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New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
SAFE IN INDIA
One Who Has Lived There Sees No
Cause for Anxiety in George VS. Visit.

To the Editor of Tho Tribune:
Sir: To one who has lived In India and
has an acquaintance with Indian feeling
the almost hysterical fear that some evil
will befall the King Emperor during his
visit seems entirely uncalled for AMI
slur on the kind heart of her people and
on their sincere loyalty. Altogether too
much is made Of the unrest in India
and too little discrimination shown be-
tween loyal unrest and seditious unrest.
The great illiterate mass Of India is sin
cerely loyal. The Indian wants protection
Of life and property. freedom to carry on
his calling and justice i'm his differences
with his neighbors. He gets this in the
efficient and impartial administration OF
the government.
II special measures press too hardly
there result complaints and petitions for
relief. and in extreme cases violence
against officials who may be the immedi-
ate causes Of their dissatisfaction. but ir
litation never takes the form Of seditious
feeling against the government such. OF
whose Justice and banehcence the minds of
the common people are absolutely sure.
Nor does the fact that the government IS
foreign and that they are a subject race
stir up feelings OF sedition. rather does the
conviction Of English Justice and impair
tiality give a sense of security and peace.
When We consider the attitude of edu-
Gated Indians we again are guilty Of IN
Justice II the loyal unrest ~ the many ia
not distinguished from the seditious un-
rest of the very few. Dissa tisfsction with
certain laws or policies or officials should
not be construed as sedition, any more
than Democratic dissatisfaction with
Republican administration should be con
strued as sedition against tho government
of. the United States. Indians, as they
through education become more qualified,
desire more political liberty. more self
government. more representation in the
making Of laws and larger hand in the
acts Of administration. This IS not sedi-
ton and has no relation TO II.
There are fanatics in India and anar-
chists in England. and who can predict
what they may or may not ID? But King
George is as safe in India as he is in
England. JUSTIN r. ABBOTT
summit. y. j.. Dec. l6, 1911
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
PRACTICAL HEROISU

one of the gifts i'm the Christmas
stocking of Willie McCallum, ten years
of age. should be a hero medal. Inc
term hero" is overworked and much
abused but it seems to apply pretty
accurately 10 his case. During CHRIST
mas exercises yesterday at Public School
1O7 i'm Old Greenwich Village. Willie
discovered a brisk fire in one OF the
emptv classrooms. He shut the door;
then. without alarming anybody, told his
teacher of the danger and ran from her
with warning 20 the principal VINO
could give the signal for fire drill. AS a
result the seven hundred pupils. some
Of them cripples who had to he carried
out were safe and the building empty
within five minutes of the discovery OF
the fire.
Willie. 50 far as ne knew. riSEed DIS
life. The mere risking Of life to save
other lives does not necessarily consu-
tute true heroism. Sometimes it IS fool
hardness. Willie kept level head. Hls
thoughts flew faster than his feet. By
his quick wits and intelligence he pre-
vented a panic and rendered impossible
the kind of disaster which the Fire De
partment breads even worse than thea
ire fire. His name will he blessed IN
scores of homes.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
FUNERAL or JOHN BIGELOW
Notable Men Pay Last Tribute
to Publicist.

John Bigelow had always believed that
eventually there should he a unifcation Of
the various forms of Christian religion,
and when his funeral was held yesterday
morning i'm ST. Georges Episcopal Church.
Stuyvesant Square. there were present in
the chancel cIergymen of several denOmi-
nations. with whose help he had hoped TO
bring about his favorte project Bishop
David H. Greer read the burial service,
assisted hv the Rev. Hugh Birckhead,
rector Of the church
Mr.. Rigelow was a Swedenborgian. and
the Rev. Julian X. Smyth, pastor Of the
Church Of the New Jerusalem, had been
asked 10 assist in the service, and was
present BESIDES, there We're the Rev. Dr
g ". Parkhurst, Of the Madison Square
PRESBYTERIAN Church. the Rev DR. w. T.
Manning, Of Trinity. and the Rev. Dr
Charles T.. jefferson, Of tho Broadway
Tabernacle.
Some Of those i'm the church were Mayor
Gaynor Andrew Carnegie. Herbert l. sat
terlee, +. Hopkinson Smith. Professor
William NJ Sloane. Douglas Robinson, Pro
fessor Henry Fairfield Osborn, General
Daniel r. Sickes. Robert Underwood John
son, George l.. Rlves. former Dean J. ".
Van Amringe, William Bayard Cutting.
Justice Giegrich, John Burroughs. william
Jay Scheifelin, Henry W. Taft. James
Manning Bruce, st. Clair McKclway.
William r. Blodgett, Harold Henderson
Henry Holt, Count de Pontiac and G. Baca-
Slor
There were representatives from the Met
ropolnan Museum OF Art. the American
Academy Of Arts and Letters. the Ruskin
Society. the Swedcnborgan Church. Union
College. the Chamber of Commerce. the
Century Association and Columbia Univer-
sity. The honorary panbearers were i.
Pierpont Morgan, Joseph n. Choate. Scott
Foster and l.. V f.. Randolph
The body was taken 60 the West Shore
Railroad station i'm Weohawken. where a
special car was attached 10 the II 80 o'clock
morning train. II was taken to Highland
Falls. where a delegation of leading citl-
zcns had been named to act as escort ~
the family burial plot in Peacedale Gene
tprt.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
C4N4D4'S NEW TBHTGR4 4TION
pDJJCH

The Canadian governments plans for
dscouraging immigration from this side
Of the border are q natural outcome of
the recent triumph at the polls Of the
Conservative party. Mr. Borden won
on q programme OF eyclusivenesS. and in
all his utterances on the stump he
warned Canada against the effects Of
what he denounced as the proposed
AmeriCanizatiOn of the Dominion. He
maintained that Canada's interests
would suffer from closer commercial re-
lations with the United States and from
the intrusion into Canadian affairs Of
American ideas and influences. He has.
therefore, properly decided TO discon-
tinue the quest which Canada has hith-
erto made for immigrants through a
large section Of the United states. The
immigration agencies i'm Boston and
Syracuse are tO be closed and the ad-
vcrtising in American newspapers which
drew thousands of settlers into Western
Canada from Our Northwest is 10 cease
If home makers from this country stil
~ dtItNN luf llH' lHfN VIII 40 so ONln-
yited and on their own initiative.
The American invasion 0f the Cana
dian Northwest has done much TO
hasten the development of that virgin
region According 10 Canadian figures.
this migration has exceeded 100000
q year for several years. In the frst
eight months of the present fiscal year,
of the 2S1 sos arrivals in Canada 10l 500
were from the United States From now
on, however. the Conservative govern
ment will try 10 stimulate immigration
from the United Kingdom and 10 keep
down the inflow Of American settlers
who are not likely 10 accept the official
theory that Canada can only be harmed
by an extension Of trade relations be
tween ncishboring power ON this con
tiupnt
This country can Wow with entire
complacency the change in tine Domin-
iOn's attitude. Northwest Canada has
drawn several hundred thousand enel-
Gotic workers away from Iowa. Mime
sofa. Wisconsin. Nebraska aud the
Dakotas. and those states will be- glad
10 keep their present supply Of farm
labor at home. The United States does
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
MRS. MORGAN'S INTERVIEW
Says Publicity Is Distasteful to a
Woman of Refinement.

Mrs !. ?. Morgan. wife of The fnancier'
arrived here Yesterday on the Hlmhuf-'
American liner Amerika. She had been
abroad several months. most of the time
i'm Rome. Mrs. Morgan. like her husband.
Is opposed TO talking with reporters on
returning from Europe. but Yesterday SO
gave what she called her hrst interview
She displayed an antipathy 10. the cam
era. and informed presumpuous re-
porter with photograp phic equipment that
she would smash his camera II he attempt
ed TO take her picture \ smile accom-
Panied her remark. however. ana She saii
il i'm kindly way.
Mrs. Morgan thought that publicity, "a
peciauy social and personal publicity U3s
cNceedir gly distastefW 10 the persons OK
plotted I'm the stories written. 10 was while
discussing this phase of newspaper worN
that Mrs. Morgan spoke of the uusought
advertisement associated with the phian-
thropic enterprises of her daughter Mss
Anne Morgan
II wish the newspapers could see tni'
argument from my point Of view she
said. "Ot course have not suffered nom
II as has my daughter n has interfertd
with her work IL Is not pleasant 10 p.Sh
important things and then have the whoe
N after appear I'm print in advance Of the
works accomplishment Publicity "a dl'-
tasteful to q woman of refinement
When one OF the reporters informed MIS-
Morgan that interviews were necessary 20
obtain news FOR the press. and that su'h
work was a reporters livelihood. she snf'
eested that the news gatherers seek an
other profession.
Mrs Morgan was accompanied hN Mts'
r. : Hoppiu. of Providence, and MISS
Frances w. Blythe j +. Morsan, u, met
his mother at the pier
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
TAX or RrSSIAN REPRISALS

The Russian Douma has promptly con
firmed the estimate Of II which we made
the other day, that it is reactionary ana
anti-American in spirit. II resents this
countrys notice of abrOgation of the
treaty Of 1882 and proposes that Russia
shall retaliate for what it regards as an
unfriendly act by declaring a tariff war
Of extreme terms against the United
States. At least, that is the course which
is being taken by those parties which
control the majority Of the Douma, and
the manner i'm which the proposals have
been received suggests the likelihood Of
their being adopted The impositions of
the bill which has been introduced
would, if made effective, practically sus-
pend al commercial relations between
America and Russia.
There will presumably be nothing to
prevent Russia's doing this after Janu-
airy ], 1913. seeing that the treaty. which
will then become invalid. is now the only
barrier to such action. That was one of
the considerations which we urged as
reasons for proceeding i'm the business
with deliberation and cirCumspection.
OF course, it was not the supreme con
sideration, for commercial interests, even
though they were vastly greater than
ours i'm the Russian trade. should never
be permitted TO outweigh Justice and
national honor. Nevertheless. the posi-
bility Of such a disturbance Of those in
terests made il desirable 10 conduct the
negotiations. as the President did, with
patience as well as with frmneSS, and I'm
obstacles or delay in the negotiating of
a new treaty TO take the place Of the old
We venture TO assume that the PreSi-
dent has been so successful i'm that as 10
have secured a reasonable prospect Of
the negotiation Of new treaty before
the expiration Of that which has just
been denounced
There is ground for hoping indeed,
that this talk Of reprisals against
America will GO no further than did
some Of the violent and unsupportable
TRADES against Russia which were
emitted here. The Russian government
as well aS the IDouma has something 10
say in the matter and it is probable
that il will be found much more reason
ably and amicably disposed than are the
Nationalists and Octobrist politicians.
Indeed. it may be that on sober second
thought even the most aggressive of the
retalationists will doubt the wisdom of
an act which might easily prove more
costly 10 Russia than 10 rs. II will not
do 10 reckon that just because we sell
much more 10 Russia than Russia buys
from us the proposed tariff war would
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
lfOVEY'


N | LNfIfT y 2 7 u '''r
TRUST.
Tho only one of the Democratic inves-
tieations. a score or more IN NUMBER 10
attract any degree of public attention
was tho one devoted TO the so-called
steel Trust. and that not because 1t as
covered anything, but because II put IN
terestinc personalities on the stand lhe
marty is evidently determined 10 make
tbe same appeal all over again. The in
yestigotion of the money trust VIII
give an opportunity TO call Mr.. Morgan,
Mr.. Rockefeller. Judge Gary. Mr.. Per-
kins and all the rest Of them-Senator
Ia Toilette SAYS there are an even hun
dred Of them. some dead who hold the
countrv's financial destiny i'm the hollow
Of their handS-aS witnesses once more.
Their comings and goings always pique
public curiosity. and if some might sup
nose that the edge had been taken off
the investigation by the inquiry into eX-
actly the same subject and the calling
of precisely the same men under the
guiSc of investigating the steel Trust,
let no one be deceived The interest Is
perennial
Mr.. Samuel Untermyer tells the author
of the money trust resolution, simple
minded legislator who honestly believes
in the horns and hoofs and the rest of
the legend that his proposed investiga-
tion would he Of an importance incom-
parably greater than that Of all the
other twenty or more Investigations con
Quoted by the Democracy. This is CON
ceivahle. since all the other investiga-
tions are of no consequence whatsoever.
The result of Mr.. Untermyer's letter Is
that he is talked Of for counsel TO the
investigating committee. His letter was
evidently an inspiration. Without it he
might not have been thought Of, but OBJ
viously he is exactly equipped for the
stage management of the dramatic eXhi-
bition of high finance.
There are only two men. however, who
really know anything about the money
trust" and they are Colonel Bryan, OF
Nebraska, and Governor Wilson Of New
Jersey. The chances are that neither OF
them will be called to the stand.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23

not want To thrust closer trade rela-
tions unon Canada. If the tanadiais
think that they can do better worhilis
out their own destiny, drawing chleny
for new population on the British Isles
they are entitled to hedge themselves
i'm and make their experiment behlnd u
partly closed door. The next move
toward larger intercourse VIII nave 10
come from Ottawa. Till then the tniied
States can well afford to go lis own
way. In the end economic pressure VIII
overcome narrow fears and preludlceS
and the two countries will get together
on some such basis as was SuggeSteu III
the far-sighted agreement made ny
Premier Laurier and President Iatt.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
RUSSIAN FRIENDSHIP.
tor of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: I am very old man, but II re
member rightly, the Emperor Of Russia,
during our war with the South, sent three
Of his vessels 10 the harbor Of New York
with instructions 10 his admiral TO put
himself and the vessels at tho disposal of
President Lincoln. This action of the Em-
pcror was unless / am much mistaken
intended no serve as % warning 10 France
and To England that If they aided the
South they would have 10 deal with Rus
Eia also And they needed the warning
u this memory Of mine Is correct il pre-
scnts only another evidence of the extreme
N friendly feeling which has existed as
far back as can remember between the
United states and Russia and the eX-
istence Of which too many OF our states
men would seem TO have forgotten
New York. Dec. lS 1911. IL. v s.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
THE L4WLESS AUERTC4N

II is a pity that Senator Borah had
not read the inaugural address Of the
new Mayor Of Charleston, S. c., when he
expressed himself the other night in
this city on the subject Of American
laWlessneSS That woTthy's ideas Of his
responsibility as public official sworn
10 execute the laws would have fur
nished another piquant Illustration Of
the notion prevalent among the guar
dians as we'll as among the dishIrbers OF
order that there is no moral cOmpulsion
on any one 10 respect or enforce a law
which he does not personally like
The Columbia state" quotes this in
teresting excerpt from the Mayors ora
ton: MY attitude in reference to the
"'blind tigers will apply also to ell other
forms Of lawMeakiDg. whenever ] con
"ceive the law 10 spring from unwar-
"rantable interference with the habits
"of the people" In Charleston winking
Of the existence and operation Of blind
tigers" has become habit Of the peO-
pie" Charleston has never taken kindly
To the dispensary or local prohibition
laws Of South Carolina. and the local
Iiauor dealers have never had any diff
Guilty in keeping their places open, even
in spite Of the former state dispensary
police. The Mayor and the city are now
SO accustomed TO the Illicit saloons that
they. look upon them as venerable and
deserving local institutions, to interfere
with which would upset ancient uSageS
and acquired rights. Perish the thought
that any one in Charleston should take
the prohibitions against the unlicensed
sale of liquor too seriously. That would
be- challenging . comfortable habit for
the purpose Of setting M an uucomfort-
able one
The new Mayor is at least perfectly
straightforward and logical i'm planning
to use his discretion in enforcing other
laws than the liquor law Any statute
which be condemns a. "springing from
IAN unwarrantable interference with the
habits Of the people is 10 be ipS0 tdci0
nullifed 50 far as his responsibilities as
MAYOR are concerned. The criminal code
will cease To be an objective reality and
become a mere set Of suggestions in the
consciousness of the administrator. 10 be
acted upon or discarded according to his
whims Charleston's new chief magis-
trate will carry the law as well as the
uaiesty thereof around under his hat
Consciously or nconsci0usly this
south Carolina burgomaster has merely
proclaimed the spirit Of lawlessness
which others worship chiefly in secret
He is for the law which suits him and
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
THE LAWS DELAYS.

The disgraceful delays which prolonged
the miserable career of Wolter the mur-
derer. through legal technicalities. ap-
parently have not been exposed in vain.
The Court of Appeals has been conduct
ing an investigation of similar cases and
has Summarily rendered decision
which will bring one Of them to speedy
settlement. In this case. that of a man
convicted of murder in Columbia County
last May. his counsel apparently has re-
sorted to technicalities to bring about
delay. and. according 10 the District Al
torney. has even neglected 10 observe
the regulations of legal procedure.
To put an end 10 this the Court OF
AppealS set down the defendants appeal
for an early hearing and announced that
if the lawyer were not ready to proceed
AZ that date counsel would be substi-
tuted hv the court. II is an example
which might well he followed in numer-
ouS instances Punishment to he prop
erly effective should he prompt. 1t is
at the same time a warning which.
though lawyers i'm general may not need
il. ought TO be sufficient notice to some
of them 10 mend their ways. The laws
delays are not all due 10 the legal sys-
ten or 10 the courts. It might be well
if bar associations and other lawyers
organizations would do a little investi-
eating and scrutini2ing Of lawyers rec
ords along the line of the Court of APP
pealS action in this case
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
cETTLNG TAKLCAR R4TES.

The community owes a promising eX-
periment I'm cut rates for taXicabS, SINH
lar to the cut rates for telegraph mes
sageS during the less busy hours Of the
day. to the experience of one Of the
taXicab company's directors. He took
one Of his company's cabs on a bust
ness trip, used it for three hours. and
found his bill 10 be SIG This explained
10 him why the vehicles were not more
used The taXicab companies, instead of
setting ont to make their vehicles popu-
lar. accepted the situation as the eXtor-
tionate cab drivers had left IT, They
took ig for granted that cab riding would
never be anything but luxury in New
York, and made their prices high. stead
ily increasing them. moreover. until
their cabs are now too much of n luxury
even for a man whose name appears in
the Directory Of Directors
Everything is against the development
Of the taXicab using habit among New
Workers. For example there is the Gus
tom Of permitting private taxicah
stands. which enables the hotels and
other properties which allow these We
hicleS 10 occupy the streets in front of
them To charge high prices for the priyi-
lege. This takes SJ00OO0 or SO a year
more ont Of the pockets of taXicab users
than they should have to pay. Then the
rules regarding picking up fares, which
compel taXicabs to run empty half the
time. also tend to make them vehicles Of
luxury. With sensible system of stands
and rules it would he worth while TO
see an attempt made 10 popuarize cab
using among those who now resort 10 it
only ON extraordinary occasions.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
IBv Telegraph to The Trlbnne. !


Newport Dec. 22.-Mrs. Cornelius VAN
derbilt completed her inspection Of her es.
tate, The Breakers. to-day and returned to
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Andrews Swan have
returned from a New York visit
1t is expected that Mrs. Frederick Nell
son will take up her residence here after
her return from abroad.
Rear Admiral Cameron MGR. Wnslow
has returned from New York 10 spenl
Christmas with his family.
The Caldwell estate in Kay street is be-
ing extensively improved for the reception
OF Mrs. Campbell stuart, who has leased
the estate.
After a brief visit here Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
G. Vanderbilt have returned 10 New YORK.
Mrs. David King viii spend Christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. r. Maitland Armstrong
at their Long Island home.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23

lie more injurious to us than 10 her. IL
might we'll prove to be the case that the
United states could divert elsewhere the
trade which it now sends to Russia. with
little or no loss. while Russia might suf-
fer severely in being no longer able 10
get the supplies which she now receives
from the United States. Russia has rs
strong cause for deliberation i'm this mat
ter as the United states had in the abro-
cation of the treaty
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
TIE CABINET.

Washington, Dec 1.-THE Secretary ot
State and Mrs. Knox have been Joined by
their son and daughter-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs Hugh s. Knox. They will all leave
here tomorrow for Valley Forge. They
issued invitations to-day for the dinner Tn
honor of the President and Mrs Taft on
January 4. Mrs. Knox will receive the first
Wednesday in January, and Mrs. Hugh 5.
Knox will receive with her, thus meeting
al! the friends Of the family.
The Secretary Of the Navy and his son
are in the South on a hunting trip and
will remain until next week. The Secretary
and Mrs, Meyer will give a dance on New
Years night
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
THROWING STONES.

The great mystery Of how the sur
fragettes of England in their last dem
onstration" managed to break so many
windows is at last explained by one OF
their number now i'm this country. No
two articles of popular faith are more
firmly held than that women cannot
throw stones and that they cannot hit
anything when they do throw them.
Writers on physiology have fostered this
delusiOn by explaining why 1t is ana
tOmically impossible for women 10 throw
anything, In any proper sense Of the
word as it is commonly understood by
the hitherto superior or throwing sex.
And young girls have prettily illustrated
the alleged difficulty. doubtless as a rIlso
TO impress the throwing male with his
wondrouS superiority of construction.
But this is a long distance from those
broken windows. They are accounted
for I'm this way: When the "demonstra-
tion" was approaching the suffragettes
went TO the seashore and practiSed with
the abundant missiles there until they
could hit what they aimed at--tooll a
sort of training trip. like that Of the
Giants in the spring. When they re-
turned to town every stone found a win
dow.
WondrOus are the errors i'm what is
universally believed, In the face of the
demonstrated falsehood of the firmly
held and scientifically sponsored belief
that women cannot throw stones, what
becomes Of the belief that they are not
fitted to govern the world? What de-
molishes an opinion like a stone that
reaches its mark?