New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-13
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JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS President
Taft has shown his customary wisdom and
discernment in making his judicial appoint
ments, according to the prevailing opinion
in Washington to-day. The appointment
Of Associate Justice White to be Chief JUS
tice is especially commended by all the
lawyers. who regard the Louisians justice
as one Of the greatest constitutional Judges
of this era The fact that Chief Justice
White is a Roman Catholic is doubtless
something which never occurred TO PTesi-
dent Taft, but his selection of a member
of that Church for this all important posi-
ton will go far to impress on the chief
Justices fellow church members the fair
ness and impartiality OF the President
Senators and others who have been called
lnto consult ation by the President concern
ing these appointments are unit in say
ing that the political advantages which
might be derived by him in making these
selections never appealed to Mr.. Taft: that
his sole purpose and anxiety was to secure
the best mon that could he found. men
lustre of the highest tribunal in the land
and who by their breadth of view would
enhance the respect In which that tribunal
Taft is always the judge" remarked one
Senator to-day, and 10 have suggested
that he might promote his own political
fortunes b. certain selections for the Su-
preme Court would nave grieved rather
than pleased him. And it is in making
selections that he is undoubtedly at his
best -
THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
Senator Gallinger, author of the hill 70
incorporate the Rockefeller Founda ton. in
uoduced several amendments to-day. the
purpose OF which is better to safeguard
the interests Of the public Probab bly, the
most important of these is one reservine to
Congress the right to exercise over the cor
poration such control as will protect the
general welfare. Another provides that at
any time after fifty years the corpora alton
may, on the vote of two-thirds of Its mem
hers, distribute the entire principal; another
that at no time shall the principal exclu-
sive of property, the value of which has en-
HANGED. exceed 500, 600 000 and that the in
come from this principal shall not be al:
lowed to accumulate. Still another pro
vides that after one hundred years Con
gress may at its discretion direct the dis
tribution of the entire principal. 1t is also
provided that the members of the corpora
ton shall select their own successors, bu,
that notice of the election of new members
shall be rendered to the President of the
United States, the Chief Justice OF the SUI
prenle Court, the President of the Senate
the Speaker Of the House, and the presi-
dents of Harvard, Yale, Columbia, johns
Hopkins and the University Of Chicago
any one of whom may veto such elect1oil
but that such election shall become Faho
IL no objection is filed within sixty days
These amendments are designed TO aiias
the apprehension of those who have reared
that the foundation might become means
of centralizing wealth to an extent detri-
mental to the general welfare; that 1t mish'
acquire a power detrimental to the genera
welfare, or that It might, like rolling
snowfall, acquire such proportions ana III
petlIs that even the members Oh the eoi
noration could not control II.
HIS MAIDEN SPEECH---On THURSDAY
Senator Lafayette Young, Of Iowa, WILL &C
cordius TO the notice he gave to-day, oe
liver his maiden speech in the Senate anc
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