New-York tribune. [volume], April 20, 1912, Page 8, Image 8

About New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924

Image provided by: Library of Congress, Washington, DC

                
?Dffrt Dark Crtbunr:
? _T1 BDAY, APRIL 20, 1012.
Oirnfi- end pu & ft*/led dai'l/ <*??/ ???"*
friiit-n?; AetoH-ffcra- a *???? Fort corpo?
ral/on; Ogden M. Rcid, President; Conde
Uanilin, ?secretary; James il. Barrett,
Treasurer. Addrrxs, Tribune Buildlny,
\o. VA Sassau street, ?Vcm* York.
StBSCRlPTIO*** RATK?* ?l?y Mali. Postas?
Paid, o-Jtilcl?!- of <*r?-at?*r N>w York. ,
"Dally and Sun-lay. one month.? -?9
Pally and Sunday, a:x mont'.a.4**>
Daily and Sunday, one year.??'''j
i ?-. ?>, on? mont-. -"~. ,
Dally only, nix month?.-jJ-?"
D ? >, on?- year."Jxr
hunda- only. ?Ix months.J *****
Sunday only, one y?.ar... . .. . 2 r.u
?ill countries In th??
rni*.?.r?>.-? posia: Union, Including postal?.
DAIL.T \Ni> BUNDAY:
On?? month.... ft.OOiOnayaar.tu.tm
SUNDAY ONLY! ., ,.
Fix month?.$-*.oT On?? year.?*?*.".*?
DAIL.? ONLY:
Or? month .|1 02 On? -.tar.?I*"-t>
CANADIAN RATE*.
DAIM" AND SUNDAY!
On? month.$ .no On? year.$10. OS
DAILY ONLY:
?*? month. * .SOIOne year.9*S.*m
SUNDAY ONLY: . __
_S .70)On? year.|4.o8
")n?-i month.
Entered at the Po??affl<se at New York aa
S?*cond Class Mail Matter.
Our r?:i?lera will confer a favor by advls
!*-.*? us When tliey are unable to procure a
fi?l.\ of Th* Tribune from their newsdealer.
Addre?s: Tr.buue. Circulation Department.
THE SBWB THIS _fOR.Vf.VG.
QBNERAL. St?.ties of the Titanic
survivors confirmed the supreme heroism
of passengers and crew; Ismay testified
before the Senat?.: committee that
not responsible either for the vessel's
speed or for manning the lifeboats, while
It was brought out at this hearing that
It wus the general bellet that th<? ship
?was unainkable; Cap? itn Rostron, de
s?:rlblng the rescue und his own precau
tloni I and a doubled
watch, ?refrained from any criticism of
Captain smith; the great steamship
companies agi.l to h more southerlj/
route, on which il??- Ciurpathia, which
.sailed, will make the initial passage; i:.
L. Boma suggested that Resident Taft
?mil un international maritime congress;
i Qayno*ra relief fund was In
?A by 123,000, making the t??taJ
148,000, which bas been tunw-d over *??<
the It??1 ?'ros?-?.
CITY.- Stocks were dull and Irregular.
g ! b? locomotive engineers agreed
to meet the railroads on Monday in a
final effon to settle the wage discuto.
Tho Western L'nion Telegraph
Company nnd the Marconi Wireless
? ompany mtide arrangement?* giving the
U r control of practically all tho
wireless bustoees of tho world.
The Inquiry Into the sanity of Harry K.
Thaw, scheduled t<? tome before Justice
Btapleton, was postponed until April 27
before Ju.tho Keogh ut New Rochelle.
Abdul Baha distributed ?juarteri
to the extent of about $U*o at tin? Bow
try Mission aftei an address In which
be said the Poor had a better chai.
beaven than the rich. == cardinal
Farlej will be seventy years old to-day.
A woman passenger was hit on
the head by a stone which crashed
through .1 cot of u New York, New
Haven ?S Hartford train, following
blast al Sem Kothelle, and nearly
kill 1
DOM' riC ?ingress adjourned ?h a
?tribute to the dead of the Titanic; fags
war? placed al halfmaet on the federal
buildings Ht Washington and through?
out the countrv. President Taft,
members ?-?f the Cabinet Senator? and
man] other men prominent in publlo
In Washington j<>.ned In praising
Ml i '? r hlbald W. Butt s record and
"lining for hla loss In the Titanic
utter S.?nator Isidor Hayner,
<i Maryland, In the Benate at Washing?
ton, Utterly attacked J. Bruce Ismay
and other ofti'-ials of the White Star
Lina holding them responsible for the
'I it.iin ? disaster. After studying
the plans of th? Titanic naval con
atructora in Washington believe tho for?
ward bulkheads en the loat ship were not
built higfa enough, and they advise the
r?tmstructlon <?f inner hulls in ??II ocean
eteamsbips. - H was said at Wash?
ington Hint Becretary Meyer of the Navy
urtment was in favor of requiring all
unships to carry lifeboats enough tor
all persons ??hoard, that wireless opera
ton he on duty at all limes and that the
United States should tak?- control of tho
air, so tat as wireless messages are con
? ernc-l. ? ?frlors of th?* navy r?
sented criticisms of the ahility of its
v\ii*el?*ss operators, declaring the fault?
finding was an effort to cover up the
poor work ?T Marconi operators in con?
nection with the Titanic disaster.
a dispatch from Washington stnted that
' dent Taft had <l??"l?led to answer
- titiclams and attacks mad?-? by
c?.ion? i Koo-<>vit. and would probably
d?> ?-<? m addresses al Newark. N. J., and
1*1 lei] nia oexl a
i OREK?N. a memorial service for
? their Itvee on the Titanic
was held al Bt Paul's cathedral. Lon?
don. An entente has been reached
bet we. n Italy and Russia by which the
latter agrees to recognize Italian <*ov
?rnt" lr| Trip'?!! in return f.?r support
to Ruseles Balkan policies it was
asserted In Rome that the recent fight in
th?- Dardanelles was largely accidental
????I thai there had been no intention to
attempt ;? lauding in Ottoman territory.
Lieutenant Vil!?- Davray, of the
Fren? h army, was killed whil?- making
en a?sroplane flight af Verdun, France
- The Canadian government steamer
??i? reported on the rocks and
und In Northumberland Strait, N.B.
THE WEATHKR -Indications for to?
ddy: l'air Th?-? temperature yesterday:
.. degrees; lowest !'?',
SlSOImi TRACKS i \/' QRADM
CROBRIfi f;s
o -.?ni- t I?* tome uncertainty
?-???i?-i-nilm- the exact status of the bill for
abolishing grade rroaelint of railroads
which was adopted by the New Jersey
I.r-ris'i'?ire and retoed by tlie Governor,
some lioldin?; that the vet?? is valid and
ethers I bat it was >?? irregular in form
tnd Um? as io be Invalid. The dispute
hii *:?*s i j j .<. i ? moi?- ??r leet recondite prin*
??ijiics of parliamentary law and pnwtfce,
nul will probabl] have t?. be lettled
through an appeal i<? tbe coarta There
i? i ?> uncertainty, however. COOCernlng
the ?luv? rn-.i-'s attitude, which is marked
by ?* ?'?"?tradictoi'iin-ss amounting to self?
?.tu It i tica l ion. even for the single track
mind i?*' which h?* proclaim himself to
bt* the possessor.
In Octolw last Govtrnor Wilson, re?
ferring t?? the Republican promise t?>
al-ollsh grade crossing?, at the ?rxp???i-?*
?>f tJu* railroads, declare?! that *!iat was
what thotdd he done, Irai that the Re
publicans were no! sinter?* und would
not ?i?? it, ??nil that therefore Democrats
should be elected who would do It. Six
moulds later, lu his v?*i?., he c??ndeinii?sl
th?* Republicans because they had faith?
fully kepi that promise, and d**elar?*d
that thai policy OUghl not t?> be exe
?ilt.-d.
six in??tit!i- a-*?, n??* Qevtjraor Wgtd
that the dis|io>;i| ,,f Krade ?Tu_?-lngs
ihoold be it:tnistc?l t?? tlie 1'ublic I'tlli
I ?iiii'his-.ion, but ?-ntlreiy at the cost
of the railroads, saying: 'The Public
"Utilities Cornujisslon has no power, and
"mi lar m the men In my councils are
"con<-?-rned there 1? no purpose to give
?it the power, x? happ?e ap?nete uj>on
"BUi niu;ikii?aJit*. The Democratic plat?
?form does jtot propoee to '?'.xv ?ce Publie
?"Utilities i'??ininisslon th<> ri^bt t?> Middle
"tiie-e gTpejim DpOB t|ie HHmlei)?alili -."
Iiis vei?, nu'ssagt? : *\Vliut
is h? ?<1<*U is an c.iiar-ciut'hl t>f the pow
'ers ot the Public I tilitles Commiasiou
**er-*. The law could easily establish u
?principie b/. -which it might ht ?eter?.
"mined when it wns equitable that the
?seveni! communities affected should
"parti? Spat?* In the ?'..pense."
The Qovernor complaint tbal the pri?
ent bin -Moes not eforbM ?the creation of
new e roasings." There Is a law for
biddtng it which was enacted ;uid slgnerl
by Gorernor Wilson himself last year,
lie a 1m condemns as ";iii Impoaalble
thing" the r*equtren_ent thai each road
shall ?limin?t?? ? certain number of
rrosaings yearly. Yet that -impoaalble
thing" Is being ?lone with much success
In the state ??f Connecticut : and the Na
tional Aaaoclatlon of Railway Commis?
sioners surely ?i body of experts- nt It
: annual meeting in October hist ?dopt??d
resolut lout urging thai euch state i.cgis
lature should "?pass .*' law quiring th?t
"each railroad operating ?herein should
"ii?? ?required t<? eliminate .*i given number
"of grade crossings each year."
In brief. Hie thing wlilcb OUfbt to be
done <iut;!ii m?t t<> I??? ?bine, tbe ?powers
which ought not to lie enlarged ought
to be enlarged ; t be expense? which ought
uol t?i i??? put upon the municipalities
ought to be put upon them ; ?uid the t ti i 11 ?_*;
which Is being done cannot be done.
Truly, it is a gfeal thing to have a mind
<?f a single track ami a narrow ?gauge.
l-FROM TRESE HONORED DEAD."
Mi.-t of th?? dead on ihe Titanic ?lio?l
?heroically, yielding their Uves both that
the women and children ?.?f the ship's
company migbi live and that the livea
<?f iii.iiisamis of others totally unknown
(a thein might be spared in the ?future
They |>erlsbed for their fellows as truly
as soldiers who gire their lives in a na?
tion', defence, for the world can nerer
forget whal they did and suffered in a
supreme crisis, and will be made wiser
and better f?>r their Inspiring sacrifice.
it i?- a painful thought that some must
die that others may be saved and many
suffer thai a succeeding generation may
benefit. Bui tbal is the law ?>f this tm
perfecl world, slowly struggling toward
distant goals of a mural and material
betterment. Progreas ran seldom be ac*
eonipllshed without the martyrs whose
suffering stir the public Imagination and
sel at work the influences which compel
another forward movement. It Is for tho
liviug always, as Lincoln nid al Getty?
burg, to take Increased derotlon to the
cause for which the dead havt? given the
last full meaaure ??f devotion. The
beroes of the Titanic will not have ?li.-l
in \ain if by their sacrifice the p?'rils of
the sea are henceforth materially les?
sened and the recklessness with which
those perils bare been faced becomes a
discreditable memory.
BETTER WIRELESS EQUIPMENT
NEEDED AT SEA.
\U. Marconi was right in urging before
the League ?*f ?Political EducaUon that
Ships should have better w?vless equlp
nient than moat of them now have. For
Thflr own safety they require apparatus
of a greater radius than all except t,h<;
largeel ships now poaaaaa, A vessel in
?listress and with a weak apparatus may
Dot be able to convey knowledge of her
need of assistance to the nearest veaeel
or to a wireless station nshore. Her pas?
sengers and crew uia.v perista merely b??-.
CauM her wireless outfit ln?ks a few
miles of carrying power.
Furthermore, to insure working of th?
wireless nation in a crisis n resnel
should possess a plant for supplying tt
with power Independent of the ??hip's
general engine room, and it should be of
auch capacity that If an accident to the
ship's engines ?required recourse to the
supplementary plant t tie power and
range of the wlrel??ss ??uttif would not be
thereby curtail?!. If at any time a ship
needs the full powtf of lier wifeless sta?
tion It is when calling f?>r aid. In ca?
pacity to maintain the wireless service
at full efficiency when the engines were
out of commission ??ven so modern and
well appointed a ship as the Titanic
I seems to ?hare >been deficient.
If report- are correct If was by a fort?
unate accident that the Carpathia heard
of the Tltanlc*i ?listress. The wirelesa
operator on the rescuing ship is said t?>
?have caught the lignai for ai?i merely
because he kept at bis post a little later
than usual on the night of the collision.
However that may be, it is plain that .1
ship which has only one operator and
?lo.? . the plant during tbe greater part
Of the nluht may fail to learn of the
perils of others In time to give them
asslatance. For tin? sake ?if safety at sea
ihe wireless stations on shipboard should
be In operation all the time
?Voir THE DOMESTICATED VUFl
1/ 1/7 t/
The way Mr. W. S. BtOne, chief of the
Brotherhood <?f Locomotive engineers,
talks of the r.'fusal of th" railroads t..
raise the engineers' wages Is commend?
able. Mr. Stone tol<! the reporter- t?s
"please gel th?* Idea "f a strike" out of
their hea?is. "We ar<? not discussing a
?-trike,'' he said, 'but rather a nieth'xl
of settling the mailer aiiil<?nhl.\." There
does not seem to be mom for anything
hut an amicable settlement. The rail?
roads say that they cannot afford to pay
the men an.\ larger wages than they re
eeive at present. And the men seem to
agree with them. 'iTiere ?loesn't appear
tu be much room for a violent eont.ro?
versy or for h Mttef sense of injustice.
Mr. Stone further says that if his or?
ganization, moved by the refusal of the
rail mails, presents an ultimatum, "that
will d?> no harm." adding: "I have
"known ultimatums that would eat out
"<?f your hand." We hope Mr. Stone's
ultimatums are of this gentle type. ITU
mat urns have become an everyday neces?
sity. Few can get on without employ?
ing them ; certainly few labor leaders.
S?? it is well that a kind lias been ?level
oped that will "eat OUI of your hand."
ii is easy to become reconciled to life
when "demands," "refusals" and ultima?
tums an? Wholly amicable, a mere polite
Interchange between totally harmonious
groups wishing to convey to each other
and to the public an ld??a of high mutual
1 regard
?i PROGRESSIVE HAMM LAW.
J or yean this state has been stnig
gling toward a slmpl?*, understandable
tish ami game law which would afford
I proper p.ot??< fi?>n to wild life without
hampering roa sons hie spoil with rud
and gun. In signing th?? Jones bill gen?
erally revising the lish and game laws
Goraraor IMx has put on the statute
books a measure which, while not per?
fect by any means, is probably much
the best New York has ever had. It
was drawn and urged for passage by tbe
state BUtbortt-OS anil miist of the im?
portant aportMMft'a organizations, ajui
represents their combined ?'ipcrieii''?'
ami Judgment.
in ib?' principles of conservation and
game protection the uew law is pioba
bly the test iu tbe country. Fuder it
every species of game native to this
state bus a bag limit put on it?a limit
to each day's killing by any man which
should satisfy the sportsman, discourage
the pothunter and make possible a natu?
ral increase In the birds and beasts
from year to year. An?>ther ai'l toward
the in? reuse of wild game is in the pro?
visions regarding artificial propagation
Of tl?Ti and game for the market. Deal?
ers would ?much rather buy their trout,
'lucks, pheasants and venison from per?
son? on whom they could depend for a
regular supply than from market hunt
! er?. Till? measure contains features
designed to encourage the process al
ready begun In this state of brer-ding
certain kind? of game for the market.
to the manifest advantage of their wild
brethren. In still another way the law Is
designed to afford protection to the
stato*s Wild life. It permits the con
servation commission to shorten ihe
season fixed by statute for the taking
of any variety of game. Heretofore the
Legislature, under stmnK pressure, has
shortened open seasons sometimes, but
lias been unable to see why favored sec?
tions of tiie state should not have spe?
cial privileces in the way of longer open
seasons for some kinds of game. The
conservation commission is not likely to
do that
Two features of the measure stand
out especially. One is the prohibition
against the killing of does, which will
not only aid propagation of the deer
hut tend to lOOeer.e the lives of hunt
ers by enforcing sufficient caution to
determine before they shoot If the anl
mal wears horns Another is the fact
that the law states what the sportsman
may d". not what he may not do. Thus
it ?becomes a simple ami Intelligible
mea sort*.
VOr '77/.; /, 1ST WORD."
Mr. Isinav. managing director of the
White Star Fine, says that "the Titanic
VII the last word in shipbuilding," yet
on a dear night in a calm sea she went
down with two-thlrda of all on board.
She was ?the lust word, yet she carrie?!
lifeboats enough f??r only one-third of
her passengers and crew. She was the
last word, yet when running swiftly at
night through Ice-lnfetted seas she was
I unprovided with searchlights, which
would have revealed the approuch to
danger in time to avoid it. She was the
last w??rd. y??t a blow tt?*? light to awaken
or to Htartl?? her passengers Inflicted in?
juries which < a used h??r speedy ?lest ruc?
tion.
The Titanic was the latest word In
Shipbuilding, hut she was not the last.
There will be others spoken, both figu?
ratively and literally; and some of the
most emphatic ami eff<?<*t.lvc of them will
be littered Just became of the Titanic
and lier fate,
HEROIC Ml SICI t.\>.
i icept in th?- case of the English snip
Blrkenhesd, when tbe soldiers on board
stood at parade after the women and
children bad been taken lut?? the boats
and the band play?! the national air as
the ship went down, we do not re?-ai) n
?parallel to th*? conduct of the musicians
on board the Titanic, who, as nil sc
COUntS agree. cea?ed n-M their inspiriting
ministrations until they were engu1f<*?S
hy the waves.
Indee*?d. It seems even lo he S question
if the later Instance of her??lsm was not
greater than the former, for the banns
men on the Hlrkenhoa?! were enlisted
men obeying orders like soldiers, while
it Is scar??ely to be thought that the ob
ligationa of the musicians on the Titanic
required them to play With death con?
fronting them. There has Ivcon a mar?
vellous upweiiing of sympathy for the
families made destitute by the awful
< atastrophe. and. perhaps, a too gmnt
multiplicity ?if relief funds; but there
Is. nevertheless, something especially
appealing In Dr. Frank Dararoscb's sug?
gestion that a spedal contribution h.?
asked f'?r the families of those who gave
courage and ??omfort to the doomed vic?
tims of the steamship; and ?lied to do it.
ILLOGICAL.
The Masse rhuarl Is Legislature is a?ain
wrestling with the in?'otm> tax amend?
ment to tin? federal Constitution. The
House at Representatives lias voted for
ratification and the Senate expoi'ts to
v?.|i? on?- way ar the other bef?>re the
present session ends. The reo|?enlng of
the ?pieslion in Massachusetts Is a strlk
big illustration ??f the uix't-rtairities and
contradictions in practice which sur?
round tin? prfs'ess of amending tho Con?
stitution. When the Assembly at Al?
bany un'lertook last winter to recall
New York's approval of the amendment
the point was raised that a ratification
??in?; given COUld not he recons|?lere?L
That claim has never been passed upon
by the Supreme Court of th<? United
States, and whether it would be sus
tained or not nobody know .
If that claim Is made In gorwl faith
Its proponents ought to !><? willing to
a?imtt that, conversely, a rejection once
accomplished cannot ho annulled Mas?
sachusetts rejected the ln?'Oine fax
amendment in 1910, its House of Hep
reaentatlves refusing t<> ratify on May A
of that year by a vote of I2_ to 101.
and Its Senate doing the same on May
IP by a vote of 28 to 11. That action
was ??ii its face hs final and conclusive
as was the favorable action of the New
York Legislature in 1911.
If one state may recall a negative vote
why may not another r??<a!l an affirma?
tive vote'/ It would be greatly to the
publie advantage if the Legislature at
Albany should withdraw th?? ratification
of 1911 an?l thus force a settlement of
the issue in the court?. If is 1 danger
ous thing to ego ahead amending the
?"?institution under rules and precedents
which do not work uniformly and are
held to give one side a right IIlogically
denied t?> the Other.
THE FRODIOAL,
If was a mysrery to most of Die Balth?
ful of the Wigwam why the Hon. .1 Ser
g?ant traut deserted the HOO. C. Fran?
cis Murphy in the S?>nate contest which
entertained Democracy a year ago. It
is just as muck 1 mysterj now what,
has brought them together again. V??l
the fad stands umontradlcted When
the Hon. J. S?-rgcant msfchcd down the
aisle al the left hand of the Hon. C.
?Francis ut the Democratic stau- Coo
rentloo the ?.iher day the assembled
multitude Bat and geSSSd in reverence. It
knew It was privileged to parth-lpate lu
the thrills of a great moment Tba band
in the gallery stopped playing "Tain
tiianv" and swung into "Home, Sweet
Home." Not even those who never talk
to the "Chief" in his private office need?
ed to he told the Import of It all. It
was a solemn, glad reunion. Tbe wan
derer had returned to the fold. The
prodigal was hume again. Cram bail
COms ha? h ?-. Murphy
BSSlly, Ihe wherefore mailers little
Tiie prodlgul of old tired of the husks
It may be that tbe present day prodigal
tired of the husks of Democratic insur?
gency, a-, represented by the pitiful re?
volts against Murpbyism, which began
gloriously in published statements sad
ended nowhere; that he hungered for
th?? solid food of organisation I>em?*c
racy and the sight of his Wigwam once
again. Perhaps memories <?f the old
da.*, s when he was honored In the house
of plenty proved too much for him. an
exile In the desolation of Dix appolntee
doin. Bat speculation Is idle. The fact
stands, cram has come back to Murphy.
When that other prodigal reached home
there was great rejoicing, and the fatt?3*d
calf was killed, tad I feast spread. The
feast for this prodigal undoubtedly is to
be a quiet Tammany family party. Rut
by all ordinances of fitness it ?-.in he
held only at Ddmonlco'a
It is idle to haggle over minor details
of the disaster when the essential facts
are Indisputable One Is that the vessel
pursued a route too far to the north.
Another Is that she was being run at
high speed through waters which her
captain knew to be infested with Ice?
bergs. A third is that there, were llfe
b'.ats enough for only one-third of th??
people, and th?*. fourth that there was
opportunity to put all Into lifeboats and
save them t." the boats had been there.
Those are the facts upon which Judg?
ment will be based.
B
The men on the Titan!?' deserve mor-?
than all the praise they have received
for their splendid heroism. But not one
of them showed a finer spirit than that
of Miss Edith Evans, who gave her
place In a lifeboat to an older woman
wlih a family and so perished.
?
It Is gratifying to have the suffragettes
! acknowledge that BOOM of the men
aboard the Titanic behaved fairly well;
I In fact, rather better than could have
been expected.
s
"The Roosevelt League also received
'several hundred dollurs In small con?
tributions." says an Albany dispatch
Does that represent the popular Interest
In the movement In New York '.'
How much of the speeding was due to
B desire to filease the "boss* who was
aboard?
?-g
To compel the steamship line-? to give
each passenger and member of tjie crew
a check for a seat In a lifeboat might
help to keep the fact In mind that the
boats aro there for use and that tho
crew must be drilled In handling and
manning them.
Tnrko-Italian wars. Mexican revolu
t'ons. Chinese republics, railroad strikes
and all other topics f?ill Into Insignifi?
cance beside th?? one great theme of woe.
The .Mayor of Baltimore is reported to
liuttj aspirations for the second place OB
the Democratic national ticket. He
would make a great run in the conten?
tion If he came out on a platform of
? beeper local hotel rates for the dele?
gates. _
THE TALK 0? Till: PAY.
"Rollet ?katlng ha* bOOMM a ?-ran?? in
thl? city,*- writ?"? a correspondent for an
R**"-**ll?h rarer from Rerlln ""?"of ontv In
the rink? devoted to th? ?port <1o??i thli
?how Itaelf, b?it In Ihe public open pla?e?
snd In th??? ?trer?? '???at troops of boy?
and glrla can be seen after sehool hours
'rolling* and crowds of pede??r1?ns -rut' ?r
about fOUagSteta who do trlCkS en their
skates e*t,e ot these Impromptu audiences
re<-i*nfly s?w ? young girl In bloomer r?i?i
tume mount t?> the top of a rah in a crnwd
?xj thoroughfare and th??r<? perform ?he
'human top* trick, ?hen clumber down and
roll away with her applauding compan?
ions."
Mother-Did you have a s/?od tint?? Bt the
pa 11 *?* 7
Willie New l ?aid no when the) ? ??k.-d
nm to have ?onie inore l?-e ?-ream ?ml the
ftliigv thins? never asked me again, i'hll
ndelphla llerord.
"Tills Is not a piare where ?-?oatuine* plsy
a part. ?ti<1 \C.II? one doe?. ?e<* late Parts
?EOnfeothmS," Ibey axe not considered a* ?*
Sentie! as thev are Jn seine of the Italian
resells," ?ays a letter from Santa Marghe
rlta "Bu? a erfi'-p of BOStUBBSS took our
atM-ntlon this aft??rno?>n from the natural
beauties of the park when We saw them
They were worn bv the t'erhardt llaupt
nann family. He of the problem p1a> s wure
a rough and readv suit with knee breeches;
the older non, who ts half ? head fuller
than his father, was dad In an ordinary
business milt, and his little brother as any
tn.v of twelve or, a bicycle might be Hu?
the wlf<- and mother tn the group, in
roundabout coat ami bobble skirt, carrying
a cane, looked <iueer."
The wayfarer _.sk??l for eld clutne?
"1 have n?>ne." sal?i the h?-ad of th? bouse, i
"Not Siren an old pair ?if .?hoe??"
"No; but here n an old autoinoliile v?m
may have."
Thank?, boa?, but I have enough trouble
supplying my own want.?? without beui-ing!
gosalene from dooi te door." I^>ulsvllle
Courier-Journal.
Having gl\?-n the ?lop signal, s woman
Wearing a skirt of the tube ?lass made ner
?ray le the exit _oor of a Broadway car,
and when It neared th?? .orner of "-.-?th
ni"?-i stepped quickly to the platform
"Walt till the car stops,'" the conductor
said, but the woman paid ne attention to
tl?<? warning arid would have Jumped -
backward*-had ehe not been restrained
When the car flnall*. ?Hopped ?he refused to
alight, but "tsave the con?luctor a plei-e ot
her mind" which lasted two blocks. The
conductor look It calmly and when the
woman stepped off politely ?aid: "(/.ok out
for the automobile coming your street la
two blocks down." ami to ?tie man who
had witnessed the scene nald That's
what we set for doing oui dut) "
"Now listen to me."
"All right, doc."
"You ar?? threatened with a nervous
breakdown."
"I know It."
"You must quit worrying "
"I can't do It. doc. Until after all the
players are aigned. It wouldn't be loyalty
to the home team " -Louisville Courier?
founts!. _
PRECAUTIONS FOR LINERS
Travelling in Pairs, with More than
Enough Lifeboats for All.
T?> the Kdltor of The Tribune
Sir: If the following Suggestions wem
put In force, tt scenm to me that the pres?
ent danger? of sea travel would be re?
duced to a minimum, ot at leu.it made
much lens than they are ut present
First That oceangoing pa?s??ugei rSQSBl?
ahould be compelled to travel In pulrs at
dlHtancfH not great.-r thaa twenty-flvs
mil?-!? apart.
??"????ond Th.it ?-M.il oceangoing pssefiigsi
v??nael should b?* eompellsi to cai rv life?
boats In a readily Bseble poeitlofl that
will have a suffi.lent oa**rjrtag capacity to
accommodate at least .0 per ?eut more
persons than are e\er on board at any one
time, Including both pai-senger? and crew.
Third?That each oceangoing passenger
vessel should be compelled to carry prop?
erly placed ?earchllghts that derive their
light from some other source than that of
the main engines of the ?hip.
If the Titanic had been accompanied by
another ship not more than iweniy-tlve
miles away? deaplt? bar unfoi t?nate Marc?
*ty of lifeboats, It h. very prissIM? thai
no on? or that very few person? would
have lost their live?, it would have been
practically lmposaibie for the ?ame acci?
dent to have happened to two ?hip? that
far apart at the same Urne The wlreleu
"8 O ST help signal of the Titanio would
In such a rase have brought help in a very
short time.
Searchlights properly placed might help
In detecting objrcts In front of a vessel.
but even If they failed to be of much ser?
vie?* to a vessel in this way they would
rertalnly assist greatly In aiding the dis?
embarkation of lifeboats in time of acci?
dent. The source of Illumination for such
searchlights should not be electn-lty
generated by the, ship's engines, for if
such were the case they would be of no use
when the engines stopped working.
It seems to me that In "unsinkable"
ships like the Titanic, and "fireproof
buildings like the Equitable, too much de?
pendence Is placed on the device produced
by man, and too little account taken of
the tremendous forces of Nature. The only
safe policy Is to presuppose that the worst
Is sure to happen s?ime time, and to have
provision made for It when It doea.
SETH W. SHOEMAKER.
?Srrantorv. Penn., April 18, 1*T12.
MARINE INSURANCE
Greater Safety for Passengers in More
Stringent Regulations.
To the Kflltor of The Tribune.
Sir: The loss of the Titanic miggests
several questions which do not seem to
have been touched upon as yet. In the first
place, did ?'aptaln Bmlth take proper pre?
cautions to prevent such a catastrophe a*
occurred? In one account of the disaster
we read of "picked coal." "forced draft"
and a speed of "Twenty-one knots. ' Cer?
tainly this Is a bad combination among ice?
bergs In a fog at night. The loss of this
"unslnkable ship" indicates that the speed
at the time of the accident was excessive.
At the present time the public Is eager
for legislation intended to prevent such
an occurrence In the future. Also the in?
surance, companies are reported to have suf?
fered heavily through the loss of the Ti?
tanic The enactment of laws takes time,
und the results are not always as satis?
factory as could be wished, but It is In
order at the present time.
Another method of dealing with the prob?
lem suggests Itself-let the Insurance com?
panies take a hand. Anv one with the
luast experience of the world must have
noted that the various regulations pre?
scribed by the Insurance companies are
very generally respectt'd, while the law of
the land may be disregarded. Even though
NTS <lo not approve of the vagaries of human
nature we can at least take advantage of
things as we find them. If th? Insurance
?companies refus? to hold themselves re?
sponsible for the resulta of Oil? criminal
recklessness ocean travel will become safer.
The ship owner will not drive his vessels
at full speed through the f?ig If It Is stated
In his policies that doing so will camel his
Insurance. R H. T.
Vonkers, N. y , April IS, 1912.
THE TITANIC'3 MUSICIANS.
To tiie Editor of The Tribune
Hi Is the terrible Titanic dlKuster, lu
_ lib h so many ?le .is of heroism irsra
?MOted, It muy seem InVtdlSUS to single out
one group Of men from among many, but
to in* : -l? lui.s It mu it ever be a high grati
tUutli.n Unit th?- bund ?ef the TlteOlC BtUCk
to Km post on the deck of the faat sinking
ship, playing rhe-ulng music, which must
have helped not a Itttle in allaying panic.
In preserving order ami In keeping up the
spirits of the doomed passengers and crew.
They had no thought of taking the only
chance of leaping overboard with lifebelts
and of avoiding the whirlpool by swimming
away from the vessel. Thev felt that only
mus??? ro'ild soothe the despair of the h?in
dreds who were about to be separated for?
ever from all they held dear, that only
muslo could cheer their last moments.
And so the> played. True, it wa.. rag?
time and so-called popular music, but It
waa niualc, and In their humble way they
did honor to music an<1 musicians Tf other
mus?? Ihiis an?l music lover? f??el as I do, I
ssk them to contribute to Mayor Oaynor'g
fund, with the request that in the distri?
bution of the fund the families of the
Titanh.'s musicians be not forgotten. Ile- ]
apertfully. FRANK DAMROBCH.
New Yiirk. April 1?. tflt,
PRAI3E OF TRIBUNE ACCOUNT.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Hlr: I want to ?-ongratulute you on the
masterly way In which The Tribune gave
us the newa thts morning. No one can
SppffietS It so well as we who have to
r?ad the papers standing up and in the
crowded cars. The large type ami the |
terse sentences were Just what a man I
uiints. and T am sure they went further to
the point than m"r?> wordy artl<-i?* Which
mav not haw?, had J"1 much new* I like j
the big tvpe and the short paragraphs
New York. April IP. Itll L, E C.
STEAMSHIPS IN PAIRS.
To the Bitter of The Tribune
Sir: Any Scddent t . a ship at ?eft Is ma'le
terrible largMv I.e.?ins?, there is often not
anoth.-r \es?,.| |n sieht and nothing but lk)
overhi-ael ai,?I the ?pacherou??. deadly sea
? .1 n This thought tust suggests tts.'lf
t ? in?. Would It not be feaslb'e for the
ocean steamships to cross the seas In pairs?
<*oii|d not two steamers leave port to?
get her. or separated by as short a time
as mi? '"? practical, and then go scroas
In parallel line?, within easv hailing dis?
tance? How eajtv and complete a pie
ventlve of the awful loss of llf<? thts
would he In ca*e of another Titanic aecl
denf The passengers could he readily
tr..n?frrreel to the sister ship.
ABRAHAM RO-CKMORB.
Hrooklvn. \prll 1?. IMS
.. ?_? -
THE OCEAN SPEED MANIA.
To the Editor <>f Th.- Tribune
Sir: As a general rule locomotion ?>f anv
kind In this world tends t.? Increase the
risks of Injury. When In obedience to an
abnormal ?pSed mania gnat masse? ?if
steel are hurled through Stormy seas the
risks boceCBS tremendous Why, then,
should all prudential considerations he dis?
regard? ?1 ami steamer captains l?e pro?l?leil
by a misguided public opinion to run risks
which In their private ?-apaclty (If for ex?
ample they were yacht owner.) they would
never ?Iream Of running? The Tribune, In
?ontrast to a number of paper? which aie
strangely silent on tho subject, has struck
a clear note In demanding, with respect to j
the Titanic, "Why vas the voosol being!
thus rushed In the darkness through seas
Which wer? known to tie Infested with
bergs and floe:."'*
Any man In his aober s?nats knows that
In an area Infested with berg*, and In the
nlghl time, the only sane and safe ?ourse
ts to stop the engines and Us i>> till day?
light, or, under some circumstances, barely
to keep sleeruge way on. This Is not ?lone
'.?i ?.ne reason?mooey! To do ??? would
cost the Unes big sums. But If a line ad?
rortlSOd that In ?as?' of f??g <>r Ice Hoes |
Its steamers hud orders to ?top or to pro?
ceed ui slowest practicable speed, and that
all other appliances for safety were sup?
plied with a superabundant margin of pro?
vision against disaster, ami the CStt? <_X
penae wer, added to ?M pas^ag? money, It
is quite probable that the extra business SO
attracted would nun.- than repay for the
additional expenso involved in so conduct?
InS the line Ho long as the present rash
and rash methods prevail the hlaine (Ot
,,. isters of this suit mus? be put tust
up?.n the ?upturn, then upon the company,
und ultimately upon the patronising public.
C A ?. DWIOHT.
New York. April 1?, IMS.
a
LIFEBOATS OR GAMES.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: It la but common hardpan sense
that a steamship should not _? licensed to
carry any m. passengers ihan she 1? pre?
pared i?. disembark Mfely In s. parate
units in no a?-eidi-iit.
it is equally an atsurdtt) to claim Ihat
thoie is no room for Sttfltoient lifeboats to
do so, in a steamer equipped with every
fantastic, superfluous and incongruous form
of entertainment like the Titanic. Any
schoolboy 9hould know that enougn
Gloucester fishermen ?lories could be nest?
ed and ?towed to save 2,0*.) people In the
spaoe devoted to "lawn tennis." 1* C. C.
Brookllns. Mass.. April li IMA
\Veoole and Social Incident*
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
I r...-n The Tribune Bureau.1
Washington. April It. -J?**? ??rror** J
Harvard schoolmate of Itobe.t Taft. Joined
Mm at the White House to-day. He. with
William T. Kioto, of Huntington, N. Y., who
arrived yesterday, will remain until Sunday.
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
: Vro?, The Tribune Bureau.1
Washington. April 1**-?Countess \on
Bernstorff. wife of the German Ambassa?
dor, and ?"ountess Moltke, wife of the Han
Isk Minister. have each donated the price |
of their boxes for the society circus which
was to take place on Friday and Saturday
of next week to the charities for which it ?
was planned?the Diet Kit? hen and rniin !
station.
The Austrian. British, ?"termsn and .Mexi?
can embassies have their flags at halfstaff
to-day on a.-rount of the Titanic disaster.
Probably all of the other embassies and
legations will adopt the same role, an they
have all suspended social activities for a
few days.
The second German secretary and Mme
Klenlin have recalled Invitations for a large
dinner party which was to have been given
to-night
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
I Krom The Tribuno Bureau.)
W.tsnington, April 19.?The society circus,
the most spectacular event planned here for j
charity since Countess CBSSlnt'S Russian i
Ked ?7ro.ss bazaar years ago, has b???-n II?- ,
bantled, and the performante Is off. The
"returns were to go to the Diet Kitchen and
the milk station, two of the lo?a! charities
which k.-i'p death from the dooi of the poor
In summer weather. Forty boxes had l?<-en
?old, b?-.si?les many seata The President
and Mrs Taft had a box for the first per?
formance. Among other boxholders were
th<? Secretary of the Navy and Mr?. Mevi-. ?
the German Ambassador sad Countess von !
Btornstorff, thi.- Russian Ambassador .-tn<i
Mrne. HaklimetcrT, th?- Spanish Minister end
Seftora ?le Ulan??. Senator Wet more, Mrs
Itob??rt IfcOormlck, Mrs. William Hit?. Mrs
Hope Slater. Mis Mnrsh_?Jl Field, Mrs.
Thomas T. ?'?ff. Mrs Henry Kirk Porter.
Mrs Bdward Beste McLean t?n?l Mrs. Rich?
ard H. Townsond, all Of whom ha>e con
trlbuteil the motley to the charity. ThOSS
who bave bought s?atH have also gt-ner- |
ously contributed tiie amounts paid t<> th?
same purpeSS, The event was to have b?*en
one of the most brilliant, and spectacular
ever seen lu-ie, with diplomats and society
men and women In the ring and In the
dozen or more sideshows.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. <):ift ?ill Rive
a ball <>n April SO for their son-in-law an?l
?laughter. Dr. and Mrs. Cnry (.anghorne.
Invitations have been issued f??r th?- wel?
ding of Miss Eleanor Anderson, ?laughter
of Medical Director and Mrs. Prank ,\n
?leison. an?l Knsl-rn (tush Southgstfl hay.
IT. s. x, to take ?place on .May l-t In st
Thomas's Church. The Rev. <". Finest
Smllh. rector, will ottl? late end a small re
??pfli.n will be held at th? home of the
bilde.
Mrs Praderick E Chap?n recalled invita?
tions for tin1 luncheon At? was to bave
given to-day in honor of Viscountess
Chinda
Mrs w. h ir. Bootherland and Miss
Harrte? Soufherland will leave Washington
on April '(?1 to Join Rear Admiral Souther?
land at his post on tlie Pacific ?'oaHt. Mrs
I>ouls Ba? on. of Boston. formerly MISS Mot I
Southerland, is visiting her mother.
e
NEW YORK SOCIETY.
"Tags .-ind Tat'er?,'* a musical ? ?"?rnedv, In {
two acts, will be given next Frldav evening ;
st ti-..? Berkeley Theatre for the benefit of
the Musi?- Scho.il Pettleni'-nt Tho cssl |l
mads up of some of the cleverest amateurs I
In so? let?, and the entertainment prr>mls?*3
to be ?ne of ?h?? most successful of the ?.car.
Mr?. H Mlnman, who t?>olc the part of
Nankl-Pooh In "The Mikado," (given a few
weeks ago for charity, will have the princi?
pal rol", that of Prime ?Conrad of Rumania,
who in order to escape a marriage nr
range?! hv his cousin, the Fmperor .Joseph
II, with the PritM**?MS Thalia, played hv M|vS
.Jeannette McAIpln, whom ho has n'vr peen,
leaves Vienna. He masquerades as th? I? ?-? I
er of a band of gypsies, who capture thred
wandering minstrel giils, one of whota.
Yuspu. falls in love with him. She turns
out to be the Princess Thalia, who ran
away from court for the same reason as th*
prince.
(Ithcrs In the east will be Miss Rosalie
F.lliman, who will appear as Rudolf; ?|Q
Mildred ?'. To*S?**S_Dd, a- ICIrsa; Mljg
Nathalie Kelly, sa Nina: Miss /.?>? Hannah,
ns Ai-kko. Miss ?wendolln B. <''et'dnni M
Katinka; Mrs. I/iuls du Tont Irvlflg a.
Anton; Miss Florence Wyeth, a? l-.mpero?
Joseph II, and Mis? Grace Henry, who will
take the part of Mother .Anna, of the gj-ofc?
band.
Appearing in the ? hoir.? will be ?,f?,g
Margaret Strong. Miss Caro Q, Brown, MlM
Jessies Bishop, Mi.?s .-"ranees Henry, mi?
Ursola Brown. Mis? Rosalind linm?".n, Ml??
?'atlierine Burton, Mis: Genevi?ve Ss.nfor?.
Miss Eugenie philbm. Mis?. r.!s.i ft'i-rj,,/.
Miss Alice B. I)am"e?eh. Mie-s Marjirts
Weeks, Miss Catherine Burton and gjj
Ruth Holler.
Mrs. Del.an''ev Nlcoll and her ?laughtefct
Miss Josephine Nicoll, who has about ifr-o^i
ered from her serious ?lines-, will lagym]
town on May 1 for Kreni h I.I? k Springi?!
They will sail for Burope in July, and will I
spend mo?t of the mmnior at Arn helm, I
Mr. and Mrs. Ri? hard Mortimer will l*tr+j
the city to-.lav and open their villa ail
Tuxedo for the season.
Julian W. Noyes gOSt. S smail dinner Iga?l
evening at the Kltz-< "arlion. His guests Is?'
Oltldsd Mr. and Mrs. ??eorge Jay ?.oui?! and'
Mr. and Mn Anthony J. Diesel, Jr.
Among those booked to nail for Europe
to-day are Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke .(onset1
Mr. and Mis. B. J. Berwlnd, Mr. and Mr*
Horman Maries, Mrs Theodore Hostetts?l
and Mr. and Mrs. eg, Reading Bertron.
Mr. ami Mrs. J. I'ierpont Morgan. Jr?,)
will leave town t?>-?iay for Ihelr pla?e a|,
Bast [?aland, Long Island, (?> remain until'
August, when Mrs. Morgan and her ? htlV
dren will g?> te> Buropo, to be Jo|n??l lat?t^
by Ml. Moigan.
Mis Frederick M. Davlea gave s ??nntj
last Right ar her house, In Ka.-t 12d StreaM.
fur Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Martin.
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT?!
! By Telegraph to Th? Tribun* ]
Newport. K. I , April 19.-On account o?!
the Titanic disaster the American navaj
officers here have postponed the danca'
which they were to have given on Tuesday}}
evening in honor of tho otlb-ers of the Germ
man cruiser Bremen, now in port.
i.i>.ir Admiral Cameron McR Wlastsss
who has hern making a short visit to hig
family. left her?.- to-day for Norfolk.
Mr. ar.el Mrs. Arnold Hagu?-, of Wash*
Ington, are staying at the Aluenchingeg
King while hers Inspecting their summet
home. I
Miss Carolins Ogdoa .tones has leturnoA
from a visit In Mew York.
?Dr. Many i Knapp ?.-i fa.?t rseoveflsflj
from an attack <?f appendicitis, n?. is at thw
Neu port Hospital.
Mrs. George A Frost and daughter andjl
Mr. and Mrs, w. B P. Weeks and dangM
ter, Of Boston, ate at the Muenchlngef
King.
IN THE BERKSMIRES.
[ n-, To!<-*rapii m The Tribun? ]
f.enox, April II Mrs J. Prsdetrtdll
?Schenck, who hp? heen a? French Lb Kt
Spring?, la a eueM of r>:. ..nd Mm Henry?!
P. .faeque?.
Mr. and Mr?. T{-.( h*.r?l C EHxSTi "' '
ton, will op??n Tsngtewood Ihe hegttinin<
Of Ma .
Mis. .lr.,^,,1, Whistler pn i Mrs I
?,->ttertee have gone to New Y'.rk m <,<???%
Mr and Mr? G*orse Wmthrop Kolsoin
Mr and Mrs ft. p. Rtaats, ?f New V'-rk,
wtll arrive at their country r?a?-"*. In ,: ?
Barrlnglon, next Wed ...
son.
Miss Virginia Butler c?-.e a child) .
party at th? this afternoon.
Helen Butler, or Mew tork, is %
? "f bet- Mater, " <. Bulls ,
in Btockbrtdse.
NEW SITE FOR HALE STATUE
Committee Picks Spot Near Big Foun
tain in City Hall Park.
Karl Bitter, a member of the Municipal
Art Commission; John Qulney Adani?- .-??
sistaiit ?secretary of that body, and Park
Commissioner stover made ? careful sur?
vey of City Hall Park yesterday to Und a
new site for the Nathan Hale statue
As told In The Tribune nome Um- upg
the subwsy operation? at the western rids
of the park endangered the statue and It
was decided to remove it from It;; present
site, near Brosdws) and Mall street it
was flnnlly decided to place the st,?i le in
the plot Just east of tho big fountain In
front or the City Hall. Tins is understood
to be oat] a temporary ?He, bul it may
be used until the city recover.?, for park
purposes th?* site n?>\?. occupied by the post
oft*??*
TAFT TO ATTEND GRANT FUNERAL
Washington, April il Preeldeat Tafi win
attend the funeral ?>f Major General Krcd
eriek (i Grant, at Governor's Island, on
April I**) He will spend the night and part
of tlie next day in Newark, an?! later will
attend the dinner of the i'nion League, of
Philadelphia
RUSSO-ITALIAN ENTENTE.
Paria April lt.?Italy an?i Russia have
readied an agreement under the t?**rms of
which ltalv will support Resalan policies
In the Balkans, while Russia will racognlse
Italian sovereignty In Tripoli, acoording to
a special dlspateb t?? the "Journal des D??
bats" ir????? Vienna. If nrcesseiy, Russts
will back "P Italy by a naval demonstra?
tion at the entrance to the Bosporus
AT ITALIAN KING'S RECEPTION.
Rome. April 19 -The King and Queen to?
day received the American delegate? to
th<- international conferenee on tuber?.-ulosis.
They included Dr. L Kcrrand and A Stella,
of New York; Dr. E. O. Otis, of Boston.!
G. A. Webb, of Colorado Bpringa and w..
H. Baldwin, of Washington
APOSTOLIC DELEGATE SAILS.
Naples, April It Monrignor Olovsnnl
Bonsano, th? newly appointed ^spoetoU?
delegate to Washington, salleil from h?-r<- j
to-ilit> for New York.
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS.
A? "Milu,; te sST-etal rspert ?> betn Is beta '?>
N?-v\ fork Mcry three minute?. Well. Hem
y.irk In a \er> atiracthe piar? lt?>? heater
Fuit -Kx pi????.
IfajrW t'.ayiior ha? n new S-M ?r"r '
Bsrass in H?*ie. ttae aibam f,,r eeespesls'iB
H? Bay? Now York 1? ?It? (*???""? u??"-?l Sit) of
?lie ?wo ?I'tuu QbSSIVSI
II ?ill be awk*aril t?: MM after ?lark New
torken of the new t.rsoo.-joo saa?ll??pewat
hur?or light gets ?eel?entallj sstttaked upon
the ?own somts ?\etutiK msOSSm Transcript
Talk about Jumping from Iks frying pan
Into th? Are. A man who h?? recently been
released from pruon on p_rol? ha? been or?
dered not to leave New York. Wager "Uttle
Old Broadway" will becom? a nightmare to
him?Philadelphie inquirer.
The favorite eon.lucioi- of lb? N?*?"* '**??*
l?etropolltan Open ii?>-;- ti are Teers alai
left Saturdas os tk? Otrnplc foi Surepe, sad
win *aak< ? ?-?rief visit ?? ais h???"* n? Italy
before going to ? -.?id'i? t i|>?*i_ at Bueno?
Ayr*?. He ?ay? that he 1? paid more for three
month? In South America than for hi? whole
?ea?on In New York, where he nevertbel????
receive? a fancy ?alary. Doe? this mean that
New York will hSve to rat? hi? pay 7?-Sprtng
flold Repabl'M-,
THE DISASTER.
? ? ? RIVALRY.
From The ' ? I edger.
The i ri m?metenos tu ?'?e.
otherwise Immitigable tragedy Is ?he fa't that]
Ihe men ?io...t aalda :ti<1 imi.?t?ij Ihsl ' *,,
nenien and the ehlldres should flrat heva
phi.-e^ ?
INTERNATIONAL ACTIOM.
Globe
Whs? action Tons n ta ? ? * ? ??*??. .
munleated ?., the Rrttiah goverameat, >-\
4b re gid Ineietence ?in th* ai*>p? j
Han of whatevei Mw plana maj b? cormi?r?<.
e.???ntlal to prot'-t Ufa al
?N?>T MBNTIONRD."
T-?r<>:.. The t'.l.-.i ..?
"Not mentioned rayrtada ? led tn
the death list th..t the sea h_e claimed ?n in*
p.ist ?nd ne a .1 4 '-f then the ?na
HU ? ?rable p .rtton of the ?
:""'- The ? d" ua. is a nltifu'tj- !
long one. Add the !".??? of rhe Tltasle has'
added to n
LUXURY v SRSt - BPEBO.
Prom Tiie Springfield Reptihttcss
The ? . in ral is*
apenalblHty to be a gee disasters ate; sovsg
? "?em* ?o I.'ti/K aa tha public .urea mere for 'at?
?i ? fer safety to Ufa Law? ?raj?
ted i .i
t he peopl? ?*? ! ?> cro't
l, bul I ? aUn be a public "pin?
ion hehui.l thoei lawi :n onlet to nuk? ' 1
parmaa? ? ? tivi and aaintary,
W.' iBABLT.
From The C'harlestos Nosrs ?nd ? n? ??.
The ri rrecka which borrtfj tha ?-it.?
try everj f. _?? ?\.-eli!i m le ejiife.! fSf t;;* m??lt
nan by tha eraaa ter .?peed of t'.ua th? publia
Is thorough'?- Sdrised But for ?II thn? th*
twentieth century Sjrers continue to b? op?r?
ated ?nd continue to be generously patronlted.
The fHte of tha r?tanle may postpone th* ?se
Of the 1,0'IOfoot ?hip, hut to nbotish ?h? big
ahip it would he seceassry fl'at to sheltsSj
wealth.
PROMIT MKAS1 RES
grata The WaahliiRioti Herald.
ihe decisive setloa lakes by the fni??4
States government at tht? time, even to forcU ;
bl> detaining OfSceri ?nd ethers c??nne<?tad ,
with the White Star Une, tn older to obtain ,
information that will enable It n?>t on!) to ?oole :
afl-r the Intareeta of the sufferers, bul to talc? j
the nec.ssi.ry ttop. te prevent, a.? far _* nea !
m human laceanlty, ?n-. thing approaohm? sa? I
otile r s i? to be commend??!.
ONI IPLBNDID tiiino:
From Tue Ka? Vork K'.enlng Mail.
< ?n-- thins, OSS >ph"did thlnt. 1 ? beett
Ifi\.'.I from this an ?a. It t? Ihe ?po?l??S
honor of '?'it American manhood an?l woman?
hood. No stain of COWSrdlOl ISSSSlSS upon the
Ham?- ?>f aiii Americas man or woman a* tha
raaali ?.f ih.s terrlMe, this supreme t?.?- >
i he record of the hi'ioum of ?AXOt, of Sttaua,
of Hutt. of Mlltel ??C Kutretl* and the re*, t
must be added the- story of that m>ble woraart
of perfect devettea, Mr? IsMer straua. ? i
the othf-rB who i.-fased ?o take pass*?-? on the
le?ais w Ii. n t.? ?I., -ii Ihey must lea SS Hi? aides
of their loved husbands and brother?. Here IS
e-ourage quite, ev.-ry whit ?quai to that at tTte
men who ?tu.id io their man'a duty t? dis
bravely.
THE Ut TT NOW.
From Th? St. Louis Olobe-Praoorat.
The resolution calling for a ganara! Investi?
ration Into the causea of tha Titanio dlaaate?
which Congress adopted meets th? demanda o(
il.e a-- ule. Particularly I? an In?
qttlry t?i be mada Into th.- number and capacity
of th.- hfehoa '!?. life pr-aeervets and
ppllancce for the pretectloa ef pasaen
ger? and erow in Unie of wreck. Wa <_o a?>*,
know what action, If any, the Brltlah <ovem
ment may take in this matter, that ******
being owned In England. The duty of OS*
government, however, to take steps to m?***
ocean tru\.l to and from our porta reaaonab'f
?ate la clear, and neither ?joa.resa nur Vtmmo^
dent hae any dlapoeUlea to ?vade It