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New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
pRINCETON'S NEW PRESIDENT.


The election Of Professor John Grier
Hibhcn as president Of Princeton will
undoubtedly prove highly satisfactory
not only to the university's alumni but
10 its welI-wiShcrs everywhere. The
choice made yesterday brings long in
terreguum 10 an end aud will probably
tend to compose differences as to admin
iStrative methods which have divided
the board Of trustees for several years.
Those differences had assumed an aggra-
vated form before DR.. Wilson's resigna-
tion i'm 1910. and his departure to enter
the field of politics did not compose
them. The long delay in filling his chair
has given time. however. for factional
irTitations to subside, and the harmonious
election as his successor Of a member
of the faculty who necessarily was
forced to take a stand In the graduate
school and student club controversies
shows that the bitterness Of those dis
putcS has now been mcasurahly Outliyed.
The prcsidentelcct did not share Dr.
Wilson's pronounced views as to the
quad" system or the management Of
the graduate school, but apparently he
was able 10 avoid ControverSiaism and
partisan cntanglements. which in itself
is strong indication Of his capacity 10
direct the affairs of the university in a
liberal and sympathetic spirit
Quarrcls over details Of policy at an
institution Of learning are always TO
be deplorcd. since they foster unneccs-
sary dissension and chill tho cnthusi-
asm of graduates to whom they appear
ill-timcd and unbusinessike. Princeton
deserves rest from COntentiousness
over side issues. II has made rapid
strides rs an American university Of
the modern type. and should have the
united support Of faculty and alumni in
cnlarging its equipment and extending
IFS influence President IIibbcn's admin
istratiOn promises TO he one OF fuller
cooperation and even more encouraging
progress.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
/ SITE AT LAST.

The site Just selected for the new
courthouse 10y the committee Of the
Board of Estimate should be accepted
promptly. II seems to possess more OF
the qualities that go 10 make up an
ideal location than any other that Is
available. cost putting the Chambers
street site ont Of the question. If the
courthouse is built where the committee
recommends IT will he between the Hall
Of Records and the new Municipal Build
ing on the south and the TOmbs ana
Criminal Courthouse on the north. Thus
the idea of a civic centre composed of the
city'S chief buildings has been kept IN
mind.
The property which Il will he neceS-
sarv TO acquire is almost entirely un-
improved with modern buildings ana
therefore will bc relatively cheap max
ing it possible 70 buy a sufficient area
and place the courthouse wOrthtly IN an
open square. The quiet and light when
the justices sought in their advocacy ot
City Hall Park as the site for the new
courthouse Will thuS ne obUhIh'u' an"
the building will be convenient to the
main lines Of transit the subway, Brook
Ivn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge, 10 the
lawyers offices downtown and to the
Hall Of Records. In the choice OF me
site every consideration, financial pubIic
and artistic. has been borne III mlhd'
and the result is what appears to be the
best practicable solution Of the problem
It IS to he hoped that the committees
recommendation will put an end 70 the
confusion and disagreement SO great IS
the need for beginning promptly to pro
vide a new home for justice in this city
that no one should maintain hyper
critical attitude toward the present
plan. Let the scandal and indecency ot
the present quarters for the courts bo
ended rs soon as possible.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12

10 the necessarily crude and impromp''
methods resOrted to in trying to conVer'
an unwieldly mass Of raw recruits INTO
trained soldiers.
The experience of all countries mas
proved that the best use to which Il
standing army can be put is TO make II
school Of instruction for men serving
short terms and then going back into the
reserve or into civil life with every
hundred thousand soldiers thus turned
back the nation becomes better protected
AID more efficient. in a military sense,
and the army gives the greatest return
for the least money in proportion IA Ut
furnishes a military education and then
promptly releases it's graduates.
The Hay bill is wrong in theory. anu
In practice would result only in trifilng
temporary saving and another exhibition
Of panicstricken waste when new war
was upon u.s.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
A VETERANS" TRIBUTE
The Devotion of Civil War Nurse De.
scribed by One of Her Co Workers.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Apropos Of the article In Part V,
page :, in your Issue OF January 7. en-
titled Fifty Years After" will you kind
~ permit the insertion Of an additional
name and statement?
There is now living in West Hartford,
Conn., lady whose name have been ac-
customed 10 associate closely with those
Of Dorothea Dix, Mary Livermore and
hundreds OF others familiar to me during
those days OF conflict and suffering. now
SO often carelessly referred TO as the
Civil War" Her home was in Washing
ton, her father being a cousin OF Daniel
Webster between whom n very interest
ing correspondence. still preserved, was
sometimes maintained.
At the opening Of the war the daughter.
Miss Maria Hall, offered herself as hos
pital nurse. Her youth and the firm dis
approval Of her family and friends con
spired to prevent her acceptance by Miss
DIX and others I'm charge. She finally
overcame all obstacles. however. and
proved herself most efficient In hospital
and on the field. being more than once
sent with the troops to the front while
they we're in active service Her expr'
riences on both sides were most thrilling,
and the correspondence growing out OF
grateful recognition by those who re'
ceived her ministry is ample reward for
one long lire. even Of such service.
Being myself veteran some years
Mrs Richards'z senior 7 can only guess
whether any of the present generation
would he Interested In her logically ar
ranged Stories In MS, which she has
already prepared for those who shall sue
coed her I'm her own family. But ! fec
very sure that those who chance within
range Of her sweet voice as she tells "hoU
she nursed Tad Lincoln I'm the White
House with the hclp ~ his illustrious
father. will be cntranced To the point o'
begging, with Oliver Twist, for more,
and still moro.
Her address ~ present is At her own
home IN West Hartford, Mrs. Maria Z.
Richards H.
Washington. n. e.. Jan l0 1872
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
,,p vTFPTTT'S MACHINE

Sneaker Merritt would rather he called
leader than a boss Still, he is not
ono IN u1ihhlc about words. for he Is
mindful Of the substance rather than the
shadow. and it was the power Of boss
ism rather than Of leadership which was
conferred on him by the Republican
caucus when he was chosen as the head
Of the Assembly, That power he eXer-
cised i'm making his committee assign
mnnts. Mr.. Merritt rewarded his friends
by giving them good committee places.
Those who were not his friends got what
was left The net result so far as the
Legislature is concerned Is the building
of machine In tho lower house more
completely subject TO the new Speakers
dominance than was the House organi-
zation 10 that Of Speaker WadSworth
oven in the last year or two Of his
term.
OF course. the House organization is
"old guard" and such legislation Ms Is.
sues from the machine may be expected
| 10 he shaped according 10 the views Of
! that element Of RepublicaniSm. That
was AN inevitable result Of the election
Of Mr. Merritt. with his known political
views and political methods. lie has
placed AT the heads Of all the important
committees men Of legislative expert.
cncc and ability md backed them mp
in their committees with men uf their
own way of thinking. That happens to
be the Merritt way. There should he in
the work Of the Assembly that efficiency
which comes from complete harmony
and thorough cooperation throughout
the organization, when every cog in the
machine fits truly into the other cogS.
Mr. Merritt has said he does not con.
slider if part of his duty rs Speaker Ia
declare or dictate policies. Yet he can.
not escape responsibility for the poll.
cioS pursued by the Assembly under this
organization. the first act of his Speak
prship. And the record of the Republic
can Assembly will hc on" Of the things
freshest in the minds Of the voters in
the next state campaign.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
iTCTOT,S ECONOMY.

I'm p letter 10 the House Committee OIL
Military Affairs Secretary Stimson has
effectively exposed the false pretence
that the Hay army reorganization bill
will. if passed result in a real reduction
in military expenditure, The Hay bill
increases the term of enlistment from
three 10 five years, makes the General
staff bureau directed by permanent
appointees and aims generally at restor.
ing the old conditions Of fixity and i'm
mobility which were happily done away
with tO a large extent when the army
was enlarged and reorganized after the
war with Spain. The Hay bill * step
backward, and the Secretary Of War
does not hesitate 10 condemn il as a
piece Of destructive legislation masked
under an outward show of petty econ
umy.
Mr. StimsOn summarizes the view Of
all sound critics of our military system
when he says:
To lengthen the period Of enlistment
is contrary TO the practice of modern
armies, and rather than resulting in
economy would, in the long run, result
in most extravagant system. wholly
unsuited To the preparation and develop
ment Of the military resources of the
| country and prejudicial TO true military
efficiency.
Any important war in which the
United States engages in the future will
have to be fought not by the regular
ormy. but by much greater force, com
posed chiefly Of volunteers The most
economical preparation for such war
must consist moi in maintaining Il stand
ing army of the old type with long en-
listmrnt term. but In creating sufi-
cient reserve Of men with some military
training. General Upton's admirable
critiquc of the old-fashioned system on
which the country depended in the Revo.
lutionary War, the War OF 1S12. the
M'xican War and the War OF the Re
belliop showed that no more costly mill
t8ry policy could we'll have been In
vented. It's waste was enormous, owing
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
INTERPRETING THE TRE4TIEH.

There ia cause for qualification in the
prospect that the general arbitration
treaties with France and Great Britain
will be ratified without amendment.
Amendment Of treaties. or the necessity
OF it when that exists, Is 10 be regretted.
because If always means delay and
sometimes defeat Of the negotiations. In
the present case H. is highly desirable to
avoid any unnecessary delay. while do
feat Of the negotiations would he an in
ternational misfortune. The public will
welcome vindicatiOn Of the belief which
from the beginning has been widely chez
ished, hat the President and his Secre-
tsry Of state have drafted the treaties
So wisely and prudently that no amend
ment Of their text will be needed. The
resolution Of the Senate which is to ac-
company the act Of ratification will. it ~
pretatlOn Of some parts of the treaties
and its view Of the manner i'm which they
should he applied. II is TO be assumed
that this will not incur the diSapproval
Of the other signatory powers, but will
be accepted by them as a permissible as
serlion Of the constitutional pTcToga-
tives of the Senate.
Much of the criticism Of these treaties,
or Of the suggestions for their amend
mcnt. has apparently arisen from mis-
taken idea OF their incompleteneSs. It
has been thought, for example that be-
cause the treaties dn not explicitly say
that members OF joint high commits
sion of inquiry. after being nominated
by the President. must be approved by
the Senate. therefore the Senate can
have nothing to say about them and the
President can appoint at his own will.
So there were those who thought at the
time Of the Louisiana Purchase that he
cause the Constitution did not in so
many words say that the United states
had the power to acquire territory by
purchase or otherwise, therefore it had
not that power. But the nation did not
agree with that strict cOnstructiOnist
view. and neither does it agree with the
corresponding view Of these treaties.
IL ought 10 be obvious that If amy for
NAL declaration Of the right and power
Of the Senate TO pass upon such appoint
ments is 10 be made. II should be in
some Congressional resolution. and not
in the text Of the treaties themselves,
That r. matter Of purely domestic con
cern. with which no foreign nation or
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
HOME RLLE EINANCE.

Lord mcdonnell exposes the most
serious difficulty in the way Of Home
Rule for ireland in his reference TO
finance Home Rule without fiscal au.
tononly would obviously be deIusivc and
msatisfactory since the denial of such
autonomy is apd ever has been ono OF
Irelands chief grievances IT has been
A hackneyed commonplace Of Anglo-lrish
controversy for the last hundred years
that the imposition Of the British fiscal
uolicy on ireland has ruined the indus
tries Of that country and has impover-
ished its people Whether or not that
complaint is exaggerated in some re-
spects. there certainly is reason for
thinking that various Irish industries
would have enjoyed far greater prosper
ity under q protective tariff than under
free trade. The point is, however, that
many of the Irish Nationalists who are
asking for Home Rule are convinced
that the British fiscal system is bad for
ireland and that To be effective and
satisfactory Home Rule must permit Ire
land 10 control her own finances, even -
,hc extent of adopting her own tariff
laws.
That. says Lord MacdOnnell, will he
Permissible only under an unqucstiona-
BILE assurance that thus there will be no
danger or risk 10 the British fiscal sys-
TEN. and ne adds that he cannot Imagine
how such assurance can he given. Many
will agree with him. The demand Of the
NationalistS is for a protective tariff,
even against England, such as Canada
and other self-gOverning colonies are per-
United to have. But that would obvi-
ouSly be inimical To the existing free
trade system in Great Britain, and would
involve what Lord Macdonnell describes
as "a serious danger and serious risk
TO the latter. II is not apparent how
English free traders can. consistently
with either principle or interest, vote
for the establishment Of protection in
ireland 0r for permission TO establish IT,,
and yet it is equally difficult 10 see how
the Irish Home Rulers can he satisfied
with anything less.
There Is thus Il curious irony involved
in the situation English free traders
are willing to grant Home Rule, but
without the fiscal autonomy which is q
sine qua non. while English protection
lists are willing to grant protection, but
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
- r,o Tribune Bureau

rI'yorn TrlbnNS bnIfd'''
washington, Jan. 1.-THE president "I'
a 20 his Office but remained at the
w,stto WV House debating letters. lie re-
,,,'.od few callers. including the Dams"
,,,.,,s,or and DR.. w. l.. Johannson' Seha-
49, richardson. who was luncheon guest
na ,bo directors Of the American Asso'
o,a,ion of Foreign Language Newspapers
,,,ho. were received IN the East Room ana
90 whom Mr.. Taft made brief speech
T., having their respects the members eN-
nrossed the hope that Mr.. Taft would DC
roromnatod and reelected, and assurc'
hin, If the hearty support Of thr!r news
papers.
Among tho White House callers were
Senators Clarke and Bradley, ex-senator
Hemenvay and Representatives Miller,
uawIey, Calder. Martin. Burke, Hines ana
Prouty. It..
According to report received at TIC
white House. the President will receive tor
to-,norrow's dinner "the biggest and fattest
goose IN Indiana" The bird Is beins
brought by Jake" Finkelstein. Of Ierre
Haute. at the suggestion of eX-Reprcsenta-
tive Watson.
Yhc President and Mrs. Taft have lssucd
invitations for a dance for young people on
Friday evening. January 26
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
COL. WAGSTAFF REELECTED
A. S. P. G. A. Holds Peaceful
Meeting-New Work Planned.

The American Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty 10 Animals held its forty-sixth
annual meeting Yesterday in complete hsr-
mony.
Colonel Alfred WasstaN who has faced
the fire Of many former meetings was re-
elected with not an opponent in sight. Vice
President JameS Grant Wilson. Secretary
Richard yelling and Treasurer Henry
Bcrgh werc also reelected.
SIX members OF the board Of managers
year merely turned around end walked
right back again.
The directors who were returned to office
are Gordon Knox Bell John n. Crimmins.
Rowland Davis, John II. Iseiu. Lorillard
Spencer. jr., and Eyert Jansen Wendell
President WagstaH in his address to the
meeting Informed the members present
that tine society had undertaken the build
ing Of A dspcnsary for the free treatment
Of animals Of the poor, At Avenue y and
East 24th street. He also announced that
the society would undertake vigorous
campaign for legislation TO provide for the
Investigation of conditions Of Vivsecton In
New York state.
The report of Secretary yelling showed
an Increase Of S6s annual members and rs
life members within the last year Mr.
yelling said that there were now "a socic-
ties in the United States for the protection
of animals, 80 OF which were in New York
state.
Among those who attended the meeting
were George :. Bowdoin, Miss Edith q.
Rowdon. jefferson Selgman, Cortandt ;.
Van Rensselaer,, Cortlandt 5. Van Rensse-
laer, ir Dean William Grosvenor. DIR.
William r. Manning. Miss Augusta dc
Peystcr. John II. Iseln, Colonel Osmun
Latrobe. David Lydig, j. Roosevelt Roose-
welt, Mrs. Lorlllard Spencer. jr.; Mrs. Cad
walader Jones, Walter l.. Suydam and Gen
eraI James Grant Wilson.
Leonard v. Opdycke. who led the opro-
sitlon to Colonel Wagstaff last year, did not
attend.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
peo,1e and Social Incidents

,younger dancing contingent WIN % t's
guests OF Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Can to-Wo;
row night AT a large dinner dance in no"o'
of their son-n-law and daughter 'sry ~
I,rrhornc. L. s. ~, and Mrs. I-anRhorn' p
who have been trausfcrred to Washington
for the first tim" since their marriage y
/ few years ago.
! 1,4s Lucic fTokc Smith. daughter NJ
! Senator and Mrs. iioke Smith. wa me
! guest in honor nf whom Miss Amy Richar1-
! son. daughter of Dr. ard Mrs. Charles W.
| Richardson, entertained a large compa1"
of the seasons debutantcs At mornni
musical aud luncheon.
! Colonel Edward Burr, /. S. y. and Mrs
fmrr entertained At dinrer Tonight m hon
OF Of Mrs James r. Montgomery. of Fort
/ land Ore, vino is spending = few days ~
Washington AS the guest Of Mrs. thar'"S
Bouchton Wood Others in the party were
Brigadier General ana Mrs. Gillespie ara
Rear Admiral ONel After dinner the
party atterded tho usual Thursday evening
reception and dance AT Mrs. WadsworthS.
| Mrs. Hope Slater was hostess at dinner
tonight In honor of Mrs. Elsie French
Vanderbilt. OF New York.
The commandant OF the marine barracks
and Mrs w p. Biddlc entertained at dih-
Eer Tonight.
Samuel Hard~ick was host at dtnner
Of thirty covers. followed by dancing. 70
night at tho Highlands in honor OF NlS7
Adeline Culp whose marriage 20 iieAry
Jefferson Porter jr., of Birmingham Aia''
takes place Wednesday. on Monday even
ing Preston Callum, who is to he best man
at the wedding, will give a theatre ana
supper party for Miss Culp.
Mrs. oliver Cromwell has returned u
! Washington from a weeks soiourn in Now
York. The marriage Of Mrs. Cromwell
and Edward T. Stotesbury, Of Philadelphia,
will take place OF January lS
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
FAVORS WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
Williams College Head Cornell
Founders Day Speaker.

Ithaca. y. Y, Jan. ll.-At the annual
Founders Day ceremonies at Cornell I'm
versity to-day Harry 4. Garfield, president
Of Williams College. tho orator. Spca king
on tho subject, Limits Of Democracy"
said he saw no reason why suffrage with
limitations should not he granted to
women. Dr. Garfield said that he did not
believe in tho referendum a. the torn ia
generally applied. nor did he approve OF
the recall
We exceed the limits Of our democ-
racy." he said. when We refer to all the
people what should he left 10 experts The
recall will make impossible that steady ad-
ministration Of Justice OF which Madison
spoke.
All university work VAS suspended to-
day 10 do honor to the birth Of Ezra Cor
nell. Tonight crew demonstration was
held I'm honor OF CourtneyS victorious
crews last spring. The coach was TOO III
to speak. Eugene Buckley, Of Boston. a
famous sculler I'm the time Of Courtney,
made the principal address.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
THE CABIN EFT.

From IT. Tribune Burcau.l
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE President ana
Mrs. Taft were the guests at dinner to-
night of the Secretary Of the Treasury ana
Mrs. MacVcagh at the second Of the sea-
sons Cabinet dinners. Asked TO meet them
we're tho American Ambassador to Great
Britain and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, Mr. ana
Mrs. cyrus Mccormick. Mr.. and Mrs
Chauncey Blair. Mr.. and Mrs. FREDERICK
Bartlett, Mrs Marshall Field, Mrs. Her
man Kohlsaat. Mrs. Ezra 4. McCase'
Francis Bird and Allison Armour all OF
Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. Stilman. Mr. ana
Mrs. Clarence Wadsworth, Mr.. and Mrs'
Grant Mason, Mrs Joseph Stickncy ana
Brayton Ives, all of New York, Mrs. Pre-
lyman, Of London: Governor Bass OF Ne"
Hampshire, Mr.. and Alrs. A. j. Parsons
Mrs Wesley Merritt, Miss ScdmOre, Miss
MacVcagh. BrIgadicr General Edwards,
Major Butt, Henry Emory, George Cope
land and Eames MacVcagh. After the din
Mr.. Copeland gave several selections on
the piano and organ
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

From Tho Tribune Rure1u)
Washington. Jan. 1.-THE British AM
bassador and Mrs. Bryce entertained
small dinner party tonight.
The German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstein entertained at dinner tho
Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs. Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry White, Senator Root,
Mrs. William Thompson, OF New York: AIr.
and Mrs Chandler Anderson, the Swiss
Minister. Or Paul Ritter; the counsellor Of
the Austro-Hungarian Embassy and Nine.
Loewonthal-Liuau, Mr. and Mrs John F.
Wilkins, Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Purdy and
Miss Patton.
Constantin Nabokoff. or the Russian En-
bassy, who Is soon 10 be transferred to
India, has gone TO New York for a few
DAYS
Mmc. Hcrwarth, wife Of the military at
tach6 Of the German Embassy, is expected
10 arrive In New York on Sunday from
GERMANY
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12

not Home Rule. How is a satisfactory
solution Of the problem to he evolved out
of such conditions? But If Mr.. Law
should succeed in forcing an appeal to
the country before a Home Rule bill was
passed, and should win Unionist and
tariff reform majority In the new House,
it would be highly interesting to see
what the effect of the establishment Of
protective tariff would be upon the In
duStria and social condition of ireland.
and thus upon Irish discomfort and the
demand for Home Rule.