Evening star., 1901-04-17
RESULTS OF DEEP RESEARCH
PAPERS READ BEFORE AMERICAN
SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION.
Health Subjects COnsidercd-Ancient
System of Ecouomics-Naturalf
zatiOn Reform Needed.

| Nearly all the auditors in attendance
| upon this mornings session of the Ameri-
| can Social Science Association at Column
| bian University were ladies, but they took
| much interest in the papers read. The day
was devoted to the department of health
of which Dr. W. H. Daily is chairman and
DR.. Elmer Lee secretary. In a few briel
sentences DR.. Daily described the import
| ance existing for all persons to exercise
| more rigid care of health and the increase
of knowledge that will aid in it's preserva-
tion. Factory Hygiene was the title OF
a paper read by John II. Patterson of Day
ton, Ohio, which was largely description
of a manufa cturing establishment in that
city, where every means was taken to pro-
mote and preserve the health of the en-
pIoyes. who number many hundreds
DR.. Grace Peckham Murray of New YORK
read a paper on Health Fads of Today,
in which she arraigned Christian Science
and Osteopathy in rather severe terms.
DR.. c. w. Chancellor of this city made an
address on Social Evils Resulting FROM
closed with an address by Dr. Irving c.
Rose of this city on the general relations
of public health to public morals.
Economic System of Ancient Incas.
The proceedings under the direction of
the department of Jurisprudence were
brought to close last night with two pa
pers of profound interest. Prof. w. c. Rob-
inson, dean of the Catholic University, un-
der the head "Glimpses of Prehistoric
Law" described conditions existing In an
cient Peru, by which, he declared, those
almost forgotten people enjoyed the most
perfect economic system the World mas ever
known. By means of highways, equal to
the famous Roman roads, that crossed the
country in regular arrangement,the surplus
population was coloniZed The people were
grouped in ten families, each under super
intendents, who were in turn responsible
to overseers. Each ten of the latter were
under direction of a single head, who was
directly responsible to the throne. All
able bodied persons were compelled to work
under Intelligent direction. Crime was
rare, tramps and vagrants were unknown
and avarice could find no foothold where
every gain was shared by the entire COM
munity. Prof. Robinson thought the prob
lem of present day social economy might
be solved by the adoption of the salient
features of the system of the ancient
Incas. The nineteenth century had seen
an influx of the rural population into the
cities, crowding out the municipal work.
men and filling warehouses and jaiis. There
might wisely be little more of the helpful
paternal government in the state whereby
the unemployed might be coloniZed in all
communities where such a system is need
ed. Compulsory self-support, he declared,
was as much within the province of the
state as compulsory book education and
good morals.
Abuse of Naturalization.
Decentralization; It's Abuse and Remedy -
was the theme of thoughtful address
showing deep study and research, delivered
by Mr.. Oscar S. Strauss. former minister
to Turkey.
After showing that the United States had
led the way in overthrowing the feudal doc
Ri nf al a hyc "
upholding the right of expatriation and op-
posing the theory of indissoluble allegiance
and quoting authorities to prove that cur
citizens are free to diveSt themselves of
that character by emigration and other acts
manifesting their intention Mr.. Strauss
said it was the imperative duty of our
lawmakers to modify our laws regarding
naturalization of that class of citizens who
are constant<menace to our friendly lela-
tions with other nations. He referred to
that class which secures citizenship in the
light of intent and purpose preteNt
for avoiding duties to one country, while
absence abSolves them from duties to an
other In the course of his further re-
marks he spoke in part as follows:
THE United States in consonance with
the spirit Of personal liberty which under
lies the fabric Of it's laws had had q
marked influence upon European powers in
its maintenance of the right of eXpatria-
tion, and in inducing them to recede from
the doctrine of perpetual allegiance, there
fore all the more should it have a care to
guard that right and prevent it from being
perverted and abused to the detriment Of
its bona fide citizens and to the jeopardy of
its relations with other nations Because
from the beginning of our government we
have encouraged immigration by liberal
laws and freely endowed the emigrants and
refugees from the old world with a new
national birth by investing them with the
rights and privileges of American citizens,
should we be jealous of the duties and obli-
cations those privileges impose by discour-
aging the immigration Of such persons who
come among us only to acquire our citi-
ZenShip preteXt for seeking our pro-
lection upon their return to permanently
reside in the country of their birth?
Remedies Suggested.
'There are several ways Of reaching the
desired result, either by adopting some
such form respecting naturalization as OBJ
tains in Great Britain, or by the passage
of an amendment to the existing laws to
the effect that the return of a naturaliZed
citizen to the country of his nativity. ex-
cept for a temporary stay or a brief visit,
shall be presumptive evidence of the aban-
donment of his American citizenship.
While this will not be a complete remedy,
it will have the added effect of deterring
the immigration Of such persons as most
abuse the high privileges of American
citizenship, and who are continual men
ace to our friendly relations with other
countries.
Spanish war, together with our keen COM
| petition for the markets of the world for
| our export trade, have involved us for
| good or for ILL., i'll the intricacies of the
| worlds diplomacy, and has expanded the
scope Of our foreign affairs.
| ''TO understand and administer these en-
larged interests, to guard and protect our
rights, and at the same time to keep clear
| of strained and interrupted relations and
| the many VeNatious questions which, under
! the provocations of home politics and a
| sensational press, may, even when least
| expected, bring on the calamities of war,
| will demand the highest skill of our De-
| partnent OF State, aided by the trained
| knowledge of experienced diplomatic
| agents. 1t is especially incumbent upon a
| powerful nation to be just. 1t can best
| afford to be generous. 1t can be so without
| being charged with weakness. 1t must
! often be firm and resOlute. Such charac-
| teristics are as effective internationally as
| interpersonally. To be this and to do this
! we must concede to others the same rights
| we demand for ourselves, and not invite
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