New-York tribune., 1910-01-27
THE EDAyIN WASHINGTON

mere rumors and the refutation of which
to his entire satisfaction he could have had
for the asking had he troubled himself to
inquire. Ind more recently. Represent
ative Macon. OF Arkansas. availed himself
Of his privilege as a member of the House
to give publicity to number OF wholly
unfounded charges against the Immigra-
ton Commission. most of which were COM
pletely refuted with great promptness by
Representative Bennett and all OF which
can easily be disproved. of course. The
charges received the widest publicity. and
their disproof will attract comparatively
little attention. The old adage of the truth
never overtaking falsehood will be again
proved and the members OF Congress who
have disregarded their responsibilities and
awaited themselves of their positions to de-
fame innocent men will probably be again
keen to receive and circulate similar
rumors whenever opportunity offers. The
ultimate effect of such methods must be
to make it dificult to induce reputable men
TO enter the service of the government.
1t Is asserted by Senators who have given
careful study to the postal savings bank
bill. now under consideration in the Com
mittee on Postoffices and Post Roads that
i'll its completed form it will not encounter
that opposition of the bankers which was
manifested against the measure reported
TO the Senate last winter. 1t is proposed
to set $50 as the maximum amount Of any
single deposit receivable by the postal bank
and TO place the ma axmum limit of an in
dividual account at $500 Senator Depew
has been looking into the schedules care
fully, and he Is of the opinion that the New
York bankers who were seriously opposed
to last years bill will find the grounds for
their criticism removed when this years
measure Is made public. The experience CT
European banks has been that the postal
banks invariably act as feeders for the
private savings banks. that the people who
first learn the advantages Of savings ac-
count through the government institution
soon realize that they can obtain a higher
rate OF interest from the private institu-
tions and transfer their accounts wherever
private savings banks are available. Sen
ator Depew makes the interesting assertion
that the lack Of savings banks facilities
in many parts Of this country constitutes
one OF the chief causes for the Black
Hand organization. which learns of saw
ings concealed about the homes of It's VIC
Tins and employs Its nefarlous methods to
get them.
novel suggestion will soon be submitted
to the international conference which is
to meet next month to consider the affairs
Of the Spitzbergen Islands by the American
Minister to Norway. vino will represent the
United States at the conference. MIR.
Pierce, the American Minister. will suggest
that Spitzbersen he utilized for the
colonization of certain Lsplanders engaged
In the breeding of reindeer. which are be-
ing crowded off their present ranges. Tho
reindeer live a sort of moss. which
grows abundantly in Sptzbergen They
would afford a necessary means of trans
portation for the minerals which. are now
being worked I'm Spitzbergen and the Lap
landers would furnish the labor needed to
work the mines. G. q TT