New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-06
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washington. May 8
COLD CoMFoRT,-Theodore Roosevelt's
statement before the French Academy that
'in a republic. to be successful. We must
learn 10 combine intensity of conviction
with z broad tolerance Of difference OF con-
viCtion' makes decidedly uncomfortable
reading for some peopie-eSpecially when
read in the light Of President Taft's frank
and straightforward letter to ex-SeCretarJ
GARFIELD. printed in The Tribune Of last
Sunday.
LEGISLATIVE sfTUATION-Th lesis-
Iative situation in the two houses of Con-
gress remains practically unchanged, ana
there is little probability Of any material
develorments until the President returns
and indicates the course he wishes his sup
perters to follow. AS has been told in these
dispat ches. there are two views held ny
men whose loyalty to the administration
cannot be questioned. One is that it would
he wise to abandon the Presidents legisla-
tive programme, pass the few remaining
appropriation bills and adjourn. and in the
coming campaign to appeal TO the voters TO
s5;pport regular nominees for Congress ana
to indorse President Taft and his efforts 70
clinch the Roosevelt policies The other
view is that it would be wiser to accept
such an interstate commerce bin as can be
raised bv the Senate, the President to join
with the regular leaders TO bring a SUI
ficient number of insurgents into line 10
mass Z reasonable measure. although one
sborn of the merger and the traffic agree
ment provisions. 1t is, perhaps. unSd1e 10
make a definite prediction. but II seems
probable that Mr.. Taft will choose 'the ldI-
tar alternative and will put his shoulder 10
The wheel 20 save everything possible OF HE
legislative programme.
THE SINEwS OF WAR.-When the
s,Indrv civil appropriation bill is reported
10 the House tomorrow it will carry an
appropriation of S50,0Gn to enable the Attor-
new General to make continuous the inquiry
into the customs frauds, and especially TIE
sugar cases When he was before the COM
mittee Mr.. Wickersham pointed out thal
the government had already received up
ward of S. 100000 in customs out or Wnlch
the government had been defrauded, ana
EXPRESSED the opinion that the government
had been defrauded Of much more. Whlch
could be recovered by legal prosecutions 10
which end he asked for the appropriation
the bill will carry The purpose OF TINS
approoriation," said the Attorney General
lis to make the inquiry continuous and' OF
course. that involves q very conslderable
expense
MP MEYERS JLTIMATUM.-Secret
Never appeared before the senate com
mtttee on Naval Affairs to-day and re
heated in substance what he recently toio
the House committee, namely, that Unless
-. obtained authority to expend the several
fr1re n
NAVY Department as his judgment dictated
he would feel constrained to aoailoo" ms
scber7e of naval reorganization and TO ask
the President to appoint an off1cer as cinel
Of The Bureau of Equipment and to restore
70 +l,at bureau the duty of purchasing codt
fo, the navy. It will be recalled that the
1Io,,ea committee adopted this provision
that It went out of the bill in the House on
q point of order. and that since the piii
nsssed the House committee authorized us
l,;.-,,,,, Mr. Foss TO go to the Senate
committee and urge on it the advlsao'4,ls
AZ restoring the provision. Mr.. Meyer also
urged the committee to provide $%looc' WIN
which 20 establish a water system at
Guantanamo, telling the committee TINS was
= most valuable station for the training OF
naval crews and marines, but at present II
was necessary to haul all water there oS
rail ovar a road which enjoys monopoly
and charges accordingly
DENNY AND HARRISON.-'Ih ON!
nurDose that can be served by TINS reso-
Iution is to show that the Attorney General
lied. that the President of the United states
lird or that the Ballinger-Pnchot lnVesI-
eating committee stands discred1ted pe1oTe
the country. This statement was mace
bv Representative DENLY to-day to the
committee on judiciary. when the resolu-
ton Of Representative Harrison, Gaining lot
the napnrg which the investigating commit
TOO denied to Louis .. f3rdndeis, was under
consideration This resolution was oe-
scrihed in this column at the time under
the head of Democratic Cunning MI
Harrison appeared before the committee TO
,,ree the Abortion of his resolution. which
was vigorously opposed by Mr.. DENLY, him
self q member of the Investigating com
n1ittee Mr. DENLY further explained that
the papers demanded by Brandels were