New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-17

snatch the Republican chestnuts from the
fire and rob their own party of the issue
of Cannonism, and one can almost hear
him exclaim: Just like them; just like
them. They always blunder at the proper
time" Then Mr.. Lodge will add the cheer
ing information that Senators Aldrich and
Hale have determined to retire from the
Senate. and the coloneTs laughter will re-
sound up and down the Bay in tones which
will awaken the denizens of Staten Island
and will send the seagulls scattering to
the Jersey shores And. finally, Mr. Loeb
will alay the coloners alarm regarding
conservation for the Collector of the Port
is we'll posted on that subject He will tell
Mr.. Roosevelt that, despite the dire tales
carried to him IN the olive groves of the
Caramagna Valley, not one power site has
passed into private ownership; that not
an acre of oil or phosphate or coal lands
has been lost to the people Of this or
future generations. and then the laughter
of the colonel will awake the echoes of
Sandy Hook and cause Miss Liberty to
tremble to her foundations 1t will be
great fun telling the colonel for all the
news will be good news. and none will
learn that Taft has made good with
greater glee than he.
MOODY'S CHANCE.-It is not often that
an opportunity to serve his country by re-
signing comes to a man who holds high
office, and when it does it is usually re-
Election on his ability to I'LL such Office.
But such opportunity has come to JUS
tice Moody and 1t is no reflection on his
ability. If Congress shall promptly pass
the Lodge-Gillett bill, which was reported
60 LotJ, 49,.
come TO Justice Moody an opportunity to
avert what might prove a most embarrass-
ing situation-a tie vote on some of the
most important measures which the high
est tribunal in the land has ever been called
on TO adjudicate. According 10 the present
programme of the court the corporation
tax. the Standard Oil and the tobacco cases
will come before it at the October term.
All have been ordered to be reargued. But
unless Justice Moody resigns at once they
will be heard by court of eight members,
and an even division would leave the de-
cislon without judicial effect. President
Taft has already announced that he would
not think OF making recess appointment
to this high tribunal, and as the Senate will
not again be in session until December, Mr..
Moody's successor must be nominated now
or not until after the October term.
THE PANAMA EXPOSITION.-With the
wisdom of Solomon the Committee on For
elgn Affairs extricated itself from an ex-
tremely embarrassing position to-day and
avoided any show of preference between
San Francisco and New Orleans, the rival
candidates for the Panama exposition.
There has been sharp division in the House.
and members have lobbied INCREASINGLY in
favor Of one or the other city. The Ques-
ton came sharply before the committee
through the reference to it of two resoiu-
tons, one inviting the nations of the earth
to take part in an exposition, at San Fran
cisco. the other in exposition at New
Orleans. Reluctant to take sides between
the rival camps, the committee decided to
place both cities on their mettle. and in
case both should qualify in accordance with
the decision reached to-day the child will
be divided. The committee decided that
any city which shall raise s7.5o0.o00 may
hold an exposition to celebrate the opening
of the Panama Canal, and If both San
Francisco and New Orleans reach this goal
then two resolutions will be reported in
viting the nations to take part in each ex-
position. The members Of the committee
are congratulating themselves this evening
fidently expect to go down in history as in
the Solomon class.
WIRELESS LEGISLATION.-Se De-
pew, Selling an opportune moment. OBJ
tanned the passage by the Senate to-day of
his bill placing wireless telegraphy under
the supervision of the Department of Com
merce and Labor. The danger of permit
ting amateurs to send wireless messages
and TO pick up those sent by vessels in dis
tresS or by the army navy, etc. is we'll
recognized, but the numerous concerns
which find a profitable trade in supplying
apparatus to amateurs have hitherto sue
ceeded in exerting an influence sufficient to
prevent favorable consideration of Mr.
Depew's measure despite the fact that it
is cordially Endorsed by all the departments
of the government which may be affected
by the reckless sending of Hertzian waves
and messages. 1t is hoped that some mem
Der of the New York delegation in the
House will now take the measure in hand,
and that II also may be added to the long
list of excellent bills adopted at this ses-
sion. G. G. H