Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-08
New York S District Attorney
Declares Individual Efforts
Must Not Be Destroyed by
SociaIistic Tendencies
GOVERNOR BALDWIN
SPEAKS ON EDUCATION
Connecticut Chief Executive
Says Schools and Church
Are Complementary Agen-
cieS for Training,


New Haven Conn, March Tho
next convention OF the Religious asso-
citation, now ina session here, win he
held ia Buffalo i'm 1878. Tho subject
for consideration win De Child We'll
fare" This was decided upon at the
business meeting Of the association TO-.
day. The delegates ALSO voted 10 hold
an extra midsummer convention next
year at the Panama Pacific exposition
i'm san Francisco.
Making social citizens was the
topic discussed at touighta session.
The speakers were District Attorney
Charles S Whitman of New YORK,
Governor Simon r Baldwin Of Con-
nccticut and Charles II Howe presi~
dent Of the Case school Of Applied
Science at Cleveland. Ohio.
Attorney Whitman Speaks.
THE strong demand Of the new
social citizenship. District Attorney
Whitman said. lis that the rich and
powerful shall do their part--a part
measured by their power--toward the
bctterment of social conditions, and
the conditions Of living IN our eoun-
try, towards it's security and defense
and maintenance of it's government
that they shall assist and not obstru [
the government in It's efforts to pro-
mote The order and morals Of society,
to eliminate privilege 70 protect la
bor as wen as capital and 10 strength
on the race by proper provisions for
lbs health The FIRST essential to the
making of The social citizen Is the
quickening of the individual sense OF
responsibility for the general well
fare
Socialism Is Condemned
"The great problem OF statesman
ship in this country I'm the next decade
viii ho TO make sane and effective
response TO that demand-to so direct
the forces of social citizenship that
they may not destroy the strong pro-
gresslye power of Individual initia-
tive with the paralysis Of socialism
may not send our great democracy
upon the rocks of an nnwieldy cen-
ualized power, that shall be alike de-
structlye TO the personal and eeono-
mic liberty of ihe individual"
Governor Baldwin referred to tho
public school and the church as com
Elementary agencies in making social
citizens Their methods differ how
ever he said The school imparts
knowledge ana inspires conduct. but Il
cannot with propriety seek to secure
from any OF It's pupils personal
pledge to accept any particular rule
OF action or belief or political princi-
pies. The churches may do the same
thing he said, iu certain limits at
least.
"a great service in the direction to
which have alluded. Goyeruoe
Baldwin said. 3s being done in this
country by the Roman Gathouc
church. ono Of its most imposing ami
useful activities is inducing its young
people by tens Of thousands to organ
lie as the Holy Name society
President Howe said that corrc-
spondenee with presidents and pro-
fcssors ia the engineering colleges in-
dicated thnt most of these schools are
doing little directly 20 prepare stu-
dents for citizenship, unless required
and elective courses on economies ANA
political science may be considered as
SUCH an Of them claim. however. Dr.
said to be- doing a great deal indl-
rectly on account of the character NJ
the courses and the training given