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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21
COERCION" OF THE SENATE.

Those Senators who pretend TO re-
sent, as an executive interference, the
statement of President Taft that he
viii call the new Congress in session
if the Canadian reciprocity agreement
is not ratified by the present Congress,
are indulging in petty resentment
The fact is that the Senate has been co.
creed time after time by the Exc
cutive, and especially by President
Roosevelt, 1T would be immensely to
the benefit Of the country and i'm
mensely to Republican advantage if
President Taft had coerced the Senate
into his views upon tariff revision
downward when the bunko law that was
finally passed was in preparation But
President Taft, mindful of the constitu
tional separation of the functions as
between the legislative and the execu-
tive departments of the Government,
kept his hands off too long. BY the
time that he saw the necessity for in
reference, it was too late to effect the
purpose that he ought to have insisted
upon earlier in the proceedings.
But for President Taft to say that
he must by reason Of the engagements
that lie entered into with Canada
use his utmost diligence in securing
ratification of this agreement, and that
in pursuance of this obligation, he will
find it necessary to call the new Con
gress into session in case the present
one docs not ratify the agreement,
simply statement of the obligation
that he feels resting upon himself as
President of the United States is no
coercion; TO say that this is a
threat against or menace TO the Senate
is mere touchiness, Every once in "A
while some Senator gets it into his
head that the Senatorial toes arc being
trodden upon, and he raises roar i'm
consequence. Little attention is paid
to that sort of thing, however, because
OF its manifest humbuggery. For the
Senate is used to being coerced, and
often it ought to be coerced But in
this plain, ightforward statement
Of President Taft there is neither co
ercIon nor attempt at coercion. And
so, the feverish resentment of Sena.
tors may well subside, They would be
far better employed in earnest and dill.
gent attempts to advance the work
they have in hand, and that will take
every minute of their time. than in
frittering away the brief remaining
hours of this Congress in vain resent
mept against eucroachmont, where no
cnCroachmeut can fairly be traced
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

unQucstionably. the relief was had by
the second Hay. Paunccfotc treaty
Whatever technical vorbiage may be
used or cited against this view must
fall IN view of the larger proposition
that the United States sought relief
from irksome restrictions, and OBJ
tanned it,
Applying the idea practically. sup
pose that we proceed TO foriify the
Panama Canal. What power would
have the least right to interfere7 What
power would presume to interfere? II
is incoDceivablc that Great Britain
would think of asserting any right of
interference or estoppel in this mat
ter, The United States will proceed
with the fortification in its own way
and to the extent that it may be neces-
sary for the full protection Of the
Canal against all contingencies. 1t is
vain 10 undertake to stop this by urg
ing technicalities, or by arousing "a
sentimental opposition which would
leave the United States defenseless as
10 property which will have cost per
haps half billion dollars by the time
it is fully completed and protected.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21
oINEY ON FoRTIFICATIoN.

Former Attorney General Richard
Olney of Boston is out in plea not
so much, apparently, against fortify-
ing the Panama Canal as against our
right to do it as legal proposition,
Mr.. Olney is famous lawyer, in the
front rank of his profession; but to
offset that il must also be stated that
President Taft is also famous lawyer,
and in the front rank of the legal pro
fession; and President Taft takes ex-
actly the opposite view from that tax
en- by Mr.. Olney.
1T is all well enough for Mr.. Olncy
to refer back to the Clayton Bulwer
treaty, and also to the treaty that was
rejected by our Senate, the first one
negotiated between Messrs. Hay and
Paupcefote. Technically, Mr. Olney
in so tracing negotiations makes out
plausible case; but it is to be rcmem-
bered in modification that the temper
Of the Senate when it rejected the
first Hay -Pauncefotc treaty was en-
phatically displayed to the purpose that
the United States must have a free
hand in doing as il chose about the pro-
lection of the Panama Canal. And 1T
is idle to ignore this and useless for
Mr.. Oney to bring forward the form
Of words employed to assert this right
on the part of the United States, The
distinction attempted TO be drawn by
Mr.. Olney between the permanent for
A. .fs
along the Canal as may be necessary
TO protect it against lawlessness and
disorder is a vain distinction. The
protection of the Canal is the main
point, and the right of the United
States to provide that protection is
expressly recognized. The means
whereby it may make such protection
certain are not specified, and the
United States is left to such methods
as in its judgment will afford the pro.
lection necessary. Besides, the very
construction and ownership of the
Canal gives us the right of possession
and protection without regard to any
thing else. The negotiations between
Messrs. Hay and Pauccfote were
avowedly and expressly for the pur-
pose of relieving the United States
from the restrictions of the Clayton.
Bulwer treaty in this respect. Those
negotiations resulted in the treaty that
was ratified by both countries. 1t
! would be idle to contend that negotia-
tions satisfactory to this country for
the relief of the United States from
restrictions did not, in fact. relieve it.
In the OpipiOn of President Taft and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21
THE SMOKE NUISANCE:
SUGGESTION FOR REMEDY

Editor The Tribune view OF the
interest that is being taken upon the
question of chimney smoke, | beg leave
TO inform YOU that It is question that
has been of long standing and has not
as vet been settled. or never VIII be as
long as architect and owner will Insist
on putting in the smallest and cheapest
boiler that can be had. There is scarce
ly a day but that through our daily pa
pers we read something about smoke
consumers The name is n misnomer.
The furnace condition that produces
smoke is a condition under which smoke
cannot be burned. The whole problem is
smoke prevention, which must be In the
furnace proper. The essentials for
smoke prevention arc high furnace tenn
perature automatic feed of fuel. self
stoiing in so far as possible proper pro-
portion of air at the right place and
time. form and quantity OF air must vary
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TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE.

Under the headline "'No Money
from the Children the Ogden Stand
ard has the following leading editorial:
The City Board Of Education is to be
congratulated for piseon-holing the let :
Public Instruction. requesting that the
children of the public schools OF Ogden
be asked tn make maximum contribu-
,lons Of % cents each toward the pur-
chase OF a silver service for the battle
ship Utah.
The board has made a rule to prohibit
school children and. in abiding by that
rule. even when urged by the State
weIi. V%Rief'''''"oe"' 70 'f''N IT, '"ey d'd
There are children in our public
schools whose parents cannot afford 60
subscribe TO these movements calling for
money and those children should not be
humiliatcd by odious comparison. There
Is no heartache In a child so intensely
severe as that which comes from the
emba rrassment of heins branded as diff
ierent from the majority of the children,
there is no passing sorrow more poignant
than to have ones poverty paraded.
That seems to MS TO be the true po.
sition to take. The school children
should be absolutely free from all so.
licitations Of this kind. 1t is alto
gether unfair to compel the children
to assemble for the purpose of instruc-
tlon, and then make demands Of this
kind upon them. IT is idle TO say that
it is not a demand, for it is necessarily
so when it is presented officially by
the State superintendent, and the
humiliation of those not able to give
is as certain as the application comes
n co in 4
no humiliation is keencr than that
which comes through such means 1t
was a mistake, we think, for the State
Superintendent TO be on that commit
tee, and for him to busy himself in
urging this sort of raid upon the
schools; but il has been Governor
Spry's idea from the first that this
was the way to raise the money. for
the battlcship service, It was n mis-
take, however, radical and harmful,
as we believe.
We trust that the Board of Educa-
tion of Salt Lake City will follow the
example of the Ogden board, and pro-
tect the school children Of this city
from the humiliations which would nee
essarily be inflicted upon many of
them in case this programme were car
ried through. 1t is all the more a
dangerous innovation to have this
raid upon the public schools made, In
view of the uncertainty which appears
to hang over certain portions of the
battleship service. The part of wis.
dom would be to drop this proposed
method of paying for the service and
invite public voluntary subscriptions
to pay for it, at the same time showing
exactly what the devices on the differ
ent pieces Of that service will be.
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in proportion as duty requirement shall

in proportion as duty requirement shall
vary.
Smoke consumers. so called. as Il rule.
have steam jets TO aid in producing high
furnace temperature. Smoke is nUi
sancc. 1t Is a broad statement. but true.
The direct and indirect money damage
TO the citizen would aggregate a sum
sufficient To equip the boiler with proper
equipment to prevent this smoke. But
back of all this is a physical and com
mercial condition. and one that sent
mental phase will not change. Smoke re-
preston or suppression cannot be secured
in any city in a week, month a year.
unless the heroic power of public Scnt-
mcnt and law shall sacrifice the material
interest OF many business men and tax
PAYERS, who have, In part. aided in MAX
ing the city what IL is represented by
present material development. hard
and fast law will drive manufactures
away from our city, Time. patience.
proper consideration OF material invest
ment. the proper supervision of plants
and providing room for boiler and the
proper equipment Of boiler, and the true
settlement Of the smoke nuisance in
Salt Lake City Is local matter with the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21
THE LEASE OF THE ONTARIO.

The news OF the lease Of the Ontario
the mining community Of this region
The Ontario has been one of the great
producing mines of the world Its divi-
dcnds declared have amounted to al
most $l5.000,000 In its palmy days it
paid regularly dividends at 80 cents
per share per month, with extra divi-
dcnds thrown in from time to time.
lis capitalization was moderate com
pared with recent corporations.
amounting to but 10000 shares The
control Of the mine was with Messrs.
Haggin and Tevis in San Francisco.
The chief profits of the mine were
taken away by the management, so
that the wealth produced was of no
value to Utah. Scarcely anything re.
mains in Utah to show for the immense
values taken out of the Ontario
ground and Utah derived but little in
the way of taxation from that mine.
A good many efforts have been
made from time to time in years gone
by to get leases on the Ontario, but
without success. The present lease is
the only one ever given, and presum-
ably tho lessces will find their profits
in working the mine, 1t is likely, how
ever, that they may have to invest
considerable money in prospecting, in
preliminarics, and perhaps in new ma
chinery.
The Tribune congratuatcs them on
their success in getting this lease, and
trusts that their best hopes will be
realized in thcir nrncficaI ,.,rL srIo
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

owners upon the blocks. With the lar
interior OF blocks that we have. If (
owners Of boilers would get together a,
put in one large plant 10 take care
the whole block and each pay for h
steam used and allow qualified emf
neer TO Install the plant. the smo
could be prevented and we could III
call ii a smokeless city No good q
come from placing the men that sho,
the coal under arrest, as they are d
responsible for the condition, but q
working upon the fault and mistake
others, Let the mayor and city cou
Gil appoint smoke commission
competent men vino know somethh
about the practical side of this questio
the same as Chicago has done. and the
in the course of a year or two. you mi
see some pointed results.
King Edward l. appointed tho fl
smoke commission: provided punishme
by fine for first offense. Later. in l3(
the use Of bituminous coal was prohipl
ed in London, b. procama tion OF =
king the making OF smoke was made
capital offense. A man was hanged
London for burning soft coal Reapec
fully yours. SCOOP SHOFEi1-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21
THE PHILIPPINE PRECEDENT.

When the question of limited free
trade with the Philippines WAS before
| Congress, much was heard from the
officers of the beet sugar companies,
| from tobacco manufacturers, from
| hemp raisers, and others in opposition
to the proposition from the standpoint
of their special interests. President
Taft was insistent that free trade with
the Philippines would not harm Amcri-
can manufacturers or tradesmen in the
least. He was "A constant aud con
sistent advocate of that free trade. lie
this. since we had free trade with
Porto Rico, and il had worked we'll.
Smoot of Utah was among those who
opposed free trade with the Philip
pines. 1t was contended by him
and by other opponents that the ad-
mission of Philippine sugar would de
stroy, or at least cripple, the beet sugar
industry in the United States. II was
our contention that nothing of the
kind could happen; that the beet sugar
such competition; that the sugar com.
bines would regulate the prices any
way, and that nothing would be
harmed in case the Presidents s ideas
should prevail. They did prevail; and
what was the resut7 Nobody has ever
noticed the slightest difference; The
beet sugar industry in this region is
threatened only by it's own parsimony
in undertaking TO hold down the
prices of sugar bccts to the farmers
who raise them. These farmers
threaten to shut of the supply if they
are not treated fairly. They sec
that the companies are making enor
nous profits, largely at their expense: !:
and they very justly wish to share
somewhat in that prosperity, How
ever, that is aside from the question
here under discussion, which is that the
precedent formed by the passage Of the
Philippine free trade law proves that
the legislation has not in the least
even hampered the development of the
beet sugar industry.
1t is a valuable precedent, and one
that inevitably comes TO mind now in
the discussion Of the Canadian reci-
procity proposition. Precisely the same
arguments that were used against the
Philippine limited free trade propo-
sitions are urged now against the
Canadian reciprocity; and as all of
those arguments proved IN the Philip
pine case to be fallacious, undoubtedly
they would be the same as applied to
Canadian reciprocity.
We notice an effort in behalf of
Smoot to switch the discussion TO the
lead schedr'c. which has nothing to do
with the question, because lead is not
mentioned in this Canadian reciprocity
agreement; nor would 1T be possible to
include anything of that kind in such
an agreement, since the production of
lead is fostered in the Dominion by
the payment of a bounty. OF course,
it would be entirely unfair to place
any article whose production rs stimu-
lated by bounty in reciprocity agree
ment, for the conditions would be un.
equal. The bringing in of the lead
question, like the bringing in of the
supposed ultimate result of the an
nexation of Canada in case reciprocity
is agreed to, is an eXtrancous propo-
stion altogether, the design Of which
is simply TO raise prejudice against and
opposition to, the agreement.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

1t must be confessed that the paper
maker who compared the Introduction
OF Canadian spruce wood paper pulp
III this country TO disease germs,
saying one is as obnoxious as the other,
is true representative of his monopo-
llstic class
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

Elder Levi +. Young. in the course
Of his address in the Tabernacle on
Sunday said that "Thc Mormons re-
spect and love law, and that Mormon
communities are noted for their re-
spect for law Ahem. But how
about that testimony of Presidents
Smith and Lyman on this point in the
Smoot hearing?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

The announcement that Senator Lor.
imer has determined to speak on his
Own ease will assure the liveliest inter
est and vet, what is there for him
TO say more than he has already said
He can but deny charges and
protest cleanhapdcduess
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

The expense of being elected u. S.
SenatoE under the primary election
system may be reckoned from the
sworn statement of Senator
James A. Reed of Missouri Its cost
to him was Sl0,490. Poor men are.
therefore. barred. But even that is "A
mere bagatclle to what some Senators
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

twenty-five plans in for the high
school. That ought TO give plenty of
room FOR choice; and at the same time,
the examination Of them will take time
and skill
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

The Black Handlers seem to have
fcrrorized New York, and under our
laws and court procedure which give
criminals so much the advantage. there
mas pecu found no way to thwart
their criminal operatious
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

Caught in its impudent falsehoods
and forgery, the Smoot paper makes
this candid confession: "Lying is al.
WAYS the first refuge of the crook
caught with the goods. Just So
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

In Europe the Gar is strong for
peace; III Asia he is strong for war.
Ut makes Il difference always with a
bully whether he thinks Inc can lick
or foresces licking.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

The Papuaus who have massacred
the British administrators of their af
fairs will find later on that they have
run up against the buzz saw with
the usual result
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

The exposures Of the canning Of bad
eggs are likely to cut short the trade.
except as to those who "never be
iieve anything they see in the news.
papers, To them a bad egg is no
doubt as temptinO as a good cog.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

Champ Clark may as well give up his
Presidential aspirations; he is too much
OF an untimelv joker TO win. Besides,
Bryan is booming Hoke Smith.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

Finance Minister Limantour says
the feudal system in Mexico must 90.
What, Does he want worse revolu-
;ion than ever!
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

What with the earthquake al
Monastir and the famine in China. the
old world continues to have its
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

1t is poor time to indulge in fill
clustering, .iust ut the close of Con
gress, especially with pressing business
ciogging tho legislative wheels.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

The sundry civil bill carries an ap-
preparation for fortifying the canal 4
queer placc TO put IT,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

Ontario has a splendid past, and we
should be glad To sec it show an
equally splendid future.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21
Tuesday, February 21. 1911.

strenuous effort is making in
Maine TO do away with the Maine law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-25
Tomato Club Work

Jackson, Miss, October 24-(SpeciaD.- Miss Susie Y. Powell of the department of education and in charge of school im- provement work and the Girls Toma- to clubs. has just returned from Gaines vile, Fla, where she went at the instance of the department at Washington for the purpose of discussing tomato club york with the representatives of the govern ment who are being stationed in that state for next years work.
 This year Miss Powell organized the girls of two counties in this state into tomato clubs. each girl cultivating one tenth of an acre of land-66 square feet, and she got results that were astounding. The girls took great interest In the tomato patch, and some of them made more money off of their one-tenth of Gn acre than their fathers did on any two acres on their farms. For instance, one girl in Lincoln county put up 10S cans oi the fruit for which she was offered SC cents per dozen by a local merchant. In some instances they have sold their crop at % cents per dozen cans At 90 cents per dozen the girl received $5.6o. Mex, year D counties in Mississippi will be er- ganized for tomato club work, and that means that at least 1000 girls will culti- vate one-tanth of an acre of land in such way that it will yield them at .eas. $50 worth of canned tomatoes. And that foots up some money to go with the money the corn club boys will make off of corn.
 There is no telling where this tomato club and corn club movement is to end. It means millions for the state that adopts it and Mississippi has both levers bad