New-York tribune., 1918-06-20
Would Let Japan Into ST.
IBERIA and Strike From
Two Fronts
Many Get De gre e 8
Ex-President, Dawson and
Hoover Honored at Glass
Luncheon

NEW HAVEN, Conn, June 10. This
mas been the greatest commencement
that the Oldest graduate can recollect,
coming as it has at the crisis of our
national history and the history of the
world"
IN those words William Howard Taft,
formerly President of the United
States, described Yale's second war
commencement in momentous patri-
otlc speech at the alumni luncheon to-
Gay which closed the three days excr-
clses. Without mentioning names, the
eX-fressdent condemned any man who
would spread anti-British propaganda
IN this country or attempt to impeach
'he motives Of England in the world
war as "a liar and traitor"
Mr.. Taft warned the people against
handling the Russian situation with
too much sympathy, and advocated the
entry of Japan into Siberia in the
Allies cause.
To Berlin Via Russia
we have got to reach round the
world to win the btttle," said Mr.: Taft.
II Germany organizes the resources
ol russia and her man power it is 90
ing to take a good deal longer to win
TINS war than we realize.
say we must not be too sensitive
about the feelings of the people who
nave no present government which we
can recognize. We have got to have
an army on both sides Of the globe.
we have got to trust our allies, and
among them we have got to trust
Japan
We must not let the ties slip by
until it is too late to do ANYTHING in
that direction. If we allow Japan to
get into Siberia we can establish an
other Eastern front and march to Ber-
i'm from both sides of the globe"
lhe thousands of graduates who at
tended the last commencement func-
tlon responded with wild enthusiasm to
the speeches Of the ex-President. Wis
count Reading, Lord Chief Justice Of
England and British Ambassador: jus
ice Riddell. of Ontario; John Mase-
:leld and others who preceded Mr.. Taft.
Hoover Gets Degree
Inc three latter We're among those
who received honorary degrees from
Yale to-day. Yale has not conferred
her honors on such list of distin-
guished men in years. Several of the
recipients are prominent in war work.
Herbert c. Hoover, Federal Food Ad-
miaistrator; Benedict Crowell, Assist
ant Secretary of War; Frank l.. Polk.
counsellor to the State Department and
former Corporation Counsel of New
York City, head of the American Red
Cross, and DR.. Henry Drysdale Dakin,
d!scoverer of new methods Of treating
the wars wounded, were others who re-
celyed honorary degrees. The complete
list follows:
Masters of Art
ALFRED LAWRENCE AIKEN. B. A..
1891-First governor of the Federal
Reserve Bank Of New England and
now president of the Shawmut Ma
tional Bank Of Boston.
PAUL WAYLAND BARTLETT-sculp-
tor of the Lafayette statue in the
square of the Louvre, Paris, and of
work at the Capitol in Washington.
etc.
HENRY STANFORD BROOKS, B. A..
1SS5-Chairman Of the Yale Alumni
Fund Association.
BENEDICT CROWELL, PH. B.. 1891
Assistant Secretary of War.
FRANK LYON POLK, B. A., 1894
Counsellor of the State Department.
ROBERT SCOVILLE-Food Admins
traitor of the State of Connecticut,
Doctors of Science
HENRY DRYSDALE DAKIN-The dis
coverer of the Dakin system of treat
ing wounds, which has been of great
service to the Allies.
EDWARD SYLVESTER MORSE-Di-
rector Of the Peabody Museum in
Salem and authority on Japanese art
and on zoology.
Doctor of Letters
JOHN MASEFIELD - Distinguished
English poet and man of letters.
Doctors of Divinity
JAMES EDGAR GREGG, B. D.. 1903
A graduate of Harvard and of the
Yale School of Religion; recently
elected principal of Hampton Insti-
DANIEL SYLVESTER TUTTLE-Pre-
siding Bishop of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church.
Doctors of Laws
HERBERT CLARK HOOVER-Federal
Food Administrator.
WILLIAM RENWICK RIDDELL-Jus-
tice Of the Supreme Court of On
tario; an earnest advocate Of good
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