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New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
CHAOTTC CHINA.

The good promises of few days ago
i'm China seem not 10 have been fulfilled.
The encouraging announcement was
made that DR. Sun Yat-Sen and the
whole republican provisional government
would promptly remove from Nanking
to Peking This was encouraging not
because it indicated that the republicans
had abandoned their former prediection
for Nankng and their objections to rec
ognizing Peklng as the national capital,
but because II showed self-denying de-
termination on the part Of the best men
in China 10 get together for the rcstOra-
ton Of order and the secure establish
ment of the new form Of government
The foremost men in China to-day are
Yuan Shih-kai and Sun Yat-sen. So long
as the one was at Peking and the other
at Nanking the nation was divided in in
terest and authority. If they came to-
gether in either Of those capital cities
there would be hopeful measure Of
unity
Now, however, there is an intimation
that even such junction Of forces, If 1t
can still be effected, may be too late
We are told that Yuan Shih-ka has lost
authority and power and Is in desper-
ate plight, while there is no indication
that Sun Yat-sen has correspOndingly
gained. Instead, China has lapsed tow
ard chaos. 1t is true that thus far there
Is no assured appearance Of any serious
or general political motive in the current
disturbances no hint at revolution.
either forward or backward 1t is not
even known, so far rs the dispatches
show, what are the political affiliations
Of the brawlers, If they have any. They
are simply taking advantage Of what
seems TO them n good opportunity for
looting. A significant hint of this Is con
veyed in a current dispatch, which tells
Of the mastering out as untrustworthy
of 1900 troops ''who were formerly
pirates and who now, following their
dismissal from the army, will probably
form themselves into rowing bands of
''desperadOes' Empire or republic It is
all the same to them Their one idea Is.
pillage.
1t will not escape notice, either, that
the immemorial social constitution Of the
Chinese Empire facilitates precisely such
troubles as are now affecting the repub-
lie. 1t has often been remarked that the
Chinese are one of the most democratic
peoples In the world. Nowhere is local
autonomy more complete, and nowhere
is fear Of or respect for any central gov
ernment less observable than I'm China.
That spirit of indiyidualism and of COM
munal independence is admirable when
exercised for the development of repub-
llcan institutions; but 1t Is mischievous
when 1t is distorted into disregard for
all law and all authority. The harmo-
NOUS cooperation Of the two great lead.
'ers might so impress the public mind as
to prevent further lapses into anarchy
and mean the organization Of a sufficient
force to quell the existing disorders. But
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
KING GEORGE HOLDS COURT
Wife of Russian Ambassador
Presents American Women.

London, March s-King George and
Queen Mary held their first court at Buck
lngham Palace tonight Although the
period of court mourning for the late Duke
Of Fife has ended their majestIes are still
in mourning. and Queen Mary and all the
ladies within the royal circle appeared to-
night attired in black. Whitelaw Reid, the
American Ambassador, and Mrs. Reid
were not present Mr.. Reid Is recovering
from severe cold which he contracted
last week.
Countess Benckendorff. wife of the Rus
sian Ambassador. presented the Americans,
among whom were Mrs. Henry II. Hough
wife OF the American naval attache at
Paris and ST. Petersburg; Mrs. John {.
Phillips. OF Boston. and Mrs. James Amory
Moore, of New York William T. Cresson,
second secretary of the American Embassy
here. attended court for the first time. The
other members OF the embassy and their
wives also We're present
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
THE CABINET.
From The Tribune Bureau

From The Tribune Bureau =
Washington March S.-The secre'a'' "
the Treasury and MacVeagh en-
tanned at dinner tonight Justice anu W. o
Lamar, the Secretary of War anu ".
stlmson, Mrs. Fisher, Senator Root Sena-
tor Bacon, Representative Mckihies' "a
and Mrs. Charles Francis Adams III anu
Mrs. Wilmer, Colonel and Mrs. ArchiOa'u
Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. william LoeD, ".'
Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. Joseph rioD'oP
Mrs. Norman Williams Mrs. Kellogg al
banks. of Chicago; Miss Eliza Scfdmore,
Miss Mabel Boardman, Surgeon Generai
Blue, DIR. Cooper and Arthur j. Parsons
The Secretary and Mrs. MaeVeagh nave
as house guests the Collector Of Customs at
New York and Mrs. Loeb. who arrived TO-
day.
Mrs,/Charles Nagel and Miss Hildegarde
Nagel entertained Miss Katherine Ander-
son, the niece of Mrs Taft, and NUMBER
of other young women at luncheon to-day
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
GOOD EXAMPLE.

The people of Seattle, Wash. are going
70 set an admirable example of self-help
In fitting out their port to handle the
commerce of the North Pacific They
are not going TO sit back and depend
solely on Congress to make harbor I'M
provements They realize that they have
q large stake in the development of their
shipping facilities and are willing to put
some Of their own money into harbor
work which will bring them ample re-
turns in the future.
The chairman of the Seattle Port Com
mission. Brigadier General II. II. Chit
tsnden, L. S. A. (retired), reports that
s20, 900 will be spent IN port enlarge
ment work in the next five years, OF
which sum S13,5O0O00 will be public
funds ana SG.5O0,O00 will come from
private sources. OF the public funds the
federal government will contribute only
50 90 600 The state of Washington has
voted $250,O00 and the city OF Seattle
and county of Pierce willsfurnish $lO,-
$4,000. Providence helps those who
help themselves. and Congress ought TO
observe the same rule In providing
money for river and harbor improve
ments. If the people Of state and city
are willing to do their share-or more
than their share-in assuming the cost OF
an Improvement, it is primG fdcte evil
dence that government funds will not be
misplaced in aiding that Improvement IN
view of the general advantage resulting
therefrom to any given section or to the
nation.
Philadelphia and Pennsylvania have
for many years past contributed hber-
ally to the deepening of the channel OF
the Delaware River. Houston, Tex,
has raised large sums to complete its
ship canal to the Gulf, In the construc-
ton of which the government has CO.
operated The Legislature of Connecti-
cut voted S1.0O0.000 last year TO be spent
on the Improvement of the harbor Of
New London. These exhibitions Of n
spirit of self-dependence, taken together
with that now given by Seattle and the
State OF Washington, encourage the
hope that state and local assistance in
river and harbor work will become the
rule Instead of the exception. 1t would
lift n great burden of doubtful expen-
diture from the shoulders of the gov
ernment IL river and harbor appropria-
tions should be withheld in large part
from communities which will not risk
any Of their own money In enterprises
from which they expect TO profit A def
mite standard Of merit could thus be
SET ,ip and Senators and Representatives
would be relieved from the necessity of
laboring for appropriations which would
not be welcomed If they entailed local
expenditure. One way to keep down
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
THE CONSTITUTIONS AND THE
PREFERENCE

If the courts should decide that the
preferential payments called for by the
agreements with both the Interborough
and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit COM
panies were unconstitutional the subway
problem would he more confused than
ever. for no offer has been received for
the routes now contemplated or already
building which did not call for some
preference TO the operator. Nor is any
likely to he received. The length Of the
ride to be furnished for nickel and the
other stringent conditions make that GER
tain. If preferential payment Is
barred. then 1t is likely that there must
be either city operation or another con-
stitutional amendment making possible
the bargain which all wOuld-be operators
require.
The question is a close one, about
which good lawyers have differed, but 1t
is not unreasonable to hope that the
courts will regard the preferential pay
ment not as the result Of loan of the
city's credit to the transit companies
but rather as a payment by the city for
services rendered. The Brooklyn COM
pany will receive the preference - about
100000 year, because 1t is going TO
throw its own property, its elevated
lines. into the new rapid transit system
The payment will be proportioned to the
service rendered, because the amount Is
about what the elevated lines now earn
and are likely to continue TO earn.
There is no reason to doubt that the
city could lease those lines, and the
transaction actually arranged for in the
agreement does not differ practically
from q lease.
AS for the preferences which the In
terborough company will receive, they
may be regarded as payments for the SER
vice of operating the city's subway sys-
TEN, for contributing large sum toward
the construction of that system, for pool
ing the earnings of the present system
with the one 10 be built and furnishing
Il ride over both for single fare, for
surrendering a part Of the lease of the
present system and for other services.
1t would surely be perfectly legitimate
for the city TO agree to pay the Inter-
borough company a lump sum annually
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
READY FOR DYNAMITE TRIAL
Forty-six of Fifty-four Indicted to
Face Court in Indianapolis.

indianapolis. March S.-Labor men in
dIcted in the alleged dynamiting conspiracy
began arriving here to-day. OF the ilfty-
four accused II is expected forty-slx VIII
face the court on Tuesday. A general con-
ference of the defence will be held on Mon
day
The removal of John r. Carroll and Ed
ward Phillips. OF Syracuse. has been de-
layed by their fight against extradition to
the Indianapolis federal district and they
will not be here. John j. McCray' OF
Wheeling, w. Va, has not yet been ar
rested. nc indicted men on the Pacific
Coast who will not he here are n. A.
Clancy and Olaf A. TvIetmoe, of San Fran
cisco; Ortie II. McMnnigal, now In jail Mt
Los Angeles, and John j. and James b.
Mcnamara, now i'm San Quentin prison, In
California.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
ELECTED TO PHI BETA KAPPA
Seven Seniors and Three Juniors
Chosen at New York University.

The New York University Chapter OF
Phi Beta Kappa held its elections yes
terday afternoon and elected ten men,
seven from the senior class and three from
the Junior class. The seniors are Alfred H.
lawson. of Newark; John a. Woolf' OF New
York City; Emanuel II. Engel, of Brooklyn;
Ceorqs y. Zimmele, Of Yonkers John Z.
pbillips. Of Yonkers Frederick A. Dale OF
New York City, and Orlando H. Daniels OF
New York City. The juniors are Frank D.
clifford. of Elizabeth, N. j.; Finley h. Fos-
ter. of New York City, and Filbert kosen-
stein. of Paterson, N. j.
There are four other men in college IN
tho senior class who are members OF the
Phi Beta Kappa, having been elected ,as'
wear They are Samuel ID. Stein' OF New
York City; Presley ID. Stout. OF has.
orange n. J.: Edmund N. Petersen. OF
brooklyn, and Ralph r. Bruster' OF "Ea-
Iuainu Penn
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES HEhE

PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES HERE.
The Presidential primary bill which
Assemblyman Robinson, Colonel Roose-
velts nephew, has Just introduced at
Albany may be taken as illustrating the
difficulties in the way Of changing to
that system at this late date Here
conditions are more favorable to making
such a change than in most other states,
for the Legislature is in session. But the
session is nearly ended. Mr.. Robinson's
bill could not be got through. except with
an emergency message from the Gov
ernor and with the cooperation of both
parties. And there is no reason to sup
nose that the Governor or the Demo
cratic majority in the Senate will make
the extraordinary efforts necessary to
get the bill through. even If they are not
strongly opposed to it.
And this state furnishes good Illus
tratiOn of how little public demand there
Is for a Presidential primary. New York
has lust got through several years OF
agitation for direct primaries. In the
course Of that agitation the subject was
discussed from every point of view. and
vet no demand for the Presidential pri-
mary developed. Nor are there any signs
Of any public demand for it now. The
only request for 1t comes from Colonel
Roosevelt and his campaign managers.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs. Bradley Martin, jr., will give a nu.
steal this evening at her house. In East
S7th street. The artists will be Miss Ger.
aldine Farrar and Edmond Clement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Galatin. jr.. have
returned to town from Palm Beach
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Polk have gone
to Palm Beach for a short stay.
Mrs. Chester Griswold gave a dinner last
night at her house, in East 54th street
Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan i. Mott gave dfn-
ner last night at .he Ritz and afterward
took their guests to see The Woman" In
the party were Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund l.. Bay
lies and William Travers Jerome
At the residence of Mrs. George Rose,
No. 1OH Fifth avenue. yesterday afternoon,
bazaar was held for the benefit Of the
Home for Convalescent Babies at Sea cliff,
Long Island. There were useful and fancy
articles on sale. and at a table in the cen
tire of the room were live animals, consist
ing Of white rabbits. green paroquets and
canaries In cages, and there were also
bowls of gold and silver fish. Mrs Rose
and Mrs. Charles z. Alexander had charge
of the tea room; Mrs. II. II. Van Rensselaer,
Kennedy and her daughters, Miss Marian
and Miss Maude Kennedy, presided at tho
flower table. and at the other booths were
Mrs William Jay Schienelin, Mrs. ].
Searle Barclay, Mrs. Charles Steele, Mrs.
f. Henry Hartman. Mrs. Henry Parish.
jr., Mrs J. Archibald Murray Mrs. Walter
James. Miss May Bird and Mrs. Archibald
Rogers.
Miss Dorothy Jean Manice will return 10
town to-day from Virginia. where she has
been spending several weeks. -c
Mrs. W. Dennison Hatch, jr.. has re-
turned to town from Cincinnati.
Mrs. Alfred Wagstaff, jr., has gone TO
Atlantic City to remain for few days.
Mrs. Franklin Mott Warner will give a
dinner Tomorrow evening at the Ritz.
The sewing class which works for the
Loretta Mission had its regular meeting
yesterday at the Gotham The meeting
next week will take place on Wednesday
instead OF Friday.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09

for these services. But the agreement
70 nav certain percentage of certain
sum does not differ in principle from
paying a lump sum. In either case the
city would have to wait until after 1t
had paid its operator for money to meet
the interest on its own bonds. Yet If the
CITY were paving an operator for his ser
vices in operating its subway system
and for other services lump sum yearly
no one would contend that the city was
loaning him IFS credit.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
oBERLIN ALUMNI MEET AGAIN
About $50 Members Attend Twenty
fifth Annual Reunion.

The twenty-ffth annual reunion, dinner
and. business meeting of the oberlin Alumni
Association of New York were held AT the
Whitehall Club. on the thirtieth floor OF
the Whitehall Building. last night About
one hundred and fifty members were pres
ent.
The speakers were Professor william J.
Hutchins OF the oberlin faculty; Homer Il
johnson, of Cleveland. and the Rev d.
Daniel F. Bradley. pastor Of the Pilgrim
Church. OF Cleveland. Tne
latter based his remarks on the third clause
OF the declaration Of oberlin's purposes
TO establish universal liberty by the aooh-
ton of every form of SIM" He declared
that universal liberty was IAN iridescent
dream" but he commended the college on
the manner It had held to its ideal.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
FIRST REPUBLICAN IS DEAD
Townsend Walter, of West Chester
Penn. Was Ninety-eight.

West Chester. Penn, March s'-Io"hsenu
Walter died at his home here this morn
ing IN his ninety-eIghth year. He was the
first Republican elected in this country. the
election being In 1855, the office being Coun-
~ Treasurer. He was member OF the
Friends' Society, a blacksmith by trade,
successful farmer, and one of the organiz-
ers OF the Patrons of Husbandry, In which
he served in many state and county offices.
t-o,,. sona aurviye him
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
tFrom ,rbe Tribune Bureau. ]

washington, March S.-The French Am
bassador and Nine Jusserand occupied a
box at the Columbia this afternoon to
hear their countryman, Felix GarzisNa' IN
a piano recital. Among others who had
boxes we're Senator and Mrs. McCumoer,
Mrs. Champ Clark and Mrs. F. n. Barker
Miss Alice Boutell, daughter OF the MIN
lister to Switzerland and Mrs. Henry sher-
man Boutell, will arrive here in April to
visit her brother and sister-in-law, Mr..
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
FACTION DEFORMING DIPLOMACY.

FACTION DEFORMINT DIPLOhAC1'
The fact of the defeat of the peace
treaties is to be regretted. 1t is, how
ever. TO be regarded as merely TEN
porary and remediable. We cannot toi-
crate the suggestion that the Unlteu
States. after having conspicuouSly taken
tbe lead of the world in the movement
for international justice and peace VIII
now fall to the rear and refuse 10 90
so much as to keep in line with other
enlightened nations. 1t would be mon
strOus to assume that when France ana
Germany and Great Britain ana japan
and other powers were willing anu
eager TO form league for the subsu-
tuition of Justice for brute force the
United States alone would demur anu
defeat the benevolent design. To regard
such thing as possible would be very
greatly TO mistake the disposition OF
the American people. We have conn
dence. therefore, that In the not distant
future the ill-advised marplotry OF
Thursday last will be undone ana thaC
the great conventions for the promotioh
of iustice and peace among the nauohs
will he ratified in an effective and ac-
ceptable form.
Jmmea asurabIy worse. however, than
the fact was the manner in when the
defeat of the treaties was erected. III
was done not on any basis OF prlnclpIe
hut through sheer partisanship and rae
tional spite. 1t was not to protect the
nation from what was intelligently anu
sincerely regarded as an error OF pol
lev. but rather TO deny to the admins
tration the credit and honor or so none
an achievement. II was not 10 serve
the country that Democrats and lnsur-
gents voted 10 deform the treaties. Dut
simpIy to 'put the administration i'll
a hole" In a single episode that Is ms
chievous and discreditable. As a hXed
course of action il would lac unspeaka-
blv ominous of evil to the Republic, Ii
would mean the dominance of domestic
fact,opaIism in the foreign policy anu
relations of the country, and that Ill
tnrn would make our diplomacy futile
and contemplate and forfeit our title
TO confidence and respect In inter-
national councils. What government
would care to enter into important con-
yentions with this country if the rau-
fication and permanent observance OF
them were known TO depend upon the
exigencies OF party politics?
Such conduct. while discrediting the
nation in the eyes OF the world. would
not have so much as the poor justiil-
cation Of success in domestic polltics'
When It was directed against John Quln-
cv Adams, in the hope of destroying his
nrospects of becoming President it com
pletely failed of that purpose Tor ne
became. President in spite of 1t, while
it did entail upon the nation the cost
Of years of tribulation and the waging
of the least honorable of its wars. In
the Dresent case. while there is prop
ably no danger Of the factionism pro
noting foreign war, there Is every
prospect of its failing as before In
its spiteful domestic purpose. Ihls
"slap at the President will do him no
harm. On the contrary, IT. much more
likely to react against those who have
sought TO infict 1t upon him and to
strengthen his administration and his
progressive and enlightened foreign pol
icv in the confidence and esteem OF the
nation.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
ADMIRAL MARK PRESIDENT
Army and Navy Cooperative Company
Chooses New officers.

The directors OF the Army and navy
Company have elected Rear Auii''' a.,
Adolph Mark (retire6 judge advocate VI
the Maine inquiry board as presiue"''
The names of the other officers follow
Captain Henry H. Scott, U. D. a. ue-
tlred). vice-president and general manaser'
e. l.. Lewis. treasurer. and Captain AieA-
ander r. Ripper, U. $. A. tretired)' secre-
tary. .,sns
The new executive committee connpt,ses
Rear Admiral Mark, Colonel W. @. Bates
Ma ior r q Landon. II. II. Benedict. Nj. II.
cogpeshau and Colonel A. r Ripper
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
KNOX IN HONDURAS
Reciprocal Entertaining in Am
apala and on the Maryland.

Amapala Honduras, March S-Secretsry
Of State Knox arrived here to-day on
board the United States armored cruiser
Maryland from Corinto, Nicaragua.
Mr.. Knox came ashore at o'clock and
was entertained at luncheon by the menu
bers of the Cabinet. General Manuel Bon
lila, President OF the republic. was unable
to attend the function owing to illness and
sent his regrets.
This afternoon Secretary Knox enter
taned the Cabinet ministers on board tho
Maryland, and during their visit there were
numerous cordial exchanges. No event is
scheduled for tonight, but a large pro-
gramme In honor OF the visit OF the Ame-i-
can Secretary of State has been arranged
for tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
Newport. March s-Mrs. Charles A. sieg-
fried gave a euchre party at the Corson
cottage this afternoon.
Paymaster and Mrs. Dallas y. VAIN
wright, jr, have returned from Washing
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gordon King were
here to-day making an inspection OF their
estate.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
osrEoPATH LOSES APPEAL.

Albany. March s.-The Court of Appeals
to-day upheld the validity of an ordinance
of New York City prescribing that death
certificate must he signed by medical
practitioner, the legality Of which was at
lacked by Charles L. Bandell, an osteo-
pathic physician. The lower courts held
that the city board of health had acted
and the Court OF Appeals sustains that de-
cision.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
IFrom The Tribune I3urean.

From The Tribune Bureau .,,a-
washington, March S.-Timothy L. "oou
riff of New York. who was the CUES, y. ~
the President for several days. returneu ~
New York this morning. .
Mrs Anderson. the sister of Mrs. Iai''
viii arrive at the White House to-norro"
to make short visit. A..
Miss-Taft rejoined her mother q. -,
White House this evening, after a
visit 70 Rryn MaWr.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
MRS. HARTMAN PLANS LAKE
Will Convert Three Acres Of Waste
Land Into Pond.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune J

Iby ItIFEfdVH 10 TITO IFFVWl7''I
Suffern, N. Y, March S-Mrs. u. II. hai
riman will soon hegin the conversion ..
three acres of waste land directly west oi
Hartman Station into an artificial iaHe
about six feet deep. II was announced hs''
to-day.
Between the lake and the station 'ne'o
will be a semi-circular driveway ana IN '.o
centre will be the Barr fountain, when =
a memorial presented to the village u
Hartman by the late Mrs. William Barr
On tho east side OF the tracks 'ne 80
graph monument will be placed is
monument, tall column. Will marx VIZ
site where the first train in America "a'
dispatched by the Morse telegraph system
New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. looking very
fresh and young. a red carnation in the
buttonhole OF his morning coat. was talking
to reporter about an unsuccessful com
petitor at the Madison Square Garden
Horse Show.
He failed" said Mr. Vanderbilt. "and he
deserved TO fail. fIis ignorance of horses
was incredible. II reminded me OF an old
farmer on my brothers farm.
This old farmer. throwing down an aerl-
cultural journal. once said TO me with an
oath:
i don't believe. Mr.. Vanderbilt, that the
editor OF this here journal knows enough
about farmin TO plant his feet I'm the road
and raise cloud Of dust"