The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-21
UNITARIAN CLUB
DISCUSSES MANY
PUBLIC TOPICS
The Great Future OF
the Pacific.
BRIGHT BUSINESS OUTLOOK
SIGNIFICANCE TO CALIFORNIA
OF IMPORTANT EVENTS.
Able Speakers Discuss the Prospects
of the Countries and Islands
of the Pacific From States
mems Standpoint.
BRIGHT BUSINESS OUTLOOK
SIGNIFICANCE TO CALIFORNIA
OF IMPORTANT EVENTS.

Enjoyable social intercourse ana discus
sion of topics of public importance were
in order last evening at the meeuhS VI
the Unitarian Club of California Whlcn
was held in the rooms of the Merchants
club. About 100 members of the cIub ana
o,,aete were in attendance They assem-
bIed ut o'clock and spent over an hour
in discussing dinner. At the close OF the
feast the club listened to a discussion OIL
the significant events that have recehtly
been crowding upon one another IN the
Pacific Ocean, by speakers capaple OF us
cussing them. The trend or the speeches
showed the paramount Importance "
California of the changes that nave oc-
Cured. President Sheldon G. Kellogg
presided over the meeting and introduced
the speakers.
Eli T. Sheppard, for many years united
States Consul in China, was the hrst
speaker. His subject was the recent ue-
velopments in China and Russian prog
ress in the Orient. His remarks were
concise and to the point. He referred TO
the fact that as a result OF the recent
war America is of necessity materially IN
terested in the trade Of the PACING ocean
and. in consequence this means a great Iu-
tI1re for the Pacific Coast and san FRAN
cisco in particular. Speaking OF the ma
tional influences now at WORK, winch aLg
slowly Remembering China, Mr.. sheppard
said that the probable erect upon lHe
trade of America is a question that re-
ouires the most careful and matured con-
sideration.. China, he said, was now IN
a vortex of international struggles.
France and Russia represent the poncy
of territorial acquisition by spoll1zatlon,
while England and America stand Tor tne
integrity of China. OF all the aeencies
at work in Asia there are none equal to
Russia. Her designs and policy cannot
be comprehended, because they nave
never been frankly avOwed. Russia )
love of conquest is solely her excuse Tor
such gigantic Asiatic dominion as she
now possesses. The results OF the span
ish War, which gives to this country the
PhiliDnines. necessitate that America
shall have some definite policy IN emma.
In the future, Mr.. Sheppard declared our
nolicv must be a firm one, as 1t Is the
duty of this country to protect her own
trade interests in China and not trust 10
England to do So, as has peen Ihe e as
The sneaker said in his opinion america
and ENGLAND must combine to protect
aheir natural rights. He showed the
many advantages that WouIQ result do
consequence of this co-operdIloh.
Count Hirokichi Mutsu, the Japanese
C,onsuI was next introduced by President
Kellogg. He dwelt on the 5ut tE or 'i nf
nc % most Interesting subjects was study
of the trade between America and Japan.
The latter country is the second greaieSl
h,II9er Of American exports. OF all the I'M
Doyts at least one-fourth come from
Japan, which fact shows the cl0se rIq 4fits
relation of the two countries. AFTER the
war with China, Japan's energies were
turned toward development ana eHPan-
sion, and various business eIlT ~ p &C - c.
yressiVe future of the empire is SHOWN py
The Increase in the Japanese navy Inc
enpire of the rising sun is awake TO the
Situation in the Pacific. and it realizes
tbat the future of the Philippines and the
Hawaiian group must go hand in. hand.
He predicted continued pleasant re-
1ations between Japan and America
Professor Bernard Moses or the I'M.
versity of California treated the future OF
the Pacific Ocean from the standpoint or
a historian One of his remarks was most
significant and striking. he sald as tne
American nation had advanced from the
east to the west it had met new condi-
tons and achieved successful results on
new soil. The nation to-day is as full OF
aggressive expansion as 1t ever was. IT
the nation increases in the future as II
has done in the past it must of necessity
overrun the boundary of the United
States and that the outlook is toward the
islands in and beyond the Pacific. Pro
fessor Moses clearly showed by concise
logic that all of the new questions arising
for solution at the hands OF this Govern
ment are capable of solution, ana that
what America Immediately needs and
must have is diplomats. who must pos
sess business as we'll as diplomatic knoWl-
labor and government in our new posses
sions are capable of solution, and will not
he hard TO adjust. Professor Moses was
loudly applauded at the conclusion OF his
Hon. W. R. Castle of Honolulu followed.
His remarks were entirely relative to the
islands of which he is native. He said
Hawaii was fitted to take its place as the
part of a great civilized nation. To-day
The islands, declared the speaker, are as
much American soil as any one of the
States of this Union. He. showed that
financially, socially and otherwise Hawaii
was worthy to take place as part of the
United States.
Captain Henry Glass. formerly of the
Charleston, also made a few remarks on
his personal observations of the islands.
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