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/ +h.t n. pr,Nsh are contending for much the
same principles that they themselves ana 'he'r
ancestors have contended for IN more 'han one
war. The Outlanders have been protesting
! against taxation without representation III"
Great Britain Is backing them up IN H. IL WAS
10 enforce that identical protest that thls M
ton fought Its first war. Again. 'he br'
ish are contending that British SUBJECT. wher-
ever he be, IS entitled to British protecuoh.
Was not that what the United States was ngh'-
ing for in 1912? Again. II Is said Great britain
has refused arbitration and has insisted tha'
the dispute must be settled between her ana
the 1ransvaal without alien Intervention. Wouiu
we have accepted alien Intervention III lool
Or would this country have submitted the settle
ment of its dispute with Mexico to the arDi'ra-
tion of a European Power? Nor, nnaIl!' VIII
II escape notice that there Is similarity pe-
tween the Bocr counting Of war with Great
Britain and the Spanish course toward the
United States The Beers declare that Great
Britain forced the war upon them. SO the
Snonish complained Of the United States. This
country can scarcely admit the Boer complaint
10 be we'll founded without equally admitting
that Of Spain.
In brief. then, Great Britain IS acting precise
II ms the United States would act in her place,
precisely as this country would have to act II II
did not wish to repudiate its principles and It's
record That Is the great. salient Fundamental
fact which is likely as 1t seems to us, to deter
mine the direction in which the overwhelming
mass Of American sympathy will be given. There
IS Of course, no ground and no excuse for pas
sion or excitement There must be no anmoslues
aroused between Americans who sympathize
with tho Outlanders and those who sympathlZe
with the Beers Nor indeed will Americans
generally fail to sympathize in some measure
with the Beers. at least so far rs 70 regret that
their counsels have not been wiser and more
generous. and that the herosm Of the great
trek" has not had q happier ending. But JUST as
Great Britain stood Loyalty with us in sympa-
thy and in moral influence in our fight with
Spain because we were contending for the
rights Of man to life liberty and the pursuit OF
happiness" so will the general sympathy ana
moral influence of America be given In this war
to Great Britain not only because she is our
kin and our friend but because In this tight she
stands for those same rights OF man ana De-
cause in the words Of the Canadian Prime Min
lister. already quoted in these columns she
stands 'in the defence Of n holy cause, ID 'hc
defence Of holy justice, for the defence OF 'he
oppressed. for the enfranchisement or the
"downtroddon. and for the advancement or
'liberty progress and civilization"
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like a Republican panic. Democratic stock
would soar skyward. and the name OF Mclean
would be acclaimed from the housetops. The
crisis might compel a complete reimbursement OF
the Republican lines and plan OF battle. Some
new name like that Of Admiral Dewey repre-
scnting our past military Victories, might then
take like wildhre in the Republican National
Convention as n substitute for that Of President
Mckinley. 10 whom there Is now no opposition
Such n result would he all the more likely II
the war in the Philippines continues to languish
into the Presidential year without promise OF
decisive outcome, or If some misfortune should
occur In our Cuban relations. 1t must not be
forgotten. also, that the Administration Is con-
fronted with n session OF Congress In the In
terim in which the House Is held by very
narrow Republican majority. This IS always
menace to an outgoing President seeking n re-
nomination
However. all these contingencies are some.
what remote There is yet plenty of time to
close up the war in the Philippines with success.
an event which, II soon achieved. will brighten
the Republican outlook as well as the Pres
dents. Mr.. Mclean is not yet elected In ONO
and If we may believe. not merely the Repub-
cans. but some of his Democratic enemies
also. who have recently got their knives out
he IS not likely to be. Neither have the Demo-
Gratis won in Maryland. confident as they
appear to be Of success. When these disasters
have fallen. there will yet be time enough FOR
the Republicans Of the country to compare
notes and prepare for the new situation thus
created, undesirable and threatening as 1t may
well he
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PERSONAL.

The inauguration OF Dr. Benjamin ID ~ l''l'r
az president Of the University OF California WI!
take place on October %. Presidents Dah'l -
Gilman John HOPKINS ard David Starr he pqea
Of Stanford University are expected ~ "c f'''
ent and deliver addresses.
The Lincoln League OF California which is 10
erect a statue Of Abraham Lincoln IN Van Ness
ave. San Francisco. has about decided to accept
the design submitted by John Gelert of this city
This design represents Lincoln seated In large
armchair The figure Will be Of bronze the peces-
tai Of granite with decorative panels OF marble.
mr. A y Richardson Of Massillon. Ohio. who
has been appointed superintendent Of the Govern
mcnt Hospital for the Insane. at WashnGt9n. 10
MI the vacancy caused 10y tho death or pr. W: ".
GoddIrr IS . graduate Of Pclevuc Hospital Med-
cal College. OF this city.
NJ L. Rarey one Of the leading members Of the
ComAdie Francaise has scnt in his resignation 70
the director. Jules Clarctie. As such designations
do not take effect till they have been renewed six
months later the Parts public is hoping that NJ.
lie Bargy will reconsider his resolve. 1t IS said
that he intends either to devote himself u Wrltg
ss1id that NJ Rostard author OF "Cyrano de
Bcrgorac." wants him To take the part or Ne,
''I;Aigon''
The sword which the citizens OF Georgia Will
present to Lieutenant Rrumby. OF the olympia.
bears the following inscription on one side OF the
blade: "Presented by tho citizens OF Georgia to
Lieutenant Thomas NJ. Brumby. /. s. ~. in rccog-
milton OF his distinguished services To MS country
nj Manila Bay. May /. lsgs.' The side bears
tho following: Born at Marietta Ga. 1855 APP
pointed to Annapolis from Atlanta. Ga. 1873. Grad
uated 1871"
Dr. +. w. Reitz the Trlnsvaal Secretary OF
State. was formerly President OF the Orange Free
State. Ills grandfather" gays The Independent -
came from Holland about two hundred years
ago and settled at the Cape and one OF his uncles
a lieutenant In the British Navy. DIR. Rcitz 5
father was sheep farmer and a man Of con
siderable himself
studied at the South Africa College and Inner
Temple. London. being called to the bar In 1858.
Returning the Cape he practised law for six
years and then appointed Chief Justice of the
Orange Free State After holding this position for
fifteen years he elected President In 1889 DR.
Reitz's wife is Dutch woman Of high literary
distinction and Is known the founder Of the
Boemfontein Library and as president OF literary
club In which women discuss the latest literary
productions OF Europe and America"
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ATHEISTS NEW PRESIDENT.
FORMAL. EXERCISES IN COLLEGE HALI~wELL
KNOWN EDUCATORS PRESENT.

FORMAL, EXERCISES IN COLLEGE HALI-wELL
KNOWN EDUCATORS PRESENT.
Amherst Mass, Oct. n.-Presldent George mar
ris was formally inaugurated as head or Amherst
College to-day. in the presence or large auu'-
ence including trustees. faculty. alumni stuueh'S
and friends Of the college.
The exercises were held In College Hall al zSo
O'Clock The trustees. faculty. alumni ana stuueH'S
assembled a. Walker Hall, and. forming pro-
cession marched across the campus to the pfes'-
dents house. Here the invited guests joined the
nrocesson each escorted by member or the Lac
,1lty The procession was headed by fresideh.
Harris and the Rev. f. Winchester Donaid. OF
Trinity Church. Boston, representing the BOARD
Of Trustees; Dr. Edward Hitchcock, VINO mas Dee"
the acting president of the college for year
and Professor Egbert c. Smyth. OF Andover lheo-
The exercises opened with prayer by the rev,
Or smyta The Rev. T. Winchester DohGIa saEe
fhe address in behalf of the trustees. at the CLOS
Of which h. presented the charter, seal ana hs! .
Of the college,to President Harris. ms was io'-
lowed nv President Harriss address,
Among the college presidents n attsnqaNce a.
to-dav's exercises we're {. W. Eliot or nat,al1'
Arthur r IIadley of Yale. Seth Low OF Soiu u
h,a " J. Tucker OF Dartmouth. Franklin ar
Ter ~ Williams William +. Warren or Boston
University l.. Clark Seelye Of smith. MISS ARC
line Hazard OF Wellesley and Miss elizabeth D
Mead Of Mount Holyoke.
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Mr. Louis y. Parker has written play about
Sir Roger de Coverley. for T. s. Willard. Mr..
parker's play OF The Swashbuckler' has been
bought by Charles Wyndham
Mr. r. c. Cartons comedy OF Lord and Lady
Algy" will be brought forward again In New-York
next Monday when the Empire Theatre Stock
Company will reappear. Mt the Knickerbocker inca
ire TO All the time that intervenes before the
advent on October 90 OF Henry Irving and Ellen
Terry in "Robespierre"
Miss Julia Marlowe Will make her re-entrance In
New-York on October %. at the Criterion Theatre.
presenting a new play called barbara Fretchc. y
The dun and dirty farce OF The Girl from Max
inns" will then disappear.
Mr. Denman Thompson. who appeared at the
Academy OF Music Monday evening. In The
Old Homestead" has been cordially welcomed. and
he has well rewarded the public attention By his
simple and sincere presentment OF rustic character
Miss Julia Arthur will appear at the Broadway
Theatre October g. presenting More Than
Queen" in which she impersonates the Empress
Josephine.
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AMERICAN SYMPATHY IN THE WAR.

Now that war has actually been forced by
the Transvaal upon Great Britain, the Ques-
, tion arises which side American sympa-
, thies to be cast. Officially the American Gov
eminent is not directly concerned. and the Ques
ton Of It's neutrality will scarcely need 10 be
considered The war vii, he entirely on land
md inland. ard. seeing that TO get 10 the scene
OF war any one would have to pass through
waters and across land actually or practically
elndcr British control and IN British possession
It Is not 10 he supposed that even the most rabd
Anglophobes will undertake any filibustcring ex-
pcdtions 10 help the Beers Cypress American
settlers in the Transvaa The question of pop
u,ar sympathy is. however quite another mat
ter and ii will doubtless be variously dealt
with. There are some Americans, including
some of the most worthy and esteemed citizens.
who are of Dutch origin and who. through in
fuences Of consanguinity, side strongly with the
Beers There are Others no less worthy and
perhaps more numerous. who similarly espouse
the British cause. There are. unhappily. others
who are imbued with n blind hatred OF Great
Britain. and who for that reason alone side with
the Beers not that they love the Dutch. but
that they hate the British. But these are
classes The masses Of the American people
will be guided and governed by broader prin-
ciples than these.
They will not. in the first place, be misled by
the pretence that the Transvaal is a republic
and Great Britain an "effete monarchy" and
that therefore Americans should sympathze
with the former. They have only TO compare
the restricted franchise and corrupted courts Of
the Transvaal with the universal suffrage and
free. strong judiciary Of the Cape Colony TO
disabusc themselves Of all such notions. The
fact Is that the Transvaal with citizenship re-
stricted 10 a minority and with not only relis-
4ous but sectarinn tests and lingual shibboleths
hedging in all real authority, Is not republic,
but a particularly narrow and despotic oil
cnrchy. On the other hand, despite the nominal
monarchy the British Empire. whether In Great
Britain itself or in the sef-gOverning colonies
such as the Cape and the Dominion OF Canada
and the United States OF Australia is one OF the
most complete democracles the world has ever
known On the general ground Of form OF gov
eminent. therefore, American sympathies Will
naturally turn to the British side
Asaaricans will not fail. moreover. TO observe
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THE TALK or THE DAY.

This story Is being told with great relish IN
Yale: When Miss Caroline Hazard was installed
president OF Wellesley the other day Or. Hadley OF
Yale. met President Eliot OF Harvard Il hope
you are coming to the Inauguration at Yale" said
DR.. Hadley.
II expect to- replied President Eliot.
II suddenly occurred TO President Hadley that as
President Eliot had received his degree OF IL. d
from Yale the Harvard president might properly
appear at the Inauguration as a son OF Yale so he
said, Il hope you will wear your hood Of Yale
blue"
President Eliot grasped the situation instantly
He remembered that President Hadley had received
his degree Of LID. from Harvard. and ne said
I'm wear my Yale blue hood II you'll wear yours
OF Harvard crimson"
Agreed said President Hadley.
President Eliot Is said TO have since expressed
the opinion that he had the better OF the bargain
for while the president OF Harvard wearing Yale
coors he will probably be the first university presi-
dent to congratulate President Hadley upon his in
auguratlon he Will see man wearing the Harvard
coors installed as Yale's president.
Dlake-So you didn't so abroad this summer
Xs6oss-No: ] was thinking OF going across In
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within these last twenty-eight years. SO on
that one ground Of the maintenance OF peace. as
well as on others of comparable importance, the
preservation Of the British Empire Is earnestly
10 DO desired. Its dissolution would he one OF
the greatest catastrophrs the world has known
in thousand years
The establishment of this new nation In the
south Sea Is of peculiar interest to this country.
That is partly because Of our own great terri
torial possessions and our great and growing
commerce in that quarter Of the globe-clrcum-
stances that will make Australia as close
neighbOr to us as Canada now Is. 1t Is also
partly because the United States OF Australia Is
modelling It's organization and It's institutions
after our own more closely than any other ma
ton in the world has done. That Canada did
Just the opposite. avoiding our example as far
as possible was only natural. seeing that the
most potent element In her political and social
constitution was composed Of those, or the i'm
mediate descendants Of those. who left the
United States in 1776 and in 1912 rather than
be separated from or placed in antagonism to
Great Brtain-a not only negatively but posi-
lively anti-United States element. With Austria
LA the case Is otherwise There has never
been there any antagonsm toward this country.
but quite the contrary; and So naturally, the
United States OF Australia is being made as
much like the United States Of America In fact
and principle as In name. In its consummatlon
we NAV we'll wish it all success. and hope, TOO,
that the adjoining West Australia and the dis
tant but not too remote New-Iealand will soon
decide to join the union. making It's members
seven instead of five. and making 1t the United
States not merely of Australia but OF Australasia
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Hmpeemenie.


ACADEMY OF MuSIC-S:1b-Tne Old Homestead
XNERICAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Juliet
BIJOIj-S:l5-In Paradise.
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DALY'S THEATRE-S-The Kings Mueketeer ..a
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GARDEN -slS-RupeIt OF Hentzau
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PASTOR'S-Continucus Performance
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iWALLACKS-s:1a Peter Stuyvesant Governor OF Ne"
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC MEETS.

Pittsburg Oct. ll-Not since the ehca" w.. vs.e,
tho Grand Army OF the Republic mere Nv. W. evil
ago have there been many veterans o. vi .,,v 20.
war in Pttsburg took possession Oh Wv ~. "A.
day. the occasion being the first Session - Tho
nual reunion OF the Army OF the ',s,re on.
various corps met first ana eie0'e' II cooper
GERS AZ follows: First Corps. Captain ). "a ptt,s.
Pennsylvania. Second Corps. W. w w,tthewA
burg; Third Corps. General Thomas X, s M porter.
Boston. and Fifth Corps General fis 10 ,or ufa
L. s. A. retired The latter was e'es s,so voted
an unusual proceeding The Firm SIspn statue q
Washington. Fredericksburg. va M"nsral society.
the next place OF meeting for the se
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
DISCLOSING SOCIALIST DOCTRINES

Hanover. Oct u.-At to-day's session OF the So
cialst Conference the discussion OF the Bernstein
evolution theory OF Socialism begun yesterday.
was continued Herr Liebknech who opposed
the theory. exhorted the party to remain true to
the Erfurt programme declaring that liberalism
and the bourseolse must be the enemies OF So
cialIsm.
Herr kautsky. who Is regarded the greatest
scientific German exponent OF theoretical Marxism,
followed with strong REPUTATION OF Bernstein Q
arguments declaring that the Socialists must 40
0u!rs political before economic power.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
ALFRED G. TANDERBTLTS RETURN.

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Is expected 10 reach
this city Saturday Instead Of meeting the members
OF his family here. ne was first decided upon, the
family council Will be held In Newport. Mr.. Van
derbllt will remain in this city at all hut will
go on directly to Newport. There he Will meet his
mother. his sister. Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. his
brothers. Cornelius and Reginald. and his younger
sister Gladys. The full provisions OF the viii Will
be made known 10 him and the family will then
decide upon tho date OF probate. which will proba
bly, be next Monday. Chauncey NJ Depew will
make full and comprehensive extract OF the Will.
stripped Of all legal verbagc and this will be given
10 the papers the day the Will IL flied.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
MANAGERS DROP CH4RGES'
CHARITABLE INSTITUTION TO BE RUN
ITS PRESENT CONTROL

Syracuse, Oct 1.-THE managers OF Wv d, "A.
Institution for Feeble Minded Children ne. ~, T
mai session this afternoon. Deputy Coh''v AZ
p Gilman and c. r. Skinner, super'n'e ..N..u,vs
Public instruction. were present. Inc '.,s.noe
Committee reported the results OF an ,"' 40, and
Of crueltes 10 children IN inc .,,ura A
promised greater watchfuness IN the -. -
tho teachers charged with cruel practices nav.
signed. the Controller Will ask no tuFtne he man.
gallon. and will ask FOR no ensnse III management
and controlier's office are perfectly frienu!
and and M fnrther complaints are likely TO Dc "a'~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
MEXICAN vICE-PRESIDENT ENTERTAINED

Chicago Oct ll.-Vice- President Marscal OF Mex
,co and his party escorted by President Harper
OF the University Of Chicago. visited the university
to-day All the various halls laboratories. dorm!-
tories and other buildings OF the institution were in
spected by the Mexicans AZ the conclusion OF the
tour OF the buildings n reception was held in Kent
Hall. where all the students had an opportunity
10 sec and shake hands with the Nice-President
Of Mexico and his staff The students gave the WIS.,
itors a noisy and enthusiastic we.come President
Harper later gave n luncheon for the party at his
hor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12
EDWIN GOULD. JR.. RECoVERrN0
THE c,,rrn.s ATTACK OF SCARLET FEVER ~"

r,,r cur No ATTACK OF SCARLET FEVEH 49,
TO HAVE PASSED THE DANGER sIA'"
ENCOURAGING reports were made last nsh. -. -.
the condition OF Edwin Gould. jr' VINO "as ~,
III with scarlet fever at his fathers hoH'e' =.
Towers, Dobbs Ferry. The little one ~.
out OF danger. but Mr.. and MIS- "ou'' ~
o'.a.,. ,,raoau,,on Mrs. Gould does not know nos
sar con took tho disease His younger oro'n~
rrark Miller Gould. was sent 10 this city ~
Edwin was taken III. to Mrs. Gould's mo,"., IA
George F. Shrady 1t was feared al nts, 70 he has
might contract the disease. but by gooo e"'
DR. r. b. Coutant the Gould fanny sy,rppd d' nurs1s
calls two or three times daily. and "a''eN
give the child the best OF care
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

Mexico IS 70 try the experiment Of turning the
whole nation into a nominating convention That
is It will institute plebiscitum TO determine It's
Presidential candidate. The effect will be to
double the labor of suffrage which as 1t Is the
Mexican at large finds sufficiently irksome. ana
It will be strange If the plan Is not abandoned
after a single experiment.