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New-York tribune., 1911-01-02

quently is that the Flushing forts are
part Of Germany's progressive military
preparations, to be erected with Dutch
money under secret German compulsion,
their only possible use being the preyen-
ton of the landing of an English eXpe-
dictionary force on Belgian soil in case of
British cooperation with France in the
great war whose spectre VIII not be laid.
This view is. moreover, frankly taken IN
well informed German circles.
Belgian authorities on international
law question Hollands right to erect
these Notifications in view of the neu-
trality Of Belgium, guaranteed by the
great powers in 1899, as they would en-
able Holland TO nullify the guarantee at
will by closing the Scheldt and thus pre-
venting one or more Of the guaranteeing
powers from sending aid oversee to the
country in case Of its invasion. Inc
Dutch theory appears TO be that such an
invasion would ipSO facto put an END 10
the neutrality of Belgium by converting
her. however unwilling and helpless. into
n belligerent CertainEit is that the erec-
tion of fortifcations in its own territory
is a nations right. and strictly domes-
tic concern. The project endangers also
the hope which has been held III Bel
gium of efficient defensive collaboration
nv land between the two little Kingdoms
in case of war. Together they could
raise an army of sufficient strength to
cause even a great power to reflect well
before adding to the difficulties or the
| situation confronting it.
The Dutch government is evidently IN
n delicate position, which is perhaps not
inaptly described as between the deViI
and the deep sea. The significance OK
| the Scheldt fortification project 1or
European politics is obvious.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
THE sCHELDT FORTIFIC4TIONs.

Several months ago a member or the
Dutch Parliament, Jonkheer van Heecke-
ren. interpellated the country's Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Jonkheer de Marees
van Swinderen, on the subject OF an AZ
1eged communicat ton from the German
Government to the effect that unless llol-
land mt her coast defences in order
forthwith Germany herself would be
forced 10 take the necessary steps to that
end The Minister of Foreign Affairs
replied that no such message had beeh
received. Mr.. Abraham Kuyper, who was
Premier of the country some years ago.
volunteering the additional information
that no such communica ton had reached
tbe government during his own tenure OF
Office.
The elaborate plans for the fortitica-
tion of the mouth of the Scheldt, the sea
auproach to Antwerp AID practically 10
all Belgium recently introduced In the
Dutch Chamber by the government COM
inc so closely after Mr.. van Heeckeren S
Interpolation, have aroused the interest
Of all Europe, and especially of England
France and Belgium. In Holland ltse1
this new defence bill, as il is called, has
been received with discomfort and sus-
picion sufficiently strong TO lead the go"-
ernment TO defer its discussion from last
November. when 1t was first introduced,
10 some time within the next two months.
English, French. Belgian and dissident
Dutch military authorities point out that
the proposed Notifications at Flushing
are In no way necessary to the country S
very thorough system Of coast defence,
that they will not form part Of H. and
will add nothing 10 its efficiency 1t IS on
the land side facing Germany, that the
Dutch defences are VIGOROUSLY superan-
nuated and inadequate, yet the new bill
makes only nominal provision for their
Improvement Holland lies practically
omen to German invasion, but is al
ready well prepared TO withstand an at
tack by sea. The inference freely drawn
in England, France and Belgium conse-
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
THE NEW TRIBUNE ALMANAC.

Tho Tribune Almanac for 1911 is Of
fered for sale to-day, enlarged III SIZE
and enriched with a mass OF new ma
tcrial. The number of pages mas peen
more than doubled, the contents nave
been rearranged and the typography mas
been improved but the price remains
o5 cents In order to cover with thor
ourhness the natural field of a year book
and reference book combined the IT'D
me Almanac has sought TO give It's
readers this year not only a record OIL
the years activities i'll polltlcs' trace
industry. education, religion and sports
but also TO furnish a convenient basis
for comparison with the similar recordS
of other years. 1t supplies. therefore u
compete handbook Of information for
the busy man on all topics of general
interest, each topic being treated Win a
view 70 completeness brevity and lucid
ity the readers search being facilitated
by black faced cross heads, indented
heads and other typographical devices
TO make consultation easier.
If would not be practicable to emu
ucrate all the added features OF the
new volume a foreign section has been
introduced. giving statistics Of area.
population, revenue debts. etc. for every
nation in the world, dealing sepa-
ratelv with naval development and
with the government and the trade with
the United States Of all the Latin-Aner-
or1 81 fhn nf
Europe. Over a hundred pages are al
lotted to finance. trade, agriculture.
manufacturing and transportation in the
United States and an equal amount of
suace is devoted to the legislation of
the second session Of the 6lSt Congress,
the fight against "CannOnism," the Bal
linger-Pinchot investigation the applca-
ton of the observation-disclosures tariff,
the Newfoundland fisheries arbitration.
the collection of the federal corporation
tax. the Aids case at Albany and sum-
mary OF New York State legislation in
1910.
In another section the activities OF
the federal government are pictured
much more extensively than ever before.
The forest service, the postal service,
the public land and reclamation services,
the pension system, the lifesaving ana
| lighthouse services, the Fisheries Bu-
rcau, the Weather Bureau. the Patent
Office the immigration and naturaliza-
| tion services. the Smithsonian lnstitu-
ton. the Library of Congress, the Indian
Bureau and various other governmental
agencies are dealt with In detail. ON
the historical side mass of interesting
| information is given as 10 the occupants
Of the chief posts under the government
at present and from the beginning and
| the votes in the Electoral Colleges for
all the Presidents and Vice-Presidents.
4 new section has been prepared deal
/ ing with weights, measures, coins, stand
ards of value, interest, longevity and
other calculations, and double the former
| space has been allotted 10 statistics oi
education, religion, societies, sports dn'
Guiding a chapter on avlation), and to
! information about the activities Of the
various states and Of the state and city
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
1 yE4P OF MAYOR GAYNOR.

The gains to the city from Mayor Gay
nor's first year i'll Office are chiefly moral.
1t is not possible to point to reduction
in the cost of municipal government at
least as measured by budgets. Ii is not
possible to single out any striking
achievement of administration. No eX-
traOrdinary success comparable with that
Of Colonel Waring has been recorded
bv any of his heads Of departments,
No contribution 10 the art of governing
American cities has been made; at least
no method or device has been disclosed
which other cities may initiate, saying
Herein have we erred. Thus in the fut-
ure shall we be well governed
The moral gain from such an admins
tration as Mayor Gaynor's has been thus
far is that it eleyates the standards
which the people will apply to future
administrations. But it would not be
fair TO imply that the present admins
trati0n has really set higher standards
than some of its predecessors main
tanned. for the Mayor has really only
applied the same principles which guided
various anti-Tammany administrations
that preceded him He has, like them'
largely denied the claims Of political or
carnations and put the public interest
first, reinforcing their lesson that the
way to a betterment of municipal govern
ment lies through ending the attempt 10
serve the two masters, political machines
and the public interest
This lesson Mayor Gaynor has been
able TO reinforce with an effectiveness all
his own. because he has personality
that holds public attention, knack FOR
the dramatic, a homely wit and fresh
way Of saving old things. He vitallzes
the business of self-government and
keeps up day in and day out the tagging
interest of a busy people in it, and he Is
thus writing deep into the public con-
sciousness an impression of what good
city government is and how it is to be
obtained.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
REAL LTFESAVING.

Among all the numerous and varleu re-
ports of official and other work III the
past year we are not sure that there Is
one which indicates greater efficiency or
which more spontaneously inspires ad-
miration and gratitude than that OF the
lifesaving service. This is a department
Of governmental activity which Is not oe-
fore the public gaze as constantly ana rs
conspicuously as some others, ana itS
work in the very nature Of the case Is
often, we might say generally, done WIN
few to see it save those directly IN
volved. But measured by the standard
of labor and peril TO the WORKER OF
benefit TO its object. or Of average sue
cess, it must rank among the very lore
most.
There were in the year disasters TO no
fewer than 1853 vessels Of all classes. TO
all of which excepting J6 the lltesaVlhg
service gave assistance. The 1,io' YES
sells succored were valued at more than
S1O.OOOOOO a considerable amount of
property TO be rescued, in whole or III
part, from destruction. But that Is not
the chief point. There were no fewer
than 6,6G1 persons on the distressed ves-
sells, large proportion of whom Were'ln
imminent peril of death and doubtless
would have perished had il not been for
the service Of the lifesavers. AS II was,
only 53 lives were lost, against probably
many hundreds which would have been
lost In the absence of the service III ques-
tion. In addition, we are told that the
lives of 137 persons were saved from
drowning in other circumstances than
shipwreck. And it must be borne III
mind that in hearty all cases the life
savers performed these services OF rescue
at the risk of their own lives.
The money cost of this service to the
nation was more than S2,OOO,OOO. Taken
by itself that is large sum. Compared
with the practical results Of its eXpendi
ture il seems small. Certainly 1t should
not he grudged, and certainly there
should be no reluctance in granting, III
addition. a sufficient appropriation to
provide pensions for those heroes of life
saving who become disabled or worn out
in their arduous work, or for their de-
pendent survivors.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-A cable dispatch to The
Tribune stated that much surprise was
expressed in London last night by the
absence of peers in the New Year honor
list; the rewards went to political work
ers, doctors and philanthropists. =-
a cable dispatch from Madrid stated
that King Alfonso renewed his conf
dence in the ministry and that Premier
Canalejas had reorganized the Cabinet
a cable dispatch from Managua,
Nicaragua. stated that President Es-
trada has granted general amnesty TO all
political eXiles: in his inaugural he
promised efficient administration of the
laws: the American Consul did not at
tend the Inauguration ceremonies. -=
The cupola of the mausOleum of Sultan
Orkhan GhaZi and several houses at
Brusa, Asia Minor, were damaged by an
earthquake shock. - NJ. Karaulou,
leading member Of the DOuma and
champion OF the Jewish dissident causes,
died at St. Petersburg from meningitis.
II was reported at Berlin that
andrew Carnegie's gift for fund for
German heroes was the leading topic Of
tne Emperors New Years reception.
DOMESTIC.-Pre Taft author
ized formal recognition Of the new con-
stitutiOnal government Of Nicaragua
= 1t was announced in Washing
ton that the navy 0OdEQ mas IcSOHSlU-
cred its decision as 20 the motive power
of the battleship Texas, and viii con-
slider the use of turbines instead OF re-
ciprOcating engines. =- II was Sald at
Albany that Governor Dix intended 10
appoint Thomas Mott Osborne, OF Au-
burn, State Forest, Fish and Game Com
missioner. The report OF Waiter
McCulloh, consulting engineer 10 the
State Water Supply Commission, was
made public at Albany. - the an
nual report of eX-Lttorney General
O'Malley was made public at Albany
Y.-Ambassador Bryce arrived in
town after a lengthy Journey through
Latin-America, during which he found
time for work on his new book. -
The West Side Court reported a New
Years record of cases, with fewer ar
raignments on the charge Of intoXacuon
than usual. - Directors of the closed
Northern Bank were reported 70 De
planning a new institution 10 take us
place: Joseph @. Robin was said 10 Dc
jmproving rapidly in Bellevue. -
Alleged cures with new thoughts Sent
Inv wireless were described by an inter
preter of the so-called science. --=- IN
q rear-epd collision Of trolley cars IN
Williamsburg a man was seriously IN
Sured and a dozen persons were cut ny
glass. - The Public Cold Storage
Warehousemen's Association went on
record as favoring federal inspection OF
products handled by them. =
THE WEATHER.-Indic Tor TO-
CAV. Pain or snow. The temperature
Yesterday: Highest, As degrees; low
cf
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: The Department OF Docks and Fer
ries. which now has a strike on its hahus
of stokers on the municipal feryooats. mas
endeavored. I am led to believe from COM
msnder Sears. to cut down the force OF
This class of help on each boat by one
which is supposed to be the real cause OF
the strike. This, on the face or H. VIII
appeal to every taxpayer, as II appdrehuy
smells economy, but when one looks at
other workings Of this same department II
has another aspect.
For instance. this department Is now hir-
ing three ferryboats from private concerns
which is costing the city $40 day. Inns
&c caused by three of their boats beng laid
nm unfit for service on this pretext the
citv payrou has been loaded up with
number OF mechanics who are supposedly
employed to put these boats in seaworthy
condition. This has been going on Tor some
time, and from the progress mace is sure
to go on for a long time to come; ana even
then there is no assurance that these ooats
will be in a fit condition, for most OF the
men who are supposed to be employed IN
r,acine them in condition are new to that
kind cf work.
If a private concern were up against the
same proposition. the first move wouid DC
TO get estimates as TO the cost OF put'i's
said boats in a seaworthy condition from
reputable shipbuildIng concerns, ana see
to it that it was done in the quickest pos
sible time, in order to eliminate the neces-
sity Of that heavy rental. namely SZio
day; but 1 suppose it is presumptuous on
INV part even to think that the city could
have a business administration.
A STATEN ISLAND TAAPAfEH'
New York, Dec. 80, 1870
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
THE NEW GOVERNOR.

The first Democratic Governor OF New
York since Roswell p Flower enters ef-
fee to-day He is to be congratulated
upon the change which has taken place
in the conditions which confront Gov
ernors since the time of his last Demo
cratic predecessor. A host Of traditions
and institutions which then made the
best public service in the Governors
chair difficult have been broken down.
The office Of Governor has gained in Dig
nifty and influence. and Governors have a
following among the people which makes
them independent Of circumstances that
used to control them. \ formidable body
of public opinion stands ready to support
every earnest effort a Governor makes
toward good government and to remove
the obstacles which political interests
place in the way Of his successful admin
istration. Governors breathe freer po-
litical atmosphere to-day than they did
when Hill was mighty in the state.
Bosses exist. but they have been dwarfed
beside Governors. Formerly the head OF
the state was a subordinate in political
organization. To-day he is free to act
without much regard for that organiza-
ton, or he may assert an authority sec
ond to no other within it.
This is the epoch for Governors. Aside
from the President, Cabinet officer or
two, perhaps and two or three members
of the United States Senate and The
House Of Representatives, it is the Gov
ernOrs of the various states who are the
national figures to-day. as they have been
since the Governorship assumed its pres
ent dignity. In fact, 10 judge from re-
cent circumstances, to be a Governor
elect is enough to make man a national
figure.
The new Governor of New York is an
transformations man, and perhaps gives
no thought to tie degree of public atten-
tion ne will attract, but we speak of these
things merely to illustrate the present
day dignity and prestige Of the office
Mr.. Dix is his own master TO an extent
20 which his Democratic predecessors
were not their own masters. The eman-
cipation of Governors from the chains OF
politics has been accomplished since the
state had its last Democratic admins
tration. More is expected Of Mr.. DIX
than was expected of his Democratic
predecessors, but by virtue Of his office
he has a power and an opportunity that
were not theirs. His preliminary acts
indicate that he will not waste his op-
nnrtunitY.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
4 4nlnSementS.

ACADEMY OF MUslc-2-s-children of the
ALHAMBRA-2-s-vau
AMERICAN so ;3o--vaudeville.
ASTOR-2 :2O--S .2O-The Aviator.
BELASCo-2:l5-S;S ;SO-The Concert
BIJOU--2 :20-S :20-The Nest Egg.
BROADWAY -2:l5-S:15--The squaw Man
CAslNo-s--Marriage Ia Carte;
CIRcLE-2:l Midnight sons
COIONIAL-2-S--Nau
CoMEDY-2: :2O-s:I5-Ill BE Hanged II DO.
CRITERloN-2;l5-s:So- Secret Service
Firth fIENUEE Vaudeville.
GAIETY-2:15-S1 15-Get Rich Quick Wal
GARKfsGTCThe 1mpostor
CIORF-2I5-S:l5 S:l5-The Slim Princess.
HAMMERSTEIN's s-2-s :15--Naudeyille.
HERALD soUARE-2:l5-S:l5--The Girl and
t,1ppr6snRoSfE- r9s RS'Sf -2-s-The international Cup
Ballet OF Nisgara-The Earthquake
HUDSON-2:13-s: Somebody's Widow,
IRVING E-S15-Merchant of Venice.
KNIcKERBoCKER -2-s:2o- - The Foolish
lIBERTY-2 -215-SI5-The Spring Maid.
IYCEUM :20--S S0-suzanne.
lyric :i.-S-Two Women.
MAJESTIC :iS-S :3O--The Blue Bird
MANHATTAN OPERA HoUsE-2-S-Vaude-
MAXiYE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cam
METRoPoLIrAN OPERA HoUsE-l-Parsi-
NAzIMovAs@2i5-s1 Can't Be as
NEW 'A AMSTERDAM - 2:15 - SIS - Madame
NEW TBEATRE-2-S .so-old Heidelberg
NEW YORK; S:15-Naughty Marietta.
PLAZA 3O-T:30-Naudcville
REPUBLIC-52:15--Si5- i5-Rebecoe Of sunny
ST. NICHOLAS RINK-Ice Skating.
-ASTORIA-2:5 2:5o-s:S0-'U VEN
wALi,ACKs-2 -2:l5--s :2o-romander Walk.
WEST END-2l5-s:l5-The cub
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02

Committees on Elections have dealt with
contests solely on their legal merits and
the old partisan bias has rarely been
exhibited. The present system has its
merits in discouraging flimsy attacks on
the title of a member and protecting
him in his prima tdcie rights. 1t would
be a great thing to have all elections
free from the slightest faint of corrup-
tlon or unfairness. But that ideal ought
not to be insisted upon at the cost of
ousting officials fairly chosen and throw
ing the whole electoral system into con-
fusion.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
CONTESTED ELECTION RULES.

CONTESTED ELECTION RULES.
..The Philadelphia Record properly
calls attention to certain reasons Whlch
influenced the House of Representatives
in laying down the rule that III elecuoh
contests based on charges of corruptloh'
intimidation or false counting evidence
must be produced that enough votes
were influenced to change the result.
The House of Representatives was led
~ insist on the present rule by the char
meter Of the contests which used 10
come before it for consideration. Most
Of these were from Southern states,
whose election laws gave an easy oppor-
tunity for contestants TO assert that hun
dreds of voters who would probably
have voted for them We're wrongfully
nrevented from voting. \ class Of per
petual claimants grew up, bringing 10
each Congress general assertions OF
fraud. but unable 20 show that the fraud
alleged really altered the result OF the
lialloting. As Congress allows con
testapt $1,000 for expenses, some con
testants found that to bring contest
was an easy way Of making $1,000
Theoretically, it may be held to be de-
sirap to annul every election IN Which
q single corrupt vote was cast o. single
IowfuI voter was deprived cf the sur
ftaee. But practically such a rule would
work enormous confusion and injustice,
Frivolous contests would be encouraged
and the will of the majority would often
he needlessly challenged. Hundreds oi
voters I'm Adams County, ONO, nave coh-
fessed TO voting for or against Governor
Harmon for a money consideration. Mr.
Harmon bad a plurality in the state OF
obo,,t 100000. Ought his election to be
annulled because he received some cor
rupt votes, but not enough TO change the
,esult? I'm the House Of Representa-
tives partisanship used to play a iafse
mart i'm The decision of election cases
Put since the requirement Of speclhc
evidence has been enforced the House
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
HOW TO GET THAT s1oyooo,ooo.

To the Editor CT The Tribune.
Sir: Referring TO the item in TINS morn
tng's Tribune relative to the statement
made in the report Of the CITY superlh-
tendent of Schools TO the Board OF Educa-
ton, to the effect that equal pay Tor equai
work would cost the city 100000 year,
and that Mr.. Maxwell recommended 'prin-
ciples that must be recognized in the soiu'
ton os the difficulty" it occurs TO me tha'
one way Of solving the problem would Dc
the setting aside Of all taxes paid into the
Aty treasury by women, and thus creauhg
a fund to draw from in doing justice TO the
women teachers In levying its tax De-
lieve the city demands equal pay TOT equal
property value, whether the owner De man
or woman, and it seems to me that thls
Same principle might be followed in dis
bursting the funds collected from women.
TAXPAYING WOMAN.
New York, Dec. 80, 1910.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02

mand from consumers. Finished steer
materials are not being bought In guam
tity, and 1t is quite evident that there
will be no activity on the part OF con-
sumers until there is more certainty re-
garding the course of prices in 1911. In
most steel circles the idea is common
that lower quotations will be mace III
the near future. According TO lhe
Iron Age" actual iron market develop
ments Of the closing week Of the year
relate TO the basic departments or the
industry, rather than to finished ma
terial A better feeling is reported
among coke producers. In the copper
market lower prices are reported, ana
the outlook is not particularly encourage
ing for an active buying movement III
the next few weeks.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
INDICTED ON ONE COUNT
Tribune Not Niggardly or Cowardiy'
but Gratifyingly Suspicious.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Stevenson wrote, "Old people nave
faults of their own; they tend to become
cowardly, niggardly and suspicious Your
green old age shows tendency to only one
of these failings. You are not cowardS'
for you have recently published some car
toons possessing artistic and satiric merit
70 an exceptional degree, which VIII nara
~ add to your popularity in certain circles
You are not niggardly by any means as
YOU voluntarily reduced your price t"o-
thirds.
You will have to plead guilty TO the
specification OF Suspicious" however, Dut
as long as you continue to be suspicious oh
the crew OF political pirates who are itch-
ing 10 scuttle the good ship Manhattan
Won will receive both praise and pennies
from a present powerless proletariat
Continue to keep the muzzle off; preserve
the purity of your sporting section ana
give us more Of those splendid cartoons /
trust / shall see you every morning, as
usual. STEPHEN NE -'OA1S
New York Dec. go 1910.