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New-York tribune., 1911-11-30
FROZEN HALLBOYS
A Contrast Between Comfort and Suf-
fering Under One Roof.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. The contrast between comfort and
suffering IS distressing enough all over our
city. and much OF It is unavoidable as long
as our civilization and human nature re-
main what they are, but there are some
cases where n little thoughuulness VIII
alleviate It, To give one picture. every
orartrnent house on cold winter night
is filled with wel-to-do people snoring
blissfully under piles Of warm blankets,
while down I'm the hall a half-froZen negro
ia shiyering the hours away trying To stand
the cold till the morning steam comes on.
II Won consider the number OF apartment
houses I'm New York city, you have here
a nictura of human suffering that should
make us sleep a little less quietly o Nights.
No doubt thousands of the sleepers in the
apartments overhead give large sums to
help the poor and convert the heather,
with never n thought for the hallboy at
their very door-his uniform and brass but
tons are so neat and his service so prompt
and smiling. I'm expectation OF his weekly
tin! But the tip doesn't keep him warm
when the mercury Is lowering around zero.
This particular case of suffering can be
remeded very easily by providing small
gas or electric heaters whose cost is
service they render Landlords viii supply
them in minute IL they are convinced
that the tenants really want them put in.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
From The Tribune Bureau-l

Washington, Nov 29-The President
Thanksgiving turkey arrived to-day from
Westerly. Il. J. The bird weighs forty
pounds and is the gift Of Horace No'e'
Mr.. Taft will attend the Pan-Americsn
Thanksgiving Day celebration al D.
Patrlck's Church tomorrow morning az IL
o'clock. accompanied by Mrs. Taft' sec
retary IIlles and Major Butt. The fresi-
dent will return to the White House I'M
medately after the service, ana alte'
luncheon will go for a long Walk. Inc
White House Thanksgiving dinner VIII he
served about 1880 p. m.
Representative Bartholdt and c. B. VOL
fran. Of New York, members of the com
mission which presented reproduction OF
the Baron Won Steuben statue in Washing
ton 10 the Kaiser on behalf OF the United
States, made a report OF their trip to the
President this morning The statue was
placed in front OF the old castle at Pots
dam. I'VE left the German capital with
the conviction that the Kaiser Is true
friend and sdmirer Of the United States
and its President" said Mr.. Bartholdt.
A statement was given out at the White
House to-day to the effect that the pub
lished Interview" with the President which
appeared in a Paris paper over the Sig
nature Of NJ. de Tessan was unauthorized.
The President discussed District Of Co
lumbia legislation with several prominent
men OF the District this morning. Mr.. Taft
favors the continuance Of the half-and-half
appropriation for the District
Among the White House callers to-day
were Senators oliver. Stone and Smoot. ex-
Senator Burrows, Representatives Camp
bell, Burke. Martin, Austin and Langley,
Colonel W. p Hepburn, Marcus Braun,
Or. Charles A. /. Reed, OF Cincinnati; Ed
ward d. Libbey OF Toledo; Dennis T.
Flynn. former Delegate from Oklahoma,
and Walter T. Dennison, Of San Fran
cisco
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

lBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Newport. Nov. 29.--Mr. and Mrs. T. Suf-
fern Taller are expected in a short time
10 arrange for improvements 10 their New-
port summer home. Honeysuckle Lodge
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel J. Wagstan are
spending Thanksgiving with Mrs. Amos
Tuck French.
Mrs. Reginald c. Vanderbilt has returned
TO New York after visit with Mrs. Sidney
Jones Coford, tr.
Mrs. Leroy King will make an inspection
Of her property here next week
Stuyyesant Leroy has gone 10 Aiken for
the winter
Mrs. Emile Bruguiere will bA hostess az
dinner az her home tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Lorillard Spencer has returned from
4 New York visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul a. Andrews will clo-a
their season here the middle of December
Miss Margaret s Andrews is visiting
friends in New York
Mrs. French Vanderbilt has house
party for Thanksgiving.
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BRITISH TRADE TREATIES AND
TARTFFS

The British government finds itself
confronted with formidable task In
which It will be handicapped by its own
long established policy The recent i'm
perial conference unanimously adopted
a resolution in favor Of freedom of ac-
tion on the part Of the self-governing
colonies IN revising their fiscal relations
with the United Kingdom. ard the Brit
Ash government thereupon committed it.
self TO the negotiation of new trade
treaties with all countries whose exist
ing treaties limit that freedom. That
means a colossal undertaking, for at the
present time Canadian trade privileges
are limited by no fewer than twenty
treaties containing most favored na-
tion" clauses. those of New Zealand by
twenty-one and those Of the Common
wealth Of Australia by twenty-seven.
There are thus at least twenty-seven
new trade treaties to be made, or that
number of existing treaties TO be amend
ed in way which will generally be
repugnant to the other signatOries
For the British government thus to
negotiate new treaty provisions in trade
matters with most Of the nations Of the
world would be sufficiently arduous
task. But it is made immeasurably
more difficult by the fact that Great
Britain still clings TO the CObdeDite
free trade doctrine under which it de,
nieS itself the possession of any diplo-
matico-commercial assets which it might
use, if it had them, to its advantage in
these negotiations. Other countries will
not readily be prevailed upon to re-
linquish treaties TO their own disad-
vantage and to make new ones Of less ad-
vantage TO them without some quid pro
quo, and that is something which Great
Britain cannot offer them. Experience
has repeatedly shown that 1t is prac-
tically useless for a free trade govern
ment to seek trade concessions. quite
apart from the fact that it is self
stultifying for it TO do so.
The alternative, which we may be
sure the new leader Of the Opposition
at Westminster will press home with
aggressive zeal is that before under.
taking the re-negotiatlon Of commercial
treaties Great Britain shall endow her
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30
THE CABINET.
From The Tribune Bureau. !

Washington. Nov. 29.--The members Of
the Cabinet will be scattered. for their
Thanksgiving celebration tomorrow. The
Secretary OF State and Mrs. Knox will he
at their country place at Valley Forge,
where large family will surround them.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wicker
sham will spend the day out OF town, TAX
ing their dinner in New York with their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Akin. With scarcely an exception,
the other members OF the Cabinet will enjoy
home dinners, with few or no guests.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30

self with assets which may serve as
stock in trade for such bargainingS. y
protective tariff would obviously give
the British government enormous power
in trade negotiations. and an offer u
tariff concessions in the United King
dom would be regarded as compensation
for almost any trade favor which Great
Britain might desire. That the present
government will adopt such system IS
entirely out of the question. But tle
Opposition under its new leader Is
strongly and mequivocally committed
to it. and the appeal TO the nation 10
that end will hereafter be vigorous anl
incessant. emphasized by the object les
son which is likely to he presented IN
the impending negotiations.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30

sity witch President Taft had in mind
when he made his recent reply to Con-
gresoman Littleton II Pittsburgh. say
ing that 10 amend the law would be 10
throw away all tnat has been gained 10y
two decades Of Interpretation and be-
gin the process Of Interpretation anew.
Casting the statute in general terms.
the Senate Judiciary Committee IN
tended that t'A courts should interpret
IL according 10 their established rules.
interstate commerce" should mean pre-
cSely what il had meant in the exist
ing mass Of legal decisions upon the
subject Restraint Of trade should
mean Just what the courts had always
held it 10 mean. And 50 with the other
general phrases employed TO declare thc
purpose of Congress. Or. as Senator
Edmunds puts it in his "North American
Review" article. where he explains tie
attitude of those who drafted the Sher-
man act:
The Judiciary Committee believed that
the well-Anown principles guiding the
courts in the application and construc-
ton Of statutes would lead them TO give
the words of the act beneficial and
remedial rather than an injurious ana
technical one hurtful to any honest trade
as well as out of harmony with the
bcneficent spirit and policy of the whole
act That belief has now, on the whole
been realized.
In other words the Senate C. mmittee
intended that the statute should be un-
derstood and applied "in the light Of
reason" The courts have so construed
and applied it, There is no other prac-
ticable way of drafting, constituting and
applying laws. The talk of specific, self
interpreting statutes is the talk of anna
to,trc
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THEY CA.-'T SLEEP
Rivers Drive Residents Complain o:
Yoke and Dirt from Trains.
tor Of The Tribune.

4. t.for Of The Tribune.
sir: Igta has been said about the annoy
ance 10 residents along R'yNrside Drive
from the 'is % 2 Now York Central
along tho a.-- sro. byt little relief has
been oypchrnctd Tae disturbance from
steaming AID shuntng Il trains from IL
o'clock AT night until in the morning
seems 10 be worse ihad ever at present
and the loss Of sleep with hundreds has
been nightly This SCOT from the locomo-
tIves is still entering our houses and doing
damage. Altogether life In that part Of the
city is anything but agreeable. From I'D
street 10 s0th street one house after an
other Is being closed or offered for sale,
and the reason is not far to seek.
To the visitor this is one OF the most
attractive parts of the city and property
should be In active demand To the resi-
dent great difficulty is found In disposins
Of property, and values must depreciate
unless something is done 10 mitigate the
evil. II should concern the city more deeply
than It does. and II the railroad company
viii not voluntarily change conditions the
city should compel IT to do So Several
changes might be made that would mate
rally improve the situation.
Ono Improvement would be TO have the
noisy work done in the day time or early
evening rather than at the late hours OF
night Another is. the introduction of cleo
trio power, which would lessen the amount
Of dirt and much Of the noise.
Tho directors OF the road probably do not
realize the extent of the nuisance their
road is causing. Were they 10 distribute
themselves along Riverside Drive for one
night with the object Of sscertaining what
the residents have 10 suffer something
would be done and right speedily. Now
that the matter IS again brought 10 their
attention, is II too much TO hope that some
thing tangible VIII he done by way Of relief
I'm the near future?
RICHARD s. BARNES.
New York. Nov. q. 1911.
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IN THE RERKSHIRES.

k' lfIeElfp0 n j ne iIlplne
LenoX. Nov. 2o-Nr. and Mrs Rohb
De Peyster Tytus have leased Lithsow
cottage Of Mr. and Mrs. James r. Ludlow
for the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Sedgwick will
pass tho winter I'm Boston. where Mr.
SedGwfrk will serve as Representative IN
the State Legislature.
W Murray Crane has gone - Washing
ton after the summer and autumn in pal-
ton
Miss Virginia Butler is a guest Of Nliss
Helen Butler. IN Stockhridge
Miss Mary Weyman has arrived in stock
bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel rockingham have
gone TO French Lick Springs for several
weeks.
Or. Charles McBurney has returned 10
Stockbrldge, where he will pass the winter.
Mrs. T. 3. Jackson has gone 10 New
York after a visit with Mr.. and Mrs
George Winthrop Folsom. Miss Ethel 70,
som accompanied Mrs Jackson, who VIII
sail Saturday for London.
Mr. and Mrs. James g. Ludlow, Who
have been i'm LeroX, have returned 10 Ne"
York.
Mrs. Charles Rackemann has gone to
Boston
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HEIRESS TO AID GREENFIELD
Miss Forbes, of Boston, to Work
in Labrador Mission

Boston, Nov. 29.-NIiss Amelia Forbes
daughter of j. Malcolm Forbes ana an
helress, has abandoned life OF luNuIy
to become a trained nurse I'm Or. Wiiireu l.
Grenfelrs Labrador mission. she VIII s'a''
on Monday for the north and stay 'he''
on trial for six months.
Training for the work was obtained oY
Miss Forbes in the Waltham Home io'
Nurses. Her patients in Labrador VIII pe
Esqulmaus, Indians and fishermen ana ,''Os'
of the cases viii be due to accidents Lo'-
Of the sea is inborn in Miss FORBES 49,
her father was a famous yachtsman' n -
Forbes summer home is Naushoh'
Woods Hole on the Massachusetts eods, T.,
Miss Forbes first became interes'eD
the work of the Labrador medical hnSS mn
while attending lecture by DR.. Gre'''"'
and she volunteered her services
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30
DlsAPPRoVEs PROF. sPlNGARN.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The attack Of Professor Spingarn
on the management of Columbia University
Is OF peculiar interest 70 me- Since
served for many years as n trustee OF n
large university founded by a church, |
am naturally Interested IN these matters
A technical scholar Is Of necessity mar
row In fact. he could not be an author
itv on one subject unless he confined him
self largely n that one subject, and that
would unfit him 10 arrange a diversified
programme FOR great university ] have
known technical professors rerslstently
publish criticisms Of the university that
employed them, then complain when their
services were no longer needed The gov
crnment does not allow tho employees or
tho various departments to give interviews
and write articles for the papers critics.
ing the management of the government
Is this curtaillng freedom OF speech? Let
ell such resign and then they can properly
crltlcise 10 their hearts content.
This question touches the churches as
well as the schools. The Episcopal. Bap-
,lst Methodist and Presbyterian churches
were established 10 persuade people 70 he
llevo certain things and practise certain
things. Yet there arc men occupying pull
pits ~ these churches who are doing their
hos, to overthrow the churches that pay
them their salaries and give them their
opportuuities 10 do mischief II men wish
10 dlscredu the beliefs Of churches and
universities lot them do it from the out
side and not the inside.
HENRY GRAHAM.
Rrooklvn Nov 2s. 1911
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30
IS IT ~ ESSENTIAL,

Is an AnaniaS Club essential TO
indeed. possible for him TO get along
without onef These interroCatories are
suggested by that extraordinary disre-
gard Of etiquette which permitted a
young Frenchman 10 furnish To "Le
Matin." of Paris, an account Of con-
yprSation which he had with President
Taft. Ever since NJ. Richard, n repre-
sentative of "Le Petit Parisienne,"
quoted at great length and apparently
with some embellishments Conversa-
tion he had had with President Roose-
welt regarding the relations between
Russia and Japan and the peace Of
Portsmouth the utmost precauton has
been taken by the President and those
about him 10 prevent n similar occur
renee. Accordingly, no foreigner may he
introduced to the President except by
the diplomatic representative Of his
country in Washington.
I'm the case which has Just come 10
light the young Frenchman was not
only introduced by the French Ambassa-
dor. but went 10 the White House with
the further guarantee that he was
cousin of the French military attache.
And yet. without the permission OF Mr..
Taft, who never imagined that he was
talking for publication, this young man,
TO the chagrin Of his sponsors. it Is safe
TO say. furnishes to ''Le Matin" his rocol-
lection Of the remarks Of President Taft
on subjects regarding which he certainly
would not have consented TO grant an
interview, especially for a foreign pub
licatiOn.
The statement of the facts by Mr..
Hilles, Secretary TO the President. may
serve every purpose, and the Frenchman
may he regarded as only constructively
appointed to membership I'm the Ananias
Club. But that it will be possible, IN
view of the freedom with which the
President receives and chats with call
ers, to get along without such Il club
and the consignment thereto Of those
who abuse the hospitality Of the White
House has come to he a matter Of grave
doubt
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau.1

Washington, Nov. 2a-The diplomats will
follow the example Of the Cabinet. and for
the most part will dine at their embassies
and legations with the members OF their
STATS. The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand. and the Danish Minister and
Countess Moltke and few others will en-
tertaln bachelor diplomats and small par
ties.
The Swiss Minister, who was 10 have
sailed for this country to-day. has been de-
tained in Switzerland and Will not arrive
here until about the end OF December.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30
TROUBLED BY oEcAYEo GARBAGE

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: During the recent strike NJ the gar
haee collectors. the Board OF Health was
reported IN have refrained from action
Since tho alleged ending NJ the strike A
very unwholesome condition prevails owing
10 tho piles Of decaylng Nth which have
meanwhile been allowed To remain. Can
YOU give ne a reason for the continuance
~ an obvious nuisance in violation Of the
sanitary code? Q'EkN.
New York Nov 25. 'all.
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A CHARMING STORY.
10 Editor Of The Tribune

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: The Money Moon that has been
running in your Sunday magazine. is ended.
and what a pity. To be sure. 1t had to
end but II IS such sweet story II there
were more of its kind published and our
American wcmen would see to 1t that they
were read by their young daughters and
sons, too. IL would be "A great deal better
than trying to be so smart getting equal
rights for women In the political world
New York. Nov. %. 1911. Is. NJ.
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NemDork Gribn1le.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 80, 1911.

This newspaper IS oWned and puo-
Hshed by The Tribune Association a
Neto York corporation; office and prln-
cipat place Of business, Tribune Bnid-
ina. No. 154' Nassau street. Ne,0 Yo'k;
ogden MillS, president; ogden ". Rc'd'
secretary; James H. Barrett. treasurer
The address Of the officers is the Office
Of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30
PLAYsOYS OF PARIS.

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In your editorial this morning entitled
THE Playboys of New York" IA slight in
accuracy. IL seems to me. is made In the
claim that the French have not grown
rlotous over plays 'libellng" their nation.
Wasn't II recorded last February that tho
reserves had TO bc called out 10 dueH a
disturbance over Henri Bernstein's latest
NAV in Paris? A. W. L.
New York. Nov. -, l9u
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30
SCOTT STAYS IN HIGHER couHh

Albany. Nov. Ex-Governor pN 80, ~
redeslgnated Justice Francis NJ u,,s,.
New York. as member Of the App. sars
Division. First Department. for .,,. ~ he
Justice Scott vas designated oris,as ,as
Governor Higgins oil December o. ~"
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30
THE talk or THE DAY.

4 couple ~ women. we'll seated on a
crowded streetcar. we're loudly engaged in
a conversation regarding woman suffrage.
to tho delight Of their fellow passengers
The two were somewhat startled when the
car passed the corner at which they wishci
to allght. They hustled through tho stand
ing crowd. continuing their conversation
meanwhile We'll" remarked a man 20
the conductor. there's nothing backward
about women nowadays" Watch 'em ge.
or" said the official They got on back
ward
"Can you remain calm aud courageous
in the fac" OF impending misfortune
asked the man Of lofty i'eais
II can" replied tho plain person. I can
sit right down 70 a Thanksgiving dinner
and never once think OF dyspepsia. w wash
lngton Star.
THANKS IN ADVANCE.
Why do we have Thanksgiving Day.
Is Il because. a month away.
We knew Or Christmas. and pre-say
our thanks?
DO we anticipate the JOYS
That Christmas brings 10 little boys?
Is II for these We freely noise
Our thanks?
Say, are We glad to get the chance
TO spend our money IN advance
on sisters. cousins. swcethear,s. snnts?
No. thanks,
Thanksgiving's cause 10 mo is clear.
our thanks most brightly must appear.
We want to shout, that all may hear
Our thanks
For. mark YOU. Christmas nav may bring
worthless and useless thing
This then. tho reason We now sing
our thanks \. W. ].
John-so You paid a visit t. your rich
uncle. Jake, and he seemed glad to So"
you7
cuss has lost his money Chicago News.
new Illinois law rroviduc for peu.
s,ons for dependent mothers bids fair 70
bankrupt Cook County. according 10 10
seph Meyer the county agent In charge
~ the relief fund Mr. Me -er figures that
there arc thirty thousand families I'm the
county eligible under this law ~ receive
pensions. and that these. under a con
servative estimate. will run from ''ooo
nA IN 100000 a year This is regular so-
clalism. pure and simple" said Mr.. Never.
THE law will have 10 he reviewed or
amended or Cook County will he bankrupt.
and cannot figure ont how n oan he
amended I'm "A practical wav. There arc
many mothers working. The law contem
plates that they shall hH enabled 10 re
main M home 20 take care of their chill
drcn They are rapidly becoming Informed
regarding this law and are therefore ap-
plying for pensions with the expectation
of quitting work"
II have here n poem.
rs II a poem Of any serious purpose
inquired the editor of the Highnr"" Maga-
zine. -.
'It is. sir II was written To pay my
hoard bin "-Louisville Courier-Jour-
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30
NOT TAMMkNY'S ooINGs.

From Tho chicago News
N.w York for the nrst time IN iis history is
showing profit IN It's Water Department This
viii give Tammany pain. Il Is not In the
habit OF allowing such errors to be committed.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30

The earliest reference to the turkey
found in English is contained in CON
stitution' Of Cranmer. 1541, which says
tnat the "turkey-cocke" is one OF the
greater fowles" Of which an ecclesiastic
must have been sturdy eaters TO make
that implied prohibition necessary.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30

Who will say that college football IS
an exercise cultivated only by few
"gladiators"? one OF the editors OF
Harvard University newspaper has just
kicked a football thirty-two miles along
a Massachusetts highway Evidently II
IS the kicking game that has attractions
for high brows."
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30

Chairman Graham's assertion that the
Taft administrations policy with regard
To Alaska has changed is untrue. There
has been no policy moro consistently
followed by this administration than that
dealing with Alaska, as an examination
OF the Presidents recommendations will
Droyp
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30

The Maryland judge who sentenced a
wife beater to six lashes and six months
in Jail might have done better by in
creasing the number of lashcs and elimi-
mating the prison sentence. which leaves
the wife without support for long
period
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30

The Pope might fnd it hard to sup
press a smile If he should happen to
New-York tribune., 1911-11-30

Why would II not be n good scheme 70
employ cowboys who are expert with the
rope" on the police force? Then when
speeding chauffeur hit any one ana
refused to stop he could he expeditiously
roped and gently snaked out OF his
sneedng car.