The New York herald., 1921-07-30
JUSTICE TAFT OPENS
POLITICAL INSTITUTE
Addresses Conference at
Williamstown, Mass. on
international Harmony.
OVATION TO BRYCE
Speakers Include DR.. A. L.
Lowell, DR.. H. A. Garfield
and Gov. C. H. Cox.
LECTURERS FROM EUROPE
Keynote of Convention Is to
Study Phenomena Of World
Relations.
LECTURERS FROM EUROPE

Special Despatch to THE New YonK HERALD.
WILLIAMsTowN. Mass. July &c. "A
Lawrence Lowell. President of Har-
ward University. and Chief Justice
Taft declared in the opening session
OF the political institute here this
morning that the first principle Of in
ternational harmony Is knowledge of
international facts
The purpose OF the conference is to
get before the students the existing
phenomena OF world relations, regard
less OF leagues or treaties or other at
tempts OF men to confine nations on
paper. That Is the keynote of the
gathering. Every circumstance Is IA
vorable to it's success even though it
is the first thing Of its kind to be tried
in the United States.
There are assembled here $50 men
and women, all Of them experts In
their field. There are pro-leaguers
and there are many on the other side
Of the fence. 1t is an attempt to get
at basic things first, without trying to
reach conclusion. People do not try
to make applications of this sort OF
fact until they are in an official ca
pacity, and as this affair is informal
and can have no bearing on current
politics except as those who may
come into responsibility get the truth
and use It according to their lights.
Mayor A. j. Peters OF Boston was par
ticularly happy n his references to Wis.,
count Bryce this morning. In conclu-
sion, he called for an ovation for the dis
tinguished visitor, which was most cor
daily given.
DR.. GARFIELD Extends welcome.
To determine the means by which in
ternational relations may be SO adjusted
that the strength of each may be de-
veloped for the welfare of all was ad-
vanced as the fundamental object Of the
Institute In the opening address Of DIR.
Harry A. Garfi.ld, president of Williams
College. To the foreign statesmen who
are to lecture before the institute. Dr.
GARFIELD extended welcome and an ap-
probation. Chief Justice Taft. Gov.
Claiming II. Cox, DR.. Lowell and Mayor
Peters were other speakers at the open
ing session.
DR.. Garfield said I'VE are passing from
the old covenant to the new. Thou shalt
not Is giving place to thou shalt The
maxim of equity applies as truly to ma
tions as to individuals. Formerly it was
indeed necessary that we should so use
our own as not to do injury to the things
of another. 1t was necessary that
States avoid contact lest contact lead to
conflict. The w.-ld was not then pre-
pared to go farther. But henceforth We
must add to the maxim this: And so
use thine own as to enable others like
wise to use that which IL THEIRS
conceive 1t to be the fundamental object
of the institute OF politics to seek until
we have found the way By which inter-
national relations may be SC adjusted
that the strength of each may be de-
veloped for the welfare OF ALL But what
is for the welfare Of all. and by what
means shall we seek the way? These
are questions for which we hope here
to find practical answers"
Seeking Light and Truth.
Addressing himself to the lecturers
from abroad, DR.. Garfield said:
ITO those who have coma to us from
beyond the seas l desire to convey a
special message of greeting. They are
performing a service for which we are.
be. duly grateful. They have come to
help us understand a problem new to
US. old to them. To perceive the change
from isolation to responsibility Is fun
damental but by itself insufficient. AS
people we do not know, we do not
understand world relations.
ITO many of US they have seemed far
off. not of our concsrn. You have come
to us bringing enlightenment, and ! be-
lieve we have eyes to see. Certainly
those who have so willingly come for
ward from the colleges and universities
and from the busy walks of life.
whether as leaders or enrolled members
of the Institute, give evidence suffichsnt
of perception and of an earnest purpose
to aid In spreading throughout the
length and breadth of the land an ap-
probation of the facts of our relation
ship to other nations and OF the conse-
quent responsibilities that we must as
sumo. We have come together as a
company seeking light and seeking the
truth. We are advocates of no particu-
lar creed or cause save only that truth
and justice shall prevail among ma
TONS
Chief Justicc Taft speaka.