Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-29
HENRY B. GARDNER
HEADS ECONOMISTS
President of Brown University
Honored by American
Association.
URGES OPEN-DOOR POLICY
Hollands Minister Advocates I'm
selfish Attitude Toward the
Philippine Islands.
URGES OPEN-DO0R POLICY

icnIE IL Gardner. president o.
Brown University, was yesterday elect
ed president OF the American Eco
noinic Association. in session here
Other officers elected are as follows:
George l.. Roberts. OF New York: Su-
san NJ kingsbury, Of Bryn Aiawr and
II. X. Hatfield president of the Uni
versity OF California. vice -prcsidents:
Allyn a. Young. OF Cornell University,
secretary and treasurer. Henry c. Tay-
lor, OF the University Of Wisconsin,
and NJ. y. Eci.!as?n, Of Chicago. were
elected members OF the executive COM
mittee. THIS committee viii later Sc
Icct the convention city for 1871: I;
is believed that Lexington, ~. Will be
chosen.
URGES OPEN-DOOR POLICY
FOt THE PHILIPPINES
J. +. cremer. minister from Holland
To the United Stctes. in an address
last night. urged tnat the United states
adopt the open doom policy with re-
gard TO the Philippines. Mr.. CrcIner.
who has been twice member OF the
Dutch Parliament and once Foreign
Secretary. Was given hearty reccp-
lie declared that the open door pre-
walls in all OF the Dutch colonies. The
colonial policy OF the Netherlands was
a; first simply for the beneiii of the
mother county. but with the coming
OF new ideas SeliShncSs WAS thrown
into the discard and tho markets of the
colonies opened to the world. one
vas the fact that Holland, being
small nation. considered il too great
Il task 10 alone develop colonial pos
sess ions which We're SIXTY times as
large the mother country. The re-
suits have been beneficial he said. TO
I'll concerned ana have given Holland
good Will has been a greater safeguard
taan great necis or armies.
III urging the open-door for ;he Phil
ipp!nes. Mr.. cre!ner said that he knew
.. one great nation which. when n
colony, rchellcd because OF import pre-
ferential duties and which held !, GER
tain tea party On that account.
BRILLIANT ADDuESS DY :.
WILLIAM CULRERTSON
Preceding Mir. Cremer, William Cui-
bertson, nH the United states Tarin
Gommission made ..,a an unusually bril-
a Co!onia! Policy
Having but few weeks ago tray
eeled from the Argonne forest to
thed-ol City VIXEN the last German
shot was fired into IL. he was so much
impressed with the horror and desola-
home with the firm determination to
do all that he could 20 get the peace
conference 20 remove all possible causes
declared. bred hatred and, led to war
and the peace conference. by providing
for the open door could do much TO
preven; future disasters:
He regretted 10 say that during
visit the past summer to Italy. Great
Britain and France he found states
men who wished their countries 10
go into the conference with the design
OF getting all That they could out Of
II for the particular nation which they
represented. He declared that If the
discussions there would be an oppor-
tunity for the solving OF the great
trade problems He believed that the
conference should embody in the
treaty as many general principles as
possible, should establish a series OF
international commissions and should
provide for the reassembling OF the
delegates q, stated periods.
IMPLIES EQI tLTrN IN
COMMERCIAL. TREATMENT
Discussing the open door. Mr.. Cul-
bertson said tat il was of immediate
Importance. not only for this country.
free trade Il simply implies equality
in commercial treatment. The treaty
between Spain and the United States
provided for the open door in the
Pnilippincs Tor d period OF ten years.
hui since the expiration of that period
preferential tariffs have been imposed.
The American Association for Agri-
cultural Legislation. which adjourned
yesterday morning, VIII meet a gain on
January and .. These sessions will
he held III Baltimore.
commissioners Royal MeekSr, OF the
United States Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics. yesterday addressed the Ameri-
can Association for Labor Legislation
IN regard to workmcns compensation.
WoRKMEN's COMPENSATION
SOUGHT IN ALL STATES
The first step in the future develop
ment or Worknen'S compcnSat ton,
cord!ng TO Mr.. Meeker. rs to secure its
adoption in the ten States that have
not yet acted, which, with the striking
a. a NJ 81 & ID.
souri,. are all in The South He ad-
vocatcd broadening compensation laws
TO cover all workers, especially rail-
road employees, who are still almost
wholly at the mercy of antiquatcd en-
ploycrs liability laws, and urged the
universal adoption of exclusive State
insurance funds, better medical care,
larger cash payments ana Il shorter
waiting period wherever these are not
up TO the highest standards II think
this association has no more important
function 10 perform" he said, than
the enlightenment of the minds Of
the people generally on the necessity
FOR including all employees under com
pensation laws and the economy and
indispensability OF an exclusive state
fund"
Members of the economic association
were disappointed yesterday morning
at the failure TO arrive of Paul War
Durg. United States Senator Robert
l.. Owen and flennen Jennings. of the
United states Bureau OF Mines These
were down for papers and discussions.
Their absence was to a large extent
compensated for by the exceedingly
interesting paper Of President irving
Fisher or "StabiliZing the Dollar and