New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-28
IRON The Tribune Bureau

Washington. May q.
ROOSEVELT SAVES TAFT.-There is
como amusement among the friends oil
president Taft over the effective manner
- which ex-President Roosevelt has drawn
tho FIRE Of the extreme peace party in TINS
ooun,rv-a fire which was all intended for
,be head of the nation. AS was told IN
mis- column some DAYS ago. the extreme
neace advocates are all disappointed at the
General arbitration treaty, a draft OF when
has been submitted to Great Britain ana
% France. They feel that Il does not go
for enough, because IL fails 10 bind the
eicna,ories to arbitrate every possible ques-
tion which NAV arise. and to less extent
because II makes provision for speciai
commissions instead of employing the
Hague tribunal In every instance. Just as
a storm was about TO break on the de-
voted head OF President Taft. however. ex-
President Roosevelt produced an editoriai
in which he criticised the treaty as going
too far-a criticism quite possibly based on
the newspaper reports of the convention
rather than its actual terms-and immedi-
ately the guns of the extremists were
leyelled at him at the Mohonk conference
and elsewhere, and thus. quite inacver'-
emily no doubt. he saved the President
from the annoyance OF attack by ideahsts
who are never satisfied unless they can
have all things 10 please them. ana VINO
are totally oblivious 10 the advisab ility OF
being thankful for half or in this Instance
for three-quarters. OF a loaf.
ROOSEVELT AND LA FOLLETTE.-A
food Of interesting material was furnisheu
10 the political gossips in Washington To-
day by the arrival of Chicago newspaper
which displays on its front page recent
editorial by Colonel Roosevelt IN Whlch
he takes occasion to pay high tribute TO
the state government of Wisconsin ana, Dy
implication. TO Senator La Toilette, and on
another page a dispatch asserting that La
Toilette is being doomed now TO break tEe
Taft strength in the next national conVeh-
ton, but with the ultimate purpose OF send
ing the nomination 10 Colonel Roosevelt.
rs this the insurgent plan?' many are
asking to-day, and while the insurgents are
prompt 70 repudiate any such idea their
denias are taken by many as merely pro
forma Those who know Colonel Roosevelt
well know that he is not a party 10 an.
such scheme and those who know Senator
La Toilette even slightly must realize that
he is not consciously a party 10 promoting
the interests Of any one other than himself
In the course Of time. If it becomes obvious
even 10 him that ne cannot get the noniira-
ton for himself the Wisconsin Senator
would doubtless gladly throw it TO Colonel
Roosevelt. or indeed 10 any ere els+ rather
than have il go 10 Mr.. Taft; but there is
reason 10 believe that he eX-Presideni
would himself have something 20 say about
that. and certain 1t is that he .9s no de-
sire for tho nomination in 1912. However,
the juxtaposition in which this insurgent
Republican newspaper mas placed the two
dispatches has afforded juicy inOrsel fuI
the goss'ps and probably ihsrc IS no one
who will be ;rudge it.
MAKING CAMPAIGN MATERIAL-As
manufacturers Of campaign material the
numerous investigating committees APP
pointed by the House have thus far proved
radical failures-a fact which is appreciated
by none so we'll as by the Democrats them
selves. The men who compose these COM
mittees lack experience and general knowl-
edge and they have thus far shown no
aptitude for bringing out the facts, even
when there were facts 10 he obtained.
When Dr. Hollander was on the stand re-
Gently. for instance, the members Of the
committee could hardly follow his explana-
tons. so little knowledge had they OF
finance, and they permitted 10 pass I'M
questioned assertions which they are ut