Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-17
Discusses An Educated DemoC-
raCy' in Address at Golden
Jubilee of University.
COMBINATIONS OF CAPITAL
In No True Sense Cause of Dangers
OF Today i'm Edu-
cation OF the People.

Berkeley, CAL May l,-"Thc large
combinations of capital are not in any
true sense the cause W our difficulties
and dangers today" declared Prosi-
dent Hadley Of yale today, in an adj
dress az the golden Jubilee OF the
University OF California.
Dr. Hadloy's subject was IAN Edu-
Gated Democracy" He pointed out
that government has the two distinct
problems OF social order and business
administration 10 deal with The first,
Do said. are matters ON which the peo-
pie as body can and must inform
themselves IL the law is 20 have be
hind it the necessary conccnsus Of
public opinion that win give 10 force.
but there is by contrast" he con
tiuued. another equally large and im-
portaut group az questions which ]
have called administrative ones, ON
which 90 small part OF the voters can
possibly inform themselves intelligent
d. Such. for Instance. are questions
OF taxation. Of banking and currency.
or railroad management OF corporate
organization. These are matters which
must iE the very nature Of things be
ANNfNhN IVY "fI'.N. flANAH pr AltfN hAt w
DE dealt with IN wise and far-sighted
manner
'It is this vast mass OF varied bust
ness to be Gone which constitutes the
chief danger To the modern democratic
government The people under exist
ing conditions are brought face 10 face
with a difficult alternative. n. in the
desire TO secure efficiency they leave
the business Of government TO the eX-
.I.rrraa-1Fts Hfsa 80 Ffsrr rrf If
in The desire to maintain tho old demo
cratic conditions they try 10 do every
thiug themselves. IL results sometimes
in inefficient business. sometimes in
violence and anarchy
1T is commonly said that wealth, and
particularly concentrated wealth Is "a
tai to democracy This is 7 am con-
WINGED a very inadequate conception.
either Of the source Of danger or Of
the task and duty which lie before
those who would prevent II.
The large combinations OF capital
are not in any true sense the cause of
our dangers and difficulties today.
They are symptoms rather than causes
Indications that population has be-
come so large and society 50 complex
that their needs have outgrown the
framework which sufficed for the older
and simpler conditions. Under these
circumstances 70 is absolutely necessary
10 separate the problems Of the people
from the problems OF the experts, and
manage each group IN its own proper
way
'The thing that makes the political
situation serious at the present time Is
that number Of public questions have
come into the foreground. Of a kind
not exactly foreseen by the trainers OF
the Constitution. questions whore we
need tho advice OF specialists and where
tho particular specialists who occupy
our judicial offices however great thci-
learning and high their character have
not always the specific training which
viii qualify them 20 decide these ques-
tions wisely
I'VE must" ne said I'm conclusion.
educate the people up 10 the point
where &c win be content To leave some
things tn SPECIALISTS"