The Washington bee., 1910-10-08

arranged so as to give a pretty good
insight into conditions in various parts
| of Africa and the Near East, and ex-
perts of one kind and another have
been asked to discuss various phases
of the questions to be brought before
the conference.
DR.. George H. Blakeslee, Professor
of History, Clark University, who ar
ranged the program, has become very
much interested in the Liberian and
| African situation.
The program of the conference, as
published, calls for the following sub
jccts and discussions:
THE contribution of the Negro to
human civilization. - Alexander F.
Chamberlain, Ph. D., Assistant Pro-
fessor of Anthropology in Clark Uni
versity, Worcester
Address, Dynamic factors in the
Liberian situation. George w. Ellis,
F. R G. S, for eight years Secretary
of the American Legation in Mon
rovia, Liberia.
Address, "The United States and
Liberia. Emmett ]. Scott, OF Tus-
kegee Institute, Alabama, a member
of the commission recently sent by
the United States government to in
vestigate conditions in Liberia.
Address, Economic progress in
tropical Africa since exploration. -
Cyrus c. Adams, recently President
of the Association of American Geog-
raphers: author of David Living
stone and AFRICAN Development"
Address, illustrated by the stereOp-
ticOn, The geographical factors in
the development of South Africa. -
W. Morris Davis. Sc. D., Professor
of Geology in Harvard University;
traveller in South Africa; recently
President of the Association of Amer
ican Geographers.
Address, "The Hinterland of Libe-
ria. Rev. Lewis P. Clinton, born
in the Liberian bush" the son of
Bassa chief; now for ten years mis-
sionary to his native people.
Address, "The Congo Free State and
Congo Beige frederick Starr, Ph.
D., Sc D., Associate Professor Of
AnthropOlogy in the University of
Chicago; explorer in the Congo Free
State; author of "The Truth About
the Congo"
Address, Frances African Empire" g"
Edgar Allen Forbes, managing ed
itor of the Worlds Work; African
traveller and explorer.
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Among some Of the other subjects
and the persons to discuss them are
the following:
Address, "Extraterritoriaiity in Tur-
ey."-Albert Bushnell Hart, Ii. D.,
Lit. D., Professor of the Science of
Government, Harvard University;
President OF the American Historical
Association.
Address, Physical environment as a
factor in the present condition of
Turkey" Ellsworth Huntington, Phi.
ID, instructor IL Vale University;
author of Explorations in Turkestan" "
and "The Pulse of ASIA" awarded the
Memoir Medal by the Geographical
Society Of Paris.
Address, American education in
Turkey Samuel T. Dutton, PHI D.,
Superintendent of Teachers College
Schools, Columbia University; lectur-
er at Universities of Copenhagen,
Christiania and Upsala: trustee Of
Robert College, Constantinople
Address, Education in the Turkish
Empire. Howard S. Bliss, D. D.,
President of the Syrian Protestant
College, Beirut, Turkey
Address. American interests in the
Near East."-Hon. Evan E. Young,
Chief of the Division of Near East
ern Affairs, Department of State,
Washington, D. C., formerly United
States consul at Harput and Saloniki,
Turkey.
The conference last year dealt with
discussion of the problems of the
Far East, experts coming from Jap