The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-20
AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.
PROPOSES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
DISCUSSED BY SECRETARY HAY.
New Works Great Commercial Body
Held It's One Hundred and Thirty
Third Annual Celebration.

New York. November 1a.--The one hun
drcd and thirty-thlrd annual banquet Of the
chamber OF commerce was held at Del
monico's this evening. Covers for $50 were
laid in the main banquet room. which was
simply though effectively decorated chiefly
with American flags
At the table of honor, presided over by
President Morris X. JeSsup. were Amhas.
sador Joseph IL, Choate. John Hay. sec.
rotary Of state; senator John l.. McLaurln
Of South Carolina; Whltelaw Reid, Coy
crnor Elect A. Il. Cummins OF Iowa; Sen.
ator Chauncey NJ. Depew, Rev. Dr. Donald
Sage MacKay, Andrew Carnegie, Mayor
Elect Seth Low, Lieutenant General Nelson
A, Miles, J. =. Morgan, William Il. Dodge.
somucl ID. Babcock, Major General John r.
Brooke, Carl Schurz, Alexander Il. Orr,
Governor Odell, Rear Admiral Albert s.
Barker and W. b, Ridgely.
After toasts TO the memory Of William
Mckinley, to President Roosevclt's health
and to King Edward Of England. President
JeSsup introduced Secretary Of State Hay
proposing toast 60 our diplomacy.
After an eloquent tribute to The memory
OF President Mckinley, Mr.. Hay said; 81
am asked 70 say something about our
diplomacy. There was time when dipio-
macy was q science Of intrigue and false
hood, OF traps and mines aud countermincs
IN my experience In diplomatic life and in
me FAR greater record Of American diplo.
macy, ] can say without hesitation that
We have generally told squarely what we
wanted, announced early in negotlato
What we were willing TO give and allowed
| the other side TO accept or reject our terms
During the time while l have been promi-
nenty concerned In our foreign relations
! can also say that we have been met by
tue representatives OF other powers In the
same spirit OF fr0nkness and sincerity
mink may say that our sister Hpub.
! ilcS 10 the south of MS are perfectly con
| WINGED of the sincerity OF our attitude
/ lhey know we desire the Prosperity Of each
| Of them and peace ana harmony among
/ them We no more want their territory
| than we covct the mountains of the moon.
| We are gricNed and distressed when thor,
| are dlihculleS among theS, but even then
! We should never think - trying to compos
! any OF those difficulties unless hy he re
| quest Of both parties To IT, Not even our
! earnest desire for neacc among them will
| lead us to any action which might offend
! their national dignity or their Just sense OF
! Independence. We would endON them with
! al the consideration We claim for our
| selves.
I'VE consider our interests in the Pacific
| ocean as great now as those of any other
| power and destined 10 infinite develop
| mcut We have opened our doors 10 The
| people or Hawaii; We have accepted the
| responsibility Of the Philippines. which
/ llNNlNFIft .lulpNhttl NIiNu WNt W. NHNf HNt
an end to embarrassing condamluum IN
which We were involved In Samoa, and
| while abandoning none Of our commercial
| rights IN the entire group, We have estah-
| llshcd our nag and our authority in Tutuila.
which gives MS the finest harbor In the
South seas, Next In order will come a
| Pacific cable and an isthmian canal for the
use Of an well disposed peoples, hut I'M
| der exclusive American ownership and con
! troll. both ~ which great enterprises Presi
! dent Mckinley ana President Roosevelt
have been the energetic and consistent
champions
After strongly commencing President
Roosevelt and his peaceful intentions Mr.
Hay said In conclusion; Rut the 'on-
sciousness Of strength brings with II no
temptation 10 do injury 10 any power on
earth, the strongest or the humhlest We
seek tho friendship Of all the powers; We
want TO trade with al peoples; We are oon-
sclous Of resources that viii make orr
| commerce source of advantage To them
and also profit 10 ourselves. But no wan
| tonness or strength viii ever induce US 70
drive n hard bargain with another nation
| because n tx weak, nor Will any fear ~
| igpoblc criticism tempt ms TO insult or defy
| great power because It is strong, or even
/ because Il is friendly
Governor Odcl Mayor elect Low ana 10
| scnh IA Choatc ambassador 10 the court
/ Of 81 lanes spoke briefly and were FOL
| lowed by Senator McLaurin Of South caro-
/ lima