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New-York tribune., 1912-03-18

hand, looking down into the plain Oh
Lombardy. As for the Kaiser, he Is sald
to have found new use in Portugal ;
African possessions for the hat returned
TO him from Algeciras, But then he Is
always under suspicion at London, Brus-
sells. The Hague and Copenhagen I'D
Paris. in the Dutch East Indies ana the
Danish West Indies, in Brazil, ana now
suddenly. on the coast Of Colombia not
TO forget Asia Minor, China ana the
Congo. But his hat, if the mixed meta
phor be permissible, is like the pot tnaC
never boils.
There is one more hat In the ring
novel. an amazing confection, beyond the
previous experience of statesmen magis-
trates, constables and gaolers' EHec-
lively trimmed with bricks and nam
mers and charged with long. sharp pins,
it has been chiefly observable in LONDON.
Never before was such q confusion OF
fashions in spring hats.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-18
TEACHINGS OF THE vEDAs.

TO the Editor OF The Tribune,
Sir: The American Bible Societys Pa
cinc Coast agent the Rev. A. Wesley Nell
is quoted in your columns as saying that
the Hindu priests are the most dangerous
men i'm this country to-day. since they
seek 10 propagate the heather faith or
India" II the Rev. Mr.. Nell means that
they are dangerous to the outworn dog
mas of the Christian Church he is right
they are. The lofty philosophy of the
Upanishads and the Nedas which they are
bringing back to us has nothing in COM
mon with the material eXcrescences, un-
acceptable to reason and heart alike.
which have obstructed the true light OF
Christianity
Religion In the Western world has had no
stronger ally in its fight against material
ism than these same Eastern teachers
who are endeavoring to restore to us the
science of the spirit which we had all but
lost BY taking advantage Of the parliH-
ment of religions TO establish missions IN
this country, while America was sending
missionaries and millions to India. they
were cxemplifying for US perhaps the
"heathen" law of Karma, which causes
man dClS 10 Teluln upOH
At the base Of all religions is found
this great basic truth Man can know
God" Not simply believe in Him, not
simply aspire after Him, but know Him
with a knowledge that can only be gained
by an absolute at-one-ment in conscious
ness This IS very pronounced in Hindu
ism-its central doctrine, in fact 1t is
becoming strong in Christianity. The new
theology Is based upon 1t. In the newly
discovered sayings of Jesus (Grenfell
and Hunt is the following: Jesus
saith, Wherever there are two. they are
not without God and wherever there is
one alone say / am with him. Raise tho
stone and there thou shalt find Me, cleave
the wood and there am l."
1t is from the blending OF Christian In
dlvIduallsm with Eastern immanence that
the perfect condition OF diversity in unity
will arise. MARSHALL SPOFFORD.
New York March l6, 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-18
nER RROTHERS, KEEPER.

The stock Democratic objections to the
Honduran and similar treaties, that the
affairs Of our neighbors are no concern
Of ours and that entangling alliances
should be avoided. are equally Invalid
unworthy and stultifying from the al
truistlc and from the purely selfish point
Of view. There is certain generous
moral duty incumbent upon the strong
10 help the weak, among nations as well
as among individual men, which Is all
the more forclble when, as in the pres
ent case, its discharge entails no labor
nor cost upon the doer, but actually
promises substantial profit. 1t would be
hypocritical for us to affect indignation
at the Ill treatment Of weak countries
by great powers in Europe or Asia, and
at the same time ourselves to i'll treat
our own neighbors by neglect as surely as
hv oppression. We condemn RusSias re-
fusal to let an American guide the re-
habilitation of Persian finances. Are
we ourselves to deny similar and
equally urgent service to Honduras:
There is also practical duty to self
to he performed. 1t should be obvious
to every appreciative observer that 1t
would be greatly to our political berellt
and to our pecuniary profit 10 have Hon
duras and the other Central American
states tranquil. solvent and prosperous.
II would save us from worry and Anxiety
and diplomatic labor 1t would save us
much expense which we are now put 10
I'm the legitimate and necessary protee-
tion Of our citizens and the enforcement
of the neutrality laws. 1t would doubly
enlarge our commerce, partly by enabling
and partly by inclining those countries to
increase their trade with us. These are
the good turns which we should be do
ing ourselves in the very act Of doing a
good turn to our nelghbors.
As for ''entangling alliances" we al
ready have, and have had for nearly
ninety years. in the Monroe Doctrine,
Just about the most formidable obliga-
tion of the kind that we could assume.
So long as the Central American states
are weak and disordered there is danger
Of the challenging Of that doctrine au1
of our being compelled to vindicate its
authenticity. In their strength. pros
perty and power to discharge Alright all
their international obligations that dan
ger would largely vanish. The proposed
treaty with Honduras is thus really in
tended 10 avoid or 10 avert alien cntan-
clements rather than tD invite them. Tn
thus assuming responsibility az our
brothers keeper we should be safeguard
ing our own welfare.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-18
JEWISH EDUCATION GIFTS
Annual Meeting of Uptown Tai
mud Torah Association Held.

The annual meeting OF the Uptown lal-
mud Torah Association was held yesterday
a afternoon IN the auditorium or the assocl-
alton, No. 142 East 1l1th street. The pusi-
ness OF the meeting included the readlhs VI
the presidents annual report and the eiec-
ton OF directors. The president OF the as
sociatIon. Harry Fischel, presided Ad-
dresses were made by Jacob II. Schln'
Rabbi NJ. H. Margolies, the Rev. II. Mosh-
ansky, Justice Greenbaum, OF the supreme
Court. and Professor Mordecai NJ kaplan'
Speaking of the work Of the Jewish Educa-
tional Bureau, Mr. schifr said, In part:
Nothing l have done in recent years mas
given me more satisfaction and there j.
nothing OF which l am more proud thah
the work OF this bureau. Just think OF
few years ago-a period OF twenty or tWeh-
ty-five years, II that much-of the condltion
Jewish education was in in this city, ana
see the progress made. We have advanced
from disorderly to orderly conditions, from
to efficiency"
Mr.. Schiff, speaking OF Judaism, SAID
I'VE ought to adapt the law to existing
conditions and existing conditions TO the
law"
Justice Greenbaum compared the chang
ing customs and forms Of observance with
the eternal value OF the Ten Command
ments Judaism, he stated. Is eternal In
speaking Of the remarkable progress OF
Jewish education in the last twenty years
he emphasized the need OF getting good
Jewish teachers, not only Of religion but
OF everything else. He advocated better
salaries for teachers and urged the Jews
TO make their schools the glory of their
race.
Two gifts OF 1900 to the educational bu-
reau were announced during the meeting,
from Mrs. X. Weinstein, president of the
Ladies' Auxiliary, and from Mrs. David
Cohn, In memory OF her husband The
presidents report stated that there had
been an increase of more than four hum
dred pupils in the last year and that, COM
pared with thlrty-eight classes in 1911.
there were forty-eight in 1912 receiving in
StructlOn.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-18

home in China It is necessary to turn 10
the right o. left because Of a fixed SCREEN
the purpose OF which, according to 'fopu-
lar Mechanics" is to keep evil spirits out
Likewise, just at the back Of the entrance
TO a walled garden may sometimes pe
found another wall erected for the same
purpose.
Father-why did you spend that quarter
gave you?
BobbyEI helped a little boy who wanted
Father-oh. that's all right. Who was
the little boy2
Bobby-Me e.-Philadelphi Record.
Th. "Lokal Anzeiger," of Berlin, pub
fishes an urgent appeal to German society
leaders to return to Simple eating IL
saws that the luxury era In Germany mas
caused an extravaganza IN dining whlch
threatens financial impoverishment and d.
sestiye ruin. Carlsbad. Marienbad, kissin-
yen and other spas which cater to the
needs Of "penitent guttons," are. says the
journal, visited by numbers, annually IN
creasing, who go there in spring ana SUM
mer to make amends for overeatlns anu
oyerdrinking In winter. 1t would Dc a
genuine public service on the part OF ieao-
ing society personages II they would Desiii
by practical example to wage war on the
sensual luxuriousness Of modern entertain
ing. as far as the culinary end OF 1t IS con-
cerned. Only by a return to simple anu
sensible dinners can we avert genuine eco
nomic and physical perils.'
"The girls declared they would rather
dance than eat
yet now they're kicking because we
added two waltz numbers TO the pr q
little bit. Washington Herald.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-18
FLAG RAISING.
or Of The Tribune.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
sir: In a recent number OF your paper
| noticed that a committee in New Jersey
is worried about how to raise a very large
flag on a pole they expect to erect. AS
large a nag as any probable pole will sup
port. and az they may wish to raise. can
easily be raised by half-grown boy in
any wind that would not destroy 1t when
afioat and without any unusual appliances,
as wnches, etc. First lay the flag out full
size in any convenient place. double length
wise from the bottom up, and repeat tho
process until the folds are from IL 10 feet
wide, then, at the outer end, fold diagonally
over and over until the folds end in tri-
angle; then tie the lower halyard in a slip
moose. tightly drawn, around the triangular
bundle; draw the whole in that shape TO
the top OF the pole, give quick pull on the
lower halyard and the flag gracefully un-
folds TO the breeze. When properly done
II Is beautiful sight to see the flag so
unfold. The writer used to see this done
every morning with Q flaE Of about twentys
New-York tribune., 1912-03-18
PUBLICATIONS OF GOVERNMENT
Of Documents Iens
How Public May Obtain Them.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Cir. No doubt most people interested IN
,,so,,l reading matter will thank us for
Information, obtained through oHciai
sources as to how public documents can
no procurcd with least trouble ana h'
tri,ing expense. The idea that preValis
most generally. that this class of htera-
t,,re may be secured through the courtesy
~ m.uhers of Congress, is correct only In
so slight a degree that II had best be cor
rected.
There are nearly hve hundred Senators
and Representatives-henc an edition Oh
several thousand copies, II distributed pro
rata. gives TO each only a few copies
Some Of these the Senator or representa-
tive needs for reference. the few left over
are soon exhausted ard those constituents
who then write for them are necessarily
disappointed, through no fault of the pup
lie man whom they have addressed.
Now, as a general proposition the read
or who is Interested in government pup
lcation will serve himself best by ad-
dressing the official known "a the Super
intendent Of Documents. Government
Printing Ohice, Washington, who is au-
thorized to have reprinted any govern
ment publication for which there is de-
mand and sell the same at cost to all ap-
plicants lie will mail price lists divided
by subjects. free upon application, and re-
mittance can then. as required by law
authorizing such sales accompany order
AUGUST DONATH,
SUPERINTENDENT of Documents, Govern
ment Printing Office
Washington. March l6, 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-18
A COMPARISON
But England Repealed Her window
Tax Sixty-one Years Ago.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The criticism OF &c. II. H. OF
Armenia, in his letter, or her letter pup
lished In The Tribune OF March 10, Is Ger
tainly not well taken. and especially WIN
reference to "hoodlums." The women hro
fighting for a cause. The minister's mem
bers Of the Cabinet and other parilari'ei'l"-
rIans refuse to see or hear them ana the
only way for them to obtain What theS
want is TO bring themselves before the pup
lie and do something that VIII he hotlceo
and cause an uproar 1t Is the only way
and II is history repeating itself. the WON
en- in London are injuring the property OIL
others. the storekeepers, but the store
kespers lose nothing The insurance con'-
panles pay, and they In turn are SUING the
government. &c. II. H." should remember
that this same thing was done In l6o "neh
certain Boston people dumped the Tea, oe
longing 10 merchants, overheard. WHAT
was the result? And they were hshuhs
for a principle. Let &c H. H" educate
himself or herself q. w boCH H-'H
Brooklyn, March l6. 1872.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-18
HATS IN THE RING.

If 1t be true that one hat has been
thrown too late into the ring, there are
many others in rings elsewhere, or fly
ing through the air, and many more held
poised for the throw. There are some
much agitated Mexican sombreros to the
south Of us and Il host Of Chinese hats
In wild confusion across the Pacific.
What sort OF headgear will he thrown
next in Portugal il would be hard to
foretell The BraganZa hat, say some. If
the necessary funds are forthcoming ::
the hat OF Alfonso of Spain, according
to another prediction but then, there is
a possibility Of the French hat in
Morocco coming sailing across the Strait
Of Gibraltar toward Madrid.
Italy has her hat with the cock plumes
on the coast OF Tripoli not so long ago
she cast 1t over the city of Beirut, and
now she is reported to be getting ready
to cast 1t at Salonica A large Russian
hat covers part Of Persia. its brim, so 1t
is said, overlapping the British sphere
Of influence there. The Bear is, further
more, suspected Of cooking his eye-and
another hat-at the Bosporus, In coop
Grafton with Italy. The Austrian heir
apparent has climbed the Iyrolean Alps
and is reported TO stand poised, hat In
New-York tribune., 1912-03-18
DEPLORES COLONEL'S STAND
Lord Weardale Comments on
Defeat of Peace Treaties.
From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, March T-Lord Weardale.
chairman of the British Inter Parliamen-
tary group and an eX-president OF the
Inter Parliamentary Union, succeeding In
that Office Representative Richard Bar
tholdt deploring the defeat of the Taft
peace treaties, accomplished by Roosevelt
insurgents in coalition with the Democrats.
says I'm an interview:
Mr.. Roosevelt's personal ambitions have
led him 80 far in opposition TO the Taft
arbitration treaties as to make one ask on
what ground he was ever the recipient Of
the Noble peace prize. to which he appears
TO attach such small Importance in becom-
ing so lamentable renegade to the prin-
ciples It represents. HIS name II It is al
ready inscribed in the halls OF the Hague
tribunal as an apostle OF peace. ought inn
mediately to be released.
II will be surprised If the American peo-
pie do not shortly realize the unfortunate
circumstances which have defeated the
great clvllizing purpose on which, haven't
a doubt, the great majority Of them have
been anxiously intent"
New-York tribune., 1912-03-18
RAILROADS AND THE CANAL


The proposal to exclude entirely from
the Panama Canal all cOastwise vessels
which are owned or controlled by rail
roads is so radical as 10 demand the
most careful consideration. The provo
cation for il is well known and is by no
means trifing, and the abuses which it
is designed to prevent would, If realized
be grave enough to warrant the most
vigorous methods. OF that there can be
no doubt. The question for consideration
is whether the means thus proposed for
preventing those evils are the best that
could be devised. If they arc, doubtless
they should be employed,
Before the United States government
ACQUIRED possession of it the Panama
Railroad and its steamship line TO New
York were operated, under the control OF
or under an arrangement with the Pa
cifc Mail Steamship Company, in such
way as pretty effectually TO prevent
competition with the latter company.
Independent steamship lines on either
side Of the isthmus might carry cargoes
70 Panama or 10 Colon. But If they
wished to send goods across to the other
side of the isthmus. or still further on
hy vessels from that other side, they
found themselves at hopeless disad-
vantage with the one line which enjoyed
the privilege of through rates" These
conditions were fully exposed a few
years ago and led to prompt corrective
action by the government under its con-
troll of the isthmian railroad.
Those circumstances gave rise to the
feeling of caution which is now eX-
pressed in the pending proposals. 1t
would not be possible for abuses identi-
cal with those which marked the rail-
road management to prevail on the
canal. But it is feared that the use Of
the canal by railroad owned ships might
be perverted into a means Of unfair dis
elimination. There doubtless should be
some effective means Of preventing such
misuse as that Thus a railroad COM
pany owning a road running from coast
10 coast and also owning steamship
line plying from coast to coast might 50
divide and apportlon its freight traffic
between the two as 10 give its ships an
advantage over any other line. Worse
than that, IL goods were shipped from
some inland point over its road TO tide
water and thence by its vessels TO their
destination at some other port, perhaps
thence to be sent inland over it's own
road again, there might be an oppor-
NsxN-
which would operate disastrously against
any competing shipping line which
merely ran from port to port without
railroad connections.
The question is whether such practices
are best 20 be prevented BY legislative
and administrative action directly
against them per Sc, or against some Of
ihe means which might be perverted luto
6eilitstiop Of them whether, in brief,
New-York tribune., 1912-03-18
MRS. PANkHURsT's FUTURE.
II OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: read In this mornings Tribune the
account of the meeting In Albany OF the
suffragists and anti-suffragists. 1t says
Mrs. McVickers asked which had executed
the greater power for good-Mrs. Balling-
ton Booth or Mrs. Pankhurst.
When the Salvation Army first began
marching through the streets Of London
the members were treated shamefully by
the public. | was child in school. and |
remember wanting to look out OF the WIN
dow to see the Salvation Army march by,
and my governess told me never TO stop
and listen to the preaching and singing on
the street corners because. although the
men and women might have good inten-
tions, their strange and vulgar methods
would probably do harm to the cause OF
Christ.
I am not so anxious just now about the
good Mrs Pankhurst will eventually ac-
complish, but the harm and injury that
she may be enduring now distress me-
predict that in less than twenty years the
name Of Pankhurst will be greatly hon
ored A GRADUATE NUHoh'
Paterson. ~ J., March IA, 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-18
BISHOP HARTzELL RETURNS
Says He Hopes Italy Will Soon
Annex Tripoli.

The Rev. Joseph c. Hartzell, Bishop OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, arrived
here yesterday from the Mediterranean on
the Cunard liner Lacona after long visit
TO the big territory under his jurisdiction in
Africa. After visiting his missionaries and
their hocks the Bishop went to Lisbon
Rome and Palermo. He said the Portu-
guese were hopeful, Notwithstanding some
antagonistic feeling between the govern
ment and the Clerical party.
II found that the French are doing
splendid work in their colonial development
In Africa" said Bishop Hartzell. Il hope
Italy will soon annex Tripoli, because the
Moslem rule is a curse. l preached to a
mixed audience at Tunis. and was surprised
to find among those present several Ma
hometan women"
Bishop Hartzell will go to Minneapolis,
and before the Methodist Episcopal confer
ence to be held there will report on the
work OF his four years sf travel.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-18

scale Of prices. The steel companies are
active buyers Of pig iron, and the hea'y
purchases by the United States steel
Corporation and the so-calied ihoe-
pendent concerns have exerted oe-
cidedly stimulating influence upon the
market. and incidentally have helped the
general trade situation in this country.
The menace OF an anthracite coal strike
apparently is not bothering the world OF
money and business.
In the drygoods market Improvement
is reported in both prices and the VOL
rme of new business. Higher prices
ara noted in almost all lines, and sup
plies of cotton goods at the mills are
rapidly decreasing, owing to the IN
auiry from buyers who at last nave
made up their minds that staying out
OF the market will simply compel them
to buy at advanced quotations later
in the season. Curtailment OF produc-
ton in the last twelve months has re-
duced reserve stocks in all parts or the
country, and a demand from consum-
ers Is developing at time OF the great
est shortage in supplies ever reported
I'm the history Of the market. Exports
of cotton are heavy. In February the
total shipments from the United States
amounted in value TO s6o,oo5, zl9,
against S5S,O07,323 in the correspond
ing time last year, the large outward
movement OF the staple and the active
domestic demand encouraging bull sem
timent among powerful speculative in
terests here who do not believe the
record crop Of 1911 will be duplicated
in many years. While raw and manu-
factured textile prices are higher, COM
modify quotations as q rule are some
what under levels recently prevailing
Conditions in the winter wheat terri
tory are favorable and the general out
look for the fruits OF the soil Is most
encouraging.
Money in this country is In abundant
supply and loan rates are easy, al
though there are indications that
higher quotations will be recorded In
April Foreign interests continue to
borrow I'm this market, and local bank
ers are renewing large number OF
maturing loans for Berlin account. In
view of the fact that our money market
offers unusually cheap rates for ac-
commodation at a time when European
monetary conditions are far from sat
isfactory il Is not at all surprising
that our bankers are placing their
funds abroad. The idea that the New
York money market may soon develop
stronger tendency is based upon the
expectation that the current expansion
i'm trade activities and the growing
operations on the Stock Exchange Will
naturally lead TO an increase in bank
loans Wall Street at the moment Is In
cheerful mood, and the big financial
interests are working on the bull side
OF the market. Furthermore, actual in
vestors are buying good stocks and
bonds. The labor situation is some
what twisted, but the average investor
Is not worrying over the outcome OF the
fight between employer and employe.
Strikes come and go, and yet the coun-
try continues TO roll on.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-18
LOST MAcFARLANE CHiEFTAlN.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Referring to the lost chiettaln Oh
the Macfarlane Clan In "Marquise oe
Fontenoy" on March 1S, the property OF
Macfarlane of Macfarlane was sold on July
:, 1884, by legal process at the instance OIL
Hugh Norman, eldest son and heir consist
inq OF the lands and barony Of Arrochar'
etc. The late William Wallace Macfariahe'
Of the law firm Of Bowdoin, Larodue q
Macfarlane. Of New York City. who had
country place (Arrochar) at Clifton Staten
Island, is claimed to have been the grand
son of Hugh Norman Macfarlane, the eldest
son OF his eldest son. If so his eldest son.
II he left one is the man sought for.
GRAHAM MACFARLANE.
No. 122 East 10th street, New YORK.
March l3 lal2
New-York tribune., 1912-03-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

An optician said, when humor was men
toned: MY business sees fun occasionally.
I had case myself day or two ago. An
old darky came into the store and said he
wanted q pair OF spectacles. The clerk
tried ono lens on his eyes. and pointed TO
the paragraphs on a piece OF cardboard.
Can you read thatY he asked. No, sab,
replied the darky. The customer tried an
other pair. and many others, declaring he
could not read with any OF them. Finally
tho clerk, out OF patience, asked, Well say,
can you read at any timer The negro
smiled broadly and answered: No. sab,
that's why / wants glasses. My wife she
read yo' advertisement sayin' az how any
body could read with yo' glasses so |
thought | might as well come an try
'em an"