New-York tribune., 1912-03-06

INVESTIGATION MAD.-The mad era Of
Investigation" proceeds on its expensive
way in The House. and recent history re-
pested itself to-day. when still another
probe vas authorized by the Democrats.
This time it Is the shipping trust which
Is relied upon TO supply campaign material
which other special investigations nave
failed thus far to produce. The Rules Com
mittee obtained the adoption OF re4oiu-
ton providing that the Committee on Mer-
chant Marine and Fisheries SHAH proceed
forthwith TO make a thorough inVestga-
ton into tine alleged shipping combine, ana
Chairman Alexander. whose committee mas
long been denied the spotlight. announces
that the inquiry will be sweeping. INC
launching Of another investigation by IN"
Democratic House is opportune from po-
litlcal standpoint, as the steel investigating
committee has practically completed IT'S
chase of the steel trust; the sugar commit
tee has made its weak report. and the
Everglades inquiry has fallen fiat, rcccN-
ing scarcely any notice in the public prln'S'
Tho shipping trust investigation VIII
prove divertlng running mate Tor the
money trust" probe. which the committee
on Banking and Currency announces daily
will start soon" The latter committee
to-day divided itself into two parts. one
group il to conduct q probe into inc money
power. while the other Is to consider the
"Vreeland currency bill Reasoning that
a committee OF twenty-one members might
be too unwieldy to handle the money
trust probe, the Banking and Currency
Committee will play both ends OF the pun
licity game from the middle, and VIII dls-
integrate temporarily in order 10 Keep
everybody busy, and also TO keep thelr
names IN the papers. The shipping trust
resolution instructs tho Committee on Mer-
chant Marine and Fisheries to investigate
alleged pooling agreements between the
steamship lines and any rate agreements
which may exist between the steamship
lines domestic and foreign, with the rail-
roads.
CHIEF DEMOCRATIC DENIER.-Its a
dull day in the House when Representative
Frank Clark OF Florida. the Democratic
insurgent doesn't arise in his place on Il
question OF personal privilege and answer
somebody. The Democratic Governor or
the State OF Florida was the especial cb-
iect Of Mr.. CIark's wrath to-day. lie char
acterized Governor Gilchrist as pin
head" and with this as n starter worked
himself into the proper frenzy TO express
his real opiniop concerning the chief eA-
ecutive of his state. 1t appears that Gov
ernor Gichrist recently deprecated the at
titude taken by Representative Clark in
the Florida Everglades controversy, and
asserted. among other things, that Mr.
Clark was aiding Western railroads In de-
stroylng the reputation of the state and In
juring the Everglades project. This pin
head Governor seeks 70 inJure me poliu-
cally by such attacks" said Mr.. Clark with
much warmth. 81 brand his charges as
absolutely base, vile and unquallhedy false
1t il not the development Of the Ever
glades to which j object. but am attack
ing these land sharks who are bleeding
women and children and grabbing the saw
ings OF workmen all over the country by
their wildcat land schemes" Mr.. Clark
declared that before the present Everglades
inquiry is ended he will show that his
charges against the "land pirates" are true.
O.. q. H.