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New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
DEPENDS ON FILIPIN0s
Natives Brave and Loyal Sol.
diers, Says General Pershing.

Washington. Jan. e-Should an emerrens.
arise In the Philippines The United ststs.
would have TO depend on native troon,
for the defence OF the islands, and m.
Filipino would be found, loyal soldl.r
according to the annual report Of Brixx.
dier General John J. ,Pershing. command@,
OF the Department OF Mindanao.
THE difficulty and expense OF maintain.
ing a large force OF American troops here
for purposes OF defence against foreign
invasion is evident" says General Perish.
ing, but that we should have a fore.
ready for such emergepcy.ineed no discus.
sion. Should the emergency arise we would
have to depend upon native troops The
authorized strength and organization OF
native scouts should be utilized as a M.
cleus 10 train a native army for this pur.
pose II would be ar. easy matter to In.
augurate scheme. embracing two years
service with the colors and a longer period
with the reserve, that would provide. with.
in a few years. an adaquate and relisbl.
force for defence"
As a force that might be called upon to
assist in defending the Islands. the Philip.
pine scouts-the native troops-would un.
doubtedly acquit themselves with credit.
the report says. In regard TO the faithful
ness OF the scouts TO the United States.
General Pershing adds that the officers
who have had the largest experience with
them express a firm belief in their loyalty.
General Pershing suggests that the tour
of duty OF American troops in the Philip
pines be made four years. as in the pres.
ent term OF two ysars tie soldiers hardly
get acquainted with the people and condi.
tions in the vicinity Of tfteir posts. Service
in the Philippine Isiahdssfs no more ardu.
Gus than service IN Texas or Arizona, he
adds.
General Pershing severely criticises the
uniform used for tropical Service. He says:
"The American made khaki cotton cloth is
heavy, shrinks badly, fasfes rapidly and is
almost as warm as woollen cloth. This
clothing is as poor an excuse for military
uniforms as can be. .imagfned."
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
TARIFF BOARDS WORK
Raw Wool Investigation in East
Nearly Finished.

Washington. Jan. 6--The Tariff Board ex-
poets to finish its raw wool investigation In
the states east Of the Mississippi River by
the middle Of this month. and will then
proceed with work on the Western ranches.
With Ohio as a base OF operations. the
boards investigators have been working
several weeks in West Virginia, Vermont,
Western Pennsylvania, Michigan and other
states where wool growing is an important
industry.
To meet different conditions In the West
ern states a practically new schedule has
been prepared. It differs materially from
the one used by the agents in the East, and
has been pronounced by experts complete
piece OF work. Alvin H. Sanders, one Of
the members OF the board, who is familiar
with wool growing in the West, was one
Of the leaders in It's preparation.
Reports from the field indicate that sheep
raisers are cooperating with the boards
agents, and the board acknowledges that
the friendly attitude of the growers has
greatly facilitated the inquiry.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
PHILIPPINE LAND INQUIRY
Sugar Men and Others Summoned by
Investigating Committee.

Washington. Jan. 6.-Men who have fig
ured conspicuously in the charges affecting
the administration Of the Philippine lands
have been asked TO testify in the investi-
CATION Of the House Committee on Insular
Affairs.
The committee, at the instance Of Rep
resentative Martin, OF Colorado who start
ed the inquiry. has asked the following
men 10 appear next Wednesday: Horace
Havemeyer. OF the American Sugar Re-
firing Company; Charles II. Senn and
Charles J. Welch. who are said by Mr.
Martin 10 be the real parties In interest in
the purchase Of the San Jose estate on
Mindoro Island; c. A. De Gersdorf, OF the
law firm Of Cravath, Henderson g. De
Gersdorf, OF New York, counsel for these
persons, and the officers Of the Mindoro
Development Company, OF New Jersey, the
corporation which Mr. Martin contends
had unlimited powers In the archipelago.
The charges are that the estate was pur-
chased for the American Sugar Rehning
Company. though ostensibly for individuals
TO comply with the law.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
TAFT STRIKES PEONAGE
Refuses to Commute Sentence of
Convicted Man.

Washington. Jan. 6-President Taft to-
day denied an application for commutation
Of sentence in the case OF w. S. Harlan.
manager Of great lumber and turpentlne
company doing business in Florida and
Alabama, who was convicted Of violating
tho peonage law OF Florida.
The President plainly indicates that he
does not intend to let legal technicality
defeat the ends Of justice. He had pre-
pared, as the result of an appeal by friends
Of Harlan, 10 commute his sentence from
eighteen to six months, whereupon the at
torneys for the convicted man tried to have
him set at liberty. asserting that. "as a
sentence OF six months could not, under
the law, be executed in the penitentiary to
which Mr.. Harlan had been sentenced. It
could not be executed anywhere. and there
fore he must be set at liberty
I'm order TO prevent the use Of such a
technicality In the future" the President
says, ito avoid the sentence, j shall make
no order of Communication. but shall allow
the sentence TO stand until after the de-
fendant is imprisoned and then shall ex-
erclse such executive clemency as ] may be
advised that the case requires. The SEN
tence of eighteen months is, therefore, in
full force
Harlan must also paw fine of 5000
The offence for which Harlan was con-
victed grew out of the alleged effort of his
company to obtain $50 laborers from New
York, including a number OF Hungarian,
Bulgarian and other immigrants. They
were taken I'm parties of from twelve 10
twenty-five by sea to Savannah, thence to
the company's plart.
THE evidence clearly shows" says the
President in his opinion, that on the way
from Savannah to the companys settle
ment a number attempted to escape and
we're physically detained and brought 10 the
place of work. The government of the
United States has been at great pains and
cost 10 suppress peonage. 1t is much more
likely to be maintained successfully where,
as in these cases, the laborers are foreign
ers and do not Jpeak English, and hardly
know their rights. 1t IS a kind OF offence
that is regarded lightly in some communi-
ties. II permitted to live at all, IL will
spread rapidly its demoralizIng influence.
When, therefore, a man of high business
standing and large enterprises is convicted
of the offence the punishment should be
such as To- deter others from the practice
Fines are not effective against men of
wealth Imprisonment is necessary
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07

acknowledgment OF your courtesy IN .o .o
municating your records might be open ~
misrepresentation, and that IT was ex-
you to prevent this risk by stdnnt stagnSt ex-
picitly the result Of the tndepenoe",, ,rust
animation made I'm our offices. a,ia-
that the course followed may be S"'''
factory 10 you.
DOUGLAS w. FRESHFIELD,u
Member r. G. 8. Couho"
Representative Macon. OF Arkahsss'
Peary's principal opponent on the con'nn.
tee, expects to ask Peary some lesoi"o
questions tomorrow.
Pesry a Rapid Walker.
The official report Of Captain Peary
recent walking test as prescribed by the
Navy Department Is, in the opinion OF MS
friends. the strongest possible refu'a''o'
OF the arguments advanced by critics "ho
have questioned the time the explorer Haue
over the ice on the return from the Nor'h
Pole.
Captain Peary selected December 1S' 10
and 20 for the test. On the first day nc
walked twenty-five miles in hours ana 20
minutes, on the second day Twenty-Five
miles in hours and IS minutes, ana Oh
the third day five miles in 1 hour ana 20
rninutes In other words, he walked hfty-
five miles In IS hours and SO minutes.
Returning from the North Pole 10 tne
point where ne left Bartlett, Peary covered
l50 miles in three days. an average OF ni'y
miles a day. The journey northward from
Bartlett required five days. an average OF
thirty miles day
Friends OF the captain say that his naVai
test proves conclusively that fifty miles a
day over the ice on the return from the
pole was not an unreasonable distance TOT
him TO cover. In the official walking test
Ne covered fifty-fve miles in 10 hours ana
| SO minutes.
Proceeding north from Bartlett, the time
consumed In covering the 1872 miles 10 the
pole was necessarily slower, because IL was
an advance into territory through mucn OF
which the explorers party had literally 10
! hew its way.
In the light Of his recent walking
achievements Peary, in the opinion OF
many naval officers, has shown how nt ne
was for hard and steady going under con-
ditions that would have discouraged
weaker man. From Cape Columbia ne
made a round trip Of 955 miles In fifty-four
days, an average of little less than eigh-
teen miles p day.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
CHE EDAyINW WASHINGTON

NEW YORKER. CANDIDATE .-Ex- Rep
resentative Ryan. OF Buffalo is an active
candidate for the clerkship CT the next
House Of Representatives. Mr.. Ryan Is
now In Washington. and claims TO have
lined up the solid Democratic membership
OF the New York delegation behind his can
didacy Some Of the members are waging
an active fight in his behalf. A special
effort is being made to line up all the DEM
ocrats from the Northern and Eastern
states for Mr.. Ryan Other candidates In
the field are Representative Keliher, OF
Massachusetts; Stokes Johnson. the Demo-
cratic chairman Of Indiana. and Clyde
Tavenner of st. Louis, who was In charge
of the Democratic publicity bureau in the
recent campaign. G.. G.. H.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
SUES UNDER WILSON LAW
Tariff Figures in Attack on
Tobacco Combination.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Oral argument in
the so-called Tobacco Trust case began
late to-day in the Supreme Court OF the
United States.
j. c. McReynolds, special assistant to the
Attorney General, made the opening ad-
dress. He had not finished his remarks
when the court adjourned until Monday
Counsel on both sides agreed to finish their
arguments in twelve hours. This will bring
the close Of the presentation about p. m.
next Wednesday. At that time the Stand
ard Oil suit will be taken up.
At least one important result was ac-
complished in the first few minutes that
Mr.. McReynolds spoke. lie surprised some
members OF the court by saying that the
dissolution was asked not only under the
Sherman antitrust law but under the Will
son tariff act of 1S9l.
Mr.. McReynolds told the court that this
was the first case that had ever been
brought under the Wilson tarirf act. which.
he explained, applied TO restraint Of trade
where an importer was a party. This IN
formation was brought out by questions
from Justice Lurton.
'I do this because 1 never heard Of the
Wilson act in this case before" said the
Justice. Mr.. McReynolds assured him that
Il had been mentioned in the first argu-
ment
Much discussion had taken place in the
trust cases as TO whether or not the phrase
restraint Of trade" as used in the Sher-
man antitrust law, was equivalent to re
straint OF free competition" Mr.. Mercy
noids pointed 10 the Wilson act as the in
depreciation by Congress OF the Sherman
act, passed four years previous. in which
all doubt as 20 the meaning had been re-
moved by using the phrase restraint OF
free competition"
Mr.. McReynolds devoted most OF his time
to a history OF the tobacco combination.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07

| IMPORTANT NEWS.-The Department
OF State has received assurances from the
| American Minister TO Honduras that In so
| far as has come TO his knowledge there has
been no uprising or outbreak in that coun-
| try, although there appears to be some
unrest. and the government is prepared
and alert II is also officially announced
at the Department Of State that the gov
ernment Of Portugal has decreed that cold
storage meats may enter that country free
OF duty These two important items con-
stituted the sum total Of the diplomatic
news obtainable at the Department Of
State to-day. There is occasionally some
impatience expressed at that department
because news Of pending negotiations is
made public by the press before the time
is, in the opinion Of the department, ripe
for such publicity. The fact is. however,
that IL is almost impossible to secure any
news OF real value a. the department, and
the policy Of secrecy which prevails there
simply serves 10 whet the desire Of those
whose duty It is 20 keep their papers In
formed OF what is going on in the diplo-
matte world. with the result that much that
Is important regarding the affairs OF the
department is CLEANED elsewhere. The news
OF Portugals action will doubtless prove an
occasion Of qualification to the beef pack
ers
PACIFIC DEFENCES.-Possibly as a
preliminary step TO further military defence
o! the Pacific Coast. the Secretary Of War
purposes to ask Congress to appropriate
| $50. 900 with which TO dredge Pinole Shoals,
San Pablo Bay. in order that battleships
may have clear channel TO the Mare ISL
and navy yard. The channel Immediately
in front Of the Mare Island yard is being
kept reasonably clear by the system Of
jetties installed by the Navy Department
! but little further along the silt brought
down by the Sacramento and San Joaquin
rivers rapidly fills up the point known as
Pinole Shoals. and were this neglected It
would soon be impossible TO get the larger
battleships Up TO the Mare Island yard. In
making this request the Secretary OF War
has the entire approval OF the President,
and the recommendation Will, Of course.
enjoy the hearty support Of the entire Cali
fornia delegation In Congress.
WOULD PROTECT THE BIRDs.-Rep-
resentative Weeks, OF Massachusetts,, has
introduced bill designed to protect the
migratory birds in their flight from the
South to the North. His measure makes II
a misdemeanor, punishable by $500 fine or
Sky days imprisonment. to harm coveys
OF single specimens OF geese, ducks. pigeons.
swans. snipe. doves or other insectvorous
birds. including robins and bluebirds. water
fowl. etc, on their northward flight. II
further provides that possession of spec-
mems Of these birds In the spring shall be
accepted as evidence of guilt
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
WON'T ATTEND PARTY CAUCUS
Colt Supporters Say They Signed Psti.
tion Under misunderstanding.

Providence, Jan. s.-The Republican state
committeeman and others who yesterday
circulated a petition TO call caucus 10
nominate candidate for United States
Senator 10 succeed Nelson w. Aldrich an.
nounced to-day that sufficient signatures had
been affixed 10 the petition 10 insure eau
Gus being held. The petition makes con-
dition that all those attending the caucus
shall vote for the capdidate nominated oy
that such OF their numbers as signed the
paper did so under nisapprehension, and
should a caucus. be held they will not at
tend They declare the npove 10 be an a.
tempt by the supporters'of Henry r. lap.
pitt TO corral as many~Eolt men as they can
by having them attend the caucus, which
they say Is sure 10 nominate the 'organiza-
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
RESTRICTION ON CANAL BONDS
Bill to Make Them Not Available for
Bank Note Security.

Washington, Jan. 6.-To render the new
Panama Canal bonds non-receivable by the
Treasury Department as security for ma
tional bank circulation, Representative
Payne introduced In the House to-day a
bill giving the Secretary OF the Treasury
authority to put such restrictions into the
bonds themselves. II provides that until
at least Sl0O, 900 OF the Panama bonds
authorized In 1909 are issued they shall
expressly provide that the Treasury cannot
accept them from national banks as Sc
curity for notes.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07

This represents an increase over the
present membership as follows: Alabama,
Colorado. Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louis'-
ana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North
Dakota, Ohio Oregon. Rhode Island, South
Dakota, Utah and West Virginia. one eacn;
Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey. Texas
and washington, two each; California and
oklahoma. three each; Pennsylvania, four,
and New York, six.
A majority OF the members OF the com
mlttee believe this plan will prevail.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
HOUSE OF 433 MEMBERS
Increase of Six for New York II
Crumnacker Bill Passes.

Washington. Jan. 6.-The reapportlon-
ment bin introduced in the House to-day
by Chairman Crumpacker Of the Commit
tee on Census, fixes the nuniDer OF Repre-
sentstives at 433. The bill was referred to
the Census Committee. The apportlonment
Of membership among the various states
under this arrangement will be as fol-
lows.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
'PEARY TO Be REWARDED
Little Doubt That He VIII Be
Made Rear Admiral.
WILL SHOW PROOFS TO-DAY
Members of Royal Geographical
Society Send Him Letters
of Confidence.
IFrom The Tribune bureau. ]

| Washington, Jan 6-The controversy In
the House of Representatives as 10 wheth-
er or not Captain Robert Il. Peary should
be thanked and rewarded by Congress for
his discovery of the pole Is in fair way
TO be settled There Is a much more
kindly feeling toward Peary now than was
the case last session. when he refused to
appear before the Committee on Naval
Affairs or to submit his RECORDS Tor In
spectlon AS result there seems to be no
question that before the present ses-
sion ends legislation will be enacted ele-
waiting Peary to the grade OF stan rear
admiral and retiring him with the pay OF
that rank He may also get the thanks OF
Congress and a medal
| A subcommittee OF the Naval Affairs
Committee had a meeting to-day to dis
cuss the Peary case. Little was DONE
however, as Representative Bates, OF
Pennsylvania, Pearys friend and cham
, pion announced that the explorer would
be on hand at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing to answer any questions that might
DO asked and to turn over all OF his origi-
nal North Pole records for inspection
! The most interesting feature OF to-day
meeting was the reading by Mr. Bates OF
two letters from high officials OF the Roy
al Geographical Society of Great Britain
! to Peary, informing him that after the
most thorough and critical examination
| by the council Of the society 1t had been
officially determined that he had reacheu
the North Pole. While the Royal Geo
graphical Society gave Peary a big gold
medal months ago on the basis OF the IA
yorable verdict OF the National Geograph-
ic Society, Of this country, It's own IN
dependent investigation has since been In
progress.
Following are the letters to Peary from
the officers of the society:
Dear Commander Peary: ~ ..
Please accept our sincere THANKS ioI
the documents you have sent us, lncluulns
copies Of the observations taken by you
at the pole. They have been thorougnly
examined by us In the opinion OF my
council, there is nothing IN tnis %, ., .Saiy Sny
notice that in any way anects the posi-
ton indicated by me, when !, on oehall
of the society presented you with a sPe.
your explorations, during which you were
the first to reach a pole of the earth.
With best wishes. believe me, yours
sincerely LEONARD DARWIN,
President r. G. 5.
Dear Commander Peary: -
| You will receive an official letter from
Major Darwin, thanking you for communi-
eating copies Of your polar records TO
the Royal Geographical Society, and stat
ing that they have been most thoroughly
and critically examined by our scientihc
/ instructor, who takes the same view OF
/ them as that taken by the committee OF
| the United States Geographic society, on
whose report the council Of the Royal
GeosTaphicsl GnosY Society acted; Having ac,
cented this report as final. our council
| felt a certain difficulty In saying anything
turther, But some OF us held that bare
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-25
To Refrock tho Minister.

The newly elected governor OF New
Jersey. W ood-ow Wilson, confesses To
puzzlement over the motives thai lead
young men to the ministry When he
hears some OF the things they say" to
him. he thinks that they are talking Of
another profession. Their motive Is
70 do something, when it should be to
be something" You do not have TO be
anything in particular to be lawyer,
ne asserts, with the authority OF ex-
perience. Il have been lawyer and
know" NO other profession requires a
strong spiritual change" This truth
is insisted upon because. so Governor
Wilson thinks, the church. first and
last, has oscillated in respect to the
position that a minister ought to hold
in the community One is the ideal
leading to asceticism. which expects
the minister 10 hold aloof from the Or
binary transactions of life: the other
ideal requires that he take deep IN
terest to everything that affects the
life of the community and be at partic
ular pains to live as other men live,
ard not in any way show himself sep
arate from the world. not it. any way
that. at any rate, externally. changes
the current and method OF his life" DR.
Wilson'S view, it may be said at once,
is not the latter Indeed. he charges
lin The Christian Work and EvanEe-
list) that I'VE have been trying to un-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-25

truth than affirming his belief In
supreme intelligence. The theological
conception of God Is rejected: religions
are declared to be nothing but formal
tiles and side-issues." Religious faiths
and creeds," he asserts. have greatly
ha.npe our deve.opme When the
churches learn to take the rational
view OF things when they become
tue schools OF ethics and stop te,chinS
ft.l les, they viii ',e more effective tran
ever" He seriously doubts IF Christ,
the greatest moral teacher Of them all.
laid claim TO actual divinity" Express
sions like these lead the cardinal. who
replies in a later number of The Co
IuInhian, to suspect that Mr.. Edison's
acquaintance With theolog. is almost
limited to framentary "reminiscences
of sermons heard in toyhood days
He asserts that the scientist has been
"dogma,ic without troubling himself 10
give any proofs He picturesquely
accuses Mr. Edison of assuming the
preroga.ive of a pope. who. however.
II is added, does not dognlatize until the
question has been discussed for CEN
turtles and settled by the voice of e1-
perts" The learned divine is puzzled
L. place Ny Edison anywhere in the
scheme Of things.