The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
BROWN UNIVERSITY
CONVENTIONS END
James Bryce is Honored By
Historical Society
PAPER ON OUR COLONIES
Henry C. Morris Makes An Address
On Some Effects of Outlying De-
tendencies Upon People of
the United States.

Providence, r. L, December 29.-The
final sessions today of the several con-
ventions which have been held at Brown
university during the past week were
had. Perhaps the most important Incl
dental feature of the closing session was
the action taken by the American His
torical association which placed itself on
record in honoring James Bryce, the new
ly named ambassador to this country
from Great Britain.
The association elected Mr.. Bryce to
an honorary membership.
The association elected j. Franklin
jameson of Washington, president; A. IL.
Clarke of Washington, secretary; Charles
II. Haskins of Cambridge, Mass, CORE
spending secretary, and C. w. Brown of
New York, treasurer.
The Economic association elected as its
president, Prof. j. w. Jenkins of Cornell
university. and Prof. w. II. Daniels of
Princeton as secretary
The most important business transacted
by the American Sociological society was
the authority given to the executive conn
mittee to issue monthly publication.
The American Political Science asso-
citation enjoyed the most prosperous con-
vention in its history, there being 215
more members on the rolls this year than
one year ago. This organization elected
E. n. Judson of st. Louis president, ana
w. W. Willoughby Of Johns Hopkins as
secretary treasurer.
Mrs. Anna II. Abel of the Baltimore
| Womens college was awarded The
Justin Winston prize" of s1oO offered by
the American Historical association for
the best historical essay, her topic being
History of Events Resulting in the In
dian Consolidation West of the Mssis-
sippi."
Phases of American history not gen.
orally treated in text books were pre-
scented by several speakers at the meet
ing of the American Historical assoeia-
ton. Amang those who read papers were
Prof Edward Claiming, Harvard; Prof
Everts B. Green, University of Illinois,
and Prof. James A. Woodburn, Universe
ty of Indiana.
Morris Reads Paper.
AT the closing session of the Political
Science association, Henry c. Morris OF
Chicago read a paper. Mr.. Morris sub
ject was Some Effects of Outlying De-
tendencies upon the People of the United
States" He said in part;
THE administration Of colonial possess
sions has always had strong influence
upon the nation owning them. Next to
increase in population and area the eX-
pansion of trade is the most apparent
result of the spread of our influence. Sta
| tistics show that from 1898 to 1905 our
imports from the Philippines, Porto Rico,
Hawaii and Cuba increased in every IN
stance many fold, the ratio ranging from
so to 400 per cent on the other hand.
the exports from this country to these
islands grew in like proportion. The trade
with China and Japan likewise rapidly
developed Not only did our trade with
the dependencies and independent powers
of the Orient show large growth, but also
in that with Hong Kong, British Austria
lia the British East Indies and the Dutch
East Indies great strides were taken; and
yet Notwithstanding such progress, we
enjoy only a small share of the trade of
| the Orient.
Broader View.
while other reasons may have con-
tributed to our advance, still without the
stimulus inspired by the broader view
gained by military and naval experience,
coupled with the acquisition of new ter
ritories, it Is doubtful if we could ae-
complish any such results.
"A study of our commercial relations
with the various grand divisions of the
world. shows that in both European and
South American trade relative losses have
been sustained while that with Asia has
considerably increased. The trade with
Oceanica and Africa is also larger. 1t
certainly behooves US to nurture our in
} terests, where they are rapidly develop
ing; in Eouth America, in Africa and
especially in Oriental countries, American
trade should be greatly increased So
long as we do not take measures to this
end we are risking the loss of our pros
perity.
) Merchant Marine.
The weakness of the merchant marine is
most deplorable. At time we car
ried 90 per cent of the exports in our ships
, now only Q. The redemption of the ocean
carrying trade is of paramount import
ance In the evolution of a new economic
system we are also learning that the ad-
mission of staple products of the depen-
denotes upon the home market promotes
J the prosperity and fosters more friendly
relations with the producers. The eXigen-
cies of this trade will probably cause a
breach in our tariff doctrines; existing
monopolies will meet strong competition
! and the cheapness of labor in the depen-
: denotes is likely to undermine higher
. wages at home and to endangehr the
existence of labor organizations.
t Race Problem.
t I'm the Philippines America is confront
ed with serious and complex race prob
! lem.
| small we annlnlldte OF euuedNoT 10 ere
vate the people of these islands? Has
I not our brief experience with an inferior
E race of the east shaken our ideals? May
it not cause reaction in our attitude
toward the negro from whom our earlier
enthusiasm seems to have cooled?
l Furthermore what will be the in
t fuence upon our theories of govern
$ ment in their application to our domes-
tic affairs. Possibly in the attempt to
absorb in our body polite these people
of alien blood our veins will sustain Sc
:. rious notifications So far in admins
r tering the dependencies, the idea of legis
| lative control has prevailed. In the I'LL
a innate reservation of power to Congress.
in which the inhabitants of the Philip
pines have no representation and ire
| spective of constitutional limitations, we
1 are challenging failure.
= Manifold Duties.
with the development of the United
3 States during the past eight years and
v its acquisition of dependencies, we have
not only been confronted with problems
purely incidental to them but have like
wise learned the assumption of these OBJ
legations involves manifold duties toward
3 other states. While our fleets operate on
> the farther waters of the western sea.
our statesmen and diplomats confer and
debate with their contemporaries to the