pect to see the budget brought UP first
of all. and passed with little difficulty or
delay, and then 30 see the battle royal
joined over the constitution of the House
OF IoplS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-08
TIE KCORPOR4TION BIZ

The federal incorporation bill, the text
or which was made public yesterday. is
excellent as an incorporation bill 1t is
10 be regretted that every state III the
Union has not an Incorporation bill Of
similar purport, adapted, Of course, To
state Jurisdiction. If each of them had
had a law with similar requirements
about the issue of securities, with similar
prohibitions against investment in the
stock of other corporations and with
similar prohibitions against monopolies,
with equal provisions fer publicity and
regulation ley public authority and with
equal safeguards for the interests Of
stockholders and investors. the public
would not have suffered from the various
abuses Of high finance as il has IN the
past.
The reform Of corporate management
in this country is difficult because there
always are states like New jersey. Della
ware and West Virginia. whose cor
poration laws are lax and where COM
panieS can take out charters subject 10
few restrictions The proposed federal
incorporation LAW aims tC cure the
abuses OF the present system by provid-
inc q uniform method for Incorporating
companies whose requirements are those
which experience has shown TO he de
Sirahle. The taking out of 4 federal
charter Is left voluntary. but it is be-
lieved by those who favor the new plan
that the corporations engaging in in
UeTstate commerce would be partly in
duced by certain advantages Gccruing
from the course and partly compelled
by The pressure Of circumstances and
the laws 10 reor-aniZe aS federal com
panieS II all the corporations engaging
ia Interstate trade could lie organized
under such 4 statute aS that proposed
and held strictly to obedience to il there
would apparently he considerable pub
lie advantage. The gain world come
from having them chartered under 4
law of adequate StricrneSs.
To put m end 10 the present anarchy
that prevails regarding the organization
OF corporations. federal incorporation
law appears 10 offer the most immediate
and hopeful means. But there * no
Disgusting the fact that the change pro-
posed is great innovation. II Will
be objected that federal Incorporation
would involve Immense Capitalization.
The question Will arise whether or not
the federal Incorporation of manuf4ct-
uring companies is constitutional. Mora
over, the change would affect the taxa
ton system of many states. All these
aspects Of the question are 50 important
H., -, i
discussion. Now that a tangible pro
posal is before the public containing -
many desirable features as this one does,
the formation of intelligent opinion will
b.. possible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-08

IBy applying TO Professor Harold JacoO',
head of the department OF astronomy u
Columbia University, persons not connect
ed with Columbia may obtain PERMISSION
TO view the heavens through the ColuInoia
telescope on specially designated evenings
which have BEEN called visitors nights
The next visitors night is on February Is
The Columbia telescope is in the Wilde ob-
servatory. al Broadway and 10th street
Tha Brooklyn Institute OF Arts anu
Sciences also has a telescope. II cannot De
used by any one unless he is member Of
the organization, the dues Of which are 70
a year. Any member may join the depart
mont Of astronomy free Of charge.-Ed-]