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Columbia 



alternatives to war. On Sunday the i8th I dined 

 with LilUan D. Wald at the Henry Street Settle- 

 ment House on the East Side. The news of the 

 Tsar's downfall having just reached America, the Fail of 

 Russians and Jews living around "the House in ^"^^'^" 



HC^ ^>» • • • 1 . autocracy 



enry street were rejoicmg — prematurely, it 



seems — at the prospects of freedom and justice for 



Russia. 



On Tuesday I went to see Colonel House to discuss 

 the European situation. Wednesday afternoon Pro- 

 fessor William L Hull of Swarthmore and I addressed 

 the Colonial Club. Thursday I spoke under the 

 auspices of the Y. M. C. A. at Columbia Univer- m 

 sity, my subject being "Is War Eternal?" Friday 

 afternoon I addressed another large audience of 

 students on "The Present Crisis," Dr. Henry W. L. 

 Dana (a grandson of Longfellow) making a very 

 gracious introductory address. Indeed, at both 

 meetings I was treated with special courtesy, with- 

 out show of criticism or objection to what I had 

 to say. 



Nevertheless, it later transpired that my second 

 appearance was not wholly welcome in some quarters. 

 A fortnight or so before, though Count Ilya Tolstoy, 

 son of the great Russian, had been advertised to speak 

 at the University, the invitation was withdrawn 

 almost at the last moment. The reason for this action 

 was not made public, and the Count (whom I heard 

 afterward) is far from being a firebrand. But when 

 Dana applied for the use of Horace Mann Hall, the 

 official responsible asked: "Have you already invited 

 Dr. Jordan?" Dana replied that he had. "It is a 

 very unpropitious time to speak on the present 

 crisis," said the custodian, "but we cannot afford to 



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