The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-10
Speaker Urges
World Union Against
LawleSS Nations.

Six thousand persons were presen, a.
University Heights yesterday 20 tlke
part In the eighty-third annual COM
mencement exercises OF the combined
schools OF New York University. \
total OF s72 degrees We're awarded TO
candidates, making up the largest grad
uating class in the history Of the in
stitution.
In the morning NJ - $50 the candi-
dates from the University college Of
Arts and Pure Science. the School OF
Applied Science. the Washington Square
College. the Graduate School and the
School OF Pedagogy marched into the
auditorium OF the Gould Memorial Id
brary in order to pass through the for
malities OF graduation.
The prayer was given by Dr. Henry
". Brown. Cbaldo J. Maria. rs. % the
College OF Arts and Pure Science, made
the saluta,ory address. efficiency In
leadership" and Albert Levin. Is. as
the NalediCtOrlhr, Sioht on INC NsAill-
cation Of College Training"
Or. Lyman Abbott OF the class OF 1853
addressed the graduates on "ln%terna-
tional brotherhood" lie said that the
outgoing generation had found a way TO
establish on the American continent a
human brotherhood that 1t was the
duty OF the incoming generation TO es-
tabllsh throughout the world a human
brotherhood.
III an individual refuses to obey the
law We call him "A criminal" he said.
III a crowd of individuals gather to-
gether to resist the Law We call them a
mob. What shall We call a nation which
wipes of llws-lnternational laws
from It's books and refuses to obey
them ! call it a criminal ration.
I'VE need an international league, a
combination OF the civilized nations OF
the globe, saying to one another and
saying to the world. He who refuses TO
do justice shall be compelled to do
Justice
Force OF the L. y. Army.
There has been a labor war IN Col
orado now there is peace. What brought
preaching sermons not a good woman
going out and carrying flowers, II was
because the United States army went
to the soil and said to them, 'You shall
not fght.' And the time will come. |
hope not far distant, when the United
States Government will not only say
TO labor and capitalists You shall not
fight hut to labor. You shall do that
which we think Is just, and to the cap
ital,st likewise. hut If YOU are unwilling
you shall do II unwillingly.'
81 believe ] am a member OF every pcac,
society in the United States. believe
in ~peace-peace individuals
peace between states. peace between ma
tions-but We have very good authoritN
for saying hat peace will never CONF
by crying Peace, peace when there Is
no peace. II will come when the nations
Of the world Join hands together against
war, ready to say to n man-any tribe
Of men, any nation of men that dares tC
disturb the worlds peace without FIRST
seeking a peaceable arbitration OF the
a~uestion-'you shall be held to reckon
with"
Among the guests on the platform was
Lewis Il. Reed, "a years Did, the only
surviving member OF the class of lS43
Chancellor Brown invited him to speak
and he said that his only regret was that
he couldn't go through college again,
Chancellor Brown gave a luncheon ir
the gymnasium to the candidates for
honorary degrees. About 500 guests
were present.
Justice Russell cad Line.
The graduates of the law school. tn,
University and Bellevue Hospital Med.
cal College. the veterinary college and
school OF commerce., accounts and
finance formed a procession at 3:3C
o'clock. The line was headed by Justice
Isaac Russell OF Special Sessions, whc
carried the torch. Next came Chancellor
Brown and Or. George Alexander. pr"si'
dent OF the university council Their
came the combined faculties m the
candidates for honorary degrees. fol
lowed by the students, The procession
passed through the Hall OF Fame
around the campus and down the NAL
to the library.
Honorary degrees were conferred as
follows: Robert Ridgway, engineer OF
subway construction, Public Service
Commission. master OF science in civil
engineering tho Rev, James Oscar BOYD
Of the Church OF the Rcdeemer, Tatcr'
son, y. j., doctor Of divinity Franklin
X. Lane, Secretary OF the Interior, doc,
tor of laws Chief Magistrate William
McAdoo, doctor OF laws Sidney Edward
Mezes, president Of the College OF the
City OF New York, doctor OF laws DR.