The age-herald., 1901-11-20
Senator McLaurin Tells of the New Twentieth Century
 Monroe Doctrine
ANAy]|ENCE OF NOTABLE MEN
Mckinley Is Declared to Be the Father of the New Doctrine-America Must Face Her Respon-
 abilities.

New York, November 19.-The one hun dred and thirty-third annual banquet of the Chamber of Commerce was held at Delmonico's this evening. Covers for 45O 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 J. Jessup, were Am bassador Choate, John Hay, secre- tary of state; Senator John l.. McLaurin of South Carolina, Whitlaw Reid, Cover nor-elect A. B. Cummings of Iowa. Sem ator Chauncey M. Depew, the Rev Dr. Donald Sage Mackay, Andrew Carnegie, Mayor-elect Seth Low, Lieutenant Gen. eral Miles, J. Pierpont Morgan. William ?. Dodge, Sam D. Babcock, Major-Gen- eral Brooke, Carl Schurz, Alex F. Orr, Governor Odell, Rear Admiral Albert s. Barker and w. B. Ridgeley.
 After toasts to the memory Of Will liam Mckinley, to President Roosevelts health, and to King Edward of England. President Jessup introduced Secretary of State Hay, proposing toast to "Our Diplomacy
 After an eloquent tribute to the mem- ory of President Mckinley, MT. Hay said:
 Secretary Hays Address.
 q am asked to say something about our diplomacy. There was a time when di- plomacy was science of intrigue and falsehood, of traps and mines and count CT mines In my experience of diplomatic life, and in the far greater record or American diplomacy, l can say without hesitation that we have generally told squarely what we wanted. announced early in negotiations what we were Will ing to give, and allowed the other, side to accept or reject our terniss During The time which I have been prominently concerned in our foreign relations l can also say that we have been met by the representatives of other powers in the game spirit of frankness and sincerity.
 "I think I may say that our sister re- nublics to the south of us are perfectly convinced of the sincerity of our attitude. They know we desire the prosperity or each of them and peace and harmony among them We no more want tneir territory than we covet the mountains Of the moon We are grieved ana ols- tressed when there are differences among them but even then we should never think of trying to compose any Of these differences unless by the request of both parties to 1t. Not even our earnest desire for peace among them will lead us to any action which might offend their na- tional dignity or their just sense of in- dependence. We would endow them with all the consideration we claim for our selves"
 As to what the United States had tried to do during the last four years in diplomacy. MT Hay said
 Following Washington's Lines.
 "We have striven on the lines laid down by Washington to cultivate friend ly relations with all powers, but not to take part in the formation of groups or combinations among them. We have kept always in view the fact that we are pre- eminently a peace loving people; that our normal activities are in the direction of trade and commerce.; that the vast de- velopment of our industries imperatively demands that we shall not only retain and confirm our hold on our present mar kets, but seek constantly by all honora- ble means to extend our commercial in- terests in every practicable direction. It is for this reason we have negotiated the treaties of reciprocity which now await action of the Senate; all of them con ceived in the traditional American spirit of protection to our own industries, and yet mutually advantageous to ourselves and our neighbors. In the same spirit we have sought successfully to induce all the great powers to unite in a recognition or the general principle of equality of commercial access and opportunity in the markets of the Orient We believe that a fair field and no favor Is all we require' ana With less than that we can ..nt ha aofs aG41
 not pc satisneo. If we accept the assur- ances we have received as honest and genuine as I~certainly do. that eouaIitv will not be denied us; and the result may be safely left to American genius ana energy. anu
 Great Interest in the Pacific.
 We consider our interests in the pa. ellie ocean as great now as those of any other power and destined to indef,ni.s development. We have opened onr doors to the people of Hawaii; we have ac- cepted the responsibility of the Filipinos which Providence imposed upon us: we have put an end to embarrassing conS. dinium in which we were involved fin Samoa, and while abandoning none of our commercial rights in the entire group we have established our flag and our authority in Tutula which gives ,,s tba finest harbor in the South seas. Next In order will come a Pacific cable, and an isthmian canal for the use Of all well disposed peoples, but under exclusive American ownership and American con trol, both of which great enterprises President Mckinley and President Roose- welt have been the energetic and con sistent champions
 After commenting upon President Roosevelt and his peaceful intentions, Mr. Hay said in conclusion:
 But the consciousness of strength brings with it no tempation to do injury a-fh the humblest. We frankly confess we geek the friendship of all the powers; we went to trade with all peoples; we are conscious of resources that will make our commence a source of advantage to them and also profit to ourselves. But no wantoness or strength will ever in- fuce us to drive hard bargain with an nther nation because it Is weak nor with