The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24
WHARTON BARKER
DEFENDS NEARING
L. Of p. Trustee Says Profess.
sOr's Attacks on Capital
Led to Ousting.
so TOLD PROVOST SMITH

PHILADELPHIA. June ga Wharton
Barker. trustee OF the University %.
Pennsylvania, hnancler and ~, ~. 'tre
Populist nominee for rrosidcl' o,la
public to-day a letter he w'.'o IN
Provost Smith concerning the a''.,t.
on Scott Nearing. since ous'cd t- ss.
sistant professor Of economic lr the
Wharton School.
The letter, under date Z Aprii y. 10.
clares that hearings assaults 900 m.
aggresslons of capital We're r.sIptsal.
for the attacks on him, and ,Nrt,-sp,
fear OF a possibility that Jews. ln,.
tarians and other dissenters' may We
driven out OF the university.
Mr.. Barker enclosed the letter In a
communication 20 Bolton Hal. ~ Nov
York. a lawyer who write - Mr. BtrE.t
protesting against Dr. Nea'lrr's dis.
missal. This letter TO Mr.. Ha'l was
sent to-day. II and the appended copy
of the letter to the provost follows
81 have your letter Of June q
have also many other letters of Ike
import. | made the motion + rear.
pointment OF Dr. Scott Nearing and
made contention for his reelection with
all the vigor at my command. That
you may know of my belief I quote
from a letter | wrote TO Prov 81 Smith
April 6:
1.-The letters, four 7 think, YOU placed
before the board of trustees ~ the Tn.
versity OF Pennsylvania appear TO he
charges OF economic hcterodoNy rattle,
than of ecclesiastical heterodoNy. a.
| tach TO this letter a slip that covers al
open letter addressed by Scott Nct.Irg.
who was attacked by the writers ~ TIE
letters referred to, which bredthes from
end to end the spirit Of Him who
..xnahnA 81. Gnrr,,, IN ~. Nf4F4r.
which letter l want you 10 read.
III the action George Whar on Pop
per and ]. lowering Jones would have
the trustees of the University Of Penn
sylvania take should he taken, action
| cannot believe possible, Jews, I'M
tarians and other disseujers would Ne
driven from the University OF renrsy.-
vania.
lis II possible that such men as 10
seph Leidy. Thomas Huxley. John Tyr-
dali. william Furness. Horace Furuess.
Henry Lea and hosts Of other men rs
earnest, but not as well know should
have a ban put upon them by the lr,-
versity of Pennsylvania"
81 hope the action taken by The board
OF trustees about "A year since when
tho statement of Effngham Morris q
TO the position Of the University -
Pennsylvania trustees for free speech
and religious liberty was given ."'
may stand without modification AS -,
declared position of the University Il
Pennsylvania
Thomas Huxley. uron his i~ns'i!'a.
ton as rector of Aberdeen University
in 1874. said universities should .
places in which thought is free from
all letters and in which al! sources 4
knowledge and all aids 10 leI''.-s
should be accessible to all corners Vi'0'
out distinction OF creed or country,
riches or poverty
Can any one who believes IN fros
speech and religious liberty TAX" o're'
position than that taken ny HUXLEY
THE attacks upon Nearing are rtis
not because OF his views upuu religion,
but he attacks ~" aggr'sSions of t,-
ISOLATED capital. attacks made" because
associated capital knows that its a-
gression upon economic rights of "a
people is nefarious and cannot s'uf
against adequate presentation of 'h. DO.
mands OF the people and of the lgr
sions OF associated capital"
Another open letter was addressed
to-day 20 the officers Of INSTRUCT, -
the University of Pennsylvau'l hy Pr.
Lightner Wilmer. professor Of %, p
ogy. in which he called on them Oh, ,,a'
out by law the right OF the inst. tu'o. =
trustees to drop Prof scott N.Iru-
Or. Wilmer said the one year r.u'.I
the form under which Prof. Nc1" r. V Z
engaged, apparently was q h'. 'jrA
and a subvcntion Of the clear i'i'a' 2
the university's charter He said .ot 't
seemed 20 know when tho IG',. I
regulations Of the board Of trustee N.r'
adopted or to meet con'.rE'u..,- l'
said the present Interpretation .a
rules reduced an officer of .u-, . ' .r
to the status Of a day ltEo.,,.
Tn case Of Prof. Nearing wt" ..",
10 be carried TO the sup mo g. u. -
the state Of Pennsylvania IN 0r''. %
the meaning and intent of 'u, .
1871 he judic'ally interpreted y