New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17
THE observation-disclosures

, cepting congratulations from the assembled
multitude of his fellow Cfncinnatans, a
| correspondent asked Carpenter if he
thought il safe TO announce Mr. Taft's
election, and that Carpenter solemnIy re-
pIied: Wouldn't IL be better 70 wait until
the Electoral College has metz That may
be libel, but It is not an exaggeration.
The President himself is remarkably frank
In his dealings with individuals. But he
usually prefaces his remarks with the as
sertion that he is speaking only for the
benefit of the individual, and of the indi-
vidual in the aggregate. as represented by
the press. he has an uncomfortable horror.
It Is for that reason alone that demagogues
and conspirators find 1t easy TO mislead
President Taft's ninety million constituents
regarding the real purposes and the high
character of an administration which has
been characterized as government by
stealth
THE TARIFF BoARD-In the estima-
ton of competent judges, the bitter opposi-
ton of the opponents of the Tariff Board
provision in the sundry civil bill are doing
more to create suspicion of the justice and
accuracy Of the Payne tariff law than the
most violent critics Of the measure ftseiI-
Such truculent opposition, it is argued, can
spring only from a fear of the showing
which may be made by the untrammelled
Investigations Of the board, or, to put it
differently, if there are not glarlng discrep-
ancies between The duties carried by the
Payne bill and the actual differences IN
cost of production, why should the of1ciai
organ OF the American Protective Iar1f
League. certain representatives of the steel
industry and others object SO violently TO
investigation which will only establish the
facts? 1t is regarded as wholly beyond
reason that this opposition should spring
from the fear that $4,000 might be wasted
in demonstrating the accurate adjustment
which Congress has made Of the tariff to
the policy outlined in the Republican plat
form. Some Of these views the President
is seeking TO impress on members OF Con-
gress who are criticising or preparing to
criticise with unrestrained violence the de-
sired appropriation.
NAVAL EORGANIZATION.-The House
Committee on Naval Affairs has decided, in
view of the fact that the Senate commit
tee refused to adopt the recommendation
Of the House committee, to press for adop-
ton a separate bill granting to the Sec
rotary Of the Navy authority TO disourse
the several appropriations provided IN the
naval bill through such bureaus as his
judgment may dictate. Representative
Butler, who has been placed in charge of
this measure, purposed to call it up to-day
under suspension Of the rules, but refrained
from so doing when he discovered that it
would be hardly possible to command the
necessary two-thirds vote The passage OF
this bill would make possible the one step
necessary to the complete installation OF
the Never scheme of naval reorganization
That scheme in all its essential details, IS
already in operation, but the one feature
which the Secretary could not carry ont
without authority of law was the abolition
, of the Bureau Of Equipment, which IS gen
orally recognized to have outlived its use
fitness, but which the staff influence IN
Congress is striving valiantly TO perpst-
uate, simply because Of its reluctance TO
see any stat. bureau dispensed with. It IS
doubtful if this influence in the Senate can
be overcome, even If the House passes the
proposed measure.
CONFUSION OF CROSSES. - Judge
Crumpacker, Of Indiana interposed an eff
fective objection to-day 10 the passage
OF the bill so earnestly desired by the
American National Red Cross, which is
designed to protect the emblem OF that
organization from use for advertising pur-
poses. the unauthorized collection OF money,
etc e'The cross is the symbol Of Chris
tianity. and for that reason I do not be
ueve any organization has the right to
monopolize it, declared Judge Crun1-
packer, dramatically, when Representative
DENLY asked the House to pass his Dill.
~. course. the red cross, which is the en-
b,er1, of the society bearing that name, Is
not the Latin cross ordinarily accepted as
the symbol of Christianity, but perhaps the
Hoosier STATESMAN was not aware OF that
fact when he interposed his objection. Be
fore another opportunity TO consider the
bill occurs Mr.. Denly will take his Indiana
opponent aside and read him q cornprehen-
sive lecture on the differences between the
Greek cross, the Latin cross, the Maltese
cross. the Celtic cross and other devices
of like character. ~ u II