New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14

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we'll be eager TO get the loan on almost
any terms. At the same time the estap-
Ishment of international supervision
over tho expenditure OF this loan viii
moan that the republic is to be held In
fiscal leading strings and be subject to
the control of its creditors. Ii Is not
difficult TO understand Mr.. TanSs re-
pugnance to that plan, and 1t VIII not be
surprislng if its adoption Is promptly
followed by his resignation. Yet 1t IS by
no means certain that such an arrange
mcnt would not be for the welfare OF
China no less than for the security OF
her creditors.
Mr. Emilio V. Gomez. the pretender
to the Mexican Presidency, has returned
70 his old stamping ground In the United
states. to await new and more prop'-
tious opportunity OF rcassertihS MS
claims on the field Of battle. 1t may
well be considered how often he Is to be
permitted to dodge back and forth across
the border and TO use American SOIL as
base of operations against another ana
friendly power. n he wants asylum
here he may. OF course, have II. But
there IL difference between asylum
and base Of hostile operations.
A decrease Of 20 per cent in Fourth or
Julv casualties in this city in two years
is a convincing vindicatIon OF the safe
and sane" celebration policy.
I think Governor Wilson would be almost
as certain 20 carry Pennsylvania, whether
Tho Republican nominee be Roosevelt o.
Taft. az he would he OF carrying MS own
state of New sey.-RepresentauNe ~
Mitchell Palmer.
Why almost? When a rainbow
chaser lets his imagination go 1t is fool
ish to deal in qualifications like "if"
provided" or pretty nearly
\ dog catcher has nabbed Governor
Harmon's "dawg" He must have been
IN agent of Bryan in disguise.
The proposal to maintain govern
ment monopoly Of wireless Geographic
operations in the isthmian Canal zone
has much TO commend il, II, indeed, the
imperative need OF It Is not indisputable.
Recent occurrences have reminded us OF
tho danger of neddling with the wireless
tclegra Dhic service by unauthorized and
irresponsible persons, and 1t Is clear mat
such operations in the Canal Zone might
cause much mischief. In n public work
3 ~ ,N-tl he
prudent to take no chances. The the
DRY that tho Canal Zone Is practically a
military reservation of our government
aud in 10 tc administered as such ~
cminently sound, end II II Is adopted and
acted upon the monopoly OF the wireless
telegraph will be matter OF course.
II tho walters who arc now threaten
ing to tic up the restaurant service I'm
this city would strike for living wages
and no tips the public would back them
with uurcstrained enthusiasm.
Tho extent 10 which the higher cost Of
complaint which comes from Japan.
Prices Of foodstuns are now higher than
ever before IN the Meiji era, and distress
Is very great among the working people.
since wages have declined. Count
OlSuma has been personally invcsti-
eating conditions. and reports that the
average monthly income Of tho coolie
class Is II yen family. or IS 80. while
tho average monthly expenditure ie %
yen. or sl2 81. The result is an appall-
Ing increase In crime, men being driven
10 steal for the support ~ lifo. In tho
last five years the number OF convIcts
has Increased 90 per cent The problem
Of dealing with this state ~ affairs Is
ono ~ tho gravost and moe' urgent be-
fore tho imperial government