The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-08
ON POLITICAL SCIENCE.
The American Academy Discusses Govern
ment Of Colonies.
CARL ScHuRz OPPOSED 10 MlllTAUlsa
Standing Army should he Restricted
10 the >arrowcst Limit--No
Eis Nnsy Needed.

rhtladelrhls, April The third an
nuai meeting OF The American Academy
q Political and Social Science began here
this afternoon. and will continue tomor-
row. Many distinguished men from all
ever HE country are IN attendpncc aud
the SESSIONS promise to be interesting
The general topic for discussion is THE
Fereisn Policy Of the ualtcd States. Gem
morclal and Political" This Ia divided
into two heads. one for each day. toiay's
subject being The Government OF the
bependencies."
Prof. Samuel McCune Lindsay. OF the
University Of Pennsylvania. nrst Vice
president OF the association. occupied the
uhalt. There were four formal addresses
today by Theodore 5, Woalsley, professor
OF International law In Yale uniyersity.
Prof, a, Lawrence Lowell, Harvard uni
yersity w. Allyn Ireland OF London, and
frot y. w. Hufncrt of Cornell university.
Mr.. ireland delivered an address on the
seVernmont OF tropical colonies He said :;
Il viii not 80 so far as to say that the
faculty OF governing the tropics lies
wtoliy with the Anglo Saxon race. but
am firmly OF the opinion that without
Inc strong hand CT the men OF the North
TO hold things together. the tropics will
never advance beyond the point which mas
neen reached by the Central American re-
Dublics."
At tonight's session the repor, on the
work OF the academy for the year was
read. The only address of the evening was
by Hon. Carl Schurz. on the subject "MIll-
tarism and Democracy"
Mr.. SchnrA said in part: I'VE should
IN the hrst place restrict our standing
armament 10 The narrowed practicable
limits. and those limits VIII be very mar
row II tins democracy does not suffer Itself
TO be carried away by the ambition OF
doing things, which, as history amply
shows. democracy can not do without
seriously enlangering It's vital principles
and instit0ticns. There is no doubt That
strong army is q moro efficient war ma u.
cAine especially al the beginning of a
war than citizen soldiers. But our ex-
reriencc has been that In the peculiar pa-
sition we occupy among the nations OF
the world, we need not have any war, un-
less. without anyscmpelling necessity, We
choose to have 1t. 1t would be most IN
wise to sIato our whole policy with a view
to the constant imiuinenen OF war there
being no such imminence unless we our
selves choose to create IT, We should have
as our main armed forces. aud as the nat
ural armed force OF q democratic republic,
the citizen soldlery to he called out FOR
specific purposes In extraordinary encf-
gences, the efficiency OF that citizen sol
diery to be increased by training OF men
to serve as officers and by the crgan.za-
ton of stan corps upon g plan similar 10
that adopted in Switzerland. We should
have navy strong enough to do our share
In the police OF the seas. but not q navy
rivalling those OF the great naval powers,
for as our history has conclusively taught
us. we shall not need II II we keep out
Ia x.h frh In nat rnn
cultivate peace and good will with other
natoas--a disposition which the rest OF
the world will be glad to rociproeate. In
this way we shall avoid the burdens ant
evil influences Of militarism and give even
our pension roll at last chance to de-
crease.
FOLLOWING policy essentially differ
ent from this we may have our I'LL OF mil
ltary and conqucsts, but with other things
which in the course OF time will make
the American people ruofuliy remember
how free and great and happy they once
were with less military and with no out
lying possession and unsubjusatad popula-
ton"