New-York tribune., 1910-04-22
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

would destroy most o. the commercial cen
tres @. the country. play havoc with numer-
Gus industries which have been built up
By a :, stem Of railroad rates designed TO
meet competition. rather than proportioned
e. the length Of haul. and deprive the In
terstste Commerce Commission Of q con-
siderable measure OF the discretion vested
i'm Il hv the railroad rate bill. The conten-
ton Of intermountain cities now compelled
10 pay through rates from the Atlantic
10 the Pacific plus the local rate back from,
the Coast. is. Of course. that they are be-
inC dis Eliminated against. but IL IS main
tanned that there is no ground for the belief
that the roads would could pro-rat-
their through rates TO these cities without
materially increasing The through rate.
while any contention that the rate charged
to such cities is exorbitant can be sub
mitted TO the Interstate Commerce Com
mission under existing law 1t is not be-
lieved that this clause viii he enacted. but
il is declared that the most dire results
would follow IL IL were
HEARST's TRIBUTE.-Ex-Eepres
tive Hearst's wholly unexpected tribute to
President Taft was widely discussed i'm po-
ltical circles to-day. and there developed
considerable unsnimity Of opinion that the
tial nomination Of the Democratic party
and that this is his first gun. The poiti-
cal speculators figured it out. at least TO
their own satisfaction that Mr. Hearst
contemplating his own nomination at the
head cf the Democratic ticket. desired first
10 insure the denomination Of Mr.. Taft. i'm
order that he might acquire the votes Of
any Republican insurgents who might vote
for Mr.. Roosevelt but would prefer the
head of the Independence League to Mr.
Taft The suggestion that Mr.. Hearst may
he an active candidate for the Democratic
nomination does not meet with great favor
among the Democrats a few there are
Who entertain visions of another liberal
distribution Of the "sinevs Of war IL the
New York millionaire determines TO make
= campaign for the nomination. and to these
the suggestion is not unuelcome. presenting
as il does the promise Of harvest after
many lean easons Many Democrats. how
ever. admit their fear that an active cam
psign on. the perT Of Mr.. Hearst would re
silt I'm the nomination OF Mr.. Bryan. Will.
others fear such campaign as ininlic5l
to the interests OF the peerless leader.
UNFAIR TO LoDGE.-It was remau uked
IN this column this morning that a vivid
ina sinstion and a complete indifference to
truth were the only essentials TO success
ful undertaking Since then the attention
OF the writer has been called 10 a state
ment in The Springfield Republican OF
April is apropos Of the San Jose estate
In Mindoro This statement is as follows:
1T is not surprising. perhaps. that Senator
Lodge should have started quickly on
SIS course bill 10 repeal that part of the
Law which the sale has Violated II is sur
prising to find so erroneous statement
in . journal usually well informed.
No bill OF that character has been intro
duced by Mr. Lodge The bill evidently
referred to does not affect the friars' lands
in any way and did not affect corporate
holdings OF agricultural lands in the Philip
pines Moreover, il was sent TO MFR. Lodge
by the War Department. and was drawn
pursuant 10 recommendation Of the
Philippine Assembly adopted before the
sale or the San Jose estate vas considered
al all.
WHOLLY UNTRUE.-The attention OF
the writer has also been called 20 a state
ment Of Erying Winsow, which is chiefly
remarkable for its misleading character.
Mr. Winslow saws: II Mr.. Wickershs ms
opinion should stand. and great promoters
or sugar. hemp and tobacco manufacture.
Of timber and mining industries and of all
methods Of extracting riches from the soil,
should ests blish themselves in the Philip
pines. one of the severest blows. possible
would have been delivered TO the hopes Of
Philippine Independence" The fact is that
the opinion OF the Attorney General applies
to less than 3o0ooO acres. and has no ap-
plication whatever TO the upward Of 2oOoo.
no acres OF agricultural land in the public
domain Of the islands; none. OF course.
10 the 6cnocco acres privately owned. and
none whatever 10 the other 2.1W0o acres
on the island Of Mindoro. on which the
San Jose estate stands. @. q. II.