New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-26
PROF. NORTON on THE LATE WAR.
HE STILL BELIEVES 1T COULD HAVE BEEN
AvERTED-THE NATION INVOLVED
WITH GRAVE QUESTIONS.

Ashned Mass Aug 25-The twentieth annual
dinner in aid Of Sanderson Academy took place
this afternoon and II noteworthy for the array
OF men who participated In the atter-dinner speak
ing and fortunate In the attendance Of many dis
tingu!shed persons who came from far and near
10 attend this literary feast. The speakers included
Charles Eliot Norton, professor emeritus Of fine
arts ri Harvard University, who presided, as he
has on nearly all these occasions; the Rev. John w
Chadwick OF Brooklyn who has his summer home
AZ Chesterfield: G. Stanley Hall, native Of the
town and president Of Clark University OF Wor-
cester; the Rev Dr. p. S. Moxom, OF Springheld
Sherman S Rogers. OF Buffalo, and Booker l.
Washington, principal Of the Tuskegee institute
Alabama.
T, will be seen from the address Of Professor Nor
ton that he still believes the late war could have
beon averted and ne takes a somewhat pessimsuc
view Of the dangers which confront the country.
In part he said:
Our hearts have been heavy with new weishi OF
care and the very brightness OF the sunshine mas
only deepened by contrast the cloud o. our sorrow,
ful thoughts-sorrowful that our Nation shouil
Ing ar The parting OF the ways should have chosen
that ancient path familiar 10 the Ola NYru "Urdd
Which has '' ne?er led 20 anything but nlthe pa,h
OF aggressive war OF foreign conquest OF alien ter
ritorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
The black and brutal vlsase Of war has. indeed
been lighted up from Tine 20 TINE rs aur IN ssrce and
by the good conduct and marvellous COCO iortIhs ~
Cur Nayy ana oy e tse actual tsht Was over ~
both officers and men But II mas aiken an a ~
our b-sye soldiers have had 70 endure from the
lack Of due provision for their needs eNe III camp
on field and In hospital
The blessings and privileges which ~e me peeopi ,
Of tho United States. have enjoyed ny Nit'us ~ ~
se1t,nHnt ani Of our freedom from dangerous
ne!smDG's ns,e stem IN the advance OF ciyiliza-
ZION OF all our privileges and blessings non ~ or
We apart fo- peace We -hou!a "e az he
ourselves sacred 20 g. FOR we protessel r 30 a
Christian Nation. and as followers Of the Prince -
Peace to hold war In adherence.
Ringing common sense and mora principle s sno
70 me winds under the influence % hysierlcal en-
ton without decent deiiberation "l,atHD rr,.Sei
yr,psration the representatives. OF me ply hst "a
worse forced var upon a weak nation Nnlcn' VII MA
ever It had tone 10 pIqSose ef,or, 10 avert i
ana 10 meet every legitimate demand of Ine my
ouestionef We pgt ourselves IN the wrong by re-
tssins 10 test r. No attention vas paid to her re-
nopioHai commission 20 determine the responsibility
Tor mo destruction 81 the Maine, % the grant %
SoT. % war IS inleed that results can
never b. ful y toreseen and tnat they may r -The
United states went 20 var fancying that c1IpAi
auvely simple. easy and orisi task Wa ei, IA
ended. but less than hundred days or var nas
te9ntsfion. On which the republic has rested have
ic| ',r.ctfict me principles uuon which the Gov
eminent depends have been violated " nave IN
Se,takeo cfisaiions when neither our institutions
nor our national character enable Us p'op'tS ~,
discharge ne me one great e r5s ~ The
nations hurdeucd with great armies arr IA,
ds5t and with an enormous increase OF annual *
pendi,gres permanent Oppressive taN npu.' ,. IT,
Ion NAV be m ade Of the Philippines We are areaay'
.s - mem Sroshi into entangIns relations win
'he nations n the Old World. ard run me tish vt
bSen ours o, freedom IRON me compnca,ions q
the international noEtics ot ine Ola ""iIu an. y.
tunes 1; u.s. indeed momentoHs revolution. c,,,.
We are IN no condition 10 adj new resporSioiit.es
nenlous and mGgulncent experiment ~ sSelt-gof,-
ernng dcmocracy is 0y ,hd no var MAKE ts Solution
infinitely more doubtful and more dimcult We arc
threatened ~ enormoes sr sdd 70 their ner
AMI Increase their number
The Rev Or Philip s MoXom's speech was the
opposite 20 Professor Norton's. regarding the war
lie said IN part.
come from an English family Of warriors. A.
thirteen ! was on the grim edge OF war myself
,c,, - svs,cm Dsy after day have asked II all
Of th. has been mistake has 9 Se s ssa
came the response was not from followers % gold
s. from colleges stores ani hoinSsa 1870 No
ss'd. Here a We. willing all 20 serve the nag.
with AL this ragedy all me n,9noers, az 'e es
sayors Of crime there IL yet something he.9ic, eN
aitinR inspiring 10 the highest degree. mat an
supposed 10 be sOrdll ana iii-i'Al''' $50
fnensevas so freely gladly. and there IS some
hing inexpressiby lovely ~ u all cspeGa!y IN
,hst ch7rgs ~ tho ~ Massachusetts AZ III Cauey'
! sec In II all revelations Of character ana OF nu-
mainly that hodc well for the future OF t"e
country ..,... >-,,.,
II has brought consciousness OF unity ;;.ottn'
south and al English SPEAKING peop,,s. i, 80, 90
closes a now consciousness or nervous organism,
vitality responsive anywhere 20 every touGn.
don.f believe there f. any danger OF imperialism
lo,k 10 the fu'ure WIKI solcitude sol' nnlt! que
iior but not fear God ls nrmy believe driving
the chariot