The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
DR.. FELIX ADLER ARRIVES
HERE To GIVE LECTURES
Noted Philanthropist Says
Eastern People Admire
Pluck of This City
TELLS OF REFORMS
Declares That Changes for
Better Run In Series of
Moral Waves

Dr. Felix Adler, the noted New
York philanthropist and professor or
political and social science at Colum-
bis university. arrived here yesterday
from Los Angeles and viii remain in
the city and vicinity for a week or 10
days, filing several lecture engage
ments here and in neighboring cities.
Dr.. Adler's visit 10 the coast is pri-
rnsrily due TO an invitation extended
TO him by President Wheeler Of the
University OF California to lecture at
that institution, and he will appear
Morals OF Trade" This afternoon at
ESQ o'clock DR.. Adler will address the
California club at Christian Science
hall. his subject being Personal Mo-
rality and How It Can Be Elevated |;
Tuesday evening he will appear under
the auspices of the Council Of Jewish
Women; Wednesday evening he will
he the guest Of the Commonwealth
club at q banquet at the Fairmont ho-
tel: Friday he will speak in Sacra-
1nento and next Sunday morning he
viii I'll the pulpit of the Oakland
Unitarian church. Following his visit
here Dr. Adler will go TO Portland and
Seattle and thence east.
Recently Dr. Adler was honored with
the appointment Of Roosevelt lecturer
al the University Of Berlin for 1908,
exchanging with a German professor
who will I'LL the Emperor William pro-
fessorship in this country The Roose-
Welt lecture post IS considered high
honor among educators, Professor Bur-
CESS being the present lecturer and
President Hadley of Yale being the ap-
pointee for next year.
DR.. Adler is noted for his philan-
thropic work. which has extended over
q period of so years, and for his ac-
tfVity in every political reform move
ment of note which has occurred in
New York city in the last quarter OF 4
century. He is an earnest advocate Of
the child labor law, an enthusiastic
worker in bettering the conditions in
tenements. kindergartens and public
Fairgrounds. and his work among the
poor OF New York has been productive
OF great results. The Ethical society
Of New York was founded by DR.. Ad-
Ter and other reform movements which
have achieved success owe it largely to
his endeavors.
This is my first VISIT to San Fran
cisco in % years" said DR.. Adler last
night at the Fairmont hotel, "and
have foun6 a great change, due both
to time and to the disaster of year
ago. People in the east are giving a
great deal of attention to San Fran
cisco and are admiring il for the pluck
that has been shown in facing the big
proDlelnS thal are TO De met
The crusade against graft has ex-
cited intense interest. but in some re-
spects il is not unique. for other cities
have had similar problems to deal
with. 1t should be productive OF last
ing good to the city, however. and
should have its effect upon the coun-
try at large
THE whole country is now passing
through q great moral reform crisis,
and there is reason to hope that per-
manent good will result from II. Peo-
PIE become impatient after a time with
ell these forms of vice and graft that
are encountered in every state and
every city and demand that something
be done. Changes for the better run IN
4 series Of moral waves, now up and
now down, but history has shown that
each wave mounts higher than the pre-
ceding ones and that each leaves some-
thing Of lasting good, though much Of
what il accomplished may be lost again
in time.
Il have not had time to study condi-
lions in San Francisco thoroughly, but
hope to look into a great many things
concerned with civic betterment before
7 leave the city