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the custodians always Of the liberty, the
traditions and the happiness OF this land
! hope that the democracy OF Yaie may
continue to maintain 1ts cnaracteIn.,tH
the length and breadth OF the United states.
There has been a great growth along
the lines Of civilization In this country any. anu
1t rests on the democracy OF ale 10 teaI
down the barriers that wealth teilas W
erect, or, better, to see that these barriers
are never erected. and that there Is no sep,
aration Of class from class, put that We
deepest sympathy is bestowed on the toil-
ing millions who are making the wealth. VI
this country. ,
II should not refer to some little service
! was privileged to render last winter put
that it has been mentioned by two OF the
previous speakers and it would seem IKE
evading the subject. One lesson that !
learned and I think the whole country i,
learned. from these events and the acllon
Of the President that speaks hopefulness
for the future il that there can be no trouhle.
however menacing; no dissenslon, however
threatening, no conflict between labor ana
capital that the common sense dIa OF .me grea1 ar
American people cannot be depehoeo OH
to settle right and justly.
THAT seven men of different vocatlons,
from distant parts of the country couio
come together and unanimously agree on
a decision that would be acceptable on the
one hand to thousands of toiling miners
the country, az has been said by the pre-
cedirg gentlemen, is in itself proof of th's'
Public opinion Ia gradually becominga more
potent factor in government more widely
felt every day
AS there ls public opinion moulding
events in city affairs and State affairs no
there is an international public OPINION.
whose judgment we cannot escape and by
whose verdict we must abide.
Lately the atrocities in Russia nave
aroused the conscience of the civilized
world, and the universal verdict has gone
forth that from that source we look 1or
remedy of wrongs. Public opinion must
settle the conflicts between so-called toilers
in this country, and hate the name. When
irreconcilable differences between, these
arise, public opinion must and VIII settle
the issues. trust this great university
will continue to turn out men who may
form a public opinion on which the country
can rely for safety. Do not abandon hope
that this great country is going to triumph
indefinitely despite the light disturbances
that only touch the surface"
At this point President Hadley. who
presided over the alumni dinner feslvitles,
announced that the massive silver tankard
! that stood in the centre of the guests table
was the gift to Yale of the Hon. Andrew
d. White, former Ambassador to Ger
many. 1t was given to Mr. White in Ber-
lin just before he left the German capital
that Mr.. White had encased in two sides
of the tankard medals that he had won at
Yale University fifty years ago. One, OF
these was a literary medal and the other
was the first Deforest medal ever given out
at Yale.
Dr. Hadley introduced the Rev. Dr.
Lyman Abbott of Brooklyn, who said that
he had waited fifty years for his degree at
Yale, which he had received to-day. Dr.
Abbott said that il this country is TO be-
come united people the people must
comprehend and understand one another
This he regarded as a pretty tough PROPOSE
ton. He said that a university like Yale
should give breadth to a man so as to de-
velop the spirit Of tolerance. Then he
added.
Il don't thank any one for federation.
| don't tolerate Cardinal Newman! l
reverence him. What we want is catholic
ity. No theology can define God. At
best it can only gee one side Of it. No one
can comprehend all sides of the labor ques
tion or the suffrage or the negro question:
Judge Henry Rowland OF New York
told lot Of funny stories and kept the old
grads in roar Of laughter from the first.
1t was announced by President Hadley
that Alfred l.. Ripley of Boston had been re-
elected member of the Yale Corpora
tion for six years. 1t was given out that
the amount received for the Alumni Fund
from the alumni for the past year was
$32 ,O43, being 81 .862 imore than the year
before. The fund now amounts to SIS. 900.