The Washington times., 1911-12-29
{. C. PICKERING
LIKELY TO LEAD
SCIENTISTS BODY
Harvard Astronomer In Lead
for Presidency-Elec-
/. tion Tonight.
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of Congress, and e. F. McSweeney, of
Boston, took part.
Prof. Fisher has interested Presi-
dent Taft, among many others, In the
International commission project, and
this simmer went abroad with letter
from the President to the German am
bassador, Count Won Bernstorff. then
abroad. Count Won Bernstorff I'D turn
introduced him to the leading men in
Germany, all of whom, as well as the
leading financiers, economists and busi-
ness men generally of continental coun-
tries, heartily indorse the proposal.
Prof. Fisher In his address referred
to many local investigations, including
those of "The Health Officer of the city
of Washington. who recently called at.
tention to some extremely curious and
interesting statistics showing q paral-
lelism between changes In the cost Of
living and the mortality mo- of infants In
Another reference to Washington
man in DR.. Fishers address was about
the increased production of gold. which
Of higher. prices. Talking Of gold. Or
Fisher said:
.'Mr. John Hays Hammond, in a
speech before the Glover Club Novem-
ber rs stated that because. of his dis
covery Of gold in South Africa he was
in q sense innocently responsible for
the present high cost of living, and he
predicts, as do most experts, that the
gold production In the future will be
alarmingly great"
Favor Commission.
Or. Fisher quoted a long list Of men
who have Endorsed the international
commission. Such names as Leroy
Beau1ieu. the leading economist OF
France: Alfred Marshall, the most ia
nous English speaking economist in
the world; Lord Brassey, the authority
on wages, and various United States
Senators and officials. Prof. Fisher
concluded by saying:
tions Of the problem and its signifi-
cance to hundreds Of millions OF hu-
man beings, and in view of the world
wide interest in It and in view Of the
that the rise Of prices is to continue
in the future, 1t Is submitted that to
get such Q commission as ts here pre-.
pared is worth the best efforts OF all
Those chiefly interested in the pro-
5ect Of an international commission
on the cost Of living d9 not agree on
any remedy or remedies. They are
the questions involved. The commits
sion would not, Of course, be author
ized to bind the various nations rep
resented to the adoption of any plans
would simply aim to express the best
unbiased, scientific conclusion which
they may find from q completer study
Of the facts than has hitherto been
Samuel H. Barker. financial editor
of the Philadelphia North American.
discussing the same theme, said:
Costly experience has taught us the
fallacy Of that theory which would put
intrinsic value into the mere body OF
money. We understand the infinitely
vast uses of money of account Domes.
tic and International transactions are
accomplished almost entirely through
credits and drafts upon credits.
Let these credits now be made sub
stantial. Rest them no longer upon 9
treachcrous basis such as gold, nc
longer upon money which represents
for us the ignorance and inexperienct
money system of civilization, which
will guarantee the integrity of credits
the good faith of contracts. the hon
esty of future as Of current settlements
manifold affairs of life upon square
deal basis''
The Unemployed.
The problem of the unemployed wa,
discussed at meeting beginning at
o'clock at the Raleigh, with Secretar!
Nagel in the chair. The meeting, whicl
was under the auspices Of the Amer
ican Association for Labor Legislation
heard William Hard, the newspape
man and magazine writer. talk OF
and Edward Carpenter, manager of tn,
National Employment Exchange, tel
of the practical experiences of tina
organization.
x hopeful note was sounded by Prof
Charles r. Henderson, of the Universit,
Chicago who
vsnees in the struggle Against unem
ployment."
Those taking part in the discussio,
state state free @ employment , ofriees feaar Boston
Captain Cole, vice president Interna
tional Longshoremens Association, Du
luth; Terence v. Powderly, chief Of tn
division Of information of the Depart
Compers. president American Fedora
tion Of Labor; Darwin Meserole, attor
Spent Busy Day.
The hundreds and hundreds of chem
lists In Washington spent another bus
day today. beginning with a bushes
meeting at the Mckinley School, wher
the society formally indorsed the ant
phosphorus match bill before Congress
Industrial chemists had an active tim
of 1t discussing mineral wastes an
possible conservation.
The chemists last night heard pr,
diction of cheaper gas from Pro
Charles E. Munroe, of Washington
who is chairman of the local comm
tee for the chemical society. f. n
Williams, another noted industri;
chemist. delivered an address on ne
forms of apparatus for gas analysis
Prof. Hugo Munsterberg, the psychol,
gist is in Washington. indorsing Il
meeting of the psychologists at ii
Government Hospital for the Insan
on the relations between psycholoe
and medicine. Prof. ]. Stanley Hs
another famous psychologist, and d
M. Allan Starr, the Thaw trial alien!s
took part in the discussion. amor
others.
More psychology in medicine AZ
more medicine in psychology" Is Il
battlecry resulting from the meeting.
immigration Question.
The question of immigration came I
this morning. Prof. H., p. Fairchil
of Yale, discussed the restriction Of In
migration. The argument following W,
participated in by Prof. Emily Bale
of wellesley. and Prof. jerks and Pro
Wilcox, of Cornell. Prof. Ross, of Wi
consin. and mayor of Toronto led Il
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