The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-20
Secretary Of State Hay Responded
TO ''our Diplomacy
SPEECH MET WITH ENTHUSIASM
Senator McLaurin, OF South carolina, Gis-
cuss:d the Monroe Doe,riue of ths
,Twenti:.h ccrtury ard Vas Well
Rseeived-covsrs Laid for
$50 Macy Distiu.
guished Guests,
lBy Associated Prcss.l J

(By Associated Prcss.)
| NEW YORK, Nov 19.-The 13Sd annual
| banquet Of the Chamber OF Commerce was
| held at DelmonIcos this evening. Covers
/ for 80 were laid in the main banquet
room. which was simply though effec-
! lively decorated, chiefly with American
| flags.
At the table of honor. presided over by
| the president, Morris X. Jessup. were Am
bassador Joseph II. croate, John Hay.
Secretary of state Senator John t. Nc
I.aurin. OF South Carolina. Whiteiaw
Reid. Governor-eIect Albert &. Cummings.
of Iowa; Senator Chauncey NJ Depew.
the Rev. DR. Donald Sage Mackay. An
drew Carnegie. Nlaycr-elect Seth Low.
Northumberland Nelson A. Miles. j.
Pierpont Morgan. William f. Dodge sam
uel E. Rabcock Major-Generai John s.
Brooke. Carl Sch,trz. Alexander E. Orr.
Governor Odetl, Rear-Adniral Albert q
Barker and W. B. Ridgley. The profess
sionai and business circles of the city
were we'll represented in the list of other
guests.
TOAST TO ,AFKINLE.Y
The speechmaking was opened by Pres
fdent Jessup in a very few words EIs
then proposed 3; toast to the memory Of
'iiiiiii -iSfNiil!eS. 1T WttS drunk with alt
standing and in silence President Roose-
velt's health was then toasted. while the
orchestra. played. and at the next toast,
that of King Edward of England the
British national anthem was played
In introducing Secretary Hay. President
Jessup proposed toast to Our Diplo-
macy. The Secretary was warmly wei
/ eotned pE the guests and his speech at
various points met with great enthusiasm
\ MIR, HAYS SpEE,(-IT
I After an eloquent tribute to the memory
OF President Mckinley Mr. Hay said.
dare to come to you because you
have asked me. and he wou,tF have wished
It for he held that our PERSONAL feelings
should never be considered when they
confiicted with public duty And if I
tas. immeasurably below the standard to
which he has accustomed You. the very
comparisons You draw will be a tribute TO
| his memory.
mere was a time when diplomacy was
a science Of intrigue ana falsehood. of.
traps and mines and counter-mines 1t
may be another instance of that credIIity
with which [ have often been charged bv
european critics when I say THAI I really
beiieVe the world has moved onward in
diplomacy as in many other matters In
my experience of diplomatic life which
no" covers more years than like To Tool,
oack upon. and in the far greater RECORD
|
ana studied. l can say without hesitation
that we have generally toIsT sot,arar,- What
w wanted announced early in the reeo-
tittiohS what we We're willing to give auC7
allowed the other side to accep. or re- eisct
our terms. During the time in which
| nave been prominently concerned in our
1oreisn relations. I can also sav that ,ye
/ nave been met by the representatives ,f
{ other Powers in the same spirit of frank
I.ness and sincerity
81 AS to the measure of success which
our recent diplomacy has met with. II is
fiH1cult. If not impossible. for me To
/ SPEAK Ehere are two important lines OF
Z Z human a endeavor in which men are for
oidden even to aliude to their success
affairs of the heart ana dipiornatfc aff,;rs
GoLDE NRuLE.
But II we are not permitted "a, ho:,st
/ OF what We have done, we can at least
say a word about what we have tried ,o
90 and the principles which haverstifcied
our action. The brefest expressio,, S0f nt,r
rul5 of conduct Is. perhaps. tbs. Monroe
| doctrine ana the golden rule With tbs
simple chart we can hardly 81, far wrong.
think may say that our sister ra-
/ rublics TO the south of us are perfectfy
convinced of the sincerity of Our attitude.
| They know we desire the prosperity Of
each OF them. ana peace and harmony
among them. I'VE no mere want their
territory than we covet the mountains, ar
the moon. We are crieved a,lf tIi,tresse,f
when there are differences among, then,
but even then we should meyer thfrlIs sr
trying TO compose any o, thos:. differences.
unless by the request Of both parties To II
/ Not even our earnest e.ssire for ne,eas
i among them will lead us TO anv acsfon@
which might offenC, their national friynity
+ or their Just sense of independence Ws
owe them all the consideration y.I,ish vc,.
/; claim for ourselves.
/ AS to what we have tried To tfo--y-I1at
/ We are sttll trying 70 Go in the general
field of dipiontacy-tflers. Is no res,ssn,, f,r
| doubt on the one hand or retireucs o,,
! the other President Mckinley in his r,es-
+ sages during the last four years. has
made the subject perfectly clear. Ie
( have striven on tha lines laid dowr, bv
! Washington 10 cultivate friendly rela-
/ tons with all Powers. but not u take
part IN the formation of groups or COM
7 b!nations among them
WIDEN CUR MARKETS.
/ \ position OF complete independence Is
not incompatible with relations invoicing
! not friendship alone. hat concurrent ac-
tion as well. in important emergencies
We have kept always in view the fast
that We are pre-eu ineutiy 4 peacs-locinss
pee pie, that our rerr,ai activities are
/ IN the, direction OF trade and commerce.:
{ hat the vast development of our Indus
tries imperat;veiyr demands thae ws
! shall not only retain AND confirm, cur
/ hold on our present markets. but seek
isconStautly by all honorable means to eS-
! tend cur commercial interests Is every
i practicable direction ft is for this rea-
/ so. we have negotiated the treaties Of
/ reciprocity which now await action OF
/ the Senate. ali az them conceived in the
1 traditioral spirit ef American rortces-
siorS, Ia, others a il. vet of mutual :,tfysn-