Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
STRONG MEN ARE. WANTED
Speech Made at Congress Of Uni.
versities of Empire.
CHAOS IN LONDON STREETS
Many Thoroughfares Being Re.
paired-Peers Interested in De-
velopment of Canada.
BY w. HAMILTON RHODES.
nee Of The Star.

bx w. hAm1L1ON hhODES.
Foreign Correspondence Of The star
LONDON. July 10 1872
The growth OF the university system.
the need for men OF character. the duty
of the universities TO produce such men.
the increasing difficulty of maintaining
the British empire and the world unrest
that is now manifesting itself were the
themes of an eloquent address with which
Lord Rosebery opened. at the London
University this week. a congress Of the
universities of the empire
Fifty-three seats of learnins-''from OK
ford To Sydney, from ST. Andrews to
Saskatchewan. and from Dublin 10 the
Ca pe.'' as Lord Rosebcry put .t-were
represented at the congress They We're
all, according TO his lordships fancy.
| Joining hands and singing. it were. in
imagination. Aud Lang Syne.' at a meet
ing which represented every part and re-
gion of this worldwide empire
Eloquent and delightful as the whole
speech was, the most striking part was
in the closing passages. This empire, he
said. is becoming increasingly difficult 10
maintain. Before the great crush Of the
competition of nations took place il was
comparatively easy: simply spread
ourselves over the globe. But no ono who
observes the signs of the times fail
| to see that IL will he increasingly difficult
TO maintain this empire in its entirety and
its cohesion without intensity OF
character and devotion which it must be
the task of the universities prominently
to maintain.
| Lord Rosebery said. with other things:
Il would add a further piea-that *.
that you are to supply the men Of whom
the world is I'm need: for IL is not only
| the empire, but the world. which has
need OF all the character, all the honesty
Al, ~,
veloped undeveloped. TO carry il on
without the danger of anarchy and chaos.
Great Movement of Unrest.
81 do not think any intelligent observer
can watch the course OF the world with
out seeing that a great movement of un-
rest is passing over if. whether for good
or evil. / cannot doubt for good: but ii
! is affecting not merely England and the
empire but the entire universe. After
centuries OF deafness. il is affecting the
east. and the ottoman empire Is appar-
emily in the throes of preparation for
| some new Development More striking
| even than that, Ii has touched the dor
| mant millions OF China, which, for the
| first time In its history, appear likely to
| start a new development, a new progress
| to some ideal which we ourselves are in
capable of defining.
rs not the whole world I'm the throes
thing new to US. something. perhaps. new
| to history, something better than any
thing we have ever known. which il may
take ages to perfect; which, at any rate.
| means new evolution?
For the purpose OF guiding that move
ment. for the purpose OF letting IL pro-
coed on safe lines, that il will not
lead to shipwreck. We need all the men
that the universities can give us; not
| merely the higher intelligences OF which
| l have spoken. but also men right through
the framework OF society-from the high
est to the lowest-whose character and
virtues can influence and inspire others.
Manufacturing Machines.
4 am looking today at the universities
simply as the best kind of machines for
producing the best kind of men. Ii is
i'm that spirit and in the hope that the
universities of the empire will not be in
sensible to that spirit and to the high
responsibility cast upon them that ]
wish God speed to this conference
London is not only fun, London is also
what is known as up. that is to say.
the streets are being repaired: Both in
the West End and the city all is chaos.
Motor buses are turned down side
streets scarcely large enough to accom-
| modate a decent-sized motor car. and
passengers are eXasperated by delays.
Perhaps the worst instance is Waterloo
bridge, which is being repaired half At
a time One line OF motor buses, which
serves North London, has to make de-
tour by Westminster bridge, Parliament
street and the Strand, we'll over a mile
and a half out of the direct route.
\ conference of personages interested
i'm the promotion of better relations be-
tween Great Britain and Germany from
both a political and a commercial point
of view IS To be held i'm London early
next month. Special Importance may b.
attached to this consultation, there j.
every reason TO believe that IL Will final
~ determine the course OF various
schemes which for some time have been
under discussion i'm London and Berlin
alike schemes that in their principle and
essential details have tho approval OF
both the British and German govern
mcntS.
Interested in Canada.
Attention is being called to the great
interest that members Of the peerase
have been taking in the development Of
Canada The Duke of Sutherland easily
takes the lead in the extent OF his holding
in the great dominion of the west Lord
Somers has been joined at Toronto by
brother-in-law. Lord Leconfields brother,
Reginald Wyndham, is trying his lot ia
the role of settler. Fruit farming has
occupied much of Lord Sholto Douglas
energies in British Columbia Lord
Aberdeen also has large fruit farming
interests on the Coldstream estate on
the Pacific slope. Lord Cianwiliiam
and Lord Hindlip are large holders OF
land i'm British Columbia. and the Earl
katcheWan.