Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-31
Held Saturday by Educa-
tors OF Providence.
Anna H. Abel Of Baltimore
Wins the Winsor Prize.
The Several Organizations to Meet
$50 at Same Time Next Year.

| t'N iNLSIiNt, Dec. "
World-wlde reputation, Judges. mer
chants and manufacturers. and stu
dents of science and sociology, attend
ed the final sessions Saturday OF fh'
several conventions which have beer
held at Brown University during tn;
past week. At these conventions;
(which in measure were merged i!
one. Il wide variety of subjects Wcr,
discussed. ranging from Il paper Oh
state constitutions in this country It
the international questions involved b.
the firing of Russian Warships into /;
fleet of English fishermen. Tariff ans
protection, trade unioniSm and nom
| unloniSm, religion in its relation t.
good government. historical researches
and the possibility of general up
lifting of the unfortunates of the coun-
try were some of the questions dealt
with from day to day.
| Perhaps the most important Incl
dental feature OF the closing session
was the action taken by the American
Historical Association, which placed
itself on record in honoring James
| Bryce. the newly named ambassador
to this country from Great Britain.
honorary membership. and he will be
formally advised Of the action immc-
| diately after His arrival at Washing
| ton.
This association also elected j.
Franklin Jameson of Washington,
president of the organization; a. II.
Clark Of Washington, secretary:
Charles H. Haskns OF Cambridge.
Mass. corresponding secretary, and
Clarence w. Brown of New York CITY.
treasurer. The next annual meeting
OF the association will be held at the
University of Wisconsin during the
latter part of December. 1907.
The other organizations which have
been in session here will meet at the
same place and time, and in the follow
ing year will join the American Eco
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in its convention at
Richmond. Va. The Economic Asso-
citation elected az its president Prof.
jeremiah ". jerks. Of Cornell Tniver-
sitE. and Prof. Winthrop NJ. Daniels of
Princeton as secrctary-treasurer
The most important business trans
acted by the American SocioIor;caj
Society was the authority given to the
al
~ publication, and this authority VIII
| probably be exercised during the com
ing year. In addition to the reruIar
monthly publication. the society will
| aid the Economic Association in the
publication of ii Bibligraphical buile-
| tin.
The American Political Science As
Soclatlon enjoyed its most propsperous
convention. there being 275 more mem
b"rS on the rolls this year than one
year ago. This organization elected
Frederick n. Judson of St. Louis as
the president and w w. Willoughbv
OF johns Hopkins University as secrc-
tary and treasurer
Mrs. Anna IT. Abel of the Baltimore
Women'S College. was awarded the ms
tin Winsor priv" Of 500, offered bv tho
American Historical Association for the
best historical essay. Her topic was
History o. Events Resulting in the In
dian Consolidation West of the Mssissip-
pl In I'll" future the amount of the
Prize VIII be doubled and it will be
awarded bienniaily, instead Of annually.
as at present
The EibltoSrdphical Society OF Amcri
co and the New England History Teach
ers' Association did not transact any b,s-
mess during tlIc week. the election Of Off
ccrs ana other business being p,t ovc~
nhtli Tn biennial session. which will be
held at Madison, Wis. next December.
AT the closing session Of the Political
Scicrcc Association. Prof Allcyne Ire
land of Boston read Il paper on .Tho
Need of a Scientific Study of Colonial
ProblemS.''
MI Ireland expressed til" opinion that
u would DC impossible to xaggcratn tho
INJURY which has been done to the causa
81 a scientific study of colonial admin
iStration by the torrent of ignorant and
often Violently prejudiced writing which
mas ~ recent years f1ooded the periodi-
cal press Of the country and overlooked
into the book stores.
Not only has the public mind become
saturated with INSTRUMENTATION" he said.
bat The easy confidence with which IN
Informed writers have handled tho most
difficult administrative problems has fos
tered tn" idea that the political princi
pies and social ideas Of the North Amor.
lcdh continent afford perfectly salts
factory standard by which to adjust the
administrative policy for the government
Ct tropical races
NO amount of intensive research in
one dependency can lend any weight to
an opinion on the science of co-oniaI ad
ministration. 1t is by comparative work.
alone that any useful view of the subject
can be Obtained
The Question of Terminoiogy' was
the subject discussed by Alpheus II.
Snow of Washington. D. C. The speaker
said that the question was whether IN
american principles it was proper for us
70 use the terms colony" dependence"
and empire as applied to the insular
region, or whether we ought to substi-
tute for them the nm free state"
connection" and ''un on. The conclu-
sion was in favor OF the 'ner. named
terms.
"Ponular Interest in Il Posses
Sions was the title of tn aper read by
'oGltney Bigelow of New York. while
.. p. Austin. chief Of the United States
bureau of statistics, dealt with Com
mercial relations Between Dependencies
and the Governing Country. A general
dis 'ussion of the aims and methods Of
the section of government of Dependent