New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-16

MlDDLETOwE, Conn. July IA, 1908.
The unusual interest of the exercises Of
the Wesleyan University tins year has attracted much
larger cOncOurse Of people than usual, aud the hotels
are already filed to overlooking. Were 1t not that the
hotekecpcr5 had taken the precauton to engage large
number of in private houses would be impossible
TO accommodate those who have already arrived and the
large number expected to-day and tomorrow would pe
entirely uHproyded for. The audience that 4ss.nDl.u
last evening 20 hear the Annual Grafton ana IOen was
consequently much larger than IS usual on MONDAY even
ing and much greater proportion consisted on NsltDis
from abroad shower early In the evening had cooled
fbe air SO that after very oppressive day the audience
quite comfortable notwithstanding TIC hunDoiS
Mr. Greeley was welcomed by hearty demonstrailons
OF applause lie commenced by aludlng 10 the ADDRESS
he delivered from the same platform y years ago. curing
the Clay campaign the relations OF learning TO Iabor
At that time he was young and sangune antlclp2ung
great changes for the better IWehtyl0ul yca,a ntNo
brought about radical changes more rapidly than he tnon
dared TO hope. France has become republic, ana tat
republic has been transformed rs suddenly 10 an empire
That venerable anarchy called Germany. through the
combined influence Of statesmanshp and military SKILL
the commanding position which Providence designed It,
Italy from the weakness OF thousand years 70
n position among second-cass POWERS NoWhcIo eisv,
however have the changes been so great a. III our oM
land What then are the portehs Oh 1ne Sun and
fore US; what the hopes we may properly uiS9, Hu
what the duties Of men Of learning and culture III Dring
Ing those hopes TO accomplished realltiesf 80.
The great question before us is that Of labor ana lts
proper organization and direction NOT that muscle mas
claims that are superior To mhu' LOT inc EGm o iV
CARDS the manual abOrer as the only WOrNngnhn i
very narrow yet it IS the province OF nI TO urccI
how to their manual strength so as 10 piouuce thc
greatest results ,--,- H.. -,
class their influence has been favorable to reform In
some countries il is different. In France for example
such men as Jules Fayre Gnzot an liners ars aMu5s
the side OF reform man OF culture anu It'll ~, ~
unless he hireng of the Government Is so sure 70 90
progressive man that we never hccd 10 ASK "heIo ho
Tho past two generations have been characterized by
wonderful development OF material force me ste t
engine-whch was then mere pmythlng upon ti 40
table Of philosophers now doing as much WORK IN
civilized countries alone rs is accomplished by all the
manual labor of the world The railroad which was q
child when the speaker became man. has spread itself
over the whole civilized world. The power press when
was scarcely power twenty-four years ago, has at
tanned perfection that seems hardly To need fufther IN
proycment The cOtton-gin pOwer-lOom sphhlhsJehny,
&c, have revOutOnZed manufactures but wv StI'
AGO the product Of the handlOOms OF lnda ana emma
undersOd the results OF our own industry in our own
norLes INT now we never them here. but our man
ufacturers fnd market in the most remote an mac
cessible portions OF China,
Sholas Riddle used to say that American labor was
the cheapest on earth He proved IT, not by attempting
fo show that a dollar is less than shilling, as some
would have done, but by showing hai ~ tne
skill and the Of improved machinery IL presents
more product for the cost 10 the purchaser than else
is produced that underses in Europe itself that pro-
dgced ny Io PDp 4o thlfandng the high price she
pays f9T ii 20 IIr,ca AZ InaTkets "
given amount Of exeron will now produce at least
twice the result that did 20 years ago. in agriculture
well as manufactures Had IL not been for the great
facilities afforded by the Of improved machinery the
Wesf could not possibly have harvested crops while
tho orpapizaton Of this great mass Of physical force
there is still great deficiency We are now IN the MIDST
OF an industrial In New-fOrk, an important brahch
Of iabor-the brckayersis standsil by reason Of a
Collision between tie employers and employed, aud n
dozen other branches are pdrayled ~ consequence
the rich coal regions Of the Schuykll Valley similar
conflict il i'm OpcratiOnan actual between labor ana
capal war Of any kind Is proof that some one has
Numbered A great battle is rude, clumsy. baibarous
attcmnt 10 clear up misunderstanding These collisions
prove that one Is wrong-pcrhaps more lhah some
n,c pos,ibly everybody
T6e next Improvement needed in industry. the natural
compliment Of the one We have lust made i that by
which The laborcr shall have more direct and obvious
Interest i'm the results Of his toll As tho abOrcr has
ceased 10 be slave he should cease 10 be hirrng As
Inc mas become a freeman he should become a part
ner subject to all the usks and participating IN al the
profits Of his toll. His pay should be- not 80 many dol
rs Int so many pounds of irOu many yards Of cloth
etc or what they will sell for. His profits should be
regulated by the number OF hours lac laDOrs but by
the number and quality OF the articles lac produces.
The system of wages is the Wastcfu plan of organ
zed industry devised The system Of slavery gave
the IabOrer motive to save but gave him but little
prorcrty to waste while the system Of wages encourages
the single man TO squaudcr his earnings on others 80 mat
when becomes the head OF family lac has contracted
habits Of ayshness. etc, that disquaiy hun Tor the po
sitiOn.
class are a. constantly complaining Of the deficiency Of
laborcrs Want Of work usually means want oil capacity
10 work. Tho man who Is willing TO do anything Is
usually unfit To do anything The distressed needle
woman generally does most ul'tresaE NJ ~ ~
this respect the Yankee Is superior 20 the haieuuealeu
European the latter only knows how TO do one thing
and must unless he can get employment az mat
thing while the Yankee can half do dozen diierent
things, and his half knowledge Is 30 nuch Delter tah
IL belongs to the educated to devise plansby which
industry should be made capable of doing more things
than does and OF dong them better 10 90 ths
attention should be PAID to the natural ana pract
cal sciences Connecticut alone ought 10 have at least
1880 agricultural engineers, and 100 might mud useful
and eventually pronaGle' employ IN tne STATE huu
ing untold millions 10 It's wealth by deyislnR and exc
cutIug plans for draining aud irrigation There Is more
TO be made Ny draining the marshes oil ths State
than in tunneling all the hills OF Nevada. =.
Mr. Greeley also alluded In the course OF his remarks to
the system OF household service which he was happy 10
learn breaking down because 10 has become go dncult
TO obtain servants. He thought the difficulty would
ultimately lead to great improvements IN ho9sehoia
economy rs necessity always stimulates invention.
Yankee once besought him to examine washing
machine recommending IL as the great OF
the arc mo-, said the speaker II cannst look at y0nr
machine for washing machines arc useless so long a the
most clumsy hands do the washhgi when the HehGate
lly.hngered gentewOmen does the work. your machine
portance OF so organizing industry 10 diminish the
humber OF middemen and others who consume without
the population Of the world do thing 10 add to
the wealth Of the world;
sity their learning I'm deylsng such practical plans
as this interesting practical demands. His address
Gen Van Zandt Of Rhode Island introduced "a the
Poet. have been asked score Of times what was the
scores OF others but seems able TO answer That
there was great deal of genuine poetry in IT, all agree
the Lay of the Ancient Mariner" aud one portion
abounded IN excellent pn1s and other forms OF hnmor IL
natural and impressive manner Neither was II by any
means deficient IN plot IN TACT me pan was 80 &
of it, am happy TO learn that be repeated before
other colleges aud inclined TO think that IT requires
several hearings be really appreciated although hore
was no lack OF interest In listening TO It,
As the audience passed ont OF the church procession
attracted their attention which proved 10 be the Glass Of
1870 on their way WashngtOnsquare 10 attend 20 the
mock soemnities OF the "ncremation OF the mathemat
les" kind Of mprovised pockotcomb band were play
ing Dead March In SAUL and the dress OF the mourn
ers their torches and transparencies were OF the char
acter usual such occasions though happy than
usual In their ludcrOus limitations OF s0emnty. large
cOncourse followed them TO the square, where formal
OF mingled
lyered, sung the funeral pile lighted and Anna
Lytcs, Triggy Nometry and Matthew AatuH received
mournfu farewell they entered CharOns boat on their
Journey Putos domains. After the pile was consumed
the ashes were carefully gathered IN urn, and the
IL IN no