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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
OLD EXCURSION BOATS.

Papers read before the Society or
Naval Architects and Marine Eng1-
neers affirm that every summer a
dozen or more excursion boats ply the
waters Of New York Hsrbor which,
30 far as safety appliances and IRE
proohng are concerned, are about a
century behind the times. The critics
aver that the engine in use In the
Largest and most representative boat
'of this class" was transferred to II
from another vessel when this one was
built In 1878. They consider II almost
beyond comprehension why the prob
'lem has not received more careful
consideration long before this"
The public, II 1t ever stops to think
about It. must wonder why the Slocum
disaster, with its dreadful cost Of more
than 1000 lives and incalculable suf-
fering. should seem to have gone for
nothing. 1t is to be assumed that the
federal inspectors do their duty, tnat
excursion steamers are equipped with
the required number Of lifeboats, that
the life preservers contain cork insteao
of iron. as some Of the Slocum's did,
and that the crews have had proper
fire drill. But this assumption cannot
afford a great deal Of comfort to those
who see some Anticipated sidewheeler
staggering down the bay, weighted
with a dense black mass OF human
freight, on a hot Sunday In July or
August. All the nfebOats and life pre-
servers in the world could not prevent
catastrophe If fire should break out
under such cOnditions-and those con-
difions are not uncommon. Captain
Van Schaick and the officers Of the
Slocum were not in dense ignorance OF
the condition Of that craft. The COM
pauy operating il sent II out Unnamed
and under-equipped in order to make
excessive profit. Probably az long as
the laws permit, other ancient arks
Will ply the neighboring waters IN
summer. If passengers insist on
making profit for owners at the risk
of their lives, why should owners
object?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
AN APPEAL FOR LEPERS
Bethesda Home in Need Of Material
for Bandages

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Dir: Last year you kindly inserted III
your paper en- appeal for bandage ma
terfaI for the Bethesda Leper Home. AS
you know, when the nurses get out OF
bandages they have to start washing inc
old bandages used on the lepers' wounds
and one moments thought VIII maze Vo"
understand what that means. The BEN
esda Ieper Home is IN need OF bandases
(old linen, cotton, cheesecloth. old sheets
pillow slips, etc: no colored materiaD.
II new appeal is inserted / am sure
that upon learning that the home Is so
very much in need Of bandages the good
people will assist again by sending such
material TO this ONCE. Nos. / and Ann
street, New York, and shall be glad to
reforward II to the home, as heretofore
For the information OF people who are
willing to send rolls OF bandases, instead
Of bandage material, let me gay that SUCH
rolls must be not larger than two or
three inches in diameter. while the BAN
dages must be from two TO three inches
wide.
As I always make II point TO have
the receipt acknowledged OF every pack
age, might ask that always the name
and address OF the sender be placed on
the package, otherwise such an acknowl-
edgement OF receipt Is impossible.
AS such packag es OF bandage material
must be kept clean, and as the voyage 70
the leper home is a long one, Il may be
well to suggest that such donations
should be properly packed-lf a small
package in strong paper and II II Is a
large quantity, In box (cracker box,
etc..
Such donations. II sent prepaid by ex-
press company. reach my offlco without
further charge. while q charge Is made
for the delivery OF packages from the
piers to my Office II sent by railroad or
steamship company
have gone into this detail in regard
to the forwarding because on previous
occasions l would receive many letters
paylng; Why did you not give some
shipping instructions In your appeal. so
that everybody might know who don't
know how to send you this bandage ma
terial? r. DAN WOLTERBEEK.
New York. Nov. IS. 1872.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
At THE WHITE HousE.

tFrom The Tribune bureau sos
Washington. Nov. 2.-Midnisht rounu
out the most active twenty-rour NJ
President Taft has spent since e'e0''o,,
time. At noon he went TO the nome "
Senator Cullom. Of Illinois, to consfa.u
late him on his eighty-third birtnday a,u
also to congratulate the Senator's sranu-
daughter Miss Eleanor cullom Ridse'y'
and Or. Henry P. Parker, who were MOI
RED there.
Returning to the White House from mo
wedding breakfast, the President joins"
Mrs. Taft and her sister. Mrs. THOMAS
X. L.aughiIn. and the latter's two sfnai
CONS, william and Thomas Laughlin. anu
all motored to Fort Myer to see the ar
tiliery and cavalry benefit drill.
Mrs. Taft, accompanied by Mrs. A. Gar
r1son McClintock and Mrs. Charles W.
Rae. went at 40 O'Clock to the Columbia
Theatre to see Genee. tho dancer
The President and Mrs. Taft LEFT WASH
ington In o special car over the PennSy'-
vania road Mt O'Clock for Baitpore'
and were the guests for the opera or Mr.
and Mrs Theodore Marburg. They han
dinper on tho car and returned TO WASH
ington following the opera.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
RED CROSS AND THE WAR.

Red Cross and Red Crescent are Ooth
busy in the grateful work or allevlat
ing the sufferings which are caused oy
the Balkan war, and are both appar-
emily showing the efficiency which the
world has been accustomed to expect
from them. But 1t must he regretted
that In one respect In a part OF TINS
work zeal has outrun discretion. We
refer I'm entire kindness to the direct 30
Letting Of funds in this country by rep
resentatives OF the Greek Red Cross.
This has been done extensively, ana
there Is no reason to doubt that the
funds thus secured will be properly
employed. or that they have been 80
licited in good faith and without
thought Of discourtesy or any more Sc
rlous fault. Nevertheless, II should
not have been done The American
Red Cross has been prompt and cner-
getic In undertaking the work OF relief,
IS exercising the utmost discretion ana
impartiality In the apportoning OF un-
designated contributions among the
suffering countries according to their
needs, and. Of course. is most scrupu-
lous In the application OF all funds
which are designated for any special
purpose. The whole work In this coun-
try should have been and should now
be left in It's hands.
This should be obvious and convinc-
ing without the elaboration OF specihc
reasons, though these are ready at
hand. Justice to the American Rel
Cross demands It, since that body Is
morally responsible for all that Is done
here In the name OF the international
organization, yet cannot he technically
responsible for the work of an alien
committee Courtesy to the American
Red Cross and TO the American people
requires II. since they have always
been ready and generous In the work
Of relief. giving to foreign countries
as freely az Ia their own. Surely our
Balkan friends should have been able
10 trust them TO do their. full share
without this intrusion. II might be
added. though we trust the reminder
Will never need to be practically APP
Piled. that this action Of foreign Red
Cross solicitors is In fact a violation
OF law which might subject them to q
severe penalty, since the American Red
Gross is alone legally authorized TO act
in this country. It IL proverbial that
necessity knows no law" but In this
case the necessities Of the Balkan
sufferers would be better relieved
through observance Of the law Of dis
erection and courtesy. The American
Red Cross is able to do the work and
will DO It better than 1t can be done
through any other agency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
THE MoNGoLIAN MENACE.

The Chinese governments insistence
upon It's right to control the foreign
relations Of Mongolia, az II has hith-
erto done, is q direct challenge TO the
treaty which Russia has Just made
with the insurgent Mongolian chief
tains, and coupled as II is with the
continued movement Of large forces
toward Mongolia to enforce the Chi
nese claims with arms, IL gives an In.
creasingly ominous aspect to affairs
In that remote quarter Of the globe.
These complications cannot be re
garded as altogether unexpected, for
it has been we'll known to the
world for years that Russia means
If possible to absorb that country
into her Asiatic empire. The Chi
nese revolution and the proclamation
Of the republic afforded the oppOrtu-
nifty TO create a pretext. II was easy
to subsidize some diSaffected Mongo-
Ian chieftains TO refuse allegiance TO
the republic and to put forth pre-
tence Of Mongolian independence. In
stantly Russia recognized" this ficti-
tious independence and guaranteed"
Il, and made with the new Monaghan
government" treaty which was TO
20 into effect rs soon as 1t was signed.
This interesting instrument pledged
Russia TO assist Mongolia to maintain
it's autonomous regime"-euphemism
for dependence upon Russia-and to
exclude from Mongolia all Chinese
troops and colonists while opening II
freely to Russians. Also, 1t bound
Mongolia not 10 make any treaty with
China 10 any way affecting the terms
OF this compact without the permits
sion OF Russia. In brief, it was the
first long and unmistakable step tow
ard Russian annexation.
President Yuan Shih-kai is said to
have ignored or acquiesced In this at
first, not wishing TO bring on q conflict
with Russia on the eve Of the national
elections IN China. Against this policy
the Foreign Minister vigorously pro-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23

tested. and then resigned his portfolio.
But thereupon political leaders of all
parties took up the protest with so
much vigor that Mr.. Yuan was forced
to yield to them and to order military
resistance TO the secession Of Mongolia.
Now it seems that the secession move
ment in Mongolia was confined 10
small coterie and was by no means
national or general affair. The ma
iority OF Monaghan chieftains and
mobiles are now openly opposing 1t
and are asking for assertion Of Chinese
authority over the provinces. The
Russian treaty is thus made TO APP
pear In a decidedly unfavorable light.
Whether it will be dropped or insisted
upon by the Russian government re-
mains to be seen, and on that may de-
pend the issues Of peace and war In
that part Of the world.
1t Is evident that the Chinese army
which Is to be sent to Mongolia TO VIM
dicate Chinese authority will be re-
ceived syinpathetically by an impor-
tant part Of Mongolia. A minority may
resist 1t and call for Russian aid IN
opposing Chinese sovereignty. In that
case 1t will be interesting to see II
Russia will forcibly intervene to I'M
pose upon Mongolia an independence
which majority Of the Mongollans
themselves do not want A war be-
tween Russia and China might seem AZ
first thought to be hopelessly one-slded'
Yet in those vast expanses Of wilder
ness and desert, with majority OF
the Mongolians themselves on the chi
nese side, Russia might not find her
campaign holiday march.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
MEDAL FOR CAPT. RosTRoN
Design by New York Artist Approved
by President.

Washington. Nov. 22-Presldent Taft
approved to-day the choice OF the Fine
Arts Commission for the design OF a gold
medal to be presented TO Captain A. H..
Rostron. OF the Cunard liner Carpathia,
for his services In saving survivors OF the
Titanic disaster.
The accepted design is the work OF
John Flanagan. OF New York City u
bears on one side a bass-relief head or
Captain Rostron, encircled by the word'
ITO Arthur Henry Rostron. The thanks
OF Congress for heroically saving the ia
passengers OF the Titanic IN mid-occan'
On the reverse appears a bass-relief
scene showing two male figures IN q lifs-
boat casting line to a man about 10
sink beneath the sea, with the date OF
the rescue. April Is, 1912
The medal will be presented to Captain
Rostron by President Taft on some date
yet to be decided.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
LAX ALIEN INSPECTION.

The testimony given by steamship
men before Governor DiI's commits
sioner who Is investigating the ques-
ton OF alien insane here shows clearly
enough what practically everybody has
admitted-that the inspection Of immi-
grants mt the port Of embarkation Is
lax. However good the intentions or
the officials of the foreign countries
and the ships doctors may be, though
the methods described might be ade-
auate 10 detect certain physical dis
eases which would bar the immigrant
from this country, they could hardly
detect mental disease. And manifesuy
the amount Of scrutiny which the
ships doctor can give to a crowded
steerage will not be Of much aid IN
wedding out the detectives.
or course, this laxness should be
overcome later, before the immigrant
was set at large In this country. 1t
might be IL there we're adequate ma
chinery. But there isn't. The trouble
really lies at Ellis Island. About one
million foreigners pass through that
clearing house in year at the present
rate Of immigration. Commissioners
Williams would have monumental
task to handle all the problems raised
by them If he had plenty Of men and
plenty Of funds. He Is handicapped
by the fact that he has neither suf-
ficient men nor sufficient money--nor,
indeed, sufficient room for the physi-
cal requirements Of the job. New
York State is peculiarly interested In
this. because TO a greater extent than
other states II becomes the abiding
place OF those who pass the gate. 1t Is
interested because investigation dis
closes that half the insane in its hos
pitfalls are foreigners, and their care is
costing hundreds OF thousands Of dol
lars every year. II has deported, on
an average, one thousand defective for
eigners annually for the last four
years. These are immigrants who
have slipped past the lax examination
abroad and the hasty one ut Ellis
Island. The foreign examinations
should be made more strict and the
steamship companies put under more
rigid regulations regarding their share
I'm the landing Of detectives here. But
after ALL the responsibility rests at
home--at Ellis Island. II the work
attempted to be done there could be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
MORE DREAMS
One Of the Silent Women (That Is To
Say, an AntD Talks In Her Sleep.

One OF the Suent women lHat ID "
Say, an Ant) Talks In Her Sleep.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir Ny present dream pleases me so
much ] should Ike to tell Il to you. II
WAS on this wise
started again in my airship, smiling
over a meeting OF suffrage women" on
street corner. put my vibrator 70 my
eGr--a new invention OF mine, by which
can hear anything al any distance.
heard these words, uttered by little
woman with A shrlll voice: "IIurrah
Hurrah! We have won suffrage at last!
Now We are NJ important and useful as
men arc" Just then the fire alarm sound
ed. and a nearby tenement house was seen
TO be on FIRE. Our suffrage LADY, hast
ened to the spot and told the firemen she
would help put out the FIRE; that she
could do what any man could do, and she
mounted a ladder leading 10 high win
dow where frightened woman screamed
for help. But our little lady sufrragist"
became drenched by a stream OF water
from the hose and she exclaimed; "oh,
my hat is ruined; the feathers on 1t will
not be Mt to be seen" 1t WAS all covered
with n willow plume, reminding one Of the
graveyard weeping willow tree, but worn
for show, 20 be seen Of men. mo angels
would look at them) Being drenched
they were mo good" so the little SUI.
frase woman" descended TO the ground,
took a trolley car ard fastened home 20
dry Up. She said she would 20 10 no
more fires 10 help men who were go care
lees. ANTI-SUFFRAGE.
New York. Nov 90. 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
performed thoroughly, New York state
and the country would be In better
position to take up the inspection cues
lions abroad.
IN THE CITY'S HANDS.

II should now be possible for magis'
trates to agree as to what Is the lega'
rate of speed for automobiles In TINS
city. Some Of them have been holding
that the municipal ordinance with re-
gard TO speed applied. Some OF tnein
have been saying that because the CITY
had failed TO post signs in the streets
announcing the local rate, the Caliah
law, with its thlrty-mile maximum
was in force. The Appellate DIVISION
Of the Supreme Court has just decioed
that the local ordinance Is binding,
even though the city is not posted
with speed limit signs. The court says
that there never was any intention on
the part Of the Legislature to compei
the putting up of signs, which would
be lmpracticable in such territory.
This decision, which Is obviously
sensible and likely to be sustained II
II goes up TO the Court OF Appeals
leaves the city free to adopt modern
and workable ordinance governing au-
tomobile speed. For 1t had been con-
tended that through Its failure to act
and to post speed signs the city had
lost the power to control speed within
its limits. A new ordinance, drafted
with the needs and the dangers Of the
automobile in view, is sorely neces-
sary. The existing rules are admitted
TO be unenforceable. Perhaps II the
police courts could agree upon what
the speed law was, and II 1t were
REASONABLE and had the support OF pub
lie opinion, II might be possible to Sc
cure It's enforcement. At least II Is
worth trying.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
TO REPUBLIsH OLD WRITINGS
Catholic Universities to Cooperate in
Com Milling Oriental Christian Works.

washington. Nov. 22.-Cardinai Gibbons.
presiding over the board Of trustees OF
the Catholic University here, has an
nounced that the institution will CO.
operate with the Catholic University. OF
Louvain, Belgium, in the compilation and
publication OF the works Of Oriental
Christian writers. The aid OF Catholic
sayants in Europe has been pledged. and
tho works, II Is proposed, win be issued
annually until complete record OF such
writings Is compiled. These will include
writings on religious matters from
syriac Coptic. Ethiopia and Arabic
sources.
The board OF trustees, which includes
dignitaries Of the Church throughout the
country. will recommend a number OF
new buildings for the university. The
board will be in session several days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
sPoRTsMAN WANTS A STADIUM.
To the Editor OF Tho Tribune.

10 tne Eultor OF lHc tribune.
Sir: A movement has been started In
this city which should receive the hard
working cooperation of every citizen,
namely movement TO build a grand pub
lie stadium uptown for future olympiads.
II Is altogether proper that we. inhabi-
tants OF the first city OF the country
whose athletes titumphed ot Stockholm.
should do this. James l.. Sullivan and
Commissioner Slower are the leaders In
the movement Two sites are contem-
plated, one In an unused portion Of Cen
trail Park and another along the water
front. A public stadium could, OF course,
be used for mass meetings, musical af-
fairs and many other things besides ath-
letics. Its benefits to New York are OBJ
vious. SPORTSMAN.
Brooklyn. Nov. IL 1912
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
A MODERN PEST
One Housekeeper Revolts Against the
Mornings Mail.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: wish 10 protest against the over
whelming mass OF circulars which am
now receiving. Mercantile firms OF al
most every sort are apparently devotlng
them selves TO dlspatehing these things by
every days mall. They fill my letter box
and are q nuisance. They are in many
cases made 20 look like a personal letter
"a device particularly vexatious TO the
recipient.
regard this sort OF advertising as an
intrusion. and OF set purpose do not
patronise any OF the firms thus Fostering
me. prefer to find advertisements Of
the things / require In the newspapers,
and I md that many OF my friends agree
with me. The circular business has be-
come intolerable. q. Z. L.
New York, Nov. %, lal2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
TO REVIEW 5000 BOY SCOUTS.

Five thousand American Boy Scouts
will march, eat and be merry at the ."
Regiment Armory on Thanksgiving Day
when the entire New Jersey and Metro
polltan divisions will participate in 4
parade and review before Major Genera
E. A. McAlpin. Orders from the Amerf
can Boy Scout headquarters have. been
issued to every Scout Master of the two
divisions to have his command at the
armory in smart. soldiery appearance at
10 o'clock In the morning. Following the
parade the boys will partake of dinner
ut which turkey and pumpkin pie VIII DC
the main items of the menu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23

so far as the future of the American
Federation Of Labor is concerned. just
because the modern industrial system
has made the division into crafts, In
herited from the past, largely archaic,
and impracticable, If John Mitchell, OF
the Mine Workers, Is not mistaken, ana
If the success Of the Industrial Work
ers of the World in some quarters is
not misleading.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
IN HONOR OF SHERMAN

A meeting in memory OF vice-president
James s. Sherman win be held at the
Republican Club, No. 81 West 10th
street, tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. Senator Elihu Root. ex-Gov-
ernor Frank s. Black, ex-senator Chaun.
cey NJ. Depew. Reuben Leslie Maynard
and Lvcius n. Littauer viii speak.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
NEW YORK SOCIETY,"

Miss Constance Warrsn, who arrived yes
terday from Europe on the Mauretania
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Georges
Henry Warren, and her hance, Count Guy
de LastcyrIe, has selected December Il
as the date of her wedding, which will
take place at her parents home. In Fifth
avenue. Her future husband Is the eldest
son and heir Of the Marquis do Lssteyrte,
o, No. rs Rue de rUniversite. in Parts.
and OF tho Chateau de Ia Grange, In the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
NON. COMPROMISES CAN BE 0. ps.

Cambridge, England, Nov. "A step
of immense Importance to Nom Conform
lists was taken by the University Senate
here to-day, when II agreed by q vote
of AS against s:s to rescind the regula-
ton debarring the oonfermcnt of the de-
gree OF doctor of divinity on Non-Con-
formlsts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23

this abatement in The Chronicle: AS ths
rescft of the election Of DR.. Wooato"
Wilson to the Presidency OF the united
States. Mr.. sulser will be the new Gov
ernor Of New York 4"
''Ps. what IL safe bet'?
1.-THE bet one intended 10 make, Jul
didn't, my son. "-Boston Transcript
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
eRoLlER CLUBS EXHIBITION.

The Grolier Club exhibition of prints
and portraits relating to the War OF iSi-
has been 50 well attended thar Il viii be
continued until December a instead Oh
closing on November q, as heretofore
announced. Cards of admission have beer
distributed through members bat are not
necessary any visitor presenting visit
ing card being gladly admitted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
PRAISE FOR TRIBUNE CARTOON,

To tho Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: The travelling public certainly
owes Tho Tribune a vote OF thanks for
the cartoon OF this morning. showing the
attitude Of the railroads TO the "inpu-
dent people" who demand reasons
would suggest that they get down
Special Reason No. q, showing why the
Grand Trunk Railroad after spending
many millions for New England con-
nection suddenly decides to abandon the
whole project. K. 3. X.
Now York, Nov. 49, 1912
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
FAIRBANKS TO TELL MARSHALL

Chicago. Nov. 8.-The Vice-President-
elect, Thomas r. Marshall. and ex-Vice-
President Charles w. Fairbanks will be
guests of the Chicago Indiana Society at
It's annual dinner on December 7. Mr..
Fairbanks Is to advise Governor Mar
shall on ''how TO be Vice President"