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New-York tribune., 1912-02-29

abe DESTROYS or excludes. The western
fringe of Arabia will therefore be iert
To the Arabs themselves, which means
that il will be left without any real gov
ernment at all.
That would be a matter OF grave con-
Germ 10 the world at large. Arabia may
not be one of the most important coun-
fries for commerce and travel. but IL
fronts for twelve hundred miles upon
one of the greatest of all highways of
commerce and travel, 1t has a consider
able commerce. and it is the scene OF
what are still perhaps the largest tra'ei
movements in the world. the pilgrimages
to Mecca and Medina. With Turkish
authority there conditions have not been
ideal, but with that authority removed
ar DESTROYED they would become chaotlc
and intolerable. The control OF the I'M
nortant inland commerce of Alden, Mocha
and other ports. the policing of the coast
tbe maintenance of law and order in the
Rod Sea and above ali. perhaps, the
sanitary control of the mutitudlnous Pill
crimages from all parts Of the Mahome-
tan world would he left to those VINO are
destitute of aptitude, capacity or pur-
nose 70 execute them with any degree or
effectiveness. 4 menace of piracy ana
pestilence along the great highway be-
tween the West and the, East is not to
bo contaminated with equanimity'
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
PROBLEMS on THE FRONTIER.

PhObLLuS w IHG FhON IIEh.
News from Mexico varies, as it did
so notably in the revolution Of last year.
One day we are told that the situation
has improved 30 per cent within the
week, and the next day that it has be.
come exceedingly grave. IL is well IN
take as cheerful view as possible, and
we earnestly hope that the most favor.
able reports are the most accurate and
most likely TO be realized Yet IL Is
only ordinary prudence To regard the
situation along the frontier as serious
and as containing the possibility OF
grave complications, with which this
government must be prepared TO deal
with authority, promptness and efli.
cheney.
1t is greatly to be regretted that so
much Of the fighting between the MeXl-
can factions occurs close TO the frontier.
and II is difficult to avoid the conclusion
that it is brought about there purposely,
for the sake of involving American in
tereSts if not Of provoking American
Intervention. But that very fact is
reason for avoiding so far as possible
anything like Intervention. This coun-
try will not willingly let itself be
dragged into such action to suit the am.
bition or spite of a Mexican faction.
Yet neither will 1t permit invasion Of its
own territory or injury to its citizens;
nor could it regard with complacency
chronic menace from just across the
boundary line. II has a right TO expect
the Mexican house to be so put and
kept in order as not to he n nuisance
and a peril to the next door neighbors.
\ permanent condition Of affairs In
Mexico which would require the per-
manent maintenance of large standing
army along the Rio Grande would be
intolerable.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
TAFT AND THE PRoGREssIvEs
Quiet Achievement as Against Boasts
Regarding the Future.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The thoroughness with which you
dispose i'm yesterdays issue OF the absurd
claims of the Progressves whom Mr. Roose-
Welt is so delighted to espouse will be graft
flying to many OF your readers. The dlt-
ference between Mr.. Taft and the Progress
s!ves is the difference between one who has
dome something 20 boast Of and the one
WHO is boasting that he is going to do
something to boast of; between one who
has made good and one loudly proclaim
ing that he will make good.
The cry stop thief! sometimes blinds
onlookers as TO pursued and pursuer. BY
such a shabby pretence Of virtue would the
Progressives blind onIookers, and by fac
ing away from Mr.. Taft, whose steady
progress has put him go far IN advance
and running In the reverse direction, as II
the race lay that way, pretend TO be as far
in advance of him as he Is really In ad-
vance of them.
Mr.. Taft is using I'm great way great
Office, legitimateIy attained, as II all un-
conscious Of his integrity and unselHsh
modesty, and incidentally ministering 10
the great unconscious needs of the people
by the natural power Of noble nature
Mr.. Roosevelt, in a painfully self-con-
scious pose, imsgines himself FIRST In war;
first in peace and first In the hearts OF his
countrymen," pondering the attitude most
impressive for assent 10 the expected, mo-
mentous, spontaneous popular demand that
he is alike powerless to seek or TO refuse
= SO are we beflddled by self-applsuse.
J. c. WYCKOFF.
New Canaan, Conn. Feb %, 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
THE LATEST SUBWAY OFFER.

The new Interborough Rapid Transit
Company offer is spoken Of as victory
for the city, and, indeed, certain bad
features of the terms rejected by the
public last summer appear 10 have been
corrected as a result Of the prolonged
negotiations. Moreover, the rate OF pref
erential payment is cut down from to
$40 per cent. The changes do not, how
ever. seem to he substantial Neverthe-
less. it is safe to expect the present offer
to obtain support that was refused to
the agreement of last summer. The
Mayor, for example, who opposed last
July's terms on principle, is said to
favor accepting the present terms, al
though in principle they do not differ
at all from those of the earlier plan.
Still. this proposal should be neither
accepted nor rejected on the ground that
consistency requires its acceptance or
rejection. The interests of the city
should alone be considered, and it is
perhaps possible to see the interests Of
the city in a clearer light now than
they were seen I'm a few months ago.
The more the community considers the
possibility of subway development with
out O line down Seventh avenue from
42d street, and with the line up LeXing-
ton avenue into The Bronx a part Of
another system than that already serv-
ing a large part Of Manhattan and The
Bronx, the less desirable that cOnsum-
nation appears Moreover, the idea Of a
preferential payment is one to which
the public has nquestiOnably become
in some degree reconciled on closer
study. Then, the attitude Of the Mayor
presents certain obstacles to prompt
transit relief in any other way than
that Of coming to terms with the Inter
borough company. And prompt addi-
tions to existing facilities are impera-
lively required.
Whether the concessions in the latest
proposal sufficiently safeguard the city's
interest Is impossible to say offhand.
But the subject calls for consideration
without bias. and 1t is to be hoped that
through the patient negotiations OF
the Public Service commissioners and
members of the Board Of Estimate and
Apportionment the way is open at last
to that solution of the rapid transit
problem which every one agrees to be
the best
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
4 WING DEVICE.

The amendment to the state constltu-
ton proposed by Assemblyman Philips
recurring the Court Of Appeals, when re-
ouested upon solemn and important oc-
casions," to tell the Legislature or the
Governor in advance Of passage whether
or not a pending bill is constitutional
would introduce In this state the Massa-
chusetts system. In Massachusetts II
apnears TO work well, the experience o.
that state I'm regard to worlimen's com
pensation legislation presenting faVota'
BILE contrast with that of New YORK on
tbe same subject. Before adopting its
workmen's compensation bill Massachu'
setts obtained from its highest court an
opinion that the proposed measure was
constitutional New York passed IFS bill
and year or more later learned from Its
Court of Appeals that its legislation had
been in vain.
The Massachusetts plan has good
deal 70 commend It. often years are
wasted in trying 10 draft law that Will
stand the scrutiny Of the courts, rs, fcr
example, in Illinois, where the LeSislat-
ure passed one direct primaries bill after
another, only to find some new objection
raised to each one by the highest courS
of the state Such difficulties might he
obvIated by requiring the appellate court
of state to advise with its Legislature
regarding the constitutionallty Of impor-
tant bills. But in determining whether Il
proposed measure is constitutional the
court should follow its rule regarding
laws already on the statute books, which
requires It TO uphold the laws wherever
possible. Any other attitude, taken on
the theory that disapproval of proposed
legislation would involve less serious
consequences than the overthrow Of laws
already passed, might lead to extremely
narrow and strict interpretations Of the
constitution and inspire public dlssatis
faction with the judiciary.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
NO BACK DRAFT.

The Endorsement by nine Republican
governors of President Taft's candidacy
for denomination is a prompt ana eHec-
five offset TO the manifesto of the seven
Republican governors who asked Coione'
Roosevelt to become q candidate. Tue
states for which the nine pro-Tatt gov
ernors speak have relatively larger
vote in the Electoral College and repre-
sent n much larger body of Republican
voters than do the states classihed Dy
their executives as pro-Roosevelt'
West Virginia, Nebraska. New Hamp-
shire. Wyoming. Michigan, Kansas ana
Missouri will have sixty-siX votes IN the
Electoral College Of 1912. Minnesota
Iowa. Washington, Maryland, Pennsyl'
vania Tennessee, Utah, Delaware ana
Rhode Island will have 102 votes. Ike
publican pluralities for President IN l9oo
In the first group of states aggregated
o37. .2O3. Republican pluralities in the
second group aggregated 546,5sG
Republican governors in six states nave
not signed either the Taft or the Roose-
Volt Endorsement They are Deneen or
Illinois. Oddie of Nevada Mead OF Yer
mont, McGovern of Wisconsin, Johnson
Of California and Vessey of South Da-
kota. OF these Deneen, Mead and Oddie
are understood to favor Taft, while John-
son and Vessey are credited to Roosevelt.
Governor McGovern is for Ia Toilette.
Adding Illinois, Nevada and Vermont TO
the Taft list would increase che electoral
vote Of the Taft states to 1873; adding
California and South Dakota TO the
Roosevelt group would increase the cleo
toral vote of that group to eighty-four'
showing a handsome plurality for Mr.
Taft in the states which now have Re-
publican governors.
Had Democratic governors not been
elected in 1910 in number of states
usually Republican-Maine, Massachu'
setts Connecticut, New York, New Jer-
sey, Indiana, Ohio, North Dakota, Idaho
and Oregon-the preponderance of Taft
sentiment in Republican communities
would be made much more evident
through a canvass Of governors. II can
hardly be disputed that Maine, Massa'
chusetts and Connecticut are for Taft,
or that the President is pretty certain
to secure a large majority Of the dele
gates to Chicago from New York, New
Jersey, Ohio and Indiana. These seven
states will cast 129 votes in the next
Electoral College and will have 25S
votes at Chicago, and If they give the
President a fairly united support his
denomination by liberal margin Is
assured
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
AN UNNECESSARY BURDEN
Weighing the Republican Party with a
Superfuous Third Term Issue.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The friends of President Taft
ought to be satisfied that exPresident
Roosevelt recovered his usual frankness
declaring himself as a candidate in the
coming Presidential election. IT cleared
the situation. The party will have now
10 decide whether To approve the pres
ent sane safe and efficient administration
and renominate President Taft or NOM
mate ex-Presldent Roosevelt for third
term, burdenlng Itself unnecessarily with
the third term issue, TO the delight of the
Democratic party. The different sections
of the country may differ on the question
OF tariff reform, but a great part OF the
people all over the land believe in the un-
written law against third term.
1t is high time for the Republicans who
wish to see their party successful in the
next election 20 bestlr themselves and take
Il more active and aggressive attitude to
avert the danger TO the party and country
by the unfortunate candidacy Of ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt. f. LANDAU.
New York. Feb. 81, 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
TiiE TALK or THE DAY.
A BIRTHDAY At LAST.

~ oiINl MAJ M bACi
AS DER tho calendar slyly peer
note that leap year once again Is here.
February %! greet you joyfully.
Birthday Of mine, whom so seldom sec:
Where have you been, that you should rob
my life
OF its full blessings? Yester week my wife
Asked me 10 pony up" a roll OF bills
For her to spend dhis. OF the welded Ills,
Is worst by far. and bade me ask no word
or where II went. But yesterday heard
That she had purchased birthday gifts for
me.
And so conveyed my mind to infancy.
A birthday! Like the Pirate Of Penzance,
The years play me a syncopated dance
When | attempt my age to ngure up,
(Ah, here's neighbor with loving cupD
BY age I'm liable to state school laws,
being just nine), yet whiskers make Il
pause
on their enforcement; thirty years I've
An active figure on the business scene;
For thirty years I've earned my daily
bread,
And In that time wife to altar led:
I've sons who work, daughter woman
grown,
Although but nine years birthdays have
known.
This makes me younger than my children
are;
A strange condition, novel more by far
Than some we read of, yet It's perfect
truth,
That, though a man OF forty. I'm youth
This circumstance my patience well may
try:
never sit and Shrek: "How time does
fly" \. w. L..
Festive gentleman returning home)-It's
all very well-saying thersh no place like
'ome-but-it's getting thersh the troubles
London opinion.
At recent dinner OF the Lawyers Club.
of Buffalo. Frederic r.. Coudert. the well
known New York lawyer. talked on Some
Interesting Questions in International
Law" In the course Of his address he
said: "In 1906 Russian representative I'm
Massachusetts, sought to be appointed ad.
ministrator Of the estate of a Russian that
died there. He based his demand on tho
treaty rights between the various nations.
Massachusetts upheld him. Right after
ward out In California. the populace be-
came aroused over the question OF the
Japanese being received IN the public
schools on an equality with the American
children. The Japanese representatives
cited the Massachusetts, decision and said
the treaty rights required the admission.
Local excitement was quite intense, and
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
AT The WHITE HOUSE.

lf rom Inc Tribune bul0o"J
Washington, Feb. 2S.-The President aO
the urgent request OF Senator Galnhsei,
has decided to extend his New Ehsiahu
trip next month, when he goes 10 Boston
OH March IS, to New Hampshire, "heie
he will make two stops on March ~ at
Nashua and Concord. at both OF winch
places he will deliver addresses
The above announcement fofoWeu an
extended political conference, In which tue
President and Senators Crane, Haihhser'
Penrose and Smoot took part. Sehator
Penrose said that Mr.. Taft would nave
practically the entire delegation from
Pennsylvania Senator Gallinger assuIeu
the President that New Hampshire was
Taft state, despite the Endorsement OF tne
Roosevelt candidacy by Governor Bass.
Senator Burnham, who was an carrier
caller, said: New Hampshire has always
been a Republican state. This Is a hepup-
lcan administration, and good one too'
as the people are now learning. New
Hampshire will know how to support ana
uphold the hands OF Republican ad-
ministration that is entitled to credit Tor
the wonderfully good work it has done
The state will send to Chicago delegates
for President Taft"
Representative Sulloway, who comes
from the state, gave the same assurance
to the President, saying: New hanhp
shire is for President Taft first, last ana
all the time
A delegation OF Kansas Republicans IN
troduced by Representative Campoeh to'o
the President that Colonel Roosevelt had
disappointed the Kansans by his Column
bus speech, which is already beginning 10
help Mr.. Taft In that state.
The American people will insist on q
SQUARE deal" was the message President
Taft received to-day from Thomas D.
Wood. president Of new Taft CLUB IN
Duluth, MINI.
Tams Bixby, of Muskogee, Okla, tele-
graphed the President that Oklahoma was
for his denomination first last and all
the time" Many hundred similar mes
sages have. been received at the White
House this week.
Senator Lodge handed the President TO-
day g. number OF letters which nave
reached him I'm the last few days, telling
OF the serious condition in Mexico and OF
the danger which threatens Americans IN
that country. Assistant Secretary Wilson
and Secretary Meyer also saw the Presi-
dent to-day about the Mexican situation.
Myron #. Herrlck, the new Ambassador
IN France, and julius Rosenyald, Of Chi
capo. were dinner guests Of the President
this evening.
Among the White House callers we're the
Postmaster General, Senators Foster, Cur
lis, Guggenheim, Tillman and Jones ana
REPRESENTATIVES Hughes, Johnston Lea
Good. Moon Austin, Stephens, sulloway'
Howell, Rodenberg, Mann, Morgan, Pray
Hammond Wilder, Needham, Stirring
Konop. Crumpacker, Underhill and Nc
Kinley.
The President and Major Butt took a
walk this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
People and Social Incidents

Ing their stay in Washington. Mr. Bla,r
will give dinner in their honor on Sat.
urday.
Mr and Mrs Thomas NJ Chatard Win
leave here on Saturday for Panama, whers
they will remain several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. John r. wilkins entertained
a number OF guests at dinner tonight, ana
among other hosts of the day were Mr,I
Charles Boughton Woods. who gave An
informal tea, and Miss Ruth Parker, yho
gave luncheon party.
There was q special drill at Fort Myey
this evening for the members Of Congress
and their wives
Under the management OF Viscountes.
Benoist d'ASy and Miss Kitty Cameron. Of
New York and Washington, the first Of ths
series of Wednesday afternoon skating teas
vas given. This class is an offshoot Of ths
lively dancing class which earlier in ths
season met at the Playhouse on Monday
nights and closed with the advent OF Lent
The hours for skating were from 10
and tea was served from small tables. Ms.
countess Benoist day and Miss Cameron
received the guests, the list including she
Italian Ambassador and Donna Beatrice
Cusani, the Brazilian Ambassador, Miss
Taft. Miss Anderson, the German military
attache and Nine. Won Herwarth, Lleuten-
ant Won Herwarth. Alfred c. HorstmaAn
German third secretary; Mrs. Chandler Ar.
derson, Mrs. Hunt Slater, the Misses Al
drich Miss Margaret Draper, Miss Laura
Britton, Miss Gladys ingalls,, Miss ingalls,
Barnard, Miss Ruth Wales, Viscount and
Viscountess de Sibour, Mr.. and Mrs. Mur-
ray Cobb. Mr.. de Bach, OF the Russian
Embassy; Mr.. Maugras, of the French EN-
bassy; Brigadler General Edwards, Mr..
Morganstierne, OF the Norwegian Legation.
and a number of others.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
TIE ARABIAN PERIL.

The announcement of Italian military
operations on the Red Sea coast Of
Arabia Felix is somewhat portentous OF
alarming possibilities. That such opera
tions eau be conducted practically at the
unrestrained will Of Italy is undoubted.
Turkey has no navy In those waters
which could offer effective resistance,
while the italian navy Is easily strong
enough not merely to dominate the Red
Sea, but also 10 control the littoral Of
ward, and the chief towns Of the Hedjaz,
Asir and the Yemen, from Akaba TO
Mocha, are situated upon the very coast,
excepting. of course, Mecca and Medina
Ali these provinces are nomlnally un-
der Turkish government. and that gov.
ernment is or has been able to assert and
TO maintain itself almost entirely by
means of water communications and by
those directly on the coast. Under such
circumstances effective control has been
difficult. and the Yemen particularly has
for many years been in a chronic state
of semi-insurgency. Were Turkey pre-
vented from sending expeditions to and
along the coast, by land or sea, her ef-
fective authority would be destroyed
and the Yemen and Asir, If not also the
Hedjaz, would be able to defy her with
impunity. But il Is not TO be expected
that Italy will attempt TO conquer the
land and to establish an efficient govern
ment OF her own in place OF that which
New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
THE ELUSIVE DOCTRINE
Battledore and Shuttlecock with
Friends and Foes of Socialism.

TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
| Sir: Again has The Tribune selected a
socialist TO answer the socialists. Or.
Schurman's socalistic trend Is evident by
his statement that such industries as rail-
ways. telegraDhs. electric plants and water
systems are inherently OF monopolistic
character. Not a word of truth in IT, No
fully Informed person will claim IT, They
are no more monopolistic than Harvard.
Yale and Cornell We see monopoly In
| them now, but instead of the monopoly
being inherent In the peculiar Industry it
is outside OF the industry and entirely un-
necessary TO II.
Yielding these industries to the socialists
Is dangerous. II IL unwise to let things
move I'm their direction. We are already
drifting toward socialism, and DR.. Schur-
man adds to the danger by granting more
and more TO them He applauds the regu-
lation Of industry, as II there were
any real difference between regulation
and tho state ownership and operation
OF producers goods and land. So far
as the owner secs profits regulated away
from him. he cares little whether the rogu-
lator calls himself socialist or not Regu-
lation and socialism may differ I'm degree.
but they do not differ In kind. He also
credits socialism with the intention TO stop
az producers goods, or capital. and 10 let
consumers goods alone, but knowledge
OF human nature demonstrates that the
movement would finally take In consumers
goods also. He credits socialists with be-
ug adherents Of democracy, while In fact
they are to man advocates of majority
IT l. f.,,r
clgn to the socialstic mind
Even Dr. Schurman perceves that we
are moving toward socialism. for he says:
'lf the socialists were not carried away
by their dream OF universal revolutionary
reform they would find much to encourage
them I'm the Industrial changes taking place
al the present time" These changes may
please the socialists and DR. Schurman, but
they do not please me, for matters are
getting worse and worse.
Lastly, Cornell's president evidences his
socialism by calling attention approHugly
to the cooperative societies and TO profit
sharing systems but the proper way to
look st these methods Is that they are
charity at best, and the industrial problem
Is to be solved by means just the opposite
of these uuasi-soCialistic systems
Where Or. Schurman might properly have
yielded something to the socialists he failed
to see the opportunity to do so. In many
Of their criticisms of things as they are
the socialist, are correct They should be
commended for their stand that labor is the
sole source of value, Is it not the only ac-
tive factor? Is land an active factor? Are
producers goods an active factor?
Once more, will not The Tribune please
select non-socalist to answer the So
clalists? Il. d. BRINKERHOFF
New York. Feb. 26, 1912.
[Give it up. Every socialist who at
tempts to expound the doctrine is dis
avowed by his fellows as no true social
list, and every non-socialist who answers
seems socialist to those who would like
TO make a different answered..