New-York tribune., 1911-10-01
Constant Reader Tells What
He Missed in Last
Weeks Papers.

"weu. war has actually broken out!
exclaimed Busy Man, as he met Constant
Reader last evening. Il never really eN-
pccted it
1T certainly was not expected to breal.
out where it did" was the reply For
months, even years, the war prophets nave
been warning us TO look out for the begin
ming OF hostilties between France and Ger
many, between Germany and England, be-
tween Russia and any of the other Eu-
ropean powers between Turkey and Greece
but none Of them. so far as / remember
picked upon Italy TO start the ball rolling
The italian jumped into the ring so sud
denly that he fairly took Europe's breath
away. Sending Turkey an ultimatum on
Thursday he demanded a satisfactory an
swer in twenty-four hours, and not getting
r. declared war on Friday. Troops were
AT once landed in Tripoli and also In Eu-
ropean Turkey. A Turkish destroyer ho-
tnla was attacked off Prevesa, Turkish
mort in the Adratic. One was wrecked and
five others escaped to the open sea-
Reminds one of the forehandedness with
which Japan began her war upon Russia
commented Busy Man. II see that the
newspapers have been giving up lot of
space this week 10 the speeches Of Presi-
dent Taft. but TO tell you the truth l could
not find time TO read them. VIII you tell
me briefly the most important things he
said?"
'T will" was the reply. AT Waterloo
I'm the heart Of Iowa. where Progressives
of the Cummins type are numerous, Pres
ident Taft declared that it was the sworn
duty Of the Executive to enforce the law,
and therefore the managers Of big enter
pIises could expect no cessation Of prosecu-
tions Of violations of the antitrust law;
Vet ne affirmed his confidence that business
men would make their affairs conform to
the law, and he urged a truce i'm that war
fare on business which consists Of 'ap-
peals to a spirit of pure hostility to pros
perity. on the theory that no one can he
prosperous without being dishonest add
ing: IT is not a progressive policy in any
true sense to he hostile to the prosperity
of any part Of the country The President
then appealed to all the people to put their
shoulders 20 the wheel i'm a movement to
promote the business prosperity of the
country by frowning down those attacks
that are engendered not by a real desire 20
eliminate abuses hut by a wish to arouse
I'm the people an unjust prejudice and take
away from them their clear perception as
10 their real interest i'm encouraging the
investment Of capital. i'm commencing its
thrifty. wise and lawful use to secure good
and reasonable profit
"The President spoke at st. Louis on re-
form in judicial procedure. saying: The
tendency of legislation ought to be toward
giving the Judges more power and ther
making the judges responsible There j;
no difficulty about making the judges re-
sponsible, either. ! know It is proposed &c
make short cut and cut his head of
without any reason, just because the peo.
.rle wish it. under the theory of a judica
recall ! agree that the movement has
foundation-namely. that the courts have
not fulfilled the function they ought tc
fuldl-but ! do not agree that therefore
YOU ought to kill the court, and that IS
what ! think you are doing If you make
every tenure Of Office dependent on ar
election Gentlemen, that won't do. Make
YOUR Judges responsible. Impeach them
Impeachment Of judge would be very
healthful thing in these times
In an address at Baldwin. Kan, The
President deprecated the attack made by
Charles r. Crane on the morality Of col
loee students. 4 resent he said. the
scandal making and undertaking with ref
erence to the standard Of universities wher
they are doing such good work and arr
putting out men into the community with
higher moral ideas every year. I know
what Yale was in my day, and ! know II
might have been better. ] might have
contributed something TO the detectives
knowledge i'm those days, possibly, but to-
DAY there is a higher standard of morality
Dissipation and drinking are frowned upor
hy the public opinion of the college
At Kansas City the President said: The
increase of divorces i'm this country is z
reflection upon the laws and their loose
administration. We ought not to permit
the marriage tie 10 be dissolved at will. Il
is the ability to get and the prospect Of get
ting a divorce that demoralize. We ought
TO have general uniform law on that sub
iect that stiffens up and makes sacred the
marriage tie. 1 agree that it is not possible
i'm this stage. and under present conditions
TO make marriage absolutely indissoluble
but il is possible TO make divorce difficult