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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-03
, MoMENToUs CONTEST.

II would he rather difficult to cXag-
ccrate the significance of the strike
which the American Federation of La
Dor has Just declared against the
United States steel Corporation. That
corporation comprises the world $
greatest single aggregation of capital
In private hands. The American Fed
Grafton Of Labor represents the WOrld
most powerful extra governmental Ia
Dor group. And while the nation looks
on helplesSly these independent 1ltahS
of modern industralism will battle
not for wage scale or some other de-
tail Of collective bargaining, but TO es-
tabIsh in "A basic industry an INDUS
trial cleavage which may profoundly
color history.
Mr.. Frank l.. Morrison. the Fedora
lions secretary. sums up the situation
thus prosaicaly: This is the firHt
"stcp in our big fight for recognition
'by the steel trust" He means
rather. that the Federation of Labor
HTS III IdSl lduiiNilNtI ilF-'ti az IL
of it's most powerful rival. the largest
ot those private corporations Whicu
seek by pension sy'tcmS. by diStrihut-
inc stock among their. employees, by
vast patcrnaliStic enterprises for ms
comfort. to tie worker 10 capitalist ana
tc cut the very ground from under
unioniSm. For Notwithstanding the
reports Of oppression which labor has
made against the United States Stcc'
Corporation. the eradication of union
ism from its mills by the means Speci-
fed has been the conscious ana
avowcd aim OF its directors since its
inception.
To whom will the great army of steel
workers decide 10 cling: To the pa
tcrnaiStic employer or 10 the com
radcs in labor's armed camp? The de-
cision ono way or the other may mark
turning point in the industrial life
of the country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-03
THE FOX TRIAL.

Distrip, Attorney Whitman prest'''
efforts TO uncover graft in the fohcc
Department depend. for the time 1T
least upon his success in the trial o..
tbc policeman Fox. who is accused on
corruption by the witness Sipp. h,S
trial comes on to-day. with colhineuu'
able promptness. 1t will be succcedeu'
il tho District Attorney obtains con-
viction Nv the trial 81 Newer. inc
lawyer who is accused Of trying 10
dissuade tho witness Sipp from enter
ing the jurisdiction Of the court.
Only through the conviction OF lo"'I
officers in the Police Department anu
other alleged agents will The higher
CRITTERS in the Police Department eN''
he punished. The SippS ana their h'nu
do moi BASS the money To captains anu
INSPECTORS directly. When Mr.. Nh''-
man has demonstrated that the "sys.
fem" with its money and lis arm! VI
pcriurerS. is powcrlcss To protect us
agents he may bc able TO ob'ali 'if'
evidence that hc requires TO 30 hisher'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-03
MYTHICAL SAVINGS.

The best comment on the character
Of the savings for which the oppoSi-
ton to the subway contracts claim
credit is found in the fact that of the
S4O.OOO.000 alleged the Interborough
company was disposed Ia object scri-
ously to only S535.O00. the reduction IN
the price 10 be paid for the Stcinway
tunnel II agreed cheerfully 10 the
So. OO0. 900 Saving" which is described
hv THE World" as eliminating III"
possibility that the city might. in the
event Of recapturc have to pay twice
for equipment" Evidently the Inter
borough company did not think much
Of the possibility" If getting paid
twice for equipment. The reason WHY
the Interborough company was dis
posed TO hold out for the S13J.OOO was
that it was an actually. not posi-
bility" depending upon the lo0Seness Of
language of an mreviSed contract
The agreement between the Inter
borough company ami the Public Ser
vice DlnllllN>loH llldut ScN tIdI lHOHthH
ago was perfectly plain Oh this point.
Ii did not contemplate pa! ing twice
for equipment So far aS the contract
i'm its unrevised state left open the
possibility Of paying twice it did not
carry out that agreement. The revi-
sion Of the contract would have cured
lis defects without the aid of Nj.
HeaIst's mass meetings or "lhc
Worlds" Vehemcncc.
1t is a comfort 10 these opponents to
claim the credit for accomplishing the
changes Of language which were III
prOgrcSS and to insist that through
eliminating possibilities untold saw
ings have been effected. But il is an
ingloriouS ending Of Il campaign which
was 10 reveal an aroused state ~ the
public mind which would defeat the
hooking Of the city" when all that
the opposition can show. even if we
grant il the credit for this accomplish
ment. is the cutting out Of one half
million-dollar item Of enough substance
for the Tnterborough company 10 object
To the reduction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-03
CLASS TAXATION.

The Democrats i'm Congress VINO are
already planning the imposition OF an
income tax in expectation Of the early
adoption Of the constitutional amend
mcnt ought To rid themselves OF tUt
idea that their mission IL 10 bleed Inc
leople of the great centres OF populd-
lion where paper incomes arc high he
cause the cost of living is high. KEEP
rcScntativc HuIrs proposal To cXcmpf
incomes UP 10 $1,000 amounts TO trec-
in- from this tax the great body Of
WcIl-to-do persons outside of the large
cities, who with incomes of from So'-
Ooo 10 $1,000 live better and have more
financial independence than the men
who earn from $4,000 to $1,000 ID
New York City.
One of the virtues Of direct tax i
that il brings home TO the people thel'
interest i'm and responsibility for their
government 1t should therefore he
made as inclusive as possible. \ tax
ON all incomes above $1,000. if the rate
is low. would he no appreciable imam
cial burden to those who have little
over the exemption. while il would i'll
tcrcst them in expenditures. Just rs
the trihinc real estate tax for state
purposes i'm New York made the farm
crS for years the most important III
Strumcnt Of economy. ON the other
hand. q high exemption frees from alt
in, N mn nf
voters and encourages them to tolerate
waste which comes out of somebody
else's pocket If the Democrats carry
out the scheme for Il SupertaX on un-
earned incomes and a graduated rate
increasing with the increase of In
comes. there is all the more reason
for making substantially everybody
contribute TO this popular tax. even
though his share be the merest trific.
Governor Wilson. writing about the
South's objection to protection as ul-
constitutional declares that while the
mere protective purpose Of duties dld
not make them unconstitutional the
South might with reason have held
that as these duties were levied chiefly
on their consumption while they were
not producing the favored articles. the
lax was unequal and therefore forbid
den. An income tax 50 devised a. 10
fall OH only Il class or section ana 10
exempt the great body Of well-to-do
.tizcns outside Of the great cities l.
by that reasoning unequal and unjust.
Wealth should be made to carry its
full share of the burden Of govern
ment. but ii is dangerous publ:
policy which tends To separate the citi-
lenship into tax paying and tax voting
rlasses by exempting majority Of the
people in Il large part Of the country
from any personal concern with th"
'pVV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-03

but il should he known. III ohlhu u
keeping her part of the compact rrea'
Britain will surely have to keep hers'
If China. however, is disregarding her
obligations and is increasing her own
opium traffic. Great Britain may pe
legally and technically entitled 10 re
sumo her shipments Of opium from IN
a. though it might be morally pest
not TO do so. II is to be borne Ill
mind that at most Indian opium Is Il
small factor in the Chinese TRACE
amounting to only about onc-seVenth
Of the whole Thus in 1900 Imports
from all sources. including indla anu
Persia. were only J4.22o piculs' WINE
China herself produced 32o,2'o picu's'
The amount Of Indian opium WHICH
il is intended to send into emma Is
therefore. almost negligible. though the
principle involved is Of great impor-
tancc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-03
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

\ strong box containing family records
aud hclrlooms WAS opened II few days
ago TO examine an old manuscript. The
box had not been disturbed Tor several
years and the women who had taken IL
into a private room were surprised "hen
they removed an old-fashloned open face
watch from it's resting place TO hear II
tick loudly. This 10 them was evidence
that the box had been tempered WIN
But everything was found intact and In
keeping with the memorandum or con
tents, and they were much perpleIed be-
cause OF the ticking watch. which ceased
it's activity before the box was returned
TO its place. \ matchmaker who was
consulted said that such "momentary
life" in dead" timepicces when disturbed
wa not unusual
lie Back from the punch bowl Just
look across tn room. m dear. Did YOU
ever see hOmelier man?
She Din tragic whisper)-Don' dis
grace yourself. George. That's mirror.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Six Siberian dogs have arrived on the
Jungfraujoch. in Switzerland. and will be
employed in drawing sledges up the jung
frau Mountain and across the Aletsch
glacier. after they have been trained
10 the WORK by NJ. Zochokke, a Polish ex-
pert. The idea il 10 give visitors to Swift
zerland in summer glimpse OF life in
the snow and ice bound districts OF ST.
IBERIA and Greenland. This is the first
time that dogs have mounted TO 80 great
a height 0l.0O0 feet in Switzerland, and
il is an interesting experiment
What kind of an inauguration do YOU
prefer"
I'm not worrying" answered the ear;
nes, Democrat 'As long a. they elected
our ticket I'm satisfied with any kind OF
an inauguration that doesn't ring In
substitute. "-Washington Star.
A physician writing to The Family
Doctor U.ondon) says that smoking has
a worse effect on most people I'm winter
than in summer, and he advises all
smokers who find their health and mental
faculties impaired In winter for no APP
parent reason to accept tobacco as the
explanation and TO cut down their srnok-
ing during the colder months. Tobacco.
he SAYS IL 81 powerful drug, and cannot
be consumed In large quantities without
producing a certain effect OH the heart.
II must be remembered that during tho
winter the heart has great deal more
work 10 do than In summer. for the cold
causes the blood vessels to become small
and pinched. II is thus less able to bear
the extra strain put upon 1t by smoking
Ncl-Jack told me last night he had
given mo his heart.
Belle--Well It's damaged goods. He
told me last week had broken it-Bos-
ton Transcript.
In speaking OF the election in France
Figaro says that on the day before the
choice at Versailles a photographer ar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-03

rived at the palace where the elect'on
took place and was escorted to the room
which had been prepared for him. ne
carried a leather case which contaiheu
the decoration OF the Grand Coruon'
which was worn by Felix Faure' I'o"o..
and Fallieres. He was provided WIN Az
the paraphernalia necessary TO MAKE '"s
portrait of the new President, II th's nau
to be done at night. The table the pooH
of the law on which the new head OIL '"o
nation must be seen to lean-ai "ero
ready. and the man Of the camera aWa,'-
ed only the action Of the electors anu '"o
smile of the new President. The pictures
OF poincare were made at the so'e'"
ment's expense and will be placed III ."e
various offices to replace those OF d.
Heres.
Office Boy-There are two men drs oo of
there, sir, who want to see YOU oro an
them is a poet and the other deaI i, nont
Editor-Well, go out and tel tne Pct Get
that the deaf man Is the editor anu d.; ,s'
them fight 1t out between them'-li' D''''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-03

pass laws which make II crime Tor our
citizens to make themselves expert IN the
use of weapons with which they may DIT
some future time be able to save our
country from the foreign invader!
A particularly outrageous feature OF the
Sullivan law is that one who carries or
nossesses a dagger, dirk or stiletto can
be convicted OF q crime only when IL can
he proved that he carries or possesses IL
with intent to use the same against an
other" while a man who carries re-
volver In a satchel or in his pocket 70 a
runsmith to be mended, or to a shooting
club to practise with II, Is guilty or
felony. and IL no keeps 1T TO derehd MS
home he is guilty of a misdemeanor'
When We realize that daggers, stiiettos'
d,rks etc. are the weapons OF assassins
and that revolvers are commonly kept ny
bouseholders to protect their hoihes
against burglars the enormity OF the dis-
elimination In favor OF gangsters anu
AGAINST Iaw.abiding citizens is most gar
ing
No better service TO the state can DC
rendered by Governor Sulzer and the pres
ent Legislature than to repeal TINS ou'ous
law and to replace it by CONSTITUTIONS
amendment guaranteeing to cinzens '"e
r;.ht IN defend with firearms their per-
sons, property and homes.
DEFENCELESS CITIZEN.
New York, JAN %, 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-03
THE OPIUM QUESTION.

The intimatiOn that the British
Indian government is contemplating
something like another opium war to
compel China 10 receive extensive
shipments Of the forbidden drug must
be accepted with reserve. There is no
much concerned over the accumulation
Of opium in India. which under present
arrangements cannot be marketed in
China. and there may he ground for
diplomatic representations. But we do
not expect to see in the second decade
of the twentieth century Il repetition
Of the regrettable performances Of scv-
enty-odd years ago.
The whole case seems 10 hinge upon
the question Of China's fulfilment Of
her undertakings. concerning which
there are various and contradictory re-
ports. In 1907 the British government
agreed to reduce shipments Of opium
from India TO China at the rate Of 10
per cent year. so as 10 eXtinguish the
u u'lt III WI ''"iP VII WI
Gition that China would do the same
with her domestic production Of the
drug. The first three years were to
he probationary. and upon Chlna's
achievements during that time contin-
uance Of the system would depend. In
1910 il was unofhcially reported that
China was pretty generally decreasing
her cultivation of peoples and manu-
facture and sale OF opium. and the
British government accordingly con-
tinucd its restriction Of the trade in
India.
Since the establishment Of the Chi
nese republic. however. there have
been some strange reports. In some
places the anti-opum laws are appar-
entity being enforced with severity.
even to the infection Of the death pen.
atty upon offenders. On the other
hand, II has been stated. on respectable
and not hostile authority. that in some
provinces poppy culture and opium
making have been restored to their
former proportions. The truth Of the
matter may be difficult to ascertain,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-03
MORE STUDY; FEWER STUDIES.

AilllU tue lluIllluuc OI tIlJlcdl re-
ports upon the metropolitan school
system. one which was made public
on Friday by committee Of the Pub
lie Education Association is worthy Of
special notice. because it touches in Il
practical way upon practical phase If
the subject and appeals directly 10 the
common sense Of practical men and
women. The gist Of il is that children
in the elementary schools are over
burdened with too many studies.
They are now required 10 pursue thir-
teen. The committee favors reducing
the number to eight. also reducing
the time Of the course from eight to
six years. which is another matter.
There can be no doubt that the null
tiplication Of studies is an evil. in 4
double sense. 1t overtaXes the child's
mental and physical strength and it
prevents him from thoroughly mas
tcring anything. The temptation to it
has arisen. OF course, from the great
extension Of the field Of human knowl-
edge and interest There are great
many more things 10 be learned to-
day than there were even few years
ago. But the mistake is in imagining
that schooling Is 10 be valued accord
ing to its superficial range, or the num-
Der of studies which it comprises. The
fact is that for every child in an elc-
mentary school il is far better To- mas
ter half q dozen studies thoroughly
than TO scrape a mere exapination-
passing acquaintance with dozen.
Ia reducing the number of studies
there would be corresponding in
crease of the amount Of actual study
ing done. and there would be a still
greater increase of that mental disci-
pline which is second in importance TO
no other part Of school work. Ihat
elementary school will do the best
work which most successfully teaches
its pupils 10 read. write and speak the
English language with accuracy. 10
perform easily and correctly the fun
damental operations Of arithmetic and
bookkeeping. TO know the chief features
Of the physical and political geography
of the world and the outlines Of his
tory lin both these paying especial at
attention 10 our own country. to under
stand the principles Of American gov
eminent, national state and municipal.
and to know at least the meaning of
the names of the principal natural
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-03
A HOPE AND A MISGIVING
Would Woman's Suffrage Shorten the
DAYS of Child Labor?


To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: What Life Means to Me. an au-
dress bv Mrs. Gertrude Brcslau Hunt las.
Wednesday evening. was listened 10 Win
great attention by large audience mere
I'm Mattituck. Her press notices ana
things said Of her. from East TO west ana
North to South. were highly compliment
arv But as We took our seat anu
waited for the curtain to rise a feellng
came over us that probably the gifts and
ability Of this woman-'one OF the most
gifted on tho American platform"-had
been greatly exaggerated. But We soon
cor Guided that this genteel and pleasant
apr caring woman was all that she had
been represented 10 be.
Her principal topic was Child labor
and the brutality prsctised by wardsns
and keepers Of prisons. We read of these
every day in our magazines and news
papers; but when We hear woman VINO
has visited these prisons these coal mines
and these factories, where women ana
little children work day and night for
mere pittancc. the existing conditions
there, it is brought right home to our
very hearts. and we. as citizens OF the
United States. are shocked 10 know that
no country across the ocean but Russia
can compare with US in this atrocious
business. Russia. noted for her oppres-
sion. aud We for our liberty.
We here. in good old Suffolk County,
whore so much is done TO educate and
auusc children in our public schools, our
Sunday schools and our Christmas cele-
hrations. can hardly realize that hum
dreds and thousands OF children all over
our land are working their lives away In
poverty and almost starvation. while
those who survive 10 manhood and
vomanhood become the fathers and moth
ers OF a degenerate race. We need Just
such lectures as this, sounding the truth
in our ears and awakening our con-
sciences. that We may do all in our power
to awaken the unawakened 10 a great
reformation. Agitation has accomplished
much in our halls Of Congress. and I.egis-
lature, too, but il must begin with the
people. and here is where the speaker in
troduced equal suffrage" in a very nice
way-not extensively. even 10 the ants.
She evidently believes that votes for
women would right all these wrongs. and
who, with like faith. would not be will
ing and anxious 10 east vote? But
many OF US. perhaps. seeing through a
glass darkly. cannot look at things thus.
Even these very mothers whose children
work day and night and earn their daily
bread would oppose a law TO prevent it.
and so the bad and ignorant women
would counteract the good and educated
women, and we would wish ourselves left
10 the tender mercies of our husbands.
brothers and sons, as before. X.
Mattituck. y. y, Jan. a. 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-03
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

An Improvement in the business OF
the New York Stock Exchange was
shown in last weeks volume and trend
OF prices. Estimating the value Of this
Improvement would be difficult, as the
real causes for the more cheer
fui tone were not apparent. such
situation is not unusual in Wall Street,
as the turn for better or for worse
ordinarily comes when unexpected.
Considerable influence on the general
list was exerted by the bullish activity
in American Can issues, the value OF
which influence in stock market leader
ship is very questionable Some COM
fort was drawn by traders from the
semi-crystallized efforts Of agitators to
reform the exchange. The message Of
Governor Sulzer seemed 10 remove the
possibility of national legislative inter
ference and to reduce the issue TO a
simple form of negotiation and agree
ment between the Stock Exchange
governors and the Chief Executive OF
this state. Aside from situation
largely sentimental there was little to
change the status as whole from
previous weeks.
From the business world at large re-
ports OF trade operations indicated a
generally favorable condition. AS dur
ing previous weeks Of this year. the
effect of adverse weather conditions
was felt in some industries. and prob
able changes in the tariff caused hest
tation in the lines most directly af-
fected. The iron and steel business
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MORE FORTY-YEAR READERS
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1878 Without a Break.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. We were greatly Interested IN dh
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urday. January %, giving an account VI
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