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New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
INTERNATIONAL SAFETY RULES.

INTERNATIONAL SAFEI hCbbD'
The suggestion of Mr.. Charles Won
Helmolt, local representative OF the
North German Lloyd Steamship COM
pany that the Hague tribunal ne asker
to draw up international requirements
for the safety Of steamship passengers, IL
a good one. He points out that the ships
Of his company in sailing from Ger
many to New York come under the TO-
tally diverse regulations Of four nations.
First. they are German ships ana nave
to obey the rules of Germany as TO the
safety Of passengers. Then. at ports III
France, England, and finally in the
United States, they fall under the reeu'
lations of these three countries.
OF course. this diversity Of authority Is
probably not IS great as 1t seems. ms
country. for example, passes the safetS
equipment Of foreign ships coming from
nations having approximately the
same inspection laws as this country
and that word approximately is' as
matter Of international comfy, inter
preted literally. Thus the Titanic, wnlch
had more lfeboats than the Engllsh
rules require. would probably have Deeh
passed in this country. although her
lifeboat equipment was conslderaoiy
less than the American rules call Tor.
This relaxation Of standards might he
ended If an international agreement
fixed the regulations for the safety OF
passengers and the nations bound them
selves 10 enforce its terms.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
THE QUESTION OF LIFEBOATS.

There are many facts yet to he dis
closed concerning the Titanic disaster.
but there are some which already ap-
pear to be established. Chief among
these is this, that the appalling loss Of
life was due to the lack Of lifeboats.
The length Of time between the striking
and the sinking was sufficient for the
embarkation Of all hands in boats, the
lowering OF the boats and their propul-
sion beyond the zone of danger from the
sinking ship. The state Of the sea was
favorable for the safe progress Of the
boats until they could be picked up ny
one or more of the various vessels which
were Fastening to the scene. All this is
sufficiently indicated by the fortune of
the boats which were available and
which were used. The question sug-
gested at once and repeatedly is there
fore highly pertinent. Why were there
not more lifeboats on the ship?
Figures which are published on the
authority OF the Custom House indicate
not only that very few vessels carry
nearly enough boats TO provide room
for all their passengers. but also that
lifeboat capacity in proportion to pas
senger capacity is decreasing as the size
of steamships increases Let us take.
for example, three representative ships
Of the very line which has just suffered
this loss. The Oceanic. In 1890 had a
passenger capacity ~ 1,74S and life
boat capacity Of LIE, or 67 per cent.
The Baltic, in 1904, increased the pas
senger capacity TO 2,041, but actually
decreased the lifeboat capacity To 1902.
or 40 per cent Finally, the Olympic.
in 1912. increased the passenger capac-
ity TO 1884, but increased the llfeboat
capacity TO only LII. or 46 per cent. so
that the giant ship of 1912 had actually
smaller lifeboat capacity than the ship
Of 1899, of less than half her tonnage.
The same process or retrogression. APP
pears IN the statistics of other lines.
Thus the Cunard ship Campania in 1893
carried Isis passengers and provided
lifeboat room for 11S1, or nearly - per
scent. while the Mauretania in 1907 car.
ried 2.f60 and had lifeboat capacity for
eDly 0S2. or 45 per cent
Why lifeboat provision IS thus dimin-
ishing is variously explained. 1t Is said
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
FRENCH SEE TOTAL ECLIPSE
Cloudless Day Gives Fine oppor.
tunity Near Paris.

Paris, April IA cloudless day gave
fine opportunity 10 the many representa-
tives OF scientific and astronomical So
cieties assembled in Paris from all parts OK
the world to study the eclipse OF the sun
which occurred to-day. AS the cone OF
the moons shadow ran directly through
Paris from the southwest, after touching
Europe AT Portugal, there was an excellent
chance for making good observations.
The eclipse began about l0;45 O'Clock.
when hundreds OF people carrying smoked
glasses stood on the streets or visited the
suburbs. especially St Germain-en-L Lave
where the eclipse was total. Shortly be-
fore noon a pail -of obscurity resembling
the approach Of thunderstorm descended
over the city and the atmosphere became
greenish dark. In the city itself the
eclipse was not quite total, the crescent ot
the sun showing at its climax at 1910,
after which the sun rapidly emerged
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
IN THE BERKSHIREs.
rpv TsIeeranh 70 The Tribune. ]


Lenox April 17.--Mr. and Mrs. Charles
S. Mellen will arrive at Council Hill, Stock
bridge. on May !.
Miss Mary weyman left here to-day for
Atlantic City.
Mrs William A. A. Brown, who was
called to Baltimore by the death OF her
father, has returned to her place, in Rich
mond.
Mrs 6. W. Lathrop, of Boston, arrived
to-day, and is staying at the Gavitt House,
in Stockbridge.
Miss Ethel F. Folsom, who for several
years has conducted a home at Mountain
View Farm for convalescents OF New York
hospitals, is experimenting the opening OF
her property.
DIR. Charles McBurney arrived at Cherry
Farm, Stockbridge. to-day for the season.
Henry Saltonstall Appleton, OF Boston, Is
registered al the Grey House.
Miss Georgiana Sargent has arrived here
to open her country place on Laurel Lake.
Miss Kate Cary sailed to-day from
Europe for New York, and will arrive in
Lenox the last Of this month.
George Higginson. who has been guest
OF his brother, Henry L. Higgtnson. In Bos-
ton. has returned 10 his country place here.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
DEALING WITH TROUBLE MAKERS.


The best news Of the Mexican troubles
is that which tells of our governments
summary dealing with trouble makers
on our side Of the border. There has
been ample warning TO these gentry, both
Mexican and American, and It is fitting
that our government should he vigllant
and unsparing in its enforcement Of the
neutrality laws. Niolators of those laws
can have no excuse. They are impudent
and wanton If not, indeed, malignant, In
a desire to embroil this country In the
unhappy conflict which convnlses its
neighbor A swift and severe sentence
in every case will serve the welfare of
both countries.
This policy on our part is the more
commendable and valuable since It may
serve TO dispel the lingering traces Of
suspicion of or estrangement from this
country which some of our Latin-Ameri-
can neighbors are said TO have enter
tained. We doubt If such feelings were
ever widespread or formidable, but if
they existed at all they were deplorable
Yet it. must be confessed that they were
not altogether without excuse. 1t Is not,
of course, 10 be admitted that this coun-
try has ever had any hostile designs
against any of its southern neighbors, at
least since the treaty of Guadalupe HI
dalgo. or any sentiments save those of
benevolence. Yet it has too largely held
Itself aloof from them to afford them an
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

TBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Newport, April 7-Ex-Commodore Ar
thur Curtiss James's yacht Aloha, which
has been in winter quarters, was placed
in commission to-day. She will leave for
New York tomorrow Mr.. and Mrs. James
have planned to make a short Southern
cruise
Miss Emma Stone. who intended to go
TO Europe this spring, has changed her
plans.
Mrs. Harold Brown is expected here at
the end OF the week.
Mrs. John Nicholas Brown and son are
e.pected to return from Europe in a short
time
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
NEW YORK FROM THE sueURss.

course in scientific baby washing has
been established In New York school. These
are busy days for the scientific baby.-Pit's-
burgh Gazette-Times.
An Italian count will we'd peasant giri u.
met on the ship coming over to New YORK anu
all the flags In Fifth avenue are now hanshs
at half mast Washington Post.
New York man says that In certain "s-
ton In life It requires $4,000 year eaeh 70
maintain and educate children less than hfteeh
years old, and that after they are fifteen yesis
old s., 900 is required. one wonders now su'.'
children get along when they grow UP ana ee'
out into the world and hustle for then '""
living Buffalo Express.
The New York branch Of the Coloniai Danes
is preparing TO erect tablet 10 the memory %
Thomas Willett the first Mayor OF New io'A
CITY. who was elected in 1856, the year thar '"e
Dutch flag came down and the English eoioss
replaced IT, The Government then consisted u
the Mayor. Ave aldermen and sheriff. aoou'
the proportions favored by the commission io'A
at the present time.-Boston Transcript.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
ANOTHER OPERA IN ENGLISH.

After directing fourth season OF
opera successfully at the Metropolitan
opera House, Signor Gatti-Casazza goes
from us to-day for his summer outing
which. we fancy, will not be all play
and in parting leaves the promise that
next year there shall be another expert
ment in opera in the vernacular at the
proud establishment over which he has
been called TO preside. The opera is to
he a lyric version Of "Cyrano de Ber-
gerac," for which Mr.. W. J. Henderson
wrote the text and Mr.. Walter Damrosch
the music. Neither of the authors is
novice. Both tried their prentice hands
long ago, and achieved results which
Justify the belief that next seasons ex-
pertinent will at least he worth the eff
fort which Signor Gatti-Casazza will put
forth.
4 great deal OF nonsense has been
written about the highly educational
and intellectually, not to say morally,
uplifting value of opera in general, and,
of course, of opera In the vcrnacular In
particular. Mr. DamrOsch has given ut
terance 10 some OF this. but Mr.. Hender-
sons peculiarly mordant pen has always
been employed in ridiculing it, which
fact leads us 10 surmlse that he has
helped in this case to produce an enter
tanning work not too much oppressed
with a sense OF reformatory significance.
As for Mr.. Damrosch's music, II Is TO he
hoped that il will be as full Of melody
as he said he wished Professor Parker's
next opera TO be at the dinner given In
honor Of Mona" After all. talk as the
pundits may, melody means inspiration,
and It's absence in any kind Of musical
work means calculation. reflection and
mathematics. No great lyric drama has
yet been produced without tune OF
noble kind.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18

with unusual vigor. and the roar OF VOICES
might have been heard several blocks away
While group CT traders was clainorins
around broker who had n block OF active
stock to dispose of, corpulent man. eNi-
IDENTIFY German approached bystanoer
and asked excitedly, What IS IL, young
fellow-a hght?" He was assured that II
was not, and the principles of outdoor
trading were explained TO him. He went
away however, perplcxed. unable to rea'i%e
that. while the men in the arena were ap-
parently doing nothing but maui one an
other. they were actually transacting bust
ness
Hiram-I tell ye, them there rich feliers
Is easy marks.
Hank-Ye don't say!
Hiram-Yes: the paper SAYS Spendlt was
taken In by one of them fra.si an anni,,Sia
won't tell how 1t happened
Record,
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
trron, Th. Tribune Bureau. !

From The Tribune bureauI
Washington. April 1.-THE Austrian All
bassador and Baroness Hengelmuller re-
turned this afternoon from New YORK,
where they spent several days visiting ana
shopping.
The French Ambassador and Nine. Jusse-
rand who postponed their dinner party last
night on account Of the Titanic disaster. VIII
entertain on Tuesday night for the Jap
anese Ambassador and Viscountess Cnlnoa-
The French military attache and Countess
de Chambrun have recalled their invitations
for tomorrow, when they were to nave
given a dinner in honor Of Mrs Buckner
Wallngford, Of Cincinnati sister OF the
countess
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
fFror, Tho Tribune Bureau.

From The Tribune bureau
Washington, April IA tribute was paid
to the dead OF the Titanic to-day In the de-
cision of the officers of the Hunt Club in
definitely to postpone the ball which was
to be given on Friday night. Mrs. TAFT had
consented TO receive the guests. and every
thing pointed TO one Of the most brilliant
affairs of the season. Major Archibald Butt
and Clarence Moore were members OF the
house committee. and the latter was Tor
several years master of hounds.
Among the hosts who were to have enter
tanned tonight. but recalled their invita-
tons on account OF the Titanic disaster,
are Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth, who were to have given dinner for
Mrs. Buckner Wallingford, OF Cincinnati
the sister-in-law OF Mrs Longworth, ann
Mrs. Anderson, who was to have given a
dinner-dance at the Country Club.
The Assistant Secretary OF the Navy and
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. who were to have
entertained at dinner tonight, recalled the
invitations and have gone to New York.
Miss Martha Goldman entertained few
women at luncheon to-day.
Senator and Mrs. Fletcher have large
house party preceding the marriage Of their
daughter, Miss Louise Chaplin Fletcher, and
Dr. Thompson Junior Kemp, which will
take place on Wednesday, April "a. The
party includes Mrs. Frederick Yerkes and
Miss Cornelia Yerkes, Mrs. Corneson,
Mrs Charlotte Philips. Miss Alice Bland,
Miss Gertrude Hammett. Miss Sara Free
land Miss Zadle Kemp. sister OF the BRIDE
groom; Miss Cordelia Puleston. Miss Eu-
genia Walker and Miss Katharine Corden
all from the South. The wedding will take
place at All Souls Church and will be at
tended by a large representation of Official
and resident society.
one OF the largest receptions Of the after
noon in connection Gith the Daughters OF
the American Revolution congress was
that given at the Arlington, with Mrs
Bankhead as hostess
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
VOTE ON HONOR SYSTEM
Columbia Law School Seniors Reject
SoCalled Strict" Plan.

The seniors OF the Columbia Law School
rejected the strict" honor system in a.
referendum vote. taken recently. the result
OF which was announced yesterday.
The following three questions were sub
mitted by the faculty:
Are you In favor Of a strict honor sys-
tem-that Is, one which, in return for the
right 10 nave an honor system, imposes a
correiative obligation to report any delin-
quency on the part OF fellow-students?"
Are you in favor of an individual honor
system that is. one involving no super
vision whatsoever. nor personal obligation
to report delinquency OF fellow students?
Are you in favor of having all examina-
tons In Kent Hall, under such supervision
as the law faculty shall deem advisable?'
The first question was voted down. SO to
"a. while the last two propositions were
carried by substantial majorities.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
Ex.cHIEF CROKER LOSES SUIT.

Riverhead. Long Island, April l7.-Dr.
Harold b. Smith. a Riverhead dentist. re-
covered verdict for full amount to-day
In his suit against Edward F. Croker. ex-
chief of the New York Fire Department.
to recover a bill of s53 for work done for
the latter's children several years ago.
Croker refused TO pay the bill on the
ground that he did not order the work
done. The work was dcne on Mrs. Croker's
orders, after they became estranged.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
EQUAL RIGHTS.
tor Of The Tribune

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: II the Pankhurst and other too
well known window smashers" had been
on the Titanic when she was sunk at sea
yesterday. would they have held back
and insisted upon the men being saved
first. or would all the suffragettes on
board have Jumped into the first lifeboat?
FITZ.
Morristovn. y. J., April IS, 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18

REAL MANfpoDs
From The Springfield Union.
Manhood was equal to the test-ths women
and the chilIren were saved!
A QUESTION
From The Hartford Courant
Assuming that the ship WAS believed to he
sinking and that all the women and children
had been got of. what would you DO II con-
nonted with a situation where perhaps one man
in seventy-nve might be saved. and with the
time for reaching a decision reduced TO mnutes7 ?
II Is not an easy question. 10 III
FOR EVERY oNp ABoARDi
From The Philadelphia Inquirer
Let US thoroughly learn the lesson which this
great ocean disaster so plainly teaches-a place
ir a toat or on raft for every human being on
a passenger steamship. The Steamship companies
tlat nrst adopt this policy on their own account
will appeal TO the patronage Of the public But
this is a matter that should not he left to the
companies to remedy. There must be law-im-
mediate, drastic law.
MELANCHOLY PRIDE.
From The Baltimore sun
There Is a melancholy pride in IN. conduct Of
the men aboard the Titanic We were At least
which men fought like beasts trampling women
and children under foot, sending them TO their
doom with no thought Of mercy Women and
children nrst"' 1t Is evidence of the abiding
chiyalry OF the Anglo-saxon race.
UP TO CONGRESS.
From The Washington Post
What Is TO be the end OF this madness7 Is
Congress to overlook the warning OF the Titanic.
or will II call halt on rapaeity and organized
murder The responsibility comes back to the
men on Capitol Hill They can put a stop TO
the death race through the icebergs. They can
force every steamship leaving American port
to provide enough boats for every passenger car
ricd.
THE SOONER THE BETTER.
From The Boston Post.
As soon as possible the circumstances sur
rounding the horrible loss Of the Titanic. historic
in that 1t was the most ghasty disaster in the
annals OF modern navigation. and dreadful both
in itself and in the carrying of sorrow TO many
hundreds Of homes. must he vigorously ipyesti-
gated in every phase and feature.
ONE LESSON.
From The Albany Argus
Titanic with great force is the fact that when
the final call comes sll men equal. regardless
OF wealth or station In life. There were many
poor people on the Titanic and there was also
long list OF wealthy people. When the ship gave
her plunge into the deep the cruel waters closed
over rich and poor alike. The rich mans money
did not save him and the poor mans lack OF IL
did not increase his sufferings over those OF the
ovERcoNFIDENCE.
From The Hartford Times.
Whatever loss OF life has occurred by the
sinking of the Titanic may be due in part TO the
fact that the captain OF the vessel and every
BODY on board were misled by overeonhdence in
h.r nonsinkableness. Only four hours elapsed,
ms ". are now informed. between the collision
and the engulnng Of the huge ship. During how
large a part OF that four hours was Captain
smith s,iII cooiIy confident that no harm could
come TO any human being OF all the Zoo under
his carer
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
THE CABINET.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau.

T rom he ITIUUIV 1"I777I
Washington, April 1.-THE secretar! Vi
State and Mrs. Knox found awaiting 'hem
on their return 10 their home their son-ih-
law and daughter Mr., and Mrs. James
TindcII and their three sons and their
wives.
Mrs Albert Akin, who mas peeh 'he sueS,
OF her parents, the Attorney Generai anu
Mrs Wickersham. has returned 10 We"
Xork
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
scHULMAN AGAIN HEADS RAH6Is.

Baltimore. April 1.-THE central confer
ence OF American rabbis ended It's twenty
third annual convention to-day with the
reelection OF Rabbi Samuel Schulman, OK
New York. al president. and the present
officers and executive committee.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18

it fred the agination with rofeate
hopes Of the future. Mr.. Clark ozark
dog song has no such possibilities. 1t
symbolizes nothing in particular and Is
worthless as a vote getter. what the
Speaker needs In this crisis is a mana
ger with as real a genius as Mr. Har-
rity's for discovering and using CAM
M ion lyrics
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
Netp.Dork Gribn,ve..
THURSDAY, APRIL 1s, 1912.

Ouned and published daily Ov me
Tribune Association. Neio York coFpn.
ration: ogden II. Reid, President; Conde
Hqmliu. Secretary; James il. Bdrctt
Treasurer. address, Tribune BuddmG'
No. 154 Nassau street, NcW York.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
LoRIMER SAID TO BE IMPROVING.

Chicago. April 17.-Conficting reports
were current to-day regarding the condition
OF United States Senator William Lorimer,
who has been Ill for ten days. One report
that he was seriously III was denied py
members of his family and by his physician,
who said that the Senator had improved
greatly. Overwork in the primary cam
paign and the fight to retain his seat IN tne
Senate are said to have undermined MS
health
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18

The new Children's Bureau AT Wash
ington is to have a woman chief-the
first ever carried I'm a federal blue book.
Evidently n good deal Of history was
made when the Children's Bureau meas
urc was passed by Congress.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
ROYALTY FELICITATES MORGAN.

Florence, April III. Perpont Morgan
has to-day received on the occasion Of his
venty fifth birtht ay. an avalanche of tele.
grams and letters Of congratulation from
all parts of the world The messages IN.
clude several from European sovereigns ana
rulers.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18


The unvelling OF the Paul Jones statue
at Washington may be regarded as a fit
ting cpilogue to protracted and sur
passingly romantic drama OF American
patriotism. The actual services which
Jones rendered TO his adopted country
I'm it's war for independence, his init
mate association with the first use of
the Stars and Stripes the prestige which
he impaired TO our embryo sea forces
and tho indelible impress for good which
he gave TO our navy by both example
distinction among our captains. The
pathos Of his last years and the century
OF neglect which followed his death pre-
sent a sCmbre foil to the brilliancy of
his achievements, again relieved and
ilumined by the patient search, the rev.
erent care and the unsparing honor
which at last were given to his dust.
The ftful voice of obloquy, once raised
against him, was long ago hushed, and
controversy has been forsaken as futile
in the secure establishment OF his name
and fame with fitting material memo
rails ut the capital of his country and
at the great naval school where tho
principles which he inculcated are
taught to his successors in the service
A woman is only a few months behind
New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
BETTER THAN THE noe

BETTER THAN THE DOG song.
The death yesterday of william f.
Harrity, once chairman Of the Demo
cratic National Committee. recalls the
fact that he recognized the advantages
Of the lyric In politics long before the
Champ Clark houn' song was ever heard
Of In 1892, when Chicago was seething
with delegates to Democratic National
Convention who didn't know whether
they wanted to nominate Grover Cleve-
land for the third time or not, Mr.. Har-
rity launched at the psychological mo-
ment these stirring verses:
Grover. Grover.
Four years more of Grover!
Out they go,
In we go,
Then well be in clover.
Nothing else which happened during
the convention did more to put fighting
spirit into the Cleveland delegates. A
great many OF them had been ofiicehold-
ers from 1885 to 1889, and practically all
the others had aspirations to office. The
first class took the lyric as an assurance
that III Mr.. Cleveland were TO be re-
elected they would again be drafted for
service The other class figured that
there would be new deal all along the
line, and they were the better diagnosti-
clans, for when Mr.. Cleveland came into
power again he gave notice that the
claims OF former otficeholders would be
honored only in very exceptional cases.
The delegates sang and whistled Mr.
iiarritys song with infinite gusto. II
became symbol and an inspiration, for