New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
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was rebuked by Andrew Carnegie on Monday
night for saying that the Germans did not fnd
their standing army burden. was criticised
again last night by President Butler Of Colum~
bla University. who presided at the universityl
meeting OF the National Arbitration and Peac>
Congress iE Carnegie Hall.
Mr.. Carnegie was not present to hear Felix
Adler say that although there were many ways
in which man might perpetuate his name,
such as inscribing it the uoTtal OF great
institution, better than all was anonymity. that
a man should be willing 10 sink his own indi-,
vidualty in a great cause and not care to havei
hts name spoken after he dead.
Among the delegations from various institu-s
tions OF learning present were ten cadet officers
from West Point who with peace badges pinned
conspcuousIy on their military uniforms at~
tracted much attention the stage. Presi-
dent Eliot Of Harvard, who was to have been
one of the principal speakers. detained IN
Cambridge but is expected 70 speak to-day.
In introducing DR.. Adler. President Butler said
he was able 20 announce for the first time that
by the action of the Prussian ministry the doctor
had been nominated for the Theodore Roosevelt
professorship in the University OF Berlin for
19Os-'o9
In his opening remarks President Butler said
that poor use was often made of the noble senti~
ment. Infamous the nation which does not sac
added that this was often used improperly as an
argument for militarisin. But in the printed
speeches of President Butler, which were given
out IN advance, he spoke much more personally.
saying:
- ss5 oPj Right on this platform poor & use TSs made
docs saCrf6ca evarvrhfDg bar r,oral In
teErity, said the speaker, and he interpreted this
favor Of Wsnton militsrism' He misinterpreted tba
real feeling OF the people for whom he presumed to
speak.
Some of those in the audience suggested that
the fact that Professor 9Iuustsrberg was sit
ting on the platform might have had something
to do with the toning down OF the reference. On
Monday night Professor NIinsteTberg said that
it was impossible for the Germans to say that
war was the worst evil under all circumstances.
and he quoted the sentence beginning Infamous
the nation having been "cried to the soul oe
every German youth" by Schiller.
President Butler also said:
Scholarship, science. knowledge are varying
ties work Scholarship. science. knowledge are
speech and political boundaries can contain or
been able to do OF necessity. because Of their
] ann IN , nls 1bsIas9, 5loner91io8 fS t5e esT4,
eroCS diu eIlell1sI't'e i,4 =. ''0 N-''
II is a full generation since the nations OF west-
ern Europe have stained their hands with var
against each other AT no time in history has
economic and Industrial progress been so rapid a.
condition OF labor been much improved this
largely multiplied or tie influence OF education
extended with such rapidity and power
shown not by surrender TO mIiitaTtsn but b stern
PrTeEe and % duty Of naSa the prv
lege and duty Of an indiyiduaI Defsnslys s srsGs
ated ornaments which, by their existence
% are III Pa'2n Infamous az e @ es nson an %h
VII NIL not not stGrIce eth as i Z tsr;t m ~ 1, 20 sIln1fS
the teachings OF ethics and the exhOrtatiOnS ot
reason. and to these teachings and exhortatiOns
the universities give and emphatic voice.
Dr. John Rhys. principal Of Jesus College. OK.
ford University. also referred TO the German Was
spirit. saying:
have lived to see and hear of far too many.
wars; When the Franco-Prussian strussle OF $50
the Sanskrit and Zend classes OF Professor Brock
Ren S va ' suddenly owing to an the ns1f eTsH
in attendance having to hurry away TO the seac;
back in the discharge of the duties assigned them.
and had conversation with one or two. They
were in the ranks shoulder shoulder with peas
ants, weather beaten and clad in clothes worn
with their lot 1t is true for as they observed 10
me. they knew It was impossible for all sdueeted
less IL ptiful sight. which impressed mo
Germany treated as so much food Tor powder
Looking the question OF peace and war in it's
tention for moment to a movement at Oxford
set on foot by the thoGghtfnlness and senerosity
OF one OF Oxford's most remarkable Alumni IN
modern times. Cecil Rhodes His beneeactiOn
bes each OF the states in Your great Union to send
to Oxford a number Of selected students 20 go
through a part Of their academiCal career the
banks Of the Isis. In fact. you have already sent
US an excellent contingent they have not failed
TO show us what they do They all sn-
meusey popular in the university. but they too
sensible to be spoiled
What however, wish to point out is that those
students will have ample opportunities OF making
themselves acquainted among other things. with
British pecuaTties and British prejudices-the most
stubborn of ali the facts with which ] am ac-
doubled. 10 provide for our sending students
over to the American universities, the exchange
would be complete But fOresee difficulties, arising
out Of fears that the British contingent would
never come home again, but settle down here to
make money IN the United States. L0psideG as
you may think the present scheme. tt is caicu-
lated to work distinctly for peace and sood wil
The Rev. z. s. Roberts. vice-chanoeIlor os the
University of Cambridge. suggested that ths
clergy of all nations take up the idea OF spread.
Ing the peace propaganda by uniting on one sun
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