The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21
PRESIDENT IS FOR P[ACE.
Mr.. Roosevelt Outlines a Policy Of
Cancellation Toward Other Ma
tions of the World.
BELIEVES IN AIDING WEAKER POWERS.
sncnkx ut the New York Chamber of
Commerce Dedication Banquet
Strength of Nation Lies I'm Virii-
ity and Rectitude -Ex-President
Cleveland Speaks.

Cleveland Speaks.
New York, Nov. 12.-In the pres
ence of special representatives OF the
leading commercial nations OF the
world and many of the leaders of
American finance and business, Pres
ident Roosevelt last night made a
strong address at the banquet given
by the chamber of commerce in favor
of u policy of friendliness and con-
Citation on the part of the United
States toward her competitors in in
%ternational trade. He said:
The President Speaks.
'"This body stands for the triumphs
of peace both abroad and at home.
We have passed that stage of ma
tional development when deprecia-
ton of other peoples is felt as a tri-
butte to our OWL. We watch h
growth and prosperity of other ma
tions, not with hatred or jealousy,
but with sincere and friendly good
will. I think I a say safely that
we have shown by U attitude to-
ward Cuba, by u attitude toward
China, that as regards weaker pow
ers our desire is that they may be
able to stand alone, and that IT
they will only show themselves will
ing to deal honestly and fairly with
the rest of mankind we on u side
will do all we can to help, not to
hinder, them. With the great
powers of the world we desire no
rivalry hat is not honorable to
both parties. We wish them we'll.
On Good Terms with All.
1--WE are glad, indeed, that we were
on good terms with all the other
peoples of mankind, and no effort on
our part shall be spared to secure a
continuance of these relations.
And remember, gentlemen, that we
shall be a potent factor for peace
largely in proportion to the way in
which we make it evident that u
attitude is due not to weakness, not
to inability to defend ourselves, but
to a genuine .repugnance to wrong
doing, a genuine desire for self re-
specting friendship with our neigh
bors.
Must Have Peace Mt Home.
Important though it is that we
should have peace abroad, it is even
more important we should have
peace at home. You, men of the
chamber of commerce, to whose eff
forts we owe so much of our indus
trial well-being, can, and / believe
surely will, be influential in helping
toward that industrial peace which
can obtain in society only when in
their various relations employer and
employed alike show not merely in
sistence each upon his own rights,
but also regard for the rights of
others, and a full acknowledgment
of the interests of the third, party
the public.
Only Way of Solution.
"No patent remedy can be devised
for the solution Of these grave prob-
lens in. the industrial world. But we
may rest assured that they can be
solved at all only if we bring to the
solution certain old-time virtues,
and if we strive to keep out
of the solution some of the most
familiar and most undesirable of the
traits to which mankind has owed I'M
told degradation and suffering
throughout the ages. Arrogance,
suspicion, brutal envy of the well-to-
do, brutal Indifference toward those
who are not well-to-do. the hard re-
fusal to consider the rights of others,
the foolish refusal to consider the linn
peal to the spirit of selfish greed,
whether it take the form of plumber OF
the fortunate or of oppression of the
unfortunate-from these and from
all kindred vices this nation must he
kept free if it is to remain III it's pres
ent position in the forefront Of the
peoples of mankind.
All the edd cn ton.
At the dedication in the morning
ex-Presidept Cleveland spoke as fol-
lows:
1T need not surprise us if the pop
ular estimate of this business or
ganization should fail to take into
account all that it has done to pro-
mote high and patriotic purposes not
always related, in a narrow sense, to
commerce. No associated body of
y citizens felt more deeply and eff
f%ectively the throbbing Of patriotism
and devotion to country when our
government was threatened by armed
rebellion; it's protest and aid was i'm
mediately Forthcoming when, after
wards, al insidious attack was made
upon financial integrity through an
attempted debasement of our cur
rency; from no quarter has a more
and insistent demand been
heard for the adjustment of interna-
tional disputes by arbitration; its
espousal of the cause of business ed
among. II people has been
hearty and practical; it has advo-
Gated enlarged reciprocity of busl-1
ness relations between nations and
the removal of their @vexatious him
ORANGES; and last, but by no means
least, it has promptly and with an
open hand relieved distress and al
levlatcd disaster. Such incidents as
these illustrate the organizations
beneticent accomplishments in the
advancement of civilization and in
.furtherance of the Improvement Of /
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