The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-05


the spur to Industrial Improvement the
I inspiration to useful invention and to
| high ondeavor I'm all departments of hu-
! man activity. il eNaCtS a study of the
/ wants, comforts, and even the wEimS Of
/ the people, and recognizes the efficacy of
] high quality and low prices 90 win their
/ favor. The quest for trade IS an iucen-
! live TO men Of business TO devise. invent.
| improve and economize In the cost of
/ production.
| business life. whether among our
/ selves or with othe' peoples. Is ever a
I sharp struggle for success It viii be
/ none the less in tn future Without com
| petition We would he ClinEiuE To the
! clumsy and autiquatCd processes Of farm
/ Ing and mIuuflcGre and tho methods Of
! business Of lous aso and the twentieth
would be- no further advanced than the
eighteenth century. But. though CONNER
cial competitors We are, commeTcIai enc
! mics we mus rot Doe. The Pan-AmcriCan
! Exposition hi. done its work thoroughly.
/ presenting IN IL nNhinits evidences of the
highest skin duG -straJiuE the progress
of the human family in the Western
Hemisphere
] for humiliation for the part IL has per
formed I'm the march OF civilization. II
has rot accomplished everything. far from
I II; II has simply done its best and with
ont vanity or bOIStfulueSs. and. reCCg-
nizIng the manifold achievements OF 9TH
! ers IL invites the friendly rivalry Of aIl
the Powers in the peaceful pursuits Of
| trade and commerce and viii cooperate
with all in advancing the highest and best
interests OF humanity. The wisdom and
/ energy OF All the nations are none too
[ great for the worlds work The success Of
art science, industry, and invention, is an
international asset and a common glory.
THE TIES OF NATIONS.
After all, how near one TO the other is
every part OF the world. Modern inven-
tions have brought into close relation
widely separated peoples and made them
better acquainted Geographic and poll
teal divisions viii continue 10 exist, but
distances have been cffaced. Swift ships
and fast trains are becoming cosmopOH-
tan. They invade fields which a few
years ago were impenetrable. The worlds
products are exchanged as never before,
and with increasing transportation IA
/ Cilities come increasing knowledge and
larger trade. Prices are fixed with math-
ematical precision by supply and demand.
The worlds selling prices are regulated
by market and crop reports We travel
I greater distances in a shorter space Of
time and with more ease than was ever
dreamed OF by the fathers. Isolation is
no longer possible or desirable The same
important news is read. though in differ
! ent languages, the same day in all
/ Christendom.
The telegraph keeps US advised Of what
is occurring everywhere and the press
fOreshadows. with more or less accuracy,
the plans and purposes OF the nations.
/ Market prices OF products and Of seCuri-
ties dIt hourly hlOML III every CONNER
cial mart and the investments uf the pcO-
pie extend beyond their own national
boundaries into the remOtest parts Of the
/ earth. Vast transactions are conducted
. and international exchanges are made by
/ the tick OF the cable. Every event OF in
terest is Immediately bulletined
The quick gathering and transmission
I Of news ike rapid transit, are OF recent
] origin and are only made possible by the
I genius Of the inventor and the courage
1 OF the Investor II took a special messeu-
Erfr ff 1Fr1E q
known at the time for rapid travel nine
teen Gays 20 20 from the city Of Wash
inEtOn 10 New Orleans with a message TO
I General Jackson that the war with Eng
land had ceased and treaty OF peace had
been signed.
/ How different now. We reached Cen
1 eral Miles in Porto Rico and he was able
I through the military telegraph 10 stop
his army on the firing line with the mes
sage that the United States and Spain
. had signed a protocol suspending hOstili-
Z ties. We knew almost iustanter Of the
I first shots fired at Santiago. and the sub
. SeQuent surrender Of the Spanish forces
! was known at Washington within less
. than an hour Of its contamination The
fIst ship Of CeTvera's fleet had hardly
Z emerged from that historic harbor when
the fact was flashed 20 our ca 1itgl, and
| the swift destruction that followed was
/ announced Immediately through he Won
I Qereful medium OF telegrauhy- 50 aCCuS-
] toned are we TO safe and easy commU-
! nicatiOn with distant lands that its tenn
/ porary interruption even in ordinary
i
! We shall never forget the days Of anX-
Z ious waiting and suspense when no in
| formation was permitted TO be sent from
! Peklu- and the diploma tic Representatives
/ Of the nations in China, cut OF from all
4 communication, inside and outside OF the
J walled capital were surrounded by an
1 angry and misguided mob that threatened
Z their lives, nor the JOY that thrilled the
| world when a single message from the
| Government Of the United States brought
through our minister the first news o. the
IEIINLA Ns Inc nE-leEal UfEIHnafe
! AT the beginning Of the nineteenth
| century there was not a mile 90 steam
/ railroad on the globe; now there are
enough miles TO make its circuit many
times Then there was not line Of cleo
tTic telegraph. now we have vast mile
| Age, trayerSiuE all lands and an seas
| God and mar have linked the nations to-
gether." No nation can longer bs iuGinpr-
ent % any other And as We are brought
more and more In touch with each other
| the less occasion is there for misuudar-
standings. and the stronger the dispose
ton when we have differences. 20 adjust
I them i1 the court Of aTh.ruf don. which
is the noblest forum. for the settlement OF
international disputes
PROGRESS OF AMERICA
MY CcllOw-cItizcus. trade statistics in
| dicate that this country is I'm a state of
| uneXampled prosperity. The figures are
almost appalling. They show that we are
utilizing our fields and forests and mines.
and that We are furnishing prolta BILE en-
p-1FmeuT % The millions Of W0rkIugmgn
! throughout the United States bringing
! comfort and happiness To their homes.
and making IL possible t0 Iay by savings
fer old age and disability. That all the
people are partcipa tuE iu this great pros
Utrlty Is seen in every American corr.r,.r5-
nifty and shown by the enormous and Uu-
rr'Ccdcutcd deposits iu our savings banks
Our uuty IN the care and security Of these
deposits and their saIe Investment de-
maudS the highest integrity and the best
! business capacity of those in charge of
these peoples earnings.
| we have vast and intricate business,
built up through years Of toll and strug-
gle. Ia which every part Of the country
has its stake. which viii not permit Of
either neglect or Of undue selhShness
NO narrow, sOTdid policy will subserve H.
The greatest skill and wisdom on the part
Of manufacturers and producers will be
duStrlal enterprises which have grown TO
such great proportions, affect the homes
and- occupations OF the people and the
welfare or the country Our capacity 20
produce has developed SO enormously and
our products have SO multiplied that the
problem Of more markets requires our
urgent and immediate attention. Only a
what we have. No other policy Will get
more. In these times Of marvellous busi-
ness energy and gain We ought To be look
ing o. the future, strengthening the weak
IpIaCts I'm our Industrial and commercial
systems, that We may De ready for any
storm or strain
! by sensible trade arrangements which
viii not interrupt our home production.
We shall extend the outlets for our in
creasing surplus a system which pro-
vides mutual exchange Of commodities
| Is mauifestiy essential 10 the continued