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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
A HIGHER STOCK TAX.

MANY OF those who intelligcntly sup
ported the present stock transfer tax
when il was proposed and adopted
must doubt the wisdom and fairness
of the present plan of Governor Sulzer
TO increase that tax from ~ to NJ Oh
each one hundred shares transferred.
There is disposition in some quarters
10 ignore the protests of Wall Streei
because Wall Stree, protested yigor-
ouSly against the original lax. bu'
there is obviously point al which
tax will interfere with business. The
present TAX Yields Sj.yoo.eD az ST
Opo. 900 year when stock speculation
is active. If it were doubled the cost
Of doing this business in Wall Street
would become Sl0.cHWO or ST.
ON. 600 a year. That l. sum bis
enough for speculation 10 seek To aV"Id
paying by going elsewhere.
The cost Of the increased tax would
toe felt most heavily in speculative
transactions. where buying and selling
looks 10 small and quick profits. And
that is. as the critics Of stock eN-
changes are fond of pointing out. a
large part of Wall streets business.
Those who are loudcst in their sup
port Of his proposed tax have not
much sympathy with speculation. but
even Governor Sulzer has been forced
To recognize that speculation performs
Il useful function.
It is speculation that keeps the
wheels going around in stock markets
1t is speculation that j. responsible
for the machinery by which informa-
ton about general financial conditions
and about the situation respecting in
dividual stocks is collected. The III
veStor benefits from the activity which
the Speculator keeps up. If Specuia-
ton is checked or driven in part ~
other markets ny too high tax =
variety of business interests will suf-
fer as result and the state will not
obtain the expected return from the
increased tax.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
COCAINE SELLING DOCTORS.

Do physicians and medical aSsocia-
tons want 10 shelter the crooks in the
medical profession? That is what they
will do if they object successfully 10
the provisions Of the Walker cocaine
bill requiring physicians 10 keep de
tailed records Of their use of cocaine.
open for inspection by health and po-
lice authorities As Assistant District
Attorney Dplchanty told the legislative
committee at the hearing on this bill.
il could not be enforced as a law with
out these features. If crooks may
shelter themselves under their privilege
as physicians aud dispense cocaine
without effective check from The au-
thOritieS the state might rs well give
up the effort To stop the Illicit raiilc.
These requirements are for the good
of the medical profession as we'll as OF
the public Medical societies. to their
credit. have always been active in
driving the malpractitiOner out of the
profession. and they ought 10 welcome
this plan Of the state 10 catch the evil
est character now abusing the name OF
physician-the man who makes drug
fiendS and supplies them with their
ruiuOus pOiSOu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
SECONDARY SCHOOLS ROLE
Should Inculcate Common
Sense, Says Henri Bergson.

-Four thousand persons crowded into u"
great hall of the city College YESTERDAY
noon 10 hear Henri Bergson give ms
views on the role of secondary instruction
in "A democracy His coming was inc SIX
raj for Il college Yell. which he near"
with a puzzled look. as il such NOISES
were not the rule in France.
The essential role in secondary cduc'-
ton" he said, is that OF the person edu-
Gated. not that of the educator: the latte
can indicate the direction of the requiftu
effort but only the former can make IT,
and IL is this effort alone which insu'eH
progress. Experiments have shown th"'
intellectual progress is not made by III
sensible transitions. but by brusque jumps
and that behind each Of these jumps hes
an effort of will.
"The true aim OF school instruction =
Lot TO impart facts. ror even to make the
Intellect more flexible. better able TO de'
with a variety OF subjects. but 10 incur
cate Judgment common sense Not WI'a'
one learns, but how one learns, i impoi-
tant.
The social importance OF Judgment an"
common sense in republic cannot d."
overcstimated for in a der ocracy Ut"
government is never better than the gov
errcd The common sense OF the peopi'
measures the worth OF the government
and il Is the aim of secondary instruct'o'
To develop this common sense.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
THE NEW CHANCELLOR.

The choice Of Or. 81. Clair Mckee
way a. chancellor by the Board Oi
Regents 10 fiji the vacancy caused 10y
the death OF Chancellor Whliciaw
Reid is in every respect hitting. IN
NlcKelway j the senior member "i
the board. having served since l>s';.
and for the last nine years has been
vicc-chanccllOr. While Mr. Reid wd-
Ambassador to Great Britain he was
able 10 preside over the Regents ont.
occasionally. and IN his absence d
McKclway was acting chancellor. HI
election therefore follows tn" naiura.
order Of succession. ~ does That "i
the new vice-chanceilor. Dr Daniel
Beach. who stands second in term Of
service having become member ~
the board in 1850
In addition 10 the claims of seniority
The new chancellor has Il record ~
achievement mcritinC this recognition
He is one Of thc personalities IN tn
world ~ journalism. in which. il Is
fOlIllItlliN Ndibs l''4 ''''"''''
and more being swallowed mp 10y ne
greatness Of the newspapers them
selves He began newspaper WORK
soon after the close of the 'ivn wa
and has been actively engaged IN II
ever since As editor Of THE Albany
Argus" and now for many years OI
The Brooklyn Eagle" he has been a.
influential figure i'm the pcmocrat'
party. though never lis sIavlsll FOL
lower lie was Il strong believer III
sound money. q supporter Of the Re
publican policy of dealing with tie
Philippines. and an advocate Of non
partisan reforms in city and stat
DR.. Mckclway has long been widely
known as speaker on educational
and other public questions. and has
taken particular interest in lh'
movements for the Improvement Of edu
cation in the South. We heartily con.
graduate linn upon his succession t.
an Office filled in recent times by
George William Curtis. Bishop VIII
lam Croswell DOanc and Nhilclaw
Reid.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
WE ARE ALL HAMLETS
And at Times Face Same Prob
lens as He, Says Dr.. Walsh.

The phases OF suffering and evil. as eN-
rmplihad I'm Shaksspeare's character OF
Hamlet was the subject OF Or james j.
Walsh's third I.enten lecture, given for
the benefit OF the new 81. Roses Free
Home for Incurable Cancer I'm the ball
room Of the Hotel Plaza Yesterday ate
noon under the patronage of Cardinal
FARLEY.
DR. Walsh drew the distinction between
physical and mental suffering. job ana
Promctheus. the characters considered in
the two previous discourses. We're expo
nents in large part OF. physical suffering.
Hamlet illustrated a suffering that was
far kecner-a mental agony
"IIamlets problem" Or. Walsh eN-
planned. was the consideration Of evil
from mental standpoint. and In his ia
nous soliloquy he asks a 3 10 whether he
Is called upon e. stand The evil Of life in
which he finds himself The interest
shown In the character and his problem
has been what IL IL because We are all
IIamlets. all at one time OF another facing
the same sort OF problems"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
THE ROCKEFELLER BILL.

The Senate Judiciary Committee has
reported fav0raby the House bill in
cooperating the Rockefeller FOunda-
ton. In its modified form the commit
tee can see 10 possible objection 10 the
charter granted To the trustees who
are 10 expend the interest OH the Slr-
100000 endowment for educational
and humanitarian purposes. Two or
three years ago the criticism that Il
perpetual foundation. accommodating
capital and unreStrained In the cAer-
else of it's powers. might be able 10
dominate all educational and bencvo-
lent enterprises in this country i'm
pressed the Senate and prevented the
passage Of the bill originally presented
by Mr.. Galinger. But the present
limitation on the amount of capital
and the requirement that all the i'll
come must be spent have met that
reasonable objection. Moreover. Con
gress reserves the power 70 amend the
charter at any time If II shall see fit
10 do so.
The suggestion of Mr.. Culberson
that the incorporation max operate TO
protect the securities of the Standard
oil or other companies transferred 20
the foundation is hardly TO be taken
seriously IT should not be assumed
that Congress would be deferred from
any legislation affecting those secur!-
ties by the fact that the income from
some Of them WAS being put 10 benevo-
lent mf1ic use. The attitude Of the
government toward property ough'
never 10 be determined by the fact
that somebody owns IL or somebody
else does not There were equally
imaginative persons who said that the
government would never bring an ac-
lion against the steel Trust, because
Mr.. Carnegie had given some Of It's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
HIGH RURAL DEATH RATE.

The death rate for cities in This state
Of more than 5000 population has de.
clined from l.71I.J 10 the 100000 in
1902 10 1876 in 1912. The rural and
village death rate. for places Of less
than 5000 population. has risen in the
same period from l.iOi.7 TO l.521.l. II
i, this situation which the Governor
commission on health laws and their
administration seeks 10 remedy Rural
and village health administration Is
now in the hands Of local boards who
do nothing but draw their salaries --
the only action Of one such board in
q year being 10 order the pigeons Of
one man not 10 alight upon the roof
Of another mans barn-and of The 10
cal health officer.
This officer is a practising physician.
His officia! remuneration amounts in
some cases 10 $50 or SO year. For
this sum he is expected 10 make enc
mics of his patients or possible pa
tients by compelling them 10 abate
nuisanceS and enforcing strict quar-
antine rules against them when they
have contagious diseases in their
homes. Asscmblyman Brush. who is a
physician. told how he once served as
local health officer and at the end Of
his term hadn't patient left. He
must have l3en good health officer.
Few will he good ~ such cost.
Governor Suffers commission pro-
poses " put a sanitary supervisor rep
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
MEXICO'S NEW PROBLEM.

Recognition. not Intervention or even
protection. has now become the Mexi-
can problem of the day. II is 10 be
assumed that the revolutionary gov
eminent will restore and al least Tor q
time maintain Il reasonable degree OF
peace and order. 80 that Americans
will no longer be in peril Of battle.
murder and sudden death. That VIII
end all pretcXt for talk Of intervention
aud give respite from the urgency OF
preparations for protection. But it VIII
bring directly to the fore the question
mcnt. In relation 10 that ii is 10 be-
observed that General llueria ia his
strange message 10 President Talt
makes no mention of any government
as having succeeded that of Mr.. Ma
dero. except perhaps his own arbitrary
will. II have overthrown this govern
meni." he says and adds, The forces
are with me" In other words. Il am
the state" Probably he assumes that
our government will recognize him in
that capacity.
II NAV have Ia do so to certain eX-
tent. as Il matter of practical business
expediency. We must do diplomatic
lusincss with somebody. and naturally
shall do il with whatever authority IN
fact exists AT the capital. Some men
still living may remember when we
nc
i'm Mexico within the course of five
months. Probably not one Of them
was entitled 10 he regarded aS the de
jirc government but each in turn was
undoubtedly The dc f0ctO government,
and accordingly was so treated. The
doing of business with dc tdcfO gov
eminent is not. however. tantamount
To recognition of il rs q Dc jHrc GOV
eminent. The latter process must
await Judgment and deliberaiion.
Thus. in 1877. when Porfirio DiaZ
sought recognition a. Provisional
President. although he appeared 10
have no important adversary in arms
ANA thus might he regarded as the
actual ruler of the country. II was
prudcntly decided t0 wait until il
shall be assured that his election i
approved by the Mexican people, and
that his administration is possessed
"of stability ia endure and of DISPOSE
''tion TO comply with the rules of in
''ternational comfy aud the obligations
"Of treaties
There should be nothing offensive in
applying To the present situation the
principle which was thus wisely cnun-
ciated by Frederick W. Seward. who
hid inherited the best traditions Sf his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21

distinguished father and was practls-
inc them under the equally statesman
like administration Of Hamilton FISH
II *. indeed. legitimate following ont
Of the rule formulated 10y Jefferson ~
Secretary of State under Nasnlns'"h'
that we must concedc tu every natloH
ihc right 10 govern itself according 10
whatever form il plcascS ANA Ia chanse
fine form M its own will. The Will OF
"the uatinn is thp only thing cSSelltEai
"io be REGARDED" The question WHAT
really is the will of the nation is NOT
ALWAYS easy 10 answer but II IL ob-
viouSly proper. when we nave an am
bassador or minister in me country
who j. ohservant Of all TRANSACTIONS
and conditions there. 70 give mnch
weight to his recommendations. In the
case of the DiaZ revolution IN 49, 10
which we have already referred. Inc
Question of recognition was Speclhcali!
left To The discretion Of the American
Minister. IN that case our recognition
was not given until that OF several
other countries. both American ana
Euronean. had been granted. In the
present case We may hope that me
revolutionary government ana ne
Mexican people will so comport them
selves as 10 give MS warrant for r''"S-
uiZing without long delay some sue
cossor 10 the Madcro govelnmen, rs
de jurc as we'll as DC fGcto The conSti-
tutional authority Of the Mexican Re
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21

bonds 10 the Carnegie Institution. the
Carnegie Foundation and other enter
priSeS Of benefctlt scmi-public char
aCter.
The Rockefeller Foundation can 90
an invaluable work in experimenting
state support TO education. scientific
investigation, intelligent farming ana
various other forms of effort through
which the stock Of knowledge is en-
larged and human welfare promoted.
1t win be Il noble monument 10 the
philanthropy of its originator. The
Judiciary Committees conclusion that
If will provide FOR the wise and bench
cent use of the money which VIZ.
Rockefeller generously offers 10 iul-
niSh was reached some time ago by IN
aDDreiatiVp public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
TO THE WOLVES.

/, is strange how different enemies
look 10 different eyes and different
lamentations. 70 Mayor Gaynor his
present enemies look like "slridulenl
graSshoppers. To Tammany they looh
like wolves. This town is going 10 wit
ness the spectacle OF throwing some
one 10 the wolves. That will be the
painful duty Of the Wagner inyestigai-
ing committee. hastily organized 10 co
operate" rs It's chairman says. with
The District Attorney.
Already we see the chubby form or
our innocent and sensitive young 70
lice Commissioner going over the tail-
board of the Tammany vehicle to ap-
ppase the hunger Of the pursuing ami
mails. while eager hands are being lana
upon his last great admircr. The Mayor.
The trouble is that 1ammany has So
few 10 throw out whose departure II
can view with such calm rs il can the
departure Of these two. We can
imagine Tammauy really watching
with pleasure the wolves having their
will with this pair. l'nt how about
district leaders in the intimate counselS
Of Tammany itself: The rrail higher
up leads in that direction. We shall
watch TO see the pleasure with which
the Wagner committee C0-Opcratc> If
Sweeney or some one else ~ high mp
tells all he can.
When having thrown out your com
panione Won are confronted with the
necessity of offering an arm "i Il l"@
10 the wolves. il j. painful situation
and one calling FOR III" cIerciS" ~
much resolution And suppose the hun
nl.k hea>ts do not stop oven tMcnt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
GOVERNMENT BY GUESSWORK
Does a Presidential lection Signify a
Choice of Economic Policy?

| TO the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: At the recent Presidential election
out Of about 100000 votes the Demo
cratic ticket received a little over $780,
! 900. cast by Democrats. Republicans. pro-
/ ,cctionsts free traders. radicals. conserv-
atives, merconaries, etc, all actuated
either by partisanship. availability OF cam
ddate OF personal interest The party
| platform and candidate advocated certain
economic policies, but the ballot permit
ted the voter To express his views only as
10 candidates
Upon this heterogeneous minority vote.
utterly eXpressionless az to any economic
or governmental policy, Mr.. Wilson and a
Democratic Congress claim that the people
have declared for reduction OF the tariff
and for n government administered by So
called progressives.
Here We have government by guesswork,
ana very poor guesswork at that. for the
election was carried not upon any eco
nomic question or governmental policy,
but solely upon the availability OF the re-
spective candidates
The utter ncapacity OF the people gen
orally to pass upon the tariff was well
illustrated when an advocate Of free sugar
forthwith changed his mind when In
formed that free sugar would ruin one or
his best customers. the beet sugar manu-
facturer
But n election results are 10 index even
partly the peoples views on party plat
form planks the ballot must refer those
planks to the people, that the successful
candidates may be less deceived and gov
eminent by guesswork reduced 10 mini
MUM j. e. +.
SyractIsc Feb. H. lSl5.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
TELL OF WORK FOR cRIPPLEs

The Seaside Home for Crippled Chh-
dren Society held its first annual meeting
last evening at the Hotel McAlpin. The
president. Miss Evelyn Goldsmith, cav
an account OF the work done in the las,
year to make life happier for the crpple'
babies. Her talk was illustrated by IAN
tern slides. Other speakers were III
Thomas u. Wood, professor Of pnysica'
education. Columbia University III
Henry Ling Taylor, professor OF or."'-
medic surgery, POSTGRADUATE Hospitah
and Dr Frederick II. Albee. Of Corneii
University.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21

resen,ins ,be state over the local health
officer. When the latter has To do any
thing disagreeable 70 one of his neisn-
bors and patients be can put II UP 10
the sanitary supervisor. Moreover the
supervisor will really be expected 10
hold The local officer responsible lor
enforcing the health laws. That is 10
say. il is proposed TO have state con
trol over the local sanitary admins
tration. ana in accordance with 'hiS
idea the Office Of state Commissioners
Of Health IS TO be elevated III lmpor-
t1nce and pay. The comparative deat'
rates for country and city furnish ar
cumcnt enough for these changes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
AT NEWPORT.

~ Iclcgrsph 10 Tho IFIbuut.
Newport Feb. 2o-Colonel Georg. L.
rearing arrived at the Muenchinger King
cottage to-day TO make an inspection OF
MS estate.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Il. DreNel. being on
q "trip around the world may rent their
summer home next season. and IL is sur
missed that Mrs. Stanley Mccormack will
take II.
Mrs william Grosyenor is TO open her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
NEW YORK SHOULD LEAD.

IL Is natural tnat senator kOOt SHOULD
declare in favor of calling Il Republl-
can national convention this wear Tor
the purpose of changing the present
basis of representation. The Republl-
can organization here is clearly on
record as demanding that reform. Tne
only opportunity ever given TO pass on
the question Of popular rerSaS geo
graphical representation occurred Ill
the national convention Of 1908, and
when Mr.. Burke Of Pennsylvania, pre-
scented his plan for allotting repreSen-
tation to the Congress districts on the
basis Of Republican votes cast the New
Cork delegation gave II unanimous
support.
There was every reason for unanim-
ity. New York has more Republican
voters than any other state in the
Union. and those voters are deeply in
ierested in having the action Of the
national party reflect the sentiment OF
q real instead of fictitious Repnbr-
can majority. AT the last election New
York stood firmer in the Republican
faith than most Of the other states.
1t gave Mr.. Taft 45j,f2S votes. MIS-
,sissippi at The same election gave MI.
Taft .5a7 votes. Yet Mississippi VIII
he entitled in a Republican national
convention called luder the existing
rules 10 twenty delegates. while New
York will he entitled to only ninety.
In Mississippi each delegate will repre-
sent % voters. while here each dele
gate will represent $500 voters. Such
an inequality in power is absurd ana
iutOlcrable.
Senator Root i also in favor of per
uniting each state TO elect delegates 10
the convention in its own way, So that
the choice in each state will be res,l-
lated by state law In the selection of
. delegates 10 the convention OF 19l2
there was clash between state law
/ and party law in California and Mary
NJ land. The convention denied tue right
y of California to elect all lis delegates
ON n general ticket and seated two
contcstine district delegates chosen
on the district plan authorized in the
national convention call. In the case
of Maryland no contest was made ana
The delegates chosen by the state
wide method were seated without con
troversy.
This IS also Il question which ought
Ia be met I'm states in which rigid
primary laws are in force party or
ganiZationS are obliged 10 observe
them in order To maintain legal
status The national conventions IN
sistence for many years on the prin-
riple OF separate Congress district
elections has been creditablc and polit-
icallv advantageous The district rule
was framed in order TO guarantee local
autonomy and 10 discourage bossism.
Rut conditions have been changed by
the general enactment of primary cleo
zion laws under which the will Of Inc
individual voter now has free play. \
convention called to reOrganize the
party ought 10 say definitely whether
or not each state is hereafter 10 follow
its own legalized method OF election.
But the main point is TO popuiarize
party government Ivy making power
and responsibility 90 hand in hand
with party strength. In such move
ment New York. both in lis own in
1erest and In the interest OF the party
~ large should take the lead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21

home mere late in April or early in MAY
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. d. Stokes. OF
New York. are at the New Cliffs.
According to report from New York
Princess Lwoff Parlaghy. who spent a
short time here last season. is to take
Newport cottage during the coming sea
son.
Mrs. Charles ". Bull has returned to
her homo in Brooklyn.
Mr. and Mrs. George y. dc Forest will
3rrive in May this YEAR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
IN TRIBUTE TO MRS. sANGsTER

The New York clubs and the publico-
lions with which Mrs. Margaret f.. Sang
stcr was associated will unite to hold a
birthday memorial service in her honor AT
the Marble Collegiate Church. 18th street
and Fifth avenue. Sunday afternoon
Among the speakers will be DR.. Talcott
Williams, Miss Susan Hayes Ward. Mrs
ID. j. Burrcll. Mrs. William Klncaid. Miss
Elizabeth Jordan. Miss Gertrude Griffin,
Mrs. Kate Epson Clark and Mrs May
Riley Smith.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21

made many otter gestures And 1t was
all about the next municipal elect!oH d"o
what the Progressive party must az ~
Twin jn a walk" Who's the little ma"
a waiter was asked. Il thought they was
all deaf but him till l asked VINO wants
,ae check then | fihd out mes the dedl
one he replied.
Crawforl-IIow is II YOU let your "''e
have her own way? 49,
Crabshaw-I once tried 10 STOP "e'
fif,