Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-28

ments Of society an excuse to organ.
ixe for protection. He urged as
remedy that new theory Of socialism
be developed In Central Europe which
will look to cooperation with indus
try and alliance with the peasants
and intelligentsia and scrap entirely
the ideas of Marx.
Obscure points In both ancient and
modern history were brought to light
In the various historical sessions. Prof.
Frank b. Marsh Of the University OF
Texas. speaking before the ancient
history division. came to the defense
OF Tiberius. who has come down In
history along with Nero as one OF the
most degenerate OF the Roman EN-.
perors. The real facts Of Tiberius' life.
he said. do not justify this harsh pic.
ture. which was brought about be.
cause he made many enemies among
the mobiles whom he was obliged to
prosecute for treason.
The fall Of the Spanish New World
empire began In Florida and Louisi.
ana, Arthur p. Whitaker Of Vanderbilt
University told the Hispanic.American
section. when Spanish industry be.
came unable to supply tho goods
needed by the colonists. and they
were forced to turn to other sources
OF supply. Once they started purchas.
Ing from the northern colonies and
from England. he pointed out. they
became a dead loss to Spain.
Farm Problems Old.
The government OF colonial New
Jersey was trying In vain TO solve
some Of the farm legislative problems
which are troubling the Nation
today. Carl II. Woodward of the New
Jersey College OF Agriculture told the
Agricultural History Society. OLD
records recently examined. he said,
show that the government was try.
ing TO control such matters AZ meat
packing. to set q standard height for
fences. to conserve the cranberry
crop and to prevent promiscuous
burning OF forest. The government
came frequently into conflict with the
farmers. he said
After the fall Of tho Roman Empire
the papacy was forced TO take over
the reins Of government to prevent
complete anarchy, William II. Sands
told the American Catholic Historical
Association. hut thus unWtttingly ere.
ated political monster which later
sought to devour it's creator. This cir.
cumatance, he said, accounts for the
somewhat imperial tradition which
has survived In the church syaten, al.
though the papacy itself has become
convinced that the ideal system Of
government IL represented by repub'
lic sueh an that Of the United States,
In the early daya. no said. the
papaey was interested only In the
preservation Ut form Of government
under which II would he allowed to
develop freely and had no thought of
obtaining temporal power, The latter
empire had developed into exactly
this form. No that when the Pore
found himself the only recognized au'
thority he naturally senght to con-
tinue this form rather than To expert
ment with a new one, about the prac-
teal possibilities Of which no knew
nothing.
Forced Assumption Ut Power.
This forced assumption Ut te,npa'
rary power, no pointed out, brought
with II the customary political trick
cry ana corruption and this IN turn
led tn opposition on the part Of reform
elements at which the reformation
was the natural political consequences,
The papaey naturally sought 10 W
hold the imperial government, which
II had been obliged 10 create ANA
which was the hest form Ut govern
ment within Ws experience,
In later years, he said, the trend az
thought at the Vatican had heen
somewhat turned against republican
forms by the fact that nearly ali
republican movements IN Europe had
4 tinse Vi anti olerlclsnl about them,