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

secure the creation of machinery to take
the question of the rates of the several
schedules out of the realm of academic
discussion and make possible more per-
feet adjustment of the duties to the diff
ference In the cost Of production at home
and abroad. President Taft remark ed
that the Payne tariff bill was the best
the Republican party had ever passed
hut it is manifestly unfair to assume that
in making that statement he had in mind
only the rates imposed, especially after
his Characterization of the WOOL SEIZED
ule. From Mr. Taft's point Of view, ii
is the best bill because it affords some
reductions in rates. but even more sc
because it provides the machinery essen
tial to the reduction of all unwarraEted
rates. and because. by virtue of the cor
pcration tax provision. it furnishes a
means for testing the accuracy of the
testimony presented by protected indus
tries to guide-or mislead-those COM
mittees of Congress which make the
tariff
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-08
THE ANTI-OPIJH CAMPAIGN.

The announcement Of an anti-Opium
conference of the nations at The Hague
few weeks hence recalls grateful at
tention to what we may regard as in a
large degree by-product of our acquisi-
ton of the Philippines. 1t was our oc-
cupation and administration of those
islands which forced upon official atten-
ton the need of taking effective meas
ures for the suppression of a pernicious
habit of wide prevalence; not perhaps
altogether. if even chiefly, as a private
moral reform. but for the sake Of public
sanitation and of eliminating q fruit
full source of both great and petty Grim
inality. The inclination not only to pri-
yate vices but also to public crimes
which is commonly induced by indul-
gence in the opium habit is sufficiently
we'll known to warrant governmental in
reference with the practice.
Thus it was that the United States
took the lead In convoking the recent
anti-opium conference at Shanghai. and
that it Is again leading toward another
such meeting at The Hague For this
initiative there is no occasion for this
country 10 claim any particular credit
We are no more moral or scrupulous
than others in such matters. But circum
stances unsought though inevitable have
given Us an exceptionally great practi-
cal interest in the case as one of the two
Western nations which have the largest
numbers of opium users under their jul
risdiction and which are the largest
traffickers in the drug. The other nation,
Great Britain is even more interested
than we. and it is gra tfying to observe
the readiness with which it is moving
for practical abatement of the evil.
These two nations, indeed. are the
only countries which place any restric-
ton upon the opium trade with other
lands. The British Empire, In India. is
one Of the chief producers of opium,
being second only TO China, If, indeed, it
is not first since Chinas extensive sup
preston of poppy growing: but it uses
the bulk of the drug at home and per-
mits expectation of it at only two ports.
and there under strict supervision
America does not export any and per-
mits imports of it only for medicinal
purposes and at only certain specified
ports: though there is doubtless con-
siderable amount of it smuggled in, and
much which comes in ostensibly for
medicine is illegitimately used.
It will undoubtedly promote both pri-
vate and public morals and law keeping
for these two nations to be still more
strict in dealing with the traffic and for
other nations. especially those which
have q direct trade with the Far East,
to adopt mea sures similar to those of
Great Britain and America. Uniformity
Of regulations and concert of action
should do much for the repression of an
international scourge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-08
NOTED ASTRONOMER HERE
Puiseux, of France, on Way to Los
Angeles Meeting.

In her first cabin lie Bretagne, Of the
French Line, which arrived yesterday from
Havre brought a noted astronomer and a
companion, who Is an amateur star gazer
Of some prominence, and in her second
cabin an addition to the population of
Salem, Ore. of fourteen hearty Swiss.
Pierre Puiseuz, the noted astronomer.
who is an authority on astronomical pho
Biography, and Aymar de la Baume-Pluvi-
nel bis pupil, will leave here In a few
days for Los Angeles, where on August
20 the convention of the International
Union for Solar Research will be opened
The French scientists, who will go by way
of Canada, are the guests here of Profess
sor Hill. director of the observatory of the
Carnegie Institute NJ Puiseux said he
had had poor luck with his pictures of
Hailey's comet. as the weather in France
at the time was most unfavorable for as
Economical photography.
Paul Fancy, Charles David Fancy and
Auguste Fancy, three brothers, with their
wives and eight children, are the Swis.
INNING grants who will grow up with Sa-
lem. They all come from Jura, Switzer-
land Paul has two children-Auguste
two years old. and Charles. four.
e Other passengers were Lieutenant Honey
Gait of the 5th Artillery. U. S. A; Bishop
Haajer. John Gray, the banker, and Rem
sen Whitehouse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-08
REGULATION ACCEPTED.

How completely the policy of regula
ton has come to be accepted by the rail-
rfaciS is shown by the recent peace con
ference" at Portsmouth, \. H., which
counsel of the railroads Of the country
have lust held According TO the state
r,,ent made BIZ Mr. Edgar J. Rich. c0un-
sci of the Boston & Maine Railroad, the
al iect of the conference was to agree
l.non what the law meant, in order to
obey il fully, not only IN letter. but in
Spirit There was no desire manifested
TO get around" the law or 10 defeat its
PURPOSES by legal subterfuges. The in
tention Of the railroads was TO cooper
ate with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. net TO treat that body as the
natural enemy OF the railroads.
Perhaps nothing illustrates better how
1sr the railroads have gone in accepting
regulation and in developing spirit Of
cancellation and cooperate than the
complete absence of any plan on the part
of the conferrees 10 test the constitution
ality OF the Mann-Elkins Law. Only the
constitutionality Of one provision was
discussed. and upon this subject Mr..
Rich says:
There has been much discussion as TO
whether the provision in the act which
requires the railroads to make no great
er charges for intermediate points than
Tor remote points without the consent
OF the commission is constitutional, on
The ground that this is q delegation of
legislative power and that Congress
cannot delegate 10 an administrative
BODY the power of determining broad
lines of public policy. II would seem as
81 the commission in the exercise of this
power would have the right to determine
wheeler or not competitive points which
have been built up and have prospered
bv reason of competition shall be de-
pT'ived Of those adyant2 ges- There Is,
however, q marked reluctance on the part
81 counsel 10 suggest testing this ques-
tor. This reluctance IS doubtless due
70 the desire not To antagonize public
opinion II has been predicted by some,
however. that the public will be the first
70 demand the test OF this vital question
uow different is that attitude from
fiie one we are familiar with in the first
steps OF the regulation of ali public ser
sicss corporations. The custom has usu-
a!ly been upon The passage of re2tlla-
tive statue. a. for example the SO-cent
gas iaw III this state IA engage the most
acrte legal minds Of the country upon a
quest II iii the possible points for as
sailing lis conSlitutionalily, then to pro-
cIire Al injunction tying UP the enforce
lsent of the statute until after the SD
IsTepe Court bad spoken. IN this Ports
mouth conference the Supreme Court WAS
regarded as entering into the subject only
remotely ard then probably only as re-
riit of actions brought by others than
tic railroads. The re'g Commerce Court
ras Itasse-I pv"r sith iiltie considera-
fien. The railroads expect To deal, not
Wit: :l.a 3os.rtS bat with the Interstate
so,,;:ll2rce Commission. % which MIR
Gieli says. Confidence vas expressed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-08
DTLETTANTI AND PROFESSIONALS.

The amusement managers of Germany
have concluded that the time has come
to protect professional actors, singers
and musicians against the competition
OF amateurs who have the means and
are willing to pay for an opportunity to
appear before the public, and who thus
rob professionals of a chance to earn
their daily bread. The plan proposed by
the German managers contemplates a
board of examiners and the establish
ment of minimum test for talent and
technique Amateurs who pass Will be
allowed TO enter the ranks of the profess
sonal artists the dtIettanti who fail will
find their money of no avail as a lever
for their ambition. The measure looks
simple enough, but artistic and material
conditions too familiar to require emu
meration here are likely to defeat it.
The problems practical importa nee
concerns chiefly the interpretative arts,
acting, singing and instrumental play
ing. In the creative arts the rich diet
fdnte'S competition is rarely felt. In
painting and sculpture he Is effectively
barred by boards of examiners called
hanging committees and juries. which
may periodically become too academic
and provoke secession, but which. at
least. have we'll defined rules against in
competence There is, however, nothing
TO prevent the dilettdntc of means from
hiring a gallery and having an exhibit
ton of his own. In belles-lettres the
rich diEettante's work must fulfil the re-
qulrements of the trained advisers of
the large publishing houses, but he can
buy the imprint of an obscure one and
issue his book At his own expense. The
dilcttGnte dramatist can produce his play
at his own expense but that comes high,
and higher still is the price demanded
Ct the diiettante composer who would
stage his own opera. He. however. like
the author, can publish his music at
modest expense. But to all the regular
approaches TO publicity are barred by
professional tests, which money cannot
change.
Occasionally dHettante Of the crea
tive arts who has faith in his work and
the courage of his means wins popular
success. in spite. perhaps because. of the
atrocious artistic quality of his work.
An artistic goose may turn out to be
popular swan, and once in while. only
very rarely. a genuine swan is mistaken
for goose by the cognoscenti. But gen.
orally the rich duetfdnte forces his
work into publicity only to see ii die.
His money buys him nothing but expe-
rience, and not always even that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-08
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

1t is very strange. but no Wall Street
brokers have come forward and confessed
10 stealing 100000 by stamp frauds The
recent reforms not as drastic as We
had hoped Philadelphia Inquirer
There is some comment because a capi-
talis' sixty-four years old, who vas in
dicted in New York yesterday afternoon.
married hic stenographer. nineteen wears
old IN the evening. But would the critics
insist that the indictment should have
come after The marriage instead OF before
it?-Troy Times.
Trinity Church. New York. is TO bs en-
larged TO provide room for weddings and
funerals. there being plenty of room now.
FOR the devotions of Wall Street operators
Taxicabs de luxe are soon 10 he s.s, j.,
Manhattan. The bodies will be Of ha,,ai
glass. necessarily robust enough Of 800
position TO resist the pebble OF enwy
tanned n me,n So eT S,mSts luxury that may be
scale of rates So high that ahiIitw ,tat We
pay must stamp the occupant as a na,no
only inadvertently omittsS' united, or
thsse CABS VIII do much also toward aI
pediting the parting OF a fool anS his
money--Philadelphia Ledger anu his
several wagon loads OF false asi.h,u
anu measures nave been seized in e.
York and sunk In the sea R,,7 III New
is mentioned about the honest neo,ie ',, NM,
mrss p ps,, USING these weights and meas,
s,5 900 Now , aork schoolgirl is buI,sirg
sio'"v cottase which she will irhahit q
ths aunt auh. and fifteen servants durin ,n
c ce "'h baa OF her school DAYS She
Houston Post. ea TO learn
man in New York s,,.
Toe OF IN, MS right foot mistakins Inc sreat
mot see so his w G%Fsla 9oo, It is 6ty he t d
have taken it for an tn Tor then he would
IN Iase ,o OF such an unequal oent. otes and
Se"'u i0' the poiics'-Baltimore Ams srtmpIy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-08
4 CAUTIOUS CRITIC.

There are certain Republican tnsur-
gents who have so much at stake pol1t-
icaIly that irrita ton on their part when
as convincing a showing of the merits or
tbe Payne tariff bill is made as was pre-
scented recently in The Tribune's Wash
il gton dispa tches is not surprising, but 1t
is less easy TO understand why our neigh
Dor. THE Evening Post" should evince
such captiousness. After citing the facts
presented by The TTibune-that under
the PAYNE law the free list is bigger than
ever. that the average rate Of duty on
dutiable goods is lower than ever. that
the average rate of duty on all imports
is lower than ever and that the average
ad ralOrems are l per cent lower than
those of the Wilson bill and AZ per cent
lower than those Of the Dingley bill
The Evening Post" disingenuously In
uuires. How can you, by pointing TO the
average rates on goods imported, answer
the criticisms made against the Payne
"Aldrich tariff? Is it any answer To the
exposures of the impurities Of the cotton
tariff and the wool tariff and the rub
''ler tariff to point 10 IN average that
tells nothing about the character of the
law
II orr contemporary will turn to some
Of the most notable criticisms of the
PAYNE bin il will find gross misrepre-
sentation Of the very points which The
Tribune made clear The Manufacture
ers' Association for instance. has been
insisting that the average ad yalorems
IRE higher than those of the Dingley
law. and no insurgent in good and regu-
lar standing. such as Cummins or Doili-
7er or la Toilette or Bristow has been
willin" 10 concede the points made in
The Tribune's dispatch Hence the ne
cpssity of emphasizing those very facts
Nor can il he denied that the average
rate Of duty imposed by any tariff law is
pretty fair indication of whether il is
revision upward or revision downward
As for the wool schedule, 1t is not nee
essary for the critics of the bin TO turn
to Il less authority than President Taft
himself who has declared that il is iii
cefensible." The existence OF indefensi-
bic schedules, however, simply makes
manifest he force of President Taft's
contention that adequate and accurate
revision was impossible with existing
machinery, wherefore he proceeded to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-08
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Iarge forces OF troops
patroIIed the streets of San Sebastian,
and no serious disorder was report
ed. the government believes that the
proposed demonstration was intend
81 to mask a rising Of the Carlists.
- Six Of the eight aeroplanes which
started from Issy for Troyes on the
first lap of the 4SSmile 'cross-coun-
try contest reached their destination:
good time was made, despite head
winds Persian government forces
stornec a position OF the National
lists in Teheran after an action lasting
an afternoon. in which many persons
were killed or wounded -= Inc Ital-
ian royal family, according TO a report
from Rome. has withdrawn objections TO
the marriage Of the Duke OF the Abruzzl
and Miss ElkinS. - young Welsh
man. using a machine OF his own con-
struction. few from Cardiff 10 London
hv night a trip of $50 miles - Ad-
vices from Cuba say that trouble is
feared At the coming elections IN NO
vember: there is much distress among
the poor in the island, the national lot-
terry being blamed Tor the conoa u. ms
DR.. Crippen attended mass at the
prison chapel at Quebec; Miss LeneVe
refused TO leave her room
President Taft expects
10 have conferences during the week at
Beverly with Secretary Knox, Post
master General Hitchcock and Secretary
MacTeagh OF the Treasury - Inc
United States immigration Commission
reports that conditions in the bltuml-
r3ous coal fields OF Western Pennsylvania
retard the assimilation OF foreigners
and are not conducive to sta Die 1arnllS
life From Washington 1t is an
rounced that under the Payne tariff law
there we're more goods imported into this
country during the last eleven months
than for any corresponding period in the
history of the country. - The battle
shin Delaware left Newport Harbor to
make her fnal trials and tests of equip
roent for acceptance by the government
CITY.-Many prominent men attended
the funeral Of J. Edward Simmons -=
Six thousand coat tailors Joined the f1f-
teen thousand who went on strike last
week and il was said that the number
Noilld be increased to forty-flVe thou
sand in q few days. - me ponce
began to bar piece swimming suits
st Coney Island. and made seven arrests
of alleged objectiona BILE bathers. -
one arrest followed the robbery Of a
Iapanese in Chinatown - The prep
a-stions for the contest Of the viii of
7 O. A Ward. the sculptor, brought
forth from a member OF the family a
number of deTffals Of recent statements
Aviators protested against hold
ing the international meet at Belmont
Park -A An Italian was shot In broad
daylight in an uptown East SIDE street
and his assailant escaped - TWO
bows caught entering an apartment
house from a fire escape told OF plan
20 rob the house in order to get money
to see the sights at Coney Island
THE WEATHER-Indicat for to-
Gay: Showers. The temperature yester-
cay: Highest. 50 degrees; lowest, 90
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-08

goods will move to a higher level IN 'he
near future. An advance already mas
been made on print cloths. Merchants
needs are becoming more apparent. sup
plies of old cotton are limited. while the
current condition of the cotton crop docs
not point to a harvest of large proper
tions. owing to the deterioration that mas
taken place In the last month. amount
ing to more than > points A snort crop
this year following the poor yieid IN
1909. with little old cotton left at the
opening of the new cotton season ana
light supplies of cotton goods on hand'
will mean a continuance of high quota
tons for the raw material and higher
costs to the consumers of goods, unless
the spinners are willing to conduct their
operations at loss. The outlook is faV-
orable for a large corn harvest, WHICH,
with the bountiful winter wheat yieio.
viii go long way toward offsetting the
loss in spring wheat Receipts of wheat
at primary points are heavy. cash wheat
values are lower and the millers show q
greater DISPOSITION to sell their flour at
concessions.
Contraction in the iron trade is shown
by blast furnace figures as OF August L.
the July production of anthracite iron
and coke presenting a reduction from
the preceding month Of 123,Oo6 tons,
with the heaviest falling off at the FUR
naces of the big steel concerns. Prices
for iron and certain finished steel prod
ucts are being shaded. and in the case OF
pig iron quotations are lower than at
any time since 1904. Steel rail prices
will not be reduced. In some INES the
demand shows a notable increase, par
ticuIarly for tin plate, wire products
and structural materials, but no marked
expansion In the general market Is
looked for before September, as consum-
ers are not disposed to do much beyond
a hand mouth business pending the
outcome of the years harvests. me
railroads are not active factors in the
steel industry at present, though their
expense accounts continue to increase at
a rate that nullifies in most instances
marked Improvement in gross receipts.
Copper is stronger. Buyers are more
active in the market and for the first
time in many weeks substantial COM
mitments for future requirements are
reported.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-08
WORK FOR A MODERN MOSES
A Few of the Tasks Which Await HIS
Discovery
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir. During the last year 7 have made
special inquiry among all classes OF people
as to the cause causes of discomfort
and distress in our country, where neither
the corn nor wine nor oil has failed the
conditions are partly due to recent reVe-
Iatjons of graft and bribery and corrup-
ton.
Then, too. while the country Is growing
in population and wealth there are thou-
sands of honest Industrious people VINO
are Just barely keeping the wolf from the
door How the poor people i've with the
sky-high prices / cannot understand Many
are giving up a meat diet almost alto
gether.
some interpreters of our straitened con-
dtfons have blamed the production OF goio
in Alaska: others, our extraVaeahce'
others still oyerpopulation and the snort
age of crops There is doubtless some
truth in all of these; but the principal
cause is the Illegal operation Of trusts ana
the com bination of capital to destroy the
law of supply and demand ana 10 iorce INC
prices to suit their greed
Now. the remedy for these conditions Is
not in Socialism. Neither will it be found
in change of the national admin1stra-
ton. The party of liberty and progress
the party of Lincoln and Mckinley ana
Roosevelt must meet this emergency as IL
has met others before This country IS not
going to the dogs Truth and justice ana
tho SQUARE deal will come out ahead
What ia needed TO bring back healthy
nrosneritv is to drive the peanut poiIti-
clans out of the political temple and MI
II with statesmen honest and true (and the
sun never shone upon many honest
mon as to-day, who will care for the wei
fare of all the people Perhaps providence
has hid away some Moses who will come
forth for our deliverance.
I. c. FLOYD,
ntehaxaton n AUG 5. 1910.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-08

To the Editor of The Tribune
CIV. The infiction of capital punishment
:, this country is accomplished by means
If strangulation OF identification III the
former means is employed we say that the
criminal was executed, or that he was
hanged If the latter, we say that he was
electrocuted.
Now, if thi. last word is correct as ap-
piled to execution by e1ectrfncaton, why
would 1t not be equally proper in the otner
case to say that the criminal was stransu-
locuted? In either case the part or the
word execute" that refers to the death
or departure of the culprit Is lost sight or
Cannot a better word be employed TO de-
note execution by observation-disclosures word
that includes the essential idea sought to
be conveyed? CONSlSIENC1.
Troy. \. Y, July g. 1910.
TRUE. If specific word is needed. II
should be something better than the
etymologically abominable product OF
ignorance which Consistency" so justly
criticises We do not see why execute,
which means to follow out-that Is, in
Law. to carry into full effect sentence.
whether on the scaffold or in the cleo
trio chair-does not meet ordinary
needs Electrocute Is a linguistic bas-
tard. Cute" is merely a meaningless
silver of a Latin word which. tackled to
E, Greek prefix, has no significance what
ever. The monster should itself be
stranRied-Ed.1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-08
CHFNA'S boarded WEALTH

Report mas repea tedly been made OF
Chinese opposition. particularly in two
or three notably patriotic provinces, to
the making Of further foreign loans for
railroad building or other purposes.
This opposition seems to persist and TO
threaten TO become formida bic FAC
tor in imperial politics and economics.
Its origin and inspiration are not DIM
cult TO divine and to understand. nor
are they devoid of claims upon our sym
pathy or of appeals ia reason: though
upon analysis If is found to imply an
obligation which those who cultivate 1t