New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
THEDAVIN WASHINGTON

, rood losers They are sore and disgruh'''"
because they perceive defeat ahead oi '"','
| and some Of them. at least. VIII iia
every effort TO delay, even tho"s" w
cannot defeat. reciprocity. Senator la r"-
lette gave notice Of this Intention III MS
speech to-day, and in private conversation
a number Of them admit that they ohei 'e"
the hope Of making the country 80 veal
Of Canadian reciprocity by their ehulesS
flow of ofatory that It will at least o'i'i Wv
brilliancy of the Presidents victory py oi-
minishing popular interest In the result
TIL. democrats cherish the fond delusloh
that they are making campaign materia'
-, ,,rc,ng tariff revision at this time. de-
sp,te the fact that majority OF tneii
r,,r,ber in tho House voted for the Tarln
BOARD and is consistently bound 10 await
the results Of its investigations p"' ~
chief occasion OF delay will be the suiIen
resentment Of the insurgents, VINO ha'e
President Taft, and hate even worse any
thing which may make for his popuiai IVY
DEMOCRATIC RECKLESSN ESS.--N '''
an addition OF more than $4,000 TO the con-
tingent fund, and despite the fact 'ha' II
will take almost that sum to pay OIL ''o
present Indebtedness, the Democrats are
contemplating another sweeping IhVes'
CATION" Representative Oldheld. OF AT
kansas has introduced resolution provid-
ing for n thorough investigation of the
patent laws OF this and foreign countries
in order that the Committee on Patents
OF which he is chairman. may reconihe"u
what legislation may be necessary Tor the
public welfare" The resolution provinces
that the committee may summon witnesses.
call for papers and books. etc. but, vi
course. once the investigation begins IL
will become obvious that in order 10 III
vestigate the patent laws OF foreign couh-
tries the countries must be visited anu
this will pave the way for pleasing ana
possibly extended junket, all at the eX-
pense Of the unfortunate contingent fund.
Of course. AS the Democrats are In FOR IN
vestigations of everything they can think
OF, there IL reason to expect that the old-
field resolution will be adopted.
MEYER ENDS CONTROVERSIES
tary Meyer has put his foot squarely COW"
on the controversy fast assuming large
proportions over tho advisabiity or install
ling three-gun turrets on the new bate
ships The original plans called FOR Twelve
1a-inch guns on each ship. mounted three
IN turret After this plan had beep agreeu
on the Bureau of ordnance found CERTAIN"
objections and there arose controversy
which seemed likely materially to delay inc
completion Of the plans. Secretary Meyer
however promptly created board OF eN-
merits. with which he went over the ehlire
subject. and. as a result Of his delbera-
tions he has ordered the controversy ended
and that the plans be carried out as orig
insllv designed. il is true that three-gun
turrets have never Seen used in the Amer
ican navy. hut all the reports from ABROAD
indicate that they are practicable and pos
sess sufficient merit TO warrant their pelns
tried on the new ships. The naval experts
robbed of this bone OF contention, are now
turning their attention TO the question ol
increasi the calibre of the guns on tle
next ships to be built. There is wide I'LL
ference Of opinion as TO whether or not
gun Of greater calibre than fourteen ihches
can he used to advantage but as the ques-
tion need not be settled for a considerable
time there is no harm in thrashins II out
thoroughly in the Navy Department.
GOFF TO BE CONFIRNIED.-The Sem
ate Committee on judiciary ordered to-day
a favorable report on the nomination OF
Guv V. Golf, of Milwaukee, who was
named by the President for United states
District Attorney last April. and whose
nomination has been held up ever since by
Senator La Toilette because the President
would not accept the man he had recon-
mended, despite the fact that the Presi-
dent considered La toletteS man and de-
cided that he was not competent In order
TO avoid the La Toilette opposition the
President chose Mr.. Golf, who possessed
the required legal attanments and who at
the same time was prominently tdentliied
with the insurgent faction In Wisconsin
politics When he found he could not con-
vince the members OF the committee that
Mr.. Goff was UNIT for the position of Dis
1rict ATTORNEY, Senator Ia Toilette adopt
ed the lolicy OF advising the members be-
tween meetings that he wanted to be
heard before a report was made and often
ahsenting himself from the meetings
Even these tactics finally grew wearisome
10 the committee, however. and to-day
they ordered favorable report. Senators
Borah and Cummns and O'Gorman and
Chiffon voting against It. IT is expected
that the Wisconsin Senator will make an
effort 10 prevent action by the Senate on
the report, so that Mr.. Golf may have to
wait some time longer before he IS finally
confirmed. u. H. H.