New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
HEARS ECONOMISTS
MR. BRYCE PRESENT.
Canadian Independence Re
ferred To an His Presence.

The Waldorf. which is so often hurst
ing with purely material wealth. was a
hiNe OF intellect. replete with pure men
1ality, yesterday. For there in the very
haunts of the plutocrat, several hundred
scholars met TO discuss the production anl
distribution OF riches evidences of which
they saw all about them II was the third
cay Of the convention which is celebrating
the tNenty-fifth anniversary OF the Ameri-
can Economic Association and the Ameri-
can Historical Association
Speeches by representatives from differ
ent parts of the British Empire were the
feature Of the session. and the sentiments
expressed on political conditions
softened because of the presence OF Am
hessador Bryce, who was also a speaker.
Mr.. Bryce himself chose 10 discuss a by
gone era, that of Gladstone, whom he
eSlogized
According TO Mr.. Bryce. the great Eng
Hsh Liberal cherished above all others two
notions which should arouse the strongest
sympathy among Americans. In the first
I1ace." he said. Gladstone sought TO es-
tablish England in the closest relations of
friendship with all the people of the world
and. above all, with the United States
kindred in blood and tradition.
In the second place he sought TO
tablish such relations with her colonies
as would help him maintain institutions
OF self-government such as your fore
fathers and ours brought into practice"
Professor @. NJ Wrong, of the University
Of Toronto, addressed the meeting on
Canadian Natonalism and the Imperial
Tie, and he let the beaver squeak Ambas-
sador Bryce heard the speaker say that
Canada, 10 all intents and purposes. was
free country and could break her ties with
the mother country without a struggle and
Eaid he, The people of Canada would
hardly know a change had been taking
place"
STRONG CANADIAN TALK
Canadian nationalism means not one ma
tion this continent of British origin
continued Professor Wrong, but two ma
tions. the one as completely resolved to go
its way the other. Canada, like the
United States. a great federation has now
nearly eight million people. about three
times as many the United States had at
the time il became independent
Moving along its own lines Canada is
rapidly completing the apparatus OF ma
tional life Il is taking steps to build a
navy under its own control II negotiates
ifs own treaties for trade. Questions be-
tween Canada and the other colonies are
settled now, not from London, but from
Ottawa The British Ambassador at Wash
inston has more difficult task. in some
respects. than any other diplomat here-he
serves two nations. not merely one.
In theory the King still rules. in fact
he has political power and the Prime
Minister rules; in theory Canada is
colony. in fact she is an independent ma
ton
Professor Herbert A. L. Fisher. of New
College oxford, discussed The South
African Union which Mr.. Bryce pointed
to a development of the Gladstone con-
stitutional idea. The question of suffrage
IN South Africa. said Professor Fisher,
difficult TO settle. as in Cape Colony, the
native Kaffirs had the right to vote and in
the other colonies suffrage was denied the
natives. The compromise. he said which
marked the formation Of the union left the
question where it stood, suffrage for the
blacks in Cape Colony and their exclusion
from political activity elsewhere
At a breakfast in the ballroom OF the
Waldorf, attended by nearly thousand or
the delegates, Henry Higgs. of the Royal
Economic Society. expressed the regrets of
President Haldane of the Royal Society.
British Secretary Of War at his inability
70 attend the convention because he had
"a fight at the polls
You know he said. ''the House of
Lords has a good deal 10 answer for. You
gentlemen have settled your score with the
Lords but there are others who have
scores to settle" Mr.. Bryce. who was an
attentive listener. left the room shortly af-
terWard.
TRIBUTE TO PINCHOT
The ambassador missed the tribute TO
Clifford Pinchot delivered by Sir Horace
Punkett. OF Dublin. at a meeting Of the
Anglican Economic Association in the
Myrtle Room in the afternoon.
I have just received a telephone message
from Clifford Pinchot" said Sir Horace.
and greatly regret that pressing business
keeps him away from this gathering.
leave YOU 10 imagine the nature Of that
business 7 would like 10 say. however, in
passing, that 7 regard Mr. Pinchot as a
very remarkable public servant. 7 must de-
cline enter into any controversy. how
ever but I re!terate what 7 have said. He
is not only 4 man who Is doing his admin
istrstive work with q great affection for it,
hut he is. as well. irving to broaden out
his administrative position 10 do a great
educational work
IN the morning the American Economic
Association mer TO consider Economic
Theory Professor Davis r. Dewey. of the
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology pre-
sided Two general discussions followed the
first on Dynamic Economics" Joined by
Professor John r. Clark of Columbia
Simon y. Patten, of the University of
pennsylvania, and Frank a. Fetter. OF
Cornell.
The second discussion on the Theory Of
Wages was led by Professor Frank Will
lam Taussig, of Harvard, and was Joined
in by Professors George r. Wicker, of
Dartmouth; I. - Marshall, University Of
Chicago. and J. II. Hoilander, of Johns
Hopkins University
IRISH BARONETS WARNING
At the afternoon meeting of the associa-
ton the discussion, led by Sir Horace Plum
kett who has brought about, in effect, q
rural revolution In Ireland, Rural
Economics in Relation TO Conservation. -
Professor f r. A. Seligman. OF Columbia.
who presided introduced Sir Horace one
having at once an intimate and profound
knowledge Of his own country-Irela nd
and Of our own country"
The coal and iron OF the United States
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