The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-12
THOUSANDS. OF EDUCATORS.
VAST ASsEMBLAGE is GATHERING
AT Los ANGELES, CAL.

with TO-dnH'S Arrivals There win
be More Than 12OO0 Teachers
There--CabIegrnm to BE sent TO
Minister White Mt The HAGUE.
President LHtc, in His Address.
Urged More school Houscs-Bettcr
Safeguards Than Standing Armies.
Los Angeles, Cal, July 1.-THE city is
en- fete to-day; music Of bands is heard
on every hand
The New York delesaton to the Ma
tional Educational Association. the Ray
mond and Whitcomb party from Eastern
points, the special with The Ohio delega-
tion, the special bringing the Pennsylvania
contingent, two Philadelphia specials and
special from Vicksourg, bringing dele
gates from Southern points arrived to-
day.
The special that was in collision with
the freight train in The Northern part
Of the state also arrived, bringing the
Missouri and other delegates. except the
injured, who have stopped over at San
Francisco
The delegates arriving to-day will num-
Der fully $500. When the last special ar
rives from Chicago tomorrow, it is es-
timated that there will be over 1900 teach
ers i'm the city.
The board Of directors of the National
Educational Association, at their meeting
to-day. unanimously pasesd the following
resolution, by Dr. Murray Butler of New
York:
'Resolved, That the president of the
National Educational Association be re-
Quested to send the following telegram of
congratulation on behalf of the association
TO the American delegates to the peace
conference now in session at The Hague:
Andrew d White, chairman Of Che
American delegation, The Hague Holland:
The National Educational Association, in
convention assembled. tenders to peace
conference heartiest congratulations on
success which has attended the noble ef-
fort in behalf of the principle of arbitra-
ton. "
At o'clock this afternoon, Hon. f. O.
Storey, chairman of the local executive
committee, called the opening session of
the convention to order in the pavilion
The building seats 5000, but the audience
numbered far in excess of that Short
addresses of welcome were made by Gov
Henry Y. Gage, State Superintendent Of
Public obstruction r. j. Kirk, Mayor
Eaton and Superintendent of City Schools
j. A. Foshay, and responses were made by
n. c. Dougherty, superin tendent Of
schools, Peoria. Ill; DR.. Emerson f.
White of Columbus, O., and ]. II. Philips
superintendent of schools of Birmingham
Ala.
Address of the President.
After the orchestra had played Mozart's
overture to don Juan" President Eli
phant Dram Lyte of Mlllervile, Pa, de-
lvered his address.
Referring 10 the late war he said:
"Our history has demonstrated that We
have no need of a great standing army.
1t has demonstrated that in every state
may be found an army ready at a mo-
monts notice TO defend our flag against
every foe. And this army Is not marshall
led by military chieftains but by educa-
tIOnal chieftains. A strong nation is made,
not by barracks for troops, but by school
houses for children; not by recruiting Of
fcers but by schoolmasters; not by rihed
cannon ana Mauser bullets and war YES
sells but by books and newspapers and
churches.
THAT nation is strong whose citizens
obey the law without seeing a standing
army behind the law. That nation is
strongest whose laws are based on civil
law, and whose citizens obey both divine
and human laws, because they are right.
"A child obeys his teacner who to him
is the law. The child law must be con-
crete. As the abstract is the result Of a
higher form of thought than the con-
crete, so a republic is a higher type of
government than monarchy. We may
need an army to subjugate the Philip
pines, but the United States would be
distinctly lowered in moral tone If 1t
should ever become necessary to main
tain permanently within the United States
a great standing army TO secure to its
inhabitants the blessings of peace. If
this is true, how great Is the responsibility
Of the American school teacher? Pa
triotism is in the air; it is the normal
condition Of living under our fag."
This evenings session was as largely
attended as was tho one In the afternoon
DR.. w. T. Harris, United States commits
sloner of Education delivered an appro-
pirate and interesting address on "An
Educational Policy for our New Posses
sions."
Henry S. Townsend, inspector general
of schools of Hawaii. made a thought
fully conceived address on the subject
THE Educational Problem In Hawaii"