Marcu 8, 1901.] 
intimated that to dismiss him for such 
reasons would be improper in the extreme, 
for ‘no graver charge can be made against 
a University than that it denies its profess- 
ors freedom of speech.’ 
As to (6). Thisis shown by the fact that 
not until immediately after the delivery of 
the coolie immigration speech did Mrs. 
Stanford force Professor Ross’s resignation 
as well as by the fact thatin a letter of 
June, 1900, President Jordan stated : ‘‘ The 
matter of immigration she (Mrs. Stanford) 
takes most seriously.” 
In the same letter, while Mrs. Stan- 
ford’s objection is declared to be due to the 
fact that the reputation of the University 
for serious conservatism is impaired by the 
hasty acceptance of social and political 
fads, it is added, that these ‘ local critiisms’ 
which weighed with Mrs. Stanford ‘ unfortu- 
nately are based on chance matters and obi- 
ter dicta not at all upon your serious work.’ 
We have not deemed it wise to publish 
in full the letters upon which we have 
based our conclusions, but we stand ready 
to publish them if such a course is neces- 
sary to establish the truth in this matter. 
We are aware that, owing to the failure 
of President Jordan to give definite replies 
to all our questions, there may be important 
facts with which we are unacquainted. On 
the other hand, we cannot but feel that a 
refusal to furnish specific information in a 
case of such importance—-in which it is 
charged that the freedom of speech is at 
stake—is itself a fact of significance, which, 
to say the least, is much to be regretted. 
All of which is respectfully submitted. 
Epwin R. A. Srtieman. Professor of Po- 
litical Economy and Finance, Columbia 
University. 
Henry W. Farnam, Professor of Political 
Economy, Yale University. 
Henry B. Garpner, Professor of Political 
Economy, Brown University. 
February 20, 1901. 
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The undersigned have examined the evi- 
dence submitted by the above committee, 
and believe that it justifies the conclusions 
which they have drawn. 
Horace Waite, Editor of the Eveinng Post, 
New York. 
Joun B. Crarx, Columbia University. 
Henry C. Apams, University of Michigan. 
Frank W. Taussie, Harvard University. 
Ricaarp T. Exy, University of Wiscon- 
sin. 
Sruon N. Parren, University of Pennsyl- 
vanla. 
RicHMonD Mayo-Smiru, Columbia Univer- 
sity. 
Joun C. Scuwas, Yale University. 
SripNEY SHERWooD, Jolins Hopkins Univer- 
sity. 
FRANKLIN H. Gippines, Columbia Univer- 
sity. 
Wituiam J. AsHiey, Harvard University. 
Caares H. Hutt, Cornell University. 
Davis R. Dewey, Massachusetts Institute 
of Technology. 
Henry C. Emery, Yale University. 
Henry R. Seacer, University of Pennsyl- 
vania. 
APPENDIX. 
DEcEMBER, 30, 1900. 
PRESIDENT JORDAN, 
Leland Stanford Junior University, 
Palo Alto, Cal. 
Dear Sir: In behalf of a considerable 
number of economists, recently assembled 
in Detroit and much interested in the resig- 
nation of Professor Ross from the Leland 
Stanford University, we venture to address 
you on the subject. We understand from 
the public prints as well as from other 
sources, that Professor Ross was asked to 
sever his connection with the University 
owing to the loss of confidence in him by 
Mrs. Stanford, and that this loss of confi- 
dence was due primarily to the opinions ex- 
pressed by him in a lecture on the subject 
