The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-11
FATE OF RACES ONE
DR.. Edward Everett Hale Says that
=. Ali Must Be Educated. n

Chicago Recurd-Herald.
The venerable DR.. Edward Everett Hale
views the present widespread movement
for the general education of blacks al
well as whites in the South az the mos
significant development in current events
At the Quadrangle Club of the Uni
versIty of Chicago the sage reader. au.
thor, philosopher and preacher talked
yesterday afternoon in simple, yet pow,
erfui and entertaining manner. one Oh
DR.. Hale's first remarks was:
II am one OF the Boston readers of The
Record-H Herald. and enjoy 1t very much
The Chicago papers are much more cos
mopolitan than those of New York.
When asked what was the most sig
nificant current event In his opinion. DE-
Hale said:
eve hear a great deal about the bret
trust and the sugar question. but the
general movement for education in the
South is, I believe. the most Significant
thing today. Last week great conVen-
ton for the consideration of the South.
ern educational question was held at
Athens. l do not suppose that ITS im-
portance was fully appreciated. and tho
papers have not given 1t a great deal
"EducatIon such az we have in the
North is the thing that will save this re-
public. And that Is what they are learn
Ing in the South. They must get over
the idea that their society Is TO- exist OF
a few gentlemen who are Grandees. All
OF tho people. black as well as white.
must haze education. BY education. as
I take Ii, we do not or should not mean
special training In one kind OF technical
work. but the broad knowledge that comes
from reading. Every man should be edu-
Gated, so that he can have Intelligent
ideas on all the questions which come up.
I believe there Is too much and too early
specialization.
tinguished capitalist of the North was
tho presiding officer of that convention.
think that the interest of the capital
lists in education is a. good thing You
need the money and they give at. And
their motives seem to be good.
THE consolidation idea In education Is
characteristic of the times. The old idea
used to be that a university is a bench.
Hopkins at the other. But 5000 students
and 500 Mark Hopkins together are more
effective.
"rrhe idea is Each for all and all for
that But anyway that is the tendency of
the times with the constant emphasis OF
the each for ALI side. Yes. in keeping
with that / saw the trusts and combi-
nations are natural. j am old enough TO
remember how in going west from Boston
I used to travel first for few miles on
one road. then drive to another. and an
other. and another In those Gays the
railroad managers thought that consoilda-
tion was a bad thing. Now ! get into
a car and come to Chicago. And
thank the good God for the combination.
'It Is true that just now there appears
to be an example of tyranny on the part
of a trust. But / do not know much
about the beef trust A distinguished
friend OF mine, whom ! cannot name. told
me a little story the other day illustrating
this tyranny He had a COW which had
been providing milk for his family io s
several years He decided that he wanted
her fattened and sold. and so he took her
to his butcher. The butcher said: Sen
ator. know you have been good patron
of mine for years. but cannot fatten that
rangements with Armour. for whom am
a salesman