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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
SAM"

President Wilson really ought not 10
try 10 eat his cake and have II. TOO. no
matter how great the temptation may
he. Also. he should remember that his
chosen and approved successor al the
Trenton state House has some rights
and privileges which even he ought 10
respect. Particularly. Sam Gordon.
That the President should wish 70
retain his grip on New Jersey politics
sufficiently 10 keep MeSsrs. Smith and
Nugent in the submerged tenth Is
natural. That he should wish 10 SOC
the jury commission and other reform
measures I'm which he was interested
enacted in effective form is commcnda
bic. But that he should seek to de-
prive Trenton Of SAN Gordon. for the
greater glory Of Washington. seems 10
he going little biz too far. even for
progressive President
For "Sam" and Trenton are ono and
indissolublc. now and forever. taSnistS
NAV speculate as 10 whether "Sam he
longs TO New Jersey or New Jersey be
longs 10 SAN II doesn't matter The
two belong together. Governors may
come and Governors may 60, but sam"
STAYS there forever II would he as
rational 10 dig M WaShington'S Cross
/ ing by the roots and transplant II in
the Potomac as 10 remove sam from
the State House TO the White House.
No. there are many things which New
Jersey has been glad 10 do for Wood
row Wilson but there Is one which II
cannot do II made him Governor. II
made him dictator If the Democratic
party I'm the state. il gave him the cs-
sential stepping stone 70 tho Presi
dency. Al this il was glad to do. but
il cannot give him SAN Gordon That
urbane and courtly man aud brother
who was there TO welcome Washington
and has been there ever since. must hc
spared 10 New Jersey 10 be the guide
philosopher and friend Of countless
Governors Yet to be.
He Is not a mere messenger. lie Is
not a mere usher AZ the door of the cN-
ecutiye chamber. lie is not merely an
occa Sional tonsoria artist and custo-
dian Of shorn locks He is An institu
ton. characteristic and immuiable, In
ldispensable 10 the commonwealth. The
President may take whatever else he
covets, but he must leave Sam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26

will hardly take ii so seriously. lie mas
Gathered i'm 50 few words from all MS
wears of listening and usually fcwes'
Of all when the opera was In EhSilSh !.
Eut Mr.. IIammerstein may he taking
his tide at its flood. AT that. Opera
written in English is in its infancy.
The English. or rather the American
singing voice is well on its way toward
Il commanding success. The school OF
singing which Mr. iIammerstein pro
poses 10 found may do big things III &C
yclopinc the American singer. whether
/: actually results In English opera or
not.
Why speak Of obstacles anyway !
They are the meat upon which our Us
car feeds. Who can ever forget the
glorious nights at the Manhattan-the
swift sympathy of music-loving house.
the gorgeous beauty. the downright art
that was created. while creditors YAM
n,cred AT the gates and the impossible
was tackled and achieved nights run
ming?
All this was taken out Of funny
black hat by an imperturbable artist IN
sleight- of hand. chewing long black
cigar. Who knows what that hat may
bold for us now?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
AT NEWPORT.
u roIesrapt q n. TrIhune

b Telegraph 70 Ihe Tribune
y, 1port. March o5.--Nlrs. william B
Leeds - expected here soon O. make al
inspection Of Rough Point. Der large es-
tate which Is being rorodsiled. Mrs
Leeds for time occupied tho r. Towns
end Burden cottage last season. and Il
is reported that she may take the John
r. Drexel place this year, Mr. end Mrs
Drcxel being abroad FOR tho wear.
NJ and Mrs. Julian Mex. TUombly
have arranged 70 open Vinland early in
july.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gordon King. the
Misses King and Mrs. Edna Bargcr have
returned 10 New York.
Mr. and Mrs Lorillard Spencer. r.. vii
arrive AZ their Rhode Island avenue co,'
tage I'm May.
Mr. and Mrs. George 7. Rives plan 10
open Swanhurs. on May Is
Mr.. and Mrs. X. A. c. Taylor, who ara
going abroad early in April. viii return
10 open their season In May.
Mrs. George S. Scott and family. who
were absent last season. are 70 again oc.
cupy Belmead this summer
Mr. and Mrs. Newton Adams and Mrs.
Burke Roche have returned 10 New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles +. Hoffman are
TO return this summer after q season
abroad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
WHAT THE POLICE is FOR.

The city now knows what the police
force is for The city has known for
long time that ii did not exist 10
catch gamblers. diyekeepers and dis
orderly house keepers. The city has
suspected that it did not exist to catch
thieves. pickpockets and murderous
gangmeD. except now and then, by
way Of friendly collar" to justify
Itself to the public.
But now the city knows that the
chief end Of the police is 10 eaten
honest district attorneys and assistant
district attorneys and TO spy upon po-
lice inspectors who commit the I'M
pardonable offence Of not being graft
crs.
OF what consequence is ii that the
police force fails to catch honest dis
trict attorneys and honest inspectors!
At least we know in this case that its
failure is unintentional.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
AMEND THE ERDMAN ACT.

Congress. which intends 10 consider
only the tariff in the special session.
should make au exception in favor of
amending the Erdman act. The prompt
amendment of il IS urgently needed.
because the trainmen'S and conductors
demands upon the railroads will come
up for consideration early in April, and
if provision for a larger board Of arbi-
fration than the Erdman board of three
is not made the public will be face 10
face once more with n dispute like that
which in the case of the tiremen threat
cned TO cause strike.
Every one is agreed that the board Of
three arbitrator Is too small. The
fremen do not dispute that. They OBJ
iected to waving the legal method of
arbitration. with all the safeguards that
the law threw about il. The engineers
earlier conceded the faults Of the Era
man act and accepted arbitration by an
extra-legal board. Representatives Of
both parties in this board expressed the
opinion in their report that the Erdman
act should be- amended.
The idea of arbitration has changed
since the Erdman act was adopted. In
former days a labor dispute was re-
garded as a private affair between en-
ployer and men, TO be settled by repre-
sentatives Of both, with neutral pres
ent to prevent a deadlock. Now 'Ne
public concern. especially In disputes
between public service employers and
their employees. is seen TO be upper
most and it is felt that such a dispute
is primarily for public representatives
10 settle. with a representative Of the
employer and one of the workers pres
ent TO sec that the case Of both sides IS
fairly presented and fully understood.
The Erdman act should be amended
TO correspond with modern ideas Ar
bitration by a larger board would he
fairer to the public and more acceptable
10 the railroads and TO their men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
A MARTYR TO LIBERTY
SO Mexico Will Some Day Como to
Regard Madero.
the Editor OF The Tribune

To the Editor or Tne tribune.
Sir: would like to take advantage Of
the well known generosity OF The Tribune
In this respect TO make through its col
urnns a brief reply To the shameful at
tempt. made recently In certain quarters.
TO Justify the assassination OF the late
President of Mexico.
That any one In the twentieth century
could have the temerity to palliate such
a wanton crime wellnigh surpasses belief
the more so when II Is known that. to-
day, both lIuerta and Diaz owe their own
lives to the mercy and humane instincts
of this man.
1t was to be expected that this martyr
10 the cause Of liberty would be charac-
terizcd az visionary, impractical and n
dreamer for these arc but the epithets
ever applied to rcformers and those IN
advance OF their age In every country. and
I'm every era.
IS TO the many offences laid at
his door however. they consist mainly
Of vague and wholly unsubstantiated
charges. But were they all true they
would not. even I'm the Dark Ages. justify
his being shot down like a mad dog run
amuck.
And as to his failure to establish the
many reforms promised. What could any
man do I'm a short year and half?
In our own country. free Of the bitter
feelings and passions engendered by revo-
luton. who Of al our Presidents. even IN
four years. has ever accomplished all that
was hoped for or expected Of him?
The adherents Of the old Diaz regime
In both the Senate and Congress did all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
A STEP FORWARD.

Mr. Wilson has run afoul Of certain
conventions long supposed to hedge
about the Presidential Office by deciding
to cooperate actively with Mr.. Under
wood and other leaders in Congress In
reducing 10 form the Democratic party 8
tariff revision promises.
Most other Presidents have observed,
in appearance at least. the tradition Of
non-interventiOn in the details OF leSis-
latiOn They have given more or less
sanction to the theory that President
should advise Congress in a general way
before bills are framed and then hold
aloof until they should reach him III
shape for approval or veto.
That tradition has been responsible
for many political shipwrechS. II Is all
we'll enough for a President 10 isolate
himself when the opposition controls
one or both branches of Congress. But
when a President and a Congress have
been chosen at the same election 10
carry out some definite party pro
eramme the theory Of aloOfnesS falls 10
the ground.
1t is just as much to the Presidents
interest as 1t is to that Of his party as
Sociates IN Congress that legislation
carrying party pledges into effect should
lee accomplished with as much eXpedi-
ton and with as little friction as pos
sible.
The best time 10 reconcile differences
Of opinion is before the measures which
are 10 express the party's purpose are
put into shape. If Congress knows
what the President wants and the Pres
ident knows what Congress wants II Is
easy enough Ia get somewhere. The OK
perienca Of President Taft in 1909,
when he didn't know the Senate's mind
and the Senate didn't know his. is a
striking illustration Of the political
perils of cropping after legislation in the
dark.
Talk about the necessity Of keeping
absolutely separate the functions Of the
executive and legislative departments
is no longer convincing. The people
are not sticklers for constitutional for
malism. They want results and can see
plainly enough that it is now desirable
10 bring about a much fuller co-opera-
ton between the two departments. This
applies TO federal housekeeping as well
as to tariff and currency legislation.
Mr. Wilson only shows a lively appre-
citation of the drift of things when ne
puts aside n convention which has
hitherto unduly hampered governmental
efficiency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
DIR BUCOLIC MAYOR.

An invcterate ideallst IS our Mayor
Not satisfied with having stamped our
what little graft there once was III
our Police Department. he now pro
poses to pull the curfew bell on strong
drink.
"No all-night liquor licenses" is his
ultimatum. So, beginning April /
yes. that Is the day-you will have 10
order your liquor before ! n. IN. or go
dry on the small drippings you can an
sorb before that hour. We Will not
say that YOU might as well he In Bos-
ton. But with your eyes shut YOU VIII
have difficulty in telling the difference
That is what II IS 10 have bucoiic
Mayor with all the sturdy virtues. tie
is no more afraid to slap the Demon
Rum full on the wrist than he is 10
speak almost rudcly Of the System.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
THE rORGETFUL.

Under the caption "A Forgetful Vice
President "The World" thus gently
reprimands the epigram maker who
recently likened the functions OF the
Senate TO those Of a pair Of "blinders'
In an interview at Boston yesterday
Vice president Marshall Is reported 70
have said that go far as ] know, ] am
the only person except Mr.. Roosevelt
"to occupy the Vice Presidency with
"out previous national legislative cX-
"pcrienCe.'
We wonder If Mr.. Marshall ever
heard Of Carrot a. Hobart or Levi r
Morton or Chester a. Arthur. TO men
ton three Instances well within his
own lifetime.
Many people forget about Vicc-Pr :
dents. but n Vice President should not
forget
Neither should Nice-Presidcnt s
critics. Levi i. Morton was twice
elected TO the House of Representa-
tiyes before he reached the Nice-Presi
dcncy. And the worst OF 1t is that nc
represented the very community III
which THE World was then and still
is published.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
Mr.. BRYAN'S BLUNDER
Advice to Foreigners Discussed in Re
lation to the White House.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: MIR. Bryan has started making
blunders at very early stage of his
career as Secretary of State. Ills recent
ndiscreet remarks about the House OF
Lords at 81. Patrick dinner are an In
suit TO the whole British nation. Those
people are quite competent 10 manage
their own affairs without any imperti-
nent Interference from rantlng for
eigner.
lie probably thinks that such methods
will bring him a step nearer the Presi-
dental chair. He has already made three
vain efforts 10 sit in Il. and the fourth
attempt, should he make il, will be quito
as unsuccessful. Can any one imagine
that king of diplomats. the late John
Hay, giving vent to such expressions In
his official capacity? notwithstanding
all Mr.. Bryan's sneerS at the House of
Lords. | remember reading that while he
was staying In London he gladly accept
ed courtesies from several members Of
that house. and also from members of the
House of Commons 1t shows extremely
bad taste and lack of tact on his part
now To crticise them and thus stir UP
uHhind 1eeIlngs IN Il very friendly nation.
Three years ago an aspirant for a third
term I'm the Presidency. while guest OF
the British nation. receiving honors and
lavish hospitality. had the effrcntery TO
make speech In the historic Guldhal
that for bad form and impertinoncc has
never been surpassed. II amazed and
amused the whole civilized world but II
didn't land him In the White House
President Wilson. when he offered the
Enthusiastically to London 10 Mr.. Olney.
perhaps didn't think that the acceptance
Of II would have been considered a mis-
take by great many Britons. who have
not yet forgotten that mote OF warning"
lanother big blunder) sounded In the
Venezuelan affair during the Cleveland
administration. and for which many peo-
pie to this day hold Mr.. Oney RESPONSE
BILE. Under these circumstances | think
II was prudent of him To decline the post
MRS. J. II. CAMPBELL
Brooklyn. March 22. 1918.
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they could to thwart his efforts AT e'e''
turn. and those OF his following who were
merely after the loaves ana "s",9'
Immediately their demands Tor o''''
were not recognized became repels d""
traitors.
The prepostorous and unreasonable ""'
expected OF Christ There was TO DC ."
new heaven and "A new earth. N""
when the absurd hopes and Ctopl""
dreams of his people failed of realization
n. likewise was BETRAYED ANA the
soldiers also Knocked him Ana as nv
hung on the cross they placed over nm
this s,iperscrlption: This is the hlhS u
tho Jews"
History. indeed. repeats itself
The simple fact Is Madero did not nave
"A chance. But I believe the tlihe wiz
come when the Mexican people VIII ereo'
monuments to his memory. and his pray"
deeds and seemingly futile efforts in their
behalf will shine like beacon ne"'
across the dreary blackness or MeA'c'"
history.
In Justice therefore. 10 this martyr
whose lips no longer speak, but whose
blood stlIl cries To heaven for Vehseahor
and for Justice hope The tribune WIN
shortly give to the world resume VI
Maderos efforts and the true narrative
of the events leading up TO his over
throw and assassination.
The American people want the facts
They want to hear both sides
T.. &. LOCKE.
Monticello. y. =. March q. 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
THE MAGIC HAT.

II Is never safe to take Mr.. Oscar
Hammerstein too seriously. II Is even
more unsafe to laugh at his imaginings
as a negligible quantity. Not only has
he a magic ability to charm gold out Of
pockets and rear opera houses over
night lie has the even rarer gift o,
charming art out Of wrangling prima
donnas and snatching beauty from
black disaster.
The obstacles in the way Of his latest
colossal scheme are appalling. There is
his agreement with the Metropolitan di-
rectors. on the face an impossible legal
wall. There is the lmoSt consistent
failure of opera i'm English. There is
the difficulty of persuading a pleasure
loving populace away from the beaten
trail and into Lexington avenue. There
Is the Kingsway disaster fresh in mind.
All these are trifes light as air to
Mr. lIammerSten. II is rumored 10 be
English capital upon which he is bank
ing-this in the teeth of his London
rout, As for his new location. II am
mot an imitatOr whatever | do. ] do
originally" exclaims our hero. And il
is worth recalling on this point that
the great man did actually achieve the
Impossible in Philadelphia when he
made society cross 10 the wrong side Of
Kittenhousc Square-or was II some
other sacred line Of demarcation?
The English tongue raises different
query. Mr.. IIammerstein makes much
" this change. The general opera goer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
NEW A. BENNETT COMEDY
THE Great Adventure" Sue,
cessfully Produced in London.

fBv Cable 10 The Tribune.
London, March 2J.-Arnold Benefits
play. The Great Adventure" produced
at the Kingsway Theatre tonight. is
broadly satirical comedy on English
methods of thought and the eternal
English pose that vastly delighted its
audience. The story is that of great
artist who allowed his valet 10 be
buried in Westminster in mistake for
the artist himself.
Janet Camel. played by Miss Wynne,
was the only character who interested
az a human being. All the others were
interesting only because of tho clever
ness of the lines, but that was quite
sufficient
Janet was so we'll conceived and so
finely played by Miss Wynne that she
easily had the triumph of the evening
Henry Ainley played the artist with
characteristic ability.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26

race, and a good race. would result
speedily.
Why not forget about the precedent
of 1907. etc. for q night and think OF
Yachting i'm 1918? Is a ninety-loo'
sloop sensible, scaworthy craft
Would a race on the Sevcnty-hve-ioo'
waterline represent the present t'lI
limit in SingleStick construction:
When these questions are answered
fairly on their merits il will he time
TO talk Of rules and regulations ana
that much debated and extremely AM
biguouS deed of gift.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
THE JUBILEE OF GETTYSBURG
A Suggestion Looking to the End Of
Sectionalism.

To the Editor of Tho Tribune.
Sir am tho son Of longtime reader
Of Tho Tribune himself an abolitionist.
I'm later years. when my father was dead.
the papor that first cnklndlcd my political
enthusiasm was The Tribune at tho time
when Horace Greeley and others were
making a nsht for liberalism In politics.
Vhen 2 little later he died. boy as ! was
! felt as II a friend had gone out Of my
lfo
claim 90 10 tho manner born In that
mighty current ~ tendency which IS man
ifost I'm our contemporary history 70 OBJ
utorate an scctioua,ism IN the national
llfc
who can contemplate without thrill
of emotion that this summer tho jubilee
at Gettysburg Will be celebrated Jointly
nv the blue and the gray-the latter I'm the
native color I'm which the soldiers OF the
Confcdera-y won their undying fame.
Is not the election Of Woodrow Wilson
as President - the United states. a man
~ Southern birth and sympathics. one
Of the eloquent symptoms or tho Impulse
20 lot the dead past bury IT'S dead? The
Arlington mansion sull lies desolate' II
is q beautiful old pilc-I was going 10 say
the most beautiful 81 all historic places
around tho capital. u f. set I'm the midst
Of that garden ~ hcauty-0t resting place
for tho glorious dead who have given
their lives FOR their country. In 10. too.
thousands ~ Confcdcratcs sleep the same
last sleep Sharcrs they II the glory
which crowns that historic hilltop and
which has made the American volunteer
soldier immortal Vet the Arlington
mansion lies dcsolate, Within easy range
or vision from It's classic length lies
Mount Vernon. two places forever linked
together i'm American history. The peace
nI Potomac rolls between.
Why would # not bc fitting crown of
.t shat aas gone before in the history ol
naIf "A century 20 give Arlington man ion
into the hands Of tho Daughters OF the
Confcdcracy to have and to hold anl to
adorn?
rs the Daughters Of the American Rev
olution have redeemed from the gathering
runs OF the years the homestead 81 the
Washingtons, why should not the home
stead Of the Lees bs made the memorial
Of that other historic family and the pre-
eminent scene OF the house which all
Americans delight 20 honor?
GEORGE r WILSON.
Redstone Church, Fayette city. Penn,
March q. 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
CABLE WITHOUT RELAYS
San Francisco and London in
Direct Communication.

San Francisco. March 25.-Direct rom
munication between San Francisco and
London by cable and telegraph was ts-
tablishcd yesterday in a test OF cable
sounder which permits the use of tho
Morse code for cable messages.
The transcontinental limo OF tho Postal
Telegraph Company was hooked up 10
the transatlantic cable for a few min
utes and messages were exchanged with
out difficulty. The cable is routed via
Boston and Halifax. and the operator I'm
London and the man In San Francisco
talked" to each other without the assist
ance Of relay offices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
C0C0ANUT BY PARCEL POST
Montclair Postoffice Flooded
with Souvenirs from Florida.

Montclair, n. j.. March 95.-Bumpety'
bump-bump' \ noise Ike 1880 .. m In a
bowling alley startled householder o.
Upper Montclair avenue this morning
and. hurrying out 10 tho yeranda. he saw
the parcel post delivery man chasing an
oval object along the floor OF the porch
1t vas a three pound cocoanut. devoid OF
any wrappings except a parcel posi-
stamp
The cocoanut was sent from IN &C.
qualntance who is I'm Florida
To the amused recipient OF tho cocoa
nut, the parcel post man explained ths'
in The last few weeks there had been
quite an importation of the nuts boy posi-
Sojourners IN the South send them
souvenirs. All that Is required is TO pla"
the Inscription on the cocoanut attac'
the stamp and drop IT in the parcel pos
box
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
THE TEACHI,G MOTHER
She Has Been Rejected in Australia
II Is Asserted

To tho Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: II may interest some Of your read
ers 10 know that the Commonwealth OF
Australia has long since decided that no
woman about to marry may hold her
position in the state schools
There are many reasons given the prin-
chile one is. no man has right 70 marry
who cannot support his wife. The next
I'm importance is the one given by your
correspondent IN to-day's issue of Inc
Tribune. viz, tho claims Of the younger
teachers have 10 be considered.
Tho antaronism against this measure
was very strong I'm the state Of Now
South Wales. but the Department Of Edu-
cation has never sen nt 10 rescind the
law made 10 protect the juniors.
JOHN RULE
New York. March o. 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
PLANS OF MECCA TEMPLE.

Mecca Temple will hold celebration
on Saturday. at 73o p. IN. The Temps
also has the following future meeths'
scheduled:
In the Temple. April 4. ladies nisn"
April 5. children's matinee; April =, 'e'v
monlal session; May %, ceremonla' &C.
sion: May -, ceremonial session. III ".
Garden Arena. April 10. circus niS"t' !,
the Hippodrome. April 20. band and pa'"
concert