The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17
CONGRESS- OF oRIEyrxLIsTs.
Notable Meeting To BE Held In Rome and
of Especial Interest TO Us.


Notable Meeting To BE Held In Rome and
Of Especial Interest TO Us.
The new relations OF tho United States with
the East will make the International Congress
OF orientAlists 10 be held In Rome the first two
weeks in October especially interesting to Amer
leans Organized in Paris In 1878 by the Eeols
dec Languages OrientdlcJ VipdntsS the assoca-
ton has had an uninterrupted existence for a
quarter OF . century and has held sessions in
ALMOST every country In Europe in the following
order: Paris 1873; London, 1874; St Peters
burg. 1876; Florence, 1873; Berlin. 1881: Ley
den 1884; Vienna, 1885, Christiania- Stockholm.
1889; London FIRST session. 1891; second SOS
sion, 1892 Lisbon. first session, 1892: Geneva,
second session, 1894: Paris. 1897
During tho Chrstiania s tockholm meeting
some trouble arose. and the ninth and tenth ses-
sions In consequence were held in two sections.
Geneva, with her customary tact and regard
for arbitration. brought about an understanding
which resulted in the great Paris. meeting OF
1897. which commemorated tho founding both
Of the Congress aad Of the school OF living Oren-
tai languages. The United States delegates
aided In bringing about harmony. They had
gone TO Geneva with tho hope Of bringing the
Congress TO this county for its next meeting.
and they pressed their invitation tgnaciously
until they saw that they could help to reunite
the warning factions The official records arc
full Of admiration for the part played by the United
States at that tme Although the United States
failed to secure the Congress for 1899 the interest
OF Americans In its sessions will be keen mono
tho less.
When tho Congress held It's session In London
In 1874 special section was devoted to the Deal
ing with commerce, industry. art, linguistics.
education and other branches Of public utility
and International relationships" In 1891, when
ENGLAND ptrNp al
importance Of International relationships" re-
gardod that this department was dignifed with
the Same attention as that bestowed upon the
study OF Oriental languages for the sake of Gull
ture and for preserving the archaeological mon
uments. Statesmen, ambassadors, explorers,
members OF the chamber OF commerce and stu
dents Of comparative law were as numerous as
tho scholars there 10 maintain the value OF the
study of the Oriental languages as an avenue 10
he dead languages and to general culture
Tho proceedings and transactions TEEN with
brilliant speeches on the necessity OF diplomatic
and consular representatives being able to speak
thelanguagc Of the country to which they are sent
As practical result Of this meeting an Oriental
school was established al Woking England and
classes at the Imperial Institute were opened with
native teachers The coming meeting In Rome
holds out many Inducements to statesmen, legis-
lators and ambassadors. as we'll as to scholars
and Is hoped that the deleg ton from the United
States will be sufficiently influential to induce tho
Congress to como to this side Of tho water for its
next session Sir John Jardine of the Association,
has already discussed in an able article the most
available form OF government In the Philippines
and at tho coming session the important topic
Of the Congress OF 1891, Oriental Ian
guages and their relations to commerce, industry
and other branches Of public utility and
international relationships will again be dis
cussed.
So far tho following delegates have been ap-
pointed from the United States: Smithsonian
Institution. Prof. Paul Haupt Prof Chas. r. Lam
man and Prot. Morris Jastrow, Jr.,: New York
University Prot John Dyneley Prince; Column
bio University Prof Richard J. II. Gottheil;
University OF Chicago. President VIM. r. Harper:
American Philosophical Society. Philadelphia,
Prot Herman Hilprecht All OF these names
stand for specially in the study OF Oriental Ian.
guagea Great Britain sends her scholars too,
but the following list will show that she does not
conhne herself to them From the Indian ONCE
Sir Alfred Lyall; Royal Asiatio Society, Lord
Reay. Sir Raymond West Robt Sewell Esq
Gate Madras civil service): F. j. Hewitt ESD
Cato Bengal civil service) and I. Wakes, Esq
Gate Chinese consular service). Besides these
names eminent In the diplom alto service she sends
10 represent the literary side. Prof Tn Rhys
Davies, Or. Caster and Prof F. Max Mueller
Many governments have designated their rep
resentatives, and these are In most cases men Of
prominence In tho government we'll as OF marked
literary attachments. Many interesting features
arc to be brought out, indicated by the oilciaI
bulletins The Roumanians will send a group Of
peasants In native costume A Roumanian choir
will sing native songs and at the end OF tho Con-
gress these peasants will hold fee at the column
Of Traian and award prizes The Italians will open
many Drlv collections sr,rn. ~ ~.
can not ordinarily shown to visitors will be dis |
played generously.
Between 600 and 700 names have already been
handed 10 Sgnor Angelo De Gubernatls tho chair |
man OF the committee on organization for tho |
twelfth Congress- Preparations arc goinr for |
ward at smart paoo and everything points 10 a |
fortnight OF enjoyment Tho subjects to be dis
oussed cover wide range as indicated by tho
following selected from tho published memories:
Measures and Moneys In the Balkan ORIENT
Modern Turkish Literature" "On tho OrganL
ration Of the hrst Franciscan Missions In tho
Orient Q22o-1260, A. DE-" "On the Oriental ele-
ment In tho Neo Latin ideals OF the East-Idea of
God and tho Moral Sense-Evoution Of Rele-
ious Thought" "on Oriental Music" ~Historl-
cal Geography and Cartography Of India "On tho
Value OF Oriental Studies 10 those In Governmental
Service" The variety OF these subjects and
the the two weeks probably 200 speeches
will be made on the various phases OF the relation
OF linEuistcs TO commerce and education. suT-
gest that the field will be broad enough 10 inter
est and benefit many people. The membership
fec Ia four dollars for men and two dollars for
women. Membership for Americans may DO
obtained through the Smithsonian Institution,
Washington ID. O. and carries with Il the reduc-
ton In transportation on Atlantic steamships
and French and Italian railways One need mot
be lnEulst or an orentalist to become member,
but he must promise TO further the interests Of
both With SO many inducements, Rome Is
likely to see great many Americans the FIRST
week in October