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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15
WILSON ON PARTY LINES.

Governor Woodrow Wilson of New
Jersey. in his address 10 the City Club
of Los Angeles, very truly SAID that
it must be evident TO every one that
party lines are being very much OBJ
scurcd that more and more men are
holding themselves free TO follow this
leader or that (he might we'll have SAID,
or no leader at all), according as their
own perception OF the public interest
dictates. And he went on to speak
Of the new terms that have como into
our politics, and the variety and ear
nestness with which men are seeking
labels for themselves and for their op-
ponents In this connection he called
especial attention to the words pro
eressivos" and reactionaries. re-
ferring to factions IN both parties. But
he gave the Democrats n shade the
better of it by saying that "they are
free to he progressive without being
insurgents but this is from his par
tsanship. As a matter of fact, the
Democratic party is lust as much per-
meated with insurgency as is the Re
publican party, and just as broadly as
in the Republican party is the like dl-
vision made in the Democratic party.
In the main contention, however,
there is no question but that Governor
Wilson is broadly and clearly right.
What with Democrats voting for pro.
lection, Republicans voting for low tar.
iffs. and the Republican President de-
pending for his chief support in the
matter nearest his heart upon the
Democrats in Congress, it would not
be far wrong to go even further than
Governor Wilson does, and to say that
the old party lines are practically OBJ
liberated. 1T is Just as well that this
should be SO, because the country is
outgrowing the old party clothes, not
TO say the ragged coverings, used for
old party procedure and activity in
campaigns. There must surely be new
ahgnments made before long, because
the old ones no longer fit.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15
PRESIDENT KERR's SUCCESS.

The friends of President William J.
Kerr. who was for number of years
president of the Agricultural College
of Utah at Logan. and is now presi-
dent Of the Agricultural College Of Ore.
gon at Corvallis, Will be pleased tc
learn Of his great popular success as
the head Of that Institution. We find
the following in the Portland Oregon
ian of May 18th to the credit of Pres
ident Kerr:
Members OF the Star Grange. now in
session al Corvallis, to the number OF
$50 visited the State Agricultural Col
lege Wednesday. were escorted through
the grounds by the gallant cadets OF the
military department, through the build
ings by the officers. and We're banqueted
by the yong women OF the School OF
Domestic Science and Art, Needless to
say. they were highly pleased and en-
tertained by what they saw, heard. and
ate Depend upon It, The Oregon Agri
cultural College will get what 1t asks OF
the State Legislature If the Grange mem
bers Of that body have the deciding vote.
Old fashioned farming and the old way
of teaching farming were all right in
their day. but new methods are for
new times In the forefront of the prog
ress for which the State Agricultural
College stands is the Order o! the Pat
rons Of Husbandry" and its expression
through the Grange.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

explicitly agreeing 10 recognize
Chinese sovereignty in Manchuria. ex-
cept only as to Port Arthur. There
has evidently been something going on
within the secret diplomacy of Russia
and Japan that receives a sudden blow
from these loans made by China, and
the Russians and japanese are giving
away their own game when they make
this outcry But if these loans serve
the double purpose Of developing China
and preserving the integrity of the
Chinese Empire, ii will be all the bet
ter for the world. The 'sevcrc
shock which Russia and Japan re-
ceive through these loans is shock
that Annlicitv and deceit fully deserve.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15
"sEvERE SHOCK TO HARPIEs.

Recent news from Japan indicates
that the japanese are displeased at
loans recently effected by China, which
are taken to mean practically guaran-
tee of the integrity of the Chinese En-
pre- by the nations whose bankers
make these loans. The argument is,
that since America, Great Britain.
Germany. and France made these heavy
loans to China, therefore these nations
will stand firm against dismemberment
of the Chinese Empire. For, such heavy
sums as are loaned will necessltate
the integrity Of China. IL order that
the loans may be made good. and the
interest be paid as agreed. The news
of their negotiation, it appears, is u
.'severe shock TO the intriguing
japanese mind
But why should Japan object. even
if we suppose that the loans as made
would have the effect which is thus
reasoned out? What has Japan got to
do with it? Has Japan any designs
upon the integrity Of the Chinese EN-
what means would she attempt TO en-.
force them7 1t would seem that some
of the japanese arc outspoken in criti-
cising these loans. blaming their own
diplomats for being overrcached and
their merchants for being overcome by
the 'fdollar diplomacy of the United
States. These loans are held also by
a Russian diplomat as most severe
check to both Russia and Japan
But the inquiry might we'll be made
what is To be checked? What does
Russia and Japan propose to do t.
China? If. As stated. China has scored
| by placing herself practically under The
protection of the governments whose
citizens furnish these large loans. what
is the objection TO China being thus
protected? If Russia and Japan make
this sort Of objection, the necessary
inference must he that Russia and
Japan have entered upon welldefined
plan TO dlsmember China and to 81
weaken the Chinese Empire that these
loans could not be maintained in THEN
interest, OF paid ct their maturity. II
is necessary il appears from The oh
| iectju1s made. that the Chinese Empire
must be preserved in its integrity bN
the nations named, in order TO make
1 these loans secure. But that protec
ton is ga check to Russia anc
japan. The confession appears to bc
complete that Russia and Japan have
u!te.iog designs upon China. which tn,
nations furnishing these loans will fnt
II necessary to block; and undoubtcdl,
those schemes should be blocked. be
cause the integrity Of the Chinese Ein
pire has been practically guarantee,
by all the great powers, nciudin,
| Japan and RussiH. this latter pail
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15
APPRECIATE THEMSELVES.

In the makeup of the Congressional
Directory, there are some curious
things. Especial attention is called TO
it from the fact that a New York mem
ber, classified as Democrat, but OBJ
iecting to such classification, has com
PEELED the throwing away of com
plete edition of the Congressional Dl-
rectory. in order to make the correc-
tion that he desires, This Is because
every member is entitled to present his
case in autobiography In the Record,
and 10 make his estimate Of himself in
his own way. Some Of the members put
in some curious things Thus Repre-
sentative KoeniG states in his biography
that he "'is married and lives with his
wife, Some biographies are extremely
long, and some are very short. William
C. Redfield Of Brooklyn, New York,
merely states that he was elected as
Democrat by majority of 300 votes.
On the other hand Representative
Adam Brown Littlepage of West Var
ginia takes most of page to describe
his merits and his achievements. He
SAYS that his father was killed In
duel before the war, The large family
fortune was lost during the war, and
Mr.. Jittlepage writes himself down as
"self-m man. with Every lucra.
tive law practice,'' who won election
as a Democrat in strong Republican
district where he "made 103 speeches
sometimes three speeches day-and
waged the most determined contest that
has ever been witnessed In West Vir-
ginia." His self-appreciation leads
him to give further the following high
estimate Of himself:
Mr.. Littlepage stands very high as
lawyer and citizen throughout his dis
trict and State lie was a candidate for
the nomination for Governor two years
ago, but was defeated in the convention
by the Hon. Lewis Bennett. The senu-
ment Is now prevailing throughout the
State that had Mr.. Littlepage been nomi
mated he would have been elected. He
bears the reputation OF being very
ness. and is faithful In his friendships
and thoroughly reliable He stands for
the under man in life. Works hard, late
and early as Congressman, end Is re-
manly, conservative and Wise course In
Washington as a representative of all the
people. He is a patriotic man of ability
and fine qualities of mind and heart,
Naturally this is recognized at Wash
ington as the prize winner in the appre
ciative photographed line of the Di.
rectory.
The membership of the House is made
up to q greater extent of new men now
than has been the case in Congresses
for long time past. We are indebted
to the Springfield (Mass.) Republican
for the compilation made and for the
classifications that follow:
OF the 391 members of the House. ten
are foreign born-three in Ireland two in
Germany, and one each in Nova Scotia.
Ontario. Scotland. Bohemia and AUS
trla- Hungary, tho last being Victor Bcr-
ger, the Socialist. In the much smaller
Senate there are seven members foreign
born-Ollver of Pennsylvania in Ireland,
Stephenson of Wisconsin and Galinger
OF New Hampshire in Canada, Lorimer
OF Illinois. Wetmore of Rhode Island and
Sutherland Of Utah In England. and Mel
son OF Minnesota In Norway
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15
THE NEW PENSION BILL.


1t will be remembered that in the
Sixty first Congress there was pending
in the Senate at the time of adjourn
ment. bill which had been passed by
the House, known as the Sulloway
pension bill, which increased ma.
tcrially the pensions of soldiers of the
late war, according to increasing age.
The Senate refused TO act on the bill,
because of the clamor raised against it
on account of its presumably large in
crease in the pension payments. It
was held that it would put the pension
appropriations up over S200,000,0 600 q
year, the increase as estimated amount.
ing TO $4,000, 900.
A bill substantially the same as the
SuIloway bill has been introduced into
the present House. and careful esti-
mates are made as to the real amount
that it would increase the pension ap-
preparation, The Pension Bureau holds
that the increase would not exceed
crease rapidly every year thereafter.
This computation is based upon the
encouraging increases III the number
Of deaths of the old veterans of the
War of the Rebellion. During the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1910, the
deaths of the veterans on the pension
roll numbered SO 565. 1t is estimated
that the record of the deaths of the
present fiscal year, which Will end on
June Both, will amount to $4,000 of
The survivors of that war. In that
event the reckoning is. that the pay.
ment to survivors for the year would
amount 10 approximately about S95,-
900. and in each succeeding year
thereafter the amount would be very
greatly diminished In few wears
the amount paid TO survivors who par
ticlpatcd in that war would be less
than $4,000, 900 per year.
From these figures it appears that
there is paid on pension account up.
ward Of $60o0o,0o0 year right
along 10 Others than the surviving
soldiers Of that war. These include
widows of soldiers in many cases, who
married the veterans long years after
the war closed, and, as shown by re.
cent disclosures IN the World 3 Work
Magazine. by women who were never
| married to the soldiers at all The
same disclosures show large numbers
Of fraudulent inclusious in the pension
roll Of men who were deserters. false
jmpersorators. and who, by false
swearing and fraud Of various kinds,
| have got their names on the pension
| roll wrongfully. Efforts made 10 purge
| the roll of the names wrongfullv put
on that list have failed through ono
| influence or another the Pension
Bureau claiming inability TO get al The
facts that would remove The names
from the roll Bat The magazine writer
seems 10 have found no difficulty in
getting large numbers Of such names
and showing coUclusivelv that the per.
sons receiving the pensions had no right
whatever To The money. If magazine
nFiters can get these facts. there would
seem to be no reason why the pension
officials should not also he able TO get
them.
The first duty is 20 get at the facts
purge the pension roll Of fraud, and
make il indeed q roll Of honor; pub
lefty of she rolls would aid largely
IN this, And next. ibcre should he j
revision of the laws, and a remova
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15
THE CAPITOL COMMISSION.

Governor Spry has just completed
his appointments on the different State
boards and commissions OF these by
all odds the most important are his
appointments on the State Capitol Com.
| mission, although we wish to say a
word of praise, III passing. of the APP
pointment of Mr.. Thomas Judd OF
Washington county on the State Horti
cultural Commission. Mr., Judd has
of the State from the first of the State
taking any official interest in it. He
is capable. Jealous officer in the hor-
ticultural line, and it is fit that ne
should be recognized; and this recog.
ntion Is also in the interests of the
State,
The State Capitol Commission com.
prises Messrs. G. Z. Loose of Provo,
John Henry Smith and John Dern of
this city. and Matt S. Browning of Og.
den. The membership is fairly distrib.
uted geographically. The body
will, of course, call upon the best tai
ent OF the State for advice and for cX-
pert and artistic guidance; but their
effort will be TO give TO the State a
building worthy of the resources Of
Utah, and one that will ftly adorn the
magnificent site upon which it will be
constructed. 1t will. of course, be the
effort of the commission first of all
to provide in this capitol ample accom-,
Al 1
thorough security from fire or any form
Of accident to the records of the State.
1t is allimportant that the archives
be kept in safety, and that the State
shall not suffer from such calamities
as has lust overtaken Missouri in the
second burning of her capitol, and that
which inflicted such irreparable losses
upon New York in the fire of last win.
ter in her capitol. First of all, then,
security and ample accommodation is
the paramount requisite,
Next to that, and almost Of equal i'm.
portance, is that there shall be con.
structed upon the magnificent site on
Capitol Hill a building worthy of its
DtduLy Ol loCdllbu. -No
other State in the Union can boast Of
such site for capitol as Utah has
already prepared. With a building
suitable in architectural appearance to
occupy that site, every visitor to Utah
will receive an idea OF the richness
and advanced architectural taste of
its inha bitants, that will leave an in
effaceable impression for good.
The commission is now appointed !;
the field is open before it. The world
can be taken for examples. and the
resources Of the State are ample for
every purpose in the way Of capitol
construction for this generation and
for the generation to come. Here is
the great opportunity to show forth
Utah at its best. 1t is an opportunity
that will shed luster upon the capitol
commission according as it does well
or rcproach upon it in case it should
fail to measure up TO the high standard
that the public expects.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

Dr. Owen puts forth the dictum that
40 Bacon is the mental monstrosity Of
all times, and claim for him the au-
thorship Of Paradise Lost. The
Rubaiyat,' Don Quixote, 'The Anat-
omy of Melancholy besides all of the
immortal plays of the period attrib-
uted to the Ellzabcthan dramatists. -
But really, the man who could IN all
seriousness put forth a claim like that
is greater mental monstrosty himself
than Bacon could possibly have been.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

Germany warned France of the IN.
Pleasant consequences likely TO follow
the occupancy of Eez, the northern cap.
ilal Of Morocco. by French troops. Bur
il is becoming more and moro evident
that IT the Frsuch troops do mol nt.
cupy Fez, the consequences wal! be still!
moro unpleasant. So there you are
The best thing that the French troops
rsu do is to occupy Eez. and stav there
The time for Morocco TO be wiped of
~, map has fully come.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

President Manasariau has offered
William j, BryaA good pay if Bryan
debate. Singularly enough, Bryan de-
cines. declination without precedent
for him. 1t must be that he holds
Mapgasa rian to be formidable foe.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

Senator Culom Of Illinois is senior to
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire,
81 why should he not be made Pres
ident pro tempore of the u. s. Senate: I:
WIS should 1t be expected, and insist
ed upon, that New England shall al
why's have this poeitionf
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

Thc preseut Congress, young as it is.
holds the record for number of inyesti
cations ordered by it. These involve
also an unprecedented scope, and are
meant 10 inquire into most depart
ments cf the Government. The e1pla~
nation is that never before was there
80 much need of thorough mousse.
cleaning as now.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

fought as he wrote, and who had an
influence that was both wide and we'll
deserved He was devoted patriot,
a man pure in heart and in deeds, a
gentleman, "A scholar, and soldier.
He died on May 9th, in Cambridge.
Massac husetts, at the great age Of SIS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

1t ism t much Of military PROPOSE
tion when a general, uominally al
least in command, has TO make speeches
to his soldiers 10 keep them from riot
ing, and when he has TO dismiss his
provisional advisers at the command
of An insubordlnatc chief Better
eveu tue rule of Diaz, distasteful
though il may he, than that sort of
degraded work
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

Missouri has A referendum provision
in her State Constitution whereby q
rcdistrictipg Of the State for Con-
rresional Representative purposes may
pc referred to the people for their ap.
prevail. On this referendum vote the
present outrageous gcrrymander OF the
State is expected to be defeated AZ the
polls next fall. And good work il
will no
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

The county attorney, Mr.. |. Il. Will
icy. appears to have the right idea
about the new liquor law, and is pro
ceediug accordingiv-that the county
officials and the courts have complete
supervision aud control The city has
power only to fix the amount Of the
license
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

The death of Col. Thomas Wentworth
iigglnson removes another OF the
>uiking figures Of line ant,+war time.
man whose voice WINS always Cor free
dom aud ,5his plea always for Justice.
lie Was a great old stalwart, who
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

President Taft and Acknowledgement
orous attacks upon the recall, the Pres.
idcnt being especially warm against
the recall of Judges. But that is pre-
,isely where their pleas seem the most
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

The rule announced by the district
attorney at Reno. Nevada. that divorce
papers may be sealed (that is. kept
secret from public inspection and from
puhlication.) will be "A powerful aid to
Reno's divorce industry. and musl
make large additions to the "divorce
rolouy -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

The public is showing signs of rest
iveness under the accounts of acci
dents caused by spreading rails. For,
it is argued, rails do not spread if
tho ties are sound and the rails prop
erlv spiked onto them. And there would
seem to be much force III this objec
tion
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

Some of the Washingtonians express
surprise ut finding that cS.Speaker Can
non is fines spirited, courteous gentle
man Which shows that Washington
folk often fail to look below the sur
.Tocp
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

The announcement of the activity of
the white caps OF Indiana and of the
activity OF the spring poets come to-
gether. not unnaturaly.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

\ citizen of Atlanta has invented
what he calls Il ''sure enough smoke
consumer, He should bring it to Salt
Lake, demonstrate, and make his for
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

Another "scapdal of the first water
is troubling the Boston elite. What
wicked folk those New Englandcrs
3re'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15
Monday, May 10, 1911.

Champ Clark has already broken
three gavels in his Speakcrship. He
had better get q gong.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

Four kings and five queens at the
corouation Looks like nine-spot.
which expert authority declares ism I
''worth durn' for game
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

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