Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-20
POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Is Discussed At Annual Meeting Of the
American Academy.

Philadelphia. April 19.-The American
Academy of Political and Social Science
began its 18th annual meeting here today.
the general topic for discussion this yea:
being American Colonial Policy and Al
ministration. The meeting has been dl'
v;ded into four sessions. At this after
noon session, at which Prof. James /.
Young of the University of Pennsylvania
presided, there was a discussion of the
industrial and financial problems in the
dependencies of the United States, anu
az the evening meeting American Colo
NAL Policies were taken up. The prin-
cipal speakers at ;he night session Were
Ambassador Bryce. who spoke on Some
Difficulties in Colonial Government En-
countered by Great Britain, and How
They Have Been Met" and United States
Senator BeveridEe, Development of Il
Colonial Policy for the United States"
Tomorrow the educational. social. legal
and political problems of the dependen-
cies will claim the attention of the acad-
envy.
One OF the Interesting suggestions made
at the afternoon session during the dis-
cussion of an educational policy for
Spanish-AmerIcan civilization was that
made by Prof. Martin G. Brumbaugh,
former commissioner Of education in Por
to Rico and now superintendent OF schools
in Philadelphia. He urged tile immedi
ate consideration OF the higher institu
tons Of learning in the United States of
the establishment somewhere midway be
tween North and South America, prefer
ably Porto Rico. of d great insular school.
its faculty to be made up from the United
States and from the South American
countries and its pupils 10 come from al
the Latin civilization. This school. he
said. should be clearing house of ideas
and central point from which should
cmanate the finest formulation and eX
preston of the best thought of the cX
pcrienced minds of The continents. ii
has long been my mind that the great
institutions of America should in some
way combine and. for the sake of the
service which they can render to mar
kind maintain such an institution of
learning
He said the problem of education for
Spanish America is first Of all a problem,
of language, but it should not be over
looked that While these people are &C
curing the symbols of a new Language"
they should not neglect the perfection
of their own, because "a man is as many
times a man as he has languages in
which to think and in which to express
his thoughts
Banking, currency ard finance of the
Philippines were discussed by Henry G..
Ide. former governor general of these
islands.
&c
sity spoke on the establishment OF an
agricultural bank in the Philippines.
The progress of railroad building in
| the Philippines was reviewed by Cap
Frank Mcintyre. assistant chief Of tho
bureau of insI.lar affairs Of the federal
government. His address was Il history
\ of the railroads of the island. When tn ;
American government took over the is
lands he said. there were in operation 12n
miles OF railroads There are now -,
miles in operation with 1O9 miles under
| cOnStruC ton.
Former Postmaster General Charles
| Emery Smith presided at the evening
| session and made the opening address
| which he concluded by conveying the
greetings of the academy to James
Bryce. the British ambassador. pre-
| sentinc him as the permanent hOnO:2ry
chairman 0f the annual meeting.
The eminent diplomat was greeted
with long and continued applause
hich was accompanied by waving Of
! &aadkcrchiefS on the part of the ladies.
| Ambassador Bryce. whose reception
Uas as enthusiastic as any ever accord
! ed q public man in a similar meeting
! addressed the academy on 'SOmc Of the
| Difficulties in Colonial Government En-
Counterpd by Great Britain and How
| TAcy Have Been Met
Senator Albert J. Beverdge Of Indi-
ana. who delivered an address on The
| Development of Colonial Policy for the
| nitel states" received an ovation aI-
most as great as that accorded Ambas-
SlloT Erycc.