New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17

|, having en't'tV ''ifO SnCn 4 deal Will nv
Southern Democrats.
SENATE AND ARBITRATION IN
rression that the Senate will be swayen
nv vanity 10 defeat the arbitration treaty
with Great Britain. that II will stand on
tie constitutional prerosative TO pass uroh
end. II II sees hest 10 revise the cornpro-
mise in each case that II IL proposed 10
srhitrate under the general treaty, is based
on an erroneous conception Of the STU
alton. President Taft a. has been repeat
edlv told IN these dispatches. heartily
agrees with the view Of the Senate. ana
has no purpose whatever 10 negotiate =
treaty which fails to provide for tie SUD
mission 10 the Senate Of the compromise
in each instance This being the case. the
vanity Of the Senate is no way called INTO
play, even admitting for the nonce that IL
was vanity. rather than a sincere concep-
ton Of their duties under the Constitution
which led Senators to amend former treat
les IN this respect It is entirely posslole
that even II the arbitration treaty Is com
pleted and submitted TO the Senate at TINS
session II will not be acted upon until the
regular session. but this has nothing TO 90
with the form Of the convention. The sen
ate as whole is reluctant TO undertake
eny duties other than the one for whlch
this session was called-action on the reel
procity aereement-and postponement VI
serious consideration Of the arbitration
treaty until the regular session VIII ne
merely in accordance with that view OF the
purpose of the special session. But once
tolyn ha
tration treaty, the one and only question
of importance will be that Of the adVls-
ability OF agreeing 10 submit 10 arn,tra-
ton all questions including those when
affect the honor and vital interests or the
United States. President Taft has care
fully and deliberately eliminated every
thing which could involve the vanity OF
the Senate.
PRAISE TARIFF BOARD The cordial
praise Of Senator stone ~ Missouri. ana
Senator Cumnins. Of Iowa, Of the Tariff
Board. and their apologies for their misun-
derstanding Of the figures presented By
that board with regard 10 the wages Of
farm labor>in The United States and Can
ada. etc. as expressed on the floor of the
senate. come II pa l4rNinA - 'bt''
time. in view Of the fact that tomorrow
the President will send TO the Senate the
report Of the Tariff Board on the pulp and
paper industry. which he regards az the
most complete and satisfactory review OF
single industry ever prepared by any
branch OF the government. The criticism
of the Tariff Board for its supposed in
accuracy in presenting the comparative
figures on farm labor had wide publicity.
but there is abundant ground for the he
lief that even those newspapers which did
most to advertise the assumed error will
fail utterly 70 give like publicity 70 the
APOLOGIES Of the Senators whose derogstory
remarks they quoted with such apparent
slee However. the apologies are in The
Congressional Record" and may be found
a handy reference when others. notably
the extreme stand patters," undertake 10
beliitle and innpuen the findings Of the
board with regard 10 this industry.
ALL SERENE-The Senate has kindly
confirmed Charles ". Cobb. OF California.
as Assistant Attorney General for the De
partnent % the Interior 4 careful in
vestigation Of the dispatch in The Tribune
several days ago showing IN part the-ex
tent TO which the Golconda Cattle Com
pany. William Kent president. had fenced
the public domain. and thst Representative
Kent was the chief hacker Of Mr.. Cobb,
showed that the California Representative
was as innocent az a new horn hahe. and
ALWAYS had been. n was his wicked fore
man who bought the poles and the fencing
and employed the abor. and who actually
fenced some FIVE thousand acres of the
public domain. and. OF course, Mr. Kent.
who r. both an insurgert and a conserva
ZIONIST. knew nothing whatever about Il
until wicked and pestiferouslv active dis
trfct attorney went and he'd the company
indicted. If you DO not believe this ask
Secretary Fisher. or. indeed. any other
| good and loval conservat,onist--or ever ask
Mr.. Kent himself-and then II Won are not
convinced YOU are a great, horrid .kertic
| instead Of sweetly ideslistic conserva
ZIONIST. The proof VIII he absolutely posi-
tive. e r. "