Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-01
LOBBYIST MAKES
LAWS, LADD SAYS
Yale Professor, Addressing
Augustana Graduates, Points
Nations Dangers.
HIGHER MORAL STANDARDS
Holds Men Should Be Properly
Equipped for Public Service
Diplomas to Fl.

DR.. George Trumbull Ladd of Yale
university gave a timely and scholarly
address to the graduates of Augustana
college and seminary this morning as
commencement speaker upon The
University and the State" bringing
out especially their interpedendence
upon one another. The main theme Of
his address was that the deplorable
condition of our nation today in legis-
lative way was due 70 the unfitness of
the men who represent the people in
congress and the state assemble The
cure for the evils Of lawlessness, par
tisanship. avarice. disregard for law,
and improper legislation, etc, will
come he predicted, from the higher
institutions of learning. as the solu-
ton lies in a sound knowledge of the
social conditions. political economy. the
modern applied sciences, together with
a good moral training. Diplomas We're
awarded to q college graduates, IS
from the seminary and from the nor
NAL department, by DR.. Andreen as
president OF the institution.
GROWING DISTRUsT.
DIT. Ladd stated hat the schools fur
nish the professions with men and wO-
men In d similar measure they ought
10 furnish the legislators of the land.
He maintained that during the last
quarter century there has been a grow
ing distTust OF popular government all
over the world. the dissatisfaction ex
pressing itself in a desire to return 10
some form of more highly centralized
and autocratic government. BY filling
our legislative halls with more highly
intelligent and moral men we can re-
store the lost confidence. The training
Of this class seems TO rest with The
university.
The Yale psychologist then brought
out how a law can not remain station
aTy. as it must he changed to suit ex-
isting conditions. Speaking further
concerning the laws of our country, he
stated that for several years past there
has been but little legislation worthy
of name \ well drawn bill was Usu-
ally spoiled by being filed with so
called "jokers,' and that bosses and
lobbyists were the real law makers. /
II this condition has been bad at Wash
ington. he contended, ii has been more
fragrant in the state legislatures. This
state of affairs threatens seriously the
best interest and even the very life Of
our nation.
NECESSARY EDUCATION.
DIR. Ladd dealt somewhat fully upon
what sort of an education was neces-
sary for the legislator The farmer,
carpenter, mechanic, or ditch digger |
with a good primary school education
may be a very shrewd critic of laws. !
but this kind of fitness is a long way
off from the capacity required in deal
ing with complex adjustments of rights
and duties of a sociological and eco
nomic nature. If elected, these men
Will be forced to accept the judgment
of the more Intelligent or follow blind
~ the dictations of their party. and this
condition of affairs is especially de-
plorable since the corporation lawyers
are now the leaders.
a thorough knowledge Of economics,
sociology, government in all its forms,
history, etc, was emphasized >as nee
essary for proper qualification. He
also advocated strongly the need of a
strong moral training and deploreG
greatly the fact that there was no ade-
quate provision for teaching and en-
forcement OF fundamental principles OF
morality in the United States.
There are only two ways of allevia-