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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
4 PENALTY OF PowEE

The marked decline In the Socialist
vote In Milwaukee is the more sig
nificant in view of the fact that in the
State Of Wisconsin at large and gen
orally throughout the United States
there was q formidable increase. In
the nation the Socialist vote was near
" 100000, and in Wisconsin 1t was
about 10000, or twice what it was
four years ago. But in Milwaukee
there was loss OF more than $500
votes from last springs election, and
Mr. Berger. the one Socialist Repre-
sentative in Congress, was defeated
for reelection by an adverse majority
OF 1000, although the lines Of his
district had been altered so as to in
crease his strength.
This result must apparently be at
tributed TO the operation Of special
local causes, chief among which is pre-
sumably the fact that the Socialists
have there been In power and have
failed to fulfil the expectations which
had been formed Of them or even the
PROMISES which they bad made. Some
ambitious schemes Of municipal own
ership of public utilities were contem-
plated, but they came to nothing.
Great reforms were promised and at
tempted, but were not executed. Mr..
Berger took his seat In Congress, but
. did not instantly command leadership
Of that body. In brief, those who had
voted for Socialist candidates IN ex-
pectation of a speedy ushering In OF
Utopian conditions found things going
on Just about as they had gone before.
I No wonder that they were disappointed
and turned back TO the old parties.
Such an experience is the natural
penalty Of power when that power Is
not exercised In a way that meets ex-
pectation. II is reminder Of the
great difference between criticism and
performance. between destruction and
construction 1t is always easy to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
ovERREACHED HIMSELF.

AS the Hon. Hiram Johnson In keen
suspense watches the counting OF the
votes In California, and one minute
thinks the voice Of the people Is the
voice of God and the next fears 1t Is
the voice OF the devil, his mind must
be filed with regret over his lost op-
portunity to profit by simple honesty.
The returns, on whichever side the
balance may finally incline. show one
thing beyond doubt. II Governor
Johnson and his followers had not de-
prived the Republican voters OF their
chance to record their preference freely
his party would have carried the state.
Beyond question a large number or
persons who wanted to vote for MT
Taft in their anger at the sharp prac-
tice of the Roosevelt party cast their
ballots for Mr.. Wilson. II they cid
not quite give the state to him they
came so near IL that the result Is n
moral defeat Of the Progressiyes. The
condemnation OF the Progressive policy
in DISTINGUISHING Taft supporters as
immoral, visited upon II by the SUI
preme Court OF California, Is more
than ever impressive in the light of the
x..tn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The general removal OF inches from tho
fronts OF buildings all over the business
section OF New York has been followed
curiOpsly by a number OF people One
man has walked along Broadway day
after day merely looking at tho workmen
engaged in shaving the faces" OF the
buildings. and this man has seemed TO
enjoy himself as much as II he were at
tending a good show. What do you see
in the cutting down process that strikes
you as being so funny" no was asked.
why. the reversal OF CUSTOM" he re-
piled. Each day brings in the neighbor
hood OF six thousand new New Workers
TO the city; and 90 you know what hap
pens to them before they learn how 70
turn the trick on the other fellow" The
man 10 whom he was speaking said with
laugh. oh, yes; they get trimmed good
and plenty" Well" said the other, I'm
enjoying the sight OF New York itself get
ting trimmed"
Lady OF the House Ito tramp)-Here
are some very nice crusts / trimmed of
when I was making sandwiches.
Tramp-No, thank ye. mum; dey re-
minds me too much OF de cause OF me
downfali-marBins Boston Transcript.
A Brooklyn clubwoman who was CO.
ing out Of town for few days was In a
quandary over the problem OF her hus-
bands existence during her absence The
maid was Swedish and could neither read
nor write English, yet she somehow must
be told each day. az only the mistress
could tell her. what should be done about
the house. A. moments thought solved
the problem. A list OF each days duties
was made out. Next, phonograph
send up a half dozen blank records. The
ingenious mistress then sat down In front
OF her machine and dictated her orders,
using one record for each days lnstruc-
tons The records were then placed In
their pasteboard cases, and the days on
which they should be used were indi-
Gated on the outside by one. two. three
and four straight lines, making a mis-
take impossible As a result not only
was everything in perfect order upon her
return, but the novelty had no appealed
to the maid that she had played" her
orders over and over until she could re-
peat them word Tor WORD.
why do you always insist on talking
about the weather TO your barber?
You wouldn't have me talk about any
thing so exciting as politics to a man
who Is handling a razor, would your
Tit-Bits.
Buried alive! The human mind can
conjure few things 40 dreadful" These
are the opening words Of a circular letter
which a society formed In Paris several
years ago, and having branches in many
European cities. Is sending TO all parts
OF the world. with view to introducing
people to provide against premature
burial and consequent horror" The cir
cular contains the details of many grew
some incidents and reproduction Of the
painting entitled Buried Alive" from the
Wdrz Gallery at Brussels A New York
lawyer, who is In sympathy with the
movement and has made provisions In
his will for certain death before burial.
said that he helped the cause by sending
to the maih ONCE In Paris the account
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17

stand at one side and find fault with
the work which others are doing. But
If those others suddenly lay down their
tools and say, "Well, come and do II
better yourselves! then comes the
rub. Then II Is woe to those who can
not make good" 1t may be that ex-
pectations were exaggerated; but that
is something for which propagandlsts
must be prepared. Instead OF promis-
ing all that they could in any case
hope TO do, and even more, as many
do, and thus running far into the I'M
possible, prudence should dictate prom
ises so far within the limit OF possible
achievement that even the larger ex-
pectations based thereon would not
exceed 1t. But that would De 10
promise so little as to attract niue
support.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
NOT WARRANTED.

1t is natural enough for the white
Wings to want an increase in salary,
and undoubtedly they, along with
everybody else, feel the pressure OF
the high cost of living. The case
they present to the Board Of Estimate,
though, to justify their request for
1920 a year instead Of $3.50 does not
seem entirely convincing, In view OF
what the city pays to its police anu
firemen. The first year patrolman re-
ceives $500, and out Of that pays FOR
uniforms, equipment and his bedding
at the station house. He may rise 10
the height Of $1,400 as a patrolinan'
The first year fireman has been some
what more fortunate; he gets $1,000
now, from which he, too, pays FOR
uniform and certain equipment. After
years Of service he may aspire 10
81. 400 a year as a first grade man.
With all due respect to the members
Of the street cleaning force, 1t must
he said that they are not men VINO
could expect to make more money OF
have better prospects in any other line
of work than their present They
work eight hour shifts. They have IN
convenient hours, exposed TO Indictment
weather, but so do the firemen ana
policemen. Of whom so much more IS
exacted in the way Of mental ana
physical attachments. The sweepers
are protected in their places as LABOR
ers in mercantile establishments are
not. And the city contributes toward
n pension for them on retirement
whereas men Of similar equipment and
similar work in the business world
get no pension in old age. Many
clerk with a family to support gets no
more than they get. The most conclu-
sive proof that their Jobs at the pres
ent pay, are not undesirable has been
furnished by the struggle OF those who
left them In the strike few months
ago to get their places back.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
Go to with that base libel, that there
are "only a few perfect girls! New
York is just thronged with them.
A fund of good limericks ought to be
a consolation to Mr.. Wilson during
tariff revision session.

Controller Prendergast seems much
agitated because State Chairman
Hotchkiss OF the Progressives. or Mr..
Straus, whichever named the legisla-
tive committee which is to assault the
incoming Legislature with Progressive
doctrine, did not include Timothy l..
Woodruff in It's membership. The Pro-
gressives are striving for efficiency
They probably investigated Tlmothys
record and found that when he was
Republican state chairman one Of his
chief accomplishments In obtaining
legislation, IL not the very pinnacle Of
his success, was the passage of bill
to permit a bar In The New Theatre,
which bill was vetoed. To that, Of
course, must be added his advocacy Of
the election Of lothian p. Aids as Re-
publican leader of the Senate when
even such old organization men as
William Barnes, Jr.. were against him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
THE WATERFRONT POLICY.

The Dock Commissioner exactly con-
firms the implied indictment which
was directed against this city by the
Secretary of War and which some
have affected to resent as unwar-
ranted. Mr.. StimSon urged the need
of New York's promptly adopting ana
making known a definite and perma-
nent policy Of waterfront development,
the implication being, Of course, that
it had not yet done so. Now Mr.. Tom
kins says that he wishes he knew
what was the policy Of the city re-
garding the West Side, and that he
regards it as most unfortunate that
the Board Of Estimate has not yet
adopted policy relative to the West
Side tracks. OF course, it is quite OBJ
vious that the formation and execu-
ton Of Il policy regarding docks and
piers must await and depend upon the
prior adoption of a policy regarding
the land transportation lines which
are to serve the waterfront traffic.
In just one respect there may be
dissent from Mr.. TOmkins's views con-
corning piers, or at least controversy
and a desire for further information.
He approves the general principle OF
'oblique piers, but regards its adoption
now as impractlcable, since 1t would
involve the destruction Of too much
valuable work and the loss Of too
much pier space now in use. That Is
true so far as the waterfront which
has already been highly improved Is
concerned. 1t would be wasteEul to
destroy the fine new piers which have
recently been built in order to rebuild
them obliquely. But 1t is understood
that there is a considerable stretch
of available waterfront which has not
vet been improved and along which
il is now puIDOsed to build number
of 1,0O0foot piers-namely, that on the
West Side between 44th and 56th
streets. 1t will be possible there to
build such piers by cutting far into
the present shore line, at great ex-
pense. which Mr.. Tomkins naturally
and properly deplOres. But Mr.. Tom
kins's own statement Of the case sug-
gests the inquiry why oblique piers
should not be built there. They would
not involve the destruction of any good
work now existing or the loss Of pier
space now in use, and they would
avoid the need and the great expense
of cutting perhaps two or three hun
dred feet into the rocky shore. There
would doubtless be q certain loss or
frontage, since oblique piers occupy
more Of the shore line than those at
right angles, but that might be more
than recouped in area and value by
not having to cut into the shore.
However this may be, the important
point Of the whole case Is In Mr.
Tomkins's closing words. He and the
Mayor, he says, went to Washington
and secured permits for the temporary
frightening of some piers on the I'M
Outstanding that the city should at
once "get down to business" and build
new piers. THE city has, however,
dome nothing-it has not kept its
word" That authoritative declara-
ton justifies the course Of the Secre-
tary of War. 1t also indicates the
instant need and duty OF this city,
which, happily, there is now some rea-
son TO expect ii to perform.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

Iron The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Nov 16.-The British Am
bassador has accepted an invitation to
deliver an address before the American
Civic Association in Baltimore on No
vember 20. On November % he will be
the guest of honor at the banquet to be
given by the members of the Bachelors
Club Of the Washington Y. NJ c. A.
The French Ambassador returned to-
night from a short visit in New York.
The Mexican Ambassador and seiora de
Calero, who have spent some months IN
their own country, are expected TO return
here about the beginning of December
The Embassy IN l street, which is owned
by the Mexican government. Is being ar
ranged for them.
Nine. Louden, wife OF the Neither
lands Minister. has sent out cards for an
at home on November 10, from 4 to 7
o'clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
THE CABINET.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Nov. 16.-The President ana
Mrs. Taft will dine with the Secretary Oh
the Treasury and Mrs. MacVeagh on
January q and the other members OF the
Cabinet will entertain them, giving a dln-
ner party each week thereafter. the sec
rotary of Commerce and Labor and MIS-
Nage being the last on the list. Their
dinner for the President and Mrs. tart
will be on Thursday, February 20.
The Secretary of the Interior has &C
cepted an invitation to preside at the din
ner to be given by the American Civic
Association, In Baltimore on the night
of Wednesday, November 20.
The Secretary OF Commerce and Labor
will leave here on Monday night for Chi
cago, to deliver an address before the
Chicago Association of Commerce on
Tuesday night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
AN ANTI HAS A DREAM
Up Among the Clouds the Question OF
Woman Suffrage Finds Solution.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: On passing into dreamland found
an airship anchored to a cloud. 1t was
Just what wanted, so I made terms With
the airman and sailed away to see IL
womans suffrage was really needed.
visited many lands. with their teem-
ing population OF millions Of human be-
ings. They were all governed by men. IL
a woman inherited a crown she relied on
her council Of men to carry on the gov
eminent, and the result in all parts OF the
earth was great works on earth and land
and sea, accomplished by man.
then turred my view to my home land.
I saw that 1t had always been governed
by the best OF men. 1 saw the pleasant
homes, where the mother, holding her
sweet babe in her arms, gave the little
man his first lessoh--a mothers smile.
Then, as he grew In years. and met dig
boys on the playground and met with
accidents, he flew to his mothers loving
embrace and found balm for all his
wounds. A mothers love kept him from
evil influences when he entered college,
and her love letters kept him strong and
pure and ambitious. When he graduated
with honor she wrote to him, II am proud
OF my SON." So equipped, he went forth
10 work for home and native land and as
a man among men he did mans work 70
help others. l concluded that IL women
could raise such men they did not need
10 enter the battle Of life, as they had
men to shield and guard and guide them.
She realizes that her realm Is what she Is
ftted for and she shrinks from public HE
as wholly distasteful to her nature. In
thinking the matter over she has become
an earnest advocate of anti-suffrage
There was TO need Of political life for
women, no need Of woman's suffrage,
ANTI-sUFFRAGE.
New York Nov 10, 1872
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17

The exchanging Of notifications OF the
North Atlantic Fisheries treaty be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States may be regarded as the final act
in disposing OF a century-long con-
troversy and In making what was a
frequent ground Of friction and ami
mostly ground for the streng thoning
OF international friendship and for the
promotion OF rational relationships.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
CoNsTANTINoPLE.

Whatever may be the direct outcome
Of the present war In Thrace, we may
confidently assume that another epoch
has been marked In the marvellous
history Of Constantinople. 1t may re-
main the capital Of the Ottoman Turks
for years to come But 1t Will thus
exist only on sufferance, under an In
ternationally guaranteed neutrality,
instead OF being the seat Of a power at
once imperial and lmperious; and
even thus, with Its span OF life limited.
Such is the twentieth century lot OF
one which for nearly sixteen centuries
has ranked easily In the first class OF
the worlds historic cities, In its infiu,
ence upon the ancient world rivalled
only by Jerusalem, Athens and Rome,
Indeed, II we reckon ByZantium con
tinuously with II, 1t has been Of note
for more than twenty-five centuries,
since the Argives and Megarians found
ed II on a site so superbly chosen for
beauty, for commercial utility and for
military proves as to warrant the
legend OF selection by the Delphic
Oracle.
The nine centuries Of Byzantium
were indeed rich with the deeds OF
Otanes and Darius Hystaspes, Of Pan.
sanias, Of Cimon, Of Alcibiades, OF
Lysander, OF Xenophon, Of Thrasybu'
lus, of Epaminondas, and Of Philip OF
Macedon. Much of Greek history, a d
Of the story OF the immemorial conflict
between Europe and Asia, centred
upon the hills overlooking the Golden
Horn, where the narrowing Sympleg-
"ades whitened the cliffs Of Propontis
with spray" Nor must we forget
that when Byzantium fell beneath the
might of Severus, the Roman Empire
in the act OF destroying 1t opened the
way for its own destruction, for with
the disappearance Of that fortress city
the passage OF the straits was assured
to the GOths from the Euxine to the
Mediterranean.
A new era was begun In the history
Of the world when, on May IL, 800. the
new city on the old site became Con
stantines imperial seat, marked with
the official recognition and adoption OF
Christianity. 1t was indeed the first
great Christian capital, and as such
1t seemed TO enjoy a charmed exist,
ence. Before 1t was half century old
Valens was crushed at Adrianople, but
Constantinople held out against the
conquerlng horde of Goths and Huns.
II was attacked by the Avars, kinsmen
Of the Bulgars; twice by the Seljuk
Turks and twice by the Bulgars; but
to them ali the walls OF Constantine
proved impregnable. Strangely, the
place which for nearly nine centuries
was the great eastern bulwark OF
Christian Europe was for the first time
captured and looted by the armies Of
Christian Europe itself, professedly on
the Fourth Crusade against the Tur.;s.
After Its restoration to the Greeks II
was twice assaulted by the Ottoman
Turks, and OH the second occasion,
largely because of the conduct of Eu-
ropean Christians, 1t fell into the hands
which ever since have held it in a saw
age grip.
That date, May 20, 1853, has ever
since been rightly regarded as one of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

Washington, Nov ls-Mrs. Taft went
for a long walk this morning, attehdiis
to her shopping and other personal az
fairs. She was alone. Her. sister, MIS-
Thomas X. Laughlln, who Is her guest az
the White House, will probably take pos
session next week Of the house she mas
leased for the winter and spring
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17

OF the sudden coming to- of one Nike
schofield, Of Sullivan. Wis. when the
horses before the hearse In which he was
being taken for burial ran away and
spilled the coffin.
by George" said the pessimist,, 1
can't see any silver lining to this clop99
of the high cost OF living. Every blessed
thing under the canopy has gone up.
"Oh, no." returned the optimist. with
the approach OF winter thermometers
are getting lower every day. Harper
Waeklv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17

While Russia squeezes China at the
west by pushing on for the conquest
and annexation OF outer Mongolia. II
remains TO be seen II Japan will make
a counter movement at the east by ad-
vancing her claims upon Manchuria;
and also how the new republic will
deal with these iegacies of menace and
weakness which were bequeathed to 1t
by the decadent empire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
CITY SUES MRS. E. T. GERRY.

The City Of New York is suing Mrs.
Louisa NJ. Gerry. wife OF Elbridge +.
Gerry. fer s4.o12 for maintaining a vault
under the street on city property on her
place at Fifth avenue and 42d street. The
vault covers 2.7s3 square feet, which Is zoos
feet greater than permitted. and the city
contends II Is a nuisance and illegal. The
city also asks that the space over the
legal area be filled in.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17

tain and advance that civilization ac-
cording to their own genius. The ma
ian Bureau would do well to consider
change in its policy with respect TO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17

Big Tim" Sullivan and his two OPP
ponents for Congress certified that
they didn't spend a cent to procure
tier election to office, What a disap-
pointment they must have been to that
district,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

New York, as usual at this time Of the
year, is thronged with visitors from all
parts OF the United States and from
abroad, attracted hither by the great Ma
tional Horse Show, which opened yester-
day afternoon with the customary flourish
Of trumpets at Madison Square Garden
Wellngh every big city OF the Union is
represented in town just at present by
large contingents of its social register,
and their presence excites interest not
only around the tanbark at the Garden,
but also at the theatres, at the opera and
In the leading hotels, as well as at the
smart restaurants at the luncheon, din
ner and supper hours. Indeed, the res
such times that there is difficulty about
obtaining tables.
During the coming week the horse
show will share the attention OF society
with the opera. The opera has taken lt5
place once more as the favorite rendoz-
vous OF the fashionable world on certain
nights OF the week. In fact, It Is no ex-
aggeration 10 assert that the social feat
ures OF the opera nights are accorded a
greater degree OF Importance by con-
siderable portion of the audience than
those which pertain to the lyric and drs-
matte art, and that greater degree Of
attention Is accorded by many of those
present to their fellow occupants of the
boxes and orchestra stalls than TO the
stage
OF course, the opera. like the horse
show. is made the occasion of much hos
pitality, and innumersble dinner parties
will be given during the coming week IN
connection with the performances at the
Metropolitan and the evening sessions ut
the Garden.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17

New Jersey is contemplating the
adoption OF an honor system" among
state prison convicts. Why not7 There
IL proverbially honor among thieves"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
Nftp l)ork Uri6une:
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER II. 1912.

owned and published daily by the Iriouns
Association, a New York corporation. Osusn
NJ. Reid. President: Conde Hamnn. oeSre iL, ,
lanes NJ Barrett. treasurer Address. Tribune
Building. No. i54 Nassau street. New 1OIh
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The Democratic party at least was 4
the millionaire class In this campaign