davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
4 4RBITRATION AND THE ANGLO
.JAP4NESE TREATY.

JAPAN NESE TREATY.
The welcome announcement that the
British Ambassador at Washington ana
the American Secretary of state nave
begun work on the drafting of the pro
posed general arbitration treaty between
the United Kingdom and the Inited
States has aroused the inquiry whether
the treaty of alliance which now exists
between Great Britain and Japan would
not serve as an obstacle If not 10 the
making at least to the satisfactory work
ing Of such a convention. and would not
threaten the parties thereto with grave
embarrassment in certain possible II not
probable contingencies. 1t is gratifying
to observe that to this question prompt
and unheSitating negative answer is
given az Washington, and that answer
seems To be perfectly justified by the
known facts and circumstances Of the
case.
The AnglO-Japancse treaty has refer
ence TO the special interests of those two
powers in China and COrea 1t provides
that either of the signatories may take
any necessary measures for the safe
guarding Of those interests against the
aggressive action of any other power or
against internal disturbances endanger-
ing property and life. II also provides
that if one of the sicnatories. in thus
protecting its interests. shall become in
vOlved In war with a third power the
other signatory shall observe strict neu-
trality and use its best efforts 10 con-
strain other powers to do the same. If.
however. these efforts shall be fl1litless.
and any other power or powers shall
enter the conflict. then the second sigma
tory shall come 10 the aid of It's ally.
conduct the war in common. and make
peace in mutual agreement with il.
Now. il should he quite obvious to
even the cursOry observer that all those
are things with which the United States
has nothing To do. and which have moth
ing to do with the United States. This
country is assuredly not going TO engage
in aggresSOns against the special inter
csts of Great Britain or Japan in China
or COrea. nor does il expect To engage
in war with either Of those powers in
Eastern Asia or elsewhere, or TO Join any
other power in warning against them.
Even if the Irrepressibe Conflict of
l1obsOn Nightmares should become
reality the AnSlo-Japanese alliance
would have no more TO do with It than
the Pope's bull against the comet If
the alliance in question has even the
remotest relationship 10 Anglo-American
arbitration, It is favorable rather than
hostile thereto.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
PeoDle and Social Incident
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
frrom The Tribune Bureau ]
xv, rp.notAcnf


u..,,ns,,o, A,r,I THE President, the
pr,,,sb Amba ssador and the Secretary OF
State were In conference al 'he ""'''
House this morning, dlscussins '"e p'
posed arbitration treaty between "''"'
Britain and the United states
Senator Cummns, who discussed 'h'
Canadian reciprocity agreement WIN MI
Taft. will propose several amendments 10
the agreement when II reaches the upper
house
4 NJ. Bshop. OF Tennessee. called on the
President with a letter Of introduction from
Andrew Carnegie. TO report conditions III
Mexico.
Arthur l. yorys. l.. e. Leyland. Repup-
l!can state chairman OF Ohio. ana "a '"'
Thompson, Assistant Secretary of'the IN
terror. discussed Ohio appointments "''n
the President Mr. Taft has under con-
sideration list Of judges recommended LOT
appointment In the Northern District OF
ohio and expects to announce his decision
In short time.
Arthur T.. Hooper. Claude NJ. Skinner an"
Richard c. Sheridan. accompanied by Jonn
B. Hanna, Republican state chairman OF
Maryland: Albert II. Weir. ]. Allison Muir
and John 8. Ensor. invited the PRESIDENT
TO attend the dedication OF the first perma-
nent home OF the Boy Scouts OF America
now in course of erection at Mount WASH
ington. near Baltimore. Mr.. Taft VIII reply
to the invitation later.
President Taft has confirmed the sentence
OF dismissal imposed on First Lieutenant
James L. Craig. I'd Infantry. and has COM
muted the sentence of dismissal In the case
Of Chaplain John F.. Dallam. 18th Infantry,
to Suspension from duty and from the
functions OF his ONCE, with forfeiture or all
pay and allowances. for a period OF SIX
months"
George r. Buckingham, Chicago attorney
for John r. Walsh. whose case Is being
reviewed by President Taft. presented
number Of facts to the Chief Executive this
afternoon. The Presidents decision prob
ably will be announced In the next re-"
tays. Mr.. Taft will then take up the petit
tion for pardon for Charles w. Morse.
Among the White House callers were the
Secretary of War, Senators Bacon. Shively
Smoot. Smith, Of Michigan: Crane and
Works, ex-senator Depew, Representatives.
Austin. HILL. Humphrey. Hubbard. Barch-
field and Mckinley and eN-Representatives
Livingston and Vreeland
The Presden, and Mrs. Taft will hold
reception at the White House on the AFTER
noon OF April 10 for the president general
and delegates of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The Tribune correspond
tnt in London says Arbitration Sunday
will be celebrated in the churches OF
England, Scotland and Wales to-day.
- The correspondent of The Tribune
in Paris says there is a genuine feeling
OF enthusiasm in France for a Franco
American arbitration treaty. So The
principle of no reelection of President
and other executive officials and reform
of the election laws were the chief con-
cessions made by President Diaz in his
message 10 the Mexican Congress. -
The Spanish Cabinet resigned because oil
A diversity of opinion regarding parma,
mentary affairs: il was said that Generai
Weyler might be asked to form new
Cabinet. == Under cross-examination
Enrico Alfano. the alleged Camorrist.
who is on trial at NiterDo, Italy. ap-
peared 10 less advantage. =- the ne"
Dutch tariff law was introduced in the
first chamber at The Hague. == Four
teen Frenchmen We're killed and sixteen
wounded in an engagement between TWO
companies Of a French expedition and
natives led by the Sultan of Goumbla;
three hundred natives were slain. -
The body Of Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke
was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.
Reports Of a serious outbreak or
the plague in the southeastern portion
Of Java were received a Amsterdam.
DOMESTIC.-The Democratic mem
bers Of committees Of the House were
announced at a caucus in Washington.
THE United States Treasury's state
n1ent of conditions at the beginning or
April showed surplus of S3,Voo,Oo0.
against deficit of S16,oO0,G0O at the
corresponding date last year. --- Gov
ornor Dix attended the funeral at Albany
of Samuel J. Abbott. the aged watch
man who lost his life in the fire at the
State Capitol last Wednesday. =- IL
was said at Albany that the Legislature
on its return on April IL would put
through the remainder Of its business
with a rplsh. The retail price of
milk was reduced in Boston from nine
TO eight cents quart. = Prosecutor
Hunt, of Cincinnati, investigated re-
ort that George b. Cox was in Indiana
after an attempt TO serve him with notice
If a second indictment charging perjury
had failed.
CITY-Stocks were dull and strong.
- The members of the Century Club
went hungry while their chef was i'm
prisoned in an alleged gambling house
raided by Flynn. =- a mass meeting
will be held in the Metropolitan Opera
House this afternoon to take action on
the subject Of safety for workers. =-
Magistrate Corrigan before the City Club
backed up his charges OF crime in the
city and Howard 5. Cans called for a
change in the laws governing vice and
excise, saying the police blackmail is
S3.OOOVU year. == Judge OGorman
received his certificate of election as
United States Senator and the congratu-
lations of William F. Sheehan. and
charles +. Murphy started for Hot
Springs. Va. on vacation. -= Cnse-
cured loans We're revealed in the inven-
tory of the Washington Savings Rank
and in the affairs OF the Carnegie Trust
Company.
THE WEATHER--Indica for to-
day. Fair and warmer The temperature
Yesterday: Highest, 40 degrees; low
est. %.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
LESSONS ~ PARK DESTRI CTION

LESSONS ~ PARK DESTRI CTION.
The expert report upon the conditions
OF soil and vegetation in Central and
Morningside parks affords Il reminder
which should be cOnvincih. Of the dis
astrOus results which inevitably attend
the perverSon of IN institution from IFS
intended purpose Ia other purposes hos
tile thereto Everybody would perceive
the inCOngruty Of using the reading
room of library as Il dancing hall or
roller skating rink. 1t ought To be pos
slble for reflective minds to recocniZ,
the fact that there is a similar and
scarcely less emphatic incomuatibil
existing between the use Of piece of
ground as Il park and ms q playground
Among The most essential characteristics
Of park are richness Of herbage and
profusion Of arb0real and J0ler growths
while the absence Of precisely those
things is equally essential 10 a play
ground. Despite its name lawn tennis
is preferably played on a grassless court.
while the playing Of baseball or footba II
amid shrubbery w"lld 10 grotesque A
glance at an acceptable and succnssful
playground shows il 10 he lust what a
park is not. and a glance AZ Il park
which has been used as q playground
should be sufficient 10 demonstrate the
certain destructivcnesS of such usage.
Now, New York needs Fairgrounds
large and numerous. or that there IS no
question. But il is equally indisputahlc
that II needs parks. and its need Of parl
Is Just as great as il would be if play
grounds had never been thought Of. and
will remain just as great as il is no
matter how many Fairgrounds NAV bc
provided. The one cannot replace the
other, any more than concert halls can
replace libraries. The fact that we have
the one is no conceivable reason for not
providing the other. nor an excuse for
delaying 10 do So And certainly nothing
could be more wasteful and foolish than
the policy Of seeking 10 supply one by
destroying the other. For that would
mean. first, the eXpending Of much time
and money In creating a park. then a
similar expenditure in destroying the
essential features Of the park and rcplac-
ing them with those Of playground
and finally another such expenditure in
either restoring the park or in creating
new park elsewhere.
There ought 10 bc an end Of such folly.
which has already proved Immensely
costly 10 this city. I'm Central Park and
Morningsidc Park We have two pieces
Of ground designed for park purposes
and in the main cOnspicuously nnsuite1
to the purposes of Fairgrounds. Tbcy
are needed as parks. ana great sums Of
money have been spent IN making them
parks. They should be kept as parks
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
TILE INSTRGENV EIANCO.

Now that the SenatOrship deadlock IS
New Workers who, like little Peterkin
or the field Of Blenheim want 10 know
what the rumpus was all about What
Old the three months fight against Tam
many bOsSism mean and what did ii ac-
cOmplish! lis most obvious result has
been TO send 10 Washington the first
out-and-out Tammanv Senator the state
has ever had-Certainly the first Senator
even remotely attached 10 that organi-
ZatiOn since il became pre-emnently II
power for evil in the days of Tweed.
The inSurSent movement forced the sub
stitution for Willia'- +. Sheehan. who
posed as The representative Of influences
outside of Tammany and superior To it.
10 which Boss Murphy reluctantly
Welded. of James \. O'Gorman the
".oss's' personal selection. former
G.dnd Sachem of Tammany. thoroughly
identified through his political beliefs
and associations with Tammany. start
ing out 10 eliminate Tammany bOssism.
the Insurgents have i'm the end merely
contributed 10 emphasize the fact Of
Iamumany monOpoizatiOn of Democratic
leadership both in the city and in the
state.
Even the most ardent promoters Of the
revolt against Sheehan are forced to
admit the completeness of the inSurgent
Gasco. "'rhe Evening Post" labOrs vail
antly in its editorial columns 10 palliate
the surrender. but lis Albany CORE
spondent thus blnrts ont the truth
Yet. when all is said and done. Muir
phv won. He won a six-year term in
the United states Senate for a Tam
many man.
And. more important still for his own
rolitical safety and happiness. by a
single stroke he has eliminated oil pos
sibjlitv of the upbuildirG Of L state ma
..,r;ne opposed to Tammany Hall, and
has nut a quetus, apparently for some
,ime 10 come. on the talk of forming a
sfrodc anti Tammany organization
among the Democrats OF New York
Citv. His leadership in the city. which
!, was hoped 10 weaken. Is assured
These are the things Murphy has won,
and they are all matters or the iirst m
nortancc TO him personally and TO the
,,cranization Of which he is the ac-
knowledged chief.
The New York Times is frankcr
than "The Post" II is not willirr 70
shuttle and sophisticate. 1t said yester-
day:
/, would have been far better 20 ac-
rev, HIr. Shoohan in the first place than
IN lef the long fnd Valorous contest
cnd i'm this miserable surrender,
The vital substance of thclr me M
surgentsl contention was that MURPHY
ehouId not maine the Senator. And now,
after two months and half OF strife,
,hey mcckly accept Murphy's candidate.
vote for him. elect him. and consent
that the state Of New York SHAH be
represented in the Senate by on ae-
man of Murphy's choice. For
weeks they were in a position If not TO
claim a victory, at least TO insist, ana
1Ghtly, thas Murphy was deieatea'
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
INSURANCE FREE TO WORKERS

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: / am not rushing into print. ! am
through many years observation in fac
tories like the Triangle familiar with all
circumstances tending 10 make them un-
safe for workers. and say advisedly:
In my opinion. there is only one way
that will safeguard them. Compel the pro-
prietors either by law or by refusal of the
hands 10 work before said proprietors
have taken out life insurance in reliable
company against fire or collapse occurring
on the premises for every one working
there at any time in the sum of about 81 900
each. Then the insurance companies will
attend 10 the rest.
MATTHIAS HOERLYCk.
New York. March 81. 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
TIE VIEW SENATOR on THE INCOuI

Il Y =
TAX.
Senator-elect O'Gorman repudiateS the
last Democratic state PLATFORM ana
ranges himself with Ex-Governor hughes
IL his view Of the pending income tax
amendment To the federal Constitution.
The statement Of principles which he
issued on Friday night contained this
cleverly worded paragraph. whose i'm
port has not yet been perceived by most
Democrats:
I favor rigid economy III governmental
expenditure and the passage of consti-
tutional amendment providing for an IN
come tax free from mischievous interfer-
ence with the governmental instrument
talities Of the several states.
Mr.. O'GOrman apparently does NOT
favor the ratification Of the pending
amendment but the submission of n diff
ferent amendment which would exclude
the taxation of state bonds. We are
glad that he does and hope his attitude
NAV deter the Democratic majority i'll
the Legislature which has Just elected
him from committing this state 10 an
approval Of the amendment rs it now
stands
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
TILE IOENGER GENIRAIION

The world is ruled by phrases, said
Guy de Maupassant Often it eNag-
gerates their Importance or misunder-
stands their true meaning. II was Ibsen
who packed into Il memorable phrase a
familiar feature of evolution when he
spoke of the younger generation knock
ing ut the door" The process had been
going on for untold ages. but the phrase
had the effect of Il revelation. Youth
and became aggressive. Maturity.
knowing all about the matter, went dog
.edly on with its task Ga building life
and society raising an occasional pro-
test against the arrogance of its juniors.
like that published in Il recent number of
an American magazine. whose current
issue contains reply from Il member of
the younger generation woman
who Sraciously calls it an dpOiOgid. She
begins 10y informing her elders that
| having learned what To do with her
elbows and knees in one of the finishing
/ schools of world famous Sisterhood
she discovered. on emerging from it, that
il IS the proper thing now not to know
what TO do with either. and to prove it
| by putting the elbows on the table and
crossing the knees. She superfuOusly
refers lls from real life 10 the illustrators
of current fiction and the front covers
Of magazines. She might have found
further confederation on their back GOV,
crS. in the advertisements Of "snappy"
ready made clothes.
This apOlogiSt of youth-which j.
not the Younger generation as we
Shall presently endeavor to show-starts
/ right with its manners. Perhaps the
master builders Of yesterday. who have
done considerable reforming themselves.
are not 50 much opposed to further re-
| form as 10 the way in which it is being
undertaken by youth. Knocking at the
door has gone ont of date since Ibscn's
day. Push it open. Knees crossed
elbows on the table Fortitcr in ,odo /,
No shily-shallYing. Step lively. Both
gates.
What is the younger generation: It's
|, says youth. In one sense this l.; true
that Of dependence. for youth begins
to knock at the door the moment il is
born. clanlOring to lis elders with con-
siantly increasing insstence for care
and support until the golden hour when
youth with it's spontaneous omnisciencc
and boundless self-coniidence. begins TO
mistake itself for the younger genera
ton. Yet that is the very period. though
1T does not know IL. when youth is least
able 10 toddle on its own ungudod feet.
still less 10 guide the footsteps Of Others
II pushes doors open. often because il
falls helplessly against them: IL puts It's
knees and elbows where they do not be-
long. hut its elders are the real Younger
generation still. maturity in possession
and command. tolerant. n little amused.
occasionally irritated. but sympathetic
and understanding. II employs Youths
enthnsiasms and ideals, rcstrains IFS
rashness; II will even allow the voung
stcrs 10 climb the steeples Of it's own
mature designing and building. because
it has learned the educational value Of
early tnmblcs, but II keeps wise and
sane control In this deeper. truer scnse
The younger generation does not come
into effective social being until It's own
children are already knocking at the
door.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
THE CARELESS SMOKER.

TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: What about the cigars and Gig
arettes? We are having no end of sugges-
tions apropos OF the Triangle horror and
the costly and irreparable loss In the state
Capitol. II is more than probable that
both these fires were started by careless
smoker. 1t is likely also that shoulder
ing cigarette stump caused the Slocun
holocaust, but hardly voice is raised IL
Point out this constantly lurking danger
What would men think Of habit we'll
nigh universal among women. costly. use
less and dangerous to health and property
Isn't il time 10 call halt? X. r.
New York Anrl / 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
IN THE BERkSHiRES.

: By Te'egra' 20 The rrihun'.l
Lencx. Mass. April Mrs. oe0'v
westinghouse and George Westinghoa-.
ir.. arrived at III skine Park to-day.
attempted 10 reach Lenox from New iss
hy motor, but could proceed no fun~
hN automobile than villc-on-the-n~
ON. here had roads were met.
Mr AMI Mrs. George T.. Tunure WIZ
abroad Ia Nav FOR the coronation
Misses Turnure viii open their cou"..
place IN May. and. Mr.. and Mrs. I"r"~'
will join them the last part OF June. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard c. Dixey anu -
Rcsamond Dixey will go 10 London tos
coronation. returning 10 Lenox " !uS' 4
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
From The Tribune Bureau.

ffOIU U' IT.IuI" I'HI''1''I
Washington. April 1.-The dean OF the
diplomatic corps and Baroness Hengel-
muller will return to the Austrian Embassy
Tomorrow after visit OF a few days in
New York.
The italian Ambassador and Marchesa
Cusani have issued invitations for a din
ner az the embassy on Tuesday night.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
"CUT OUT SMOKING"

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir My answer to your question, WHAT
are Won going to dor is: An ounce OF
prevention is worth pound OF cure" Cut
out smoking. and you have 1t. There would
be 20 per cent less fires. ii. +.
Brooklyn March 81. 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

varieties, to such an extent That under ho'
NAL conditions II is only with the greaies'
amount OF difficulty that one can make
his way from place to place.
SAUL BERNSTEIN.
New York. March 81, 1911
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
Neln;Inrk Tribn,le:
SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 1911.

This newspaper is oiencd and pub
Hshed by The Tribune Association,
NeW York corporation; Office ana prm-
cipal place of business, Tribune Bn'td-
ing. No. 154 Nassau street. Nctc YORK:
Ogden Mills. president: Ogden N. Re'd'
secretary; James ". Barrett, treasurer
The address Of The officers is f1e once
OF this. newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

The case Of the Western woman whose
business ability led her employers to
cffer her n block of stock in their enter
prise provided she would agree to remain
unmarried for ten years-in other words,
to stay in their service for that period
is so strange a development of the New
Woman question that only ''symro-
SUM could do it justice.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

oxford a dcd 10 its already handsome
lead over Cambridge in intcruniyerslty
boat races by tho victory of yesterday.
The victory was expected, though tho
record breaking time was surprise.
The feature Of most interest 10 the world
at large however. was and is the fact
that another has been addTN ~ the long
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
THE TILh OF THE DAY.

Friedrich Iiaase. the German actor who
died recently. was the proud possessor OF
the Ifand ring, which, by the vii! OF that
famous actor. was TO be worn by the most
worthy" When August Wilhelm lffiand
died the ring, made Of iron and thickly set
with diamonds. was given to Ludwig De-
vrient, from whom 1t descended to Emil
Devrient. The next most worthy was
Theodor D0ring. after whose death it came
into the possession Of Friedrich Haase. AT
various times since his retirement from
the stage Haase had named Mittcrwurzer,
Matl.owski and Josef Kainz as worthy OF
the Ihiand ring but they all left the stage
OF life" before Haase, who after consulta-
tion with his friends. concluded TO name
Albert Bassermann as the ring heir aud he
now wears il.
Has Dnguss any occupation" inquired
Ruggles.
Yes" said Shadbolt. He's solicitor" "
Solicitor? For what
Small and unsecured loans. ."-Chicasb
Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

II the London suffragettes can't vote'
they won't tell the horrid men their
ages or even be enumerated Dy inc
census man. Really. they are resort
ing to desperate cxpedients.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

list OF these contests not one OF wh'ch
has been marred by anything incom-
patible with the finest spirit OF Sports
manship for pure sports sake.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

His honor is truly convinced tna'
everything Is for the best In the best
possible OF cities. II anybody disputes
IT, let him be done away with In
fashion that is painful and lingering;
but not humorous. since the hallmark
OF loyalty is now a lack Of even
sense Of humor