Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-28
WITH WISCONSIN,
Next Meeting Of American
Economic League
Will Be Held with The Univer.
sity Of Wisconsin.
Topics Of Interest are Discussed
Thursday at Providence.

Providence. Il. l.. Dec. GA discus
sion Of principles on which a court of
arbitration should proceed in the ad-
justment of wage disputes was one of
many interesting features in the pro-
gram OF the American Economic Asso-
citation meetings today. The subject
was presented by Prof. John Z. Clark
of Columbia University, who proposed
that any law providing for compulsory
investigation of labor disputes should
require that work should go on during
the investigation ard should confirm
the wnrkmcn's tenure of place on con-
clifton Of their accepting the court S
award, while it should declare the
places forfeited should the award be
rejected. If this system were generally
introduced. said Prof. Clark. the con-
diticn OF the laborcrs as Il class would
DC much improved though the gains
which q few secured by acts of vio-
lcnca would DO forfeited.
"Western Civilization and the Birth
Rate" was the subject of paper by
Edward \. Ross of the University OF
Wisconsin. After discussing the causes
CT & marked decrease in the birth rate
III the United States, Prof. Ross said
the immediate consequences Of the de-
crease are a rising plane of comfort
among the masses. a reduction of in
FAINT mortality ana an increase in the
prospect that population pressure will
cease To shape social dcstnies. In the
whole he considered the restriction of
the birth rate Il salutary movement and
the undOub;ed evils in its train appear
to be minor or transcicnt or Self-limit-
Cd CT durable.
At the business meeting Of the asso-
citation it was decided to hold the next
annual convention at the University OF
Wisconsin On Christmas week next
year. at which time the other societies
bow holding their conventions here
Will also meet.
Providence, r. T., Dec. .,.-Many i'm
portant meetings We're he'd here today
IL connection With the gathering of dis
tingushed historians. educators and
students of political science under The
auspices of Brown University.
At the meeting Of the American His
velI-inoWn university professors con-
Sidc"cd III" general subject of Euro
bean history. Prof. Gee" l.. BUR- of Cor
neil University. presented d paper on
professionalism and Tolerance; the
EcnaiS>ancc of th2 Twelfth Century,
Was Inc subject 81 IN address by Prof.
Dana &. Munro Of tho University of
Wisconsin,: Henry Osborn Taylor of
New York spoke OH AN Instance of
McdiarVal 1Iumarism.' Louis" Ropes
Loonis If Cornell University. Prof
James Harvey Robinson Of Columbia
Uniye rsity and Prof. Paul Van Dyke
of PRINCETON University were also on
the list Of speak, rs Pcsidns. a business
meeting and the appointment of conn
mittcCS. thu time oi the members Of the
taken NJ Ivy a consil ration Of ccono-
mic theory IL Rockefeller hall audito-
rum. John y. CLARK Of Columbia Uni
vNrSity, read Il IaTor "On What Prinri-
pies Should It Court of Arbitration Pro-
coed III Determining the Rate Of
Wages" and Hmrng those WHO had
IN asked to take part in the follow
ing discussion were T.. W. TauSsiG of
Harvard University: otto NJ. Eld,itz,
, chairman of the board of governors of
the building trades employers asSocia-
ton; Louis L. Schran. chairman Of the
labor committee, United States Brew
rrs' Association: \. +. Weber. New
York Bureau Of Labor Statistics; Rev.
John \. RYAN, ST. Paul Seminary;
Ralph Vi. Ea%lry. chairman of the cx-
9 - iro Ma tini,.1 civil, Foo
Grafton: Samuel Il. DonncIly. sccrc-
tary Cancellation committee. National
Give Federation, and others.
In Manning hall, International law
was considered b. the American PGlit-
zeal Science Association Rear Admiral
Chas. a. Spcrry had prepared an adj
dress Oh "A Revision Of the Geneva
Convention" and was followed by Prof.
Charles Noble Gregory. state Univer-
sity Of iowa. who considered "Thc
Thrce-milc Limit" in the international
fisheries question.
In opening Dean Gregory rehcarsed
the case If Emanuel Mortcnson. a
Dane, who was arrested and brought
before a Scotch justice and fined be-
Caus. he made use Of the method of
fishing known as otter traW!ing in
Moray Firth. y higher court affirmed
the conviction and in comment Dean
Gregory said:
For the court. an act Of Parliament
is supreme. and it is bound to give eff
feet to its terms, though it conflicts
with international law. The prohibition
was of Il certain act in & certain place,
therefore it applied to all in that place,
foreigners as well as citizens
Mr.. Gregory expressed the opinion
that the doctrine that the court was
bound by statute whether it violated
international right or not. was in ac-
cord with the settled principles of Eng