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New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
Murphy is evidently perfectly safe.
THE SINKING or THE MAINE.


TIE SINKING or THE MAINE.
The launching of ship is made an
occasion of festivities. The sinking OF
a shin is involuntary, is effected at the
hands Of the enemy or under stress or
the elements and is regretful and calam-
jtous. To-day there is however, a
unique sinking of that ship which of all
Of our time is among those most certain
70 he for all time famous. The occur
renee in some of its attendant circum-
stances partakes more Of the character
Of a launching than Of n sinking. 1t Is
not only voluntary. but also long pre-
meditated. 1t will he attended and wit
messed by a multitude Of spectators and
marked by official pageantry. The
doomed vessel will be escorted TO the
scene of the sinking by other ships, with
flags and music: and TO the strains or
TAPS" she will be deliberately sunk in
the decps of the Mexican Gulf.
II will be the belated but fitting epi-
log1Ie to an historic drama of tragedy.
It may even he that an earlier, or at
any rate q much earlier. raising and
sinking Of the Maine would not have
been so complete closing Of the chap
ter. 1t was lamcntable so long TO neg
lect the bodies Of our dead sailors, and
it had become reproach to the nation.
For their sake and for other reasons the
work should have been done years ago,
even at the risk and actual cost of re-
newing unhappy passions and failing to
make an end of wrath and controversy.
But since that neglect did prevail and
that reproach was incurred. it is CRATE
full to have partial compensation in the
present circumstances Of absence of pas
sion and completeness Of settlement.
For now at last the matter Is settled,
though in a mystery. Every effort has
been made To solve the mystery, but In
vain There can be no profit In further
attempts, and certainly none in efforts
10 keep alive any Of the suspicious and
animosities OF which the wreck In Ha-
vana IIarbOr was the storm centre.
There is no more occasion for keeping
these alive than there would be'for keep
ing what is left of the Maine before our
vision as a raree show. Against that all
minds would revolt. Better that her
shattered hulk should sink beneath the
wave" II will thus sink to-day, and It
should carry with It all the doubts and
wrath and hatred Of fourteen years ago.
There is mourning for the lost. but there
is rejoicing that after 50 great q sacri-
flee good has come out of evil and last
ing peace has succeeded TO brief war--a
peace the more lasting and the more Sc
cure because that war swept away for
ever the causes Of irritation and the
menace of conflict which had beset us
for nearly century.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
events in the insurgent states which
have been depended upon to furIiish the
nucleuS of the vote against him.

THE UNION LEAGUE RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions adopted by the Union
League Club declare that the recall or
Judges would destroy the Independence
of the judiciary" and that the adoption
of such a system would put in Jeopardy
"the fundamental rights of life, liberty
"and property OF all our citizens. the
.'poor equally with the rich and that the
recall of judicial decisions would nave
the effect of destroying all constitutional
guarantees and of overthrowing our
system Of constitutional government.
This Judgment was recorded unanl-
mously by the club after the resolutions
had Leen recommended to 1t by its com
mittee on political reform. an able BODY
of men. as q result of long consideration.
The resolutions represent the deliberate
opinion of serious minded citizens as to
the danger in these two proposals.
The danger in both is similar, namely,
that If they would not result always III
mob government they contain the posi-
bility of mob government and would
bring the country at critical junctures
near 10 mob government. As 1t IS now,
! besides the customary sobriety and fun
damentally sound instincts OF the public
| the nation and the states have constitu-
| tions which require considerable time 10
amend and judiciary, secure In the ten
ure of office and placed as far as possible
out of the reach Of mob passions. to see
70 il that the constitutional pledges are
J respected. The recall Of judges takes
away that security of tenure and makes
Judges hold Office subject to popular ap-
prOyal. If the people do not approve a
judges keeping them strictly to their
nledges of self-reStraint made in their
soberer moments they can remove him.
Plainly that is weakening OF the
machinery by which binding force is
given to constitutional guarantees at
critical junctureS.
The recall of decisions goes 4 step
further in weakening their effect for
with that device in force if the people
did not like a decision by a judge re-
minding them of their constitutional
pledges they could reverse the decision.
Colonel Roosevelt calls it a shorter and
simpler way of amending constitutions.
! It is a short and simple way Of bringing
! them into utter contempt. for under 1t an
act fatty contradictory Of the terms of
the Constitution could be popularity voted
! constitutional. A people which has once
done that will retain little respect there
after for its Constitution.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
GFrom The Tribune Bur,au.l


Washington, March 15.-President Taft
In message to the King of Italy to-day
said: II send your majesty the expression
Of my solicitude on hearing of the wicked
attempt made and the great satisfaction
with which / have learned that you es-
capped Injury"
]. d. Bowersock, of Lawrence, Kan, tele-
graphed the President to-day: There are
Kansans who believe that when that nat
is taken out OF the ring IL will be unrecog-
nizable." Mr. Bowersock also said that.
despite all stories to the contrary, Kansas
Is for President Taft. Representative An
thony telegraphed the President again to-
day saying that he would carry Kansas.
The President has carried the primaries
In Pueblo County, Col, by vote OF to /,
according to a telegram received at the
White House to-day, which said further
that the President will have solid dele
cation from Colorado.
The White House was silent about the
letter received from Governor StuoDs
charging several postmasters with per
nicious political activity" Civil Service
Commissioner Black was at the White
House this afternoon. 1t is rumored that
Mr. Taft asked him to investigate the mat
ter. The Postmaster General also con-
ferred with the President.
r. c. Duncan and ex-Representative
Morehead discussed North Carolina poll
tics with the President. Mr.. Taft was as
sured that both factions in the state were
pledged TO his support.
The Countess of Warwick was among the
Presidents callers to-day. While waiting
to see Mr.. Taft, the Vice-President and
Mrs. Sherman called and were introduced.
Mr.. Taft and the countess remained III
conversation for some time.
Among the White House callers were the
members Of the Cabinet, Associate Justice
Pitney, Senators Bailey. Crane, Briggs and
Burton, Representatives Levi, McMorran,
Dyer, Adair, Guernsey, WILDER. Austin and
Mckinley. the Austrian Ambassador ana
the Netherlands Minister.
The President and Mrs. Taft entertained
at dinner tonight, and had number OF
additional guests for a musical. at which
the programme consisted of numbers by
Nine. Johanna Gadsh and Arthur SHAT
tuck, pianist.
Mrs. Taft and her sister, Mrs. Anderson,
occupied a box at the Belasco this after
noon to hear the Countess Of warwick give
her Personal -RecolIections Of Famous
People" Otto T. Barnard and Miss An
derson were with them Mr.. Barnard is
house guest OF the President and Mrs
Taft.
This afternoon Miss Taft presided at a
meeting at Noel Settlement House In the
interest Of the Campfire Girls Of America,
organized by Mrs. Luther II. Gulick' OK
New York
New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
UAPULESS.

Governor Dix's apologize for Mr.. Bis
sell cannot fail to awaken sympathy LUZ
the fate of that good man, VINO Is no"
sacrificed 10 make Murphy hoilday'
but whose personal and party fitness lor
high office was cheerfully certihed 10 Dy
the Senate a few months ago IL VIII
entirely fail. however. to arouse any ell
tbusiasm for the Governor or array any
public moral Indignation behlhd MN,
That is because the Governor mas
,oitbar enthusiasm nor moral indigna-
ton to strengthen himself lie issues
an inoffensively tepid defence OF HIS
nominee. but there he stops. lie Is not
stirred to rcprisalS against Iammany or
awakened TO a realization OF the utter
faulty of his past policy toward ram
many. He does nothing To arouse any
body to come TO his defence in his pres
emf might. Indeed, there is nothing Tor
onvbody to defend. Even at this late
dav independent Democrats might rally
10 him as one born out OF due season
for fight against the blignting tyranny
Of Tammany. He has an issue III spite
Of all that he has done to rob himselI
of their confidence. But instead OF
raising the standard of independence lie
contents himself with an expression OF
reproachful regrets over the treatment
which he and his candidate have re-
ceived. People who might respond to Il
bugle call will find nothing stirring In Il
whimper.
Murphy is evidently perfectly safe.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, March 15.-There Will be
much entertaining in the diplomatic corps
Tomorrow, when the French Ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand, the German Ambas-
s,1or. and Countess Won Bernstorff, the
Italian Ambassador and Marchone's
Cusani and the Argentine Minister and
Nine. Naon will give dinner parties. the
dinner PARTY at the German Embassy VIII
ba followed by small dance, with addi-
tlonal guests.
The Netherlands Minister and Nine Lou
don will leave here on Monday ana VIII
sail on the Rotterdam from New York on
Tuesday for three months leave OF ab-
seuce In their own country.
The Austrian Ambassador will so to New
York the first Of the week to remain sew
eral days. He has issued invitations Tor q
dinner on April IS Baroness HengelhuleF
will arrive IN Washington in time to pre-
side at the dinners on April Is and on the
Thursday following.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
HONOR FOR SIR J. THOMSON
King George Confers on Him the
Order of Merit.

London, March l5.-King George has con-
ferred the coveted order of Merit, Yhich
is granted only to the most eminent per-
sons In any walk OF life, on Sir Joseph
John Thomson, the scientist.
Sir Joseph John Thomson, the originator
OF the corpuscular theory of matter IS on'
OF the greatest of English scientists ~
was in 1895 that long series Of expsn'
meuts eliminated in the discovery OF tne
.electron," or, as Sir Joseph himself called
II the "corpuscle." This discovery usheFeu
in a new era In science and opened Oh,
vast realm for new work, upon the
yelopment Of which some Of the sreatess
physicists and mathematicians oil the o''
have spent their best efforts.
His conception Of the atom Is THAI ei
large number of corpuscles assemoieu %
a minute planetary system IN VINE" ~, ~,
corpuscles revolve in concentric rings, -
this he seeks to explain the breaNhs uD|n
of clements and their transmutauoh m
other elements. His work has accompHs"
much toward the solution Of the m!s'ei'
of electricity. of
Sir Joseph, who has been professor
physics I'm the Royal Institution III bO"
since 1905. has been the recipient VI -s.
honors. He was knighted IN "a
universities of oxford, Dublin, Victoria s'',
Columbia have given him the degree
n. Sc. and Princeton, Glasgow =,
Hopkins and Aberdeen have mace mn
LII. ID. From cracow he won ,he Iss psrsl
OF PHI d. He is Fellow OF the uoysl
Society Of Engineers and OF ue .,Js to
Society and member OF innuu'S,t
scientific associations. He was
the Nobel prize for physics in 1905 ,,,,sx
He Is a native of Manchester cal.
wears old. and was educated at owens
Ie,e and Trinity College. Cambridge
New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
People and Social Incidents

, Emily Beatty, Miss Margaret Cotton Smith.
Miss Dorothy Williams, Miss Parmelee.
Miss Eleanor Reyburn, the Postmaster Cen
eral, Representative Catlin, Count Ivan
Csekonics, Austrian first secretary; Mr.. de
J Each, Russian second secretary: Mr..
schmolck, Netherlands first secretary:
Samuel Elliott Cotton Smith, BurreIl Huff,
Guy Emerson, Captain Symington, Lieuten.
ant Leahy, Captain Sowerby, of the British
navy; Carl Glover, Lieutenant Won Her.
warth, of the German army, and Frank
Ellis. Other young people were asked for
the dance which followed.
Miss Taft and Miss Anderson were enter
talned at a luncheon party to-day by MISC
Greedy, daughter OF Major General and
Mrs Greely.
Real Admiral and Mrs. Twining enter.
tained General an1 Mrs. William P Biddls.
Captain and Mrs. Williams, of Newport
Mrs Lloyd Chandler and others at dinner
tonight. Captain and Mrs. Williams are
the house guests Of Rear Admiral and Mrs
Charles j. Badger at the navy yard.
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin A. AIyord
was recently ordered from Washington 10
Fort Totten, New York, and went there with
his family on Monday. The marriage a,
Miss Katharine Alyord and Reginald Rutb.
erford, which was to have taken nlace In
this city on April %, will take place a,
Fort Totten. Mrs. Henry Fuller will be
matron Of honor, Miss Margaret Alvord and
Miss Alice Berry will be bridesmaids and
Lieutenant Allen Rutherford will be best
man for his brother. The ushers will all
be young officers.
Mrs. Louis Ledyard, of New York. Is the
guest Of her son-ln-aw and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. harrington Moore. who are now
making Washington their home. Mr..
Moore is connected with the Forest Service
+ Mrs. Robert Mccormick entertained
number of guests at dinner tonight.
Nine Alma Gluck who came 10 Wash.
ington last night to sing at the musical
which Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean gave
In honor Of the President and Mrs. Taft.
has returned TO New York. She is favor
ite OF music loving Washingtonians and
has thrice sung here at private affairs,
once at the home OF Colonel Robert NJ.
Thompson, once at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs Edward Beale Mclean, when the
President and Mrs. Taft we're present, and
again last night, when they were also
present.
Mrs. Huntington Wilson has gone 70
Panama.
Preston Gibson will sail for Europe on
April 3, TO be absent several months,
New-York tribune., 1912-03-16

which the last shutdown In the anthra-
cite industry here entailed. The strikes
among European miners are a factor en-
couraging the American miners also 10
strike. But they also serve to warn the
operators of the danger in the present
situation. And the likelihood Is that
the strike of 1902 will not repeat itself
if the present controversy leads to a sus'
pension Of mining. Public opinion would
not tolerate such an obstinate, long
drawn out struggle as the last one; and
public opinion would be certain to find
some way to bring the new one to con-
clusion before the distress Of 1902 was
renpatod
New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
A RECALL FOR HYDE'S BENE

II
What is the purpose of IIyde's extraor.
binary attack upon the judges Of this
city? He seems to think that he is the
victim Of judicial conspiracy. He
finds fault with the assignment OF JUS
tees by the Appellate Division Of the
Supreme Court as If the sole consider
alton which that bench has had in mind
while making them were his trial. JUS
tice Davis, he complains was assigned
to the criminal term of the court almost
continuously for a year, although the
usual time for holding a term, he re-
marks, Is only one month. And he re-
minds the public that Mayor Gaynor
once criticised the appointment Of a
condemnation commissioner by Justice
Davis.
The efforts made by Hyde for a
change Of venue he admits were only
dilatOry. undertaken only when he found
that the Appellate Division persisted in
making assignments without any regard
to him. The appeal 10 the highest coart
seems to have been abandoned because
Hyde thought he saw a chance Of pick
Ing the judge before whom he might
be tried. Nothing will help in such a
case as this Of Hyde unless the state
gives 10 persons charged with crime
the right to recall judges whom they
do not fancy.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
TIE DANGER OF A COAL STRIKE

TIE DANGER OF A COAL STRlhE.
Although the failure of the coal min
ers and operators to'get together Is dis
quleting, the situation is by no means
hopeless. Ii has appeared threatening
several times in the past. A firm and
unyieldlng front by both sides Is regu-
lar feature Of labor disputes. Each tries
TO weaken the other by an appearance. /.
Of readiness to go TO extremes. So
neither the absolute rejection Of the min
ers' demands by the operators nor the
expressed determination of the miners to
strike need In itself cause great alarm
The date mentioned for strike is two
weeks off and much conciiation can be
accomplished in n fortnight. The time
between now and April | will probably
be occupied by both sides In trying to
reach an agreement. And this ought not
to be impossible since most Of the con-
cessions demanded by the men seek
merely the advantage of the union, and
miners who are indifferent TO the uniol
two years and six months out of every
three years are not sure 10 stand firm
upon demands in its interests.
Two circumstances tend to increase
public anxiety to-day over the possibility
or coal strike. One is the prevalence
Of coal strikes In Europe and the other
is the memory of the suffering and loss
New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
STUDENTS CLUB LUNCHEON.

Mrs. Orlando b. Potter OF NO o. Eas'
seth street, gave luncheon yesteruoy ~
the women's advisory board oil the otu-
dents Club. Addresses were given -
Chancellor Elmer H. Brown or Ne" ho'N
University and Harry T.. Edmonds' secre'
tary of the Students Club. Among those
present were: Mrs. w. w. McAlpln' MIS-
Francis Forbes, Mrs Horace 5. Ely Mrs
q. Il. Hollster, Mrs. John Il. weeks, NIB
Nathan w Green. Mrs. Herman NJ bigss'
MIS-. W. s. Bainbridge, Mrs. charies L.
Bristol, Mrs Everett p. Wheeler, Mrs. A
Alexander smith. Mrs. Samuel .. Sio~n,
Henry ifox Mrs Hubert f.. Rogers, MISS
Laura n. Agnew, Miss SELMA n. Campbell
Mrs. T. X. Hahn, Mrs Haseail "A. Searle
Airs. Hector NJ Hitchlngs ana Mrs' D.
Frederick Talcott
New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
TIE ANTI.TAFT BREAKDOWN

The collapse Of the anti-Taft move
ment In, the sO-called insurgent states is
O. sign Of the times which no one can
misinterpret. If insurgency has been
put on the defensive in Kansas and
Iowa what hope for it can there be in
the rest of the country? Governor
Stubs has recently spent good deal
of time ia the East telling people that
Kansas was overwhelmingly against the
President When he got back home he
found that the state was about to re.
pudiate him as prophet and he imme-
diately raised the cry that the two hun.
dred thousand Republican voters were
being terrorized by a couple of hundred
federal officeholders. Mr.. Stubs has
been twice elected Governor and the
state administration is ihsurgent from
top to bottom. The party machinery
E, was put in the hands. Of the Governor
and his friends by the primary elections
Of 1910. Yet at Thursdays meeting Of
the state committee forty-flye Of the
sixty members present voted for a reso-
luton favoring President Taft's renomi-
nation.
II Kansas had been as eager In its
support of either Senator La Toilette or
. Colonel Roosevelt as Governor Stuobs
imagined Ii TO he no such vote would
have been possible In a committee OF
strongly insurgent leanings. The fact
seems to be that the Republicans Of
Kansas, most Of whom are acute and in
telligent political observers, have be-
come convinced Of the holl0wneSs and ir-
nationality Of the opposition to Presi-
: dent Taft's denomination. They realize
that the Republican party must rest its
case in the approaching Presidential
campaign on the record Of the present
administration, and that talk Of swap
ping candidates at this late day Is either
pleasantly or folly. However IL may
wiring the Governors heart, the vote of
Kansas VIII be cast in the next sRepubli-
can. National Convention in accordance
with common sense view of Republi-
can policy.
The same situation has developed in
Iowa, where OF the eight district dele
gates to Chicago so far elected six
have been instructed for Mr.. Taft.
Iowa has ,fayOrite son candidate In the
person OF Senator Albert b. Cummins,
but even local pride has been appealed
10 In vain in his behalf, and it seems
doubtful whether he will secure tile
support of half Of Iowa's 20 delegates.
OF the delegates to the state convention
chosen up to recent date 3s5 were for
Taft, 10S for Cunmins and 20 for Roose-
velt
Those who think that there is Il proba-
idiity of<defeating Mr. Taft for. renomi-
/. nation ought to study the course OF
New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mr.. J. Plerpont Morgan, ir., and Mrs. E.
y. Bretung gave dinners last night Mrs.
Breitungs dinner was for Frederick Town
send Martin, who returned from Palm
Beach Thursday night.
Count and Countess Anton sigray, who
are at the st. Regis, will sail for Europe
on Saturday of next week.
The sewing class which works for the
Nursery and Child's Hospital met yester-
day morning at the house Of Mrs. Robert
Nicols sin Park avenue.
Miss Lucy Frelinghuysen gave a luncheon
yesterday at her house, in East e5th street.
Miss Dnsmore will give dance Wednes-
day, April 10, at Sherry's for her niece,
Miss Helen Dinsmore Huntington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Jennings have re-
turned to town from the South.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Harper Poor Miss Mil
dred Poor. Mrs. Eugene Philbin and Miss
Eugene Philbin will sail to-day for Ber-
muda
Mrs. Thomas B. Van Buren, and Miss
Vera l.. Van Buren, will occupy their cot
tage at Kennebunkport, Me-, this season.
Miss Katherine s. Sands, Miss Mary l.
Kane. Miss Jean f. Delano Miss julia A.
Dick. Miss Mildred Dodge, Miss Marjorie
Cleveland, Miss Doris Porter and Miss
Eiinor Prentiss will sell programmes and
act as ushers at the three performances u
The Mikado' at the Plaza, Friday after
noon and evening and next Saturday even
ing. by Miss Spences School Society for
the benefit OF the outdoor School FOR
Tubercular Crippled Children.
A number OF girls, all under thirteen
years old, held a sale yesterday at the
house of Mrs. Augustus Bradhurst Field,
No e. East S0th street, for the childrens
ward In the hospital in Manila. MS
Fields daughter, Frances p Field, ar
ranged the affair, and she was assisted py
Jarvis Wyeth, Frances Brown. Nina Ryan,
Florence Singer, Margaret Burton, VT
ginia Rice and Helen Hoagland. There
were on sale slippers, bags, busters desk
furnishings, toys, etc. and with the eA-
ception of the toys the articles were an
made by the children.
Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey NJ. Depe" na'e
gone South for short stay.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
THE CABINET.
lrrnm THE Trlhune Bureau.

IFfOm TIC IIIDuHt DUTV"uI
Washington, March l0-Mrs. WICKET
sham left here to-day for New York. ana
will visit her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Akin, until Tuesday, when
Mrs. Akin will return to Washington with
her mother.
The Secretary of the Navy and MIS-
Meyer are being congratulated on the
rapid recovery Of their son. George Won L.
Meyer. jr., who is now on crutches aIter
a long siege with broken leg. Mrs Meyer
will return TO Washington In about zen
day
New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
make out cases under the general pension

make out cases under the general pension
laws.
AS the funds Of these United States are
lntrusted to the care of Senator'S and Rep
resentatves there should be the highest
sense of honor in their use. II financial
agent OF an individual or firm appro-
PIRATES morcys in his care for his personal
advantage 1t is called embezzement. II
United States money is used for popularity
and reelection by our representatives In
Washington, can 1t be called by milder
name than a species of embezzlement?
The tendency should be toward rapid
dlmnution Of the annual sum for pensions.
The situation calls for national interest and
expression OF sentiment. 1t also demands
courage from the right-minded Congress-
man, JOHN X. JONES.
Metuchen, ". j., March lS, 1912.