Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-27
BUSY AT
 BROWNS Many Political Science Students Attended the Several Ses- Sions at Providence.
PAPERS WERE READ
A Business Meeting Was Also Held Al Which The Appoint ment of Several Important
 Committees Took Place.

Providence, R. l.. Dec 27.-Many important meetings were held here to-day in connection with the gath ering of distinguished historians, ed ucators and students of political sci- ence, under the auspices of Brown university.
 At the meeting of the American Historical association held in SayIes hall we'll known university profess sors considered the general subject of European history.
 Professor George L. Burr of Cor nell university presented a paper on "Protestantism and Tolerance;" The Renaissance of the Twelfth Century" was the subject of an address by Professor Dana c. Munro of the Uni versity of Wisconsin; Henry Osborn Taylor of New York spoke on An Instance of Medieval Humanism. !" Louise Ropes Loomis of Cornell uni
 
 inson of Columbia university and Professor Paul Van Dyke of Prince ton university were also on the list of speakers.
 Besides a business meeting and the appointment of committees, the time of the members of the American Eco homie association was taken up by a consideration of economic theory in Rockefeller hall auditorium. John B. Clark of Columbia university read a paper on "On what principles should a court of arbitration proceed in de- termining the rate of wages and among those who had been asked to take part in the discussion were F w. Taussig Of Harvard university, Otto M. Eldlitz, chairman of the board of governors of the Building Trades Employers association; Louis B. Schran, chairman of the labor committee, United States Brewers as- sociation: A. F. Weber, New York bureau of labor statistics; Rev John 4. Ryan, St Paul seminary; Ralph NJ. Easley. chairman executive commit- tee, National Civic Federation: Sam uel B. Donnelly, secretary concilia ton committee, National Civic Fed- eration. and others.
 In Manning hall, international law was considered by the American Po- liflcal Science association. Rear Admiral Charles A. Sperry had pre- pared an address on "A revision of the Geneva convention" and was fol. lowed hy Professor Charles Noble Gregory. state university of Iowa. who considered "The three nile limit" in the international fisheries ques- tions. "Tbe third pan-American cou- ference was the subject of a paper by Professor Paul $. Peinsch. of tn. University of Wisconsin.
 At the gathering of the American Sociological society. q number of speakers took part in discussion of a paper by C. A. Ellwood on How Should Sociology Be Taught as a Col lege and University subject:- Among the speakers were T.. q. Weatherly of Indiana: William q. Sumner, Yale university: r. M. Day- enport. Hamilton college; Jeffrey R. Braekctt. Boston school for social workers: Franklin H. Gliddings, Co- lumbia university: Robert C. Chap,n. Beloit college. and I. Ebert Cutler, University of Michigan.
 Librarians and booklovers ficcked to John Carter Brown library where thc Amer;ean Blbliographical society held meetings. Following an address by President William Coolidge Lane. librarian of Harvard university. snd the presentation of reports. i paIs- secretary of the Wisconsin Historical society on "The B.bllographical Work of Historical Societies" The discus sion which then took place was open esl by r. IT. Severance of the Buifa.o Historical society. and among other speakers were Clarence s. Brigham. librarian of the Rhode Island Histoi- icai society: William Nelson If ;he New Jersey Historical society: Thec- dorc Ice Cole. of Washington. n. C.. and Prof James westfall Thompson. of the University of Chicago
 The paper read by Professor Clark of Columbia university before the of the Economic association was a scholarly discussion of the re- lations between the price of labor and the cost of producing goods and the influence of competition and of as we'll as of unorganized ana organized labor upon the rate of wages.
 Wages under any mode of adjust ment." said Professor Clark. ''are governed by the product of marginal social labors.
 'In making their contract for wages the workmen hold a strong position i. i; is dif,eult for their em- ployer promptly to secure the amount and the quality of labor which he needs by resorting to the general market The xorknen's position is stronger and their pay is higher. If they can strike and still maintain a euax ornership of their positions and foreibly repel other men who wish to occupy them. they can some times secure pay which is in exoess of the standard
 The vorkmens pouer of coercion depends upon the toieration hy the of acts Of violence With the laws fully enforced the vurkmen vho should ssrfke vould be eootrpl sf thelr pouzfionsL The to3eraftoa of yio,eoes by the Iocal ooumunIty is