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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09
ARBoR DAY PROCLAIMED.

Governor Spry has renewed his an.
nual proclamation Of Arbor Day. The
| day is fixed, as usual, on April 18th,
which will be next Saturday. There is
ample time, therefore, for every one to
prepare for the tree planting; and we
do not doubt but that trees by the
scores of thousands will he planted, 1t
lis an annual custom, and good one.
II ought to tell heavily in favor of
tree growth throughout all this region
in the course of the years.
But we wish again to renew our sug-
gcstion made at Arbor Day time in the
past years, that the fostering and care
of the trees planted must be attended
to If any permanent results are to be
had 1t is seldom in this region that
one can plant a tree and leave it to
itself for survival and growth The
trees must be attended to, they must
be protected from carelessness and from
vandalism, They must be watered and
| trimmed so that their growth Will be
assured, and NAV be made symmetrical
and beautiful as well as useful. And
this is far more than half the battle.
There was some years ago a popular
ditty, "Where Are the Songs of Yes
terday" This might be paraphrased
by asking. Where are the trees of, say,
last year? How many Of those planted
on Arbor Day, 1910. are live trees to-
dav7 How many that are to be planted
on Saturday next will be live trees a
year thereafter? These are questions
that ought TO be taken seriously into
consideration, and the people should
wake up to their importance,
We trust that the day may be fully
prepared for. and that the good cx-
ample of the officials Of the State in
planting trees will be followed gen
orally, and that this may be kept up
from year to year until Utah, from
being a State lacking in timber, will
become one Of the best timbered States
in the Union.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09
THE RATE CASES.

The report brought from Washington
by President Love of the Commercial
Clubs Traffic Bureau, with respect to
the railroad rate hearings, is first class.
He says that all of the cities interested
were represented at the hearings, and
that the case for Salt Lake and other
of the interior cities was presented
clearly and strongly. He expects that
a decision will be rendered in these
cases by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission by June next, and appears to
have little doubt but that the decision
will be favorable 10 Salt Lake,
We hope that President Loves ex-
pectations may be fully verified by the
event. The chief contention is, that
Salt Lake City should have rates on
freights from the East not in excess
of the rates charged for through
freights to the coast. The decisions
heretofore rendered by the Interstate
Commerce Commission on questions like
this Indicate that Salt Lake ought to
win. and if precedent is followed, it is
a perfectly just expectation that Salt
Lake will win. Doubtless it is upon
this basis, as well as upon the special
points presented in the hearing, that
President Love bases his expectation of
Commission ruling in Salt Lake s ia
vor
With this successful ruling IN opera
ton, Salt Lake City merchants will
| make substantial savings in their pay
menis for freights, and the advantages
of the city as jobbing center will be
manifestly increased. We shall wait
with patience, but with hopeful anticl-
pations, the result Of the commission s
finding in the case, with lively con
fdenec that President Loves expressed
expectations may be fully realized.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

at the beginning of The year it would
put two Sundays or two Saturdays
eight days apart, which would be Il
violation of the Scriptural law, six
days shalt thou labor but in the sew
enth "'thou shalt not do any work. -
That is, it would absolutely destroy
the Scripture command for the obser-
walton of the Sabbath on every change
cf the year. Ii is not in the least
likely, therefore, that any scheme of
this kind can be put into effect; for
the whole of Christendom would be
opposed to it. and the Jews also, be-
cause it would interfere with their
Sabbath Just az much as it would with
the Christian Sunday. So that it is not
merely sentimentalists and calendar
makers that are interested in this ques-
tion, but it is question that goes to
the depths of Christian ethics,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09
THE ARBITRATION SENTIMENT

It appears likely that something
practical may come of the favorable
discussion in Great Britain of Presi
dent Taft's remark that he did not
see why anything should be reserved
from arbitration in disputes between
nations. Earl Grey in London, speak
ing for the ministry, pronounced en-
phatically in favor of the Taft sug
gestion. France lost no time in con
curing. And so the matter stands,
with the rumor that ambassador Bryce
of Great Britain and Secretary Knox
are already engaged in drawing up an
arbitration treaty between the United
States and Great Britain, reserving
nothing from arbitration. OF course,
however, as suggested in recent cable
gram repeating the opinion of Sir
Oliver Lodge on the discussion, there
policy, such as the Monroe doctrine,
the relations between Great Britain and
ireland, and others that might be
named, that could not be subject to
arbitration. The United States would
not allow European nations who desire
to establish their kingly governments
in America to arbltratc whether they
| should do so or not, and decide the
| matter themselves Nor would Great
! Britain a:b,trate the Irish question or
anv phase # it, SO that an arbitra-
| ton treaty reserying nothing. would
| have to preserve the present status on
principles and on conditions long fixed
This arbitration sentiment has be
come of such world wide interest that
| the German Chancellor has seen fit to
discuss unrestricted arbitration un-
favorably. He admits that unrestricted
arbitration would be quite practical be
! tween two nations like Great Britain
and the United States, and that under
such arbitration all matters Of contro-
versy at present in sight could be dealt
with. But he suggested that new ques-
tions might arise where arbitration
would prove inadequate. This is quite
possible, to be sure; but is hardly a
good present argument against the idea
of unrestricted arbitration. 1t is a
valuable suggestion, however, and
it must be practically considered in the
drawing Of an arbitration treaty. For
there must be some liberty left to any
nation with respect to this matter, as
suggested above. There are questions
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09
BRYAN'S INTERFERENCE

1t is quite possible that Mr.. Brva
will weaken himself with the Dem,
cratic leaders if he interposes ID
strongly in Washington by way Z
undertaking TO control the Democrn,
of the Senate and House in their d
litical relations and party decision
In coming forward with his dictum th,
Senator Martin of Virginia must nl
be given the chairmanship of the Dem,
cratic Senatorial caucus, he com,
dangerously near attempting a bos
ship, which viii be resented by a
Democratic Senators. a number
these had pledged themselves to Ss
ator Martin for that position, al
they absolutely refused to desert hin
he was accordingly elected, in spite
Bryan's protest.
Nothing is easier than for a ma
dlesome man to make himself bo
and put himself in the position of
ing ignored, and for would,b lead,
to run this sort of risk is as unwi
rs it is liable TO be disastrous. N
Bryan ought not to interfere too niue
He should allow such men as the Dem
cratic Senators to act on their own
dependent initiative, and to feel th
they are at liberty TO pledge thel
selves to certain men and measures
case they so desire, without referen
to his opinions. IL is an exceeding
dangerous role that Mr., Bryan has be,
undertaking TO play in Washingto
and the best thing that he can do
is drop it before he gets dropped hi
self
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

existing that could not very we'll be
arbitrated, There are likely to be such
questions in the future And while un-
restricted arbitration, SO far as appears,
may be quite practical between the
United States and Great Britain, there
must be an understanding back of it
all thot certain thiEgs, as the Monroe
doctrine. must rcmsin settled as they
are, and that there must be reserved
to either party to the treaty tho right
to declare as to future questions
whether they will be subject to arbi,
tration or not For a nation cannot
commit itself unreservedly TO a course
of action which might destroy its dig
nifty, wound it's self-respoct, make it
the contempt of nations, or imperil it's
standing or existence.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09
THE BUSY WEEK.

Salt Lake City has had a week to
be remembered, and its repetition to be
fostered, The time has been filled with
meetings of various kinds, Of entertain
ments, meritorious and attractive, and
with discussions that are both impor,
tant and of wonderful interest to the
people.
The Pure Food show began on Mon
day, the Aviation meet began on Thurs.
day, and the Conference the same day.
Conference adjourned over yesterday
in order to give the attendants an op.
portunity TO do their trading and to
enjoy themselves, The Conference has
been attended by the usual tens of
thousands, and reunions of friends and
acquaintances have been by the hun
dreds, Conference is great social
and business as well as religious oc-
casion, and all concerned enjoy every
phase Of it,
The Aviation meet has been won
derful success. it is good to see the
way that tho Aviators handle them
selves and their machines. They 90
about it in traightforward, business
way, that is altogether admirable.
There are no frills about it, there are
no affectations Of mystery or of diff
ficulty. 1t is all splendid exhibition
of skill and nerve. The announcement
is made of what will be done in the
different flights, and the thing prom
ised is done It is fine performance
throughout, one that in every way is
satisfactory to the public, The
throngs that attend arc fully appreci-
ative of the excellent manner in which
the whole is conducted.
The Pure Food show has drawn
many thousands, and the prizes given
out have been awarded in Il satisfac-
tory manner to all of the competitors
The Pure Food show is one Of the instI-
tutions that have become firmly estab.
Hshed in Salt Lake.
a number Of different societies have
held their reunions and assemblages
of various entertaining and instruct
i've kinds. The Utah Academy of Sci
ence held an attractive meeting on
Friday evening, and other societies have
also held their annual or periodical
meetings.
All in all, it has been a splendid
week for Salt Lake, and the people
here have appreciated the busy times
as well as our visitors have done. All
has passed off agreeably and WELL our
visitors have been as pleasantly enter
tanned as possible, and all must leave
Salt Lake with enhanced ideas of its
growth and hospitality.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09
THE CHANGED RELATIONS.

Representative James r. Mann Of
Illinois raises an outcry about the bad
treatment which the Republicans are
receiving at the hands of the Demo
cratic malority.in the House this year.
This puts one forcibly in mind -of the
fact that the Democrats heretofore have
been in the minority and helpless in the
hands of the Republican majority. They
have complained of bad usage, of hav-
ing their liberties and rights restricted,
but have received no comfort in those
complaints from the Republican major
ity. hitherto
The boot is now on the other leg.
and it is the other fellow that is com
planning of the pinch. But the specific
grievance of Representative Mann is,
that the Democratic majority is
strengthening itself on the House com
mittees and is giving the minority but
six members OF the main committees
instead of the seven that the minority
heretofore has been accorded by the
IRepublican majority. But whatever
substance there may be IN this com.
plant, it is manifest that the Demo
cratic majority will pay but little at
tention to the minority complaint, and
will proceed on its own lines and make
up the committees ia its own way
And then, when the Republicans again
elect majority of the House, it will
be the Democratic turn TO squeal.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09
MACVEAGH ATTACKS PENSIONS.

The attack made by Secretary Mac.
Veagh upon the pension list is, in many
respects. justified. 1t has been abun-
dantly shown in the magazines that the
pension roll has far too much fraud in
it. that ii ought to be cleansed of this
fraud, and that. as the first step to-
wards such cleansing, the names Of the
made public. By that means the first
steps towards purging the roll will be
made easy. The veteran soldiers are
the ones who should receive the bounty
of the Government in the way Of pen
sions, and not those who by craft and
guile, have got their names upon the
roll without rendering any service
whatever to the Government
But when the Secretary made il clear
that he wished to have the pension roll
reduced apparently for the sole pur
pose of getting on as pensioners a
swarm of civil employees who have
rendered the Government no service out
of the ordinary, and who have been
supported by the Government most of
their lives by preference over others
who would gladly have taken their
places, that is another matter alto.
gether. To pension men who offered
their lives for the service of their coun.
try in the time of the Nation IS peril
IS one thing. To pension persons who
have been in favored positions for de
cades, and have grown old in those
positions, when others have been ready
at any and all times to relieve them
and would have been glad Of the Gov,
crnment employment. is quite another
In the one case the man offers his life
on the altar Of his country. In the
other he is by favor given a Govern
ment employ that is light, easy
and remunerative. The cases are sc
utterly dissimilar that the argument
upon which the pension for the war vet
eran rests is entirely iuapplicabIc tc
the other case. One is service OF
deadly peril, in which hundreds of thou
sands lost their lives. The other is a
service of ease and comfort, in which
the rule is for long life and tenacity.
1t is all right for Secretary Mac
Veagh to want the pension list purged
so that it may be made n roll of honor
and distinction for one to have hi!
name appear upon it. But, when it is
urged that this is TO be done so as tc
give place and pension to those who
have been well treated by the Govern
ment from youth to age, in desirable
places at good pay and minimum OF
work then the demand for curtailed
war pension list becomes obnoxious be
cause of the reason for asking it. Sec
rotary MacNeagh may suppose that his
grounds are good and tepablc, but they
are nothing of the kind. He is off al
together and doubtless the Grand Army
people will make him aware of the
fact
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09
REFORMING THE CALENDAR.

From time to time there is sprung
upon bored world propositions 10
change the calendar. IT seems to be
assumed by various semi scientific
minds that the motions of the earth
and the recurrence of the seasons can
be reduced to an exact mathematical
basis, a basis which, in fact, nature
itself despises.
The most recent proposition for the
yo called "reform' Of the calendar
1;nes from England. This is, briefly
stated, "drop out one day in the year
as holiday, this not to count: and to
divide the remaining 364 days into
quarters of 81 days, and into 80 weeks
of days each, each quarter being di-
vided into 9 months of 80 days each,
and one month of 81 days" In opposi-
tion to this plan a rather thoughtless
Eastern contemporary has this to say:
The plan TO revise the calendar so that
a given date Will always fall on the same
day OF the week is certain TO be unpopu-
lar with the sentimentalists and also
with the manufacturers Of calendars
who have built up an enormous indus
! try single calendar under such n
plan would serve for lifetime. The
| insurance agents and others who are now
expected to give away handsome and
valuable calendar each year Will likely
greet the proposed reform with loud ap-
| plause.
But Professor Jacoby of Columbia
University points out formidable OBJ.
lection TO this reform OF the calendar.
He admits that such scheme as above
set forth would simplify matters very
much, and would make printed calen-
! dars needless But he points out that
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09
SUCH CoNTEMPTIBLE FOES!

The vicious Dcseret News, failing
Tribune of misrepresenting President
Joseph +. Smith, abandons the field
with its customary lupine snarl. 1t
pretends that it had hope that The
Tribune would change its heart; that
is, apparently that The Tribune would
become a chopping block for its Sa.
tanic amusement in its malicious and
mean assaults. We have no idea
what the wretched News based this
notion upon, but il might as well
With regard to the Smith address,
VIC printed the matter precisely as
it appeared i'll the News; that paper
printed it in quotations as verbatim.
The claim of Misrepresentation, there
fore, is absolutely wild and foolish,
The comment that we made upon it
was fair and honest; and fairness, hon
esty and candor are the characteris-
ties of The Tribune all the time, and
always have been. This is known per
fectly TO all its opponents, and it is
also known to the public; and it is a
proud record for The Tribune, giving
the lie to all the SANDER. abuse and
vilification that it's opponents from
time to time try to heap upon it, false
ly and without cause. In this truthful
honest. and courageous course The
Tribune intends to keep on It's way
undisturbed by the snarls of enemies
and the falsehoods of those who bear
a baffled hate by reason of their fail
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09
BUSINESS AND TRADE.

Trade in Salt Lake City has been
excellent during the week. The many
events that have been on schedule have
fostered business and stimulated trade
in all directions. The crowds that have
througed the streets and the stores dur.
ing the week have all been well treated.
have had their moneys worth, and
exchanges to mutual advantage have
been the rule. Retail business has been
better than the most hopeful anticipat
ed, and all are content.
There has been an increase in the
building line during the week, and
many sales of homes ready to occupy,
accompanied by rush for building lots
In suburban additions. Inquiries have
continued strong on business properties,
with good prospects of sales. Contrac-
tors are rushing work on business
blocks, while in every part Of the city
residences are going up as rapidly as
ample forces Of men can build them.
There has been general upIift in the
realty market in the past week, with
values strongly held Investors feel
that the time is now to put money in
Salt Lake real estate
The rain of the past week has given
good assurance of splendid agricultural
results for the year. 1t is boon TO dry
farming, assuring good start for crops
The close of the Los Angeles Land
show was the signal for an invasion OF
the State by land seekers, and for the
next fortnight or more Utah farm lands
and other properties will be under crit
ical investigation by large numbers OF
Eastern and Western investors and
homeseekers, many of whom came up
from Los Angeles on special homeseek'
! er IS rates. The outlook for the season
is first-class in every respect.
Sheep-shearing operations are under
full headway, the clip being clean and
heavy, and the sheep in excellent condi
| tioD
The doube-tracking of the Oregon
Short Line between this city and Ogder
is beginning, and it will not be long
until ii is completed.
The season promises to be one of en-
arged railroad activity, with very
much to encourage the settler, the job
ber, and the business man through the
development by railroad connections OF
many portions of this mountain region
tributary to Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

1t is said that our troops Oh the Mex-
lean border suffer from heat, sand
storms, and poor food. But while ef-
fective mobilization cannot abate the
heat nor dispense the sandstorms, it
surely ought to provide good food, and
plenty of il
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

the wheat crop, and with the genern|
feeling that the end Of the restricte6
period is rapidly approaching, optim|
istic hopes arc entertained of the buai.
ness results Of the year.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

The Memphis Commercial Appeal
says that "Arkansas is said 10 lead
every State in the Union in the variety
of her minerals and mineral waters. "
either count as compared with Utah
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

Various expert aviators are under or
ders 10 report at army headquarters
on the Mexican border. Their duties
will be aerial scouting. But if they get
south Of the boundary line, the question
will be pertinent, how high does that
line extend?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

Ogden has certainly shown the manly
part in her choir congratulating the
Salt Lake Tabernacle choir on its pro-
posed New York trip. 1T is renun-
citation and courtesy that must be deep
ly appreciated.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

The artists are said 10 be now in fa-
v0r of the funny pages of the Sunday
newspapers. But they are little late
in their appreciation The people have
liked them all the time
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

Col. Roosevelt, we arc told, gave the
people Of Nevada "good advice in
his speech at Reno. telling them to get
rid of their "divorce colony But
perhaps the people of Reno will con
slider that advice bit of sheer imperti-
nence
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

Mrs. Armour, who condones the fault
of her friend who stole her jewels, dis
plays true Christian forbearance; and
it is good to know that the woman to-
ward whom this forbearancc is shown
is pronounced to be worthy Of it,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

Corporations are given yet ten days
More in which to pay their Federal tax.
Uncle Sam may be lcnicnt, but he is
hrm; aud the delinquents will do well
TO come TO the scratch.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

Smuggling is made difficult under the
new regulations and increased vigi-
lance. But how viii it be when the
smugglers get busy with aeroplanes and
dirigibles along the Canadian frontier
Diamonds ought then to come down.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

A contemporary says that there is one
that they don plead the insanity
charge They don't need to plead it;
they act VI
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

who will feed their hay to the starving
animals 1t is comfortable for their
sakcs to know that the spring grass is
not far OH.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

Alabama has coal mine disaster
also, 1T being rendered all the more
grievous in that the killed are helpless
blacks who had no option as TO their
employment, being convicts OF the
State, which could fairly have been
asked to keep them out of jeopardy of
their lives.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

= ST. Paul checker player claims that
he is heir TO the French throne. a
descendant of EleaZer Williams, per
haps. But he had better stick to get
ting his men into the king row rather
than dream of other king business.