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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28
DELAY IN THE SENATE.

The Senate OF the United States is
clearly trihing with the country and
with the business before it. That
business is the Canadian reciprocity
treaty. That was made the special
business Of the time by the call which
brought he members together in this
extra session. The House of Represen-
tativcs. with reasonable dispatch,
agreed TO the reciprocity and sent the
agreement TO thc Scuaic. That body
referred il TO it's Financial Committee,
which has been holding hearings now
for more than month on matters that
shed no light whatever on the situa
ton, receiving so-called testimony that
is of such small value and such little
Importance that the wires do not take
the trouble 10 transmit it to any ex-
tent. because it is not worth trans
mitting. The whole procedure appears
10 be simply "a process Of delay, for
no purpose except TO allow opposition Ia
do It's work in the dark. No ono is go.
ing to be any the wiser by these hear
ings; moi vote is going to- be changed III
the committee or in the Senate by
them Every Senator S attitude on the
question is fairly known, tho count
has beeu made. and the strength foI
and against the agreement respectively
Is counted mp The agreement will he
ratified by lhc Senate when II is re
ported from the committee. The only
doubtful question is as TO amendments
that may be offered on the floor OF
the Senate. and these viii neither bc
accelerated, hindcrcd. nor melted by
any report which the committee may
make All these amendments. Of which
| 4 good many are being framed, arc
! designed rs hostile strokes against rec
| lprbcitY. Senators who are opposed tC
the agreement wiIl offer destructive
amendments, and then viii pretend Il
| be mificd bv the refusal of the Sen
ate 80 agree to them, and will max,
their resentment the reason for votinf
against the agreement. when il ha:
been known all the time that they in
tended 10 oppose the agreement ANY
way. unless they could, by hostil
amendments. break its effect If th
| various amendments proposed by Scna
tors hostile TO the agreement coul'
be ingrafted upon that agreement, The
whole matter would fail; there woul,
be nothing left Of reciprocity. So ia
as all this opposition to the agreemeu
is concerned. it is tricky and dishou
est; merely cloak under which th
foes Of reciprocity are seeking to hid
; their opposition.
) But tho country is getting very tire,
, Of the long delay which contains i
itself no vital principle and no promis
! of any scryiceablc good. Evil only ca
come of IL. and it is the hostile ser
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

but always want somebody else TO
think about thcm7 Why is it that a
man who is not ashamed or afraid
TO do wrong is ashamed or afraid to
let his wife know that he has done
wrong What is it to the person
approached whether the wife of the
man who appeals respects the applicant
or not? What is il to him whether
the applicant will be able TO square
things with his wife or not? Why
should third party be invoked to
square a man with his wife when he
cannot square himself; when that man
has done wrong and is ashamed to
face his wife S clear, steady eye, and
TO let her know of his transgressions
And again, why should a man s wife
be sterner Judge of him than is the
man to whom he is willing to lay bare
his transgression and appeal for hell
in his wife's names
IT is the plea Of a sneak and coward
every time, and it is the plea of q
man who does not deserve to be
hplpod
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

timent against the agreement as a
whole that is thus keeping it back. In
the meantime the Senate is occupying
itself upon preliminary trivialities with
regard to the attempted unseatlng OF
Senator Lorimer Even there, however,
the usual procrastInation shows itself.
The question before the Senate is not
directly upon unseating Senator Lori.
MGR, but on referring the investigation
of his case to special committee. TAX
ing it ont OF the hands of the regular
committee on privileges and elections,
whose business il is to deal with such
cases. Referring the Lorimer ease to
a special committee would be a direct
slap in the face OF the committee on
Privileges and Elections. 1t is doubt
less for this reason that Senator La
Toilette OF Wisconsin is so strenuous
to have the case referred TO a special
committee. He openly distrusts the
committee on Privileges and Elections,
because it reported in favor of Lorimer
last year. But there has bceh so much
of change in that committee that
what the committee did last year is no
gauge Of what it may do this year,
especially in view of the new evidence
that has been dug up by the Illinois
legislature. There is even talk OF
Senator Lorimer resIGning in order TO
shield his friends and supporters from
the obloquy which new investigation
Of his case would bring upon them.
But all this matter merely goes to
show the useless and inexcusable tardl.
moss Of the Senate in holding back the
public business before it; and the coun,
try is getting very tired Of all the
tediously prolonged and nonsenslcaI
sparring over trivial points which
make for nothing in the final determl-
nation of the great matters presented
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28
PAPER TRUST HIT HARD.

1t is evident that the attitude of the
press of the United States has pene
trated he rhinoceroslike hide Of the
American paper trust. Accordingly
Mr.. Arthur c. Hastings, president OF
that trust, in his appearance before
the Senate Finance Committee in Its
hearings on the Canadian reciprocity
agreement, made a vicious and angry
assault upon the newspapers of Amerl
ca. He declared that he was not IN
the business of paper-manng for a
moral purpose, and that he supplied
paper to newspapers "not fit to read
half the time as matter of busl-
ness But, if MIR. Hastings had a
moral quality equal to his vindictive.
ness. he could hardly consent TO be
virtually the panderer to such vicious
Journals as he pronounced American
newspapers to be.
However. his opinion of the Ameri.
can newspapers is not Of any great I'M
portance If they would join IN a
chorus of praise of the paper trust, has
opinion Of their merits would change
overnight 1t is not because of any
moral quality or deficiency that the
president of the paper trust condemns
American newspapers. 1t is only be
cause they rebel against the exactioDs
of that trust and seek relief from them
through the ratification Of the Can
adian reciprocity agreement. We dc
not know that Mr.. Hastings S opinion
would be of any value on the question
that he attempts TO decide, even if II
were unbiased and unpreIudiced, but
since his motive is so evident, his
criticism is plainly malicious, and OF
no value whatever.
But his testimony was of value in an
other direction In it he expressly adj
mitted everything that the newspaper:
have charged upon the American papel
trust He admitted that he had or
dered a curtSilment Of product in ordci
TO make an artificial shortage which
price. lie admitted that the curtail
ment had the effect intended, He
therefore admits the whole matter il
controversy. He admits that the papei
trust is not managed on the square; j
is moi conducted in any way Of fair
ness, or with reference to demand anc
supply. He makes artificial shortage
in the supply, and then pleads tina
| ho h1- mil nyN-
fully made, as an excuse for the rails,
in the price which he makes
The American newspapers. therefore
have won signal victory over The
paper trust through the very Testimony
Of the president of that trust. VIII
this they can afford TO rest the cas'
without any further argument
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28
CANNON FAIRLY CAUGHT.

we do not remember having seen ex-
Speaker Cannon SO fairly cornered at
any time as he was by Representative
Sherwood Of Ohio in the House on Fri
day. The eX-Speaker had busted him
self IN denouncing what he called the
obstructive tactics of the Democrats in
preventing the passage of what he al.
legged to be Republican pension legis.
lation, Mr.. Sherwood promptly replied
that the legislation in view was the
legislation which he himself had tried
to get through the last Congress. but
which Mr.. Cannon as Speaker refused
to allow to. come before the House.
1t Ill became the eI-Speaker, there
fore, in Mr., Sherwood s opinion. to
undertake to pose as friend of that
legislation at this time, after be had
been so arbitrary and effective in
shutting off action upon this same legis,
lation heretofore. And it was espe.
cially cheeky in him now to claim this
as Republican legislation.
1t was fair retort. right in the
middle Of the shield. Cannon was un-
borsed and rolled in the dust, and we
imagine that he will have this expert
ence a good many times during tho
existence Of the present Congress. He
will have to face the recalling Of his
own acts from time TO time; and it
must be admitted that he is a fair
mark Your Uncle Joseph, while he
was Speaker, did an immense amount
Of that sort of thing, and now he viii
be called upon from time to time to
face the music on his record
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28
THE FLIGHT OF DIAz.


The general public will doubtless he
disappointed in the action of former
| President Diaz Of Mexico in quitting
| his country seemingly rs fugitive.
| This act puts him in tho same class as
the ordinary Latin American dictators.
So mauv of whom have grabbed what
wealth was in sight and have fled To
| Europe TO spend their remaining days
in such comfort as they could get and
| such prominence rs they might be able
TO achieve. We had Il higher opinion
of President Dia2 than this; we had
supposed that hc would remain in Mex,
leo, that his voice would be powerful
for counsel and direction, and that il
would be especially influential in re.
Strainiug the friends Of his old regime
from resistance 10 or contempt for the
changed order. 1t seems to us that
President Diaz could havo performed
very noble and important Office in
this respect if he had remained in Mex
leo. His flight is not worthy of his
great record, and his failure to stand
by his country in this crisis distinctly
lowers the estimate in which it was
hoped that he might be held.
Madcro, while resigning his pro.
vlsional presidency, an Office that was
merely assumed, is playing a better
part than Diaz He is, to be sure, a
young man, full of life, hope, and am
bltlon, His career must be wrought out
in Mexico, as that of Diaz was in his
time, But the very fact that Diaz
had such an illustrious career in Mexico
ought TO have been sufficient to impel
him TO remain and do what he could
for his country aud his friends. That
is what Madero is doing, and he must
inevitably be accorded high praise for
it, and viii doubtless reap his reward
later on.
The Presidency Of De la Barra opens
in trouble and turmoil. He himself ap-
pears TO have the confidence both of
the Diaz and OF the Madero sentiment
but undoubtedly there is u hard road
ahead for him. Several insurrcction-
AIRY bands refuse to be placated, and
they keep up their guerrilla warfare.
Former Vice President Corral expresses
himself as pessimistic on conditions in
Mexico, declaring them TO be very bad,
but he disqualifics himself from being
of any service TO his couitry, and
those who remain in insurrection will
doubtless be encouraged by his at,
titude
The hearty support OF Madero and
his forces Will doubtless make the in
surrectionary sentiment the prevailing
one with the changed administration.
This will necessarily foster jealousy,
envy, and rccrimination. Daz, by re-
naming in Mexico, could have warded
off good deal of this threatened dis
cord. As 1t is. Mexico will have to
suffer for his absence. and that suffer,
ing Will probably involve heavy cost in
blood and treasure. The future of
Mexico is distinctly less bright through
the fight of Diaz; he should have re
manned and Joined hands with Madcro,
evening up the beam of tho balances
so that neither side would obtain an
evil triumph over the other As it is
fhc seeds of new insurrection are al
ready sown. and they will, as we be
Iicvc, spring into destructive activity
i'm due time
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28
WEALTHY IMMIGRANTS.

We find in the Boston Globe of May
18th the following editorial paragraph:
The immiErst ton Inspectors found that
the immigrants who arrived yesterday on
the Canopic were we'll provided with
money. Many of them had moro than
$1,000 each in gold, while one man with
his wife and several children produced
$500 for every member of his family. a
good many or the returning tourists in
the first cabin were probably not as we'll
provided.
1t would be interesting to know where
these immigrants came from. and where
they propose TO settle. Presumably
they have come TO remain in the United
States, for no one with his wife and
children would likely be at the cX
ponse of bringing them TO this country
from Europe unless they intended to
remain. But that immigrants like these
are clearly beneficial to the country
not alone for the money they bring bur
because Of the qualities which have Gu
abled them 10 accumulate that money
is beyond question. Immigrants of this
class. no matter from what part of
Europe. viii certainly be, desirable citi
zens, helpful in the development of fine
country and certain to do well 70:
themselves. for their offspring. and for
the communities 10 which they come.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

\ story of ''piucllcd pigeons on
The latest trip Of the Lusitania is cur.
rent telling how certain iunoconts
wcrc robbed in "A poker game by pro
fcssioual gamblers But what can bc
expected. when the pigeons insist ON
lighting on the hawks roosts7
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

The Canadian Pacific railroad killed
a bull moose near Woodstock. Ottawa
province a, damage TO tho locomo
tive used, of $1,000 Pretty expensive
hunting, that. But what right has a
corporation to hunt, anyway?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

And so, thc steel trust was organized
To get rid of Carnegie. according TO
John ". Gates. The steel magnate. II
showed exceedingly bad judgment III
ihosc who did it; for they no more got
rid Of Carnegie by organizing the steel
trust than a girl gets rid of a man by
marrying HIM. For the steel trust paid
Carnegie cxtravagantly for his inter
csts, and thus gave him a power he
never had before, and besides, he has
gone in with Schwab in establishing
of Carnegie, that one adopted was 3
GOOD deal like n man throwing =
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

II is often contcnded that there is
an increasing reluctance among Young
men 10 enter the Christian ministry.
But the facts do not Justify the con
tontion; for in 1870 there were 1884
young men in the Protestant iheologi
cal schools in this country. while in
1910 there were 1851. During these
forty wears the population Of the
United states rose from 3S.5jS,37l TO
81 .972.266, the ratio of theological stu
dents TO total population holding it's
own very well
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

The installation Of the phone scrv-
Ice between Sali Lake and san Fran
cisco Oh the telegraph wires of tho
Postal marks new departure Of in.
geuious service 10 The public in line
with tho like service from New York
TO Denver which attracted so much no
ticc a fortnight or so ago. Its a biz
inventions
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

OF the f6l0.OOO Rand gold sold in
London on May 22nd. 100000 WAS oh.
tained for India. and the remainder by
tho Bank Of England. II is puzzling TO
know what India wants with so much
gold. since she has been buying heavily
for some time past. And the curious
thing about It Is that England doesn 7
want India To get thus gold, thinking
that silver ought to do her.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

The report is rather vague about
Mrs Hartman 5 intention TO found Il
great university; but il is encouraging
To know that il She does, Utah viii
stand fair chancc 10 gct il No better
thing could possibly happen to The
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

The American naval officers arc hav
ing great social triumphs at Copenha
gen. lf they are able TO hold then
own with the hospitable Danes. they
viii need steady and well casoned
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

Kansas City. Kansas, is not hurt by
prohibition, is the claim. But since
hat town is but suburb of Kansas
City. Missouri. j, is difficult to see
what il would want of "A saloon. any.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

The deposiug of Dr. William D.
Graut from its ministry by the Pres
bytcrian general assembly is strictly
an affair OF discipline 10y and within
the chVch on matters of creed. And
il is noted that Or. Grant is given an
easy path 10 reinstatement in his own
prcsbytcry, which has always been IA
Nnrahln 10 him
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

Madero certainly has the laugh on
those who laughed when he put out
his ultmatum that Diaz must resign.
Aud some dav perhaps we shall know
how the result was brought about.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

San Francisco wants the Olympic
games in 1913. as well as the Panama
Canal celebration and any other little
thing that may be hung up as prize
for a great and growing city. Here .
hoping that she may get them, and
that all the events may be won among
ourSelvps
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

The Utah experiment station is
highly praised by The Government in.
spcctor. This is because it is in good
hands and is doing good work
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

What "A contrast is witnessed be
tween the cool, pleasant days and
nights we have here in Utah and the
murderous Sultriness of the East
-, ms
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28
Sunday, May 2S, 1911,

Row started over favor of wo
man is an appropriate headline over
news dispatch. How very often it
happens thai wav.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

scheme doubtless will prosper more
rapidly after the American Tobacco de.
cision is rendered, granting, of course,
that such decision Will follow the lines
of the Standard Oil decision.
Lead smelters OF the State are com
planning about tho limited ore tonnage
now being shipped. There is a greater
lead smelling capacity than supply of
ore at this time, and as a consequence
many furnaces are idle. The copper
smelters Of the West are prosperous
and busy, although the Garfield plant
is not operating at maximum capacity
on account of tho curtailment policy
Of the Utah Copper Company.
Market conditions east and west re
main practically unchanged. The Salt
Lake mining share market was stronger
during the week. but this was due
more to professional than public trad
ing.
The commercial agencies report The
general trade outlook favorable
throughout tho country Elements Of
Improvement are noted. and an ad
vance has been made, although slow.
The concessions in prices on steel bars,
and also on pig iron, tend to recovery
IN activity In iron and steel lines.
More active retail buying is accom-
panied by broader purchasing in the
primary markets for cotton goods. In
general trade shows an advance, al.
though this is spasmodic and not de-
pendable. Wool sales are slow, with
prices repressed.
The stock market shows better since
the Standard Oil decision but is still
erratic and uncertain. The plentiful
supply of money assures a good market
| for bonds and for investment stocks
that are beyond question. The favor.
able crop reports, together with this
abundance of money, assure good
year for commerce. trade, industry, aud
| finance.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

II is reported that Fort Douglas may
soou he made a brigade post. We
hope for IT, There is no military post
in the United St:ctcs hat combines
amplitude OF area. sanitary location.
and beauty Of site ia so conspicuous n
degree as Fort Douglas. 1t is the re.
cupcraiing station for troops tagged
by long service IN the Philippines. and
offers advantages Of convenience fo'
sudden call in any direction moi pos
scssed by any other post in the United
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

The newlyreportcd strike of OIL ON
Green river revives The claim made
wears ago that oil in rich quantities WAS
showing ny in that region. There WAS
good evidence then of tho presence OF
oil there, and now The reported strike
confirms it. That oil is to be another
o: The great mineral products Of Gtah
is getting moro and more certain daily.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given by tho city
council OF Salt Lake City OF the inten-
ton of such council 10 make the follow
ing described Improvement. TO Wit
Constructing cement sidewalks SIN lo)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

crooked stick which comes back and
hitS bim on he nose.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-17
ARREST OF CONGRESSMAN.

According to parliamentary sharps in
the House Of Representatives, police OF.
New London, Conn, could not arrest
Hon. Daniel ]. McGillicudy, OF Maine,
for disorderly conduct. But they did.
The experts of the lower branch OF
Congress, including Asher Kinds, Nc
Gillicudy's colleague from Maine, the
expertest expert of them all, after an
examination Of the case ia cursory
manner, declared today that there was
no basis in law for McGiIlicudy's arrest
despits the fact that he refused to sur
render his railroad and Pullman tickets
until his berth was made up. This re.
minds us of an incident in the history
Of Alexandria. During the early part
of the. year 1862 about dozen promi-
nent residents of this city were arrested
and taken to the Old Capitol prison in
Washington. Among them was a we'll.
known ard popular Englishman, who
had not been naturalized. Several OF
his friends sent word to him that the
authorities could not place him 10 the
prison His reply was terse: Whether
thew can or not, they have. =