The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-01

SARATOGA, Aug. 31.-This was the
third day of the annual meeting of the
American Social Science association. At
the morning session, in the department
OF finance and social economy, an ad-
dress was delivered by Chairman Sand
born. A report was made by the
secretary of the department, Joseph
Lee, of Brookline, Mass, who was fol-
lowed by Thomas M. Osborne, of Au-
burn, in q brief address,
Charles A. Gardiner, of New York,
read a. paper.
Daniel Folkmar, Of Milwaukee, pre-
scented a paper on Sociology as Based
on Anthropology." This was followed
by a paper of Mayor Quincy, of BC5-
ton, on the subject of public baths and
recreation as means of eleVating the
people. discussion followed.
The association sent to st. Peters
burg the following dispatch:
To the Gear: The American Social Science
association unanimously halls the lofty pur-
pose of your overture for better under
standing among the nations and for better
economic conditions for their people and con-
Simon E. Baldwin,
President.
The Introduction at the evening ses-
sion was made by Prof. J. w. jerks, of
Cornell university, chairman of the
finance department. Then followed the
address by Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Vanderbilt. He said in part:
Gold and gunpOWder are equal re-
quisites in modern warfare. The cour
age which forgot all rules of military
practice and by it's sheer moral force
trresistfbly accomplished the impOs-
sible at San Juan and Ell Caney has
added wonderful Illuminated pages to
our history. The straight aim and
steady nerve Of the men behind the
guns which brought back to US from
series of unprecedented victories
navy unscathed has made the world
join us in admiration. 1t has been as
fine an exhibition of moral fiber and
personal courage-this record Of our
men-aS history has to offer, but it
was not those qualities alone which
took the heart and spirit out of The
Spanish .army-made up Of brave
men, too-and won the victory for us
so quickly.
Santiago did not surrender alone to
the intrepid army that besieged her
The city surrendered not only to the
moral but the physical force that army
Representative the strength, the
wealth, the farms and the factories, the
national resources which every Span
ish soldier knew lay behind the ships
and the troops he could see.
which the war forced upon the coun-
try, to follow the means devised by
congress, which were brought into play,
to record the triumph Of war financier-
ing-as complete in it's way as the vic
tories of the navy and the army-is
therefore an essential and important
chapter Of war history War expendi-
lures jumped in a moment from moth
ing at all to a million and a quarter a.
day, and the resources had to be in
stantly provided. Not alone were the
sudden requirements of an expensive
naval and military campaign met, the
fleet doubled in numbers, Notifications
strengthened, armament purchased,
empty war chests filled with ammuni-
ton, and an army of 100000 men equip
ped and transported to the field. Pro-
visions had to be made for more than
that. 1t was an indefinite problem the
treasury had to face"
Mr.. Vanderlip then reviewed the
work of the treasury, describing in de-
tail the war loan and the various
problems the officials had to face.