New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-30
From The Tribune Bureau
washington. MAY

4
THE TopAcCo DECISION de-
cision Of the Supreme Court In .the 'ooaONV
caes constitutes another signal victory ~.
the administration. and, in the opinion Vi
shrewd political judges In WASHINGTON
cannot fail to promote the popularity "a
the Taft administration. That the wv
greatest trusts in the country should ne
ordered dissolved. resolved into their com
ponent parts and the monopohes the! hau
effected destroyed by Supreme court
which has been practically reorsanized ov
President Taft. and pursuant TO prosecu-
tions conducted by the Attorney Generai
Mr.. Taft selected goes far 10 prove the
value TO the nation of having in the White
House a jurist OF more than ordinary abil-
itv The people who have suffered from
the operations of both these trusts are
legion. and It is believed they and their de-
scendants will greatly rejoice that the mills
Of the gods should have ground so fine
SUPREME COURT CONGESTION.-The
Supreme Court adjourned to-day for its
summer recess. leaving behind it a docket
which serves strikingly to illustrate inc
immensely of the burden which Is beng
placed on the highest tribunal and TO pre-
sage the early necessity of taking some
steps which shall relieve il of considera-
bic part of the work which now devolVes
upon il. During the term just ended more
than eleven hundred cases have been placed
on the docket. The decisions will hardly
exceed three hundred and fifty. a consid-
cradle part Of the increase Of the work OF
this court is due 10 appeals in cases coming
I'd from Porto Rico and the Philippines and
TO the criminals appeals act. That this
situation cannot continue without relief is
easy to be seen. Indeed, il is estimated
that If no new cases were filed il would
require not less than three years to dispose
OF those now on the docket. Legislation
passed several years ago served for a time
to relieve the congestion in the highest
court. but the need of further legislation
which will accomplish the same purpose is
again imperative.
GERMANY AND ARBITRATION.-Th
application of the German Ambassador for
a copy of the draft OF the general arbi-
tration treaty which has been submitted 10
Great Britain and to France, which was
made to-day. has given rise to the report
that Germany is at least seriously consid-
ering the negotiation Of like treaty with
the United States. And there is reason for
this report. When the first reports OF the
character of this treaty reached Germany
they were Of so garbled a character as 10
arouse general opposition. They reported.
for instance. that the proposed treaty
would constitute some form Of alliance he
tween this country and Great Britain. They
also averred that the convention would
contain provision for disarmament and
all Of them insisted that IL was proposed
10 bind the signatories absolutely to arhi-
tration of every question which might arise
between them. The German Ambassador
has. however, corrected these erroneous
impressions. and now that the FOREIGN
Office, and through il the German people.
have some knowledge OF the terms of the
proposed convention, Il is quite likely that
Germany will decide 10 become party 20
may be due rather 20 a reluctance TO being
left out in the cold than 10 any enthusi-
astic admiration for arbitration or conf
denCe in its efficacy; but even the fact
that Germany is considering the idea
proves how strong is the example OF two
mote the cause Of universal peace
WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ROOSEVELT.
The House Committee. which is invesu-