Evening star., 1919-07-20
ny EDWARD MARSHALL.
peciai Correspondence Of Tho Star.

have a particular Significance
now that the war has won democracy
for 80 many millions who knew 1t not
before.
Prof. Robert McNutt McElroy. one
of Americas able educators and pub
licists. is the most active OF the ex-.
ecutive heads in charge Of promoting
the event. which already promises ex-
traordinary and even international
Importance.
mo detail Of the plan" Prof. Nc
Elroy told the writer yesterday. as
more gratifying than the promised
cooperation Of the allied nations In
the celebration. AS a matter Of fact
the American Constitution is a docu-
mont Of value not alone to the citi-
gems Of the United States. but to all
free peoples.
'-The fact that the American revo-
luton was not war between Ameri-
ca and England. and did not result
in victory of America over England.
but was a war of liberal ideas against
feactionary ideas. and victory of
j
government. affecting not only Amer
tea, but England herself. is fully un-
ferstood by thoughtful men on this
eide and frankly recognized by the
greatest British writer's who have ex-
pressed themselves on government
during the last half century. There
Tore 1t seems proper that special at
tentton of all Anglo-Saxon dwellers
IN America should be called to this
Circumstance and that it should be
remembered by all Anglo -Saxons else
where. as something Of superlative
Importance. And the Significance
goes beyond the Anglo Saxon: as 1
shall try to show"
Prof. McElroy. besides being one of
Americas most distinguished educators,
Is an internationalist Of note. At PRES
ent he heads the department Of history
It Princeton University and is education
al director Of the National Security
League. He was born in Kentucky in
1S72. was given his A. B. by Princeton
In 1895. was made Boudinot fellow In
history by Princeton in 1867. became
Instructor In history in 1898 and when
no was made Phi. d. In 1900 was granted
special leave Of absence for study at
Oxford.
In 1908 he was granted another years
Leave Of absence for study In Europe
aud In 1909 was elected Edwards
professor Of history by his university.
In 1911 he was offered the presidency
Of Wells College and upon declining
~A0 nnda 11fn hor ~ lHn An~ -
trustees. The following year hs was
made head Of the department Of his
tory and politics at Princeton. He
spent four months In Germany in
1914. including the period Of mobiliza-
tion. and. returning to America, en-
tered the great camp at Plattsburg as
private soldier. From that moment,
whether at home or abroad, he was
constantly active in efforts to arouse
America
In 1915 this man Of varied and great
usefulness accepted an invitation from
the Chinese government to deliver q
series of addresses upon the history of
the origin and development of represen-
tative government, and, going to that
struggling and turbulent land, spoke
opVi lNin luon particularly vital TOPIC
to Chinese audiences aggregating in all
more than 100000. the lectures being
published afterward in Chinese wies
an Introduction by the vice president Of
the Chinese senate. the Hon. G. T.
Wang. recently one OF the representa-
t1ves of China at the peace conference.
They deeply thrust American influence
into the new Chinese republic.
Dr. McElroy was chosen educational
director of the National Security
League in 1917. and has organized
and conducted It's campaign for
teaching teachers" the national cam
paign for popular education regard
ing the Constitution of the United
States and many other activities. He
also has been the prime mover Of a
special campaign for teaching negro
teachers. which already has borne
wonderful fruit in the south During
the past year he has addressed per-
sonally $4,000 teachers and popular
audiences aggregating more than
100000. .a
All OF which indicates his authority
to speak as follows:
"The first form of patriotism" he
began. was that of a man living in
cave with his immediate family