The Portland daily press., 1900-04-27
MANUFACTURERS.
Dinner Of National ASSOcia.
ton in Boston.
Many Distinguished Men
Entertained.
Speech by Chinese Minister Dit Of
Ey ming.
Addresses by Cabinet
Members.
Over Thousand People Attended
Banquet.

Boston, April 90. With banqust of
hugh proportions and amid great enthu-
siasw, the sessions Of the National Asso-
oil tlon Of Manufacturers came to close
at Mechanics hall tonight. To this
feast Of good things was added the now
| Of oratory from gentlemen Of national re-
pute, diRaifed and comprehensive, and
generous words OF praise for the great
body of men who had been the guests Of
the city for several days. The banquet
brought together nearly thousand peo-
pie 1 the tables while twice that num-
kbsr came into the hall afterwards and
listened to tAe speeches. Ihs hall was
profussly decorated. Interest In the
speeches centred IL that of WI Ting
Fang, the Chimes minister to this
country, and ms every word was listened
to with the greatest attention.
Perhaps hardly less interesting were
the words of Secretaries Root. Gage and
Long Of President MoKinity's osbinet,
who devoted themselves entirely to q
discu ssion Of nationsl affairs.
Previous to the banquet the guests Of
the evening held a reception In smell
hall. Ths post prandial exercises W ere
opened by former Governor Wolcott.
linn sdiately following his address
came brief selection from male guar.
cite, after which former Governor VOL
colt introduced Gov. Crane. who spoke
briefly ,ex tending q greeting to the guests,
The next spec ksr WIS President q. q.
Search Of the Manufacturers association.
who was introduced as man Of wide
knowledge. large experience an able
writer and one to whom the mnnufac-
turers OF the country are under heavy
obligations fer bis earnest and effective
advocacy In their interest.
The presiding officers introduction of
the Chinese minister was happy one
and the latter as he arose, arrsyed 10
| Oriental costume, amid a sea Of American
dress coats, was greeted with burst
OF cheers which lasted for some minutes.
He addressed the assembly as follows:
In days gone by China was well nigh
out of from the rest Of the world by
natural barriers, thus fer CENTURIES left
| to herself to work out her own destiny.
Foreign commerce. Therefore, was for
q long tiule to her OF no special oonss-
| QueuUG. Dun tThu0 Wdb W hO AsgAus
neglected. The whole country was an
Industrial bee hive. The magnificent sys-
| lens of water ways, both uasuEaI and ar
tihcial, rendered the remoteat parts OF
| tire empire accessible and facilitated the
Interchange OF commodities. An enor-
nous internal trade Was developed.
1t was, however, only 20 years ego
when the commercial relations tstwesn
| China and Western nations were first
clearly defined by treaty. Since that time,
obstacle after obstacle TO free interco urss
has from time to time been remoIsd,
until now China Is open to the commerce
of this whole world. Perhaps very few
people oan fully realize what this means.
| Iu the first place China has population
of teeming millions. We need the oot-
| ton manufactures OF Lowell and the food
products Of the West. In the next place,
we have Immense natural RESOURCES TO
he deveIored, We need your modern me-
ohAnicsl appliances to supplant the slow
proceas of production. The market ie
vast enough far every Inc OF American
goods.
Tins question now before you Is what
should be done to obtain a due share OF
! the China trade. 1t seems to me there
are two courses open to you. Tbe first
one is that you should go to China to
show us what you have to sell We are
a Drantisal people. In bustness we take
nc thing on faith We have to see what
l have all along advocated the establish
ment OF an exposition In Shanghai and
In ether treaty ports for the exhibition
of American goods, Ibis viii enable
Chinese buyers to ind out with the least
expenditure OF time and labor the guilty
and prices of your goods. l am sure that
In these resnects American goods need
| fear no composition.
| 1t Ia, therefore, with much gratiiicr-
| tion that have lsBrnt that the Nation.
al Association OF Mgnufao ureJs have
taken uD the matter In q line indicated
by me. that building for the al play
and Gale Of American goods has hesn Sc
cured In Shanghai and that 20 of the
largest manufacturers In this country
have already arranged for the placing OF
| their Wnres there. There is every reason
to believe thRt success Will attend the
efforts OF these pionesrs OF new entsr-
| prise.
Chinese merchants should be induced
to come TO your shores and be afforded
every facility to visit the great CONNER
cial eentsrs, and inspect the immense
factories, mills and other establishments
in this country.
| 1t lie a great pleasure 90 me to meet SO
many leading manufacturers from all
parts Of the United Stats who represent
all branches of Industry. The assooia-
tlon exsIts a great influence for che COM
mon good By fuIthsring the interests
Of It's members IL In effect promotes the
welfare of the nation.
Many Of the Chinese minister's remarks
were punotuatsd with profuse applause.
especially thoEe referring to the advent
of American products In his own ooun-
try and his urgent words 10 ne manu-