Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-11

interest, commerce has in other days
had Justly laid at It's door cruel ag
erosion and ruthless disregard Of hui
man rights IN regions where, TO use
the language Of an apOlOgist the well
fare Of the inhabitants Of these possess
siOns Is subordinate TO the strategic or
commercial purpose for which they are
held II any measure Of restitution or
compensation has fallen due from COM
merce to humanity on this score we
know that Its full acquittance has been
made or Is forthcoming and we GER
tainly should have no cause 20 fear
that q like guilty responsibility VIII
be again incurred.
These exercises, recalling so forcl-
bly, the growth Of American commerce
Ia world wide influence abroad and in
usefulness and benencence at home,
cannot fail to be Of interest to all our
eountrymen but the citizens Of the
greatest Of our states, and our imperial
city, with all they have 10 make them
poud and happy must especially con-
graduate themselves upon the assocla-
ton of their state and city with the
fame and honor which have been
wrought out by the chamber Of COM
melce Of the state Of New York"
When Mr.. Cleveland rose to speak he
was greeted with loud cheers from the
assembling and several tins In his
speech he was Interrupted by applause.
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. Cleveland's
address Morris x, Jessup. president OF
the chamber announced that Presi-
dent Roosevelt, although reserving his
address for the banquet this evening,
had consented to say few words.
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT.
As President Roosevelt stepped for
ward to address the chamber the whole
assembage rose and cheered. He spoke
as follows:
Mr.. President and gentlemen: As
am to speak to you this evening, | shall
now simply say a word of greeting to
you and your guests. l have been asked
here as the chief executive Of the ma
ton and so ! can speak not merely on
your behalf, but on behalf Of our peo-
pie as a whole In greeting and thank
Ing for their presence here these rep
recentatives Of foreign countries who
have done us the honor and pleasure of
being present today, (Applause)
Il greet the ambassador, turning to
NJ Cambon) whose approaching de-
parture We so sincerely regret, the am
bassador TO whom, on his advent we ex-
tend such hearty greeting and especial
ly representatives Of those great friend
ly civilized nations with whom we In
lad 20 be knit even closer by ties OF
commercial and social good Will In the
future, turning to the Russian and
British ambassadors and Prince Henry
Won Pless.)
And now, gentlemen, having greet
ed your guests on behalf Of you | greet
YOU In the name of the people not
merely because you stand for CONNER
cial success, but because this body has
been able to show that the greatest
commercial success can square with the
immutable and eternal laws Of decent
and right living and Of fair dealing be-
tween man and man
The demonstration as the president
concluded ended with three cheers,
Mr.. Jessup announced that Gov.
Odell who vas on the program for a
speech, was not able to be present and
he introduced Mayor Low who made
the concluding address.
tl~ NilfllANAlANN AlNNFh hAAAl u hNli'hi'-
ton by the Rev. Morgan Dix. A lunch
con followed the formal exercises, The
guests present at the dedicatory cere-
monies included the following;
Jules Cambon, French ambassador;
Count Casslni, Russian ambassador;
Sir Michael Henry Herbert. British ann
bassador; Prince Heinrich Won Pless,
special representative OF the German
government; Sir Albert Krollitt, chair
man OF the delegation Of London cham
Der Of commerce, Count Ramoul Chan
don, delegate Of the chamber OF COM
merce Of Rheims, France; Mr.. Heck
man. vice president of the chamber of
commerce OF Berlin; Erick Pontoppi-
dan of the chamber Of commerce OF
Hamburg; J. Pierpont Morgan, Levi p,
Morton, Secy. Root, Postmaster Cen
eral Payne, Carl Shurse, Lyman j.
Gage. Alfred Mosely and Cornelius N.
Bliss.