Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-12-28
NUMBER 8.
THE NEW WORLD POWER.
Address Of Associate Justice Brewer at ths
New England society's An
nual Banquet.

wow AhR
nual Banquet
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 24.-The twenty
grst annual banquet Of the New En-
pland Society Of Pennsylvania was
held last night in horticultural man,
covers being laid for nearly four hun
dred members and guests. Gues's
we're present from New York, Balti-
more Washington, Boston and othef
cities. Assistant United States Az
torney-General James A. Beck Pfesl-
dent Of the society, opened the
sneeehmaking with brief address
In coming down the line OF the mus
trious New Englanders President
Beck mentioned the name OF 'oeor8c
Dewey" This was the signal fof an
outbnrst of applause such as was nor
repeated during the remainder ol l1e
evening. The chairman then lh.ro
dpced as the first speaker Associate
Justice David J. Brewer, OF the oill'
ted States supreme court, VINO re,
enonded TO the toast, THE Cnltea
States; a World Power"
Jnstice Brewers address, which tol'
lows was freely punctuated by APP
plause: ,.-.. -.
"Tbe twentieth century brings us
face TO face with new condI-
tione and we are conscious that
the United States Of America have
become more important factor IN
the worlds thought. Some tahcy
that the Spanish war brought the
great change. That is hardly So IL
may have cleared the air and brought
ns face TO face with the conscious
ness Of the change, but silent forces
of commerce and religion have been
at work for years bringing about that
result.
"Again and again it is stated that
the United States have now become
world power So they have, but
what is meant by the term, a world
mower, and how are we to Justify our
, right TO that title? Not by the mani.
! festation of military or naval
strength:
) "Nbilp wars will be as wars have
! bepn. and while there is within the
!. resources of our country an undls-
= Dlaved military and naval strength
Y that makes her the most dangerous
0 enemy on land and sea, yet the dawn
= of the twentieth century unveils z
l. greater national glory than can be
it won on any field Of strife While the
n events of the last two or three years
1t have compelled an increase in oul
military and naval force; while th'
amount of money which is called 10
S, nv the secretaries Of war and nav
seem to many too large, and Whll
10 the roll of the drum and the blar
le of the bugle are more often hearc
Of vet the sons of the Pilgrims will ne'
IT, er turn our country over to the ma
d. on horseback, nor viii our deares
of laurels be crimsoned with the bloc
lg of the dying soldier. We shall d'
serve TO be called a world-poWer, bt
N. cause our relations with all nation
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