The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-27
LEARNED MEN IN
FIRST SESSION
IN THIS CITY

| Distinguished students of political SCI
ence, historians and educators represent
| ing many leading universities and other
( educational institutions OF this country,
assembled here last night for tho first OF
the series of annual meetings TO be held
under the auspices of Brown university
during the remaining days Of the present
week.
A Joint meeting OF the American his
torical and American Economis associa-
tons was held I'm Sayles' hail. after which
a reception was rendered 10 the visitors
In Rockefeller hall by Brown university
officials
President w. N. =. Faunce Of Brown de-
livcred an address OF welcome. Prof.
jeremiah w. jerks OF Cornell university
president OF the American economic asso-
citation. then delivered the annual address
his subject being THE Modern Standard
OF Business Honor" III said In part:
THE frequency Of great fortunes
gathered perhaps legally but in ways
felt to he unjust. through the power of
monopoly, has tended strongly 10 oh
scure the moral vision OF many WELL
meaning men. who have been thereby
led 10 confound morality with social
righteousness; and their acts have formed
the excuse for many others 10 break laws
which seem TO them unjust
These dishonorablc practices, however,
are not confined 20 the great corporations.
They are found in all circles OF economic
society"
In the way of remedy Prof. jerks sub
mitted that the state should make the con-
ditions such that human nature will not
be tempted beyond its strength and make
and enforce laws which shall forbid 20 the
INSCRIPTIONS. practices like the employ
ment OF child labor or the adulteration Of
| goods
The speaker thought that as individuals.
| people should be willing 10 pay literally
for good service and good conditions for
| laborers, instead OF attempting always TO
get goods and services cheaper. He sug-
gested as wise greater publicity in busi-
ness management
| Judge Simeon T.. Baldwin of New
| Haven delivered the annual address as
president of the American Historical as
scciation, on Religion Still the Key ia
| History" and said In part:
| There are three men in the world
whose daily doings and sayings are
watched with especial interest; Emperor
| William. President Roosevelt and the pope
| of Rome. Two command public attention
| by the union OF great official powers with
strong native faculties of mind and will.
| The third commands IL almost purely
from his Official character
The history OF any people will be large
| ly governed by it's means OF education.
| The position OF Russia In this respect has
| been one of the circumstances weakening
| her as "A great power as well as leading
directly TO revolutionary change. The
church has had the full direction OF the
! public schools.
| For the first three years IL kept the
children simply learning prayers by rote,
! except for a little drill toward the end In
mental arithmetic. No instruction In read
Ing was required. The product OF such a
system is an unreal quietude. easily pass
| ing into "A blind fury under the influences
| OF a century like ours.
1T is not for history to pronounce
! whether any religions can be founded on
mere illusions. She must leave that to the
ologians and psychologists. But in her
field OF inductive sociology she owes still
the continuing force OF the religious mo-
tive. Party organization is unfavorable 70
the expression of candid, impartial. pub
| lie opinion but let any religious question
| be involved and public opinion will find
a way to express itself, which no party
machinery can seriously obstruct.
so in world politics, now so largely
! governed by a public opinion of the world
| the pressure that can be brought upon ono
! power by others, that is brought upon
! each by other peoples through the press
| will he immensely strengthened III IL bC
| impelled by an ethical or religious mo-
| tive: ethical or religious, for an ethical
| impulse, common TO many nations, be-
longs TO the religion OF humanity"