Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-28
HON. WILSON IN LONDON,
He Is the H0EOtd Cues, OF lh.
Chamber OF Commerce


LONDON rtpLst.- Ihc uluuer given
by tue chamber Of commerce OF Lon.
don 10 Congressman w. l.. Wilson took
place Mt the Hotel Metropolis this even.
ing. About seventy gueats were pres.
unt, iacluding J. 5lorliag Morton, scc-
fe,ary Of agriculture, AMI his Two sous,
Peul aud J zee Morton; Congres.mnu
Strauss, Of New York; Sir Courtney l..
80, IT,, permanent secretary Of the
board Of trade, anu n Humbrr OF Lead
ing men In trade aud commerce. Unit.
rd States ambassador Btyati aud
James II. Roosevelt, secretary u TIE
embassy svut regrets.
Alter the tOafts 20 tue queen hal
been drunk, the chairman propose o.
toast TO tho President Of the United
States.
Proposing toast to the guests, Sir
Albert ttOllitt said Mr. Wilson, name
mai become hOnoted anu familiar In
England. Ia honofiug the guests, he
tniJ, they we're hunyfiug London, aud
its chamber Of .mmercu Htked them
to take back with him ntssnAc u
peace anu good Will. Nothing. be
went on, could br " re than war
]
was why Arbitration in the Alabama
and Beflug sea was acceptable 10 Gtcat
Britain. He was not sure that tue
orst wars OF tue future would not be-
tafiii wars. IL, Nv hc hoped, tnu period
OF tarli was beginning o. end, b. h
countries ought 10 honor Mr.. Wilson,
Benefit mai already boon experienced
10 England. Furnaces had beun re-
opened M Walos aud Yorkshire aud IN
impetus had been given In the tvxtie
iuduttiiUs.
Mr. Wilson, rising 10 respond, was
greeted with cheers which lasted toy.
vral minutes.
Alter acknowledging the honor con.
irffyd upon him Bnd fsciting the
events OF the long struggle TO over
lh0w protection, Mr.. wilson saiu.
"Aii the people saw our syst, IA vac
generating brood OF mOu0pOi,ts ~
powerful A. 10 DEFY the law anu wnich
used part u. the wealth they drew from
sharing Ia the power u taxation 10 In.
crease their privileges, dvUauoh olro
lions aud corrupt legislation.
~ am qIl,u sure uut protective
policy has already sutvul 60 promote
tho trade Of other nations, aud, I
continued, II would still iuuhrr pro.
mote SUCH trade Aud pfc-ym urntly Our
own. 50, slAudiul before ytu, repre-
sentative OF those who are Htriviug for
ffoef commercial policy Tor the
United Ststes. l fear cannot ask
you TO rejoice In its adoption VAc,p' a.
you may Iro.es right prucip.Uu t.
selfish advantages. Protection has
seen our voluntary withdrawal frJm
the SOFAS AMI from the natural
markets. Our pfottciiUuists nave been
uuiiiing ueientes 10 keep you aua
other nations from competing IN our
nome markets. The tar M feiormeft
ale bfeakiAg down these doteusts.
Let M cumpste Ia all thu mRfk-tH 0i
the world. Not only Ia our production
VI cotton anu food products gtuwing
more rapidly than our consumption,
but We have today manu- aciuting
plant which, urged 90 IT, iull capAUity,
would In six months fully meet our
demand i0f "A year.
"rhe nations OF the world are grow
Ing more and more nrighborly, Rnd
tue manufacturing supremacy OF the
world must oveniuaiiy pass TO that
nation which, having the largest cup.
ply, shall apply II 10 the highest intel.
iigcuce anu enterprise"
Secretary Morton was tho next
speaker. lie SAID Mr.. Wilson had
stated what was absolutely correct, Anu
that the people Of America had I'm.
ally said auieu 10 the protective sys.
tenn.
sir Courtney Boyle, toasting Sir
Albert R0llitt, said they owed dout
Of gratitude 10 Mr. Wilson anu his col.
leagues Ia Congress and they hoped
their action was not final.