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New-York tribune., 1910-03-07

original. Lieutenant Flchner lhleih'a' IL
he reaches The pole, TO push S'raish'
ahead and come out on Ross sea- "hcio
Captain Scott now expects to 60 ll. i"e
second stage of the Germans Jourhe.
would not then be as long as the nfs'' y
lighter tax would thus be imposed on
the endurance of the members ol hi'
partv and their food than if the eApio'-
ers returned TO their original pase'
Moreover. by depositing rations at coii-
yenie.jf point between the pole ana hoSs
Sea. those carried across the continent
would be in less danger of becoming
prematurely exhausted In the main this
provision against starvation is COM
mendablc. and if Captain Scott does not
object. no one else should American
sentiment regarding the rivalry between
this country and Germany is probably
EXPRESSED by Professor Gannett. the new
president of the National Geographic So
ciety. when he says, The more the
merrier."
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07
THOMAS C. PL4I'T.

If Mr.. Platt had died a few years ago
his departure from the scene of his
long political activities might have been
described as the end OF regime. His
death yesterday closed a career which
had already been exhausted. 1T is inter
esting. and il should be instructive, TO
think of the political influence which he
welded, but ii seems TO belong TO a re-
mote era. 1t is political reminiscence.
rather than part of the actual life of
to-day. The power was undeniably pos
Sessed and impressively exercised
through the intermediate agency of men
of whom many are still active on the
stage of affairs; Yet it is probably not
an exaggeration TO say that the instru-
Inents of his will who survive and play
their parts in the political world ind it
hard TO regain sense of the sway which
they acknowledged without a question
and promoted without scrupie.
IT would be foolish TO pretend that Mr..
flatt possessed the faculty Of command
which proceeds from large qualities of
mind and character. Ability he doubt
less had. and he caused ii TO serve his
purposes with remarkable success. He
moved within a narrow field, but he cul
tivated that field with great shrewdness
and incessant attention. Nothing but in
finite devotion to details. at first with a
desire TO escape instead Of attracting
notice, could have euabled him to sur
mount the strange and hunliliating con
Gitions which attended his retirement
into and beyond the background thirty
years ago: Ia become master where
lie had been regar rded as q satellite, and
10 regain the seat in the Senate of the
United States which he had vainglori-
olsly surrendered.
In the field of politics applied TO man
agement and legislation within the
boundaries of a state Mr.. Platt was long
n figure which the country observed in
tently and too often applauded. Indeed,
b. men who were also playing the game
he was profoundly admired, and there
ere some TO whose lips the phra SeOlogy
Of a shallow affection will still be likely
To rise. We have no wish TO tell the
truth unkindly but it must be said that
he made small impress on large affairs,
and that. while he WAS an unintentionaI
agent LOT the production OF SITUATIONS
which had immense consequences, he did
nothing designedly which can be reck-
cned great.
The State of New York is escaping
we wish we could say that it hau-nscaped
from the attitude and conditions
which made Mr.. Platt's career possible.
II will long stimulate reflection and. we
hone. excite chagrin that n man intrinSi-
cally SO small could have been SO i'm
pOrtant figure iu a great American
commonwealth.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07

The argument is that tho federal gov
ernment should not violate American
principles and precedents by appropriate
ing public moneys from the national
treasury for the support Of private in
stitution. and that if il should for any
exceptional reason thus aid such an in
sdtutiOn il should not select for its
bounty one which is SO gravely subject
10 suspicion OF ssctarianism and the
funds OF which have been SO i'll managed
as TO bring It into its present needy
plight. We repeat that the facts ard ar
guments which are presented in the me-
mortal impress us much. so that we are
inclined 10 agree with their conclusion
and TO express an earnest hope that the
pending bill will not be passed ny Con
gress and that there viii not be set the
potentially mischievous precedent which
their enactment would establish.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07
4musemeRts.

ACADEMY OF NUSIC-s-The Merry Widow.
ALHAMBRA-2-s-vau
AsToR-s:15-Seven Days.
BELAScO-S;l5-Just q Wife
RlJOU-s s:20-The Lottery Man.
BRoADWAT-s:I5-The Jolly Bschelors.
REookLTN ACADEMY OF MCSIc-S-La
CARNEGIE HALI.-4-Rarrere Ensemble.
rASrNO-s:ls-The Chocolate Soldier.
EoLOSiAI4-2-s-Naud
cOMEDE-s :3O-A Mans World.
CRTTERION-s:20-Th Bachelors Baby.
DALY'S-s:3o-The Inferior Sex.
EMPIRE-s:l5-Mid- Channel.
With ATENCE-2-s-YSude
GA1ETY-s:I5--ThcF Fortune Hunter.
Garden -s:i5-The Rivals
ttOBE-S:l5-The Old Town,
HACkETT-S :EI-The Turning Point.
4ANMERSTEIN' lis ;I5-Nsudevihe
HERALD UARE-S:i5-Thc Yankee Girl.
HiPPODROME-e-S-A Trip 10 Japan; Inside
The Earth: the Ballet Of Jewels.
IRVING I'1-ACE-s:f5-De Noselhsrder
KNis'l(ERBOCKE ER-s-The Dollar Princess
tIBERTY-s-The Arcadians.
l.YcItfM-S-O,d Japan-S:3o-Sirs. Dot.
f.FRIC-s:i5-Tne city.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN--l a. n. 20 ii
p go--Sportsman's Show.
NANHsTTAN OPERA FoisE-S-Lucis.
MAXINE ETLTOTTS THEATRES .30-The
Passing Of tho Third Floor Back.
NfsNDEIlSSnEfN IfAii 23o-Concert-
AETROPOIITAN OPERA HOUSE. :3o-Bar-
hiere al SiviElis.
SEN AMSTERDAM-S S:l5-Madame y,
Nt.W THEATRE S:I5-Tre school for Scandal.
NEW YORK-s :i5-Bright Eyes.
T-NEESaNT-s: s:l5-The Lily
WATi.ACK' 'S-s s:i5-Aiias Jimmy Valentine.
WEBER $ SIS Where There's Will
WEST END-S:l5-Iew Dockstaders Ministries
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07
4 GERHAN POL4R Plan

1t is still uncertaiRwhether the neces-
sary money can be raised for the pro,
posed attempt to find the South Pole nv
German party, with Lieutenant Flich-
ner at the head, but the plan itself i'm.
YiteS discussion. In one important re-
spect the new project resembles that of
the Americans. Both contemplate in
Vading Antarctica by way of the Attain
tie. Both, therefore. must deal with
practically the same disadvantages.
Thus far no one has actually gone
ashore on the southern border of what
is known as Weddell Sea. In 1923 the
Whaler after whom this indentation of
the coaSt is named reached latitude
"a 10, on line due south Of the eastern
most cape Of South America. but he re-
ported no land in sight. DR.. Bruce, who
discovered Goats Land, little further
east and north of the spot where We'd
dell made his record, never left his ship
for further Investigation. Hence, it is still
to be determined whether il is feasible In
make q satisfactory landing In that part
of the world 4 belt of floating ice has
often prevented a close approach 10 the
coast OF Antarctica. In places the bar
rler has width of from thirty to forty
miles. The ice can be crossed on sledges,
but The work IS tedious, not TO say dan
Ger0us. Besides, consideration must be
given 10 the practicabilitv of subse-
qucntly taking off the explorers and also
oi hhdlnS suitable winter quarters for Il
snip 1t IS too soon to say that the
difficulties here mentioned arc insuper-
ap4P, hRit theT render inc ii etttieif sen
route less promising than that followed
by Captain Scott and sir Ernest Shackle
ton which also has the merit .. being
Snorler than any other yet proposed
that L. after land has hecn reached
One feature Of the German project ia
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THE INCOME TAX AMENDMENT

10 tlle Editor OF The Tribune
SIT: Senator Roots letter to se,a,o-
Davenport III reference to the proposed in
come tax amendment. published in to-dav's
tribune, is scarcely convincing.
ftrst-iiis construction of the Ian.usqo
or the proposed amendment is forced Tba
natural construction given bv t;overror
iAushes does not as the Senator suggests
'''oiFe the idea of cutting the provision
!" tWo' but' on the contrary, takes tho
language OF the whole provision as II Is
not as 1t might or should be- and apnIIoe.
10 II the rules of good English, good sense
anu good law, Tie meaning which the
Senator labors to fasten on the nrovieion
Is not there Even II the inforrnaI words
used by the Senator in trying Ia make his
meaning very plain were adopted still thev
mean Just what the Governor pt inted ont
and not what the Senator says they mean
Second-rhe Senator quotes Judge Cooley
TO the effect that "the taxing mower 90 ~.
| federal government does not ex+ar1
| to the means or agencies through or b, tba
employment of which the states perform
their essential functions" etc This rrls
OF construction, he truly says, is undls-
Puted, and he states that under II acts
or Congress which by their express terms
appeared TO include Observation-Disclosures os
state government have uniformly been baId
not to include them"
lie goes further. however. and save 70
ferring TO the rule OF construction. ..I-ndar
1t We are forbidden To apply the words .fro,,,
Whatever source derived in the pronosad
amendment to any OF the instrunentaI,tios
OF state government" In this proposition the
Senator turns his hack on the rule of con
struction' decision and history. and v,rt,,-
ally says: This is so because l say II .,
1t ls the business OF the Suprerne CO..
TO determine the meaning of the Consti-
luton, not To make IL. The court ,,
cohstrue any language requiring construr-
tioh' but can scarcely declare white b,acl,
Inc language of the proposed amendment
Is that the Congress shall have mower 70
tax incomes, from whatever source do
rived in amending the Constitution soma
thihg higher than a rule u cousSructt,, ~
accomplished. :ule which docs vcu
enough applied 10 acts of Congress a.
not measure very isrse in The face 80 an
/ cypress ~eFe+4 ee att Hmcnnmen1 ~ M
Constitution, '"v
when an amendment Ia tho C.oreti,u,io,,
81 eahs plainh a. does the proposed ,n,ond. .
nlent there Is no room for constructio,
ana The plan language must he ri.,n
rhect The idea nroposed IN, tho S.n,tor
- quite similar 10 thai OF uftinx ons., eli
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07
A GRANT WHICH SHOULD NOT BE


Despite natural reluctance 10 dis
courage any proposition for the benefit
Of an educational institution. we must
confess TO being strongly and fayorably
Impressed by the memorial and petition
which have been addressed to Congress
against the pending bill for a grant of
public funds for a private university in
the District of Columbia The names of
the signers alone would make these doe
uments noteworthy. for they comprise
those Of fifty-three university and col
lege presidents. including some Of the
foremost in the land, and those OF more
than a hundred presidents of public nor
NAL schools. Also the facts and the logic
of tine memorial would make it note
worthy even il il had not d single sig
nature
The proposal. embodied in identical
bills ROW before the Senate and the
House of Representatives, is that Con
Gress shall appropriate under the old
Morrill, law for the District OF Columbia
:: silln equal 10 that granted 10 the states
and territories for The promotion OF
agriculture and the mechanic arts" and
shall assign il 10 ihe George Washington
University in the District That uniyer-
si'y is simply the old Columbian I-niver-
siiy Of the Baptist Church. under a new
iY adopted name. Concerning lis charac-
ter rs a sectarian or non-sectarian instf-
tuition there seems 10 be some ground for
difference ~ opinion. though certainly il
we until recently = dcDomnational col
lese Concerning the merits Of its admin
ietratiop Il is 10 he observed from the
Fien iust issued. thai rhc university ha..
ssen dTorrcd from toe rolI ~ bepcd.
ctsrIes of thst Foundation EccauSe vf im.
rairmcnt ~ ITS eDdoy meDt-apd the arb
trsry dismissal cf some ~ IT. professors.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07
EDUCATION IN NEAR EAST.
Work of American College for Girls
Hygienic Reform.

Constantinople. Feb. 20-Dr. Borden
Parker Bovine. president or the board of
trustees of the American College for Girls
at Constantinople, will visit tine college in
May. and viii deliver the commencement
address on June 10 DR.. BOwne is the au-
thor of many philosophical works
Dr. Emily Gay Gregory. who is the head
of the department oc biology In the college.
has Instituted an important movement for
hygiepic reform in Constantinopie Articles
are being published in many papers in diff
tCrent languages, and a course of lectures
is being given to the public under the
auspices of the college
The president of the college has been in
vitcd TO join club which has been formed
among Turkish women. This is the first
club of the kind organized with a dis
tinctly literary purpose since the new re-
Sime.
Ihere are az present twelve nationaiities
IN the college from Turkey, Russia. Greece
ana different parts of the Balkan penin-
suia This is the only COSMOPOLITAN ,oi
lese for women in this part of the world
and aims to furnish higher education ~
the women Of all the nations of the Nss-
East we"
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN conflicts between
police and Socialists occurred in Berlin.
snd many persons were wounded in the
suppression of a great demonstration
against the suffrage bill. == DIR. Doyen.
the we'll known French surgeon. will
fight q duel with d Belgian officer whom
he accused Of insulting Nine. Doyen.
-= NJ. Rougier flew in his aeroplane
about mile and Z half over the sea
near Monaco at the height Of nearly one
thousand feet, - There has been n
continual eruption of Nesuvius for the
last twenty four hours, and lava is flow
ing from ne''' fiSSures. = Sir Samuel
Evans. solicitor general. succeeds Sir
John Bigham as president of the Pro-
hate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of
The High Court Of Justice and r. d.
IsaScs becomes solicitor general. ==
Elections for the Colombian Constituent
Assembly have been set for April 8:
there is great political excitement in
Bogota.
DOMESTlc.-The strikers committee
of ten in Philadelphia issued a statement
III which they said the struggle SO far
had proved successful: the stTeetcar men
were equally eontented with the situa
lion. == Charles n. SchWab. president
"f the Bethlehem Steel Company, re-
fused al the demands of the strikers.
= In a race war at Palmetto, Fla.
>alUCl S1GlDblInS, 4 DaNnlaSIer OF
Tampa, and another man were killed.
= The Association for the Protec-
ton of the AdiTondacks issued A state
ment at Albany opposing the current
resolution introduced in the Legislature
by Senator Coats and Assemblyman
Merritt permitting water storage in the
AdirOndacks. == The first annual re-
port Of Clark Williams State Controller
1 was made public at Albany -= 1t was
said At Albany that the Aids case would
be decided by the sentiment Of the peo-
PIE in the state. The Rev. DR.
Cortland Myers, at Boston, compared
that city with Paris, in which The latter
city did not suffer - {. W. Dunn
Ciiei of Police OF Scotland, y. @. who
was shot down on Friday, died yester-
DAY.
CITY. - Ex-senator Thomas Collie:
Plat died at o'clock Yesterday after
noon. - Attorney General Wicker
sham came here to give closer study 10
big federal cases pending in the courts
= The Metropolitan Sewerage Com
mission made a preliminary report tO
Mayor Gaynor. -= The March grand
fury in Queens is expected TO investigat t.
alleged irregularities in the Sewer De-
nartment of that borough. Park
Commissioner StoVer declared for inno-
cent recreation on Sunday. -Four
bicycle patrolmen worked overtime 10
NaNOH a NiiduiSui WHO Was HeIu OH lilree
charges, == COney Island enjoyed its
first big day Of the season. ---- Clifford
Pinchot addressed the Ethical Culture
Society on conservation of natural re-
sources -= Several persons bent on
telling John ID. Rockefeller how to spend
some Of the foundation money were
AZ the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church.
but Mr. Rockefeller was in Augusta, Ga.
THE WEATHER.-Indic for to-
day: Fair. The temperature yesterday:
Highest 5l degrees; lowest, go
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07
THE CENSUS AND CONGRESS
from INC I-tica g.

FROM The Utica Press.
Ihe federal census TO be taken this ,-,a~
Will be the basis for a new annortio1,SS'ss,
ot members of the House Of Represantae a
uFeS, lnaSmuch as the size of thai boS,,
- aIeauy cumbersome. il is expected that
Congress will determine 10 incrsaSc 10 tfI
Ldtlo or representation. requiring a greater
population TO entitle district to n rem
ttssehtatlVe Any plan that would reduce
Would or course, encounter vigorous on
posltlOn Under any basis that NAV he
auopied the West and South are practicalIv
certain 10 make gains. as they have in
creased IN population TO larger extent
tnah nave other sections. New York State
VII! more than hold IT'S own. II the present
Iato should be continued il is estimated
that New York would have fOrty-four in
stead or thirty-seven Representatives The
power and influence Of the Empire State
AT the national capital is therefore sure
10 be fully maintained.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07
CRITICISM OF CRITICISM.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | notice in your issue OF to-day an
account OF Professor Chamberlains critl-
cism in The Columbia Law Review OF
DR.. Scott's work on THE Hague Peace
Conferences" especially the charge that
he didn't give credit" to NJ Merignhac-
Chapter V of DIR. Scott's book is on The
Nature. Origin and Practice of Interua-
tional Arbitration: Section /, p. 1Ss, Nat
ure and Origin of Arbitration; Section =
p. 1874. Arbitration in the Ancient World ;
Section 3, D. 200, Arbitration from the
Middle Ages 10 Jays Treaty 0'94).
The portions complained Of by Professor
Chamberlain arc in the last named sec
tion. which. as he notes. contains many
quotations from Merignhac.
In a note at the beginning of Section :
Dr. Scott says: The instances of aTbi-
tration referred TO in this section are
taken from M6rignhac, as translated in
Moore, Vol. V. pp. 1921 ct seq" IL is
true that he does not make mention OF
this fact in regard to Section 5, but the
part complained of by Professor Cham
berlain does come from the pages follow
ing 1927 in Professor MoOre's book, quoted
from Merign1ac.
IL the article in your paper gives cor
rect account of Professor Chamberlain
article. il strikes me that il is case OF
very carping criticism and hardly worthy
of serious article dealing with an i'm
portant and valuable book. If the re-
rnsinder OF Professor Chamberlain's Criti-
cism is on the same lines il does not seem
TO me to be entitled to very serious
weight or consideration.
l.. Z. MAHAN.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The petition of the Union Railway
Company for franchise TO extend it's lines
through Bronx and Pelham Parkway for a
distance OF more than six miles should be
denied by the Board of Estimate and APP
portionnent on the ground Of being against
public policy.
The public parks represent the common
wealth of the communities who live here
for all time. and for the present generation
to permit any part thereof TO be used for
private interest is a usurpation Of the rights
of generations yet unborn. These parks
have been set aside for the common good,
TO provide places OF recreation. healthfuI
exercise and pleasure. and to use them for
private interest would be- 10 deprive the
people of an inherent and natural right
The plea is made that these extensions
would bring the people TO the parks. but
this can be done without having trolley
cars running through them. The Union
Railway Company now skirts along the
easterly and westerly sides of Bronx Park.
and also runs cars to the southerly part of
the same. BY extending its lines from
the intersection of the Eastern Boulevard
and Fort Schuyler Road along the Eastern
Boulevard Pelham Bay Park can be reached.
] believe it has franchise for this extern
sion.
Westchester avenue is now being extend
ed, and by extending its lines along this
avenue the trolley could run 10 Pelham Bay
Park. IT could also be reached by running
branch from White Plains Road east
through Gun Hill Road, and also by run
ming cars from White Plains Road east
through 235d street 10 the park. The Union
Railway Company runs it's cars through
l77th street to the village of West Chester.
This line can be extended through West
chester avenue also 10 Pelham Bay Park.
EDWARD FOLUk.
New York. March 4. 1919.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07
NEW BRITISH MINISTERS.
Sir S. Evans Succeeds Sir j. Bigham-
Mr.. Isaacs Solicitor General.

London. March 6.-In consequence OF
the resignation of Sir John Charles Big
liam, president of the probate. divorce and
admiralty division of the High Court Of
Justice, further changes in the ministry
are announced. Sir Samuel T. Evans, So
1icitOc General Will succeed Sir John,
while Rufus Daniel Isaacs. member OIL
Parliament for Reading. Will become So
licitor General The retiring justice Will
be elevated to the peerage.
These changes involve two hy-eIectioEs,
as Sir Samuel Evans vacates his seat in
Parliament and Mr.. Isaacs must seek re-
election
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07
n the amendment

by ones bootstraps II the amendment
proposed he adopted. there will be nothing
to construc, and the income on state bonds
VIII he taxed.
Somebody has blurdeTcd. Why not uy
drafting the amendment over again
ROBERT \. BROWNE
New York March /, 1910
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07
Nfn,.llork Gribu,re.
MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1910.

This newspaper is ofCned ana pub
iisHed by The Tribune Association, u
Nc1o York corporation; Office and prin-
cipdg place Of business, Tribune Build
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Ogden Mails, president; Ogden ". Reid,
secretary: yan.eS IL. Barrett. treasurer.
The address o. The officers is the office
Of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07
WHERE WILL THEY GO?

from The Troy Times.
~ plague on both their houses is in
erect what some Of the good refOVmers OF
'le Democratic League say with regard to
1ounerS and Tammany aud the SIua bibles
ll Which the rival factions have been en-
Sa.ed Which is all very we'll RUt 10 the
league (0unCYS and -rau1fo. ~
SttFt their followers, where are the TIemO-
eIdur votes To come from:
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07
ART FOR ARTS SAKE"

From The Phn4delphia North American
Or Wiley ssvs that getting up = rl.aI
ls an art This o. the hret explanation Ws
aS'@ over heard OF the phrase, Art fc-
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07
ASK OSBORNE.

From The Roshester Democrat and Chron-
icle
:, The real question Of the hour; Why is the
Democratic League
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07

washington's first term as President VI
the United states did not cover four
years, although the Constltuiio''
pressiy prescribes four-year terl"'
prefer 10 think that Washington anu
advisers did not deliberately Vioiatc ''.o
Constitution by abridging the hrst l IeS'
oential term to three years ana d"o"'
ten months. 1t was open TO them 10 uc-
clde when the first term ended anu ~.
our opinion, they accepted the logic OF
the situation when they held that WASH
lnston's tenure dated from March y
l'o9' when operations under the con-
stitution began. and not from April "o'
1853, when he took the oath of office.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07

Apathy in the London municipal elec-
ton is ascribed in the dispatches to the
belief of the rate payers that neither
local party offered them any chance of
relief. A sentiment like that is not un-
known in American city elections
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07

In trying Tschaikowszy in secret Rus
sia shows its customary regard for the
opinion of the civilized world.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07

The PittgburK Dispatch Is stlll tr, =
ing 10 pro, L. our confusion that George
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07

IL would certainly seem curious logic
Tor the British government TO transfer
some Of the ablest members of the House
OF Commons to tho House Of Lords. and
then so to fetter the latter body as TO
make its members as little useful to the
nation as possible
New-York tribune., 1910-03-07
OPPOSES TROLLEY FRANCHISE.

New York. March >. 1910.