The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29

acterization OF Secretary Long as In two
respects a typical American, first I'm his
advocacy OF peace, ana, second, as an
optimist, struck peculiarly responsive
chord
Rev. Thomas Van Ness followed with
an argument In favor of the commercial
Importance OF raising men of independ-
ence and moral courage, capable OF doing
great things and standing by principle
even II alone, OF which class he pro-
nounced Secretary Long typical
SECRETARY LONGS ADDRESS.
then introduced as the last speaker. and
was greeted with applause and cheers,
the entire assembly rising.
In the course OF his remarks Secretary
Long said this Is the seaTon OF the year
when we celebrate the landing Of the PHI
grims, who we always associate with the
idea OF religious exodus. whereas. In
fact, their venture was largely "A CONNER
cial one, with a view TO developing th
resources OF the new world and of profit
ing, In thrifty way, by an exchange of
its products with those OF the old.
Ii was merchant who furnished the
funds for the undertaking, and but for
whom it Is doubtful II II would have had
the start II had. That the Pilgrims were
good business men. Is shown by the fact
that Ia few years they bought out their
promoters, and carried the enterprise TO
success on their own footing. They were
cxpansionists. reaching well out from
their own borders. and for a century or
two later no man crossed the ocean oft
ener than Winslow, their minister pleni-
potentiary and commercial agent. who
looked after their interests abroad.
q. NlakH els
years later we their descendants, not I'm
ocean steamers OF today, are returning
across the sea TO plant on the shores OF
the oriental isle the institutions which
they planted here.
II is by the growth and expansion Of
commerce that Japan, that now magniti-
cent empire. opened to the world by the
American navy. has suddenly sprung into
the circle OF the worlds great powers-a
marvellous and unlimited hive or indus
try, activity. intelligence and national
force. The recent unhappy tumult IN
China IS only the efferyescent accom-
paniment OF the bursting of the seclu-
sion OF that uncountcd people. ana It's
commercial relation with the world Al
large. 50 recently enlarged to us by the
admirable administration OF secretary
HAY, Will in the coming century bear
fruit Ia an Interchange OF agricultural
and manufactured lroeucts aueh as even
the ina gina tion cAnNot now picture.
IL Is enough, however, 60 recognize
what the commercial spirit mas done IN
our own country has enaoled the iqr.
cultivation and supplied him with the
means 20 gather his ei11ps and take them
20 market IL has distributed the pro-
tory and brought TO all classes that COM
mon use and enjoyment of the fruits of
labor which IN the true wealth OF ma
INTERESTING COMPARISON.
II is interesting IN this CLOSING hour OF
the century 10 comnare tho commerce or
the world in 1S0O which was something
like fifteen hundred million dollars with
like twenty thousand millions In 1900 the
commerce OF the United states was one
hundred and sixty-two millions; during
the last year Twenty-Five hundred mill
lions. The commerce Of Boston alone is
far more today than tho whole commerce
OF the United states In lsr ireat Bri-
tain alone exceeds the United States I'm
rapidly overhauling her. The export OF
Germany H. three hundred millions less
than ours and France nearly i've hun
which the export trade of Great Britain
I'm manufactured articies has doubled.
that Of the United States has grown elev-
II has been assumed that our tsriff
policy. building up home manufactures
and excluding foreign competition, would
be barrier 20 our own competition for
the worlds nurchase Of manufactcrod
goods Bat thit assumption he's not been
confirmed. - first our shipments abroad
wer. " and experimental and iargeiy In
spcciaNiss Ike ssy' machines.
AMERICAN GOODS AHEAD.
Later II has been forrd that even IN
European countries American goods fr
easy competition with foreign Of the ~ no
sort The American shoe has literally
stepped Into England and Germany ana
FOUND there a purchaser. who has awak.
sbed 10 its superiority and prefers a. In
.ead cf now looking ~ nor 'nirufasitr.
ing Countries fQf 4 ~ cuKfpfner, wc ifni
them IN the older irduktfiai nntloue ~
turppc. J lcsrIl this from The bureau Of
Foreign commerce M the state depsrtme
that Ia machinery OF all Kinds. lzbor-ssv-