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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
Hondursn Yellow Journalism.

The most extraordinary speech ever
purported to have been delivered by
senator Root was brought to the atten-
tiop of the Senate by Mr.. Root himself
to-day. rising 10 a question OF personal
privilege The alleged speech N'S
rrintpd I'm FL Cronista,' pubiiShed al
Tesuciealpa. Honduras. ard contained
number of assertions which senator
Root described as arrogant ana OMEN
si,e" in the second half Of the twentieth
century" Senator Root Is quated ne say
ins they who study the map VII he
very surprised that we should nave
waited so long TO round out the h'''
ural frontiers Of our country TO the
Panama Canal and on the other size OF
the southern continent II Is quet-
ton Of time when Mexico. central
America and the islands which We stli
lack I'm the Caribbean Sea shall fan be-
meath our nag
These and other strange GtterahI''
contained in the fake speech have eN-
cited the attention Of the people OF many
countries, not only in Central. but IN
South America. where Senator Root -
held in high esteem. As evidence OF
the alarm IL has created an editorial
from Eel Fonoerafa." published in Mara
calbo Venezuela. pointing out the ~
ulity OF trusting the government OF the
United States when such man as SEN
ator Root himself openly predicts ia"
swallowing up OF Central America and
other countries. was submitted The
pretended speech is q pure fake. afford
ing striking evidence that saffron hu"d
Journalism IN the United states has been
outdone hv its imitstOrs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
From Tea Tribune EureaU.I
Washington. January 10.
CONGRESS and the Commerce Court.

IudicrouS in the extreme is the stu
alton i'm which Congress finds itself in
connection with the Commerce Court. that
judicial tribunal which has been TO so
great an extent the football Of politics.
and which, because il rendered some un-
popular decisions was seized on by the
insurgents a a club with which 10 belabol
President Taft. An effort TO embarrass
the President by starving It's court was
made last year when provision for the
expenses of the tribunal only up 10 March
3, instead OF for the fiscal year was MADE.
Now the Senate has made provision Tor
such expenses up to the end OF the hscai
YEAR During the debate on this Item
much nonsense was uttered by Senators
who should have known better, ana VINO
perhaps. did. The fact is that Congress
cannot abolish the court by any such IN
direct method. 10 must either enact leg
islation wipIng the court out Of existence
or il viii merely render the government
liable to claims for unpaid salaries. The
judges Of this court are circuit judges, APP
pointed for life, and they can be removed
from the bench only by impeachment
Any failure TO appropriate the funds TOT
their salaries. as well as FOR those or the
clerks and other officers Of the court
would merely Inconvenience them but II
they continued to serve without compen-
sation would leave them with perfectly
valid claims against the government Tor
such unpaid salaries.
If. on the other hand. the officials Of the
court should refuse to serve temporarily
without pay that would not impair the
standing Of the judges or deprive them OF
the authority they now enjoy, 50 th"'
were the railroads 10 procure from any
one Of them a stay Of an order OF 'h'
Interstate Commerce Commission, su'h
order would remain IN force until such
time as Congress saw III to make proper
provisions for the expenses OF the court
There are obviously many members OF
Congress. who either with view 10 De
ing consistent OF from spleen. would IKE
10 pass legislation directly aDolisnng the
court but the indications are that such
step would be impracticable, chiefly Tor
the reason that the shippers would DIT
terlv resent Il. The Commerce Court mas
enabled shippers TO secure final decisohS
in their litigation with the railways in an
average Of nine months time. as COM
pared with an average OF two years under
the old system, an expedition when
means far more To the shipper than TO
the railways. with their regularly estao-
lished legal divisions. Indeed. 1t is well
known that one Of the most effective
methods employed by the railways to dis
courage shipper has always been the
prolongation Of litigation until he was
worn out or his funds exhausted, and II
was largely to obyiste that abuse that
President Taft procured the creation Of
the Commerce Court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
COLONEL UPH0LDS TREATY
Roosevelt Sides with Taft on
Arbitration of Tolls Issue.

Under the general subject Of "Arbitra-
ton and Panama" In letter TO Ut
LYMAN Abbott which is published In TINS
week. issue Of THE outlook" Colonel
Roosevelt places himself or the side OF
those who hold that the arbitration agree
ment now i'm force must be lived mp to
In the matter Of the Panama Canal.
While admitting the innuenc" OF the
various arguments which have been pre-
serted against arbitration. Colonel Roose-
welt declares that in his opinion these
considerations In no way affect the United
States's moral obligation To arbitrate the
question II Great Britain so Insists.
The attitude OF the United States on the
matter Of tolls for coastUlse traffic is.
Colonel Roosevelt believes, a proper one.
lie deplores that assumed by foreign pow
ers. which. while about to benefit by this
countrys gift to the world. still are at
tempting TO decide for the United States
what she shall do with her own coast
wise traffic. Admitting that it would be-
difficult thing to get an arbitral tribunal
which would not have some bias against
us, he insists 7evertheless, that there is
no route open by which the United States
can hOnOTably escape INinS up 10 ner
agreement.
1t is TO he presumed that ve made the
promise Ito arbitratel with our eyes open
and were aware that il might not be
wholly pleasant to keep it," he writes.
But the very fact that the promise may
not be easy 10 Keep is the reason why
We make il with the solemnty OF a treaty.
Moreover, this arbitration must be, IL
Great Britain so desires, at the perma-
nent court At The Hague.
Such being the case | hold that IL is
a matter OF honorable obligation on our
part TO live up TO that arbitration treaty
in spirit and letter, and that therefore,
II the question cannot be settled In some
other way. we must refer II to the Hague
court for arbitration"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
A Model Dam Bill.

4 model dam bill. which will serve
as a pattern for all future measures. II
il meets the approval OF the Senate. was
reportcd By the Senate Committee on In
terstate Commerce to-day II authorizes
the construction Of dam and power
prniect at Windsor Locks. Conn, above
Hartford. which will supply many OF the
factories In that vicinity. The striking
feature Of the measure, however ~ that
II specifically reserves 70 the govern
mpnt the right to charge rental for
the power developed. This has long
been q subject Of controversy. especially
in the Senate. many OF the constitutional
LAWYERS taking the view that tn" power
Of Congress over nayigable streams eN-
tends only SO far as tho question or
navigation is involved and does not in
clude authority To exact rental TO"
the power developed BY reason % al'era-
lions in the natural flow OF navlgaoi"
streams There arc now q number o.
dam bills which have been held back
pending the establishment Of this priuci-
pie. The measure was drafted largely
b. the Secretary OF War. q q H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17

Washington. Jan. l6-Mailing Of babies
by parcel post is a real infant Industry
which Postmaster General Hitchcock Is
asked 10 foster As he is bachelor. Mr.
Hitchcock is considering consultation
with experts I'm the transportation Of
babies, as a letter which he received To-
day from Fort Mcpherson, Ga. presents
mail problem with which he is quite
unfamiliar 70 add TO his embarrassment
the letter contains note Of genuine
Patio which appeals strongly to the POST
master General. This is the letter, as I
was phrased and punctuated.
/ have been corresponding with party
I'm Pa about getting a baby 10 rails tour
home belns without One). May ASK you
what specifications 10 use in wrapping 80
Il baby would comply with regulations
and be allowed shipment by parcel post
as the express 60 are to rough IN nan
ding?
As babies in the opinion Of the Post
master General, do not fall within the
category Of bees and bugs-the only live
things that may be transported by mall
he is apprehenciye he may not be OF as
s.stance 10 his correspondent.
Rural free delivery carriers are also
finding snags in the new parcel post. Inc
suburban population seemingly has ac-
cepted II as species OF paternalistc'
sJhlmated me ssenger service. \ post
master I'm Vermont reported to-day that
one OF his rural carriers found in farm
letter box beside the roao a note, at
tached to a scrap Of calico. which read:
Please get me five Yards OK colored print
a. per sample. and also buy me a mop
wringer. i will pay when you bring
them.
In another wayside box another carrier
found a 81 bin appended to a note which
instructed him 20 deliver two boxes OF
patent medicine and 1--WE lengths of stove
pipe from the adjacent town.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
TO CONFER ON PIER HEADS
Stimson Meets New Workers
and New Jersey Men To- day.

Washington. Jan ia conference
looking TO the permanent settlement Of
the pier head line extensions In the North
River will be held tomorrow afternoon in
the Office OF the Secretary Of War with
in attendance. The conference will be
open and IL is announced that every phase
OF the problem will he discussed. Secre-
tary StimsOn has already expressed him
self as unalterably opposed 10 temporary
extensions, declaring that the time has AT
rived for projecting permanent system
Of harbOr facilities. He outlined his at
titudc in letter TO Representative Ad
amson, chairman OF the Committee on
Commerce, setting forth his opposition 10
the Sulzer bill. which, he declares. pro
poses to take matter which is peculiarly
appropriate for scientific and judicial de-
termination away from the proper tri-
bunal and to nx arbitrarily the pier head
line by enactment"
The conferrees discussed on Monday the
proposal to build .0O0-foot piers between
30th and j0th streets. north OF the point
where the greatest congestion now exists
This project will be taken up in detail to-
morrow.
II is expected that Mayor Gaynor will
head the New York delegation. Other
New Workers invited to attend are Dock
Commissioner Calvin Tomkins and f. 4.
e. Smith. chairman OF the New York fIar-
Eor Commission. The New jersey repre-
sentatives will be Harhor Commissioners
Ernest J. Heppenheimer. OF Jersey City:
Richard G. Jenkinson. ~ Newark. and j..
Spencer Smith. Of Tenafy.
The New York Harbor Line Board haa
been considering the problem IN the light
of Secretary Stlmsons Views. and 1t is
understood will furnish plans for sys-
TEN in accordance with the Secretary's
ideas. In addition there IL the plan con-
I, mplated by the Sulzer bin, which pro-
vides for the Strengthening Of the pier
head line from West 30th street TO the
Battery. The Sulzer bill was urged by
the New York Board OF Trade and Trans
portatiop.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
REYES SEEKS INDEMNITY
Former Colombian President
Wants u. S. to Pay for Panama.
EXPECTS MUCH OF WILSON
SAYS Roosevelt Was "a Little
Rough" When He Visited
Washington Before.

General Rafael Reyes. President Of the
United states OF Colombia from 1901 until.
in 1909. he calmly abandoned the job and
departed for Paris. arrived from Paris
yesterday on the Kaiser Wilhelm n. tie
came with professions OF the profoundest
respect for Uncle sam. whom lie wished
To fight in 1909. when Panama seeded.
He aid not. however. 20 so far as TO APP
prove the deportation Of that other South
American dictator General Castro
Poor castro" said he. poor castro,
7 think that the WASHINGTON government
should not make a faint IN one man.
For a whole country 10 be against
single man Is not fair"
Bur he wanted II distinctly understood
that me- came as friend Of the United
States and as 4 private individual as well
though one Of the aims OF his life is 10
promote q peaceful settlement Of the
Panama controversy. lie IT was whom
Colombia sent 10 put down the iusurrec-
ton in Panama and who the American
warsh!ps he SAIL yesterday. would no.
allow to land there Later he went 70
washington to try to persuade Presidert
Roosevelt 10 respect the treaty OF $50
between this country and Colombia re
latng 10 Panama. Yesterday he said ..
Mr. Roosevelt:
Mr.. Roosevelt was little rough, bur
he was the surgeon. The arm had 10 be
taken Off
But We are confident" no continued,
that Mr. Wilson Will make compensation
and settl. matters With justice and honor
and thereby make friends Of al. the ma
lions. The Latin-American republics love
John Barrett: they love Elihu Root, and
they love Mr.. MacVeaah.'
In an interview. with which he had
come armed I'm advance. General Reyes
referred TO speech he lad made In
Madrid year ago before the late Pre-
mier Canaleias and company OF dis
tinculshed Spanards praising the Ameri-
can accomplishment in Panama. partlcu-
larry In the matter or sanitation. The
Spaniards applauded him vigorously he
said lie said he intended spending year
in America. where HIS children are being
educated. and later visiting Cuba, Mexico
Brazil Uruguay. Paraguay. Argentina,
Chilli. Bolivia. Peru. Ecuador, Venezuela
'
lombia. where. n some OF his COM
patriots may be believed, warm rocop-
ton awaits him-warm. that is, in the de-
structive sense
Al the completion OF his Trip he will
write boot, embodying his obesrva-
tlous and urging upon the counties Of
hoth Americas TO combine against the
common danger from Asiatic immSra
tion-the "Nsiatic invasion As b."
termed IT, such An invasion no consid.
cred inevitable. but by combining thu
Latin-American and AugIo-SaXon com
tries could preserve their soyegeiGn'iss
and institutions intact. he thought, and
convert the invasion into source o.
benefit and StreuSta. Ie apDlaUdod 'h"
fertilization OF the Panama Cana. as con-
tributug toward this erd
The general IS travelling with his
daughter Nina. and his sons Rafael a'o
Pedro IEuacio. and his secretary. Oter"
Qujano The party is staying al the Nc
Alpiu Hotel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
STUMPH CONFESSION READ
Committee Gets Statement of
Man Who Took Letters.
LEr0m The Trlhnne Rnrean- /

Washington, Jan. l6.-The alleged con
fession of Charles W. Stumph. for merly
Il Standard oil employe who was impli-
Gated in the theft Of letters from tho
office Of John d. Archbold. was submitted
to the Clspp investigating committee to-
day II is in the form Of a statement To
+. q Barstow, who was a director In the
company. and evidently refers to fuller
statement made to him concerning the
theft 1t is dated New York, August !,
1898, and SAYS
hereby confirm the statements made
To YOU that certain letters received by
John -. Archbold. among them letters
from the late Senator Mark Hanna and
Senator QUAY. were disposed OF by me 10
Mr. Chamberlain and Nh Mooney. Of
THE New York Journal" for which
received a consideration. and that Mr.
Archbolds letter books were temporarily
placed in the hands Of the same parties
for examination, for which ' also re-
ceived consideration.
In writing this letter IL Is With the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
SCH|FF HAS NO FEAR
OF CONCENTRATION ="
New York Banker Advocates
Liberty Of individuals to
Gain Money and Power.
BUT NOT OF CORPORATIONS
Declares Nature Will Take care
of Monopolies - Chicago
Financier Sees Menace
in Present Conditions.

Washington. Jan 16.-Liberty OF indi-
yiduals TO concentrate money and power
10 the limit of their ability was adVo-
Gated to-day before the House money
trust. committee by Jacob II. Sch!n OF
the New. York banking firm Of Kuhn.
Loeb & Co.
Mr.. Schiff declared individuals should
be allowed to exert their utmost EFFORTS
TO concentrate fortunes and power unlh
the laws Of nature caused the attempted
monopoly TO fall Of its own weight. lie
was opposed, however, 10 concentration
through corporations and holding COM
panies. Mr.. Schir could not say whether
concentration had as yet reached point
whore II was dangerous.
The New York bond tinancier followed
George NJ. Reynolds, of Chicago, on the
stand. Mr.. Reynolds told the committee
ne had studied the concentration 81
money and credit, and he believed, at me
point. It hsd now reached. 1t was a
menace. 10 the progress Of the country
He said competition in banking should be
revived.
The committee adjourned until next
Wednesday. when IA. I. Davidson, F. l..
Hinc. George r. Baker, jr, and other
witnesses representing banks and banN-
ing houses in New York and Chicago Will
be heard The committee expects to close
it's public hearings next Friday and I"
begin writing its report Immediately
When it reconvenes. plans for taking the
testimony Of William Rockefeller Will he
made,
Mr. Schlff expressed The view that de-
positors in banks We're sufficiently pro-
tocted under the present law If admin =
tered and kept up to the teachings OF
experience" He said he could see no OBJ
lection 10 one banking institution selling
securities To another bank which II
owned. Prudence" he said, would pre-
vent the officers OF a bank from accepting
TOO much Of doubtful security. lie
thought this matter could be safely eft
20 the ."self-respecting men on the board
II directors and that no further law was
necessary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
THE DAY IN WASHINGTON

Commerce Court. Judge Mack has long
enioyed an enviable reputation a s phiI-
anthropist and had served many years
as a member Of the Illinois judiciary be-
fore his elevation Judge Archibald, VINO
h Just been impeached, was appointed
United States district judge by President
Mckinley. was rcaDpointed by President
Roosevelt. and when promoted mad the
enthusiastic Endorsement of the entire par
Of Pennsylvania.
Judge Archibald. az events proved, was
An unfortunate selection, but Wn"n ne
WAS chosen there was absolutely nothing
SO TO indicate. 4 phase OF the sltus'o"
which seems To have escaped the notice
of those Democrats who are hostile 10 the
court is that the terms OF the present III
cumbents as members Of the Commerce
Court will expire at the rate OF one
wear from now on, when they VIII return
10 the General Circuit and Their success
sors wall be designated by the Chiei JUS
tice or the Supreme Court. hirhSei
Democrat. I'm all these circumstances pre-
dictio1s that the days Of the court "'
numbered are probably without warrant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17

MANAGEMENT believe officers and direc-
tors both should be barred from borrow
ing from the banks. except that firms
which have partners VINO are directors
should be allowed 70 borrow from the
bank
Mr.. Schln said he thought minority
stockholders should be represented in the
management Of banks. but ne did not
think they should have tnat representa-
ton a. a matter Of law.
CHICAGO Banker Heard.
George NJ Reynolds. president Of the
Continental and Commercial Bank. II
Chicago. test, . that the capital Of his
bank was S2l,5CO.0O and its surplus 5000
co. The average deposits were SSl,vo,-
90 An ainliated trust company. he SAID
had capital Of $4,000, surplus Of 81
10000 and deposits Of S2j0".eo. An af-
fliated savings bank had N.51ob capital
and the same amount in surplus. with de-
posts of about S2g.V0cD. OF resources
OF about s5p.GO,Ou In the national bank.
a bout $3.50 90. DOD was out o.. commercial
paper.
Nh. Reynolds said his bank had taken
i'm the following institutions; 1898. the
international Bank, deposit S1,OOO,V"O'
1900. Globe National Bank. S2.0Oo,OOO'
1904. National Bank of North America
50. 900. 900: 90s. American Trust and
Savings Company. S22,000,000. In these
mergers the big bank had acquired about
sg5, 0OO. 900 In addition, by natural
growth. the bank had acquired about
SIS 900 .000.
The Continental and Commercial, Mr.
REYNOLDS said, loaned money to its own
directors and corporations with which
they were connected. but did not loan 10
it's own officers He did not believe Of
ficers should he allowed TO borrow from
their own banks.
Mr.. Reynolds declared that the Chi
cago Clearing House was the first 10
employ a bank examiner.
Was that because YOU found the fed
eraI inspectors Inefficient asked Mr..
Cntermyer.
Yes At that time We found it in
efficient in connection with the three
banks Of John r.. Walsh. The other
banks Of Chicago had to guarantee the
deposits of the Walsh banks, which were
In a deplorable condition. and they paid
them of at q loss. TO prevent such a
situation arising again We formed an
examining force"
That the present concentration Of
money and credit is a potential menace
to the country" was asserted by Mr..
Reynolds who said he knew of the
trend toward concentration Of money
and credits and thought It danger
Gus thing.
II am opposed 10 the concentration OF
any sort Of power" he said II believe
that concentration TO the point IL has al
ready gone is menace. In saying that
! do not wish TO sit in judgment on the
men who hold that power"
Mr. Reynolds said he was opposed to
the principle OF interlocking directors in
potentially competing concerns, and he
had adhered TO that principle through
out his banking career He could not
make any specific recommendation as TO
remedying the concentration OF money
and credit, but was sure the prevention
Of interlocking directors in competing
concerns would have good effect
In conclusion. Mr. Reynolds said he be-
lieved competition was not dead" but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17

understanding that it is not in any way
10 be- used 10 incriminste me.
This was signed as witnesses, by
George H. Stgmph and Fred Mohr jr.
George a. Stumph testified to-day that
the statement was prepared in the Stand
ard oil New York office after an inter
Wow between him. mis- brother and Bar
stow. II was signed. no said. AT his
brothers home. and Mohr was not pres
rnt when either the witness or his brother
signed h.
More lisEt was also shed on the alleged
kidnapping Of Gilchrst Stewart. employed
by Senator Thur,ton to investigate tho
disappearance Of the letters and William
Winfield one of the conspirators In Chi
cago last month. Franklin \ Denison,
"a negro lawyer. TO whom both men ap-
pealed when they wer" arrested by bogus
detectives testified that he had reuorted
the matter 90 the chief OF police OF chi
csSo and had also brought Il to the at
t,ntlon Of chief Justice Oleson. of the
Municipal Court
Denison said that when he took Win
field To the Office OF the chief of police
the latter called iu POlachak and Law
renee. of the Hearst newspapers I'm Chi
cage, who said at first that they had a
John Doe warrant for Winfield. but
afterward admitted they had no authority
for the arrest
New Orleans. Jan. &c +. J. Mooney.
OF Memphis, who was here to-day. said.
II never saw Stumph or any other man
having Standard oil letters I'm company
with Nh Chamberlain. / never saw any
GtlfR .lur Lott I ,,svI.
any original Standard oil letters from
Stumnh or any one DISC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
BLOCKS TAFT'S REQUEST
Prince Prevents Authorization Of
Military Aid.


Washington. Jan. l6.-Asserting that the
suggestion "smacked of tunkeyism,
Representative Prince. ranking RepIh.i-
IAN member ot the Military Affairs com
mittee, prevented consideration To-Day ol
an amendment 10 the army appropriation
bill which granted the r.cSidcn; Specih'
authority TO detail an army officer a
personal aid.
Al the suggestion Of President tart the
chairman Of the Military committee OF
fered an amendment providing that the
Presidents personal aid should receive
the rank and pay of colonel. The Pres
Ident explained that heretofore ne ana MI
predecessors have delegated either
major or a captain to act as personal aid
.Ue believed il would be better To nave
epecific sanction for such practice.