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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
THE THIRD "R."

The most unpleasant part of the
school report on arithmetic is the news
that our school children are below The
average in the ability 10 figure accu-
rately. 4 suspicion Of this defect has
been growing among employers pretty
generally of late. And however final
the tests and conclusions now made
public can be considered. the preSump-
ton is certainly IN support Of the
charge
Speed has been gained AT he expense
Of accuracy. according 10 the inyesti-
gator. Stuar, 4. Courts. Just what
value hastily added column OF figures
has if the result is wrong it is certainly
hard 10 see II is exactly this sort Of
sIipshOd work that has aroused the ire
Of employers and damned the chances
Of young hopefuls.
The tests also disclosed n weakness
In reasoning our those subtle and In
genioue inventions of the devil known
rs problems IF dog and q half
"eats bone and half in a minute
and p half. how long will II take a
pack of hounds. etc. etc.T Who has
not sacrificed his good youth on the
altar Of these head spliiters
The chief trouble here seems 10 b a
failure 10 suit the labor to the individ-
nal capacity. Some strange infants are
born with an ache for Just these tough
sums. Others tOtter 10 their graves
without digesting the simplest If In
between lies the general run Of chill
dren. whose ability TO apply reason to
such problems varies greatly.
More grounding in the plain elements
OF the third "R'' and more group teach
! ing seem,to be the morals of this latest
and highly important phase OF the
! Hanus investigation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
WISE COURAGE.

The impression about the White
House. according TO The New York
Evening Post" an advocate of Ameri'
can withdrawal from the Philippines
is that the question Of Philippine indie
pendence will not be taken up at the
extra session of Congress. but Will be
deferred until December The Tribune
Washington dispatches this mornln.
also report that while Mr.. Bryan Is
eager for separation the President Is
firm against action without much more
knowledge than he now possesses.
Such n determination speaks we!
FOR President Wilson's practical wis
dom and self-poise. He is under press
ure TO commit himself to a radical
separatist course and promise indie
pendence at fixed date. The Iagalog
politicians have been encouraged by
the Democratic victory and their own
Interpretation Of the Democratic plat
form to vigorous agitation, and they
find active support among some OF the
Presidents party associates. Under
such circumstances ii is reassuring 10
find the President disposed to GO slow
in dealing with responsibilities which
transcend party policies or even his
own theories.
His prediction is to have the United
States withdraw from the islands, bur
70 those who have urged it he Is under
stood TO have said: How are we TO get
out?" He finds himself the trustee of
American international relations. OF
the civilization Of the Philippines. of
the liberty and prosperity of many
tribes taking their first steps in SELF
government. As a lifelong teacher he
knows that adolescent peoples like
adolescent individuals must be edu-
Gated and disciplined, and. as his
torian. no theory Of democracy can
make him forget the long training
which lay at the foundation Of ordered
Anglo-Saxon liberty. Rightly feeling
himself not the exponent of q party
or personal programme. but the adj
ministrator Of the great trust OF
maintaining and promoting civilization
in this backward quarter of the world.
he shows wise courage in refusing TO
take leap in the dark.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES"

Ii will be another case Of the twi-
light OF the gods If the Senate Finance
Committee is compelled to surrender
half the power which IL now exercises
TO new committee on banking and
currency. The Finance Committee has
long been a unique body. II has domi-
mated the Senate more completely than
any OF the House committees ever
dominated the House. In the lower
branch the Speaker was nearly always
the real leader. The chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee was the
majority's spokesman on the floor, an
executive officer rather than Il com
mander in chief.
In the Senate. on the contrary. the
authority of the presiding officer is
nominal. Leadership falls naturally to
the chief member of the most power
full committee. and some one on that
committee has usually been called
upon TO direct the Senate's general
policy. Sometimes another member
than the chairman has been the power
behind the throne. as Mr. Aldrich was
in the last years Of Mr.. Morrll's SER
vice. But when the Rhodg Island
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
| MATTER OF WILD ASSES.

The Biblical text that the Hon Zen
Tillman. Senator from South Carolina.
pitchforked into the Democratic city ot
Washington. II. C.. seems 10 have occa-
stoned high degree of excitement
The very suggestion that wild asses
once upon time actually succeeded in
capturing some green corn has PIT new
hope into the army Of diScOnSolat" Office
seekers now cncampcd in the capital.
TO he sure the learned Senator quoted
freely and mistook his Jeremiah for
his Job Eut-ShOuld not ears he
prickcd and another wild dash upon
the White House be attempted?
One answer. as IL happens. lies IN
Scripture itself. Senator Tillman OK
pressed his personal faith in President
Wilson's ability 10 withstand an on
slaught Of wild anything. And the Dem
cratic ofccSecker seeking an omen can
find one little 10 his taste in Jcrcmia h
xiv. Is. To quote:
and the wild asses did stand in ne
high places. they snuffcd mp the wind
like dragons their eyes did fail. be
cause there was no grass.
This is dark and tragic picture.
Rut we shall steel our hearts and be
glad along with Senator TilIman that
it is likely 10 come true
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
STRAUS SAILS; PRAISES BRYAN
Believes Nebraskan Will Try to Garry
Out Taft's Peace Ideals.

William Jennings Bryan Yesterday re-
ceiyed the Endorsement OF Oscar s. Straus.
former Ambas sador to Turkey and pro-
gressive candidate for Governor at the
last election. Before sailing on the Ham
burg American liner Cincinnati for a six
months tour of Europe Mr. Straus de-
clared the new Secretary OF State had the
vision Of Jefferson and the diplomacy
OF Hay
Mr.. Bryan he continued. is In a
position To do great things for world
peace. I believe that he will be respon-
sibe for the carrying out OF the arbitra-
ton ideals OF Mir. Taft"
Mr. Stratus added that all the talk about
a European war was. I'm his opinion.
merely the bark Of statesmen who were
trying to put through plans for larger
ornaments. Accompanied by his wife. he
Will go first TO Algiers and Tunis and
then motor to Paris by way OF Italy. lie
viii see members OF the British Cabinet
in May, he said, on the subject of the
coming celebration OF one hundred years
of peace among English speaking peo-
pies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
INVESTIGATE HERE. TOO.

Senator Wagner's factory investigat'
Ing committee should by all means he
empowered TO continue in existence for
another year. so as To inquire into the
question Of living wage for working
women This committee. whose ap-
pointment The Tribune had much 70
do with securing. has done It's work
hitherto so we'll that tho greatest
things may be expected from its in
vestigntion of the duty of society ia
protect the woman wage Garner from
exploitation.
The Chicago investigation into the
relation between inadequate wages
and prostitution has shown the need
OF such an inquiry. The whole coun-
try has responded. The State of Iowa
is projecting an investigation. 1t is
suggested that Congress should take
IN the question because of its national
scope and because Of the difficulty OF
any states legislating effectively by
itself for the protection Of women
workers. Tho Chicago investigators
have been invited to come TO New
York and continue their inquiries here
But much better results will he OBJ
tanned from authorizing Senator Wag-
ners experienced and capable cont
mittee to take up this subject Of moral
safety. now that il has completed its
work for the physical safety Of wage
earners
The Chicago investigation is already
bearing fruit. Wages of women work
erS in that city have been raised. ana
some employers on the witness stand
have admitted that they could afford
10 pay their women living wages
Public opinion has accomplished that
much as result Of a few days i'll
vestigation. Inform the public fully.
give it sufficient facts, II they exist
10 Justify il in holding positively the
opinion that low wages are potent
cause of the lapse Of women into vice
and a cure will be found. Employers
here will be not less responsive than
lnOSc III lUitdSo. w Oll' uoN hh'N'
certainly how great or how small =
factor in bringing about the desTuc
ton Of. women insufficient wages are
The public and the employers should
have the facts That is the reason foI
such an inquiry as that Senator Juul
is holding in Chicago and for such an
inquiry as Senator Wagner proposes
10 hold here.
In certain quarters there Is fear
expressed that the whole system OF
morals will totter if we look this thing
in the face-that somehow the public
will get 10 sympathiZe with vice and
cOndone il If il once admits that pow
erty and It's temptations have some
thing TO do with making some men and
women vicious. II would he deplor-
able if any such result should come
about, but we see no reason 10 fear IT,
Has theft ever become one whit less
hateful because of the common knowl
edge that certain proportion Of steal
ing is done by men 10 relieve their
hunppr1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12

warning ~ Servia has the Endorsement
Of the powers.
The boundaries which have already
heen suggested for the new state OF Al
bania differ widely. The Albanian Nh
tionalis,s acting upon the facile prin-
ciple Of claiming everything. draw q
line inclosing everything between Mon
,enccro and Greece. on the Adriatc
coast and so far inland as 10 include
,bout everything that Servia and Mon
tcnegro have won. Aus'ria'h"iE"''
does not venture TO support so extrava-
CANT claim. but she. TOO. wouiu give
Albania the whole coast AT the north'
together with Scutari. denying Monte
negro any substantial gains. AS tor
the Balkan allies. they are wlll'ng 10
ccncedc 70 Albania less than half what
Austria Hungary would give ana me
merest fraction Of what the Albanian
NationaIists claim.
How to reconcile these widely diverg-
ing plans may we'll tax 10 the utmost
the ingenuity. the tact. the patience ana
tho HrmncSs Of all the powers con-
cerpcd. The two utteranccs when we
have cited indicate that the powers
mean 10 deny the claims Of the allies
and TO enlarge Albania at the expense
nj Scrvia and Montenegro. II So they
will plant seeds Of dissatisfaction
which may one day ripen in renewed
strife: If. indeed. the existing conflict
is not indefinitely prolonged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
TO LEAVE CANADA NEXT Whbh
Duke and Duchess of Connaught VIII
Sail from Halifax.

~ Telegraph I'D t"' t.. ..-...
OTTAWA. Ontario March Ia o''.eN'
issued from Government House THIS a'''
noon says
Their ROYAL Hiehnesses. INC puN' -
Duchess OF Connaught and the Pf'n'ss
Patricia will sail ror England on 70,
canadian Pacific steamship Empress v.
Britain. leaving Halifax on the hsn'
the I'D inst Their royal hishneSses "''
be accompanied bv Miss peily MISS Ausp~
Major F.. :. Worthiugton. captain !
r. Buckley. Captain ~. e. bu1ie'
CAPTAIN the Hon. G f. Bosca"en.
possibl. that their royal highness's n''.
spend a few days in Montreal On Wv,
way TO Halifax but nothing mas le'
definitely decided a. TO this Nslt
The dukes military secretary ~
tenant Colonel Lowther. brother
sneaker 81 the English House OF w.
mons will remain I'm Ottawa prepare.
make all ARRANGEMENTS against the 'e'o
Of the duke in MAY. The dueh's'
the princess will not return. but ~ "a
two other members Of the royal 'S'n.
who have no other pressing ens's.
at home are expected 20 return WI"
duke and discharge the numerous
duties of Government House.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
OUR CHIEF DEFENDER.

General Manager Ilcdlcy's opposition
TO block signals on the elevated rail
roads is characteristic. TcStifying at
the Coroncr'S investigation into an Gle
waited railroad collision in which a po-
liccman lost his life. he said that block
signals would be "a hardship on tn"
public of This great city. We could
mot run nearly * many trains ~ are
necessary 10 move the mass Of bust
ness" There spoke his fine and Gus
tomary Soicitudc for the passengers
under his patcrnal care. We cannot
understand how ne over came 10 per
nit the public To suffer a. I, does from
the block signals in the subway.
But if Mr. IIedley'S zeal in rs inter
eSts was not successful here. the city
has many things 10 thank him for. II
remembers gratefully his opposition 10
side doors on the subway cars. prompt
cd by his anxious fear lest the people
irving To enter them should fall bee
tween the cars and the station plat
forms. II has pleasant reco.lcction~.
too Of the old specially low candle
power lamps on the subway which
Mr. IIedley told the authorities he had
had made In order 10 protect The eyes
Of passengers from the glare of bright
or lights Oyerrulcd finally in these
and other things by some public he
damned" superior in the interhorough
COMPANY Mr.. Hedley remains the city =
chief defence against block signals on
the elevated roads. The public Will
never be- The victims ~ any new tangled
cOnirivancc If he can help H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
IN MEMORY OF SHIELDS
Missouri to Erect Monument 10 Wv
Soldier and Statesman.

Jefferson city. Mo. March IA w. :,
yropriatirg 5000 for mohu"', ,.,,,si
the memory " James Shields :,
States Senator from three s's''' "a
brigadier general I'm two wars was TN,
by the Missouri Legislature to-oa'
monument is To be erected az a. IN,
which was General Shieldss AZ ',css
The federal government recehu'
a monument at his grave there en-,
Shields was brieadier genera "a.
civil and Mexican wars. Later m.
came Judge Of the Supreme Court can,
nois and United States S'ha'"l .r,,,
that state. After he served as Goss ,.o,,
OF Oregon Territory he went TO MINIS Gan.
and was elected 10 the United o''" %
ate from that state. Then ne ,.u,e,
Missouri, served in the state heo' ,,on,
and became United states Senator "'''
Missouri
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
THE REMNANT.

The City Club did sensible as well
as a gracious thing when IL honored a
number of city officials Of minor rank
who have done valiant public service.
but whose names seldom get into the
newspaper headlines. They are the
zen who render expert administrative
or technical service and help to keep
the municipal machinery running with
tie least possible friction. Some OF
them are known 10 that portion Of the
public with which they. come in CON
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
AT NEWPORT.

IBy Telegraph % Tho It'h-''
\Avpor,. March li-Aitnopc hr' ana
vrs T Suncrn Taller do MOI intend {"
omen their season here until the latter paF
81 NAV or carly ln June trey are na''ns
t,onevsuckle Lodge renovated.
Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock. OF Ne" foi"
has leased New Lodge. the cottage o'
Thomas r. Gushing. for the coming sea-
son
Miss Caroline Jones - Washington d
~ivod to-day 10 be the guest of her aunt
Miss 9. ogden Jones.
Mrs. Walter =. fIolcomoe mas gone
New York.
Mr. and Ms william L Hunter nave
returned TO their cottage on Red 0'o''
avenue -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Tu.kerman' ~aO
have been spending the winter ~ y"
York have returned here Their hs'
home IT Kay and Everett streets VIII v
r.a1v for occupancy about APRIL :.
Mr. and Ms. william S''rrs Ne"s Az
q, IN. Mueuchinger kins while Ha"'"s
insnection ~ their cottage. tnet"'De
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12

ance. have rerhaps the most devllish ais
position Of all, A tank or ahee' ..
reminds one OF the notorious -
pered family who were all mad a., W.
time The watchfuiness OF a'''"''''',
usually prevents the fatal termihatlo"'
these Misunderstanding. but 'ccasi"""''.
a fatal injury is inflicted 'Such o'S''
the Bulletin adds. happened Wneh WV
large green morays engaged - Nsc'o''
encounter. during which one OF tue con-
tatarts vas disemboweed and had 90 We
killed. These eel-like fishes are extremely
powerful and active and coil and strike
Ike snakes
PA where is Easy street,
1T leads off Hard Work avenue my
son. - Boston Transcript
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
ANOTHER DOOR OF HOPPE
The Girl Worker Is Urged to Turn to
Domestic Service.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
sir: Your hcartrending picture OF the
girl worker obliged TO choose between the
two doors opening. respectively, into pow
~rty and deconcy or plenty and shame
moves mo To make a statement I'm which
think nine-tenths Of the women Of the city
will concur. There Is another door,
straight ahead of tho girl. door behind
which she will find plenty. decency ana
cleanliness. kindness and all the other
things she is supposed 10 want out noth-
ing I'm heaven or earth or under the earth
will induce her 10 open That door' TOT IL
leads 10 domestic service.
Just why all these girls prefer the mill
or the factory 10 household service IL
very hard TO cornprcr" nd II the women
who could and would employ servants
needed lesson in how 20 treat them !
think they've learned u. and are ready 10
Weld anything IN reason rather than give
I'D their homes. for when all is SAID II Is
tho servant question that IL keeping
women from marrying and driving men
into clubs
Who're is there in all the Borough or
Manhattan a sirl who will work for SO
or r2 n month food and lodging thrown
in at general housework2 Yet there are
here. will venture 20 say. some hun
dreds OF women who could AFFORD 10 pay
that wage. and who do now pay as much
as that 10 f-the-house laund'esEes
and cleaners. who would ne more than
giad 90 have an extra pair or hands per
nanent'y IN the house I don't mean eS-
nerienced workers either Just steady.
reasonable sort OF girl who has con-
.ci.ntlous desire to earn her wages under
direction from he- employer.
Tn. things demanded oy house servants
20 70 show the need ~ relief. For IN
stance. one family o. three adults. IN a
ten-room apartment have much trouble
10 keep . second servant because there
is bat one room FOR the tvo or them TO
sleep IN. although theN haN" separate
beds TWO sets OF everything and pri-
vat. bath.
Another having a house pays $40 a
month to ner cook Just 10 cook. and do
nothing else. IN family Of five adults
and three servants. and must reiurniSh
and rehablutate the kitchen every r."
months to suit the cook and hire an assist
ant every time she giyes dinner party.
while the housckeeper who can pay SIS.
and even go a month. and whose mode or
life requires that she keep servant
must change and change FOR this, That or
the other reason given by the servants.
which are really no reasons al all, until
the apartment hotel. a miserable compro-
mise for the family table. looms immi-
nent.
Why don't those who want TO help the
girl wage earners organize night schools
that will teach them the rudiments
OF housework? III guarantee that X
such schools existed their graduates
could get much more than living
wage at once. since the wage Is always
over and above the living. or { Will go
even further and say that the absolutely
unframed girl who will live quietly and
try to do her duty cheerfully will get
her Iving-and her wage over and above
tat once. H. WAShBl KIN.
New YorA. March u. 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
JUST A CATAUINOTYPE.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Having noticed IN two or three re-
cent issues Of your usually carefully ed
tied journai-to-day for instance ref
erence 10 one Cataline. I have been won
dering who that gentleman might be or
course, | know who cicero's worthy
calumniator Catiline was. but who was
Cataline? Kindly enlighten my Ignorance.
INQUIRER.
New Brunswick. \. j.. March 5. 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
COTTON COMES TO BURY FATE"

Washington. March Twin wv A
rival of George X. Cotton. GOVERN,
Porto Rico arrangements were eo'np
for the funeral TODAY Of ms "a.
Francis Cotton. who died recently -
jaundice. after an illness OF sew
weeks Francis Cotton. who was a,
enty-nine years cid. was prom''e"' Il,
the railroad world for several yea's
1856 he succeeded William Dean NV
as United States Consul at Venice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

"Ehetoric rs all right N is place. re
marked a man who recently returned
from the West. but It's place is in story
books I cal to mind a letter 1 once re-
ceived from a brother Of mine who lived
I'm the sun-setting section. ont here IN
the West. said he In this letter. is TO be-
found the breath OF heaven. Come and
enjoy IT, The rhetoric struck me sharply
and made a great Impression. II there Is
breath Of heaven anywhere ! want to
enjoy It, So ] went West When Id been
living there short time cyclone OF
mammoth proportions struck the town |
WAS nving I'm. lifted me and my house
and swirlsd us "a couple OF miles. When
/ got out Of the hospital wrote 10 my
brothcr. The breath OF heaven is all
right. but never cared for such a strong
breath That's why I'm back on the
Bright Boulevard
villa de barlieue lie I-ocataire on IN
carnbrioleur Mon ami. attended,
unr minut. -
lie Cambrloleur-Pou que vous alliez
prfvenir Ia police pensez-Nous:
lie I,ocatar.- Non. pour que 70 previ-
epnr me femme: II Y vingt-cinq ans que.
tous les solrs. ellie parle de vous. ellie vous
attend II faut bien qua Ia I'm. ellie fasse
votre connaissance LIE Mdsdue
De Fer. dams lie Figaro.
e PLURIBUs UNUM
Concerning revolutions
on the Western continent
Your Uncle Sam announces
His vigorous dissent.
They are. he thinks. the movements
OF grafters who will fight
TO get the goods regardless
OF either law or right.
They are he thinks. productive
OF chronic discomfort
Which always is subversivs
OF proper government.
He thinks revolution
l. simply rotten. and
IL should not be permitted
In any decent land
ALWAYS EXCEPTING
a first class Revolution
With which he got away
In 70, and showed US
That II has come 10 stay.
HOORAY,l
". J. HAMPTON.
Are your father and mother in, Bob
be-
No
Then can ! see your sister
Not IN. she expected you. too. Life
Many fishes, Ike the knights Of old.
fight among themselves for the love OF
lighting. or because they have nothing
better TO do. according TO the March bull
letln ~ the New York Geological Society.
There are others, however. which fight
to protect themselves or their young.
Speaking Of the fights among fishes In the
Aquarium. the bulletin says: The angel
fishes. beautiful as they are In appear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
WILSON IN UNIVERSITY CLUB.

Washington, March Il.-President Will
son has accepted membership In the Uni
versity Club, In Washington. and will pay
his dues Just as any other member does.
This Is the first club the President has
joined In Washington.