New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-12
The DA yEN WASHINGTON

would prove a revelation The most ap-
proved method Of hitting the admin!stra-
ton is. first, TO print fake" story, sec
ond. 10 get fat denial, and third, 70 re-
peat the fake" with the dental and ac-
euse the administration Of having inspired
the original story. This is not an exager-
ration. It has been actually done in. sew
eral instances, notably in the case Of the
meeting Of President Taft and eX-Pres!dent
Roosevelt The first story related that al
their meeting az Baltimore the former
President had promised 70 support Mr.
TAFT for denomination. The second was
furnished by Colonel Roosevelt, all unwit-
tingly Of course when he denied that ne
had made any such pledge. The third was
written by the La Follette press agent
and IN it he declared that Secretary HINES
had inspired the first story, which was NOT
true then reproduced Colonel Roosevelt
denial, and, finally, charged that MT
Elles was running press bureau in the
White House, which was as false as the
charge that Nj Hilles had inspired the
first story. But then, as has been SAID re-
Gently in this column with regard 10 the
charges Of certain conservationi5ts VINO
object TO an observance OF law providing
for the White Mountain and Appalachian
forest reserves, once become convinced
that tho end iustiies the means. and mere
questions OF truthfulness are Immediately
relegated to that insignificant position they
deserve in connection with great cause.
ELLIS ISLAND FACTS .-Althoush Sec
rotary Nagel and his associates IN the I'M
migration service are opposed 70 the adop-
ton Of the Sulzer resolution, which recites
as conditions and practices actually pre-
vail!ng all sorts Of reports and rumors'
which they deny. there is large measure
Of compensation IN the amount OF pubnclty
which the conditions on the island VII! re
ceive and in the fact that II seems hardIy
probable that Congress can continue 70
ignore the needs of the service in the
future, as it has in the past. It has been
an occasion Of worry and anxiety 10 every
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor that
Congress persistently refused 10 recognize
the increasing needs Of the service, and 10
make adequate provision for the great flow
of immigration which passed through New
York The usual custom Of Congress Is
10 haeele over the estimates Of a Secfe-
tary for several years, and then, when the
needs Of the Service have far outSroWn
these estimates. TO grant them, but with
out making any provision whatever for the
increase while Congress has been hagglng.
Then the next year the member Of Con
gress are duly shocked that they should
be asked 70 provide for further expendi-
lures. why" they say, with apparent
ap1azerent. we gave you everything you
asked only last year" and the Secretary
exclamation that last year they gave him
what he had asked, not that year. but
several years before, makes no impression
whatever This custom Of Congress does
not apply 70 the immigration service only
hut 10 everything with which the national
legislature has to deal II has been us
custom in providing public buildings in
washington with the result that by the
time each new building is completed the
needs OF the department for which it has
been built have so far exceeded Its ac-
commodat,ons that there IL no diminution
Of renting private buildings 10 accommo-
date the overflow.
THERMOMETER STRIKES. The SEN
ate thermometer went on strike to-day
After recording a temperature In the Mar
Die Room. Just of the Senate cnamoer'
VARYING from lo5 10 10 degrees for the last
seven days. the mercury refused longer 10
eerve. and simply blew of its own head.
deliberate case OF "thermometric suicide
superinduced by excessive heat according
10 Dr Gallinger. who was called upon 70
hold an inquest. Senator Works is de-
lighted He is a Christian Scientist and ar
insurgent. and he is convinced that Sen"
ators will not be half so hot now that they
cannot see Just how high the mercury has
risen. but he regulars. both Republicans
and Democrats, submit that when an OFF,
cial government thermometer blows off its
head IL is high time for the Senate to sd-
io,,rn for the summer G.. G. II.