New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-23
THE WA SHINGTON


knowledge Of this member that among ~
very men who have signed petitions an
contributed 10 the fund % rroro'e h'sH-.
government ray are many merchants 49,
work their employees ten and twelve hou,
day. who pay women = and 50
who pay hookkeepers and stenoer1 Nc ..
rot to exceed 30 a week. and some "i'0' -.
rush times. increase the hours ot !aDo.
fourteen a day. There IA probably NJ
likelihood that the Berger bill VAL 20.
hut there is considerable likelihood Us
the resolution Of inquiry vii! he aioP'1 -,
and f. is asserted that II il Is there VIZ
be some startling revelations. when W.,
incidentally. exhibit the generos"y
''Uncle sam n striking contrast II i
called that Clifford Pinchot when C"'1-
forester. made the statement before Gun"
rnittee of Congress that no stenosi AZ ~
was worth more than $i5 month anu -
Is said that Mr.. Pmchot based TINS re''i'' -
on the wages he knew to ne pald mere 49,
the city of Washington.
BLESSING la FOLLETTE-Those re
publicans who almost daily devote SUM
time and energy TO blessing senator IL
Toilette gave way to-day 10 the Demo
cratic members Of the Senate. VINO are
finding the Wisconsin statesman as mu'h
of A trouble maker in their camp az he %
in that OF the Republicans. The Democrats
are seriously opposed to the La FoHet'e
Iorimer resolution. They want me Loil
mer case investigated, but they a. no'
want "a break down the precedents or the
Senate hv nernittine an individual Senator
- name the Investigating committee. There
are. however, among the Democrats GER
tain statesmen OF the La Toilette sTlpe'
notably Senators Jeff Davis Robert l..
owen Thomas y. Gore and others OF t"h'
class As Democratic leader. senator Ma
tin is anxious that the Democrats shou'i
vote solidly 70 instruct the Comml'toe Oh
Privileges and Elections u name "" III
v4stiratinz committee. la Toilette Is en-
oourooin1 Instruction on the pemocrau'
side. and that is the reason WY 'he WIS
corsin natrlot srent most Of thl@ al'3rh''"
IN The Democratic coat room. while senator
Martin sought 20 devise some basis ~ com
nronnisa on which all the Democrats ana
= rore,,e could agree. He vas unsnccess
full. however.
TUE CAPITAL. DEFENDED. -Mlsled
.,roro,,,ly nv the oxtravagan' and un%ar-
ranted assertions made h. MAYOR 80 -
of,er tis last ,ist - the national cAN'''i
the prcsh-.tortan Genera ASS :n'hi', no" H
session AZ Atlantic cir. has taken 'c'
eion 10 make charges rftardine Inc OF
servance Il SUNDAY in the national carl'i'
which are wholly ur~arranted and "A''
are far from borne ont b. the fao's
WASHINGTON has its faults Ike otner CUE
IN, the charges that the theatres run "l1'
oron IN .Surdl,- that li1uor is ire-N sou
m that dav that irmoral'v IS h1nn'e1
IN the rublic streets ard similar asseru'ns
ara Vncllv without basis In fact Eve
the rublic marks are we'll policed AMI Hnei
nothing n orend the eve Al any I'm" ~
ia. ~ r.irh, VERY rarely some loresi's
negro swain becomes ovcrde7'ons'ra'l' "
IN rark ~ night hut the ponce a''
r-0r,r,i,- in such cases Washington TBS
i,s share of slums crowded tene~Ants. N''
lu, sunday ls r'zidlv chser'ed and 'ner'
- nothing - b seen ~ am street 0n'sid'
the Sums n shock the most scru1ul0Ns
ct any one who doubts this assertion rN
- ct \ drink hero ~ SUNDAY ~ course
,here T.. some entertaining IN Fashionable
society and IN tho diplomatic circle. hu'
Tia, is quite another natter. and even that
is no, 'opraly haunted.
nr-KrNSoNs LAST ACT.--ore II 'N'
l,s, ofNri,l acts II SeCrctarv Dickinson was
"a send ~ the House \ request that con
rres. take Jurisdiction over the raising ~
the hat,l4shir Maine tho greater r2rt ~
which. arm" experts think. win have =
r, toped out ~ se1 ar1 sunk The Seore
tar,. n rut'inx the problem NJ % tne H0us'
suggests that the army eneirecrs pin fol-
~ this plan unless Congress directs o'he-
wise NJ Dickinson submitted the rfpor
of prieadier General RNhv. who recon-
rocrds that the broken parts II the for
ward portion II tho ship he sunk ~ th'
harhor and that the main body II tn
wrecked vessel be toTed 70 sea ana con
sivned 70 thu deep Mr.. Dickinson saws i
vii s,ill be possible under this plan Z
save the mast II the Naine ard the bodies
and effects cf the Inflated sailors who wen
down With her The recovery If thes'
bodies was one Of the principal objects
IN the mind Of Congress when II ordere,
the floating OF the wrecked battleship.
G. O.. II.