The San Francisco call., 1906-07-05

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ed by college men as the establishing of
a precedent TO be adhered to in oIaer
years. The exercises were simple. The
great amphitheater was not decorated
In any way. No music was provided.
There were two speakers-Professo
Henry Morse Stephens and Professor
Frederick Jackson Turner Of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. Dean Moore OF
the summer school presided
Professor Stephens is a thorough
Englishman. glorying in his nationality,
rs he said in his address, yet he de-
clared that the greatest hoon to Eng
land could have been given in the eigh-
teenth century was the blow that de-
prived her of her American colonies.
That blow, said stephens. ended the
personal rule of George III and was the
beginning of the rule of England by
Parliament. incidentally Stephens re-
minded enthusiastic Americans, on this
day of their especial pride, that the
foundation of their institutions is es-
sentially English; that Englishmen are
proud of America, whether the Jona-
thans OF the land want il that way or
not.
Significant in President Stephens
notable address was his declaration
that American institutions, the Ameri-
can peoples belief in non-professional
political administrators, the belief in
the peoples power and right to rule.
received most striking demonstrations
of worth in the days after the earth
quake and fire in San Francisco.
My faith in American institutions
went up 1000 per cent after that demon
stration," declared the Englishman from
oxford and of the University OF Cali
fornia.
As WHEN THE sPANIARD CAME.
With Henry Morse Stephens on the
massive stage of the Greek Theater was
Professor Frederick Jackson Turner,
the eminent historian from the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, of whom. in a criti-
cal ma agiZine review of historians Pro-
fessor Stephens recently wrote that "ln
the realm OF American historical writ
ers, Professor Turner is now looked to
as the man destined to be the premier
of great American historians"
Professor Turner smooth faced, look
ing almost youth beside the grizzled
Stephens at his side, spoke briefly of the
significance Of Independence day, call
ing the attention of San Francisco peo-
pie to the fact that their own birthday as
a city almost coincided with the birth
day of the nation. Introduced by Dean
Moore, Professor Turner spoke in part
as follows:
The fire that destroyed San Francisco
with which those who built San Fran
cisco had to work. The growth of 100
years was wiped away by that fire. and
now we look upon the place almosteas
il was when the Spaniard set his foot
in this region. We are able to realize
more keenly what growth of 100
ily to look back and survey the growth
of a nation in 100 years time. The
declaration Of young and a weak ma
tiOn of its intention to be free, to be
"a democracy, has been justified in the
100 or more years. The great spaces
Of land that have been assimilated and
peopled and added TO the nation such
as the Louisiana purchase, the South
west territory and that of the Far West
and the Pacific Coast, may be consid
cred as part OF the proof proof, that the the
democracy it's rule, because in the as
similation of these vast spaces it has
shown greatness and strength as ma
ton.
There have been great men developed,
also, along with the great spaces of
land, and all because never before was
the Individual given such opportunity
TO attain his highest, most complete
development. The process by which
these great Americans were made gave
US Jefferson and Andrew Jackson and
Abraham Lincoln, the latter the most
admirable illustration of the nations
capacity to make way for the man with
great message to the people. The
captains of industry in these latter
days have come as part of the coun-
try's product, the Illustrations of what
opportunity in democracy include,
create or permit
Democracy has shown how it can de-
velop a great land, make fertile vast
desert in the west, train the territories
until they are Mt for statehood. The
history Of the United States has been
the history of the democracy,. dealing
with constantly expanding spaces. The
current problems include the control of
TRANSFORMATION facilities, reclamation of
Of rfd a NJ al
lens connected with the Oriental trade
and possessions of the country. Their
solution and mastery by democracy will
democracy, the people of this country.
may be called greater than any of the
country's great men. And the triumph
right to make in 1776 a declaration of
independence that involved the found
ing of new nation and new govern
ment-the government OF democracy
COMMON FOOTING OF FREEDOM.
Professor Henry Morse Stephens ad-
dress. as announced by Dean Moore,
was to deal with the subject of "Ameri-
can institutions as tested by recent
emergencies" The subject announced
had but incidental treatment by Pro-
fessor Stephens, and then at the con-
clusion of his speech, most of his talk
being of the relation of those American
institutions to English manners, laws
and language.
He spoke in part as follows:
The suez canal divided continents
when IL was built, and yet il united
other great bodies. Other projects and
events have resulted similarly. The
Declaration of Independence is ordinar-
fly spoken of as having severed Eng
land and America. That is true. but
also IL united them and served to put
both Englishmen and Americans on a
common footing of freedom. l should
like to point out today some of the
ways in which the Declaration of Inde-
pendence united certain forces. Pro-
lessor Wendell Barrett of Harvard has
written OF the fesem blance he finds in
the versatility of Americans to the ver-
satility of the Englishmen Of Queen
Elizabeth's time. Then Englishmen
grasped at all work, as do Americans
now, and scorned none. The American
youth today, and the American maiden,
too, is ready to take any work that may
be at hand. He is ready and confident
of his ability TO run a newspaper COM
mand a regiment heal the sick or plead
a case in law. No work too great, no
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