Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-20
Sscy Hay Makes an Address Tell
Ing lust What It Is.
IT IS BOTH FRANK AND OPEN
FRIED 90 Follow washington's Policy
VIII Never Cypress a Small Ma
don Nor Fawn TO Great One.

New York, Nov. 19-The one hundred
and thirty third annual banquet Of the
chamber Of commerce was held at Del
monico's this evening. Covers for 400
were laid In the main banquet room
which was decorated principally with
American flags. President Morris X.
Jessup presided.
The speechmaking was opened by
President Jessup in a very few words
He then proposed toast to the MEM
DRY of William Mckinley. 1t was drunk
with all standing and In silence. Presi-
dent Roosevelt's health was then toast
ed, while the orchestra played Amer
ica." During the next toast. that OF
King Edward of England the British
national anthem was played.
Introducing Secy. Hay. President
Jessup proposed toast to our Di-
plomacy." The secretary was warmly
welcomed by the guests, and his speech
at various points met with great en-
thusiasm. especially when he mentioned
the name Of President Mckinley The
speech obtained rapt attention and the
applause was deafening when IN his
peroration he said; mo wantonness
of strength viii ever induce us to dove
hard bargain with another nation be-
cause II Is weak, nor viii any fear OF
ignoble criticism tempt US TO insult or
defy u great power because it Is strong.
or even because 1t is friendly"
sEcY. HAYS ADDRESS.
l dare TO come to you because you
have asked me. and he would have
wished IT, Tor he held that our personal
feelings should never be considered
when they conflict with a public duty
And If | fall immeasureably below the
standard 10 which he has accustomed
you, the very comparisons you draw
Will be a tribute to his memory.
| am asked to say something about
our diplomacy. You want from me
nothing but the truth, and yet, IL / con-
fine myself to the truth. cannot help
feeling that ] shall do my profession a
wrong In the minds Of those who have
been In the habit of considering diplo-
macy an occult science, as mysterious
as alchemy and as dangerous TO morals
as municipal politics. Ii must be adj
mitted that this conception Of the dip
.omatlc function is not without a GER
tain historical foundation.
AMERICA is FRANK.
There was time when diplomacy
was science Of intrigue and falsehood,
of traps and mines and counter-mines. |
1t may be another instance OF that |
credullty with which have often been |
charged by European critics when / |
say that / really believe the world has |
moved onward in diplomacy as In many |
other matters. In my experience in |
diplomatic life. which now covers more |
years than like to look back upon. and |
In the far greater record Of American /
diplomacy which have read and stud |
led can say without hesitation that
we have generally told squarely what |
we wanted, announced early in nego- |
uations what we were willing to give, |
and allowed the other side TO accept or |
reject our terms. During the time In |
which ] have been prominently con-
cerned In our foreign relations, | can |
say that we have been met by repre-
sentstives OF other powers by the same |
spirit OF frankness and sincerity.
As to the measure OF success which |
our recent diplomacy has met with. II |
Is difficult II not impossible for me 10 |
speak. There are two important lines |
or human endeavor in which men are |
fofbldden even TO allude TO their sue |
eess-affairs Of the heart and diplomatic |
affairs.
OUR RULE OF CONDUCT.
But II we are not permitted to boast |
or what We have done. we can M least |
say word about what we have tried |
to do, and the principles which have
guided our action. The briefest express
sion OF our rule OF conduct Is, perhaps, |
the Monroe doctrine and the golden |
RUE: with this simple chart we can
hardly go far wrong.
think may say that our sister 70.
publics 10 the south of us are perfectly
convinced Of the sincerity OF our atti-
tude. They know We desire the prosper
lily OF each Of them and peace and har-
mony among them. We no more want |
their territory than We covet the noun
tatns OF the moon. We are grieved and |
distressed when there are difference
among them. but even then we should /
never think OF trying TO compose any |
OF those differences unless by the re-
quest Of both parties TO II. Not even our
earnest desire for peace among them
VIII lead us to any action which might
offend their national dignity or their /
Just sense Of independence. We would |
endow them with all the consideration
WHAT Is BEING DONE
As to what we have tried 10 do-that
We are still trying to do--in the general
Held OF diplomacy. there Is no reason
for doubt on the one hand or retcence
on the other. President Mckinley. In his
messages during the last four years.
has made the subject perfectly clear.
We have striven on the lines laid down
by Washington, to cultivate friendly re-
lations with all powers, but not 10 take
part in the formation OF groups or com
binations among them. A position Of
complete independence Is not income
patibie with relations involving not
friendship alone, but concurrent action
as Wen IN independent emergencies.
we have Kept always In view os the
fact that we are pre-eminpntly a |
peace-loying people, that our natural
activities are in the direction OF trad,
ana commerce, that the vast dcvelop-
ment on our Industries imperatively de
mands that we shall not only retain
ana confirm our hold on our presem !
markets. but seek constantly by ali
honorable means. 10 extend our com
mercial Interests IN every practicable
direction.
RECIPROCITY TREATIES.
II Is for this reason We have neeotl-
oted the treaties Of reciprocity which
now await action OF the Senate; ali OF
them conceived In the traditional,
American spirit OF protection TO our
own Industries and yet mutually aa.
vaniage0ls TO ourselves and our neigh.
bors. In the same spirit we have
sought successfully to induce all The
great powers TO unite IN a recognition
OF the general principle Of equality or
commercial access ana opportunity In
the markets Of the orient.
We believe that fair field and n.
favor Is all we require. and with less
than that We cannot be satisfied. II We
occept the assurances we have received
as honest and genuine, as ! certainly |
do. that equality viii not be denied us