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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
From the Tribune Bureau.


Washington, May Ex-senator ana Mrs'
Hitchcock. OF Nebraska, were hosts az dln-
nor Tonight in compliment TO Mrs. TUCSON
Harmon In the company asked TO meet
the wife OF Ohio's Governor were Justice
and Mrs. Van Devanter, Senator oGornan'
Of New York: Representative and MIS-.
Ansberry. Of Ohio. and Major General anu
Mrs. A. w. Greedy. U. S. A.. retired.
REPRESENTATIVE and Mrs. Thomas u. fdt-
.or os New York. were hosts at luncheon
to-day. ,,,,o.o,
Mrs Harmon, who came 10 "asIniis 'o'
% attend the Dolly Madison breakfast Oh
,,ordov WAS to have returned 10 ONO
haforo lint has remained In Washington
"a attend the garden party which Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Martin W. Lttleton' OF
Now York. will give tomorrow afternoon
=, CaIumet Place, the old John y. Logan
ho,so which they have leased for their
Washington home.
Nrs Thomas ". Chetard entertainer
Nr. Harmon at luncheon to-day ana To-
marrow Mrs. Pomerene, wife OF the Sena-
Tor from Ohio, viii give a luncheon FOR her.
Mrs. Meyer. wife Of the Secretary OF inc
Navy has invited a company OF young
,,oonlo 10 an informal supper Saturday
ayorirg AZ the Manor House, Randle High
lands Weather permitting, the feast Will
no served on the lawn.
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and without complaint be will he lh''t'
ing the sequel that followed the accept
ance of the first 5O-cent increase al'er
1902. In the figures which The tribune
is submitting he has the facts Tor Ills
guidance. lie may know how much Oh
this proposed 2J-cent increase Is to'alI3
without warrant. lie may also ma OUT
what justification exists for the rest Vi
the demand, and decide for himse1 now
much increase these interests, WIich
have already advanced the price OF 'he
commodity heavily In recent years are
now entitled in common decency 10 ASK
The public is not defenceless' ME-
Raer. the coal operator, gave II UP
when he said TO the miners some time
ago:
We cannot arbitrarily advance the
price Of coal The public will not per-
nit us to do that. 1t might involve pos
sible legislation which would be dras'ic'
The amount of the increase is put
forth tentatively and motficially to see
how the public will take It. How VIII
il take it? Will it take 1t so as to invite
a repetition Of the tactics following l9V-'
with its two 5O-cent advances In price!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
BRAINS OF WOMEN
Anti -Suffragist Objects to Their Being
Called Equal to Mems.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: one tries hard to keep quiet after
reading the effusions Of the suffragsts so
prominent I'm all our papers at the present
time. but when we'll known leader.
woman of undoubtful ability, like Alice
Stone Blackwell, maintains that the female
brain EQUALS that OF a man and often eH-
cells it. II becomes impossible to restrain
protest with Il rmile. One would look Tor
more Intelligence in leaders. whatever lack
Of it may he found I'm the crowds following
in their wake J would like tn ask the
lady in question where the world Wouln
he at the present moment II the course OF
civilization, Of great enterprises. interna-
tionaI and private: OF great discoveries IN
the sciences Of wonderful achievements IN
the arts and industries had depended Tor
their DEVELOPMENT on the brain OF woman
rather than OF man?
Would continents have been linked TO-
gether by magic cables. or rivers spanned
nv mighty bridges, or been burrowed un-
derneath for human passage; would cities
and towns and even remote villages have
been as bright by night az by day. II WON
en- were left to carry on all these enter
nor riches OF coal and metals and oil had
women's brains alone been depended on?
Would sinking ship call for succor IN It's
doath-throes had the world women only to
come 10 It's assistance?
few heroic women OF the shadowy past
are cited ms samples Of what has been ac-
complished one hears often the names Of
Roadlcea and Cleopatra, but are not inner
examples OF what woman has achieved the
names Of Florence Nightingale and clara
Barton and Josephine Shaw Lowell. all
mighty forces I'm the alienation Of human
misery and I'm tho advancement or human
proCress2 Nor did these, nor many others
that might be cited. have the ballot al
though welding paramount influence In
human affairs The many avenues Of ~om-
on, possibilities seem 10 he overlooked.
Even now our lawmakers can be ap-
preached and notable reforms brought about
nv tho concerted actions OF wise women.
Would not this power they ask Tor be
greatly endangered II the influence ana
united action OF hordes 81 the ignorant and
preiudiced were always telling against
them Docs II count nothing with women
that they gave birth TO the men whose
splendid intellects have brought ABOUT sucn
aiming results? Have they no pride as
mothers that much that has made their
lives resultant OF such 80 successes was
inherited csrectl" t.-.s-. ~
Men have show. 70 sesnis TO me, much
self-contror I'm never derding this assertion
Of cquality OF brain powers with their
weaker companions. In this az In so many
other matters, they incline 10 let them take
their own way and say their own say
And # they allow them the ballot II VIII
spring from their habit Of indulging women
I'm their every within. Crying for new toy.
tho importunltv OF the suffragists really
seems likely 10 carry the day, but, oh, IL
they have any sense Of humor. pray let
them not repeat that their brains are equal
and I'm many cases superior TO mems. Sc
riously, AN ANIL
Nav York Nav Do 1912
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
TILE RELCHSLAND RTCTION.

The session Of the German Reichstag
closed this week with another storm over
the Emperor's alleged remarks at Stras-
burg concerning Alsace-I1orraine, but 1t
is to be doubted if the storm ended with
the session. The probability Is that
there will he loud echoes for some time,
perhaps in widespread revival Of
the extreme demands of Particuarism
throughout the empire. For such cam
paign. indeed, the Emperor's words ap-
pear TO have given some provocation, II
they were what they are reported to
have been. The "LOkalanzeiger' of Der
lin reports that he said: IF things con
'tinue as at present we shall simply re-
peal the constitution and incorporate
won i'm Prussia The "Buerger Xei-
tung." Of Srasburg. has the same YER
sion. emitting the reference TO Prussia
Others report the imperial orator more
colloquially and racily. thus: "1f you
don't mend your ways here, I'll smash
your constitution to pieces and make
you Prussian province In the ab-
SpllrP OF ally utUidl We must hS'tluC
that he said something corresponding to
the substance Of these versions.
The criticisms of the utterance are
based OH two grounds. One Is that OF
it's menace to the constitutional rights
Of the old Reichsland. IL Is held that
the country has not transcribed its con
stitutional rights and privileges as a
member of the federal empire, and that
its independence ought not thus TO be
threatened. What provoked the En-
perOr's outburst was this: The manager
OF the locomotive works at Grafenstaden
was accused Of making the establish
ment or of letting it be made centre
Of anti-German propaganda. To rebuke
and punish him the local government
withdrew all government orders from
the works. But for doing that the local
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
NI-EERAGETTE LOGLE-

Whatever may be thought of It's other
results, the trial of the window-smash-
ing suffragettes in London-which has
Just resulted in the conviction OF three
Of the principals and sentences Of nine
months mprisOnment-has given To
the world an exhibition of suffrag ette
logic which is sometimes amusing and
always Illuminating. IT Is of specia
value, too, because Of its unimpeachablr
authenticity. IT does not consist Of what
unsympathetlc anti-suffragists say Of thr
agitatOrS. hut Is their own exposition of
their motives aud mental processes. 1t
comprises too. the utterances Of sufra-
gettcs Of both sexes, thus suggesting
that the pecuiarities Of reasoning which
il exhibits pertain not to the sex but to
the cause"
Thus Mr.. Pethick Lawrence. one Of the
editors of the chief suffragette organ,
declared that the very idea OF breaking
windows was loathsome To him: 1t was
essentially ugly and repugnant." Yet
it was INDUCED IN. and the doing Of 1t
was 10 be justified Why? Because
ministers Of the crown did not indicate
TO Mr.. Pethick Lawrence's satisfaction
that they were prepared 10 listen 10
reason and argument is. TO what
Mr.. Pethick Lawrence regarded as rea-
Son and argument. Now, there are other
things which this keen loglcian doubt
less regards with loathing, as essentially
ugly and repugnant; for example. grand
larceny, arson and murder Are we 10
suppose that he would resort. or counte-
nance rcsorting, 10 any of them I'm case
ministers declined TO listen to what he
considered to be reason and argument?
1t is inconceiyable. Yet where is the
line to be drawn, if once you begin do
ing what you know to be wrong Just
because somebody else does not do what
you think to be right?
Again. Mrs. Emmellne Pankhurst. the
leader OF the suffragettes. the brains of
the women's social movements" argued
that the smashing of windows-we may
assume. also. the physical assaults OF
statesmer-vas political and not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24

Government was censured by the unani'
mons vote of the Diet Of Alsace. Doubt
less the Emperor thought that the DleI
should have approved and confirmed 'iic
action of the local authorities IN reDuA-
ing the disloyal manager. and IL Is eds'
TO understand how greatly It's c"nIldl!
action displeased him. Neither Is 1t
difficult on sentimental grounds to sym
psthize with him. Yet it may be inaln-
tanned that the Diet acted WITHIN its
indisputable rights as the legislature VI
a sovereign state. and is not lawfully 10
be punished for 30 doing.
The other ground Of criticism Is that
of the Emperor's apparent arrogauoh 10
himself of an authority which Is vested
not I'm him but in the Bundesrath ana
Reichstag. II is pointed out that 1t is
not for him automatically to make OF
unmake constitutions. That is the prov
ince of the two legislative bodies, Which
were the authors of the constitution OF
the Reichsland against which his threat
WAS directed 1t might indeed he eN-
plained that he was speaking in hehall
of those bodies. and that when he sald
I'VE" shall repeal the constitution lie
meant not himself, individually, but the
whole German government. Bnt III
some quarters that explanation Is not
Thought to accord with his Characters
tic DISPOSITION and manner. On for
mer occasion he said that those who OPP
posed him he would smash to pieces :
obviously meaning himself, individually.
OF course, it is not counsel or reason
simply to reply that for saying such
thing the Emperor ought To nave his
throne smashed to pieces, or else himself
to be shut up in madhouse. after the
suggestion of the Social-Democrauc
leader In the Reichstag. But yet II Is
not surprising that passions rise as high
on the one side as on the other.
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criminal offence, the perpetrators vi
which ought not 10 be arralsneu 40
criminals. But that is the plea OF every
assassin of a Car or President or MIN
ister Of Police. and of every anarcms'lc
bomh-thrower. We would not iikeh MIS-
Pankhurst to these. But surei! sue
uses their arguments, and the acceptance
Of her plea would validate theirs. Inc
browning touch. however, was gwen D!
Or. Ethel Smyth, who testified thal sh'
had smashed Mr.. Harcourts WINDOWS
solely because he had praised his own
wife above other women. He had Sald
that he would not object to wonens
voting If they were all as intelligeht'
as well balanced and as altogether al
mirable as Mrs. HarcOurt On mon
strOus,
Seriously. these were the pleadings
and arguments Of the authoritative
leaders of the suffragette campaign.
They indicate the motives which set
them at window smashing. 1t is not
unjust to assume that they also mol
cate by what motives they would be I'M
PEELED In the exercise Of the civil rights
which they seek to enjoy. There Is
much satisfaction in adding that they
strongly emphasize the difference be-
tween the suffragette Of London and the
suffragist Of New York.
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THE TROUBLES ~ CTBA.


The cause of the Cuban uprising is oh
scure. If. indeed. there Is any cause
which could be considered plausible not
10 say adequate For q number or
wears we have been accustomed 10 tine
occasional spectacle Of men taking 10
the woods" with a tiamboyant pronun-
ciamento about Saving the country ap-
parpntly for no other reason than dc
sire to make patriotism the preteNt for
footing pigpens and chicken roosts. The
present outbreak differs from It's prede-
cessors. however. in being more forml-
dable. and in not having been introduced
10 the world, or To the island, with
flourish Of rhetorical trumpetS. II has,
indeed. 10 10 taken seriously. and 1t
causes disQuiet at Washington as we'll
as at Havana.
The interest taken in it at Washington
is not only legitimate but inevitable. The
50 safeguarding of American lives and prop
erty is one reason for the prompt dis
patch Of additional forces To our naval
station at Guantanamo. II is 70 be
hoped that they will have no fighting 10
do. and. indeed. it is probable that the
knowledge Of their presence there and
their readiness for service will have
restraining effect upon marauderS. The
relations Of this country TO Cuba, more
over. not only since 1898, hut since half
century earlier than that date, invest
our government with a degree of rcSpon-
sibiity for and authority over AFFAIRS
in that island The practical desire Of
this country, also. TO avoid the more
serious problems which would arise If
Cuba should become chaotic Is potent
incentive to the taking Of all proper pre-
cautions for the maintenance of COnstl-
tutionaI government in the island.
II cannot be too strongly emphasized
that the United States has no desire To
intervene in Cuba in any way, and that
it would do 50, if at all, with the ut
most reluctance and repugnance. Doubt
less the Cuban government appreciates
that fact, and il is TO he hoped That the
Cuban people generally do. The send
ing Of marines 10 Guantanamo is not To
10 regarded. therefore, as n step toward
intervention. hut rather as a precantion-
AIRY measure against the possible neces-
Sity Of intervening II is in that light
tIat the incident should he viewed and
represented. with n discreet and scrupu-
lous avoidance Of any uttcrance which
might aggravate or cOmplicate a situa-
ton which is undoubtedly delicate and
serious. but which by proper treatment
may be disposed OF without grave conse-
Gucnces To either country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
FESTIVAL FOR CHARITY
Ben Greet's Players Give LAS You
Like It" at Riverdale.

Shakespearian festival by the bsn
Greet Players was held yesterday Afternoon
in the Woodland Theatre" at Ftelos'on'
the estate OF Mr.. and Mrs. Maturin Ia
Delafeld, at Riverdale, n. Y, for the pehe
Mt OF the Pike Street Industrial Scnooi -
the Children's Aid Society. "As You LAAe
II" was presented yesterday. and VIII -
repeated this afternoon. Tomorrow i"'
Comedy OF Errors" will be given.
After the performance refreshments "e,o
served by the following young women ~
neasant costume: Miss Hopeton Atterou'y'
Miss Francis Boardman, Miss Rosine
Boardman. Miss Susan ID. Bliss. Miss ",a
Cortelyou Miss Marguerite Il. Chur''"
Miss Garcia Churchill, Miss Angeiiea
Church. Mrs. Frederick Cole. Miss JOSEF
inc Coster, Miss Elizabeth w. Dodge +'
Charlotte Delafield, Miss Mildred pu -
Mrs Eugene Du Bots, Miss Antoin7''.
Dwight Mrs. Dudley Davis, Mrs. Eus'"s
I. Delafeld. Miss Grace Henry. Miss Ma
garet Leverich. Mrs. FREDERICK W. -,
fellow. Miss Helen X. Mahan' MISS -,
lie Roy Miller, Miss Vera onati'is' o..
sophia Olyphant. Mrs. Frederick n. ue ~.
tor. Miss Dorothy Perkins, Miss Uoora ~ ~.
kin. Miss Virginia Schoonmaker miss ~.
eapor Townsend, Miss Helen 1rso',
Katharine satteriee. Miss Dorothy go
sslir Miss Marian Stoddard. Miss 'oh'' g..
scbermerhorn. Mrs. Malcolm stuart
marguerite Slack, Miss Marguerite ne
Miss Katherine b. schley ana @'s'
der Van aontard.
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on THE LOADED BACK.

The ~ cents IA ton increase in the price
Of coal is being laid on the back of the
consumer with the gentleness Of
straw placed there by one who X CON
sidering whether il is not a straw too
many. The announcement of the In
crease is issued "unoflicially probably
so see how much the back will bend at
the prospect. Having put on the dollar
burden after the great coal strike of
1902. the operators are not sure how
much more the patient back will carry.
And even the dollar load was laid on
in two parts 30 cents at time. 10 ac-
custom the back gradually to what was
expected Of il. Is this Decent load,
which is being elevated now toward its
first part Of what is coming? VIII there
be another - cents a little later!
There is no virtue i'm patience under
these unnecessarily heavy impositions
that are fixed arbitrarily by the masters
OF the coal trade, consulting only their
own interests and the endurance of the
public and subject TO none of the effec-
tive restraints of competition. The
readiness with which the people sub
mitted To the dollar ton imposition
after the great strike only subjects them
10 more exaction at this time. If the
patient beast does not break down or
kick over the traces it is a sign that
hC can carry heavier load. That dol
lar exactiOn. according to the testimony
Of the coal operators themselves, was GS
cents more than was necessary to pay
the increased costs resulting from the
great strike, even in sections where the
costs were highest. Yet the 90 cents
margin is not enough to pay the miners
their present slight increase in wages,
or part of that increase; but the whole.
together with an alleged , cents a ton
additional cost Of mining due TO changes
An conditions. must be shifted 10 the
public. And the shifting must be made
the occasion for taking additional profits
out of the people, conseryatiyely figured
30 be 10 cents a ton. Ten cents ton
Is 100000 a year-$8.O00.OO0 Of I'M
called for addition 10 the high cost of
living
II the consumer endures 1t patiently
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
FEARS GREAT FIRE DISASTER
Mr.. Flagg Writes of Necessity for New
Building Code.

TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: For the fourth time within recent
years We are engaged in an attempt to
revise our building regulations 80 that they
shall constitute satisfactory code.
The importance Of this work cannot he
overestlmated. II concerns the very ex-
istence OF the city and has 10 do directly
or Indirectly with the safety and welfare
q, all its inhabitants II is to the policy,
or lack OF policy. In all our building codes.
old or new. that | want to call attention.
The chief danger to which this city, like
other American cities, Is exposed IL fire.
II IL peril which overshadows all others
TO such an extent that no other Is TO be
compared TO 1t. The plain truth il that we
have nothing between us and n catastrophe
TOO horrible to think of but good luck and
the Fire Department.
In the face OF this situation. ono unac-
ouainted with our plan OF making build
ing code might naturally expect to find In
II, at least after revision. an attempt to
escape from this danger by more reason
able measures for safety In the use OF
wood and more liberal provision for the
encoura cement OF the use OF incom bustible
by them in new buildings but such one
would find himself wofully mistaken. We
do not mako our building laws on that
plan We do precisely the opposite. We
discourage the use OF incombustible ma
terial in a hundred ways-and we put a
premium on the use of inhammable ma
terial. We place so many and such bur-
densome restrictions on incombustible con-
struction as to make II too expensive for
general use and 80 confne II TO buildings
OF the more pretentious kind which can be
built only I'm neghborhoods where the rents
are OF the highest while on tho other hand,
we allow the most dangerous license in the
use OF wood.
To one unacquainted with our methods
such a policy would seem Incredible but It
is nevertheless true. and that might well
be expected in view OF our abnormal fire
loss.
While the danger from collapse Is as moth
ing compared 20 the danger from fire.
mos. Of the provisions Of our code relate
TO Il. and by far the greater stress is laid
upon IL. The European code either disre-
CARDS this matter altogether or deals with
II by the simple requirement that all build
ing shall be done In accordance with the
recognized rules OF good engineering and
sound construction.
All those stringent requirements for safe
~ against collapse which make up such
a large part OF our code serve little other
purpose than to increase the fire risk, be-
cuse they make incombustibe construction
too expensive for general use.
Most OF our fire loss occurs in buildings
Of moderate height and cost, yet most OF
the provisions Of our code which have a
tearing on the subject arc directed toward
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
THE UETHODTST ADJUSTMENTS
RULE"

The expected has happened In the
declination of the General Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church to make
any change in that portion of tue BOOK
of Discipline which relates TO indulgence
i'm amusements, but the fact that more
than ~ per cent Of the conference voted
in favor Of change, and the Wld'-
sprcad and earnest discussion which has
long prevailed, indicate unmlstakably
the sentiment Of large part or inc
millions Of that denomination and sug-
gest that the matter has by no means
been finally settled. Meantime there
seem 10 he arising some popular mis-
conceptions of the point at issue when
place it in a false and misleading light
| The idea seems actually 10 be preva-
lent that the creed or articles Of faith
Of the Church specifically condemn
card playing dancing and theatre-goinG.
That is not the case.
There is only one reference 10 the
subject in the constitution Of the
Church. and that Is not in the Articles
of Religion. but in the General Rules
supplementary thereto, and 1t simply
STATES that members Of the Church are
"cXpcctpd" 60 avoid "thc taking Of such
"divprsionS as cannot he used I'm the
name OF the Lord Jesus; this being
bracketed with "the putting on Of gold
and costly apparel laying up treasure
unon earth" ctc. Tho next reference
is not i'm the constitution but in the
Special Adviccs." and it is in the form
not Of command or pledge but Of "a
solemn note Of warning and cntreaty
, particularly against theatre-going, dane
ing and such games Of chance aS arc
Frequently associated with gambling"
In the same "AdyiccS' there are still
stronger utteranccs against the wearing
Of iewelry, against marrying unbeievcrs
and against recognizing any divorce eX-
ccpt for adultery.
The third reference 10 the subject, and
the one over which the controversy has
chiefly been wagcd, Is i'm that part of
the Book Of Discipline which relates to
the judicial administration Of the
Church. II provides for remonstrance.
rcproof and in extreme cases expulsion
from the Church for various forms Of
"imprudcnt and uuchristiau conduct, %
including dancing. playing nj games Of
"chancc. attending theatres, horse races.
"circuSes, etc. it may be added that
precisely the same penalty is prescribed
for those who 60 10 law over business
disputes instead Of submitting them to
arbitration 10y fellow members and the
minister. or who fail 10 attend class
meetings (Which I'm a large proper
| tiOn Of churches are no longer held, or
TO maintain family prayers. II seems
probable that enforcement Of the rule
| I'm respect Of these latter things would
cause as much trouble as i'm the case
Of the prescribed amusements. At any
rate. review Of these actual clrcum-
! stances Of the case suggests the need Of
generous discretion in dealing with It.
which will take into account the consti-
tuition. rules and practice Of the Church
| as a whole. and not cOnine considera-
! ton 10 single clause or paragraph.