New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
THEDAyIN WA SHINGTON

some incident which would nfame public
opinion. precisely as did the blowing UP o,
the Maine before the spanish war. Sh"uiu
such an unfortunate event occur II wou'o
probably bc impossible To escape conh'ct
but II is the earnest hope or Repubilcahs
and Democrats alike that none VIII occur
Why Senator Stone should have assumed
such a belligerent attitude is hard to ohder-
stand Certainly. war would insure the
reelection Of PresIden. TAFT beyond All
perad venture. The American public would
never consent TO swap horses in the middle
Of the stream But war with Mexico. with
which country the United states has no
conflict. whose territory this country ir no
way desires, would he deplorable in the eS-
treme. II would jeopardizs the relations
OF the United States with all the republics
TO the south. and would gain nothing Oh,
prolonged guerilla warfare, which would
last, perhaps. for years and cost tho couh-
try untold millions Under these circun-
stances. there is the gravest regret that
Senator Stone should have taken occasion
to make speech filled with nrebrands'
should they be so used b. the Mexican
press.
BAD tOk III III W Nh NV 49,
button OF committee chairmanships the
loyal Republicans arc greatly distressed De-
cause Senator Crane OF MassachusettS'
canno: be induced 10 take the chairmanship
OF the Committee on Postofflces and Post
Roads. TO which he is entitled BY seniority!
Senator Crane is chairman OF the Commit
tee on Rules. and were he TO take the chair
manship Of the other committee he would
have 10 give up Rules, and that he refuses
TO do But by refusing 30 accept the chair-
manship of the Postof'icc Committee, Mr.
Crane renders II inevitable that IL be given
to Senator Bourne. who Is a bitter enemy
Of tho administration and OF the Postmas-
ter General. and the chief sponsor for the
IA Toilette Presidential boomlet. NO Post-
master General rests on bod or roses. nut
the way of Mr. Hitchcock. when he be-
comes dependent on Senator Bourne for his
appropriation bill. will be thorny. indeed
LABOR AFTER HITCHCOCK.-Samu
Gompers and Frank Morrison president
and secretary. respectively. OF the Aiherl-
can Federation OF Labor. appeared before
the House Committee on Reform IN the
Civil Service to-day and submitted What
they said were true copies OF orders from
the Postoff1ce Department refusing to per-
nit postal railway employees to form
union. They asserted that threats had oeen
made against any employe who violated
thes orders. and alleged that third degree
methods had been employed 10 ascertain
from railway mail employees whether they
or others sympathized with or encouraged
the formation Of q union. AS a consequence
of these representations. the committee VIII
begin an investigation, and 10 that end
will ask the Postmaster General 10 appear
and give his side OF the controversy.
TO ENFORCE TREATY.-Senstor Root
introduced a bill to-day 10 put into effect
Article Of the treaty with Great Britain,
signed on January II, 1909, regarding
Canadian waterways. The bill provides
that no water shall he diverted from the
Niagara River within New York without
the written consent OF the Secretary Of
War who Is authorized to give such con-
sent or permits to companies, persons or
corporations having authority from the
state. The total amount diverted shall not
exceed the amount provided by tho treaty.
No permit shall allow diversions exceeding
in the aggregate $50 cubic feet a. second
without the consent OF the State OF New
York and tho commissioners of the United
States Violation shall be a misdemeanor,
punishable by 500 fine or one year I'M
prisonment, or both. The Secretary OF War
shall make regulations preventing diversion
OF water from the Niagara River above the
falls in excess OF the amounts consented to
by him. The act Of June %, 1904. shall be
In force until revoked by tho Secretary of
War or superseded by regulations.
g. c. II.