New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-09
PAPERS ON SOCIAL SCIENCE.
A NEW SOCIETY ORGANIZED AT SARATOGA.
GOODWIN SMITHS ADDRESS ON THE POLITICAL HIS
TORY OF CANADA.
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TORY OF CANADA.
fDr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNAL
SARATOGA, Sept. S.-The American Social
Science Association met to-day. The chairman. w. t.
Harris LII d., Of Concord, Mass. made brief address
in which he spoke of general condition Of educational
matters throughout the country and the rapid strides
made In the line of advancement The Relation OF ths
Drama to Education was the title Of paper by Will.
lam Ordway Partridge, Of Brooklyn. He held that q
sensational play only pandered to low tastes while the
pure drama had eevatng tendency. Judge Bechner.
OF winchester, Ky submitted 0 brief paper on "Edu-
cation In the City Contrasted with tho Country He
supplemented his extended remarks by urging Federal
aid Tor educating the whites and blacks In
the South. He held that there should
be no color line In educational work. The
coored race have been given their freedom
and they should be educated up to proper standard In
order to exercise their rights properly citizens Tho
safety Of the Nation demands their education
Professor E. l. James. Of the University Of Pennsyl.
vsnia, read an exhaustive paper favorng schools Of
political science These schools should be both liberal
and professional in their character Their curriculum
should consist of minimum required and nums
ber OF elective courses designed prepare the sudenu
for their future profession political
economy. Journalism, social economy, civil service,
college profession. constitutional and Administrative
law and political and constitutional history.
Professor Thomas Davidson, OF Orange, N. j., read
paper tonight advocating the further development OF
art in education.
The American Economic Association organized hero
Tonight II composed OF the younger and pro-
gressye political economists OF the United States Pros
fessor Henry Adams, OF the University OF Michigan,
was named the chairman aud Professor Richard T.
Ely, OF the Johns Hopkins University, as secretary.
Among those interested In the movement Professor
Alexander Johnston OF Princeton. Andrew d. White and
President Charles X. Adams, OF Cornell University.
Professor Edmund j. james, OF the University OF Penu-
L. II lark Of mlp Call
Edward u. Wright, Chief If the Bureau OF Labor
Statistics. tho Rev. Washington Gladden. and Professor
f. Benjamin Andrews. OF Brown University. The new
association will mold another meeting Tomorrow.
The opening session of the American Historical Asso-
ciatOn held here to-day, xely attended. Andrew
ID. White. ex-MnIster TO Germany the president,
made an able address. He spoke Of the influence Of
Franklin, Jefferson. Barlow and Paine upon the French
soldiers who returned from the American Revolution,
and the influence upon Frenchmen of American
travel
Goodwin Smith, Of Toronto, gave an address on the
political history OF Canada. The British Em-
pre, he said made up of different elements
lndia the military dependencies. the Crown Col mics
Colonies were really nations boani to the
mother country only by nominal tie. though the moral
tie was stj strong Americans were hardly conscious
or the eceDt extension Of Canada aud the growth OF het
aspirations The Provinces before the insurrectiOn OF
1887 ruled by Royal Governors and Torysm pre-
vailed in the Colonia Government as In that OF the
mother country The affair Of 1887 rather petty
civil war between Colonial parties than a rebellion
against British Government IL was followed by the
concession OF responsible government and by tie union
OF the provinces that Canada turned from pair
OF yer-roysltles into single republic THIS was
done with the usual British avoidance OF change Ia
FORM merely by alteration in the instruction or tha
Government. Great Britain wss theiland OF constu-
onal hcton aud her nctions had led the world strange
dance.
ment " the State aud church. Party government also
began The struggle OF factions at last prodaced dead
confederation of all the Provinces Of Brit
lsh North America. The Trent affair also helped TO
dssenss the Tas daereps es@snt. Of the
constitution. those derived from the Brit
American Federation Were described by British sta,ss
Confederation was probably regarded as step 70
their Independence In peaceful way British einigra
tlOu would not have beeu diverted 10 Australia, aud
American politics would not have received the revol
tonary poison aferward manifested in secession More
Than ia tue United states The trainers Of the caaadian
Constitution thought that secession was caused by want
staes, whereas Il was caused solely by slavery Tie
appointment ofjudges for life was British feature In
pssdsas. S Thsy -nd tried %s'rd disputed @
the g.nersl saIi.iacon Party wa :, ,1r % n" mrs. ,,ns
sutution. Ihe qu stion wnether patty eOuia .on.ete
ABORT fir G basis basil for Tor S % :, WAS the pSsa,
n almost all European countries and had begun even Ia
6sd become a mere agurehead. The occupation OF
Canada by British troops had ceased none remaining
pendence and diplomatic Independence so far as
commercial treaties are rS.scernsd;; had been
| therefore, had become slight az
possible ia strength the tic OF aec
tou for Tho mother country. from whom canada has
never received timing but kindness aud whose thou
san years Of history she proudly claims as her
Canada Confederation si trial and had greae
difficulties both geographical aud political TO contend
with. veil hyng the future. The speaker said he
| could venture to discuss there
| any question connected with the internal
| rotations OF Canada, but might say when fear
interference had been EXPRESSED bis sdo
had always told those who expressed them
he had had q single word OF wi toward Canada
or SIM 10 desire Interfere with her In any aud ss
far OF the American people was concerned
her political destinlos absolutely In her own
hands.
Papers read by Professor Becker OF Johns
Uopkn, University; Justin winsor, OF Harvard Uui-
yersily TnttIs Of Cornell aud ElDert0n OF Howard.