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New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
AERIAL WAREARE.

Italy has the distinction, enviable or
otherwise, of being the first power to
engage practically in aerial warfare. II
was made known some time ago that
she was sending a number of expert and
daring aviators to Tripoli, equipped with
aeroplanes and balloons of the most ap.
proved pattern, and 1t was intimated
that in addition to scouting and obser.
vatiOn work these would be- employed In
fighting. Now we are told that Italian
dirigible balloons have been cruising
over the lines and camps Of the Turkish
forces' which are beleaguering the Ital.
ians and dropping bombs upon them
The effect of the aerial bombardment Is
not reported, but we may imagine 1t to
have been damaging and demoralizing TO
those who formed It's target, particularly
as It is not known that the Turks have
any guns suitable for returning fire from
above.
This method Of warfare is now per-
misslble, though a few years ago 1t would
have been In violation Of an international
compact The powers at The Hague in
cluding Italy and Turkey, on July 20,
1899, agreed to prohibit "the launching
"of projectiles and explosives from bal
"loons or by other new methods of a
similar nature" That prohibition was
to last for only FIVE years, however, and
it therefore expired by limitation OH
July 20, 1904. That It has not been re-
newed or that no serious attempt has
been made to adopt 1t permanently must
be regarded as significant of a general
inclination to permit aerial warfare
hereafter. This indication comedies with
the known preparations to that end
which various nations are making in the
equipment Of their armies with air craft
Of various types.
Nor does this appear to be intrinsi-
cally illogical or immoral. In other re-
spects, in the construction Of ordnance
and projectiles and in the building Of
warships, the highest inventive ingenuity
and the most lavish expenditure Of
money are devoted to making the arts
of war fully up to date. To whatever
extent, therefore, man has solved the
problem OF aerial navigation, to that ex-
tent he may reasonably claim the right
TO wage war In or from the skies. 1t Is
not clear that to drop bombs from
balloon is any more cruel or inhuman
than to throw them from mortar, or
that war is to be abolished or its hor-
rors mitigated by refusing to belliger-
ents the right to employ the resources Of
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
fFrom 1,he Trihnne Bureau. ]


Washington, March 7.-The President heiu
an extended conference to-day with ex-
Lieutenant Governor Timothy L Woodru'l
and Naval officer F. J. H. Kracke. The Ne"
York political situation was discussed, MT,
Woodruff saying that President Taft VIII
get not less than eighty Of the ninety oei-
egates from the state.
The Secretary OF War announced to-oay
that one or two more regiments wouio oe
sent to the Mexican border, as was Tore
told I'm The Tribune this morning. Al pres
ent, because of the concentration OF '"e
troops in a few places, the border Is ho'
adequately patrolled.
The President received the following mes
sage to-day: "The President Of the Repuo-
lie of China begs TO thank the President
of the United States for his generous ap-
peal on behalf OF the Chinese famine ois-
tricts, and to state that such appears on
behalf of humanity command the oecpes'
gratitude Of Chinese republican government
and entire people"
Several members Of the Isthmian Canai
Commission saw the President this arter-
noon on matters pertaining to the canal
The President left Washington Tonight
accompanied by Secretary Hilles. for Toieoo
and Chicago.
The President attended the tea given ty
Miss Boardman for the delegates TO the
convention of the National Civic F'ederauoh
this afternoon. At the same time MIS-
Taft attended the tea given by the wash
ington Women's Welfare Department at
RauscheTs.
Miss Taft will return from Bryn Mawr,
WHARF, she has been visiting some schoolgirl
friends tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
"RE MOI DECEIVED"

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: To the man who will give deliberate
and unbiased thought 10 the why and
wherefore OF the chimerical opposition to
President Taft, II must begin to appear
that the sole basis OF the movement rests
upon his prosecution of the Steel and Har-
vester trusts | am one OF those who four
years ago gave his support to Mr.. Tart
largely because OF Mr.. Roosevelt's praise
OF the man. Now | find Mr.. Roosevelt an
tagonizing the man OF his creation without
a single word OF explanation.
What kind OF attitude is that to assumed
II what Mr.. Roosevelt said or Mr.. Tart
four years ago was a mistake, why does
he not manfully give us the facts as he
finds them now, just as he did then? To
me Il looks as though Mr.. Roosevelt has
no idea that he can be nominated. much
less elected, to the Presidency again. The
sole purpose is to defeat President TAFT,
no matter whom the Democrats nominate.
Mr. Roosevelt may succeed In doing this,
but II he does, his name will be Anathema.
BE not deceived; God is not mocked; for
whatsoever n man soweth, that shall he
also reap" Galatians vi Z.
c. SCHWEITZER.
South Orange, N. j.. March 6, 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

From The Tribune Bureau.I
wosh,np,on. March several hundred
guests enjoyed the hospitality OF MI aho
Mrs John Hays Hammond at the reception
tbev gave tonight in honor of the National
civic Federation and the Womens wei
fare Department The Marine Band played
at the reception, and the house was Grill
iantly decorated with palms and roses aho
other flowers. Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond re-
ceiyed the guests, with the president o.
the federation, the party including the
Secretarv Of the Treasury and Mrs. Mac
Veagh, the Attorney General ana M'S'
Wickersham. the Secretary OF Comiherce
and Labor and Mrs Nagel, the frehch
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand' the
RrItish Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce, the
German Ambassador and Countess Won
Rernstorff. the Japanese Ambassador ana
y,scountess Chinda, the italian Amoas-
sador and Marchioness Cusanl, the braAh-
tan Ambassador, the Russian Amoassador
and Nine. Bakhmeteff, and other members
OF the diplomatic corps, Representative ana
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Colonel ana Mrs'
Archibald Hopkins, Mrs. Linden w Bates
~ New York; Mrs. j. Borden Hartman
NJ New York; Mrs. Bartlett Crane, OF
Michigan: Senator and Mrs. Winthrop
Murray Crane, Mr.. and Mrs. Medill Nc
Cormlck. Miss Mabel Boardman' MIS-
Samuel Spencer and others.
The younger members of society TOOK
part in the kermess for charity at the New
Willard tonight, and the older members
attended to see them. There were dances
Of all nations, in which one hundred and
fifty young men and women took part ana
after the stage performance there was
ball. There were gay booths. from which
flowers and confectons were sold. A num-
ber OF dinner parties preceded and supper
parties followed the affair
Katherine Goodsou, pianist, gave a musl-
cal at the Washington Playhouse this al
ternoon, and an informal tea followed.
Among those attending were Mrs. Nicholas
Anderson. Mrs Winthrop Murray Crane,
Mrs. Thomas T. Gaff. Mrs. Franklin Ellis'
Mrs. Joseph Lamar. Mrs. Guggenheim'
Mrs. Robert Roosevelt, Mrs. Clarence
Moore and Mrs Preston Gibson.
Colonel and Mrs. John r. Williams and
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
THE LAWRENCE INVESTIGATION.

THE LAWRENCE INVESTIGATION
The investigation Of the Lawrence
strike by the House Of Representatives
Committee on Labor will let In hght
where light is needed The facts in this
situation have been difficult to obtain.
On one thing alone does any certainty
exist and that is upon the arbitrary
character Of the police interference VITA
the rights of the parents 10 SEND their
children out of Lawrence. The police
side upon that subject has been nearo
and their excuse for their action is eA-
tremely fiimsy. Moreover, 1t Is pracu-
cally confessed to have been unwaT-
ranted. since the police have stopped IN
terfering with the shipment or chlldren'
But aside from this question there is
much to investigate in regard to the con-
ditions of labor in the Lawrence mills.
The effect Of this new socialistic laDof
organization which conducted the strike
at Lawrence is also full of meaning TO
the country and will deserve study.
Thanks 20 the bungling Of the mill own
ers and the Lawrence officials. the social
istic organization has succeeded In OBJ
tanning a good deal of advertising and
prestige out Of this contest, which may
make it factor to be reckoned with In
this country, although its activities VIII
necessarily he confined to the unskilled
class OF artisans among whom organiza-
tions are difficult 10 maintain. 1t Is
much more radical In its methods and
aims than is the labor organization that
Gompers presides over. Strikes in which
IL participates are harder to compro-
mise, and its effect in aggravating the
situation at Lawrence is easily recog-
niZed.
The Democratic House is probably
chiefly interested in the investigation be-
cause It expects to show that the benefits
of protection have not come down to the
American laborer. But If it proves that
il will prove IL only Of single industry
or only of certain mills in a single in
dustry. And the advocates of protection
will have little sympathy with the future
claim TO protection made by an industry
which has paid starvation wages to It's
working Deople
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
WORTH WHILE.

The Judiciary Committee OF the AS
sembly has exhibited the courage Of its
convictions in reporting favorably a
resolution resembling this states ratifi-
cation of the income tax amendment to
the federal Constitution. Many persons
regret that New York should have been
placed in the position Of approving an
amendment faulty drawn an6 likely
to lead, If 1t becomes a part of the Con-
stitution, to the exclusion OF the states
from a field Of taxation which they
could have reserved to marked advan-
tage for their own use. But not a few
of the original opponents Of ratification
have doubted the practicability of doing
anything to annul the mistaken action OF
the last Legislature, holding that II
would be labor lost to challenge the
precedents as to the resembling of rati-
ficationS set when the Fourteenth ana
Fifteenth Amendments were declared
approved.
The Assembly committee believes that
it Is worth while to try to recall New
York's approval 1t IS true that Con-
gress directed the Secretary OF state TO
count as voting in the affirmative on
the Fourteenth Amendment the states
Of New Jersey and Ohio. although the
legislatures of those states had passed
resolutions withdrawing earlier granted
consents. The Secretary of State also
counted New York in the affirmative on
the Fifteenth Amendment, although the
consent given by one legislature had
been withdrawn by later one. But IN
both those instances there were enough
votes TO ratify without the aid of any
of the states filing notices of recall, ana
| it is still to he determined by judicial
action whether or not an amendment
can be held to he ratified by virtue of
the votes of states which have subse
quently proclaimed a change Of mind.
The ohscurities surrounding the process
Of ratification ought to he cleared up
and this state would do an important
public service if it should take action
on which case might he framed for
submission to the Supreme Court Mr.
Hinman. the chairman Of the judiciary
! Committee, sensibly suggests that '1f
"the power of the state to accept OF
reject a proposed amendment is a sin
"gle power-power to act-and If the
power is completely spent by ratifica-
''tion it must be as completely spent by
IAN affirmative rejection" He is wrong
in saying that the New York Legislature
of 1910 rejected the income tax amend
ment. There was no affirmative action
of any sort that year. the Senate voting
for and the Assembly against ratifca'
ton. But in Massachusetts both houses
rejected the amendment in 1910, and
Notwithstanding that complete and
definite action the Legislature Of 1911
reopened the question; one house voting
to ratify and the other not to ratify.
1t is highly desirable to know what n
state can do and what ii cannot do in
dealing with Constitutional amendments
and we hope that the Legislature at
Albany will embrace the opportunity
now offered to frame and push a test
case.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
ANGLES AND ANGELS.
u.di.or of Tho Tribune

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: As a Christian and literary stu
dent / was also interested in the announce
ment regarding the twelfth century manu-
script containing the homilies OF Pope
Gregory I. "the Great" Mr.. Donovan
letter OF appreciation on this subject
which appears in your issue Of to-day is
obscure on one point
THE bright faced angels mentioned
were no doubt the fair haired English
children who were taken TO Rome as
slaves. and. having been noticed by Pope
Gregory in the market place, became the
subject Of the ever famous sympathetic
and witty dialogue which is 80 familiar
TO all who have studied the life OF st.
Augustine who went as missionary to the
Angles to whose religious needs the Pope
was drawn to minister by the sight OF the
faxen haired children In Rome
A. B. WHITE.
New York, March s, 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
THE END OF A LONG TRIAL.

THE END OF A LONG TRIAL.
The plea OF guilty in the Scheftels case
is doubly welcome as bringing to an end
trial and as insuring the punishment of
mean and extremely successful fraud.
The case had been going on for more
than five months, including some minor
recesses which had to be taken 10 enable
the jurymen to attend to their necessary
business. And had not this plea OF
guilty been entered it would probably
have taken two months more to reach
verdict. A protracted trial was inev-
liable from the nature of the charge,
which required that the government
should prove fraud in such a number
Of instances that the defence could not
wave them aside as accidents in the
course Of An enormous business. What
is called cumulative proof was necessary
and the defence was of similar char
acter.
But even when all this Is taken into
consideration the probability remains
ONti de
an English judge habitually exercises,
together with less technical trial rules,
would have saved great deal Of time.
Discussions on the admissibllity of evil
dence were frequent and protracted. A
common sense reform Of the trial system
would probably shorten such debates by
simplifying the questions that might
arise.
Such case as this Scheftels trial,
which promised TO be one Of the longest
on record, should prove fruitful source
Of instruction when the work Of intro
ducing common sense into American
criminal trials is seriously undertaken.
The cumulative process of proof In 1t
emphasized the effects of faulty system.
Technically and red tape, which are
scarcely noticeable In q trial occupying
a day or two, become difficult TO tolerate
In one extending for half a year. The
mere length OF the proceeding ought TO
set the public to finding out how time
might be saved, since delays clog calen-
dars and defeat justice while the cir
cumstance that jurymen have been COM
PEELED to give nearly six months Of their
time continuously to trial will add to
the difficulty of obtaining high class
jurors In the future.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
DIVIDING THE HONOR

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In reference to your news Item in
to-day's Tribune about Cancer Cure from
Berlin" / should like. In the name of fair
play, to draw your and the public's at
tcntion 10 the fact that DR.. Frederick
Klein, for years chemist with the drug
house Of Elmer & Amend. Of New York.
was, TO the best OF my knowledge and be-
lief, the first scientist TO draw attention to
and propose the use OF selenium for the
treatment OF cancer Although eosin may
have an almost equally important function
In localizing the action Of the selenum,
sight should not he lost of the fact that
the curative power OF selenium specific in
cancer was first suggested and agitated by
an American scientist.
Captain G. T. BRUCKMAN Retired).
West New York, n. j.. March 8, 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
MEsMERIsM
A Minister Thinks 1t May Account for
the Colonel's Conduct.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: God forbid that should ever be
a Democrat" with uplifted hands and a
look of unfeigned horror, years ago. cried
n Methodist friend, also a minister. at
the suggestion '"Then you are not much
of n Democrat" /. too, am a lifelong
Republican, and mot much" Democrat:
moreover hitherto an ardent admirer OF
Theodore Roosevelt as a man. friend, a
neighbor. a soldier. a sportsman, an editor,
n politician, Republican. President;
but ethics and square DEAL" are
pre-emlnent and paramount in my calcula-
tions and II Republican candidate Is of
color in these particulars l shall, IL l must,
prefer Democrat who Is square"
Then, too, 1 have much dotted on Colonel
Roosevelt as conspicuous and outspoken
Christian, fair and just withal TO other
Christians-Roman Catholics. for instance
as we'll as generously altruistic as to other
people generally. But. like Dr. Nehemiah
Boynton. OF the Clinton Avenue Congrega-
tional Church. of Brooklyn, / am exceed
ingly disappointed at and greatly deprecate
his manifest dropping OF the ethical stitch
In his political knitting" and am sure
that he cannot justify his course from an
ethical standpoint" and that from the
ethical standpoint-and ethics certainly
enter into the case-he is wrong" HE Is
the man who has preached the square
DEAL and do not think he is giving It to
Taft" 1T Ill becomes Roosevelt to stand
between the people and the recognition that
Taft deserves" THE ethical question that
enters into this matter cannot be for
gotten"
80 say we"-many OF us ministers, per-
haps "all Of u.s." Then again there is no
intelligent and unbiased citizen. whatever
his predilections-or rather impressions--as
between Republican so-called Conservatives
and Progressives, but knows that In the
new and difficult problems of as yet un-
crystallized political elements Of courts and
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
GETS WoMEN'S FELLOWSHIP
Harvard Assistant Receives Nantucket
Astronomical Award.

Cambridge Mass. March T. The wom-
ems astronomical fellowship of the Nan
tucket Maria Mitchell Association was
awarded to-day to Miss Margaret mar
wood, of Ilttleton. Mass. This award Oh
81 600 is made annually from fund OF S2o-
600 completed last year by contributions
from friends of the association ana siit
OF $4,000 from Andrew Carnegie. IL is 10 De
devoted to advanced astronomical study
and research work for six months on van
tucket Island and six months at any iarse
observatory which the recipient may
choose.
Miss Harwood is a graduate OF hauciihe
College and for the past four years mas
been both student and assistant IN the
Harvard Observatory
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
REMOVING THE BLOCK,

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: That was a strong cartoon Of Robin
sons I'm Thursdays Tribune, showing the
huge wheel Of Great Brltain's industries
stopped by a workingman. and as the ques-
ton was asked: How will the block be
removed" will il be I'm order for me 10
answer that II may be removed by the
application OF more money 10 the work
ingrnan and less 10 the employer? My
father was an employer OF labor-he was
one OF the early iron producers in this
country-and from my earliest infancy l
grew up I'm the atmosphere OF the employer,
so | feel that have some knowledge OF
the relations between labor and capital.
These relations were not properly balanced
ffty years ago. they are not now, but they
are improving. Unfortunately for the well
fare OF all the people this Improvement has
not come from where 1t should; that Is,
from the employer. who had the power OF
peaceable adjustment, but IL has come from
the workngman. who has been compelled
10 secure II by force. a means as morally
and socially detrimental TO himself as TO
his employer, whatever the good result
may be- Not only Great Britain but the
capital Of all the world is confronting a
crisis, and II is for capital to say how the
block will be removed. because 1t is bound
TO be removed. by peace or by war. as
NAV be. W. j. l..
New York. March 7, 1912
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
KINDNESS TO HORSES.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: That winter would linger in the lap
of spring has been predicted-and the pre-
dIction seems likely to come sadly true.
The return of snow is good luck for men
needing workout, alas for the horses! On
one of the bitterest nights of this hard
winter, when the streets were at their
worst, eighteen teams by count were
stalled on one Of the uphill streets uptown
Imagine what suffering that meant for
man and beast! Gravel. sand or ashes
would have easily saved the situation. 1t
is said that to keep horses sharp shod soon
ruins their hoofs. The horse snowshoe
may soon wear out, and so is rather cost
ly. But It's use is due to our horses and
their harassed drivers. The Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals-and
incidentally to people-ls supposed to fur
rish them for the poorer class. To hestow
them is a real charity. HORSESHOE.
New York, March 6. 1912
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
~rvvoRK DAILY TRIBIJN. FRIDAY. MARCH 8, 1912.

corporations and tariffs, Of state, terri
torial and national adjustments, OF segre-
cation and cooperation Of legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial departments. President
Taft has been fully as wise. energetic and
successful as Mr.. Roosevelt ever was in
the past or would likely be In the future.
He has in fact, under many and peculiar
difficulties, fully justified his predecessor S
confident forecast of his ability, fidelity
and efficiency.
The question OF our regretful wonder is,
who has mesmerized Theodore Roosevelt
so lamentably to forget and forego himself?
PRESBYTERIAN.
New York, March 8, 1872
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
fErou TIM Tribune Bureau

From Ihn lrlDune DuiVa"I
Washington, March THE Austrian Am
bassador will arrive here from Panama or
Saturday morning. Count Iva Czekonizos
do sombolja. first secretary of the embassy
will accompany him.
The Danish Minister and Countess Mott
ke who are now at Palm Beach, Fla
on their way from Panama. will also ar
rive on Saturday, as will Robert Roosevel'
and Miss Josephine Patten, all OF whon
were members Of the party which accom-
panied the Austrian Ambassador.
The French military attache and Count
ess de Chambrun, who are now in Cuns
after visiting Panama. will remain tnert
and in the South until about the END oi
March.
The German military attache and Nine
Won Herwarth are spending several Gays
in New York.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
CONNAUGHT INVITED NORTH
Arctic Brotherhood Wants Duke
to Open Yukon Fair.

Dawson. Yukon Territory. March L-iu.
kon Camp of the Arctic Brotherhood yo'eu
unanimously last night to invite the puh'
and Duchess OF Connaught and the -Pne'
cess Patricia to visit Dawson city ul'
summer to open the Exposition Oh " :
North, showing Yukon's agricultural, h'n
eral, forestry, fishing and other prouuo's
The fair is under the direction OF inc
Arctic Brotherhood. and, although the eA.
act date Of the exposition IS not fixed "
will probably be on August H. Discover
Day. unless the Duke requests some o'n''
date. II is desired that the royal psro
should come when Yukon's crops are h@
vested. A.,
The brotherhood is anxious that ~.
Duke should have ample time to eons''.'
the northern arrangements before eV-
pletIng the programme for his ~es'e"
trip.