The Washington times., 1901-12-22
STUDENTS VI
THE EECOA0MICS.
Annual Meeting Of Ameri-
can Association.
ENTERTAINMENT And ADDRESSES.
International Trade, Economic
Theories, Labor Problems, Public
Finance, and Historical .opics to
Receiv5 Discussion Library and
Census Office to Be Visited.


Receivo Discussion Library and
Census Office to Be Visited.
The fourteenth annual meeting Of th.
American Economic Association will b,
held in The Columbian University on Fri
day. SATURDAY.. and Monday. December q.
- and 90. Tho opening exercises viii bs
held on Friday evening There will be
three sessions nu Saturday and two on
Monday, the opening session ana the one
pn Friday evening to he held Jointly with
the American Historical Association,
which will then be holding its annual
meeting here also.
Programme of Entertainment.
On Monday. December 80 the members
uf the Economic Association will visit the
Congressional Library by Invitation Of the
Librarian and the Director Of he Census
has invited them To examine the opera
lions OF the Census Office, which will be
done at 10 a. IN. on Monday, when an ex-
PLANTATION Of the census work will be
given aud an opportunity afforded TO in
Spect the process of tabulating statistics.
Al ] O'Clock Monday afternoon the
Washington Society entertains the visitors
with luncheon al the Shoreham. and the
Cosmos Club has extended an Invitation
To accept its hospitality while in town
A bureau of information for the benefit
of members will be maintained at the CO.
lumbian University. No particular hotel
has been chosen as the headquarters of
The association, but the committee meet
ings win be held OF the Shoreham
Officers of the Association.
The officers Of the association are:
President-Richard T. Ely, LII. d.
x-Presidents-Francis A. Walker. LII.
D.. rnarles F. Dunbar. LII. D., John B.
.Clark, LII D., Henry C. adams, Ii. D.,
Arthur T. Hadley. LII. D.
Vice Presidents - Theodore Marburg.
Fred NJ Taylor, Phi. D., John c. Schwab
PHI b.
Acting secretary-Frank A. Fetter
Treasurer-Charles II. Hull. Ph. d.
Publication Committee-Thomas n. Car
yer, Ph. d.. Davis r. Dewey, PHI D.. Will
lard T. Fisher A B., William A. Scott,
Ph. D., Fred NJ. Taylor, Pa ID.
The local committee on arrangements
consists OF Martin A. Knapp, chairman;
Francis Y. Leupp, II. T. Newcomb
Charles W. Needham, Roland p. Falkner,
Programme in Full
The fun programme Of the convention
follows:
First session, Friday. December q. S
=; m--Joint meeting with the American
Historical Association:
industrial Liberty" address, by Rich
ard i. Ely. President of the association.
An Cndeyeloped Function address,
by Charles Francis Adams. President OF
CT -ffsul
International Trade.
Second session, Saturday, December .,
10 a. mathematician Trade:
The meaning OF the Recent Expansion
of the Foreign Trade of the United
States, Brooks Adams, Quincy Mass.
Discussion. George L. Roberts, Director
of the Mint, and Charles A Conant,
Washington correspondent of the New
York Journal OF Commerce.
Commercial Poncy Of Europe" Worth
.ngton G. Ford, chief OF the department
of statistics, Boston Public Library.
Discussion, Henry o. Emery. professor
OF political economy at Yale University,
Economic Theories.
Third session. Saturday, December 2S,
2:S9 p. m.-Economic Theories:
Some Theoretical Possibilities Of Pro-
tective Tariff, Thomas N Carver. as
sistant professor Of political economy, |
University.
Discussion. Guy S. Calender, professor |
of economics and sociology, Bowdoin Col |
lege, and Maurice IL Robinson, instructor |
In political economy, Yale University.
The Position Of the Workman in the 1
Light Of Economic Progress" Charles A /
Iuttle,. professor Of political economy, |
Wabash College.
Discussion David kinney, professor OF /
economies, University Of Illinois, and |
Samuel NJ. Lindsay, assistant professor OF |
sociology. University Of Pennsylvania.
Labor Problems.
Fourth session. Saturday December 2s. |
p. m.-Lsbor Problems:
The Negro in the Yazoo- Mississippi 1
Delta Alfred II. Stone. GreenvilIa, Miss 1
Discussion. l.. G. Powers. Chief Satisti- 4
ian Tor Agriculture, United States Cen I
Consultation and Arbitration Among 1
Miners. Herman JUST. commissioner |
llnois Coal Operators Association.
Discussion. Carroll ID. Wright, Commits
sioner United States Department Of La
Dor.
Public Finance.
lifth session, Monday. December 90 2.sO
P m.-PubHe Finance:
Porto Rican Finance. a Comparative
study Of Spanish and American Systems
u Treasurer of Porto Rico.
Discussion. jacob II Hollander, asso-
late professor Of finance Johns Hopkins
ss--'-'srsiiy. Treasurer % Porto Rico.
Report ~ the committee on uniform
nunicipal accounts and statistics, Moses
\. Baker chairman, editor Engineering
News
Discussion. Charles L. Curtis. vice pres
dent Of the city Bank OF New haven /
md Roland j. Falkner Chief Of Division
. Documents. Library Of Congress.
sixth session. Monday. December 30 S
B. m Second joint meeting with Ameri-
an Historical Association:
Party Legislation In Parliament. Con-
.ress. and State Legislatures, A. Law
eilco Lowell professor Of the science Of
government. Harvard University
Discussion
Historical Materiaiism and the Eco
IDmic Interpretation Of History Edwin
I. A Seligman. professor NJ political
tpnomy and finance, Columbia UBiyer-
itN
Discussion Isaac A. Loos. professor Of
ioiiticai science University Of Iowa. and
frederick J. Turner professor OF Ameri-
an history, University Of Wisconsin.