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New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
4 NERl.ANT OE PEACE-

As q servant of peace Collector Loeb
is clearly entitled TO the consideration
OF the Nobel Foundation. In the pro-
motion of moral tranquility and the in
culcation of inward calm he has shown
himself 10 be a practitioner Of national
influence. lie has whetted many long
dulcd consciences and instilled into
hitherto closed minds new conceptions Of
the value Of an unclouded sense Of in
tCgrity. Thousands Of Americans re-
turning from a foreign shore have come
through him to higher realization Of
the delights Of a consciousness able to
boast its own transparent rectitude.
Figures recently made public at the
Office Of the Collector of the Port show
the extent Of Mr.. LOebs activities as a
laborcr in the field Of ethical culture. In
the wear 1908. before his tenure as moral
adviser TO the tourist public began. there
were S.4OJ dutiable declarations made by
passengers entering this port. In 1909,
Mr.. Locb's first year. the number Of duti-
able declarations rose to 1865, and in
1911 it mounted TO the unprecedented
total Of 43.1SS Travel was not much
more active last year than it was four
years ago. But under the spell Of the
Collectors kindly encouragement and
the travelling public's desire
to be at peace with itself and with the
outer world has multiplied fivefold. Not
an unlmportant moral revolution has
been accomplished by tactful persuasion,
and those who have been made better
lave been made better 80 unObtrusivcly
that they are almost ready TO take en-
tire credit for the reformation to them
selves. The last night on board ship is
no longer one Of uneasy torment nor the
first night on shore one Of rcmorscful
twingcs. Into thousands and thousands
of hitherto troubled bosoms Mr. I.ocb
has poured the balm Of peace
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
ENGLISH SUFFRAGE SITUATION
Bright Outlook for Women 8 Cause Not
Realized Here, Says Writer.

To The EDITOR or The tribune.
Sir: The English suffrage situation has
undergone 80 startling a change within
the last two months, and II is unfortunate
ly so completely misunderstood as we'll as
misrepresented over here, that l trust 1
may be allowed TO state II as II actually
exists to-day
The introduction OF the government
franchise bill, which In some quarters has
been represented as a trick on the wo-
men," has been one of the measures prom
Used by one Liberal Prime Minister after
another and is long overdue. 1t has been
precipitated now by the recent judicial de-
cisions on the latch key voter. whereby
some thousands Of workingmen have been
deprived Of their votes, while the rich
plural voter has been left untouched. All
parties are agreed as to the necessity for a
simplinCation and a characterization OF our
franchise law. the Conservatives even not
seriously opposing 1t, knowing how earnest
ly the country desires this reform The po-
sitlon OF the womaus suffrage measure is,
however, altered and immeasurably i'm
proved by the fact that the Prime Minister
has pledged himself 10 give every facility
for the Incorporation Of any amendment
that the supporters Of womap's suffrage
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Gro, bas ,tartod a national capnai,,r
,rhc National I.r,or M Womcn,e surfra.o
cociotios the Fabian Sociotv tho Uor,or,s :
Liberal Fodcration the Uomeu,s 90.
operatiye League. the Mems League for
Uomcn's Suffrage tho Women's Freedom
T,caguo the PeorIo's Suffrage Federation
tbc Professional and Industrial Women 6
Suffrage Society and the Womcn's Labor
League have agreed to appoint ono dele
cate of A central COMMITTEES 10 co-opera a
with members Of Parliament for the pur-
pnsc Of co.ordinatina the work Of the So
cioties throughout the country in support
~ ,his ,a,,,,aign
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tho ,,,,,r1c,r rub,ic N realize Is tho fact
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New-York tribune., 1912-01-07

trcmc tcclnicality Of the law? Is it he
cause the Tammany system Of making
nominations often results in putting men
on the bench without sufficient eXpu.i-
ence and knowledge of the law 10 maze
useful justices at first?
The resolutions for AN inquiry by tho
County Lawyers Association were Just
as well pigeonholed. There would prob
ably bc little to gain from an inquiry
into the capacity and industry Of judges
by lawyers who have 10 practise before
them. But some means of answering
the questions which the people are ask
ing as 10 why Justice is slow and costly,
of meeting criticisms that arc certainly
unfair TO the judiciary as Il whole ami
OF disclosing the facts upon which Iegh'-
lation may bc lnteliGently based for inc
correction Of the defects revealed iS
clearly needed. Tho readiness with
which the judicial recall finds support
ers I'm the West Is not n symptom to be
ignored by those who wish IN sec the IN
dependence of the judiciary and popular
faith In It preserved hndiminished.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
CHlNGiNG THE PRIMARY Law

CHANGING THE PRIMARY LAW.
In spite Of Governor DiX's delightful
indpfnitencss on the subject in his an
nual message, il is apparent that direct
primary legislation will again occupy IN
imporiani place in the work Of the law
makers this wear. The Governor admits
that the Tammany law Of last year "aS
III stands may not I'm every particular
"he all that it should be- and that 1t
will "doubtlcss need amendment and ro-
adjustment from time 10 time Yet the
only suggestions he makes are that II
he changed Ia compel Tammany'S state
committeeman in the greater New York
to he elected at the coming spring pri-
marics as In other parts Of the state
and that state committees Of one mem
Der for each Assembly District he re
ouired 10y statute. His idea that assess
mentS might he levied on the state COM
mitteemen may he disTegarded eXcep5
as il shows that however practical Il
politician the Governor may he In some
respects he must be highly idealistic in
others or SlngOldIlN llnuCeUl'
If the Governor is vague regarding
the needed improvements in the exist
ing direct primary law. other Democrats
arc not Two bills already have been in
troduced by anti-Tammany men, one Of
which would bring the law reasonably
we'll up TO the standard Of the so-called
Cobb bill passed by the Senate in 1910
and the similar Hiuman-Ferris bill
nassed by a group of Democratic and
Republican Senators last year. In other
words, It would make Of n law which
in its provisions now bellies the spirit
of ITS title pretty fair statute for the
practical accomplishment Of its nominal
purpose. Every consideration which In
duced those Senators to vote for such Il
measure last year is likely to induce
them 10 support this effort to improve
the bad law this year. Passage Of this
hill with non-partsan support in the
Senate would leave responsibility for It
with the new Republican Assembly. The
powers that he there do not favor direct
primaries. They are rather in favor Of
a policy Of non-action on constructive
legislation" particularly on any meas
ures emsnating from Democratic
source. The word Is said to have gone
ont already that there will he nothing
doing" on primary legislation. Yet the
state is committed TO a trial Of the Sys-
TEN. and it would seem 10 he short
Sghtedness for any body Of servants Of
the state to refuse To improve or con
slider improving any of the states laws.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
OIR RIGHTS AT PANAMA.

II is gratifying. but in no manner sur
priSing, 10 know that the attempt 10
arouse widespread agitation in Europe
against the Presidents policy concern
ing the Panama Canal has pretty com.
pletcly failed What is surprising Is
that So i'll advised an attempt should
ever have been made ON grounds NJ
natural right and equity II Is indiSputa-
hle that the nation which assumes the
expense and responsibility Of construct.
ing and maintaining the canal should he
entitled to all possible preferential I'D
vantages in the uSo Of it, On the
grounds Of the example and practice Of
European nations in similar cases. Amer
ics is certainly entitled to make such
arrangements as the President has sug-
2ested for the promotion Of its own
commerce on its own waterway More
than that ii is reasonably 10 he argued
that under the letter Of the existing
treaties which arc applicable to the case
that same right is clear and in'preg-
nablc.
The President. it will be recalled, has
suggested the establishment Of uniform
tolls for our own ships and those of
all other nations. and also Of subsidy
system for our ships, similar (" that
which prevails. In European commerce.
This arrangement would he cffcctlv"
and would be entirely above criticism
by even the extremist stlCklcrs for strict
interpretatlon Of the ay-Pauncefote
treaty. for it would bc complying com
DIctely with the European int"rpreh-
tlon of that treaty 50 far as uniformity
Of tolls is concerned while, Of course,
the treaty has no more 10 do with SUD
sidies or any other domestic regulations
of our commerce than it has with tie
phases of the moon. IT would seem To
be decidedly unreasonable, therefore,
for EmOpean nations 10 take any cNcep-
tlOn 10 that policy, and we should nave
been surprised If the efforts Of some
Oycrzcalous partisans had led any gov
crnmcnt 10 give the matter serious con
sidcratiOn.
# would indeed, be- worse iIhn IN
reasonable for any foreign power I"
pursue such course hecaus" I" do Nn
might bo 10 invite disposition OF the
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
THE LABOR Law
Making Effective Eight New Supervis-
ing Factory Inspsctorships.
= The EDITOR of The Trihune.

To the Editor IF The Tribune,
Sir: large number OF persons inter
osted in the enforcement Of the labor law
I'm this state arc asking WHY there has
been such delay in the reorganization OF
the Bureau Of Factory Inspection or tie
Department Of Labor. according TO the pro
visions " an amendment passed in July,
1911. wherein eight new positions IN the
Department Of Labor, known aT supervis-
iug factory inspectors, were created for
the express purpose OF making more eff
cient the work of this bureau. The answer
appears 10 be that the civil Service Com
lrission has not yet rendered 4 decision on
the matter of the status OF thes" positions.
BY an action of that commission in July
Of last year. Immediately after the pas
sage Of the BILL these positions were made
exempt from the civil service examination.
Several organizations Interested i'm labor
legislation and in the improvement OF con-
ditions Of working women felt that this
action was ill-adyised, and upon the rep
resentations Of these societies, that all the
facts in the case had not been before tn"
commission at the time when vote was
taken i'm July, the Ciyil Service Commits
sion reopened the question and granted a
public hearing on the matter on October 3D..
but later on. November 4, the Governor Of
the state wrote in answer TO an inquiry:
Acknowledging your esteemed favor Of
the Sd inst, / beg to advise you that ~
will not be necessary TO have hearing IN
the. matter OF the classification OF super
vsing factory inspectors In the Depart
ment of Labor. These positions are to be
competitive rather than exempt.
From this letter the interested public un-
dcrstood that the matter was settled and
that the positions would be in the COM
petltve class As yet there has been no
formal action by the State Civil Service
Commission. and the Commissioner OF La
Dor is therefore unable TO proceed with the
proper organization of HIS department. The
money for this reorganization has been
available since October /, and because OF
this postponed action the working people
Of the state are still suffering from the
lack OF adequate enforcement OF the labor
law. which was pointed out by the Vain
wright commission.
II Is evident to those who have looked
into this matter that these positions clear
~ belong in the competitive class. The
commission has had ample time 10 con-
slider the facts. vote should he taken
without further delay in order that the law
already on the statute books may be made
effective MAUD NATHAN.
President Of the Consumers League
New York. Jan. &, 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
THE CABINET.

From Tho Tribune Bureau
Washington, Jan. 6-Mrs. Fiske Warren,
Of Boston, who has spent the week as the
guest of the Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs MacVeagh. returned to her home to-
day. The Secretary and Mrs VacVeagh
will entertain at dinner on the 18th in honor
of the American Ambassador to Great
Britain and Mrs Whitelaw Reid, who will
come to Washington on Tuesday TO attend
the diplomatic reception at the White
House.
Miss Alys Meyer daughter OF the Secre-
tary OF the Navy, has been added 70 the
receiving party at the charity ball on Mon
day evening in the ballroom Of the New
Willard, as the death Of Rear Admiral
Robley d. Evans has caused several of the
original line to withdraw Among them are
Mrs. Harold Sewall, Admiral Evans's
daughter who was chairman OF the ball
committee. and Mrs f. B. Mcclure, his
sister-in-law, who is president OF the board
Of lady managers
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07

conclusion moan dividing up and their
belief In big business is in that they wouid
Ike some ones capital and brains to carry
II on the profits therefrom TO go to labor
There seems TO be n growing tendency To
paternalism or tho centring OF most OF our
affairs in the government at Washington
This IN distasteful to the oidtimc hepupn-
cans and Democrats as we'll since p'Ior'
tho dawn of ancient history mon nave
struggled 10 froc themselves from central
lied power II Ia strange that now at thlo
late day in this. the greatest OF all repub-
lies. tho tendency Is TO federalism central
liza tion. patcrnalism. We may az well race
the music now ns later; the fight IL on
the conservatives. state rights spd protcc-
tionlsts on tho ono side, the so-callod Pro-
ercssiyos CeocialistsJ and psternaliSis on
tho other. H.. s. WELLS.
Glcnmoorc. y. J, Jan. 3, 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

lT-r,,,, The Tribune BtIIoau.
,,,..,i.,,, To-, s-Nr and Mrs Rich
ard Harlow entertained at dinner this even
tr, q, honor or their house guests. cx-
r,e,ro,ortative ard Mrs. J. Van Vcchten
oIcott Of Now York. Mrs. Harlow will 90
70 New York next Wednesday. accompanied
nv her daughter Miss katherine HARLOW"
and will epend tho remainder Of tho winter
with Mr.. Harlow there Mr.. AID Mrs OF
colt will return 10 New York on MohusS'
Mrs Richard Townsend WI E''' u''
uer tomorrow evening in honor "i "'e.
l. Il. Thomas, who Is hor guest
Mr. Robert Trayer will take possession
oT hsr new home on Connecticut avenue,
,.xt week. Mrs. Traver entertained COM
,,,,y ~ t1irtv.tvo young people nj dinner
,or nor doughter on New Years Night IN
,,,o ,or. house
NJ, NaIcott 1uckermar entertained a
,.or,,a,v Of women az luncheon to-day.
AZ. poyar sherman Routell spent thr
.,,. -, Now York with ncr hrothNr-in.law
-,..or ur and MIR. riumSsworth. or
""" A., .,,a ,Ire Tiunssworth have
.,i. .,,r,o raucb I'm Western
''"' -, ,ro,. srent tho autumn and
'a"''"' IN .,u an IapuaI,v Il
e'r'l N.'' ,, r,u,,,-su.or,, and Mrs
'"' ,.,,,,,,,o.s ~ ,lorcn,c Eu.
''o'''n
! l'N' "' wv "N ... -, ,,. - Il
Miss N''n '',- ,..,,i,., -, di,r ,,
o''ouh'i "' '"''''' ~ - NJ
this evening III """o' -,
| Breckenridge NaNnc' ~" o''',
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
People ana Social Incidenfs

7 Oracle Colonel and Mrs. french. Neuts-.
ant Colonel and Mrs. Iggett and DR.. ,ns
Mrs. Joseph n. Bryan.
Mrs. Walter Andrews. Of Newport. VII
come To Washington next week 10 he Nh.
e@cst NJ Mrs. Frank andrews for the Wed.
ding Of Mis- Mary Carlisle aud Wsi,s.
Bruce Fow". Of New York. on January "a
a subscription dinner-dsnce was gises
al the Chevy Chase Club this evening by a
committee of bachelor membors Of the cis5
composed u Major William r. Hortoa
chairman: Lieutenant Byron A. Long. Ian
tain Graham JohDson Lieutenant Com.
nander Cyrus Miller. Capfain T. Maso,
Gulick. Captain Louis AiCC. Little. Fred.
crick De e. FsuTt g. y. Wilson Nab,
william I.8ssiier and william r. Rin9hsn
There werc 10 guests. who were yest.s
q a hollow obIong table decorated With rss
roses and poinsciiis and green ferns
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07

on United States marShas posses or
taken any other part In the preserva-
ton of law and order under federal
authority. Once the idea is accepted
that the mere performance of a citizens
duty, military or semi-miltary, creates
a vested right TO pension, irrespective
OF any injury suffered the bars are
thrown down (0 pure bonus legislation
of all sorts for the benefit Of organlza-
tions influential enough to impress
Congress. Now is the time for Congress
TO check the rush for easy pension
money
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
PROGRESS.

The steady decline in this city's death
rate is one Of the most reassuring evil
6ences Of its real social and economic
progress. The death rate for 1911, as
reported by the Department of Health,
was 153 n thOusand-the lowest ever
known. Tn 1910 the ratio was 15.9S.
But the Improvement can he better ap-
preciatcd if we go back one, two or
three decades. Had the average rate for
the decade between 1900 and 1910 pre-
vailed In 1911 there would have been
1857 more deaths than there were
last wear. In 1900 the local death rate
was between 10 and 20 thousand, be-
tween 1891 and 1895 it averaged 24.6
and between 1881 and 1885 it averaged
27.5. In thirty years the rate OF loss
hv death has been cut down nearly
half That fact is the most eloquent
tribute possible TO the advances made
in guarding human life and in ellmi-
mating the waste of deaths from wholly
preventable causes.
Work along two lines has been chiefly
responsible for this big slash In the an
nual death toll In the first place. more
rational methods Of caring for infants
and children have checked the former
pitifuI sacrifice OF life among the very
Young. In the group Of children under
five wears there would have been 1882
more deaths in 1911 had the average
conditions Of the preceding decade pre-
vailed. Again. of the 1857 lives saved
in 1911 1856 were lives saved among
the tenement house population. That
tells the whole story Of the progress
of the fight here against preventative
disease. The tenement is ceasing grad
ualIv 10 be the danger spot In cities
generally. fatal to age AS well as youth,
but particularly fatal to those IN IN
fancy. who need fresh air and pure
milk and who are only beginning to get
either in adequate quantity.
If the tenement population can he
sufficiently protected against dark
rooms and unwholesome food the citys
death rate ought TO fall To 10 or II
thousand by the end of the present
decade. Heretofore ignorance OF the
conditions which make for health has
been almost universal among the tene-
mcnt dwclers. They have lived under
the strictcst application Of the law or
the survival of the fittest Now they
realize that the rigors Of that law may
he abated through intelligent effort
This rescue Of humanity from slavery
to ignorance and adverse circumstance
will be one Of the greatest triumphs or
modern hygiene and sanitation.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
CRITICISMS or THE JUDICIARY.

4
The Tribune agrees entirely with Jus
tice Scotts remarks at the meeting of
the County Bar Association regarding
the Imdcsirability Of shaking public faith
in the judiciary. The best way to
strengthen that faith, however, Is not 10
cry Hush ~ Hush" every time there
is criticism. but to meet the criticism
fairly if il is mistaken TO show how II d
why it is mistaken, and If it is just, TO set
about correcting any defects revealed.
The various criticisms which are heard
cannot be sienced. and failure to meet
and dispose Of them will only give them
strength. while if the expense and delay
of Justice are not lcsscned the conf
dcncc I'm our judicial system which IS
essential 10 our institutions will surely
be weakened.
The slowness NJ Justice everywhere in
this country, and especially here In New
York CITY. is universally admitted But
II is regarding the causes Of It that there
Is \ division of opinion. prominent
member of the state Bar Association
Mr.. Adelhert Moot, last year declared IN
an address before the association that
the Judges in New York County were not
sufficiently industrious, and he presented
figures which he alleged went In prove
bis assertion His figures have been dis
nuted in some respects And even II
they are accurate they may practically
misrepresont the situation because of the
difference between conditions here rnd
those which exist In the judicial districts
up the state with which comparison was
made. They may he correct and vet
totally unfair. There ought 10 he come
way Of making the actual facts available
TO the public, 50 that this really iniuri
Gus impression may not be left AS IT. Is.
Another cause of delay has recently
been discussed. aud was debated before
the County Lawyers Association on
Thursday night Who Is responsible for
the condition 10 which Justice Goff called
attention the other day when he was as.
signed to part of the court from which
other parts were also 10 derive their
cases. and yet practically none Of the
cases on the calendar was roHdyI Jus
tIcc Goff said this was n prolific source
Of delay Ills remarks seemed TO mt
the blame chiefly on the lawyers, hut
not entirely, for hc appeared 10 imply
that better system might make such
enforced idleness on the part Of several
Justices impossible. If better system
would remedy this defect why Is not a
better system adopted?
Then, too, how much Of the delay l.
due to tcchnicalltcs? An examination
Of the decisions recently handed down
10y the Appellate Division in this depart
ment shows that about half the lllhg
ments and orders appealed to II from ll3
lower courts have been reversed. Law
ycrS say that this proportion OF rover
spls is not extraordinary. Yet " means
much dclay and expense to liilganl7
" hat Is the reason for ~ lF It m eA
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
OPERA IN HUNGARY,

70 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: / read In The New-Hork Tribune
about an Interview with Nine, Mat2enauer
the opera singer. must take exception TO
the statement therein Of hatcfulness ON the
part ot hungary toward Germany. Ger
man opera is rcrmltted and encouraged IN
Hungary, and German Ia taught IN the
schools there by compulslon, French and
Italian are considered more suitable for
singing by the lIungarians, and or Thar
reason only Is there any restriction, not be
cause of any snimoslty am SORRY. In
deed. that Mmc. Matzenaucr Is 50 mlsin
formed regarding the couutry OF her birth
Brooklyn, Jan. >. 1917, u V,
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
THE 1912 CAMPAIGN
A Contest Between Conservatives and
Radicals.
D the Editnr OF Tho TrIbnnn.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Indications are that IN" coming
viii not be as between the Re-
publican and Democratic parties, but as be-
tween the conservatives and the radicals OF
tho so-callcd Progrcssives, the latter Of
which in plain English spells socialism,
which IS anarcy IN embryo. The socialists
SAY they do not d,ocatc dividing M and
ihcy claim to lac favorable 4" larsr bust
ness. but thelr thcorieG carried to logical
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

TFTOm The Tribune Bureau.I
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6,-The Russian AM
bassador and Nine Bakhmetef will spend
Sunday in Baltimore with friends.
The Spanish Minister and Nine. dc Riano
entertained at dinner this evening.
The Austro- Hungarian Ambassador,
Baron Hengelmuller. dean Of the diplo-
matte corps, returned to the embassy this
evening after a long absence. Baroness
Hengelmtller and their young daughter,
Baroness Mia, remained AT their home in
Austria. and will probably not return to the
embassy here this season.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07

tain members Of the local bar that no
person charged with crime can obtain a
fair trial in this county viii discourage
the activities OF those who have been In
the habit Of taking chances which might
lead TO criminal indictments. MIR.
steuer's declaration might he hung over
tho entrance TO tho Criminal Courts
Building as sort Of care CGRcn.