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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20
IMMIGRATION TESTS.

The House failed Yesterday 10 pass
Tie immigration bill over the Presi-
dents veto Yet The vote Of 213 for
10 IA against shows that The lower
branch II Congress strongly favors
some further limitation on iumgra-
ton. while in The Senate the ma iogity
FOR stricter regulation il about I 70 !.
The question If reyiving the billing
ham Bursett hill will. therefore. have
10 he faced by The next Congress. which
may DO expected 10 give expression
once more Ia a widespread popular de
mand that further check shall be
imposed on The entry of immigrants
least capable Of getting in touch with
their new environment and OF being
politically and economically aSsimi-
lated
President Taft vetoed the immigra-
tion bill solely because il imposed a
literacy lest. The Tribune il not II
champion az that test. We do moi be-
lieve that the standard Of eligibility
which II sets MP is in itself all-sufficient
or even superior 10 many other tests.
Every restriction must operate 10 shut
out some applicants ~ worthy rs
others who may I've able 10 meet il and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20
A PEACE PRESIDENT.

Frcll The Louisville COURIER journal.
WIl.sm II. Tan Is President OK tie United
States who does not believe IN curing a cut
with satre OF trestns sdnshot wound
With the least useful ~ The late Richard Jor
Gan Gntinss inventions
When he was Secrstary OF Nar President
'rs;t was Dubbed .'scretsrv OF Peace And no
more widely popular title has ever been wora
ny an of.ochol Ter In this country. lie Goa
tnuCd Ia .ae White House 10 hold the safe and
sane views he held wien his chair was IN the
state. Wa ana Navy building. across the
street.
TIE President Was bsdiy deiosled ~ the re
cent election. but a. the peace President. VINO
n!sht. lacking a cool head and abundant com
nor st.ss. have been a war President. he will
-otirs 70 private lifc applsudeI. The American
PEOPLE. d.s. itc the fact that they retired tho
Republican candidate from Office. have always
EnoNn william H. rait man OF sound
sense ard ar Executive Ia whose hands
the c9uLtry has been Jste rsom suth Gallant
lies may arise .Iom folly in tho White
iIoa,: when fools are, hoNlns snd waving
hss- In the street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM
One Taxpayer" Is Asked to JOIN
Gnard and Build from Within.

In tho Editor OF i ll'
Sir. ~ The Tribune seems ai"'!
ready TO raise its voice on behar ol V''
rational guard. the writer ventures ~ DOR
FOR a little Of your space IN reply W
letter appearing this morning III Eo"'
columns signed "One Taxpayer. WI
,li;sions drawn from Inaccurate premises
ur. themselves Inaccurate. and as the Ma
,;o,.I ot,ari Of this state 10 not II "socia
rather than a military body the POM
raised by your correspondent as 10 t"'
saving Of the annual appropriation u hO'
4 strong one. he goes on. however u
make some statements which he set'
forth as facts which would perhaps
have been better expressed az opih'
ions lie saws that strike duty per
formed BY the guard Is expensive. II
tho ultimate damage TO the community
,.us.d Nv, unchecked ,iotinf 10 consid
er.d. the ordering out of the guard 10 pro
tect the property Of "One Taxpayer aho
others Is an economy except 20 me men"
hers Of III. guard. whose sense OK duty lii'
rels them to give up their respective pusi
ne.ses for as long ~ II may be necessary
&C. restore order For them II Is expensive
If. SAWS also that citizen soldieIN Is en-
,iiely unfit for strike duty. Does he KNOW
or the duty performed by one reg men'
OF this city in the Astor Place ii"ts' th'
Orange riots and the BROOKLYN strike o.
1895?
True. the only war We have had in htti
years has been the war with SPAN bs
cause We have mad 10 COMA sratlons IN
long tine shall We abolish the Ire De
rsrtment? II would result in a great say
irg 10 the taxpayers until a fire broke ont
That war brought out many defects. not
alone in the national guard. which s"rNe1
20 teach many lessons 10 All concerned
on. Indirect result was the DICK bhl
with which your correspondent migh'
fsmiliarlze himself n he has not slfeadj
done so.
think Il reasonable To assert that th'
guard IN this state is made up mainly OF
men who are seriously trying 20 approx
mat. the Standards Of the regular cstab
lishment and who are giving unselhshlN
Of their time. their energy and, In many
cases their money 10 accomplish thai
purpose.
The whole duty 81 q taxpayer ~ no.
done not by a long shot. when he saws
+ have paid IN my share Of the taxes q
support tho guard aud 7 consider thai
there is nothing more 20 be done " ~
is ~ proper age and IN good health ID
Lin Join the guard and serve his enlist
ment. Then he will be in o better posi-
ton 20 observe conditions, TO know VIVA
the men who are working for The best IN
terest. Of the guard arc doing and 10 dc
III. part In building il up from the inside
rather than trying 20 tear II down from
Tho outside az many are trying 20 do bS
criticism not ALWAYS based on facts.
GrARpeMAN
New YORK Feb -. 1919.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20
A BUDGET COMMITTEE.

The House Of Representatives j.
being driven 10y desperation toward
The budget system. which II mas
heretofore opposed aS a limitation Oh
its own powers Last year the House
did what il could To prevent the Exec
utive department from presenting re-
quests for appropriations in digeSted
and systematic form. 1t upset the
Presidents plan for cO-ordinatins the
estimates and making their total cor
respond as far rs possible 10 the gov
ernmentS prospective revenue. Ihe
leaders i'm the House wanted 10 con-
tinue the vicious method Of receiving
separatc requests from between fifty
and one hundred different department
officials. since that method of dispcr-
sion brought the administrative ser
vice more directly under the supervI-
sion Of Congress in all its details and
greatly enlarged the prestige and au-
thoritv Of the committees having
charge Of appropriation bills.
Now the House itself is running away
with those committees They cannot
control expenditure. and tie response
bile leaders are looking about for Il
means Of protecting themselves against
the insurgent pork hunters. They
have hit upon the plan of creating Il
Budget Committee. which shall say IN
advance how much money shall be
spent on each branch Of the public ser
vice II would app0rti0n the available
revenue and make the trainers of the
appropriation bills cut them to the pre-
arranged allowances The Senate in
1900 created a similar committee.
which soon died of inanitlon. Yet that
failure need not deter The House.
which originates ali the appropriation
bills and has traditionaly much
.irmer hold on the governments purse
strings. The present system Of divid'
"a responsibility i'm the lower branch
has broken down. and an experiment.
Ike the creation of Budget Commit
lee could hardly fail 10 bring good re-
suits.
II il should. 10 reason would remain
for diScouraging a similar conceutra.
riOn Of authority i'm the hands Of the
President lie ought 10 be allowed 10
supervise aud modify the estimates Of
his subOrdinateS and 10 present to Con
gress complete scheme Of expendi-
ture for the fiscal year ahead. Then
he and the Budget Committee of the
House could cooperate in checking cX-
travagancc and preventing the appr0-
pidatioD Of millions each year for the
benefit OF log-rOllin. organizations in
the two branches. II those two forces
co-operated the blame for extravaganza
could be laid at the door of those who
force extra allowances into the appro-
pdaiion BIDS. Good will come of the
lawlessness now peryading the House
II It results in placing responsibility
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20
NO PRESCRIPTIONS.

If President Madero had sent tOlonel
Felix piaZ before court martial M
,bo end Of the latrer's earlier and I'M
successful attempt at revolution. ana
that tribunal had caused the prisoner
TO. lie placed before wall as target
for firing Sduad. 'the world would
have regretted but would also probably
have conceded the need of such stern
Justice. Incidentally. as result Of
tat act. Madero might have served on
his full term as President unmolested.
But he did not do it.
Now he case is different. Colonel
or General-DiaZ is now in control. ana
MaderO and his colleagues are prison
ers. But there is no charge Of treason
or Of instruction against them. ana
tLey are properly suffice, 70 no penalty.
They NAV be removed from Office but
they have committed no crime worthy
o. punishment. For that reason bad
immersion is produced by the summary
execution. 10y q well known Mexican
method of Gustavo Mldero. a brother
If the President. Personal spite AMI
hatred appear 10 have supplied the
only motive for the act, which 70
American eyes seems like nothing but
murder
II is FOR the MeXicans to order such
matters rs they please. Of course. ac-
cordiug "a their own code. But for
the sake of their countIy's repute be
fore the world, as also for the sake
OF lis tranquility and fraterDal union.
i; is 10 be hoped That there will be no
moro rcnrisals and no prescriptions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20
REORGANIZATION.

The Tribune's Washington CORE
spondent reports that sentiment III
flavor Of some measure of reorganlZd-
zion of the Republican party is grow
ling steadily, and even rapidly. ms i
highly encouraging, since it is evident
that the Republican party IN order 10
take it's proper place as the opposition
during the next four years and benenI
by Whatever reaction there may be
against the administrations policies,
must strengthen its hold on public con-
fdence as an agency of progress. lis
methods Of internal government must
lie popularized and ifs conventions
must be made more representative.
II may. seem to some still desirable
rs matter Of consistency 10 base stare
and district representation OIL popuIa-
ton. pure and simple. But that S!s-
TEN has perpetuated the grossest IN
4oualities aud put a dangerous share OF
mower in Republican councils i'll the
hands OF moribund party organizations
in dozen states where Republicanism
has become merely a memory. 1he
unwillipgness of hundreds Of thousanuS
of Republicans to accept form OF
marty government under which one vote
IN a hopelessly Democratic state counts
for more than fifty votes in state
which is strongly Republican must be
rcckoued with. Theories which inter
fere with the growth OF the party
should be swept aside. II is far more
important for the party TO grow thah
if is for it to adhere to q tradition
Of representation which has lost its
validity.
The Republican state Convention III
Michigan made suggestion last week
which might wisely be followed. That
j, to call a national convention this
year at which the basis of representa-
ion shall be changed and the voting
power of the Congress districts De
raualized. This is q good year for I'M
dprtakine national reorganization. SINCE
few state elections will be held next
fall and personal ambitions and rival
rics will not enter to any great extent
into The consideration Of means for I'M
proving methods Of party government
As another Presidential election ap-
uroaches revision will become more
difficult. If the Republican party Is TO
he unified it's leaders must realize The
necessity of speedy action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20
AT NEWPORT.

p. At.c~laNl ~ tt.' tt.N.f'
Newport. Feb. l9.-Alrs. William r. Cat-
ter. G. Philadelphia. arrived here TO-DAY
Her son. who is student at s.. George :
School. is i'll.
pr Roder.ck Terry was able 10 be OUT
TODAY. after an Illness OF several days
Mrs. Willam :. Sims has gone 10 "a!
brook. Conn. f,r a short visit
Ms. Frank W. Andrews, Of Nash."s
ton. will go abroad after Pres.dcn, VIII
sons Inauguration. prior 10 opening re
ason here.
Miss Louise Ward McAilster has To-
turned here from New York
Mrs. Charles \. Bull. Of Brooklyn :
the guest Of Lieutenant and Ms. franz
II Sadier at the Naval Training >iauoh
Mrs. Bull has arranged for improvements
10 her summer home.
Mss Rosa y Grosyeuor : entertaining
Miss Anna Lloyd Ely. o; Providence.
Tho Misses Phinney will make az e1
terded European trip this sprins. Durlns
their absence they will have 4 new home
tuilt IN Ruggles avenue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20

for careful management III lew
hands and forces the pork barre
contingent 10 work from the ouislu
instead of controlling important coin
mittccS and thus giving their opera
tons tine sanction OF regularity Niih
q Budget Committee in action there
could be- no public building bill report
ed distributing public money Oh tht
basis Of mere personal and political
DnndS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20

nrcs,. As result there VAS tain -
Intervention by Great Britain. tflnc''
Prussia and Spain. but 1T eildeu III
talk. and in the suspension ~ dipi"'
matte relations hy Great Drltdih' III
thc end the Due dc Morny. Tor ln'
sake Of graft" Induced his llliprII''
ba!f-brother to make Il compact I"4
Joint action against Mexico ny J. raH'''
Great Britain ana Spain. Even ihei'
there WAS no design of Intervention III
Mexican domestic affairs. save snrI -
was secretly cherished 10y the r'h'h
con Spirators acting IL concert Win
Mexican traitors. and the avOWcd pili-
pose of the triple expedition was mere
ly To- control certain ports untIl some
pecuniary claims were satisfied from
ihc receipts Of customs.
The French campaign. after the sal
isfaction and withdrawal OF the other
powers. was frankly directed toward
the conquest of Mexico. II was 50 rec
ognized 10y the United States. and ~
soon as our hands Were freed from do
mestic cntanclcmcntS we forced me
French ont of that country. Hul
through al those complication. AMI
the wears of domestic chaos which foi-
lowed the United States declined Ia
intervene IF thc provOcaiion To do :"
then was not greater than II is now
history has hccn strangely niSwriiten
And if aversion 10 wars OF conquest
is moi at least as strong now as II was
in James Buchansn'> time. We mistake
The tcmpcr Of the Americam nnlinn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

Castro must be hardened Nrs'eh !"
hiss seen New York. and he still wants ~
stay In this country.-Cleveland Plain Dea'e''
New York Is finding that the men hiShe'
up may be low down. too.--Boston hef"''
Some notable New Workers have formed 7.
walking club. regardless o. the feelings o.
the struggling street car system ana '"'
automobile dealers. Chicago News.
MAYOR Gayaor and Joseph II. Choate pro
pose 10 form a walking club in New fofN
1t looks as though the only hope OF rsiie'
ing the pressure on the traffic system ~
sar as this generation is concerned, lies III
some such scheme.-Rochesier DsmocfN
and chronicle.
Clergyman says New York needs eu'-
few law. And IN that case the crooks WV
would regard It no more than they do an
OF the others. would be In a position 10 NJ"
It out among themselves. Good thng Tue"
1t along Philadelphia InQrirsr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20
FARLEY AT PORTO RICO
Cardinal and Party Welcomed
at San Juan by Bishop Jones.

san Juan. Porto Rico. Feb 9-Cardins
FARLEY. OF New York. and Archbishop j.
IT, Blenk. OF New Orlesna. accompanied
BY number ~ other prelates. arrived
here to-day Oh the steamer BraZos. They
VIII take part in IT,. celebrations IN con
nection With the Dp;h anniversary ~ tho
establishment OF the Catholic Church IN
the Island OF Porto Rico. the first Catho-
lie diocese In the uew world
TIE Right Rev. ". \. Jones Bishop oi
Porto Rico. met the party. and great
crowd which gathered greeted the visitors
enthusiastically.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20

get in. What the trainers of immisra-
ton legislation are after l. not 7" de-
wise some single ideal test. but lnerei!
ro ind WAYS 10 exclude Il larger Per
ccntace of more or less undesirable
aliens than i now shut OUT. lie
vetoed bin Increased the head tax. DGt
that is q slichr deterrent aud Affects
all immigrants alike. Imposing IL III
craty test would he an experiment
along new lire and some experience
with IFS workings might be vairaplc'
II would he authorized, not as a
finaltv. bur AS IN eypedient for tent
porary use.
The opponents Of the Immigration
bill did not attack the test So mllch
~ the theory. Of heir own crealon'
HAT literacv WAS Ia he made a per-
manent requisite Of admission Tor
aliens. II thc time should come when
Europe was able TO employ all It's
uoIIlation at home the United states
might safely diSmantlc lis elaborate
machinery for protecting itself against
forced ANA undesirable immigration.
For the present the decisive non-par'l-
san yote in thc two branches OF Con
sreSs in favor Of mild literacy fest
merely proves that the country wants
10 deal with The immigration situation
little more resoluteiy. II does not
suggest any desire to lay down qualih'
cations which are to he immutahle or
are intended 10 keep ont any raw ma
terial Of citizenship which the coun'
try could quickly And comfortably
Ii.cSt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20
MONTAGUE FLAGG TO MARRY
His Engagement to Granddaughter OF
Robert Hoe announced

Announcement IL made of the engage
ment OF Miss Thyrza Benson 10 Montague
Flagg. Of New York Miss Benson, who
mslies her home with her aunt. Miss
Mary Benson. Al No 2ll Columbia
Heights Brooklyn. Is the daughter Of the
late Nh and Mrs Frank sherman Ben
son. and 4 granddaughter OF the late
Robert Hoe. the collector Of rare
books Miss Renson has many Of her
srandfather's treasures. number Of
which he bequeathed 10 her while others
she purchased at the sales
MI. FlaGg is an architect living at No.
/ Lexington avenue. His parents make
their home In Hartford. The wedding will
probably take place In April
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20

President and Mrs. Taft were guests az
dinner tonight or senator Newlands. -
Nevada. and MS. New.nnds.
tolowing the dinner the resident and
Ms. Taf,, with tneif hosts and others OF
tie party. attended the musical given 6y
Mrs Marshall Field.
Mrs. TAFT WAS the guest Of honor AZ A
musical AZ d.. O'Clock. when Mrs. John l..
Rcybuin was hostess
Miss Taft and her cousin Miss Gather
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20
WASHINGTON LETTER SOLD
Englishman Pays $3.50 at Auction
for One Written in 1889.

London. Feb. ia letter written by
George Washington al Mount Vernon on
February 5. 1889 and referring 10 the
election OF the representatives Ia tie irst
Ur!ted states Congress. was sold al suc-
tior here to-da" for sl,e-o.
VI was purchased .by an English private
collector.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20

for the midday meal. and be co"'e".
take that in restaurant. The man ""o
takes ,Ilree meals ut home in my hauH
citv--New York-is oUt OF business OF III
should be"
Il mus. colfe.s' said me candI'd io ,'at ,he
man. that since | have stepped In'o 49, I
limeiisht Of publicity number OF ~
sions II self-esteem have oee;i u.'P" man
. mar ards himself famous ana tue"
wake. n.''--Washingtou star.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20
Mr.. MORGAN GOES DRIVING
Granddaughter Leaves
Egypt for Rome.

London. Feb. ri Pierpont Morgan
according to a special dispatch from Car
TO. went out driving to-day. lie slept
last night better than lie had done Tor
some time and is recovering from ms
attack Of indigestion.
Ills granddaughter has LEFT Egypt for
Rome.
j. J.. Morgan x Co received csolS
oispa tel from Cairo YESTERDAY stains
that NJ. Morgan's health continued 10
improve.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20
KING GIVES TO SCOTT FUND
Adds $1,000, Bringing Total LONDON
Subscription Up to 100000.

London. Feb. l9.-king George to-dS'
donated 5000 10 the funds being fsIsed
for memorial 10 Captain RocerI =
Scott and his four companions who disd
on the expedition 10 the South Pole. I'M
amalgsmated total subscribed no"
amounts to 5i0c,cI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20
81 his nome AT the burlington.
In Washington Society.
d. British Ambassador and Mrs. b
:. nnn.ta Of hnnor nf 2 dinner tn.ni

Tn. British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce
were guests of honor at a dinner tonight
with Nh. and Mrs. e. q. G.)itr as hosts
Mrs. Marshall Field entertained thirty
pcrsons a. dinner tonight. and later
when additional guests came I'm for the
musical. .Ir Mccormack sans.
MI and Mrs. Edison Bradley entertained
at dinner tonight tho Swiss Minister and
Madame Ritter. Representative and MIS-
John Dwight. Mr. and Mrs. William Cor
coran Hill. Representative and Miss Can.
non. Ny. and Mrs Henry g. Perkins Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Harlow. Mr.. and Mrs
povton Russell. Or. and Mrs. Ralph Jen.
kins. DR.. and Mrs Chatard, DR.. and Mrs
Fremont Smith. Colonel and Mrs. Downey
and Count de Pontiac, Of New York
Mrs. rruxtun Beale entertained Al
luncheon today fof Miss Esther Hare
ot Philadelphia.
Senator and Mrs.. Works entertained the
California delegation in Congress at din
ner tonight
, Washington women 81 society turned
out as millners and saleswomen to-day
and sold hats 20 Mrs. Taft. Miss Taft
Mrs Never and almost the entire Soda.
world. for the benefit OF the Child-cn's
Country Home. John Cotton Smith ana
JaHrey Dodge did duty a. floor walkers,
and Mrs. Ormsby McCanmon, Miss Alys
AIeyer. Miss Ethel Noyos, Mrs Richard
Wainwright. Mrs Horace Westcot'' Mrs.
Nathaniel Francis and others acted as
salcswomen.
1t was a merry party IN tine drawing
rooms OF Mrs Francis y. NOycs. Bachelor
diplomats were enticed into buying hats
for which they had no use merry
matrons tried on hats youthful enough
for their daughters. and the creation,
sent by New York. Baltimore and Wash
inston importers were sold rapidly.
Miss Taft bought several hats. as id
he. mother. while Mrs. George Won J..
Never and the Misses Meyer each selected
several dainty pieces OF spring headsesr.
Miss Catherine Anderson. who IS visiting
her uncle and aunt. the President aai
Mrs. Taft, also was iured into buying a
fetching hat. while Miss Dorothy VIII
Jams. Miss Gladys ingalls,. Miss Glad! :
Hlnckley and othe: girls OF Miss TaNs
set followed their leader and not only
bought but sold hats FOR several hours
At ) O'Clock Mrs. Never and Ms. Noyes
poured tea while the sale went on.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20

There il a strange irony in our e1-
perionces with Pearl Harbor. The com
nodiodsnesS. security and strategic po-
sition Of that superb natural haven Al.
tracted American attention half cen
turv ago For the sake Of acquiring II
We renewed the reciprocity treaty vi'1
Hawaii in 1887. al the cost OF provok-
ing Diplomatic controversy VIII
Great Britain. Vet FOR many years W
left the harbor unimnroved and an
used. And now that at last We have
undertaken 90 construct there Try
dock worthy Of the place and Of It's
needs and uses disaster besets il AND
involves losses which NAV mount int
the millions. 'Iawaiians Of The old
times would have declared .hat tEes'
things meant that the harhor was
ia hoo "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-20
WASHINGTON.
At tho Waite House.

lFrou ia Tribune Bureau
Washington. February =