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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
SOCIALISM GETTING ON.

Socialism, according to statements
from intelligent sources, is making
marked progress in China, and prom
Uses soon to become formidable factor
in the politics Of that country. In prin-
ciples and aims it is identical with the
socialism Of Europe and America TO
this extent, that every one Of its prln-
ciples has hitherto been advocated III
the Western countries, though not by
all socialists in them, nor have the
Chinese adopted all the ideas winch
prevail here. But with characteristic
simplicity and directness-for slmpllc-
ity as well as duplicity and directlless
as well as deviousness are typlcal OF
the Oriental-the socialists OF the MID
die Republic have gone straight 10
those logical extremes Of doctrine from
which many Westerners are inclined TO
shrink. or which they at least do NOT
conspicuously exploit.
Thus. 1.-THE system Of inheritance
shall he cancelled" The system OF
inherlting fortunes, large or small Is
saw the Chinese socialists, the very
fountain of vice and crime. Ihefe-
fore. It Is TO be abolished, and at the
moment Of mans death his estate is
TO be entirely cOnfiscated by the state
for the public good. Also. THE family
system shall be nulliied.' The bring
ing I'D Of children shall no longer be
intrusted to parents. but shall he done
nv the state with absolute equality;
and parents shall 10 longer he called
parents, or children children. There
shall be. too, an equality Of all men
more arbitrary than that of old Pro-
crlstes. From boyhoOd to manhood
"all persons must be equally educated
leach talent being equal to others
Economic conditions shall also be
'made equal"
Other principles are such as have
been more generally put forward IN
Western lands. Republicanism Is ac-
cepted merely as transitional form
of government leading to some other'
which is not described. All distinc-
lions among tribes and races shall be
annihilated." Legislation Is to he re-
formed--a prudent, if not glltterlnS
neutrality-suspicious. work directly
profitable for human life shall he re-
warded-though we are not told Just
how and by whom-and the only tax
shall he one levied on land. Arma-
ments are not 10 he abolished ut once,
but are TO be much restricted. II VIII
be interesting 10 observe the manner In
which this propaganda Is received by
the Chinese as II whole. That country
is now in state Of fluX, in which
there is opportunity for the inculca-
ton Of new doctrines. Yet some of
these principles are 50 directly opposed
TO the immemorial faith and genius OF
the Chinese people that their accept
ance woum be one Of the most amazing
reversals of attitude in the history OF
the world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
TIMES CHANGED! WOMEN MUST!

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: I am a suffragist and wish TO ex-
press my appreciation Of the farseeing
policy and impersonal record OF current
events ia your valuable paper and IN
many others, while one OF your CON
temporaries seems so blinded by personal
halluclnations as not to realize the trend
of the times. In one of its recent
editorials this paper endeavored to evoke
q bugaboo by reference to the 'tmmuni-
ties and privileges OF voteless women"
bllthely ignoring the fact that many
women have no husbands and many hus-
bands have no property, and besides that
dire results have not obtained in enfran-
chlsed states. They Use the words dover
rights" and property rights" to conJure
with. Such is the hocus pocus Of the
olden times!
These impotent threats remind me al
ways OF dear old spaniel which resented
the use OF a new road opened near his
home. He had not sufficient intelligence
TO grasp the fact that It was a necessary
and much better road-all he could realize
was that II was now and different so he
yapped and barked like all the old bigots
OF olden times and OF the present times.
Do you suppose II would assuage their
sustained gloom TO establish an olden
times chaperon bureau for torchlight pro-
cessions and polling booths? An appro-
pirate emblem would be an early Vio-
toriap miss using a candle snuffer on an
orc light!
Times changed Women must!
ANNA ROSS WEEKS.
New York, Nov q, 1912
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A PLEASED sUFFRkGlsT.
" Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: ! am IN receipt OF your circular
Interesting Facts Regarding the Woman
Suffrage Movement"
Please accept my thanks for your cour-
tesy. had no; previously been con-
slant reader Of The Tribune. have al
ready become and shall be constant
reader In the future. The benefit is all on
my part. az am deriving great pleasure
and profit from the articles By Ida Hustled
Harper.
Please also accept my thanks for your
courtesy IN furnishing the returns Of the
recent election 10 tho Now York state
Woman Suffrage Party was a guest
at the New York state headquarters and
appreciated the consideration shown us.
You have your finger on the pulse of the
woman OF the present era:
MARTHA KLATSCHKEN.
New York, Nov. 7. 1912
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
CANAL CONTROL.

Mr. Stjmson's argument in THE
Scientific American" In favor OF forti
fication of the Panama Canal is valu-
able as another confirmation Of policy
which is not only wise and prudent but
also quite essential TO the welfare OF
the nation and to its proper enjoyment
and use of the greatest work or the
kind ever undertaken by any country.
If is no doubt desirable TO have such
confirmation and reconflrmation, since
tbere are still those who affect to OPP
pose the policy in question; but we
cannot consider such need as creditable
IN those who create II. From every
important and pertinent point of view
the nolIcy Of terrifying the canal seems
TO us TO be impregnable beyond serious
question.
II is in exact accord with our tradi-
tional policy. There are those VINO
urge that we should intrust the sa1ety
Of the canal to international guarantees
Of neutrality such as those which pre-
vail at Suez. In so doing they ignore
the radical difference between an inter-
national and a national canal They
olso forget the record. De Lesseps, IN
1880. proposed the construction or a
canal under an international guarantee
of neutrality. The American answer
came. quickly and Enthusiastically, In
President Hayes's declaration to the
Senate: THE policy of this country Is
"a canal under American control. The
Limited States cannot consent TO the
surrender of this control TO any Eu-
sropean powers" This country has
never departed from that policy, and
never will.
The policy is in accord with our
treaty engagements. Mr.. Hayes, in the
message which we have quoted, said
that If any treaty stood in the way or
that policy suitable steps must be
taken 10 remove the obstacle. These
were taken by John Hay and Lord
Pauncefote. Two treaties alone now
have bearing upon the canal-one with
Great Britain and one with Panama.
They both permit, and were under
stood by their makers to permit, any
measures which might be necessary for
fhe complete control and protection of
the canal by this country. Neither OF
the powers with which we have those
treaties has any thought Of Directing
TO the construction of Notifications.
They would both probably be amazed
at our folly, and would pity us for IT,
II we failed TO make the canal as Sc
cure as military engineering skill could
make It.
That the policy is in accord with
both our military system and interests,
and our commercial welfare, goes with
ont saying. 1t remains to be said,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
RosENFELo CASE ssEp.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: When, as president OF the National
Federation OF Theatre Clubs, several
weeks ago | WAS summoned by a magis-
trate. charged with violating an ordinance
by producing play at a private perform
ance on Sunday evening. nearly all the
papers printed scare heads the next day
reading Resented Arrested" thereby
causing some alarm among my friends
and acquaintance, who In their mind $
eye saw me manacled to a fiery cop and
dragged through the streets OF Manhat-
tan, on the way to the Tombs. When,
yesterday in the Court of Special Ses-
sions, three wise judges declared there
had been no crime committed or statute
violated and the case against me was dis
missed, not n paper mentioned that fact.
Now. In justice to myself, as well as TO
the relief OF my friends who have an old
fashioned idea that there Is some disgrace
connected with an arrest. won't you
please publish the facts as l have recited
them? Yours very sincerely,
SYDNEY ROSENFELD.
New York. Nov. 8, 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
MOTOR LAW CHANGES.

After two years experience with 1t
the state authorities declare that the
motor vehicle law, supposed &C. be q
comprehensive and rather drastic
statute when it was adopted. is made
Quate as a means Of public protection
and q revenue raiser Various amend
mcnts to it have been suggested and
are being discussed by officials and
automobile associations. IL is urged
that the state should have power 10
revoke licenses; that all operators of
motor cars should be licensed: that
motorcycles should he registered: that
public garages, manufacturers and
dealers should he required TO keep
records Of all cars entering and leav-
ing garages; that number plates should
not be loaned. rented or changed from
car TO car: that the registration fee
should be fiat horsepower charge in
stead of graduated charge, and that
no communities should be permitted
TO enact local speed ordinances.
Some of these suggested changes are
of interest only TO those who own au-
toinobiles. A few concern everybody.
At present the law provides that no
person under eighteen years OF age
may operate a motor car unless ac-
cOmpanied by the owner or licensed
chauffeur. 1t would probably take the
Recording Angel some time TO foot up
the total Of the number OF times this
section has been violated. to the men
ace of life and limb Yet nobody ever
heard of a license being revoked for
that cause Indeed, the state author,-
ties have about decided that licenses
can't be revoked as the law stands,
for though they have records Of about
ten thousand convictions for violations
Of highway ordinances there Is no rec
ord of an owners or chauffeurs IL
cense being cancelled. At present the
owner may drive car for which he has
paid a registration fee without having
| to prove his qualifications as driver
as must professional chauffeur. Yet II
would hardly be any satisfaction to
know that an owner instead OF a mere
! chauffeur had killed a friend or rela'
tive because the law didn't require
| him to prove his competence to drive
| the car.
The state authorities should have un'
questioned power to revoke licenses
and anybody wishing to drive a motor
car might fairly be required to Oh
tain license, after passing an ex
animation to prove that he could be
trusted with such an engine Of de
struction. Motorcycles, as built ano
operated now, should be under some
kind Of regulation. These proposed
changes in the law seem dictated by
hard common sense And while thu
laws Improvement is under discussion
perhaps it may be possible to insti
into officialdom the purpose Of enforc
ING il carefully. Too much gentlenes'
with offenders is not good for the pub
lie. Neighboring states have taken Z
1rlson sentences for persistent speed
ers and for automobile homicides
while a Western judge recently form'l
lated the opinion that an automobile
improperly handled was a dangerous
weapon. Some Of that spirit here
would aid in protecting the public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
CFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

Iron The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Nov e.-Mrs. Taft joined
the President at the White House this
afternoon, and will start the work OF ar
ranging the official social programme as
sSbn as she is rested. Miss Taft, who
went to New York with her mother from
their summer home at Beverly, has gone
to the Virginia Hot Springs TO join a
house party being entertained by Mr. and
Mrs. VI. Z. Ingalls,, of Cincinnati and
New York.
All OF the Cabinet women, with the eX-
ceptlon OF Mrs. Knox, wife Of the Secre-
tary OF State, and Mrs. Meyer, wife of
the Secretary Of the Navy. were here TO
greet Mrs. Taft. AS a matter of etiquette
dlplomatsts and others make point OF
being in Washington when the White
House family assemblies for the season.
and the circle Is almost complete.
In anticipation OF Mrs. Taft's return
several important social dates were fixed
such as the ball at the home of the Sec
rotary Of the Navy and Mrs. Meyer, on
December 81: a dinner at the home OF the
Attorney General and Mrs. Wickersham,
on November q, and a costume dance at
the home of Mrs. William +. Draper and
Miss Draper, next month. Deoutante
teas. dinner dances and luncheons are
rapidly being arranged with a view to
having Miss Taft as a guest
Both the President and Mrs. Taft will
be busy with semi-oficial engagements
until the real season opens on Thurs
day they will receive the United Daugh-
tiers Of the Confederacy. Except Tor ON
cial affairs. however, Mrs. Taft Will be
In comparative retirement on account OK
the death OF her father.
A large number Of the most hospitaolo
homes Of Washington are in the shadow
OF mourning this winter among them
that OF the late Vice-President and Mrs.
Sherman, where hospitality was con-
stantly maintained. This will have d.
rect effect on the official world. Mrs.
Letter is also In mourning for the death
of her sister, Mrs. Thompson, in Man
chester. VT. last summer. The homes OK
Mrs. Thomas f. Walsh and John K. Nc
Lean are in mourning for the death OF
Mrs. Mclean In Bar Harbor a few weeks
ago. This death also places In mourning,
except for strictly official affairs, Nine.
Bakhmeteff. wife of the Russian Ambas-
sador. Nine. Jusserand, wife Of the
French Ambassador. is in mourning Tor
the death OF her brother Mr.. Richards,
OF Boston.
Society folk turned out in force to at
tend the musical given IN the ballroom at
the New willard this afternoon oy sew
eral Swedish musicians under the pat
ronage Of the Swedish Minister and Nine
Dkengren. Mrs. White, wife OF the Chief
Justice; Mrs. Wickersham. Mrs. NageI,
Nine Jusserand and others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
peoDIe and Social Incidents

Lyon. Radcliffe Romeyn, Douglas Glib
bons, Quincy Bent, Harold Erskine and
Harold Fish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Iselin have leased
for the winter the house at No rs East
seth street, which Mrs. Albert II. Gala
tin recently bought from James j. van
Allen. Mrs. Gallatin will take possession
Of the house next season.
Professor and Mrs. II. Fairfield Osborn
are spending the fall at their country
place at Garrison, N. Y, where they are
entertaining a series of house parties over
the week ends.
Mrs. Frank V. Burton will give a thea
tire party, followed by supper and
dance, at Sherry's, on December 30 to
celebrate the coming Of age Of her son,
Frank v. Burton, jr.
Harvey S. Ladew and his sister. Miss
Elise Ladew will sail for Europe about
the middle of next month to spend the
winter abroad. They will go TO Naples,
where they will board the steam yacht
Columbia, owned by Mr.. Ladews uncle,
]. Harvey Ladew, for a tour around the
world. Among their guests will be Miss
Anne Wall and Juan NJ. Ce5allos, ir.
Mrs. W. B. Dinsmore and Miss Dins-
more are at the Hotel Belmont for the
winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Waldron Williams have
returned to the city from their country
place at Rye. n. Y, and are at their
house, No. 81 West 4sth street, for the
winter.
Mrs. Hugh J. Chisholm is al the Plaza
for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George z. Chisolni have
arrived in the city from Horristown, N.
j., and are at the Hotel Manhattan for
few days.
Mr. and Mrs Alfred Wagstaff, IT., have
returned to town from Islip, Long Island,
and are at tho st. Regis.
Mrs. Prescott Hall Butler will arrive IN
the city tomorrow for the season from
her country place at st. James, Long
Island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
MISS B0ARDMAN ASKS HELP
Appeal of Sick and Wounded Sol
diers Should Not Be in Vain.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Our people do not generally know
that during our war with Spain the Red
Cross societies Of Europe sent contribu-
lions to the American Red Cross to aid
IN the care Of our sick and wounded men.
To-day tens Of thousands OF sick and
wounded soldiers In the Balkans appeal
to us for help. The International Red
Cross Committee. at Geneva, and each of
the societies of Turkey. Bulgaria, Servia,
Greece and Montenegro have asked our
aid. The European societies are sending
doctors, nurses and hospital supplies. We
are too far away to do this, but we can
send money to purchase the needed hos
pital supplies. Let us give generously,
both for humanity's sake and to show
our gratitude for what was done for US.
Contributions can be sent to the American
Red Cross. Washington, or TO Jacob II.
Schiff. care OF Kuhn. Loeb e. Co., New
York City. MABEL T. BOARDMAN,
Member American Red Cross Interna-
tonal Relief Board.
Washington, Nov. s, 1912
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
WILSON AND BRYAN.

Governor Wilson's newspaper sup
porters and advisers here who are
already frantically engaged in black
balling Mr.. Bryan as Cabinet posi-
bilitv seem TO be entirely fOrgetful OF
the evolution of their chief as prac-
teal politician. He is no longer the
academic student of politics who eN-
pressed TO Mr.. JOline the desire that
somebody would knock Mr.. Bryan mo
"a cooked hat" He is the successlui
candidate who found 1t desirable In MS
campaign to hail Mr.. Bryan as tine
one fixed point in the Democracy
about whose standard he and other
wanderers had finally rallied.
Mr.. Bryan was unquestionaDly the
dominating force Of the Baltimore con-
ventiop. He made the platform ana
he made the candidate. He oyerthrew
Champ Clark. who was the choice Oh
y majority of the delegates, ana
handed the prize to Mr.. Wilson IL
may well be that Mr.. Wilson WouIu
welcome declinatiOn Of a CABINET
office from Mr.. Bryan. 1t is also not
imnrobable that Mr.. Bryan wouiu
much prefer his freedom as tribune
of the people, with the opportunity vi
criticising the administration, to service
in and necessary loyalty to it, He was
unable to commit Mr.. wilson TO tue
single term plank Of the Democrauc
nlatform. He may wish to enforce ac-
ouiescence in it and take nomination
fo,,. wears hence. In that case the post
Of advantage would be a private
station.
Rut he that as It may, Mr.. Bryan 5
claims TO consideration are unasSali-
able. Only by an act OF lngrautuue
LITTLE short Of an open declaration OIL
war could Mr.. Bryan's pre-eminence as
Marty leader be ignored. 1t would
have been as unnatural for John gum
cv Adams TO have passed over Henry
CIav for General William Henry Har-
rison TO have passed over Danlei wen,
ster or for General Garfield or General
BENJAMIN Harrison to have passed over
NIr Rlaine as it would be for Mr. VIII
son to follow the promptings of his New
York friends and not invite to MS
council the leader to whom he oweo
his nomination. That leader may be
troublesome i'm the council, but he can
be vastly more troublesome outside
He has played too well the part OF a
Warwick to be cast now for Falstan
with a Prince Hal.
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with the strength which has been al
most imperceptibly acquired during the
centuries of apparent somnolence or
death. Five and half centuries ago
the Bulgars and Serbs were young,
growing peoples. To-day we may re-
gard them as Just entering anew into
the realization Of the prospect which
was then before them; and f1ttingly
enough they signalize their renascence
by doing the very work which Lazarus
Hrebelianovich undertook in 1889 and
which he failed in only because he had
not the faithful allies which his sue
cessors to-day possess.
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THE BALKAN RENAISSANCE.

There may he 10 some cause for won
derment in the sudden arising OF the
Bulgars and Serbs TO the rank OF con
uuerng powers If 50, the clrcnIh-
stance indicates unfamiliarity with the
ancient history Of those peoples; WIN
which, indeed. most persons may not
unnaturally be less familiar than VIVID
that of almost any other In the world.
To those who know that history, ana
the time and manner in which the ma
tional genius of those peoples was
forclbly thrust into allegiance, the pres
ent movement appears TO be merely
natural renascence, or renewal Of long
suspended animation.
We must remember that the BulgarS
are a Turanian folk, akin TO the Tar
tars. Huns, Avars and Films, and par
taking of the characteristics Of those
peoples in both their physical con
duering proves and their intellectual
force. Leaving their ancient kingdom
between the Nolga and the Urals In
the seventh century, they swept down
tO the gates Of COnstantinOple and Sa-
lonica and compelled the Eastern EN-
pire to pay them yearly tribute Tn
der Simeon in the ninth and tenth
centuries Bulgaria, reaching from the
Euxine to the Adriatic and from
Thessaly to the Carpathians, was the
greatest power In all Eastern Europe
md ranked among the civilized nations.
The empire was steadily developing in
the arts and humanities when, on June
%, 1890 it fell beneath the might OF
Servia, soon after to pass beneath the
Ottoman yoke.
The Serbs are one Of the finest
branches Of the Slav race, according
TO Procopius all Slays having once
been called Serbs. The Servians proper
were first heard OF, according TO Pliny.
I'm Galicia and Southern Poland, where
they were an agricultural people OF
much culture and prosperity ana
whence they migrated In the sixth cen
fury to the Balkan region. Heraclius
made a treaty with them TO secure
their aid against the Avars; they
largely maintained their independence
against the Bulgarian Empire even at
the height OF its power, and under
Stephen Nemanya and Stephen Dushan
they created an empire which domi-
mated that quarter Of Europe and i'll
civilization and laws We'd with the
foremost Western nations. After the
conquest Of Bulgaria, in 1880 the En-.
peror Lazarus Hrebelianovich aimed 10
organize all that part Of Europe in a
league against the Ottoman Turks, 10
resist their advance and drive them out
Of Europe. But on June -, 1889, on the
field Of KOssovo. where both the En-
peror, Lazarus, and the Sultan, Murad
!. were killed. the Servian armies were
beaten through treachery Of allies, ami
Servia became subject TO the Turks
Under the descendants Of Lazarus,
however, 1t enjoyed certain autonomy
before it was completely subjugated by
the Turks, and then, after three and n
half centuries of oppression, 1t was the
pioneer Of the Balkan States in rails
ing the standard of revolt and indie
pendence.
The present victorious movement is
therefore resumption of Bulgarian
and Servian activity and growth from
the point at which they were checked
in the fourteenth caataSS, EAinfnrced
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to be near the battlefelds of our heroesE
We have records that reproduce mar
vellously the noise Of battle and the
shouts Of our soldiers. Fer one dollar
only you may receive double-faced
record. which bears on one side the pa
triotic address of Colonel Fara to his
faithful sharpshooters. and on the other
the screams of the Turks and Arabs
transfixed by Italian bayonets." Need
less to say these records have had tre-
mendous sale.
why do you put on such frivolous and
even questionable plays" asked the re-
proving friend
roll n zen ~, ian get enoHSm o. $3.50 Dai ~
elevate the stage" replied the manager,
sadly.-Washington Star
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perhaps, as in the Cleveland case, not
altogether to the edification of the
world. With Congress rent by hot Cos
pellers Of two extremes, and with a
President Of vague and shifting views
on the most controversial Of all polit-
ical issues, what else is reasonably to
be expected?