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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
A CRISIS FOR THE NAVY.

The Democratic majority in the
House of Representatives must soon
show whether or not ii has abandoned
its policy OF hostility TO an adequate
lazy. Last summer It was dragooned
into authorizing the construction OF
one new battleship. after having high
~ resolved in various caucuses that
none should he authorized. On the
eve of the Presidential election it
Welded to representations that its no.
battleship programme would alienat"
votes. Now that the party is about to
assume full control of the government
il will he interesting TO see II the anti
navy element will reassert itself and
try TO carry its stand pat policy into
effect.
TO stand pat" in naval matters is
to fall rapidly behind Other leading
naval powers are building faster than
we are now, and even faster than
we were under the two-ships-a-year
programme. Tables prepared by the
Naval Intelligence Office Of the Navy
Department show that the United
States has now less battleship and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
NOT AMBERLIKE

"rho New York Times is beginning
to find good deal Of muddiness III
the erstwhle unlocked amber OF Gov
ernor wilson's remarks. II could see
no blur i'm their limpid transparency
whom the Governor was telling me
voters last fall i'm one breath tha' lie
was against protection because II was
a nuisance aud an injury Ia everybody
and In another breath that he ana not
want 10 see the protective system tie
stroyed. hut only perfected. Ihat was
hailed by the Governors supporters hS
n mastery exposition Of the purposes
of the Democratic party. II was sup
posed TO satisfy both Democrats VINO
wanted protection swept away anu
Democrats engaged in the protected IN
dustrics. who could not he asked. rs
the candidate APPLY put ii. 10 commit
suicide
Now that the PrcSident-elccl has ap-
piled his we'll known dialectlc to the
regulation of business and BANKING
dealing ont the same mastery general
titles. The Times" finds It's feelings
rufHed. 1t says Of the prose-poetrH OF
the Chicago speech:
Not only does MIR. Wilson say good
deal and reveal nothing. bat ne
spreads douot and sets people guess
ing. and that is a state of things very
favorable 10 the spectators whom ne
holds I'm adherence. II also tends 10
create a feeling ~ distrust and appre-
hension. tending toward disturbance.
The Pre>idcnr-elect has n right TO
feel rufiied at such uufricndly criticism.
May not prose-poct talk about husi-
ness and banking in the same strain ~
which he talks about tariffs: Shouldn't
he be allowed 20 help dedicate a Bust
ness Chamber II Horrors or q Banking
Chamber Of Horrors ~ well a. farm
Chamber Of Horrors: lie can do j.
gracefully enough and then hurry away
to say somewhere else that he Only
wants 10 see business and banking per
fpcted
The Times doesn't understand its
candidate when it chldes him f'r
handing out indefinite and diSuuiel-
ing phrases" 10 be- indefinitely dis
auieling is one OF Governor Wilson's
finest arts rs public speaker. Those
who most esteemed II before election
mt themselves in n rather embarrassing
situation by diSparagins IL now.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17

LATHE cruiser tonnage under conStruc-
ton than any other of the eigIlt
leading naval powers of the worlo
except Austria-Hungary. The total Tor
this country is 10000. while Great
Britain's total is $4,000. Germany :
227.:33O. Frances 1868. Japan ;
10000. Russia's 1jS4J0 and ltalyS
1T3.2GS. Austria-Hungary total Is
GO.O30.
Germany has now passed the Inlteo
States in naval strength and France IS
contcsting with us for third place. IL
no battlcships arc authorized this year
and next year We must give up all hope
Of regainlng equality with Germany
until recently our inferior in sea
strength. War vessels detcrlorate iaSt'
and an efficient navy needs constant
REIMBURSEMENT. Prcsidcnt-elcct wilson
has said nothing since his nomination
last July 10 indicate his interest IN
maintaining the naval establishment
ON n modern basis. II is time Tor MN
10 come to an understanding with the
Democratic leaders in the House. II
he docs not interfere they may carry
ont their plans for reducing the tnltcd
States to a fourth or fifth rate naval
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
THE GREATEST OBSTACLE.

The greatest obstacle 10 the success
Of the District Attorney in his graft
investigations is the Mayor. The police
would not venture so far in their CD
structive tactics if II were not TOT
orders from him. Mr.. Gaynor himself
acknowledged yesterday that it was on
his orders that the police sought TO
bring the witness Sipp back into the
jurisdiction of the New York courts on
a criminal accusaton-one which final
~ fell to pieces when il was examined
by the District Attorney. The on!
effect Of such tactics as those would be
10 warn probable informerS in the I'M
dcrworld that IL they followed Sipp
example they would be 'jobbed ny
the police.
The Mayor acknowledged also. that
the mischievouS attempt 10 subpoena
Sipp when he was about "a enter the
grand jury room day or 80 ago was
made by the police upon his orders
Yet the effect Of compelling Sipp to he
4 witness AT lOIltc llcdu'lu di ter III d"
police trial would he to disclose his les
timony before the grand jury 10 the
lawyers for the policeman whom the
District Attorney is trying 10 convict
Of graft. and thus tend to defeat JUS
tice
The Police Department is doing in
essence Just what Becker did when ne
was threatened with exposure by Ro-
Senthal II is bent upon terrifying the
"squealerS. 1t hounds them out OF
town. II assaults them when they are
in the hands Of the District Attorneys
officers. 1t jobs" them with disgrace
ful charges And these things, If they
are not done on the orders of the
Mayor, AT any rate do not evoke his
diSapproval. The situation IS a crying
scandal. No Tsmmany Mayor was
ever 50 mfaithfu 10 the interests Of
the city as the present Mayor i in this
matter Of police graft.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17

could he Immediately voted on arrival
and marriage. and fight against the
amendment which all now profess TO
approve.
Moreover. tho federal law is intended
to give women civil and personal
rights and safeguard their interests in
the family. II would not he fair by
excluding them from citizenship to
deprive them of these rights for five
years in some states just for the sake
of keeping them from the ballot boN.
IF the New York Legislature is gong
to submit woman suffrage amend
ment TO the people, il should submit
ono drawn to cover the subject com
pletcly and satisfactorily in ITSELF
without the necessity of supplement-
airy and safeguarding action by CON
crcSS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
VOTERS BY MARRIAGE.

The woman suffrage amendment
row pending in the Legislature is
much more favorable to foreign-bOrn
women than the present law is 10 for
Cisn-born men. Some question has
been raised whether this was the re-
suit Of Joker" but ii seems to be
due merely TO the inevitable incOn-
gruity Of the female suffrage plan
and the old provisions Of law based on
the family unit theory.
Under the federal law married
women do not need TO be naturalized
"a enjoy all the rights Of native-born
women. The foreigner may come here
and I've naturalized in five years. His
Wlfc's status. If he has one, follows
his He may send back home for
wife. who IS automatically naturaized
on her arrival He or native-born
citizen may marry new immigrant
end by so doing confer instant citi-
zenship upon her. The New York
measure being so drafted as 10 confer
the ballot on all citizens. would open
the door for perhaps thousands OF
women TO vote who are entirely un-
acquainted with our institutions and
far less well equipped TO take part
I'm our government than their hus-
bands. who must be here five years
l,efore exercising the franchise. This
f. not equality for women, but IA
voritism for women.
II is suggested by some of the
friends of the bin that this result was
not intended. and there has been some
thought Of amending it so as TO make
the residence requirement for foreign
horn women voters the same as that
necessary for the naturalization Of
men under the federal law. But the
Governor seems to have persuaded the
Suffragsts that. as the complication is
due to federal law. the proper course
would be to ask Congress to amend
the naturalization statute to provide
that In states where women have
the vote they shall not become citizens
except by personal naturalization.
This we think Is mistaken view Of
public policy II the vote Is not meant
for newly arrived women this state,
which is the judge Of the qualifications
of its own voters, should explicitly
safeguard IT'S ballot. The task should
not he left to Congress. which might
OF might not conform the general law
to- New York's needs. BY that time
the radicals who think women voters
would be an instrument Of industrial
revolution might discover the useful
ness of these foreign women, who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
Important Changes Made in the Bill
for Its Incorporation.
Q Editor Of the Tribune.

To the Editor Of the Tribune.
Sir: Tho bill to incorporate the Rookie
Teller Foundation or. r. 2l,532), unam-
mously reported by the judiciary Com
mlttoe and debated on Monday OF last
week upon a motion to suspend the rules
will probably come up on Monday next.
January 20, AZ unfinished business requlr-
ing a final vote. In its present form the
bill has been carefully drawn TO embody
the improvements suggested by the criti-
clsms OF the original bill.
First-The element OF perpetuity has
been removed. provision having been
made for tho dissolution Of the corpora
ton and the distribution Of its funds.
Congress.
Second-The amount Of the endowment
has been limited and the income Is to be
spent. not added 10 the principal.
Third-The trustees are not to be
close corporation. the election Of new
members being subject to disapproval by
certain specified representatives OF the
public interest
Fourth-Congress has complete power OF
dHt'lluIltIil anu itp'dl' anu al biiN' '''N'N
be accepted subject 10 this understanding.
Fifth-No exemption from state taxa
ton is. or constitutonally could be. con-
ferred by the bill. and no exemption what
ever is conferred with respect 10 real
estate.
Sixth-A charter is sought through Con-
gress solely because the gift is TO the
people Of the United States. and Is 10 be
controlled by them rather than I'm the In
tcrest however benefcent. Of any one
section.
trust YOU will recognize I'm these feat
ures Of the present bill an ample safe
guard against any dangers that may have
been attributed to the original plan. and
that by promoting the early passage Of
the bill you Will enable the incorporators
70 enter upon the important work In the
lines Of education. public health and other
wise phlanthropy 10 which they are
pledged. JEROME ID. GREENE
Trustee of the Rockefeller Institute for
Medical Research and Member of the
General Education Board
Washington. Jan IL. 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
THE ROCKEFELLER CHARTER.

When the original plan for the In
corporation by Congress Of the Rookie
Teller Foundation was proposed II not
unnaturaly aroused some objection.
However good the aim Of such al In
Stitution the creation Of a close cor
poration with practically unlimited
powers 10 receive and accumulate funds
did carry with it the possibility Of dan
ger. Sound public policy forbids per
petuities, and the holding together Of
vast sums in corporation not strictly
under public control and not closely
limited as TO the use Of those moneys
tends 10 an mporium IN tmperiO
against which the people are wisely on
their guard.
The projectors Of the Rockefeller
Foundation, who had proceeded quite
naturally in seeking federal charter
for their benefcent work, have seen
the force Of these objections and modi-
fled their plan To avoid them. The
bill as now pending i'm the House Of
Representatives avoids the element Of
perpetuity and allows Congress ut any
time to direct the dissolution Of the
corporation and the distribution of its
funds. II also limits the amount of the
endowment and calls for the spending
Of the income, thus preventing aceu-
mutation. The election of trustees IL
also made dependent on other approval
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
GOING OUTSIDE THE PARTY.

The suggestion that President elect
Wilson may 60 outside the Democratic
party in selecting at least one MEM
brr Of his Cabinet is treated i'm some
quarters as slpacbing Of novelty. SO
soon is history forgotten. Mr.. Wilson
would do nothing new If he should
bestOw Cabinet place on Progress
sive, with n capital =. or on a Rcpub-
lican. He would only be following an
example set by Presidents Hayes and
Cleveland and followed by Presidents
Roosevelt and Taft.
When Mr. Hayes formed hs Cabinet
lie invited David " Key. Of Tennessee.
10 be Postmaster General Mr.. Key
had been Confederate soldier and
was at that time Il Democratic Sena-
tor Of moderate tendencies. He served
n little more than three years and then
resigned 10 accept federal Judge
ship. After Mr.. Cleveland's second
election. in 1882 there was Il good deal
Of talk about the revival Of new
EZRA Of good feeling In politics. and
the PreSident-clect gave some point
to II 10y putting at the head Of his
Cabinet Walter 9. Gresham. who not
long before had been n Stalwart Re
publican and Postmaster General and
Secretary OF the Treasury under PrcSi-
dent Arthur. Mr.. Gresham'S selection
offended many Democrats, but the Of
fence was mitigated when the Secrc-
:ary Of state was obliged 10 shoulder
q large part Of the discredit caused
hv Mr.. Cleveland's withdrawal of the
Hawaiian treaty and his attempt to
restore the native monarchy In Hawaii.
President Roosevelt selected Luke f..
Wright. a Tennessee Democrat. 10 he
Secretary Of War TO succeed MI
Taft. when the latter was nominated
for President in 1908. Mr. Taft put in
his Cabinet Jacob NJ. Dickinson. an
other Tennessee Democrat and Frank
lin MacVeagh. who had been a Demo-
crat or Independent IN politics and
was not then recognized in Illinois as
q Republican Of regular standing.
Mr.. Wilson will therefore break no
new furrow in politics II he goes ont
| side the Democratic party for some Of
his advisers Little political signiii-
! canoe. in fact. would attach to the
! choice Of one or two conference.-the
advisers. The individual affiliations Of
Cabinet officer no longer loom large.
He becomes a part OF the adminstra-
ton in which he serves, and the ad-
ministration takes its color almost en-
tirely from the views and policies Of
the President. The new administration
will he exactly what Mr.. Wilson
makes IL, no matter what may he the
nominal political associations Of those
| whom ne selects as Cabinet officers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17

Club at the Bellevue Stratford. lat.
going TO the dinner 10 be given by ~.
Poor Richard Club and the City Media,
Society of Philadelphia. The Pres,ds,,
and his party will remain I'm tina, c,,''
overnight, leaving there Saturday a,,.-
noon for New York to attend the d,nr..
of the Ohio Society of New York ,h.,
e ming. Mr.. Taft will also attend ~.
dinner to be given by George e. Bold,
in honor of DR.. Andrew D. White ana
the members of the board Of trustees =,
Cornell University that evening.
Mrs. Ia will Join the President IN
Philadelphia on Saturday and accom-.
pany him as far as New York and nroh.
ably will go to New Haven, where N,
President is scheduled to attend a meet.
ing Of the Yale Corporation on Monday
The President will be the guest Of hi,
brother, Henry ". Taft, while in Nev
York.
on Sunday evening President Taft will
deliver an address before the annual con.
vention OF the Grand Lodge Of the Ordo,
of B'nai Birth. The President and Mrs
Taft expect to get back TO Washington
on Tuesday morning.
Miss Louise Taft. daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles p. Taft and niece OF ,hs
President, end Mrs. Albert Ingalls,. both
of whom have been guests at the White
House for some time, left Washington
this afternoon for their homes In Gin.
cinnati.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
The Cabinet.

The President and Mrs. Taft were en-.
tertained at dinner tonight by the
bachelor member OF the Cabinet the
Postmaster General. Mr.. HitchcOcks en-.
tertainment occupied several Of the larger
bathrooms at Rauscher's, where a profu-
sion Of flowers. principally long stemmed
pink roses and white lilacs, were used.
The table was a hollow circle, with tina
centre filed with palms, ferns and other
growing plants. while roses and lilies
were used on the table. The Marine
Band gave a special programme, and
after dinner there was dancing. Invited
10 meet the President and Mrs. Taft wer.
Miss Taft, Mrs. Louise More. OF Cincin-
natl; the Third Assistant Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Chandler Hale, the Az
sistant Secretary OF the Treasury ana
Mrs. James +. Curtis. the Assistant Sec
rotary OF the Navy and Mrs. l3eekman
inthrop, Colonel and Mrs. Spencer
Cosby, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wilson, Mr..
and Mrs George Howard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Letter Mr. and Mrs John 2.
Wilkins. Mar. and Mrs. a. Garrison Nc.
Clintock, Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Westcott and Cor.
coran Thorn.
The Secretary OF War and Mrs. Slim
son entertained at dinner tonight tbs
japanese Ambassador. the Secretary OF
the Treasury and Mrs. MacVeagh. IN.
Secretary OF Commerce and Labor and
Mrs. Nagel. the Peruvian Minister. and
Nine. Pezet, Senator Wetmore, Major
General and Mrs. George Louis Gillespie.
Major General and Mrs. Arthur Murray.
Mr. and Mrs. G. c. Glover, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Reid Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
James and Mrs. Albert r Bates
The Secretary OF War and Mrs Slim
son will give dinner in honor OF Miss
Taft on February g.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
A CASE FOR RECALL.

Mr.. Roosevelt'S opinion Of our duty
concerning the -Pauncefote treaty.
expressed in letter in THE Outlook,
is none the less commendable and vel
come because il is practically matter
Of course. II Is really difficult to see
how any we'll Informed man can think
otherwise than that the United States
is honorably bound TO submit the dis
puted point to arbitration. unless it
can he settled satisfactorily in some
other way-by direct diplomacy. OBJ
viously. Mr.. ROoSevelts opinion has
peculiar weight aud significance. be-
cause he was the President under
whom both the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
and the arbitration treaty were made.
With that opinion frankly and EN-
phatically expressed it must, however,
bc regretted that Mr. Roosevelt did
not logically add the advocacy Of i'm
mediate repeal of the hasty and i'll
advised legislation by which we sought
to affirm our disputed right in advance
of the adjudication which he. in com
mon with most Of his cOuntrymen, per-
ccives to he necessary. instead of in
ssting upon that right and rejecting
upon the British government for vent
uring to question it. It is quite true
that. as Mr. Roosevelt says, this cOun-
try Is exhibiting unequallcd generosity
i'm putting the canal at the service OF
mankind at its own expense. But that
is not the question. Even greater
generosity. if It were possible. would
not and could not Justify breach Of
faith or violation Of the treaty. We
knew. when the treaty was made, how
generous we were going TO be. and we
made the treaty with that generosity
in contemplation.
The sole question at the present time
i, that of the Interpretation of clause
of the Hay PauncefOte treaty concern
ing equality of tolls at Panama. No
considera tons. as Mr.. Roosevelt truly
SAYS. affect our moral obligation to ar
bitratc the question II Great Britain
50 insists. Nothing can he more OBJ
vious than that we ought instantly
to withdraw our attempt TO PREJUDICE
the case. which we now cOncede that
we had and have no right TO do, and
hold the matter i'm allegiance until our
rights are determined in the only way
In which such thing is possible. Our
International duty is to negotiate with
Great Britain mutually satisfactory
Interpretation Of the treaty. and that
Is what the Executive is now engaged
in doing Our national duty is to re-
peal the challenged clause in the canal
law at least until our right to enact it
Is made clear. and that is what Con
gross ought 10 do without delay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

The only gamblers that arc afraid OF ~
New York police are the gamblers VINO TO
told. Charleston News and Courier.
A New York exchange announces an
on THE Trouble with Wall street Nhen ="
could be told in one word Columbia s'a'e'
Baked beans are novelty by paroe' -.
especially via the aeroplane route ou'
real Boston article can hardly be more me-
appreciated In New York. no matter Wns' m
method OF transportation thither'--O"'
Science Monitor.
The worst feature about the strike Of -.
in New York Is that they propose 70 ""
public the truth about the dishes se''N
Baltimore American.
New York City has a commission 0" !,
sources OF city revenue and no ciH -,
greater need Of one It's nrst report ms 4,
gone to Mayor Gaynor. The claim " -.
that the recommendations would increase
city's revenue 81, OO0. coo Immediately anu
gresslvely up to $50. 100000 in twenty ,s ~,
But what New York City needs Is $So",.
additional revenue a year now. ana
OF Ave or ten times as much ten ye1'
row.-Hartford Times.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
In Washington Society.

Justice and Mrs. Charles T. Hughes
entertained guests at dinner tonight in
honor Of the British Ambassador and
Mrs Bryce
Mrs. Grover cleveland left here to-day
after visit OF ten days, the first part
of which was spent with Mrs. John HAYS
Hammond and the latter with Mira
Henry r. Dimock.
Miss Esther Cleveland, who accom-
panied her mother to Washington. 1. still
here as the guest OF Mrs. Hammond and
will remain until the first week IN Feoru.
airy.
Mrs. Hammond entertained Miss clsve-
land. Ensign Wilkinson, Robert Scott
Hume. Miss Hammond and others in
box at the Belasco tonight 20 sea Will
lam Faversham in Julius Cesar" Atter
the play Mr.. and Mrs Faversham were
the guests OF Mrs. Hammond az supper.
Mrs. Buckner Randolph was hostess AZ
a small tea this afternoon, having Nina
de Laboulaye. wife Of the French Sec
ond Secretary. with her. Mrs. L. T.
Letter and Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard were
at the tea table.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Johnston enter
tanned AT a dinner and dance AZ ms
Playhouse tonight for their niece, MI"
Alice Vandergrift, whose marriage 70
George Angus Garrett. OF Chicago. VII
take place on Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel II. Vandergrift. parents OF the
brde-elect. entertained AT luncheon A"
the Chevy Chase Club for their daughter
Mr.. Garrett and the wedding party. ms
afternoon Miss Marian Leutze enter
talned AZ tea for Miss Nandergrft
Mrs. Walter Van Swearlngen en'e
tanned at a tea this afternoon for ME-
Jeanette Ayres. daughter of Represents
tive and Mrs. Ayres. Of New York. fO,
lowing tho tea number OF guests joHeo
the assistants for dinner, and s'n'
greater number came to the dance "hic"
followed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
SOLVING THE LABOR PROBLEM.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: There can be but one solution OF
this troublesome labor question, and that
is the right OF every employer. as we'll as
Individual. to run his own business with
out meddlers. Unions. II allowed to exist.
must and shall be incorporated under the
laws of the state. and each and every in
dividual union made absolutely RESPONSE
BILE. \ glt-edged bond to be deposited
with the proper authorities as security
when a strike is declared. and the en-
ployer sustaining any damage may re-
cover These are my sentiments. and |
trust they are those of all who believe I'm
the freedom OF labor and are opposed to
violence and mob rule.
Il. h. PROCTOR.
New York, Jan. IL, 1918.