The Washington times., 1911-12-30
merger WITH
SCIENTISTS IS
AGAIN BEATEN
Economic Association De-
clines Afhliation After
Hot Debate.
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words Of Prof. WILCOX. that the econ
omists win lose moro than they will
gain by formally aftiiiating with the
astronomers, physicists. mathemati-
clans and biologists. On the other hand,
Prof. Fisher contended that 1t would
beneft political economy exponents II
they were associated in the public mind
with men of exact sciences.
vancement Of Science has had for years
q section devoted to social and eco
nomfc science" and 1t is this group of
which Senator Burton has Just finished
day elected one of the vice presidents
Of the-American Economic Association.
The scientists admit that this section
Of the American Association for the
ically weak body and the existence of
the two organizations, Section ! and the
American Economic Association, has
yspios tea ano for
two meetings were held at about the
same hour, one under the auspices Of
each organization, and each treating the
same theme, the cost Of living.
Census Defended.
The American Statistical Association
has come to the relief Of the Census Blu
reau SO far as 1t can. In a resolution
adopted at the Raleigh, the statist-
clans say:
Resolved, That the American Statistic
al Association assembled in its seventy
third annual meeting. hereby records its
profound conviction that reports of
successive Federal censuses are indis-
pensable to the careful study Of Ameri-
and changes, and have been SO ever
since q former president Of this associa-
ton, Francis A. Walker, throughly re-
constructed this branch of Govern
Resolved. That this association
sincerely hopes that the tabulations and
publications Of the thirteenth census
may be no less extensive in scope, re-
liable in content, and prompt in pub
lication than the censuses Of 1880. 1880
Resolved, That this association firmly
believes that the appropriation Of sums
uiarly now, that most Of the prelim-
mary work has been done. would be a
wise and economical expenditure Of pub
AS forecast in The Times. the Amer
lean Association for the Advancement
of Science selected Edward c. Picker
ing, the famous Harvard astronomer,
next president of the association. MIR.
Pickering was unanimously elected last
Three Washington men were elected
vice presidents Of sections, these being
John Hays Hammond; Director Holmes.
Fewlles, of the Smithsonian Institution.
Other vice presidents named are 4. z.
Vanvleck. Of the University of Wis
consin; A. @. Webster. Clark Uniyer-
sity; w. I. Miller. Toronto University;
J. =. Todd. University Of Kansas; ".
A. Locy, Northwestern University: J.
]. B. Macleod, Western Reserve; J.
McKeen Cattell. Columbia University.
The final session of the Home Econ
Wiuystine Goodsell of Teachers Col
lege, Columbia, led with a paper on "A
Course in the History of the House
hold" A round table followed, the
Home Economics" Mrs. Mary P. Van
Zile, of the Kansas Agricultural Col
lege; Mary L. Bull, Of the University OF
Minnesota, and Rachel H. Co!well. OF
the University Of West. Virginia, de-
scribing conditions in their States.
Monopoly Question.
A new note on the monopoly question
was sounded at a meeting of section l.
Of the American Association, the groul
which includes all the social and eco.
nomic scientists. DR.. John Franklin
Crowell, associate editor Of the Wal
Street Journal, called attention to the
fact that "as a nation the United States
has three undesirable monopolies-first
this nation is the only civilized country
in the world that has had serious
financial panic in recent times; second
this is the only civilized country that
has a series of banks instead Of q
country which keeps the funds of the
nation in a national treasury. The frs
Is a result of which the second and
third are prime causes.
HDlI Hxt T0hv
Hays Hammond. who discussed "cor
porate Problems of Today" and BY
Prof. Carver, Of Harvard; samue
John B. paish. Of washington.
Commission Favored.
Mr.. Hammond argued for a Fedora
commission to regulate the great in
dustrial corporations saying:
II believe that the basic principle
of the Sherman act should be main
Enthusiastically until a new sub
stantive law shall be enacted to pro
tect the interests of the publi
against possible aggression on tn
part OF big business. I do not be
lieve, however, there is need of I
act. While this act may be regarde
as the keystone OF the law governing
modern fndustr1al development,
does need. think. further definition
and amplihcation by supplements
legislation -
"For the administration of the law
controlling Industrial corporations.
believe q Federal commission is nee
essary-such as the Interstate Con,
merce Commission, which has SO sat
isfactorily regulated interstate rail
way traffic. This commission shoul
consist chiefly of business men. an
with them should be associated ex
perts on economic subjects and law
yers who have had extensive corpora
tion practice. To this commissio
considerable latitude should be give
in the exercise of it's discretion a
TO economic questions; but theI
should be at the same time a legs
tribunal to which appeal could
made, especially on legal Issues. frol
the decisions Of the commission"
Urges All Women