Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-11-21
RECIPROCITY
lie ADVOCATES CLOSER
RELATIONS With CUBA
Believes Political and Economical
Situation Demands lt--Speech
Before Middlesex Club
Monroe Doctrine.

Boston, Nov. 9.-An exceptionally
large number Of the members OF the
Middiesex Club attended the dinner OF
the club at Young Hotei this after.
noon, the gathering including many
OF the Massachusetts delegation IN
Congress, State and national officers
and prominent Republicans. Senator
Lodge was the principal speaker. He
strongly urged reciprocity with other
coun,ries along the lines mentioned in
President Mchinleys Bunalo speech
and the upbuilding Of the Navy.
Senator Lodge began his address
with brief allusion TO the recent cleo.
tons. and then delivered an eloquent
euiogy upon the late President Mckin.
ley. He made lengthy argument Tor
general reciprocity IN our commercial
relations.
ITO this subject. he said. ''it Is
certain that most anxious considera.
ton will be given Uy President Roose.
welt and by Congress at the ensuing
session. Whether 1t will be deemed
best to put this policy into execution
by means of some general legislation
equivalent to a reciprocal arrange.
ment with all the nations OF the earth.
u
Is as yet too early to say
He said that he considered reciproc.
ity with Cuba as first ana most impor.
tant, for political as well as economi.
cal reasons. He then briefly discuss.
ed the reciprocity treaties now pend.
ing In the Senate and concluded this
portion OF his remarks ny saying:
Last, we come to the treaty with
France, which is more important eco.
nomically than all the other treaties
put together. should IKE to see a
treaty made with France. 1t is a
country with which | fain would
strengthen our good relations. re.
gard such treaty as politically ana
economically desirable In a very high
degree" 80
In conclusion he advocated legisla.
ton which would put the American
merchant marine on an equality with
that OF other countries and the build
ing of a navy. He SAID '"rne whole
country. | think, favors the building
OF an isthmian canal. believe
from what little | know, that we shall
have treaty with England at the
coming session when will remove
honorably for both nations, whatever
obstacles now exist to the building OF
the canal in the Clayton.Bulwer trea
ty. II such treaty Is submitted tc
us by the President, there Is no NOR,
pressing duty than its immediate rati
dcation, TO be followed at once by tn,
passage of the canal bill.
There Is another condition that 1:
essential to the commerce and indus
trial development OF the United States
which In the last five years has enter
ed into new epoch, and that Is tn,
maintenance OF peace. There Is n,
new nation In the world to whicl
peace Is SO important as II Is to tn
United States In order to secure ampl
scope for the great progress we ar
making. We are In good relations nov
with all the world, and Il will be.
am sure. the effort of President Roose
welt. as II was Of President Mckinley
to maintain these good relations
There Is only one point OF danger. an,
TO assure peace we must protect oui
selves In that direction. Firmly. bu
quietly, the Monroe doctrine must b
rigidly upheld. The entrance of an
great European power into the Amer
can hemisphere, either by the acQuis
ton Of territory or the establishment
OF forts and naval stations, would b
the instant menace OF the peace W
are SO anxious to maintain.
THE best insurance and the bes
guarantee Of peace is possession OF
, navy so strong that no nation OF tn
, world would be tempted to attack III
, Complete preparation is the sures
/, profession against war; and war
, what we wish to avoid not only mora
ly but economically, in every homo
able way"