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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26
TO-DAY'S PRIMARIES.

We hone to see a full turnout OF Re-
publicanS at tO-day's primaries. lhe
experiment of electing district delegates
10 the national convention by direct Vole
instead of through district conventions
is one which voters in general nave
earnestly desired to make, ana IL Is 10
their interest to show that they appre-
ciota the importance Of the step now
taken toward popular government with
in the party. Whatever may be the de-
fects Of the present law, it at least puts
the power to select delegates III the
hands of the voters. and improvements
will certainly be FASTENED by demon
stration that the voters appreciate their
new privileges and intend TO exercise
them on n large scale.
The great defect of the convention Sys-
tenn fin practice has been that 1t encour-
ages contests and bolts. If two sets or
delegates from county. Assembly as
trict or some other subdivision OF n
Congress district appear at n convel-
ton the hOld-ovcr district committee
exercises its right To choose between
them in making up the temporary roll
and in the decision of such contests
partisanship has too often figured more
largely than equity. and the de1catcd
have gone home with the feeling that n
| free expression Of the will Of the voters
| has been defeated. But after a direct
primary has been held there remains no
reasonable doubt as TO the will OF the
majority, or the plurality, Of the voters.
| If any contest is to he instituted 1t can
! not turn on the technical irregularities
on which Congress district committee
is so often asked TO base judgment.
but must rest on charges Of fraud at the
polls which are to be submitted To the
! courts.
! 4 direct test leaves the losers no re-
| spcctable chance to nurse their wounds.
The only verdict they can quarrel with
is the verdict Of the party voters. In
| the present contest between the friends
Of President Taft and the friends OF
| Colonel Roosevelt the latter have COM
planned that in many sections OF the
! country means for direct vote have
not been provided. But they cannot
make that complaint here There Is
nothing to hinder any enrolled Repub-
lican in this city from expressing a
choice between Mr.. Taft and Colonel
Roosevelt and none can take greater
satisfaction from that fact than Mr..
Tafts supporters. They welcome a
count Of hands within the organization
and look forward with confidence to its
result. It is desirable that the verdict
should he not merely decisive but as
nearly unanimous as possible, and for
| that reason we urge all enrolled Repuh.
lean voters To Join in making the choice
! Of delegates to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau.

From The Irlbun" Bureau
Washington. March 25.-The President Will
send to Congress tomorrow or wednesday,
his second tariff message, transmitting the
report of the Tariff Board on the COTTON
schedule. The message, which was fnlshed
to-day, contains about fifteen hundred
words. Chairman Emery was with tbe
President a short time this afternoon
President Taft received several politicai
callers to-day; instructed Colonel spencer
Cosby to throw the White House GROUNDS
open TO the children on Easter Monday for
egg rolling: gave a sitting this afternoon TO
Cavalier Tn. Malkenbaer, who has been
commissioned to paint his portrait for the
Peace Palace at The Hague; declined an IN
vitation TO attend the National Drainage
Congress. in New Orleans, April 10 to 49,
told Representative Dupre that he would
be unable to accept the invitation OF the
Governor Of Louisiana to attend the rVo'il
anniversary Of the admission or LOUISIANA
into the Union, IN New Orleans, April o.
because Of the pressure OF public business
but promised TO send some one 10 repre-
sent him; and received delegation OF en-
gfneers, headed by General BlXby' chlel OIL
engineers. accompanied by the Secretary OF
Commerce and Labor.
A meeting of the Lincoln Memorial COM
mission has been called for tomorrow al
ternoon at 3 O'Clock 20 consider the designs
for the 100000 memorial authorized ny
CONGRESS-. There is every reason 20 beleVe
that the commission will decide on de-
sign at this. meeting. ,..
The President pressed An electric button
formally
openlng the Industrial Association falr al
Pittsfeld, Mass, at the same time sehdlhs
greetings and best wishes for the success
Of the fair" Luke l. Mackn, the presl-
dent telegraphed TO Mr.. Tart: Oh DeH@'i
Of the Board OF Trade of the city or Plus
field, desire to thank you for taxing uiIls
TO start the machinery OF this, Pittsiield
first industrial exposition of its own PROD
ucts."
Among the White Horse callers were tho
Secretary Of the Interior, the Secretary OF
Agriculture, Senators Cullom, Curtis, OIL
YER. Gamble and Crane ex-senator burrows
and Representatives Campbell, hughes
Needham. Booher, Sells and Bartholdt.
The President received I'm the East Room
this afternoon thirty high school students
from Skowhegan, Me. who were introduced
BIZ Representative Gould; seventy constitu-
ents OF Representative Kinds. fifty students
from Walpole and Newton, Mass. and fifty
visitors from Toledo. who were introduced
by Representative Sherwood.
The President and Mrs. Taft occupied
their box at the Belasco tonight, to see
Louis ~ Parker's quaint English comedy
''Pomander Walk" and had with them MISS
Taft. Charles Taft, Mr.. Won Bulcw. OF the
German Embassy; Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays
Hammond, Miss Alice Meyer. Miss Harriet
Switzerland, DR.. Grayson, L. S. ~, ana
Lieutenants Greble and Mckinney, the lat
ter two men White House aids
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26

commissions TO influence interstate rates
he used by them to control Interstate
rates into the state? Might not state
commissions. instead of lowering state
rates as they sometimes do now for the
purpose of discriminating in favor OF
local interests. lower them for the pur-
nose Of forcing down interstate rates!
Some Of the members of the Interstate
Commerce Commission seem to regard
it's latest position as an invasion OF
states rights. Might it not turn out
rather. TO he a surrender of authority
over interstate commerce TO state au-
thorities? II the federal commission IS
70 follow the state commissions lead IN
certain cases the state commissions ap-
pear TO have to limited extent author
ity over interstate rates. The conflict
of authority creates puzzling situation
and It does not appear that the latest
action of the interstate commission IS a
sure and safe solution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26
FRENCH PATRIOTISM.

From rabid anti-militariSm to martial
ships is the range of the emotional eX-
perienccS through which France has
passed within short space Of time. The
anti-militarism was the propaganda of
small but noisy group The patriotic
fcrvOr is the voice of an industrious,
stable and usually silent people.
Enthusiasm for the new weapon of of
fensive and defensive warfare and pOpu-
lar subscriptions for its creation and
equipment i'm great numbers are well
enough. but they will no more solve the
problem of the nations slowly changing
military status than will the millions
which II is prling up in the vaults of the
Bank Of France. War may still be ex-
est battaliOnS. Germany can matcn
France gun for gun and airship for air
ship, but France cannot match Germany
man for man, and the discrepancy IS
steadily growing.
Under the influence of a wave Of mill
tant patriotism France should rouse her
self to far greater effort than the easy
one of the subscription Of money for the
purchase Of an air fleet. What Is re-
quired Of her Is Il voluntary surrender
of n measure Of material ease and COM
fort-a higher birth rate that will ere
long bring her much nearer TO n numer-
zeal equality with Germany. 1t is the
French masses whose voice Is heard
lOudest in this outbreak Of zeal for the
fatherland it is they who offer their
savings in this revival Of the national
spirit: but II is also they who are re.
sponsibe for the almost complete stop
page of the annual increase of the race.
The classes upon whom falls the brunt
of the reproach contribute in reality only
a small percentage To the result II Is
the mass of the French people. especially
the peasantry, who need to perceive that
larger families would be of far greater
service 10 the country than military air
ships, which, it may incidentally be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY,

From Tho Tribune Bureau
WASHINGTON. March 25.-One of the most
brilliant audiences seen I'm Washington
this spring was that at tho Playhouse to-
might when Mrs. Burleson's playette, ms
Secretary" and the French play, -"
Coaur a ses Rasons." were presented for
the benefit Of the Washington Fairgrounds
Members of the House and senate Tiled ire
body of the house. while special boxes
were nut M for the diplomats and others.
The graceful acting OF Viscountess Be
MOIST d'A7y. who took the leading part in
the French play. elected much applause
while there was nothing amateurish IN mo
acting Of any Of the other players
Enough flowers almost to hank the niue
stage we're sent by the friends or the Two
companies. with Viscouutos' RenoIst
d'AZv as host were the Attorney General
and Mrs. Wickcrshsm, the Postmaster
General, the Austrian Ambassador the
French Ambassador and Nine JuSserand'
fine Italian Ambassador and MarchloheSS
CusanI. Donna Beatrice Cusani, Mrs. Lew
Il. Letter. Mrs. Robert Mccormick MIS-
Robert Patterson, Senator Du Pont, MIS-
Francis p. Crowninshield, Mrs. William +.
Draner Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White, Mrs.
uarsball Field. Mrs John n. Henderson,
Mrs Hopkins, Miss Hopkins, the German
counsellor and Nine. Haniel won Hahn
hanson. Miss Mabel Boardman, the Assist
or+ Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs. Beck
man Winthrop, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend Mrs. Henry {. CorbIn, a hcTr
clark Kerr, British third secretary; Count
do Chambrun, French military attache'
Count du Chabannes and John 4. hender-
son tr. All of tho party remained after
Oh. presentation as the supper guests Of
Viscount and Viscountess Benoist d Any,
Others entertaining box parties ana WHO
also remained for supper were the Count
ess Won Bernstorff, who entertained III hv'
box Miss Alice Meyer, Miss Elsie Aiurlch'
Craig Wadsworth, Dr. A. Piatt AnoreW
and John White. Other box parties ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26
DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE

DTSINTERESTED PUBLIC SERVICE.
Nobody in these days Is likely to deny
the doctrine that the public is entitled
10 dlsintercstcd and unScIfiSh service
from its elected representatives. Nobody
is likely 10 contend that a public officer
who for hire or for personal profit does
business with the state for himself or
others is I'm a position 10 give that disin-
terested and unsclfish public service. y
bill recently introduced 10y ASScmbyman
John L. Sullivan Of ChautauQua County.
would enforce diSintcrcStcdncSS in ON
cialdom by way Of the penal law. 1t pro-
hihits legislators from practising law or
receiving retaincrs for performing ser
vices for any Of the legislative or cNccu-
five departments Of the state, or any sub
division of the state. or representing any
client before any legislative or executive
department Of the state. II forbids any
legislator or state officer or other public
official 10 he interested. directly or indi-
rcctly. in any contract for work or ma
tcriaIs payment for which Is to bo mad"
out Of public money. The penalty for
violation is to he imprisonment not OK
cecding ten years or fine not exceed
ing 5000, or both.
Members Of the present Legislature
not many. 10 be sure but some who are
not the least among them-have done IN"
things which this proposed statute would
| ponalizc The legislator who sells ma
! fcrials To the state the legislator VIII"
represents clients before stat" depart
mente. the legislator who is under rc
| taincr by some branch of the state GOV
eminent. may he IN honest lawyer or
| business man. The interests of tn" stat"
NAV be his own interests. Then. again,
| thnv NAV not No man can serve with
| glowing success two masters who ar" ~
war The individual who In that cas-"
could place the interests Of tn" state he
fore his own would b" Of rar" type.
! The record Of the Aids bribery iuycsti
CATION showed what could result from
a iudicious admlNturo If dc..ir" for per
sonal gain with the uS" Of official posi-
tion and political influence I'm the prose
cution Of one legislators law business.
! And 10 what dcgrc" Is the lawmaker or
public officer who profits personally 10y
using his official position 10 further his
private affairs 10 the dctrimcnt Of the
state less n CRATER than the lawmakcr
who takes money for his vote:
Congress has forbidden It's members
| =, ,.rn,,;gn l.,,. Inf,rn tgn IanurtIunut (
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26
INWOOD HILL.

To tho Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Permit me through the medium ~
your influential paper 10 call the attention
OF tho citizens Of New York to the condi-
lions Of Inwood I'M. at the extreme north
oru end Of Manhattan Island. Inwood Hill
ccmurises about 80 acres NJ the most beau
tirm and natural scenery within hundreds
Of miles Of Manhattan Island. being to-day
m virtually the same condition that it was
when Henry HUDSON first sailed past it on
the river that bears his name, and the
lover Of natural $, merry who will avail
himself Of It's easy accessibility by the
broadway subway to Dyckman street.
thence going directly over TO the Hudson
River. viii he amply repaid in few min
utcs when he finds himself in the midst Of
a most beautiful region. whore hundreds
Of stately old trees of seventy varieties vie
with one another I'm ago and size, where
the largest tree I'm this state IS TO be found.
and where the puTcst and most refreshing
water sushcs from several wholesome
springs
And now this last and most beautiful por-
ton Of our island city Is threatened with
speculative invasion.
on foot for the city to acquire this tract
and considerable money and time were then
spent in surveys, etc, but for some unac-
countabIe reason this worthy project was
allowed To lapse until recently. when $1,000
moro was spent by New York city In maps
and plans to divide 1t into building lots.
| understand that the New York Scenic
Preservation Society and the New York
Historical Society are interesting them
selves with view TO rescunG this section
from SPECTATORS and reservlng II to this
city. but their efforts 80 far do not seem
To have been cffectual. / therefore appeal
to you TO lend your mighty influence 10
rescue and bequeath to our city this price
less asset and lasting object Of civic pride,
which Will rebound to our credit in a
gratitude that can never wane with passing
years. FREDERICK j. GOIlblEb'
Now York March 22, 1912
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26
CONFLICTING RAILROAD REGULA-
JJDA

The latest ruling of the Interstate
Commerce Commission is virtually that
whenever intrastate railroad rates have
the effect of discriminating in favor Of
intrastate commerce against Interstate
commerce the federal commission will
make interstate rates low enough TO
prevent such discrimination. The case
grew out Of rates made by the Texas
Railroad Commission for the purpose Of
favoring local jobbing interests in that
state They practically shut the jobbinS
interests of Louisiana out Of certain
parts of Texas. and thereupOn Louisiana
through its Railroad Commission com
planned TO the federal &C omission.
In this order the conflict of authority
between the state and federal rcgulatlve
bodies is met in new way. The doubt
fulneSs. of the new policy is indicated by
the close vote in the Interstate Com
merce Commission. One of the commits
sioners. Mr.. McChord, thinks that the
commission might have waited till the
Supreme Court passed upon this question
of the relative authority of state and
interstate commissions before announc-
ing any such policy as Is laid down
by the ma jority which IS a natural sug
gestiOn. But the Supreme Court might
sustain the pre-eminence of federal au-
thority,in the way it was sustained by
the lower courts in the Minnesota cases
and still leave unsOlved the practical
question of how to prevent discrimina-
tory orders by state commissions. The
new ruling attempts to offer a practical
solution. Whenever intrastate rates are
cut to favor intrastate industries inter
state rates will be adjusted to place in
terstate industries in position to com
pete with those favored by the local re-
duction. 1t may not be within the power
of the Interstate Commerce Commission
10 adopt this plan Of meeting a veXatious
practice; some Of its members think IL Is
not But If Il is legal one effect Of such
a stand by the federal commission would
probably be TO remove the temptation
from state commissions to make orders
the purpose of which is to discriminate
in favor Of state shippers. If no dis
criminatory advantage is TO be gained
from lowering of local rates in the way
Texas has lowered them, 10 the injury
Of Louisiana, the present excuse for low
ering them will no longer exist.
But. on the other hand, might not the
power thus placed in the hands Of state
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
LRn Telesranh 70 The TrihunaL

TBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Newport, March Ga report reached this
city to-day that the Duke and Duchess o.,
Connaught, with their daughter Princess
Patricia, are to be the early August guests
Of MIR. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt al
their summer home, Beaulieu. II is under.
stood that the invitation was extended 10
the duke and duchess while they were in
New York recently and that they accepted.
Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt are going abroad.
but will be back early In June 10 open
their Newport estate after a years absence.
1t is reported that Mrs. Ogden GoeleL
who was an absentee last season, is 10 re-
turn this year to occupy her villa
Mrs. T.. :. Raynor. of New York, mother
Of Mrs. William Storrs Wells has again
leased The Gables, the Alonzo Potter cot
tage on Rhode Island avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. r. c. Vanderbilt, who are
soon going abroad, are not expected 10 re.
turn to open their Portsmouth Farm estate
until the early part Of July.
Henry f. Eldridge returned from New
York to-day
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish are hay'
ing improvements made at Crossways
Samuel Emlin, Of Germantown, Penn,
has leased a jamestown cottage FOR the
summer.
Or. George l.. Peabody, Of New YORK.
who purchased the W. +. Weld estate las'
week. is a guest with party OF friends Al
the La Forge cottage. DR.. Peabody VIII IN
spect his new estate tomorrow.
Ex-senator and Mrs. John Kean, cf Enb'
abeth, n. j., and Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Waf
Ter. of Boston, are at the Newcltns'
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Tuckerman la's ,r
turned to New York. They will occupy INV
Malcolm cottage the coming season
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26
yo TT-POpr EVERY DAY.

Mr.. Albert BALM. director general Of
the Hamburg American Line and ono
Of the foremost ocean steamship mana
gers i'm the world. has renewed his ef-
fort 10 secure daily steamship SaiiingS
between Europe and New York. II may
be true that Mr.. BALM Is primarily
concerned i'm promoting the interests OF
his own company and Of the other trans
atlantic companies with which II has -
friendly understanding He undouhted-
" foresees larger returns through bet
ter distribution Of passenger travel
among the chief lines. and daily
schedule would probably make such Il
distribution more feasible. II one first
class modern liner sailed each day from
each side and each company was sure
Of its natura proportion of that traffic
many of the smaller Cight-tO-ten-day
boats could he transferred TO other ser
vice and the profits Of the larger liners
could he increased. If Mr.. Ballin's
plans should 90 through. the cheaper
passenger service to and from Europe
NOulu ptODdblA w hIhlithll'b u'i' ''i''
by lines of minor Importance. or di-
verted to Boston, Philadelphia, Ralti-
more and other ports.
II would undoubtedly he convent
ence 10 those who use the express boats
to he able to sail for Europe any day.
There is gap now from Thursday to
Saturday and from Saturday 10 Tues
day. When haste is imperative three
days are long delay. and for many
who travel for pleasure as well as for
most who travel for business the guar
antee of daily departures would be n
decided convenience. 70 some extent,
also. It might help to make travel across
the main ocean highways little safer
than it is at present, for there could
never he Il much greater interval than
twenty-four hours between the arrival
at a given point in the ocean lane Of one
vessel and the arrival of its immediate
successor.
However, the main pressure for daily
Sailings is economic The leviathans
which the chief steamship lines are now
building must be filled. and they can be
filled to the best advantage Of their
owners 10y drawing on those travellers
who now patrOnize the smaller and
slower boats.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26
CRITICISM OF THE TRIBUNE.
Including Some Things That Aren't So

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
ST.: | was greatly surprised at the out
ragrous unfalrncss Of your editorial of yes
tarday on the Blue Ridge recall OF a Judge
II is simply astounding that a paper of the
intelligence and conservatism of The Trlh-
une should give way to blind and unrcason-
ing prejudice so far as to completely ig-
more the real facts I'm the case.
Your editorial grossly libels the people
Of the village where the shooting of the
Judge and other officers Of the law occurred
by representing them as being partakers in
the crime committed, whereas they have
shown themselves to be law-abldlng citi-
zens by making every effort TO capture and
punish the gang Of outlaws who alone are
RESPONSIBLE You none the less grossly libel
the people Of the whole country by imply
ing that this is what may be expected Of
them II they are allowed TO exercise the
recall"
You grossly libel and misrcpresent the
position taken by eX-Prcsldent Roosevelt
by infcrring that he stands for this or any
other sort Of outlawry or that the logical
result OF the recall as advocated by him
would be the commission of crimes of this
or any other kind. You know that his
whole life has been devoted to the enforce
ment OF law and order and the securing Of
laws for the punishment OF wrongdoers OF
every class. no matter how high they
might be, and for the protection of the
Individual against the aggression OF the
strong.
You know that the recall favored 10y
ex-Presldent Roosevelt is the Massachu-
sets legislative recall" which that state
has not had occasion to use in generation.
II the conservative State Of Massachusetts
has not suffered from any of the dire ca
lamlties you apprehend and still retains Il
constitutional government unimpaired, why
need there be any fear of it II other states
do the same?
Intelligent and fair discussion will lead
TO the general enlightenment and knoWl-
edge and to Intelligent and wise action on