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ROCKEFELLER
FUND A MENACE,
WALSH FINDING
National Welfare Threat?
ened by Its Work, Says
Federal Commission.
WOULD DOMINATE
COUNTRY'S POLICY
Sees Evil In Concentration >f
Power in Hands of Men
Who Control Industry.
[B- Ttl-a-Tipt- t? "ft?? Tribun? 1
Chicago. Aug. 25. A bitter attack on
the Rockefeller Foundation is the chief
feature in the third and final section
of the main report of the Industrial
Relations Commission, or Walsh board.
made public here to-day. The Rockr
icllcra are charged with acting in bad
faith, with concentrating in their own
hands and for their own purposes the
vast power of the foundation, which, it
is charged, is constructed to evade gov?
ernmental control, and with planning to
use literature they knew to be untrue
in their "union educational campaign."
"The domination by the men in
whose hands the final control of a large
part of American industry rests," the
report says, "ia not limited to their
employes, but is being rapidly extended
to control the education and social
service of the nation. The Rockefeller
Foundation's entrance into the field of
industrial relations constitutes a men?
ace to the national welfare to which
the attention not only of Congress but
of the entire country should be
directed. Backed by the $100.000.000
of the Rockefeiler Foundation, this
movement has the power to influence
the entire country in the determina?
tion of its most vital policy"
Congress is urged by the report to
enact a statute providing that all in?
corporated non-profit making bodies,
whose present charters empower them
to perform more than a single specific
function and whose funds exceed $1.
4*00,000, shall be compelled to take out
a Federal charter. This should pro?
vide, it is proposed, for strict Federal
control of the work of the foundations.
Endowments Show Control.
The pervasive subtlety of the "small
number of wealtny and powerful finan?
ciers into whose hinds the practical
control of American industry has
passed," the report suggests, is shown
in the endowment throush the founda?
tions of college?, teachers' pension
funds, contributions to charities and
-.he control or influencing of the press.
"The control of these funds has been
widely published as being in the hands
of eminent educators and public spir?
ited ? ' repor? says. "In
the case of the Rockefeller founda?
tions, ho.svver, not only is the con
la the hands of John D. Rocke?
feller, jr., and two members of the per?
sonal staff of John D, Rockefeller,
sr., who constitute the finance com?
mittee, but the majority of the tras?
of the funds are salaried em?
ployes of Mr. Kockefell.T or the foun?
dations, who are subject to personal
dictation and may be removed at any
moment."
The policies of the foundations must
a. ?itably be colored if not controlled
ft onform to the policies of the cor
H Derations in which their securities are
W in-' declared.
"The tunds of the foundations." the
report continuel ? largely the
results either of the exploitation of
American workers through the payment
of low wages or of the exnloitation of
the American public throueh the exac?
tion of high pi . funds, there?
fore, by ?v. iv nirhl brlonc to the
American people."
Miiliscs \re Questioned
Documei l ? the hands
of the commission indicates, savs the
report, thai tiled investigation
of industrial relations by the Rocke?
feller Foundation **hai not, as claimed,
entine or a social has
originated to promote the industrial
of Mr. Rockefeller."
This investigation formed part, it is
asserted, of what Rockefeller called the
"union educational campaign," m which
he "planned to utilize literature con?
taining statements which were known
to him at the time to be untrue and
misleading, and also literature contain?
ing statements which constituted a
BSallcious libel upon a large body of
American citisens for example, the
following statement of Professor John
.1. Stevenson:
"'Labor uniens defy the law. but
are ever ready to demand its protec?
tion; their principles are no better
than tho-e oi 'he India thugs who prac?
tised robber; and murder in the name
of the (. i.' "
Instances of the exertion of influ?
ence by the Rockefeller and Carnegie
foundations on other public ser?
vice enterprises are cited in the case of
"the adoption of a definite line of
policy by the Bureau of Municipal Re?
search of New York to meet the con?
ditions imposed by Mr. Rockefeller in
connection with proposed contribu?
tions" and also in that of the "abandon?
ment by several colleges and univer.i
t ea of sectarian affiliations and charter
clauses relating to religion in order to
secure endowments from the Carnegie
corporation and pensions for profes?
sors from the Carnegie foundation."
Contr?.l Over Teachings.
The report also asserts that apart
from the foundations there is "devel?
oping a degree of control over the
teachings of professors in our colleges
which constitutes a most serious men?
ace." Two professors of wide reputa?
tion were dropped from their positions,
it says, because of their interest in
the cause of the strikers and in pro?
gressive legislation.
The ultimate possiblities of the
foundations, it says, "are so grave a
manare not aaa as regards their own
activities and influence, but also the
benumbing effect which they have on
private citizens and public '.?odies, that
if they could be clearly differentiated
from other form? of altruistic effort it
would be desirable to recommend their
abolition."
Suggesting a Federal charter as an |
alternative, the report proposes that i
the funds to be held by the founda- j
tions shall be definitely limited, their |
pow.i y defined, accumula- i
fion ?>.' funds by compounding ur.ex- !
pended income be prohibited, that there !
be rigid inspection of investment and '
expenditure, complete publicity and
provisions that no new line of work be
undertaken without consent of Con
greas.
Would Ici l nions Fight It Out.
As to union organizatiens and their
relations with the employers, it pro- i
poses that the two be allowed to fght
it out with as little government inter?
ference as possible. The report says:
"Tl.. i? axa apparently only two lines
SEEKS DISTRICT ATTORNEY NOMINATION
CHARLbS ALBLKT PERKINS.
I
of action possible. First, to re?
the rights latid powers of the emplc
i to correspond in substance to
powers and righ's now allowed to t
unions, and. second, to remove al
Strictions which now prevent the ?
| dorn of action of both parties to in
i trial disputes, retaining only the
< dinary civil and criminal restraints
the preservation of life, property
; the public peace.
"The first method has been tried
peatei'ly nnd has failed absolutely
only because of the intervention of
courts, but because the very natur
i the acts complained of on the
of the employe] - listing
I arbitrary discharge) makes it impc
? ble to prevent them effectively by
' form of le. administr?t
"The only method, therefore, se
to be the removal <>f all restrict!
upon both parties, thus legalizing
strike, the lockout, the boycott,
, blacklist, the bringing in of str
! brenkers and peaceful picketing."
In strikes, it says, violence is a n?
' ral form of protest against injust
and the arbitrary suppression of it
; force produces only resentment wi
will rekindle into greater viole
! when opportunity offers. "Indust
pence can rest only upon indust
justice."
Sabotage Not Developing.
The on'y corresponding weapon
WILSON URGES
MD ON COTTO
Hopes Southern Banke
Will Not Seek Heavy
Profits on Loans.
U*> Trlffralh In Til? Tribune.]
Birmingham. Ala.. Aug. ...*?. II'
that the bankers of the South will e<
?r ? themselves with a profit "i
more than 1 or 2 pet cent above 1
rate which they themselves pay," v
? i by Pi ' ??? ' Wilson In
utter to W.V. G. Harding, of the K?
, rve Bonrd, which Mr. Hardi
read to a large number o
men hi,-i financiers here to-night.
"What interests me must," the Pre
den*, wrote, "is this: It is cvid?
from what you tell me that the cou
try bank? with whom the farmer a
other producers directly ?leal can f
money at from 4 to 41-* per cent, n
that the question whether the ben?
' of this advantageous rate is to be ?
to the farmer is in their han?
"It is inconceivable to me that the
' who are responsible for dealing dire?
ly with the producers of the count
I should be willing to jeopardize t
! prosperity of the country itself by i
fu.-mg io share with the producer t
In : e?cial rates now obtainable f
' money loins. I think that we can co
tidei?tly expect that the banks in tl
cotton states and in the agricuitur
Mirions gem--ally will content thet
ea with a rate not more than 1 .
! 2 per cent above the rate which th?
1 themselves pay.
"1 hope that the facts which yi
have stated to me will become ge
orally known among the producers ?
the country, so that they niay fe
themselves free to exact of the banl
with which they deal what they ui
! doubted!) have a right to expect.
Following the announcement by Sei
v McAdoo that he would depos
000,000 )!. the Southern rOBOH
banks, if nocessary, to finance th
warehousing of cotton, the Presi. nt
, comments on the profits of bankei
were regarded as significant.
? w.ie inter? r-ted in th
j suggestion of Mr. Harding, that Gel
many might enter the market, buy u
cotton, and store it here until the en
! of the war, so that she Would no
; have to pay the high prices which ma
then prevail.
"No one has ever accused the Get
j mans of being la.'i.ing in farsighted
j ness," said Mr. Harding. "They an
: already looking forward to wl at wil
i happen whet: peace is restored, an.
' that they will make a supreme effor
? to recover their lost trade with othe'
nations cannot be doubted, Is it ??
| able to believe that they would lool
! with complacency on the absol ite eon
: ttol of the cotton market by the milli
of England and America, permitting
I them in secure their supplies of cot
ton at very low prices, and defet
| their own purchases until after peac?
\ Is made and take the chances of se
! curing then their own stocks at much
higher prices'* Is it not reasonable
to believe that they will arrange lo
bay cotton as the spinners of other
-?tions buy It, am! ca they no'
make arrangements to have their pur?
chases of cotton stored in this coun?
try for their account until they can
transport i* to their own shores'*
"The present crop can be handled
successfully only along economic lines,
and if WO are really suffering from
an overproduction of cotton, the true
remedy to be applied is curtailment of
production Experience has shown
that the farmer is not Impressed in
the spring of the year by figure, show?
ing a large amount of cotton in sight
unless he himself owns some of this
cotton. If the banks and merehan's
will carry cotton for farmers this fell,
the advances that they will make
should prevent a repetition of the
the power of discharge which the em?
ployer has is sabotage on the part of
the workers, the report states, but it is
a policy which shows no sign of de?
veloping in American industry. Among
the measures proposed to promote the
impartial action of the police during
laboi diaputea are the enactment by
Congress of laws prohibiting the trans?
portation of guards from one state to
another, the interstate transportation
of cannons and similar arms, except
when consigned to state or Federal
governments, and other restrictions
over the conduct of the armed forces
involved in n strike.
I* is also proposed that the govern?
ment devise methods for solving the
pr??blcm of the transportation of mi?
gratory workers, of unemployment, the
?ili tat ion of "down and outs" and
other humanitarian measures for the
relief of the lower classes of labor.
The report then enters a discussion
of trade unions, which it finds are
chiefly lor the public good and in the
right, although certain practices are
condemned, such as the restriction of
productivity of the worker, exclusion
of qualified persons from membership
by high fees and jurisdictions] dis
pu'es. It ends with a suggestion that
immigration be restricted to regulate
it in some degree to the actual need I
of American industry, together with
proposals for compulsory citizenship.
chaotic credit conditions and general
trade depression which resulted la?*t
year, and if satisfactory arrangements
for marketing the crop can be made be?
fore spring, that will be good evi?len?e
that there has been no overproduction."
Drafts Note to Britain
Protesting Cotton Stand
( Washington, Aug. 2.r?. From Ambas
Isadoi Page, at London, the Stale De
; partment to-day received the text of
the proclamation putting cotton and
cottoii products on the list of absolute
contraband.
The State Department will now pre?
pare h note to the Rritii-h government
holding that because cotton has ex
re u?e other than in the manu?
? el re of explosives it cannot lawfully
be regarded ps absolute contraband.
PERKINS IN RACE
FOR PROSECUTOR
! vs He Would Enforce
Law Without Regard to
His Political Future.
atSKED TO RUN
BY MANY CITIZENS
rifty Signers Urge Him to Stand
as Hope of Keeping Office
Non-Partisan.
Pittriet Attorney Charles Albert Per?
kins last night announced his enndi
dacy for election to his present office.
The announcement was in the form of
an answer to a letter addressed to him
by fifty citizens of various shades of
political belief asking him to be a can?
didate and maintain the non-political
character of the office.
It was the first formal announcement
of his intention to seek election, and in
making it he promises, "if elected, to
enforce the law to the best of my abil- '
ity, uninfluenced by any thought of per?
sonal or political advantage or disad?
vantage."
The name of Charles L. Bernheimer
heads the signers of the letter to Mr.
Perkins. In the list are such well known
names as those of Cornelius N. Bliss,
jr., N. A. Eisberg, Rumner Gerard, W.
11. Hotchkisi?, S. S. McClure, Philip
McCook, W. A. Marble, Senator Ogden
L. Mills, Amos Pinchot. James N. Ro?
senberg and Wiljiam Jay Schieffelin.
Other signers pre:
QeergS M?gden, ?X'illiam r.nnly. T?owtrl M.
Borden. I* *>*?'. B Brawn, Charlas C. Burllnl
ham, William H [ i**heaebrouah, Alfred ?*??
?'..i.k. Ji.s.'i'ti I' Cotton, Alfred C, 't>xe, Jr..
Charlei A Dana, uoaepti ?'? I*
11. Emery, Arthur! V. Qottbold, Henri ,;
?irav. jn,:n ii.iah llammond, Oeors? H.
I lorn blower, firnrl? P. Howland, David II.
Hvn.iin. .lohn H. ifc'.in. B Watte. Kaufman,
Albert II. K?rr. \mltrr lalndner, Alfred K
Mar uit lasnsdonV P. Mai ' ">? ' ?alias '?
Pratt, Jos.ph M Erica, (atatrta lliiven Put-1
t,ini, Irrlm I'litiitm. ?^lUri BohtnMO. lletrrl? It.
Rnblnta.n.l'blllp A Botin?, Carl I. nchurs. Jolm A.
??l?i, lirr. l'r?l M Sitia, ll,ri,ii I. S'.r?l Uni. Henry
B I ..n?. Willltiu !.. WMSPlt ?nil lli"ii-"ii
Will" IlK.p. ,
Is Non-Partisan Hope.
In their letter they say in part:
"The hope of continuing the non-po
litieul character of the prosecutor's of
' lice lies in your election this fall.
' Throughout your political career you
i have consistently kept out of politics,
and as District Attorney you have kept
your office out of politics. You owe
your position to no party. You are not
subject to any partean influence or un?
der obligation to any political leaders.
You represent no organization, influ
snee or interest other than the people
of the community for whom, as attor?
ney, it is your duty to act.
"In any private enterprise an execu?
tive of your proved fidelity and capacity
would, without question, be- retaine?!.
You have shown marked ability to (ill
the position. Erom the standpoint of
service you are entitled to be continued
in it. It has come to you as a promo?
tion after thirteen years of efficient
labor as ati assistant which gave you
exceptional training, In your adminis?
tration you have attained the highest
standards. The work of your office has
been done with efficiency. You have
conducted yourself in accord with the
best ideals of the legal profession, hav?
ing no other desire than to enforce the
law with vigor and justice. New York
; County is to-day fortunate in having
you as its chief prosecuting attorney."
Announces His Candidacy.
Here is Mr. Perkins's reply:
t**mt Bin I I at 'ir !? rtrr ?.Un*
in? 10 ,lr-, :?rc mi ,a.li!, 1, : llUtli ' Attorney.
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1 1 fulii urr- ?rttll lot! i!.. , of the
I ?liminai 1?? , lu?? ??! without r??r?i"l U>
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. tilli?r?,l ti?l ?htil iriherc in..It a
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tl.ro.iali thlrt**n >?ar- of trrtlre t> A- Mini In.
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PAYING TOO MUCH
DO you know what are the
correct expenses to pay
when you borrow on mortgage
on your real estate7
Come to us first If we can
make your loan you will pay
only a fair fee.
If we cannot provide what
you want, then la the time to
look elsewhere and ?consider
paying high fees for ?securing
your loan.
TiTlE guarantee
AND TRUST C?
Capital . . $ 5,000,000
Surplus fall earned) 11,000,000
176 B'way, N. T. 1 75 Re m ten St., B'aJyn.
350 Fulton St. Jamaica.
BRONX DEMANDS
PLACE ON BENCH
Hint Republicans Will In?
dorse Shearn?Green- I
baum Status Unsettled.
Leaders in The nronx, who have be?
come much more aggressive since that
part of the city has become a separate
county, are demanding that they have
at least one of the six nominations for
the Supreme Court bench. This is
true both In the Republican and Demo?
cratic parties. It is possible that the
new county will get such recognition
In both.
Although nothing definite will be
known, of course, as to the attitude of
the Republican organization on nomi?
nations until after the meeting of the
executive committee Monday after?
noon, the sentiment of the leaders
seems to be that in addition to Justices
John Proctor Clarke and Edward It.'
Finch, the organization should indorse
Justice Clarence J. Shearn, former In
dependence Leaguer, appointed to the
bench by Governor Glynn, a Democrat.
The sentiment has not crystallized on
Justice Greenbaum, Independent Demo?
crat. Some of the leaders say that if
Tammany turns him down, as is possi?
ble, there could be no compelling rea
, son for a nomination by the Republi-1
cans.
If The Bronx receives one nomina?
tion, the leaders will probably select
W. W. Miles for the honor. Isador
Wn.'crvoge!, Assistant District Attor?
ney, has told his fiiends that he will
be a candidate in the Republican prim?
aries, and Justice John R. Davies, of
the Municipal Court, will probably
make a run for one of the nominations.
The Democratic organization in The
Broni wants to name Surrogate G. M.
S. Schulz for the Supreme Court. He
was on the slate for the nomination
i for President of the Board of Alder?
men in 19Ci, out refused because he
did not want to give up his judicial
career. For the .-am?' reason he de?
clined to run for President of Bronx
Borough. A year ago he declined an
appointment by Governor Glynn as a
public servie.' commissioner.
District leaders from the upper Fast
Side told Charles F. Murphy that under
no eireumstaneei would they support
"Big Bill" Edwards for the regular
nomination for Sheriff. They say he
has n.ver done anything for the or?
ganization and that the men in their
, districts will not stand for him.
The Progressive executive committee
! wrangled until 2:.'I0 o'clock yesterday
; morning with no results, and will begin
; their fight all over again at an ad?
journed meeting to-night. It is under
itood tha* Colonel Roosevelt has ex
' pressed the hope to some of his Pro?
se friends that Joseph E. Corri?
gan be named by them for District
Attorney. Those of the Progressives
un?, are demanding a straight ticket
favor John J. O'Connell for District
Attorney and William Halpin for
? Sheriff.
MITCHEL HOME
ON FURLOUGH
Intended Return to Camp
Held Up by Subway
Hearing To-dajf.
NO APPEAL EXPECTED
FROM SHEARN RULING
Estimate Board Likely to Ar?
range with P. S. C. Regard?
ing Extra Payments.
Sergeant John Purroy Mitchel was
absent on furlough from the Platts?
burg camp yesterday. Disguised as
Mayor Mitchel, he was in this city i
attending to pressing matters con- i
hected with the city government. In :
order that he be uninterrupted by un?
necessary callers he remnined all day
at his apartment in Riverside Drive.
The Mayor had intended to return to
Plattsburg to take up the duties of
Sergeant Mitchel last night. At the :
last minute, however, he decided it >
would be necessary to remain over for ?
the Board of E.itimate meeting to-day.
He is planning to start back for camp j
at 1J:50 o'clock this afternoon.
I'nder the order of mandamus issued
by Justice Shearn compelling the Board
of Estimate to give its consent to the
execution of the Holbrook, Cabot k I
Rollins subway contract, it will be the ,
duty of the board to consider action '
to-day. The only question is whether
it will decide to take an appeal from
the Shearn decision. Such an appeal !
would act as a stay. Unless it is de- '
cided to take an appeal the board must
formally give its consent to the con?
tract.
Mayor Mitchel talked for two hours !
with President .VlcAneny ot the Board !
of Aldermen, who has been acting
Mayor, on the subway situation and
other matters of the .Mayor's office. |
Mr. McAneny intends to start on his |
vacation on Friday, and it was neces- i
sary for him to see Mayor Mitchel be
fore then. As the Mayor will not be j
hack on the job for good until Septem?
ber 6, it will be necessary for Alder?
man II. II. Curran, vice-chairman of
the Board of Aldermen, to return by
Friday. Otherwise there would be no
on? in the city to act as Mayor. Mr.
McAneny goes to Lake George for his
vaca'ion, and will be there until Sep?
tember 14.
President McAneny, who favors the
original form of contract in the sub
'.\a\ matter, argues that an appeal
would unduly delay the work. The
Appellate Division does not meet again
until October, and the case could not
?ret through ?he Court of Appeals much
before January or February.
In view of the fact that Chairman
McCall of the Public Service Commis?
sion has shown a disposition to com?
promise on the matter of additional
payments on contracts, it is not un?
likely that the Board of Estimate will
decide not to appeal on this case, but
to consent to the execution of the con?
tracts on the promise of the commis?
sion that it will confer with the Board
Of Estimate on all extra payments of
more than 5 per cent.
Chairman McCall pointed out yestcr
l day that the completion of the dual
system should not be deferred any
longer than was absolutely necessary,
and that the sole desire of the com?
mission was to treat the whole matter
in a broad gauge way.
It is suggested, that if the Board of
1 Estimate really wishes to test its power
' of modifying contracts after awards
have been made it could readily be
done in another case, which would not
resuit in any delay of the subway
work.
Mayor to Urge Military
Training in City Schools
Serious eonsi?lera*ion will he given
to a proposition to have military train?
ing in the public schools when Mayor
Mitchel returns to the city from the
Plattsburg military camp on Septem?
ber 6. He said ?o yesterday when in
the city on a~short furlough to attend
to municipal business. The Mayor said
that until he had served his term of
enlistment he was not willing to dis?
cuss the camp.
"I firmly believe that a certain
amount of military training is neces?
sary and should be adopted by the pub?
lic schools," he said. "What I mean
by militury training is calisthenics,,
setting-up exercises, a certain amount
of military drilling and disciplinary;
measures in general. Personally, I
favor ihe schoolboy system of military
training used in Switzerland. Of
course, I do not want to say that this
system will be adopted in this, city,'
but when I return from Plattsb'urg I
shall take it up with the educational
authorities."
The Mayor said he eapressed the
opinion of competent judges when he
declared that the state militia of New
York was the most efficient in the
country. However, granted that the
militia of every state was up to the
standard of New York, it would not
meet the situation, for it would mean
that there was a body of only 90,000,
which is far from a sufficient number.
Replying to certain criticisms lev?
elled against him for absenting him?
self from the business of the city
while at camp the Mayor said:
"I wanted to testify to my belief in
the movement and the necessities that
lie behind it. The only way I could
properly testify was to first get the
experience.**
fitzger?lFdeaf
to tiger's purr
Brooklyn Representative Deter?
mined to Quit Congress for
the Supreme Bench.
Strong pressure is being brought to
bear upon Representative John J. Fitz?
gerald to withdraw his decision not to
return to Congress. At the request of
administration leaders he was in Wash?
ington yesterday discussing the sub?
ject.
Democratic leaders in this state, par?
ticularly Charles F. Murphy, view with
alarm the prospect of Mr. Fitzgerald
leaving Congress. Not only has he
been one of the leading and most in?
fluential members of the House as
chairman of the Appropriations Com?
mittee, but has been about the onlv
Democrat from this state who held a
commanding position.
Disgusted because he has been re?
peatedly ignored in patronage and be?
cause some of the policies of the ad?
ministration did not accord with hi-?
ideas. Representative Fitzgerald de
? cided he would retire from Congres^
and run for the Supreme Court in the
11th District. John H. McCooey. Dem?
ocratic leader in Kings Countv. at?
tempted to persuade Mr. Fitzgerald to
return to Congress -his district is a
Democratic stronghold -but was un?
successful. In view of his services to
the organization Mr. McCooey could
: not weil refuse his request for a nomi?
nation to the Supreme Court.
The place he seeks on the bench is
that left vacant by the death of Justice
Joseph A. Burr. It is now filled by
Stephen Callaghan, appointed by Gov?
ernor Whitman, who will probably be
the Republican nominee.
Mr. Fitzgerald has served in Con?
gress since lis98. He has been a stu
; ?lent of the tariff and has come to be
known as an expert on parliamentary
law. For many years he was one of
the leading members of the Appropria?
tions Committee, and has been its
chairman since the Democrats won con?
trol of the House.
If he should retire from Congress
Representative Kitchin, of North Caro?
lina, as ranking member, would prob
nbly become chairman of the Appro?
priations Committee. Many of the
House leaders do not look with anv
degree of pleasure upon such a con?
tingency, it it; said. They hope that
the appeal to have Mr. Fitzgerald re?
main in the House will be successful.
Mr. McCooey will discuss the diffi?
culty with his leaders to-morrow after?
noon. At that time a harmonv com?
mittee, composed of prominent Demo?
crats outside the ranks of the com?
mittee, will be named. This commit?
tee will meet with the executive com?
mittee on Monday to discuss a slate for
the primarie ;
FEARS DISORDER
ATPA?AMAPOLLS
Ex-Official Says United
States May Have to Su?
pervise Election.
Fear that American supervision of
the Presidential election In Panama
might be necessary to avoid ieriou?,
trouble was expressed yesterday by
Antonio Papi-Aizpuru, who recently re?
signed as Attorney (?er4eral of the re
public for reasons of health. If? has
just arrived here.
Asked if there was fear of public dit?
order at the elections, Se?or P?
juru said: "I really cannot say, but if
tl.j American government does not in
terfere to supervise the elections, a* it
has previously done, in accordance witk
Article 136 of our constitution, the
situation might become very compli.
cated, because nobody trusts the in?
partiality of Presirient Porral; and
this mistrust is justified."
According to the ex-official, the .ny.
ernment of Panama has it? own party,
made up iarirely of government em?
ployes and "the opportunist c;em?>nt of
the different parties." Rame? M V??.
des is being backed for the Pre?
by President Porras and bit Met?a?
ment, while the candidate sf the Lib?
eral party is Rodolpho Chiari.
"It is current talk," said Se?or P?p?.
Aizpuru, "that President Porras w.shei
to preserve his authority and in?.
in the affairs of the ijrovrrr.mer.'. and
there are some who believe he wants to
be President again during 'he period
of 1920-74 and that Seflor Valdei h?.
pledged his support to that end."
Of Se?or Chiari the former Att. mtj
General said: "He is an bonoratS
business man of uncommon adminii
trative ability," and added that he htt
the greater following throughout the
country and that "without the help of
the government Valdes eonld not *?ek
on upon any of the sixty-one political
districts that form the republic."'
"President Porras does
sympathies for Dr. Valdes." laid
Papi-Aizpuru. "and h:? pol cy show? it
only too plainly to leave any doubt.
He has established a tax of 5 per cent
on the salary of all public employes to
meet the expenses of the political cam?
paign in favor of his candidate. Any
employe refusing to comply with this
arbitrary measure is immediately dis?
missed from office."
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It's easy to learn the new
dances with the music of the
Victrola.
Victro.a VI, $25
Leading Places WhereVictrolas
and Records Are Sold
Below 14th Street
Ideal Music Co.29 John Si
Owens & Beers.81 Chambers St.
Singer Bros.82 Bowery
Jacob Mandel.246 Bowery
From 14th St. to 42d St. (Inclusive)
Globe Talking Machine Co.9 West 23d St.
Ludwig Baumann & Comp'y.. . 8th Ave., 35th to 36th St.
Chas. H. Ditson & Co.8. 10. 12 East 34th St.
James T. Coughlin.544 & 546 Eighth Av.
Knabe Warerooms.5th Av. at 39th St.
Michael Streamer.1 39 East 42d St.
Pease Piano Co.128 West 42d St., near Broadway
From 43d St. to 96th St. (Inclusive) ?
Mathushek & Son Piano Co.Broadway fc 47th St.
Bloomingdale Bros.59th & Lexington Ave.
Sol Lazarus.216 East 50th St.
Adolph H. Mayers.1983 Broadway, near 67th St.
Fuller & Bagley.2106 Broadway, near 73rd St.
E. De Witt.I 397 Third Ave.
M. J. Roth.3rd Ave. f\ 84th St.
Henry Mielke.1 680 Second Ave., cor. 89th St.
I. Zion, Inc.2 300 Broadway
The Fox Trot, Castle
Polka, and all the other new
dances?all played loud and
clear and in perfect time.
There are Victors and
Victrolas in great variety
of styles from $10 to $350.
?at all Victor dealers.
Victor Talking Machine Co.
Camden, IN. J.
Above 96th^ Street?
Emanuel Blout.2799 Broadway
Buckley-Newhall Co.5th Ave. & 1 25th St.
Kranich & Bach.16 West 1 25th St
Albert Sichel.233 West 125th St.
F. L. Steers Co., Inc.3496 Broadway
Lenox Talking Machine Co.312 West 145th St.
Epstein & Berdy.2977 Third Ave.
L. J. Rooney Co.1 45 I St. Nicholas Ave., Near 183rd St.
Brooklyn?
A. I. Namm & Son, Fulton St. at Hoyt St. Subway Stat'n. B'klyn
Epstein & Berdy.1 198 Fulton St., near Bedford Ave.
Pease Piano Co.34 Fiatbush Ave., Brooklyn
E. A. Schweiger.1525 Broadway
B. Guy Warner.Bedford Ave. & Halsey St.
Out of Town?
Hunts Leading Music House. Inc.. 52 Martin* !??. White Plains. N. V
Steger & Sons Piano Mfg. Co.74 3 Broad St.. Newark. N. J.
Mr. one Mrs.
Vernon Caille?
dancing
the Caitl?o
Polka
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
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