The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-20
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Special to The Washington Herald.
Philadelphia, Pa, April 19-An audience
which crowded Horticultural Hall TO its
limits greeted Ambassador Bryce and
Senator Beveridge at the annual meeting
of the American Academy of Political
and Social Economy this evening.
Chairman Smith delivered the intro
ductory address. conveying the greetings
Of the academy TO Ambassador Bryce,
and naming him as the permanent honor
airy chairman of the annual meeting The
subject under discussion was american
Colonial Policies" and the discussion was
opened by the Ambassador with a paper
on some Difficulties in Colonial Gov
eminent Encountered by Great Britain,
and How They Have Been Met"
The distinguished visitor was greeted
with round after round of applause as
he stepped to the front Of the stage and
thanked the audience. saying that never
before had he experienced such an ova-
ton. and that it was particularly crafty
ing TO him, coming, as he did, as the
representative of the mother country
His address was a brief resume Of what
England has done in the management Of
her colonies, her colonial system having
been undergoing development for several
centuries.
BeveridEe Thrills Audience.
Senator Beveridge followed the repre-
sentative of England in a speech that
fairly thrilled his hearers. His subject
was ''The development Of a colonial policy
for the United States" in which he de
clared this country win never give up her
colonies.
As the Indianian rolled out his we'll
constructed sentences the audience sat
spell-bound and when he concluded such
a burst OF applause went forth as has
seldom been heard in Horticultural Hail.
Senator Beverage Is regarded as being
very close to the administration of PreSi-
dent Roosevelt. so far as his colonial
policy is concerned. and his address was,
therefore, of all the more Importance.
Location of soul.
The Afternoon session was devoted to a
discussion of theories as to the location
of the soul. OF all the theories advanced.
that of the ancient Babylonians was the
cause of greatest interest. Prof. Morris
Jastrow. Of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, said the inhabitants Of the naughty
city of early days believed the soul was
located in the liver.
BY the time the BabylOnians came upon
the scene it was, In a sort of definite
way, believed TO be in the liver. When
the mayor Of a Babylonian town OF some
other politician died, and his friends
wished 10 say something good Of him,
they put on his tombstone the BabylOnic
characters meaning He had a good
liver" BabyiOnians We're deeply inter-
ested in the welfare of their Hvers
During the ages. Prof. Jastrow said. the
Bornese had cherished a strong faith in
their Hyers. and to-day they adhere to a
modification of the Babylonic belief
Ambassador bryce HonOred.
Ambassador Bryce was the recipient of
honoTs at the hands OF the society in the
afternoon. In token Of appreciation. Vice
President Baker presented the British
Ambassador with bronze replica of the
Franklin bi-centennial gold medal pre-
scented TO the French government by the
United States on the 2O0th anniversary of
the Americans birth. Another g!ft of the
society to Ambassador Bryce was a pho
tOgraph Of the portrait Of Franklin pre-
scented TO the society by Lord Gray, d
friend of the Ambassador and former
governor general Of Canada.
The Ambassador had attended the meet
ing as a representative of the Royal As
Economical Society of Great Britain, to
bestow the gold medal of that body upon
Prof. Ernest w. Brown, for many years
connected with HaverfOrd College, who
has recently accepted the chair of as
trOn0my at Yale. and who is a fellow Of
Christ College, oxford. England