The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-22
+" SHADOW ON THE WORLD
CHINA SUBJECT OF 1ECTURING
TOUR on f. x. SCHOONNAKER.
Distinguished Orator VIII Speak I'm
sixty Cities in Washiugton-Pox-
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ent-Of Great Interest to Seattle.

AT the earnest solicitation os leading
members Of the Chambers CT Commerce OF
Seattle and Tacoma. Hon. f. Y. Schoon-
maker, the well known orator and lee
turer and newspaper man. has consented
20 deliver a series Of lectures II this state,
beginning about December Il. on his re-
turn here from Washington, d. {. Mr..
Scaoonmaker will lecture on the subject
or ''Chtna-the Shadow on the World" and
the new commercial relations and posSb Ii
ties between the Pacific coast and the
Orient. He is equipped with a wonderful
fund OF information on the subjects named
acquired largely by years Of work as for
eign editor Of the United Press and Asso-
ciated Press at New York city, and his
visit to this state has impressed him with
the fact that there is q great future before
the state OF Washington and the entire Pa
citic coast in connection with the new trade
and commercial relations now being built
up with the Orient.
Mr.. SHOEMAKER has delivered lee
ture on the subject Of "China-the
Shadow on the World" with great sue
cess through several Eastern states.
and he is one OF the leading lac
turers OF the country today. his address,
es being patriotic, scholarly and intensely
interesting and entertaining. He is thor
oughly impressed with the great future Of
the Puget sound country in connection with
the new territorial acquisitions OF the
United States in the Pacific. and his lee
ture is given a local application which
makes it valuable to this state. as well as
entertaining TO his hearers. An Eastern
Washington grain dealer, who listened 70
Mr.. Schoonmaker's talk along the lines Of
his lecture before the Chamber OF Com
merce of Tacoma few nights ago. de-
clared that this lecture. IL delivered through
out the state OF Washington, would make
every acre Of farm land in the state worth
81 more than it is today. Mr.. Schoon-
maker is already under contract 10 lecture
again In Tacoma, and members of the
Chamber Of Commerce assure him packed
house
There is nothing that even borders on
politics In MIR. Schoonmakers lecture. and
Il is being put before the people here strict
~ on its merits. just as 1t has been in the
East, popular admission fee being
charged. His political addresses during
the recent campaign however. were so fair
TO be greeted by a good audience at points
which he has already visited.
Mr.. Schoonmaker will begin his lecture
tour about the middle Of December, and
will probably open in Seattle or Tacoma.
speaking In about sixty different places
in the state. The Chamber of Commerce
and other commercial organizations believe
that the effect Of this course of lectures
viii, be of great value to the state from
a commercial point OF view, and it IS being
encouraged on that account. Mr. ]. W.
Lysons. who, as secretary OF the Repub-
lican state central committee, had charge
Of the work Of scheduling the, state speak
ers, is arranging a schedule Of dates for
Mr. Schoonmaker. and is already receiving
many requests for the lecture from towns
in different parts Of the state.