The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-14
SUBSEQUENT COLLEGES
The Chicago University and Leland
Stanford are the Worst.
FACTS SHOWING THE EVIL INFLUENCES
They Dominate the Leland Stanford Uniyer-
siiy. AcondhiOn Worse Than in The
Dark Ages. intellectual
Slavery Wanted.

Some rich folks give their money to
endow colleges and then leave the officers
TO conduct the college along broad lines,
not hampering the management or put
ting a lock on the lips of the professor.
Others seem to give their money at least
in part, to obtain commentator of their
business methods by learned men. Others
buy silence, and if any professor dares to
speak out bravely against methods en-
ployed by trusts or combinations of capt.
tai, off goes his head So long as DR..
Andrews was president of Brown Uni
versity, the trust magnates refused to
give it any money. Now that it has a
president who never criticizes anything a
trust does. but holds out his hand to
them and says, PLEASE, sir, want some
more"-Brown is getting large dona-
tons.
The most conspicuous examples of great
institutions that are subservient to the
whims of syndicated wealth are the Chi
cago University founded by the money OF
trust Baptistl, and Leland Stanford, Jr,
University BOUNDED by the money OF a
syndicated Methodist). Each has shown
its subservience, by kicking out great pro-
lessons who taught the truths that were
unpleasant to trust magnates. Chicago
University fired Prof. Bemis, and the
Stanford University fred Prof Ross and
Pref. Howard for their manly presenta-
ton of unpalatable truths. Much msin-
formation about the resignation OF Prof
Howard has found its way into the papers.
A late issue of the Baltimore News con-
tains a true account, and it is SO impor
tant that we print it in full as follows:
PROFESSOR HOWARD AND THE LE-
LAND STANFORD MANAGEMENT.
To the Editor of the News.
On January 10 Professor Howard was
forced to resign his position as head OF
the history department in Stanford Uni
versity on account of an address made
before his class in French Revolution on
November Is, 1900.
The whole thinking public is asking.
What did DR.. Howard say?" What
ever judgments are being passed on his
action appear to be based either on a
single quotation, or, at best, on the very
brief and inaccurate reports published in
the San Francisco papers at the time.
Many editors are suspending judgment
until they know more of the facts. To
form just Judgment on any matter one
must know the truth; but aside from the
possible It's persons who were in DR.. How
ards classroom at that hour, no one APP
pears to have any real understanding Of
the nature of what was said. Even on
the quadrangle here at Stanford, we hear
from students and professors distorted
reports OF this speech, which are absurd.
untrue and as far removed as possible
from the spirit which characterized the
utterances.
In his letter requesting the resignation
of DR.. Howard, President Jordan says
After the dismissal of Professor Ross
by the authorities of this University, you
took occasion to make certain remarks
before your class criticising the action
and the motives of the management Of
the University. These remarks, as re-
ported in the newspapers and credited in
University circles, were, in the nature Of
cd Of their presentation, discourteous to
the University management" Dr. Jordan
demanded an apology from Dr. Howard
CT else his resignation.
In his reply to DR.. Jordan, DR.. Howard
says: THE address was as earnest
protest against interference with academ-
ic freedom as | was capable of making.
There was absolutely no diseourteous
reference to the president nor to the
founder. although in the discussion of the
general theme there was involved a
strong disapproval of their action.
| have no apology to offer My con-
science is clear in this matter. What |
have said, have said, as | believe, in the
cause of individual justice and academic
liberty. Therefore, in response to your
demand, / tender my resignation, to take
effect at your pleasure"
On the evening of the day on which
Professor Ross was dismissed, President
Jordan said to Dr. Howard. as he has
said to others, that he believed Mrs. Stan
ford was influenced in her action con-
corning Professor Ross by three men
connected with the Market Street Rail
way of San Francisco. He also admitted
that Mrs. Stanford was offended at DR..
Ross speech on Chinese immigration, and
explained her sensitiveness on the ground
that Chinese servants had protected her
house in time of riot
DR.. Howard the next morning went be-
fore his class in French Revolution and
gave n place of the regular lecture, an
address on Commercial Absolutism and
the Place oe the Teacher in the Discus
sion of Social Questions" The purpose
OF the speech seemed to be to show that
the gravity of modern social problems is
such that the only hope of their solution
lies in protecting the scholar against in
reference in his methods Of investigation
or restriction in the publication of the
results CT his research.
In this class he had been tracing the
causes which led up to the French Reso-
lution--the rise of the privileged classes;
the evils resulting from their delegating
to themselves ever increasing privileges,