Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-09-18
BRYAN CREDITED FOR RESICNING.
Ellis B. Usher Says Commoner Hes
Won Place in Politics.
(By Ellis B. fishery

tentlOn mas Deen diverted by MS
peace propaganda, that deserves pub
lie gratitude. After almost a genera
ton of preaching of the pernicious
doctrines of unrest, after contribut-
ing all that he was able to a feenng of
contempt for all the fundamental
principles upon which American
ideals rest, he at last took himself a
way from the place of second impOr-
lance in the executive branch of the
government, just at the proper time
to give the fullest emphasis to the fall
sity and shallowness of his theories.
Not only has the sequel of the note to
Germany, which he refused to sign,
completely bereft him of an excuse
for his own action, but it has again
raised up in their majesty and force
real democratic respect for the funda-
mental principles of civilization of
international law, and American
manhood. His successor, Mr.. Lans-
ing, rested the Lusitania case upon
recognized principles of law and JUS
tice, and won. This victory the able
secretary is quoted as saying, "is re-
cOgnition of the fundamental princi-
pie for which VIC have commended" 1t
has taken long time for Democrats
to get back to recognition of the i'm
mutability of fundamental principles,
and, for one am happy to recognize
Mr.. Bryan's first great service to the
party and to the country in stepping
aside so the sun light of truth might
once more beam in its effulgence.
ACADEMIC FREEDOM.
There is an aspect of the new dis
position to question the infalIibihty
of college professors for all kinds of
practical, and, we may add. imprac-
teal service, that goes beyond the
limits possible to such humble and
unterrified critics as the writer, and
gets into the charmed circle itself. 1t
is no longer possible to say it. Wis
consin that every graduate of the in
sitution ION the hill" which the tax
payers spend so much upon, and are
entirely willing to be generous with,
Is advocate of the present system. ="
There are men like Mr.. Trottman,
who resigned as president of the
board of university regents and gave
cogent reasons for his action, who
have come to realize that blindly to
follow the present university leader
ship is to court an ultimate and
harmful setback to the cause of gem
uine education. This is a temper not
confined to Wisconsin. People let
tered and unlettered, are beginning to
ask why college graduates even of the
Hedging variety, have "all of a sud
den," become such supermen that to
them alone all the wisdom of the age
is as a day that is done. Only these
new prophets can tell what facade
mic freedom is, and tell why expe-
rience is no longer necessary to per-
feet knowledge. The new born Eek
pert the specialist in service" the
and embodiment of "effici-
ency," steps from 1.-THE hill" as the
goddess sprang fullarmed
from the forehead of Jove. He knows
nothing of the past That is a tale of
yesterday. He is the prophet of the
future, who does not need the cycle of
the ages to cut his teeth upon. We
have taken some lessons in Washing
ton in what Lowell pleases to term
two story larnin'," and we are in
clined to agree with the more modern
DR.. FleXner that higher education
is quite likely to educate young man
high in the air, as it were, where it
leaves him without parachute to get
back to earth again" But | would
suggest to DR.. Flexner that the sim
pie principle of gravity does the bust
ness, as we are of late discovering, in
this state. am not jeering at edu-
cation. This is an age when young
men and young women need the train
ing of good. wholesome, and highly
cultured schools to prepare them to
meet the duties of life work in civil |
lization constantly growing more
and in the activities of
which their real education must be
had, if they are fit to learn.
RUN By UNIV ERSI TY TRUST.
An instance of the sort of question
ing spirit to which | have referred is
Of late developed within the select |
circle of the American Historical AS |
ISOLATION, certain members. who are
not of the illiterate but are professors /
IN small colleges are making deter
mined stand against ring rule" in 1
that organization. They charge that
It's high places are controlled and par
,elled out by and to a few of the elect /
and thaf aVDn sauna ,aatt,~ cr-nea ,bo.