The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-30
BURGESS PRAISES
 WILLIAMS IDEA Much Can Be Done By Inter- national Lecturers DIPLO LOMATISTS ARE BOUND High Protective Tariff and Monroe Doctrine May Yet Be Open to De-
 bate Without offense to
 Uncle Sam.
DIPLO LOMATISTS ARE BOUND

Berlin October 29.-The text of the speech delivered Saturday by Professor Burgess, dean of Columbia university, the first sincumbent of Theodore Roosevelt professorship of American history and institutions at the University of Berlin, has been printed by the University Press and widely distributed in official and scholastic circles. There was some curl osity to see precisely what Professor Burgess said regarding the Monroe doe Urine being out of date; on the obsolete ness Of thes high protective tariff and on the United States interests being pro- noted by tie extensive German emigra- ton to South America.
 As the address was made in the pres ence of the Emperor and frequent refer ence was made in it to President Roose- welt the impression appears to have been made that the President desired to send message to Germany on those subjects A translations s,pf the passage in ques- ton follows: W
 Lauds the Emperor
 oIn my first meeting with the President after my appointment to this professor ship it pleased hiinato address me as an ambassador of peace. friendship and ciyi- lization- He gave proof through this that he recognized and Appreciated the great idea which his majesty the highly gifted and magnanimous German emperor. gave to the world Jahuarys1. 1905 It is the
 opinion of the President; it is the opin-
 ion of my countrymenfin general, that this idea is the most pregnant that has come forth in our time. and that it gives evidence of the great sense of cul- ture and extraordinary spohtical wisdom of it's mighty author The9execution of | this idea makes 1t possible to' submit laquestions of the highest impomance which can scarcely be touched on kjp a diplo-
 inatie way. to the most fundamental ex- animation and the most friendly con- | I.sideration. There are for example two doctrines in the policy of tie United StatesAwhich are regarded as almost holy Edoctrnes-the discussion of which may not even be proposed by a foreign power | without risk of awakening hostility in the United States. These are the high pfo- ltective tariff theory and the Monroe doc trne Our, politicians do not appe&r to nave sl1ea 1SttSl ADllOn tlidl DOtu Ol4 tttoS doctrines are almost obsolete, and. that the reconstruction of European statesAnd their constitutions. and the acceptance8by the United States itself of it's position as
 world power, have made them appser
 nearly pseiess.", t tssS s1
 Not Bound Like Diplomatists. Professor Burgess said. he regarded the
 discussion of the, .pretex}iye tariff diploa
 matically betwssuS tfie United States and
 any foreigns soternment as futile but the
 new ambassadors of peace and culture
 would be wholly free from Limitations,
 such as bound the diplomatists.
 They would besable to speak from their
 own convictions without fear of being
 punished. or recalled. or awliat was still
 more important, without fear' of, disturb
 ing or undermining friendships 8s l Professor Burgess added: "a x4
 "rha best interests of the United States
 and of the world would be advanced by a strong Teutonic tide of emigration to | South America by which the settlement
 of that gigantic part of thescontipent 5hy
 men capable of cultivating it would be l secured" as fttd