Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-27
BUSINESS MEN HONOR FRYE
Commercial Bodies of New York Recognize
the Senator'S Exertions.
MANY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS ARE PRESENT
Fryc's Services in Obtaining Inn
prOVcmcnt In River and HnrbOr
Bill the Occnsion-RooscNel
Occupies the Chair.

monial for his efforts in obtaining for New |
York City the improvements allowed in the !
recent river and harbor bill passed by con- |
yress. The dinner was given by the Produce !
exchange, the Maritime association of the !
port Of New York, the steamship interests, |
the Cotton exchange, Chamber of Commerce. |
Board of Trade, Board of Marine Underwrlt- |
ers, National Board of Marine Underwriters, !
Coffee exchange Metal exchange and the |
Stock exchange.
Ex-MGyor William l.. Strong was chair
man of the committee of 200 and Gustav II.
Schwab of the North German Lloyd Steam
ship company was secretary, The guests
sat down at the fifteen tables in the grand
banquet hall. The room was resplendent
with flags and flowers.
Back of the guests of honor table were
festoons and garlands Of flags and two large
banners bearing the seals of the state of
New York and Maine. Around the balcony
were silken flags and banners bearing the
seals of the other states The guests
marched to the banquet rooms at 1880.
Governor Roosevelt was chairman. 9th
ers present at the guests of honor table,
seated on either side of Governor Roosevelt
and Senator Frye, were: Abner Mckinley,
Charles Stewart Smith; former Governor
Morton, General Merritt, Senator Depew,
George h. Bidwell, Senator Pascoe, Senator
German, w. Bayard Cutting, Senator Platt,
A. E. Orr, Charles A. Schieren, William L.
Strong, Andrew II. Green, James S. Sher-
man, DR.. VanDyke and Congressman Cum
mings.
Governor Roosevelt held a brief levee just
before the guests went into the dining hall.
Two Banuucts in Progress.
While the dinner was in progress Mr.. and
Mrs. George C. Boldt entertained at their
house the wife of Senator Frye and her two
granddaughters, the Misses White and
Briggs Among the guests were Mrs. Abner
Mckinley, Mrs. Elihu Root, w. H. Trues-
dale and ThOrsten Nordenfeldt chamberlain
to the king of Norway and Sweden. After
dinner the party went into the hotel to
listen to the speeches.
The menu cards We're very pretty, two
satin cardboards fastened with ribbons. The
frontispiece is engraved with cluster of
flags in colors, above which is the portrait
of Senator Frye. On another side is the pic
ture OF the vessel in which Hendrick Hud-
son entered the Hudson river, while in an
other corner is modern steamship of large
draught.
The following letter was received from the
president:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON,
April 26,-While the pressure of public bust
ness prevents an acceptance of the invita-
tion to attend the banquet this evening
am glad to express my qualification that so
notable an opportunity is presented for the
great question of trade and commerce. Such
interchange of thought on these topics can
not but have substantial results and will
help to maintain and advance our prestige
in the markets of the world, and you haN
my best wishes for very successful and
most inspiring gathering, and beg you will
convex to the guest of honor n "a avn in
Senator Frye, my congratulations upon this
splendid recognition of his devotion to the
commercial and Industrial interests of the
country. WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
When the ice cream was served a stream
of walters moved about bearing designs OF
steam dredges, ocean steamships, and horns
of plenty and other evidences of prosper
ity and commerce. A chart of New York
harbor was at every plate.
| Governor Roosevelt opened the speaking,
eulogizing Senator Frye w. Bayard Cutting
and Senator Thomas C. Platt Of New York
| paid tributes to the senator from Maine
The guest of the evening was then intro
| uced. He was loudly cheered.
! Senator Frye said, in part:
Plea for Expansion.
While all the nations of Europe are our
commercial fees, while just now they fear
US more than ever before and, as China
witnesses, are lining up 10 stop our advance,
we have abundant cause for courage and
hope The unexpected has happened, in
| creaSng our confidence in the future ten
! fold. Humanity and decent sefrespect
! forced us to a declaration of war against
Spain. The conflict was short, sharp and
| decisive. In a few months that proud king
| dom became a suppliant for peace. Com
missioners were appointed by the president
to settle its terms; treaty was signed, has
! been ratified and proclaimed Under its
terms Cuba is commercially ours.
! But more promising than the requirement
Of many such islands is the acquisition by
! US under the terms Of the same treaty, OF
the Philippine archipelago, undoubtedly the
most fertile and productive uneXplored
| land under the sun.
Give the islands a good government, pro-
lection to life and property, an advanced
! civilization, increasing intelligence, fair
wages, honest collecting of revenues, rail
roads and highways, improved agricultural
/ implements, cable communication with our
I country and telegraphlc lines between them
! and who doubts that commerce will in q
few years be quadrupled?
But the value to us Of the domestic trade
of these possessions Is insignificant COM
pared to that regarded from a commercials
strategic point OF view. They front the en-
tire China sea, are only two days sail from
Hong Kong, they introduce us to the orient
with its seven or eight hundred millions OF
people, with imports now exceeding $780,
100000 annually.
Are we to fold our hands and allow this
harvest to be gathered by our rivals? We
have treated with China, guaranteeing to us
commercial rights and privileges equal tc
those of the most favored nations Are We
to sit silently by and see our treaty rights
invaded the doors closed against US? Tho
nations Cf the earth are today near neigh
bors. They all heard the thunder of Dew
ey's guns and recognized this republic tol
the first time as one OF the great powers o
the world Are we alone of these all to ig
more the stupendOus act?
What shall we do with the Philippine
islands? Restore them to Spain?
Shall we forthwith surrender the soy
ereiguty to a native government? Thert
isn't an intelligent man in the world wht
has famiiarized himself with the conditions
there isn't an officer of the United States
with experience there from Admiral Dewe!
down, there isn't an investigator of tht
islands and their people there isn't
writer who instructs US from personal OBJ
servatiCn who does not declare their un
fitness for government. There was not a wit
ness before cur Paris commission who dt'
not unhesitatingly assert II.
Large Purchase by Cudahy.
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