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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-06
Rid ECONOMY.

1t is distinctly to he regretted that
Mayor Gaynor approved the cut from
the budget by the Board Of Aldermen
of the $4,000 desired by the Board OF
Estimate and AppOrtionment for invesu-
cation of city departments as to WORK
and efficiency and with a view to the
standardizing of salaries. The Mayor
tells the Board OF Estimate
that it is Overstepping its powers and
meddling with what is none Of Its bust
ness. and that what it seeks could be
accomplished better in another way. His
action and the tone of his message will
not do much to restore complete har-
mony between himself and his col
leagues in the Board Of Estimate.
In permitting the killing Of this item
the Mayor makes it impossible for the
appropriating body to gain any indie
pendent knowledge Of how its appropria-
tons are to be spent. He takes the posi-
ton, in effect. that the duty Of the Board
Of Estimate and Apportionment is to APP
prOpriate, not TO estimate. He holds, ap-
parently, that the board has no reason
and no right TO want to know what
the departments do with their appropria-
lions. who receive salaries and for what,
and whether the city Is getting value for
its money. Yet he should know that
without its own complete system of in
vestigating the work Of the departments
and checking up their demands each
year the Board of Estimate is sadly
handicapped in making up a tentative
budget, and any such budget must be
more or less a hit or miss affair. The
Board Of Aldermen and the Mayor be-
tween them, under pretence Of saving
S220,OO0, have rendered impossible the
introduction of a system which might
save the city millions of dollars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-06
BUDGET JUGGLING.

Mayor Gaynor falls into an astonish-
approving the exclusion from the budget
by the Aldermen of some seven million
dollars provided to meet deficiency
in the collection of taxes. From one
point of view it may he, as he says,
mere matter OF bookkeeping. that pay
ments by public service corporations
which apply as a partial offset to their
franchise taxes are debited on the tax
books as deficiency, while the city re-
Ceived the money in another way. 1t
Is not, however, a mere matter Of book
keeping that the city, in addition TO
using the money so received. has also
borrowed against the tax. as If it were
yet 10 be paid. and must hereafter meet
that obligation. If the Mayor does not
allow it to he met now. he merely post
pones the discharge of a debt on which
the city is paying a high rate Of In
tereSt.
This complication arises from the bad
habit OF former Controllers. which The
Tribune has already dealt with, of issu-
ing revenue bonds up to the full amount
Of the apparent tax levy. For years this
custom prevailed and each year large
amounts of revenue bonds were left I'M
paid. with no tax moneys to redeem
them, either because taxes were found
to be uncollectibe or because there were
offsets. as In the case Of rentals or car
charges or other payments which must
he credited to the accounts OF holders
of special franchises. BY process or
juggling of questionable legality former
Controllers kept renewing and paying
high interest on these revenue bonds and
piling up the deficit
Mr.. Gaynors action will not save the
taxpayers one penny. Indeed. If Mr..
McAneny is right, the Mayor will not
even postpone the laying of the burden
upon them, for the charge against rev
enue bonds not provided for by the bud
get will reduce by just so much the
amount of the general fund applicable
to the reduction of taxation and leave
the tax levy as large rs before. The
simple fact is that the city had and used
the amounts paid in by the franchise
holders. It borrowed and used a similar
amount on the security Of the suppoS-
edly unsettled tax which those payments
actually met. II has received the
amount twice and spent it. Ultimately
it must discharge its borrowings. The
Mayor can no more juggle out Of that
predicament than could former Con
trollers. The debt is there to be paid. It
is only question Of time and method
and possible saving Of interest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-06

straint Of trade illegal. Such legislation
would make the Sherman law easier 70
enforce he declares. because 1t would
relieve the government Of the necessity
of proving a combination and make IL
sufficient for II instead to allege ana
prove certain Illegal acts. And at the
same time the corporations would ne
warned against the performance OF the
specified acts. For the better regulation
of the corporations engaged in interstate
commerce Mr.. Taft renews his recon-
mendation I'm favor of federal incorpo'
ration law. To take charge OF federai
incorporation and of the administrative
work necessary in connection with reof-
ganizing corporations condemned for Vlo-
lating the sherman act Mr.. Taft would
have federal commission created SIM
liar 70 the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion This. of course. falls far short OF
such regulation as Judge Gary and some
others are advocating.
In standing by the Sherman law there
Is no doubt that Mr.. Taft has the ma
iority Of the people with him. II every
one could feel the confidence he expresses
that lin the recent decisions the Supreme
Court makes clear that there is nothing
Gin the statute which condemns comhina-
"tions of capital or mere bigness of plant
organized to secure economy in produc-
''tion and a reduction of its cost there
would he no room for a difference of
opinion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-06
ENDOWED GOVERNORS.

In this era Of high cost Of living and
reform in politics. IS a situation arising
such that no man not a malefactor of
great wealth may aspire to high public
office unless he have the support and as
surance Of q subsidy or an endowment?
The query is prompted by the renewed
attention given by our neighbor, 1.-THE
Sun" to the fact. noted at the time, that
when Governor Wilson Of New Jersey
retired as president Of Princeton Univer-
sity and became candidate for political
preferment he made application to tho
Carnegie Foundation for a pension from
Mr. Carnegies teachers retirement fund.
Time was when many sought political
office. even the gOvernorship Of great
states, convinced that the place could be
made absolutely and abundantly self-sup-
porting From that condition advanced
thinkers and political reformers like DR..
Wilson have almost delivered us. Time
was when man Of small means might
aspire 10 the governorship, secure in the
belief that his constituents would not
penalze honest public service by expect
ing great pomp and sOvereign-like habits.
The high cost Of living and the entice-
ments Of political ambitions are becom-
ing yearly more fatal to that condition.
Truly. a parlOus state Of affairs is ut
hand. Yet pessimiSm should not over
whelm us Governor Hughes found ii
necessary in his official life to spend
twice his annual salary. Proposals
which originated among his admirers to
raise an endowment fund so the public
might have further benefit Of his splen-
did services were quashed by him. gently
but firmly. and he continued TO serve the
public at his old salary without outside
augmentation. Governor Hughes, 10 he
sure was not canny In money matters or
he would have become a corporation law
yer at huge retainers. His example
left with us ray Of hope. DR. Wilson's
has converted that hope almost into GER
tainty that we can still get Governors
without having them become pensioners.
for "The Sun indicates that he put up
with a refusal Of the Carnegie Founda-
ton to pension him and still continued
his campaign for Governor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-06
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, Dec. 5.-The largest social
feature Of the day was the reception given
by Miss Mabel Boardman at her fathers
home tonight In honor Of the officers and
members Of the National Red Cross. The
President. members of the Cabinet, diplo-
matte corps and resident and official so
ciety to the number Of several hundred
attended.
Mrs. James w Pinchot entertained at
dinner tonight in compliment to her
daughter, Lady Alan tombstone, her guests
including the Secretary Of the Navy and
Mrs. Meyer. the German Ambassador and
Countess Won Bernstorff. the Netherlands
Minister, the Danish Minister. Senator and
Mrs Miles POindexter, Mr.. and Mrs Henry
White. Major General and Mrs. Leonard
Wood and Representative and Mrs. William
Kent Mrs Pinchot and Lady Alan will go
TO New York Friday TO visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Amos Pinchot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley will go to
New York tomorrow TO remain until Sat
urday. Their house guest. Miss jeanette
Mann, of Troy, N Y, will remain in Wash
ington to await their return.
Mrs. Robert Goelet. who spent the last
few days in Washington. has returned 70
New York. Mrs Nicholas Longworth en-
tertained her at luncheon yesterday.
Basil Miles, Of New York. who is spend
ing the winter in Washington, entertained
at dinner tonight
Senator and Mrs. Chamberlain enter
tanned at dinner tonight In compliment 10
Miss Messenger. Of Pennsylvania. Dancing
followed the dinner. Miss Chamberlain will
make her debut this season.
Mrs. Nicholas Anderson entertained a
number OF guests at luncheon to-day, and
Mrs Alfred s. Gillett was also a luncheon
hostess, entertaining party of debutantes
for her niece. Miss Lemira Gilett-Hil.
Other social affairs Of the day were the
dance tonight at the home OF Dr. and Mrs.
John C. Boyd and large bridge party,
with Miss Ruth Bliss as hostess.
Miss Emily Tuckerman, who has been the
guest of Mrs. Bryce for some days. will
go to New York tomorrow, preparatory 10
sailing for Europe on Saturday.
Mrs James S. Parker. wife of Captain
Parker. stationed at West Point. was the
guest for whom her mother. Mrs. II. r.
Iemly. entertained this afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-06
OUR WORK ~ SANTO DOMINGO.

OUR WORK ~ SANTO DOMINGO
The best answer to the vaporlngs of
Mr.. Paroles Of Honduras is found in
the current report of General Edwards
concerning our work, or rather the work
Of an American administrator, in Santo
Domingo The United States, in the
wise and benevolent treaty which has
been negotiated. offers to give to the
Republic of Honduras certain moral
cOuntenance and encouragement in the
rehabilitation of its finances and the
consequent making stable Of its hith-
erto unstable government Against this
Mr.. Paroles inyeighs with extravagant
fervor. Whether he does so because
with such reforms his occupation would
be gone or for some more reconcile
reason is matter for speculation
Meantime, what Of the Dominican Re
public, over whose finances an Ameri-
can citizen was some years ago invested
with authority, as an employee of the
Dominican government. by virtue Of
treaty or agreement which was rallied
Honduras, as bound to involve this coun-
try in disastrous complications and TO
mean the conquest and annexation OF
the island? No rational man will deny
that Santo Domingo Is today very much
further from conquest and very much
more secure in it's Independent sover-
eighty than it was before the arrange
ment in question went into effect or
that this Improvement I'm it. condition
is chiefly and very directly 10 be- cred
tied 10 thar arrangement So much for
the dreadful bogie Of American conquest
which Mr.. Paroles 50 luridly strives TO
coniure up.
What else? General Edwards gives
us an account which nobody will vent
ure 10 contradict. \ country formerly
torn by constant revolutions and armed
disorder has been transformed into one
Of stable government aud orderly con
duet. A country once practically bank
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-06
HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF,
FTCER.

The report Of Mr.. Charles n. Bulger
recommending to Governor Dix the re-
moval of DR.. Alvah II. Doty, Health
Officer Of the Port of New York. was not
unexpected. 1t was indicated sufficiently
by the conduct of the hearings held by
Commissioner Bulger and the trend Of
testimony up to certain point. At that
time 1t was evident that the testimony Of
witnesses summoned by the self-ap-
pointed prosecutor of the case against
DR.. DOty weighed heavier with the Com
missioner than the testimony Of eminent
physicians that he had faithfully and eff
fectually protected the health Of New
York. In the report much emphasis is
laid on layness. inefficiency and financial
irregularities at the Quarantine station
and Of immortality among employees The
testimony on which this is based OBJ
viously impressed Mr.. Bulger as indicat-
ing widespread, unusual and altogether
shocking conditions there although It
impressed many others as revealing spo-
radio instances Of individual irregulari-
ties Undoubtedly DR.. Doty's establish
ment was no more perfect in that respect
than such institutions ordinarily are and,
since he IS under vestigation, he as
the head Of the health Office will hare
10 accept responsibility for whatever in
that line his investigators can unearth
Mr.. Buyers report, in recommending a
complete reorganization Of the financial
system at Quarantine, under changed
laws permitting an agent of the State
Controller to assume charge of money
transactions, suggests that responsibility
for whatever Irregularities existed In
that department may have been at least
chargeable as much TO the laws as to
their administrator
1t has been declared persistently that
the charges against DR. Doty. and The
subsequent investigation, resulted from
a desire on the part Of physicians with
Democratic backing 30 possess his place
II IS not of much interest or importance
TO New York whether DR.. Doty or some
other individual draws the salary which
goes with that Office and has the disposal
of its patronage. II is Of Importance that
neither personal luminosity nor political
greed turn out of office faithful ana
able public servant. II IS Of the utmost
importance TO New York and the coun-
try 10 which it distributes the strangers
coming within its gates that no person
become Health officer Of the Port If
New York who will protect the public
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-06
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

man fell dead on the platform 81 an Wv
waited train in New York CITY Poss'os
guard apologized for handling him 50 ruo''
as most crowds on the New York
treated by the uniformed cattle hera'
Boston Advertiser.
The New York idea Is hound 10 crop GUY "
everything down there. columbia Cn's
sity." says a news item. a" Il going 10 "s
farming at night" Probably Il would 90 w
possible 20 suggest any other scheme 10 ~
the back -to-the- soil movement popular ai"v..
the habitues OF the White way-Koe9'''
Democrat and Chronicle
New York has Justly been called a o''s
poltan city. II is admitted by all the eou"'.
except New York. that the community ''"
the sentiments and follows the prae"o "A
Europe more than Il does the opinlons
customs ~ America. II was In tho h.
order OF things. then that Mrs PAhAn
should discover that hoolgans were as nv
commonplace In New York as In Lo"''
Toledo BLADE.
While the provinces report slump 49,
Office receipts az the theatre, the erowa W ,.v
York not only has money with wnich -.
tickets hut Is rich enough TO bring along
tatoes to use In giving point TO drsmAas
elsm.-Louisyile Courier-JournL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-06
Ar The WHITE HOOSt.

Washington. Dec. 5.--The President was
asked to-day by Senator Kenyon 10 appoi"'
Thomas c. Dawson, now resident olp'o
matte officer of the state Department. Am
hassador 10 Brazil, to succeed irving d.
Dudley
Thomas Wilkinson, OF Burlington,
who was introduced by Senator henyo"'
said Iowa was to be counted among the
Taft states.
President Taft will receive in the East
Room tomorrow afternoon two hui"ie"
and fifty delegates TO the Atlantic deeper
WATERWAYS Association and one hunnreo
members of the Massachusetts, Real Estate
Exchange
81 cannot afford to disagree with the re-
porters on these matters" said Represent
ative Mckinley to-day. commenting OH
story that he wo lid not manage the next
Republican Congressional campaign anu
~ they say am not again to be chairman
Of the committee. they are right.
The President has consented to give a
hearing tomorrow to the Senators ahc
Representatives interested in the hVe
cadets recently dismissed from the Military
Academy. Senators Bryan. Fletcher and
Swanson arranged the hearing.
President Taft presided at the business
session OF the seventh annual meeting or
the American National Red Cross this af-
ternoon
Among the White House callers were
Senators Curtis, Nixon. Stephenson and
Dillingham;. ex-Senators Dubois and AID
rich and Representatives Foster, Dwight
Moore, Small. Butler, Towner, Kennery'
Ayres. Linthicum and Richardson and eX-
Representative Olcott.
Mrs. Taft spent busy day. going to the
Capitol at noon. accompanied by Miss Tart
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Snowden, the
Presidents nephew and niece, and Miss
Gordon Hamilton. a Bryn Mawr school
girl, who is visiting Miss Taft.
Mrs. Taft occupied box at the New Ma
tional 10 hear the Boston Symphony Or
chestra, and had with her Mrs Wicker
sham, Mrs Robert Shaw oliver. Mrs
Beekman Winthrop and her mother, Mrs
Charles Wood, OF New York.
The President accompanied Mrs. Taft TO
the New National tonight for the presen-
tation Of THE Pink Lady" With them
were Mr.. and Mrs. Snowden, Miss Taft,
Miss Hamilton and Major Butt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-06
AuGMENTING CNINA'S FAMINE.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue of December l, letter
under the head Of Starving in CHINA Is
a request for those interested TO send relier
to those in the famine district OF emma
In an issue Of a local paper. The water
town Times" on the same date is letter
from a man who is at present IN emma
employed by a manufacturer here, VINO is
about completing a paper mill In that as
trict. or near II. He writes:
"As came 10 Shanghai ! saw as many
as six boats loading rice and foodstuh Tor
export. right in the famine district There
is plenty of food In China. but the rich
Chinese own It and are heartless.
II such is truly the condition cannot some
measures be taken to see to 1t that food
near these stricken people can be got
TO them? Has not the Red Cross authority
over such a matter? If this food could he
kept In the districts where most needed
would 1t not be the quickest and cheapest
way TO overcome the condition?
JOHN STERLING.
Watertown, n. Y. Dec. 1. 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-06
MR. TAFT ON THE TRUSTS.

In presenting his annual message 10
Congress in parts each devoted to a sep
arate subject, President Taft makes a
useful break in a custom that was be-
coming burdensome. Presidents mes
eageS, with the importance and complex
fly Of the topics treated in them, had
grown too long for the public to read.
One or two things Of interest overshad-
owed everything else so much that they
engrossed popular attention. The points
which the President wishes to make, pre-
sented separately, will have an oppOrtu-
nifty to produce the desired impression.
The public will have time to consider and
discuss each by itself Mr. Taft's dis
cussion Of the trust problem gains by
being thus presented to the people At
tention centres upon it and is not drawn
away by the counter attractions Of say,
the tariff question or any other Of the
multitudinOus considerations ordinarily
put forth at once by President perform
Ing his constitutional duty of informing
Congress regarding national affairs.
Naturally Mr.. Taft has nothing espe-
cially new 10 communicate upon the sub.
ject OF the trusts. for he has discussed
IL in frequent speeches, but what he says
has all the effectiveness that comes from
repeated expression. He upholds the
Sherman act with great force and vigOr,
and for reasons that are put in a telling
manner. The Tribune has seen nowhere
q clee or or hpfter exclamation OP tho Of
feet Of the Supreme Courts declaration
that IL must employ reason in interpret
ing and applying the Sherman law. nor
q sounder defence Of il. The reply 70
the critics Of the Tobacco reorganization
Is equally admirable. Mr. Taft defends
the size OF the tobacco corporations per-
mitted by the Circuit Court on the ground
that the law makes size no crime Com
mon ownership will not defeat the ends
Of the reorganization, Mr. Taft thinks,
for the fear Of prison penalties will detcr
the owners from carrying on q monopoly.
Believing heartily i'm the Sherman law.
Mr.. Taft IS not willing 10 see any legis-
lation passed amending il or setting
forth different policy toward industrial
concentration. All that he fayors is the
enactment Of supplementary laws which
would assist both the government I'm en-
forcing the Sherman act and the inter
state trade corporations I'm Obeying II.
For this purpose he would have legisls-
tton declaring certain acts characteristic
of monopolies and combinations In re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-06
THE SENTENCE OF THE NINA
HARAS

" hft@lp'
As regards severity the sentences Of
the McNamaras will satisfy public opin-
ion The country, in spite Of the outgiV-
ings of some silly persons who think they
have the responsibility for society on
their shoulders. is not in a vengeiul
mood Only the labor unionists have
been demanding capital punishment,
probably with the purpose Of making the
fate Of the McNamaras an example 10
any other labor unionists who may get
into the same situation.
There are sound considerations Ill
favor Of mitigating slightly the punish
ment Of those who plead guilty. Ana
they could not he better illustrated than
in this case. Had the McNamaras stood
trial and been convicted their innocence
would have been loudly maintained by the
labor unions. and it would have been be-
lieved by a large part of the population.
Organized labor leaders could have gone
on defiantly maintaining their attitude II
secretly encouraging violence But the
pleas Of guilty prevent all that. There
Is no room for dispute The moral re-
sponslbility for the crime is brought
suuarely home to the teachings and
methods of organized labor under its
present leaders. 1t must change its lead
ers and its tactics or else lie under the
condemnation Of public opinion. The
moral effect of leaving no shadow OF
doubt is tremendous
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-06

rupt has become solvent. and it's bonds,
once worthless, now command pre-
MUM I'm the money markets or the
world. A country once stunned by capl-
tai is now sought by capital as safe
and profitable field for investment. In
five years the foreign trade of the island
has almost doubled. Exports alone last
year were more than 100000 greater
than exports and imports together SIX
years ago. And of the import trade
the United States furnishes 60 per cent
Here are results which must commend
themselves to the selfish as well as to
the altruistic. To the most practical as
well as 10 idealists
That IS the sort of work that TINS
country wishes to see done in Honduras
and Nicaragua, and the doing Of which
the administration seeks TO facilitate
and insure through the pending treaties
with those countries. 1t is cause FOR
regret, and should he a cause for sur
prise, that anybody in either country
should oppose the doing Of II.