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New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
NR. LITTLEToY AND MR. SHEPARD.

Referring 10 Mr.. Martin ". Littletcn' g
announcement Of his candidacy for the
sepatorship and TO the statement of his
principles and beliefs which he offers as
evidence Of his fitness for the place,
'The New York Times" expresses a con
fident opinion in the interrogative form
"a follows:
But sdmitting that his purposes ere all
good. his views all sound, and many OF
them certainly are sound. is il not an in
disputable fact that Mr.. Edward NJ
Shepard, il elected TO the Senate. would
be far more capable than Mr.. Littl5ton
of expounding these views, Of supporting
them, Of impressing them upon the
minds az his countrymen, and Of h9sten-
! ing them. cr some OF them, 10 enact
ment?
1nasmuch as the question which our
contemporary asks seems TO invite q re-
spOnse even IN a political opponent,
we feel At liberty 10 say that il embod-
les as "an indisputahie fact" an assump-
tion which. as long as we can remember,
has been advanced by his ardent admir-
ers whenever there has been an oppor-
]
10 public prefermept. II is the plea
which eXponents Of the Shepard cult H.
ways make u is the familiar expires
sion Ct their faith But 10 Us il seems
pathetic rather than impressive, so far
is il from re6ec. ne the general sent
ment Of the community. II is esoteric,
mteligible only to the initiated
Nobody, so far as we have ever heard,
doubts Mr.. Shepards professional equip
ment, which has long been employed u
the advantage OF bis clients and concur
rentlv of himself But what proof can he
found in the course of public events,
recent or remote, that he possesses the
faculty. rs The Times" puts it, Of i'm
pressing his views upon the minds Of his
countryment IL appea's us. rathe-,
that his public influence In 10 wise cor
responds 10 q fair estimate Of his intel
lectuai capacity. FOR this, If il is true,
various causes might he ssigned. iuclud-
ing temperament and associations. IN
our opinion it is largely, perhaps chiefly
due 20 the fact that in dealing with
public questions he has, consciously or
uneonsciOusly: cultivated the least ad-
mirable part of his mind. He has re
fined his intellectual processes until
their result denotes a lack of earnest
ness and suggests lack of conviction.
Il Is the last stage Of subtlety and So
phisticaion.
Nothing. il our judgment, is further
from being an indisputable fact than
that Mr.. Shepard, if elected 70 the
Senate, would be far more oapable than
Mr.. Littleton Of eypounding the views
which The Tines considers sound. of
supporting them, of impressing them
upon the minds Of his countrymen, and
"of Fastening them, OF some of them, to
enactment" On the contrary, we be-
lieve that ,lr. Liftleton would be listen
ed 10 with more interest and sympathy
in the Senate and throughout the eoun-
try than Mr. Shepard could reasonably
hope 10 inspire.
This is not saying that 1Ir. Littleton
has established any convincing clair
upon his party or that he would be a
very good Senator.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
People and Social Incidents

, Senator and Mrs. Rayner entertain.s =.
dinner tonight for their house guest NJ
Amy Hull. Of Baltimore. Their other r,s,,.
were Senator Bacon. Senator ard ~
Swanson, Rear Admiral and AES sohI..
Major General and Mrs. Gillespie. Gep.,.,
Woodruff Miss woodruff. the secretas, :.
the Senate and Mrs. Charles G. Rsnn.,.
Representative Arthur Peter ana NJ
Bevan, Of Baltimore, and Senator and M.
Overman.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w Foster ana ~,
and Mrs Alexander Legare were anon,
the hosts entertaining dinner parties "a
night.
Mrs. La Toilette entertained Mrs. PAM.
hurst Of England. ~ large tea this A..
ternoon.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23

The salient feature Of the new Jap.
anese treaty Is It's omission Of all stipu-
lauons concerning the prohibition, o.
striction or other regulation OF the migra-
tion of people frorn one country to the
other. This, it is intimated will provoke
against the treaty some opposition On the
part of those who want all Asiatics eX-
Guided from America, on the mistaken
ground that the omission would leave
the United States powerless 10 protect it.
self from an undesirable invasion. A
little thought should be sufficient TO show
how erroneous that view is.
The right to regulate immigration into
4 country is a domestic and coustitu-
tional right, not dependent upon inter
national treaties II is az inherent at
tribute of national sovereignty. The
manner in which II is to be exercised
in any country is prescribed by the con-
stituticn and laws. In the United States
it is exercised by the federal govern
ment That government Is perfectly
competent at any time, in the words Of
Nj. Justice Gray, TO forbid the entrance
of foreigners within its dominions. or
70 admit them only in such cases and
upon such conditions as 1t ma tee fit 70
prescribe" In recent years many
federal laws for the regulation Of immi-
grafton have been enacted, and their
validity has not been and viii not be
successfully challenged.
Any provision concerning Immigration
in the pending treaty would therefore
be unnecessary, and that which is un-
necessary is generally undesirable, and is
often positively objectionable. Particu-
larry is Il Objectionable when il is otfea-
sive. as such 4 stipulation in this treaty
would be. Japan does not question the
constitutional right and power Of this
country 70 exclude japanese Immigrants.
treaty or no treaty. She does not object
to the exercise Of that power. What she
does object TO is the humiliation Of being
singled oat. alone OF almost alone among
the nations. OF the earth. for such inyid-
ious discrimination. We do not put such
clauses in our treaties with other na-
tons why then, she asks, should we put
them III our treaty with herr
The strength Of this japanese pro
test ard the unnecessary character Of
any such provision are emphasized by
the fact that there = not, there has not
for years been, and there is not likely 10
be. any net immigration into this ccun-
try from Japan. More japanese are
leaving America than ale coming hLDei,
ana the japanese government is eAercis-
ing its influence TO keen any from
coming. That is because they are needed
ar home, or nearer at home. Formosa
and Corea need to be colouiZed by Jap
opese. and the insular empire itself needs
10 keen its population NJ 70 iTs full
strength. From so vast people as the
Chinese we might be in danger II immi-
grafton we're unrestricted. From Japan,
not half our own size numerically, with
no migratory propensities and with the
strongest Of motives and inclinations to
keen her people at home, ar ot danger
il fantastic. But if such Canger existed
our own Constitution and laws would
afford rs abundant power of selfrro'
.ocrioD
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23

be n suitable illustration for pante
Inferno.
Moreover THE Review" knows come
railway plaoes that have "killed or
..nermapentlv disabled one good man
after another" 1t suggests, in order
10 conserve" the presidents, that ne"
official sbould be created. "a vice-presi-
dent in charge Of public relations lie
should be the target tor the "lnterrosa-
/ ''tion points. the contume|y and the sus'
'pjcion." He should bow his head 10
the 'slucpinc." and, above all, his duty
should be 10 answer the summons OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission ana
tie various state railroad commissions.
Whatever .'beipg killed" had 10 be en-
dured. he. Of course. would be the one 70
go through it. 4 very usefu! man. Ms
function would b. ike that Of German
newspapers "jail editor" For III Ger
many. il is said. some newspapers pnd
il advantageous TO employ man whose
sole duty il Is to go 10 prison when tne
offence of Niaiestats- -Beleidgung or any
other journalistic crime has TO be eX-
plated He "conserves' the real editor
The idea of publicity has made rapid
progress. The policy is new, but nj
ready it is proposed TO put the publicity
Of a rairad in the hands Of vice
president. And. says The Review" be
should be "a big mana man with
knowledge of railroad affairs, past and
present, with 3 breadth OF view and
diplomatic ability OF q high order
Meanwhile. what is the public going to
do: Can IL escape the solicitations Of
publicity as easily as we now see rail
road president might. By the employ
ment of the 'jail editor" device or some
other? With railroads laundering at
the public ear. and the trusts getting
their side Of the case before the public,
and the popular magazines presenting
the 'other side" Of everything to the
public, and the protected interests
plucking at the public sleeve, and the
governors Of states appealing TO the
people, and The candidates going to the
people, and laws being referred" TO the
people or initiated by the people, and
the party machinery being put into the
hands Of the people. won't publicity
some day, with its agents" parapher-
ralia, megaphones, its organization, its
insiStenee, its campaigns, tire out those
whom 1t was devised TO serveY Won't
II be necessary TO conserve" the puh.
lie. too?
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
SHIFTING AGAIN

Governor Dix changes his plans re-
gording highways every day or two. \
little while ago he declared that the
specifications for new work on highways
were improper anG productive of waste,
and accordingly he prevented the adver-
Using for contracts under them Now,
after q delay Of three weeks. he has
abandoned his plan TO force the drawing
o. new specifications, on the ground thar
it would take too much time. Either he
irterfered originally in ignorance Of the
consequences which would result from
rejecting the present plans and pre-
pairing others, or, II he was aware Of the
consequences then, he has since changed
his mind about the Importance Of his
criticisms. IN either case he acted With
out sufficient information.
That is Characteristic of every step
he has taken relating 70 the state high
ways. The charges he made against the
present commission were quickly proved
to have been uttered in haste and ignor-
ance His plans fer q ew commission
to replace it were adopted with little
consideration. and p few days after
sending q message TO the Legislature
explaining them in detail and telling
just why they would prove advan-
tagecus he changed them in most essen
tial particular Such constant shifting
Of ground insnirss little confidence.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
THE DESERVING VETERANS,

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir; The Old soldier argues tha, he fought.
bled and died for his country purely
through patriotism that future generations
might enjoy the fruits G. his sacrifice,
usually closing his argument with: "Hur.
rah for the old flag aud an appropriation
for my benefit" How many OF these men
enlisted from patriotism prompted by love
Tor their country? Very few. comparative
ly. and 20 this class ell agree that no,
eral pension should be paid
But what about that large class OF men
who were Indifferent TO the peril and fate
OF their country, and whom the government
was obliged 20 force into It's service by
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

The gold brick game IS dead " Ssg.
York. An a"tual brick Of geld ,seY %sn' seem
ging. Things never are what Wv
In Gotham. philadelphia inquirer
The New York bomb users are s.Iii they
should receive no moe mercy We" 'ha pnr.
criminals VINO steal children ior peur,al
pose OF exlorting ransom Boston 'NN
\ theatrical manager says thsis en- aford
pretty girls in New York We 81 s~ are no
20 pity the poor metropolis. lha..n lheais
agly ones here -Baltimore AmsF''S
Young Jaw Gould SAYS that wheh nnseddins
ries he VIII not have puoHe ha frafre
This will be welcome news ,,.sn 20 pal,st.
squad in New York New Ha's"
ium. =.
Automobiles have become 90 SET lead,
in New York that some OF me s0 80 horses
ers are said 20 have gone ,nasrt naeh ~ Even
and carriages Just 10 be dlnes Gan Fran
the rich have their troubles --oa"
eiscn Chronicle.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
PUBLICITY.

As is the ease with Gilbert's police
man, the railroad presidents lot, ac-
cordinc 10 The Railway and Engineer
ing Review" is not happy one. The
Review" says:
The head Of large System used 10
worry because every day there was a
Washou, someWhcre On the line-nov he
uakee IN the night 70 wonder from how
many directions he viii be called on the
morrow by this investiga,ien-mad pub
lie. RE cannot say the things ne would
like 20 say and feels he ought 10 say.
because he knows the swarm Of crit
cisn that viii buzz around his head and
fears the legal or Illegal sugsins await
ing him on MS path, This j. not over
drawn IL Is an impre ssicnist picture
only. Fut in the details-the nagginC
ana the interrogation points, the con-
tumely ana the suscicion-and 1t would
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
PLAN DINNER FoR APPoNM.

The Civic Forum and the New i0's
Peace Society will give a dinner 20 Cow.
Apponyi March ,. az the AstoF. Coun'
Appony is expected 10 J &C one o' -,
most important speeches, as he VIII p's's".
his observations and Impressions o. ~.
United States. President Nicholas N.Y.,
Butler OF Columbia viii preside w.
speakers will be Mayer Gaynor. Ame~
dor Hengelmuller Won Hengervar OF Aus'',a,
Hungary. Archbishop John v. FaFey -. r
Governor Baldwin OF Connecticut -. 80
dinner will be a subscription affair l.'
committee in charge Is headed oy A, !,
Carnegie. with Z r. /. Could OF -
West 18th street, as treasurer
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
THE PENSION BILL.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir In regard to your editorial to-day on
The Pension Bill" may say that fully
believe the loyal people OF the country owe
10 he old soldier and sailor generally II
not directly our great standing as a ma,
uon' The few remaining ones. standing
at The edge OF the grave ana receiving a
small pittance. ehould receive some more
adequate reward for deeds performed. A
pledge given al ,he c.ose OF the war. as
embodied In Lineolns Immortal speech Al
Gettysburg should be held sacred by the
nation. JULIUS 5. WEIGH.
New York Feh % lall
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
PEACE BASIS IN EDUCATION.
Italian Ambassador View Regarding
the Abolition of War.

Paris. Feb. 22--Signor Tittoni the l','
ian Ambassador 70 France, who "ss ~,
merly Minister Of Foreign Affairs. pres'oias
al a peace dinner tonight ssid that VIVA
out wishing 70 detract from the inipofan''
Of congresses and conferences the gFs~Ns
progress in the idea OF universal peace -.
been effected By the education OF "'
masses
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
Ne@-i)orIi Gribn1,s.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1911.

This neicsp0per is otcned ard pub
lisHed Jy The Tribune Association, O
Ne,e YorE corporation; office and prir-
c,pal place OF business. Tribune Build
ing. no l54 Nassau street, Ne,e Yoyc;
ogden Nils. president: OGden u. Reid.
secretary; James u. Barrett, treasurer.
Tie address Of tho officers is me office
Of this icCEpapcr.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23

Mrs. Frederic p. Jennings vii give
dance this evening ar ner home IN Hsn
avenue
Rober, l. Livingston and his bride. va
was Miss Sheedy, OF Denver, sailed yes.s.
day on the Mauritania for Europe. v.ss
they viii spend their honeymoon. Amxs
their fellow passengers we're McDsugsa
Hawkes., Anthvny ]. prexel and Ar sa.
Mrs. Reginald Boaraman. Edward Living.
sion, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pelham-css,
ton. Amos Emo and Mr.. and 3Irs. {. {.
Converse left yesterday for the Mediter.
ranean On the Cedric.
Mr and Mrs ]. Pierrepont Edwards, o.
Bedford y. Y. nave announced the engage.
rsnt Of their daughter, Miss Dorothy IA.
wards. 10 Robert J Turnbull. who wu
graduated from Yale in 1895, and is a men.
Der Of the Knlekerbocker and other New
York clubs
J. Louis Webb returns 20 town from us
South tomorrow.
Miss Louise Hammond, daughter OF Dr.
and Mrs. Graeme Hammond, was married
Yesterday afternoon TO Edward RAYMOND,
at her parents home, No 20 West Sstn
street The ceremony was performed ov
the Rev. DR.. Oliver Hall, OF the CAureA OF
the Divine Paternity, in the presence OF
relatives and fer intimate friends The
bride, who was given away by her tsthsr.
wore white satin and chiffon, trimmed vita
cid rose point and duchesse lace and sars
and her veil, OF point lace, was fastened
with orange blossoms. She carried hies-
of-the-valley and white orchids. Her SIS
ter, Miss Claire Hammond, was her only
attendant. she wore apricot satin ana
chiffon, with a hat OF ecru lace trimnsa
with sunrise roses, which also made hsr
bouquet. Dwight Partridge was the esa
man and the ushers were George Rockwell
ana Edmund Thomas Smith.
An entertainment will be given on Tues
day at the hone Of Mrs. Payne Whitney
10. s72 Fifth avenue, for the beHeAt oi Ihs
Downtown Day Nursery, in Cedar street
Miss Ruth Draper will give some Of her
new and original monologues and Rhinos
Won Warlch will sing Engl!sn, German ana
French ballads Among the pstroaesss
are Mrs. Francis c. Bishop, Mrs. Hs.hs1
Hartman, Mrs. J. Frederic Kernochan and
Mrs. William 3. Rristow. Tickets may y
had CT Mrs. Eugene Hale, IT,, No. . Ws''
18th street.
Mr. and Mrs Payne whitney are leavns
here az the end Of the week for Fasn
Beach. They viii be accompanied by MS
Reginald c. Vanderbilt, who will spend
fortnight with them in Florida
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23

Miss Marion Bull has Issued invitations
fer bridge party on March s al the Ga.
mercy Park house OF her parents, Ar. ana
Mrs. J. Edgar Bull.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23

Mrs. Henry Frick will give a dinner TN
evening az her house in Fifth avenw. n
will be followed BY q musical at vti.s
Edmond Clement will sing.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

The Duke and Duchess of Maachsyw us
due here to-day, on board the cunara llss,
Lugitania.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23

Catherine, Lady Dscies. Is booked 10 uu
for England on March q
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23


The public has been "cruei" 10 Pro.
fessor Collin, 50 he says. II does not
understand how to take such disinter.
ested industry.
The Irish Nationalists are certainly
inclined 10 "rub II in" upon the hated
Sassenach, now that they have a chance
They insist that they are as much q
part Of the United Kingdom as sny one
and ara therefore entitled TO use their
balance Of power for crippling the House
Ct Lords. Yet they decline 10 take part
in the coronation ceremonies, on the
ground that George v IS an alien king
or at any rate an oppressor. And just
after he has assented to a Modification
Of his coronation oath out OF regard for
their religious suseeptibilities
-
1t has now been judicially decided that
it is improper 20 kick man when he is
gar who amply deserved the knocking
down Thus does the age of law super
sede that Of brute force
Now that the New jersey Legislature
is passing a bill for sort Of Jail delivery
ar all cold storage warehouses, perhaps
the mystery OF last years strangely dis
appearing bill will be solved. There are
those who suspect that it has been in
cold storage all the while, end if so il
may come out OF one OF the warehouses
as fresh Is ever without chemical pre-
:ervativeS.
The springheld Republican" regrets
that English election methods do not
prevail here, and that there is conse-
quently little chance OF a "by-election"
in the 1st Congress District OF Maine in
"a very few weeks for the selection Of
'the late Amos L. Aliens successor" ,"
chosen will end week from Saturday
and as the people Of the district have
elected Mr.. Asher c. Kinds for the two
year term, which will begin on that day,
cal purpose. There is not even enough
time left 20 call such an election. The
Governor OF Massachusetts, has not
called an election 10 fill the vacancy in
The House Of Representatives from the
nth District of Massachusetts, caused
by his own resignation. although that
resignation vas filed last December In
American practice brief vacancies In rep
resentation are generally considered
negligible.
Bailooning in winter might be a good
sort when the snow was deep enough
for unlucky aeronauts 10 fall into it
without injury.
The reported protest of British shin
owners against the proposed exemption
OF American coast trade vessels from
Panama Canal tolls is not unexpected
but it does net yet appear TO he con-
Yincing.
In appointing Mr.. Fowler as Surro-
gate in this county Governor Dix re-
turned 10 his earlier standard Of ap,
pointments. The choice commands gem
eral approval.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23

The reported protest of British ship
owners against the proposed exemption
OF American coast trade vessels from
Panama Canal tolls is not unexpected
but it does net yet appear 10 he con-
t-incino
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23

Ballooning in winter might be a good
sport when the snow was deep enough
for unlucky aeronauts 10 fall into it
without injury
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23

Mrs. Frederic p. Jennings vii CIV.
dance this evening ar ner home IN Rsn.
avenue
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23

IN appointing Mr.. Fowler as Surro-
turned 10 his earlier standard Of ap.
pointments. The choice commands gem
eral approval.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-23

1t has now been judicially decided that
it is improper 70 kick man when he is
down, even though he be cursing beg
gar WHO amply deserved the knocking
down Thus does the age of law super
sede thar Of brute force.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-12-19
Small Talks

JULIUS UNGER-Th fine season. everyone be
prosperous ant trade 5 excellent
earth arrives
of it will light n Hlo.
E. station is sim
ply temptation to a kid the inside to climb
cutters taken
this problem.
H. I certain of
would dividends feel optimistic just
hs
go but stay all
time, entythree
years
pavements They
all lasting than Of the
KENNETH GoRDoN.-when gig win hit the air. No. l
say Doyle calls it,
the Boy Scouts of Honolulu to be
the thing of Hawaii to ''Be Prepared"
able the hrst
cruiser Pearl HarbOr glad that that cruiser the Cali
FERN-That my money
that would him dollars for nothing Why doesn't he work for
This none o
SUPERVISOR the Of
dollars their We
s all he 70 e.
thought
% but had talked with the Judge for time he said he wpu
a have o give Mcmahon the maximum,
d DUNCAN asked BY Hawaiian whether ihe caioERi
wol salute when The board there Il ru
which could hred II they had afed what knd o.
H. salute would have been hs right onei
special should DO made Of surface
dafue construction here nonpuu very bad pnahon
"A regards dni hsf ngHaaays Ia ay vealter.
5uD0n eTAhLHr~Ntie jalaa had seed opportunities
~ m uaf n s pee ~ iT ae sna onfs lhTesg A. lafa feA
"a alsat s passed f > y IsHsahff 'sfy Ne fwpssl teH
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