The age-herald., 1901-04-18

the expositions of all the notable Euro pean publicists. mediaeval and modern English and Continental Tn the chapter entitled the Rise of the Publicists, they have been grouped according to nation ality, and In such a way as to indicate the epoch of each, and his relative i'm portance. sl
 During the last forty years interna- tional law as a science has undergone a notable development through the con certed efforts of nations to formulate and systematic it's rules upon the great sub jects dealt with in that series Of confer ences, which began at Geneva in 1884 and ended at The Hague in 1899. Into the text of this work the result of the peace con ference at The Hague have been incor- porated, for the first time; and in such a way as to illustrate their relations to, each of the great questions affected by them. A
 "The Monroe doctrine, as part of the international law of the new world, has been restated In the light Of recent events, and an explanation has been made of all notable instances of the ap- plication of the laws of war to new. con ditions arising out of recent conflicts. including the Spanish-American and Boer vars
 Has this state no need of the services of such man as MT. Taylor? The trus- tees of the University are seeking a new president at critical time in the history of the institution. A university president should be neither a school teacher nor a ff1ar rfi iuot To ot.A man of the world, with a broad under standing of scholarship, such a man as Eliot of Harvard, Seth Low of Colum- bia or Schuerman of Cornell. MT. Tay- Tor is not candidate for the office in ques- 0tion: he will not be, and should not be. But his friends know that If he is elect ed he will accept the trust with all the responsibilities it implies. While minister to Spain he proved his skill as a tactfnl administrator of affairs and a manager of men, for which he received the un- qualified thanks of both administrations. His record shows that during those criti- cal and difficult times no official act of his was ever criticised questioned by the government at Washington. Among the scholars and publicists of the south. who could bring to the University of Alabama the prestige of a higher reputa- tion than Mir. Taylor? Who could bring 1t into closer touch with all the great centers of thought at home and abroad? In view of his commanding position in the domain of constitutional and inter- national law, It seems to us that the ob- vious thing for the trustees to do is to h constitutional and international law an- nexed to the office With the present law faculty thus re-enforced a strong law school could soon be built up at Tusca- loosa. In the presence of such an oppor- tunity 1t is impossible to believe that the trustees will go out of the state in order to import some man in whom our people feel neither pride nor interest. In any event let it not be said that Alabama is incapable of furnishing a president for her own university.
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 cation he has was derived from diligent study of the great family Bible. He early became Copper, one of that straight est and severest sect of the Reformed Dutch church, and even shone as a lay preacher. His religious training addicted him to the wearing Of black broadcloth, and in many years his clothes have been made of no other material. As young man Kruger was unapproached in prow- ess. His muscular strength was prodie- ious. He was famous for his stout cour- age, his skill as a hunter and his long, headedness. He slew great quantities Of big game, and his running powers were such that he could keep up while with a pnod hoyqa