New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-16
FLOUR CITY b ;NiNESS MEN
ANNUAL DINNER F 1HE /. CHESTER CHAN
EHR CT COMMERCE.
SPEECHES or NATIONAL TOPICS BY GENERAL
MILES FREDERIC TAYLOR AND OTHER
wELLKNOwN MEN
,gY TELEGRAPH TO THE TKrBUSE.r


Rochester Feb 15.-ITvc hundred business men OF
Rochester with their Invited guests attenccd the an
nna. dinner Of the Rochester ChamtcF OF Commerce
! this evening Wa,hngtos kink was never more
beautifully decorated. \ representation OF the Bar
tholdi Statue of Liberty was a feature. After the
material part of the feast lad been enjoyed cigars
were lighted and then the president MaA b1cAHer'
welcomed the guests Of the organization. Lewis T.
Ross the toastma,Ier. followed with felieions adj
drcss after which the Rev. DR.. T. liarwood Patti
son Of the Rochester Theological seminary spoke en-
tertainingly about Roads and Highways hoDer'
s. Mccormick Of Chicago. spoke neat about Inc
Coming Worlds Fair
Frederic Taylor the New-iork banker spoke on
nrrnrc.trictcd Immigration and Our Naturalization
Laws a Peril 10 the Republic Mr. Taylor referred
at length to the good work dore in this country by
English German Dutch. scotch, Irish. llnguenot
French and scandinavian immigrants lie oepiored
the increasing volume OF Itaian, Russian, Poi n ana
hungarian immigration, saying: However worthy uic
people OF these na'iOnalltcs may De- cNPcrf
cnce has demonstrated that as class mere Is
but little in common between them and Us :
fiat like the Chinese. being Of different RACES from
ours they do ~ - any great extent nssiniia'c WIN
our ncoplc Co,idcs that. they are almost ehtlreN
uns,illcd I'm any Kind OF labor. and, as rue arc
crato and INDECENT 10 the last degree therefore, we
stand to-day face TO face with the porteh'o"s i''s
MAT tbcrc ore yearly pouring IN upon us nearly half
alien TO us In thought and speech and blood hall OF
whom are without occupation Of any kind. ana most
NJ whom represent only the rudeSt forms oil ap'r
These things constitute grave peril 10 inc neptune
I'm fnore way, than one" Mr.. Taylor alluded 10 INC
existence Of secret societies subvcrsivc of law ana
order and Of newspapers advocating socialism anu
Anarchy The Senl Of unrestricted immigration was
doubly intensified by reason OF the existing DaturaIza
lion laws He favored deegsting to the National
Government the right confer citizenship, Or failing
That I'm making the state laws more stringent and
uniform.
General Nelson a. Miles responded to the toast
Coast Defcncc,.T lie was recognized as inc pm
Opal speaker cf the evening and was loudly appaudcd
rs he began hi, eloquent and thoughtful address Gen
eral Miles gave brief outline OF the defenccle's con-
di,ion OF the coasts, lie said that The Who'll, lake
region for a distance OF over 1000 miles, l. utterly
unprotectd He referred 10 the WORKS OF defence
constructed by tie british the Canadian side. c'pe
ciay the canal system. In speaking Of the CHiadlhs
General Mile, SAID:
We tr, tina, mutual interests Will bind ~ t'ScthGt
by stronger tc~ ~ friendship than We nov -nn
/; the dn;y II Government 10 give ample Ro'c, r o~
- The lives and property Of IT. cijiAcnN. ~" M
yd ,v Of me-, 90. lac hcen fJr all time their p,r'
81 Strength and they ave IN the MAN ~, 'mm'H wy
hc.t governments on the earth ana aided thc HI' J."
civilization to extend Us Influences throughout '''
world ,
The general paid high tribute 10 the work Of IL.
United state Navy giving glowing accounts "f ,on"
pf if-
vessel, Of commerce and Of the fact that TIE steam
bar-cs Of the great Lakes can b" CONVERGE" 'o '''''
ships. He said: ., ,.,,
! nation can never he entirely great without c}m I.
ncrcc and / hope some day 10 see com"cIcftI Sn.Ps
which can he Immediately converted ~ ii.o, y.
ntn shlps Of war lullt by American Skull manned ~
American hcarne ia. ,iaFy hanhrt VI t,'c
Rcputic To- every quarter 81 uic ZOO, ,,n -
Hri"ri'au sca1rcu ard giving additional employment 'o
IN r,rcds OF thousands Of our brave men nu ~ 49,
am time contributing 10 our PROSPERITY ana - "'"S
a. nation.
The speaker described a; length ;h" steel cannon,
tle mortar hnttcric, and tie other appHfu'"' ="
u,cra coast defence and IN conclusion discussed me
probabilities 81 war. He does non apprehehd any o"n
GER from Invasion saving that In any Just oansn u
would Is. possible to raise million men IN ulry
DAYS and 10 arm with the present rife 9ooooo men III
ten days believes however that there Is danger oil
, blockade Of American ports. and the destrucuon OF
our commerce in the event Of foreign war Tic S''N
Of the dangers Of such war:
The settlement Of international que .tons by asbra
ton {. "A most humane md excellent theo i"t lhh'
has not been the history Of mankind. and cannot BE- IN
tLc ab',nce 81 universal confc-' or ,nc nD''! ~
IS common deluslon that therc VIII always De pFna
Of time prrpafr fo- wa History prTVrs lu@t VIC
reverse. War occur, without warning. Ike "a 'u'i
iur.. i a clear -,y During the last 40 years no les
than 100 war have occurred and TN les than ten 'hN,
ln. Their. len any declaration 81 War prcTlhg hCl'hI
rD-flitlc. Peace today and 10 morrow has h'cn
the history - nations. lienc" WISDOM "nuo uou,'o
that every untion shoud have proper 'AieRhafd' .'
vfhsinndIng The fact that have witnessed tho hefom
and sacrifice, ~ the people ot ti. country ana nav"
the g'raie>i confdcnc" ~ their .'al{ ng rV, ng
stood liable To diiit In" condition of danger
The closing address, were Oh unr Trade Relations
with Canada by John +. Mooc. 81 Toronto. and What
Commerce owes to Law by John g. M'lbnrh 81
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