Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
Listens AttentiveIy to Ad-
dresses by Prominent Men.
OPENING EXCHANGE SERIES
Fulfilling Agreement Of American
and German Institutions.
MANY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
BENJAMIN Ide Wheeler and g. W.
Moore Represent Harvard Uni
versity at Berlin.

Special Csblecrsm 10 Tho Star.
BERIJN, October 30.-The kaiser was
the most interested spectator at the Bcr-
In University today. when the two Amer
lean professors. benjamin Ide Wheeler
president of the University of California
and c. W. Moore of Harvard made their
Introductory addresses. President Wheel
er is the Roosevelt professor and Moore
the regular exchange professor under the
agreement between Harvard and Berlin
University.
Emperor William motored to the uni
versity and was one of the most inter-
ested listeners to the addresses. He ex-
tended hearty welcome to the two
American professors and conversed
learnedly with them on various topics
The emperor. empress and Princess
Louise occupied front seats in the his
toric auditorium of the University of
Berlin today when the professors de-
livered the opening lectures of their
courses. They each spoke for half an
hour.
Distinguished Spectators.
Seated near the imperial party were
s. REYNOLDS Hit, secretary of the Amer
lean embassy. and Mrs. Hit; Secretary
of Embassy Scholle. Mrs. Scholle: Mill
tary Attache Shartle. also of the
American embassy, Mrs. Shartle and
many distinguished Germans who are
connected either with the government or
with the university.
Among the latter were Baron Won dem
Bussche- Haddenhausen of the foreign
ministry, DR.. Theodor Lewald of the min
iStry OF the interior and formerly Ger
man commissioner general to the st.
tzol
of the military academy and formerly
military attache at Washington, and
Privy Councillor Schmidt of the ministry
OF education.
Prof. Erich Schmidt rector of the Uni
yersity OF Berlin. in introducing the
American educators, referred TO the great
influence of America In the culture of the
world, and after dilating upon the work
of President Wheeler and Prof. Moore
welcomed them to the university.
Message Treats of Public Opinion.
President WheeIers message from the
new world was Of the power Of public
opinion I'm tho United States. and as he
began with the words, The source Of all
power In the United States is public
opinion" there were those present who
saw something dramatic in q situation
where the sovereign OF one of the most
powerful monarchies of Europe listened
with an expression OF pleased attentive
ness to the speakers explanation OF the
transitory character of any governing
machine in the United States which
ceased TO correctly interpret and repre-
sent public opinion.
Continuing. the Californian said that
notwithstanding their radical theories,
their fiery spirit exhibited in elections and
their prediction for novelties. Ameri-
cans were essentially conservative. He
was convinced from personal acquaint-
ance with William ]. Bryan. he said.
that Mr.. Bryan would have been conserv
ative IL he had been elected President;
but IL he had not proven conservative he
would have been bound hand and foot
and gagged.
At the mention of Mr.. Bryan there was
a stir in the audience among those who
happened TO know that the emperor's
councillors of the foreign ONCE had ad-
visCd his majesty against giving an audi
ence to Mr.. Bryan when the distin-
guished American visited Berlin in 1907.
Following his reference to Mr.. Bryan,
to former President Roosevelt. whom he
also described as conservative in his In
nermost impulses. The latters capacity
for understanding public opinion &C
counted. the speaker said. for the great
place which he held In the hearts of the
American people.
Religious History Course.
Prof. Moore in his address outlined the
course of lectures which he will deliver
upon the function of religious history.
He said he would treat the subject in a
historical spirit strictly.
At the conclusion of the lectures the
emperor heartily complimented both
Americans. after which the audience
joined in three cheers. proposed by Rector
Schmidt. Mrs. Moore. Mrs. Wheeler and
Miss Eva Sprague, the latter accom-
panying Mrs. Wheeler. were presented to
the emperor and empress. Both pro-
fessors lectured in German and made ex-
cellent Impressions.