New-York tribune., 1912-02-10
THEDA DAVINWASHINGTON

.s.,, ~ civ or even indefinitely, Woulu coH-
stitute practically a compromise oe'"eo"
the views of the War Department ana 'hoSe
~ Chairman Hay, and might prove .ne
most nractical method of cutting the ehls'-
ing Gordian knot.
4 BUSINESS PROPOSITION. - once
yrora Secretary MacVeagh has brought W
the attention OF Congress the advlsaol'''
NJ nroviding a central power plant TO tur-
Itch novver TO the various government
,,,,,,d,rrs IN this city. Mr.. MacVeagh, VINO
sroalts with the authority of long years or
o,norionce as a successful business man,
noin,s ont that 1t Is folly to purchase light
FROM, private corporation and to manu-
facture heat and power In lttie' isoia'eu
nlants for the use Of numerous government
Lr,Idings when all could he suppncd from
o,r,le nIant AT a material reduction OF
est ,rbere IS. of course. strenuous obJec-
tion 10 this measure from the private co'
noration which now sells TO the govern
ment electricity for lighting purposes anu
IN some extent for power purposes anu
unfortunately. there is opposition from GER
tain federal employes. who fear that the
tbem Of work. But thus far no CONVINCING
argument has been advanced against 'he
scheme. and. rather than expose the weak
ness OF the opposition. the members Oh
Congress under whose jurisdiction the
rropositlon would come have merely
riroonholed the conclusive report on the
subiect which was fled with them last
June.
TO SAVE NEW YORK.-In order to re-
llcve New York from the drain on uS
revenues resulting from the admission OF
insane aliens, the greater number OF WhoW
ultimately become wards OF that STATE
Representative Kindred has introduced
bill penalizing all steamship companies
which bring in persons OF diseased nina
Mr. Kindred submits that New YORK is no"
spending about $4,000 year caring Tor
the insane. and he argues that nearly D
per cent Of the number of lunatics sre oil
foreign birth who were either insane or
i'm whom the seeds OF insanity had been
sown. when they gained admission. His Dill
would impose a fine OF 500 OF any steam
ship company which brought into tho coun-
try a person found TO he insane. com
panlon bill. also introduced by Mr.. Kindred,
provides that the Public Health and Ma
rine Hospital Service shall furnish expert
physicians for the examination of aliens
seeking admission.
AN IMPORTANT EVENT-Thc pro-
gramme for the annual convention and din
ner OF the Navy League OF the United
States has now been issued. and It serves
10 emphasize the Importance OF this event.
The convention Will meet in the forenoon
Of Thursday. February -. and will extend
through that and tho following day. The
dinner will take place on the evening OF tie
ed. 1t will be presided over by General
Horace Porter. and among the distinguished
guests will be the Secretary OF tho Navy,
Admirals Sigsbce and Wainwright General
Leonard Wood. W. Morgan Shuster, Charles
Francis Adams and other prominent men
on the afternoon of Friday tho league will
be addressed by the President. Admiral
Wainwright and Charles Francis Adams,
and on Saturday morning tho delegates Will
be the guests OF Captain Gibbons. at An
napolis Admiral Dewey will welcome the
guests at the reception 10 be held on Thurs
day. and over all tho events OF the con-
Vention Colonel Robert NJ Thompson will
east the halo OF his own genial personality y
ana his ardent love OF tho navy. G. O. II.