Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-22
TRUSTS
Attorney General Discusses
Restraint of Monopoly.
PARALLELS TN HISTORY
Speaks at Convocation of George
Washington University.
TRACES LAWS DEVELOPMENT
Large and Notable Gathering As
sembled in the Belasco Theater
Witnesses Bestowal of Degrees.

With impressive ceremony the winter
convocation of George Washington Uni
versity was held this morning at the
Belasco Theater. Under scores of ban
ners of the buff and blue of the uni
versity and the Stars and Stripes the
members of the faculty, the board of
trustees. the student body and their
guests, including many OF the distinguish
ed men in the National Capital, gathered
in honor of the students who were to re-
ceive their degrees and in honor of
George Washington, whose birthday IL
was, and whose name iS borne by the uni
versity.
stage were Justice Harlan of the United
States Supreme Court. Chief Justice
Shepard and Justices Robb and Van
Orsdel of the District Court of Appeals,
Chief Justice Clabaugh and Justices An
derson, Wright, Gould. Barnard and Staf-
ford of the District Supreme Court.
March to Belasco Theater.
The members OF the faculty. in cap and
gown, led by President Necdham of the
university, the members OF the board of
trustees, the students who were to re-
ceive their degrees. also in cap and gown,
and the students of the university gath
cred at the university at 10 o'clock and
marched in parade to the Belasco Thea
ter. Seats had been reserved i'm the center
of the theater for the students, and on
the sides and in the boxes were the
guests of the university, the families Of
the students who were to receive their
degrees and many of the university S
friends.
1t was a distinguished audience which
rose when Presidest Needham announced
that Rev. DR.. l.. G. B. Pierce. chaplain
of the Senate, would offer prayer. Of
ficials high in the government service.
leaders in Washington's activities and
members of the diplomatic corps stood
with bowed heads as DR.. Pierce asked a
blessing upon America and Americans.
and gave thanks for the prosperity of
done so much for his country.
An orchestra from the Marine Band.
under the leadership of Lieut. Santel-
mann, played a number of selections, and
was heartily applauded.
Attorney General Presented.
Before. he presented Attorney General
Wickersham. who delivered the address
of the day, President Needham said:
1T is a great pleasure to welcome you
here. This winter convocation of George
w university serves dOuDit
purpose 1t permits us to honor the
students who have successfully completed
their courses of study, and serves as a
memorial to the great man whose name
this university bears.
THE law stands for strength and gov
ernment. Some persons doubt that the
law has made progress. But progress
comes slowly like wisdom. No one Is
better able to speak on the subject of
the progress of law than that dis
tinguished lawyer who is Attorney Gen.
eral of the United States
Progress of the Law"
Attorney General George w. Wicker
sham spoke on THE Progress of the
Law In his address the Attorney Cen
eral sounded a note of warning to the
trusts. He traced the development of
Law, unwrftten and written, from the
earliest days. and its relation 10 liberty.
The suppression of the monopolies in
England in Elizabeth's day and the de-