The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-20
AMERICAN STUDENTS
NOW STUDY AT HOME
IGNORING GERMANY
Foreign Scholars Attend
Schools in United States to
Learn Secret of Republics
Progress.

WASHINGTON. June pa few
wears ago much stress was laid upon
that class of education which was
FINISHED abroad but abroad ap-
pears to have been moved from
t,urope to the United States. 1t is
shown by official figures that the
United States furnished only 351 stu
dents for German Finishing schools
and other educational institutions IN
1912. or these 32S were from north
ern states and tWenty-three from
southern states. The number OF for
eisn students enrolled at 275 American
universities, colleges and techniologic-
al schools in the year 1913 not only
reached the surprising total Of 4,222,
but this was an actual increase OF 81
over 1911. Travellers upon the boats
going to, or coming from South
America are impressed with the num-
Der of young men whose mission to
the United States concerns the matter
OF their education. These young men
after graduation, have proven their
benefit to the foreign trade Of the
United States through the demand
they have created for the American
articles to which they have become
accustomed. and in their business and
official life they quite universally
eign enterprises.
There are 100 foreign students en-
rolled in the under graduate and grad
uate classes of arts and sciences in the
United States. The next largest num-
Der is in courses in engineering. sol.
Medicine follows with 339; 1903 in den
istry, 20 in agriculture, and 236 in
theology.
Canada sent 653 students: China,
594: Japan, 1856; Mexico, 223; Great
Britain and ireland, PIP: Cuba, 209;
India, 1862; Finland, 1924; Germany, ~.
Every La1in-Amerlcan country except
French Guiana has representatives in
this group of foreign students. The
numbers range from two in the case of
Uruguay and Paraguay through 43 for
Argentina, l13 for Brazil, to the MeXi-
can total of 223
May Modify Tariff.
There is a growing impression in
wellinformed circles here that the
tariff plans Of the administration as
embodied in the Underwood bill will
be modified in one important particu-
lar at least. The runOred change is
one that can be made very easily il the
President and Congress are so minded,
for it will consist merely in eliminat-
ing the provisO at the end of Schedule
r, which declares that after May l,
1916, sugar shall be admitted duty
free. Two factors are said to be in
tluentia in inducing the Democratic
leaders to look favOrably upon this
course. The first is the consideration
that the revenue of nearly $4O,000O0O
from sugar, always the best revenue
produced of the tariff list, will be
needed to help fill the growing gap
hot -
penditure The second is the result
OF Investigations which the Depart
ment of Commerce has made into con-
'iitions in the Louisiana sugar fields.
and which are now being extended to
the sugar beet states. 1t is reported
that the figures collected by the gov
eminent experts show that the home
sugar industry will be badly crippled
by the Tree admission of foreign sugar
While the President is not likely to
commit himself until the reports of his
investigators are completed ii is note
worthy that most of the talk Of a pos
sible amendment of the sugar tariff
comes from Democratic sources.
Taboos Hog Cholera Cure
A warning has been issued from
Washington against the latest cure for
hog cholera, which has been receiving
public press. The statement of The
federal government SAYS that 1T has
no reason to believe in the efficiency
OF any proprietary cure for hog
cholera and does not recommend it."
nd"r certain conditions it urges
farmers to protect their stock with
anti-hOg cholera serum. but that is all.
Cleveland and Wilson,.
The Old"r politicians purpOrt TO see
som nth!ne OF a similarity in the con
ditions surrounding President Wilson
with those which brought SO much
trouble to Grover Cleveland, and
Senator \ardaman. of Miss sSippi, in
his speech upon the canal question,
suggested that the President had
heard too much flattcry and too little
advice. This is a condition true to
every president. The majority of pub
lie mrn who visit the White House
are seeking fay ors, and adopt the ad
dress of cOurticrS. When NJ. Cleve-
land was PRESIDENT he came to Wash
inStOn as stranger to the national
leaders OF his party. Therefore he
endeayOred to make haste slowly" in
tn" matter Of appointment just as
President Wilson has done: with the
result that a good many OF the patron
age hunting congressman held fast tC
executive favor. Cleveland and vii
son are alike in one respect. in that
neither is REGARDED as very amiabe
when under CritiCiSm Mr.. Wilson has
exercised the same sort of influence
over Democratic leaders of this day
as Mr.. Cleveland did over those of his
time. and il may be that the beginning
Of open criticism has been marked BY
the attitude of Speaker Champ Clarl
and Leader Oscar Underwood. who
have been the first to indulge in any
thing like plain talk to their chief.
MIR eryan's Ambitions.
Secretary Bryan recently revealct
his early ambitions. and disclosed dur
ing an address. proof that he has gon,
far afied from what he anticipated
would be his life work Mir Bryan
says Il commenced with a desire t
be Baptist preacher. Before | Wa
six years old | wanted to be farmo
and raise pumpkins. My father Wa
Il Judge, and | remember the old cour
house where | used to listen to cases
This ambition guided me through m
boyhood and college days. Following
along the events of his earlier life
Mr.. Bryan says that he got int
politics by accident and stayed Their
by design He says that when h
was first nominated for Congress tina