Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-24
A NEW WORLD POWER
Eloquent Speech by Justice
 Brewer at Philadelphia.
NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY BAEQUETs.
The United States Declared to Be Tn Its New Position Because of Truth and Justice Tn Na-
 ti0naI Life

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24.-The twenty-first annual banquet of the New England Society of Pennsylva- nia was held last night in HorticuI- tural hall, covers being laid for nearly 400 members and guests. Guests were Washington, Boston and other cities. Assistant United States Attorney Gen. eral James NJ. Beck, president of the society, opened the speechmaking with a brief address.
 In coming down the line of the illus trious New Englanders President Beck mentioned the name of George Dewey. This was the signal for an outburst of applause such as was not repeated during the remainder of the evening. The chairman then introduced as the first speaker Associate Justice David J. Brewer of the United States su- preme court, who responded to the toast "The United States; World Power" Justice Brewers address was frequently punctuated by applause Among other things hee said:
 ''The last few years have written much of history. The twentieth cen- tury brings us face to face with new conditions, and we are conscious that the United States of America have be- come more important factor in the worlds thought. Some fancy that the Spanish war wrought the great change This is hardly so. It may have cleared the air and brought us face to face
 
 but silent forces of commerce and re- ligion have been at work for years bringing about that result. The mer- chant and the missionary have lifted the republic from her isolation and given her the queenly seat at the head of the council of nations.
 "Again and again it is stated that the United States has now become a world power. So they have, but what is meant by the term world power, and how are we to justify our right to that title? Not by the manifestation of military or naval strength. While wars will be, as wars have been, and while there is within the resources of our country an undfsplayed military and naval strength that makes her the
 
 yet the dawn of the twentieth century unveils greater national glory than gan be won on any field of battle While the events of the last two or three years have compelled an increase in our mili- tary and naval Vforees, while the amount of money which is called for by the secretaries of war and navy seem to many too large and while the roll of the drum and the blare of the bugle arc more often heard yet the sons of the pilgrims will never turn our country over to the man on horse back nor will enr dearest laurels be rrimsoned with the blood of the dying soldier.
 We shall deserve to be called 8 world power because our relations with all nations will be carried upon the highest principles of truth and justice. We stand in the council of nations strong enough to fear no attempt to wrong us, so strong that we cannot af- ford to wrong any, even the weakest nation; strong enough to be firmly just to the most powerful of nations and so strong that we must be kindly just with the weakest. We must be frank as we'll as honest. Henceforth diplo- matte language must be something to reveal and not something to conceal thought and purpose. The honesty we must practice is not the honesty of Shylock, measured only by that which Is enumerated in the bond, but that of the Golden Rule, an honesty which compels ns to see the other party to the transaction.''
 Justice Brewer briefly reviewed the rapid growth of the exports of the United States and, continuing, said: Especially must we remember the Golden Rule in our dealings with infe rior races and ignorant peoples We cannot afford to grow rich by wrecking them''
 Other speakers were Hon. David J. Hill Minister Wu Ting Fang, Bourke Cochran and Simeon Ford. ,
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