The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-11
The New York Chamber of Com
merce Formally Opens Its
Marble Building.
The President Is There and Grover
Cleveland Makes the Grafton
of the Day.
The Immense Service Of Commerce
to Humanity-Laws of Hon.
I est Dealing Enforced.

New York, Nov. 11.-President Roose-
Welt arrived at Jersey City at 6:45 o'clock
This morning over the Pennsylvania rail-
road. He remained In his car until about
:4e o'clock when he entered carriage
and boarded a ferry boat for the Twenty
third street station, this city. Thence
the president was driven direct to the
University club where he breakfasted.
With the president at breakfast were
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of
columbia university. and several other
friends. After breakfast President Roose-
Welt visited his sister, Mrs Douglass Rob
1nson. and then repaired to the Union
League club where he rested until time
70 go to the new chamber Of commerce
Tor the: dedication ceremonies.
II The Building Is Dedicated.
With the president and former pres
fdent Of the United States as it's guests
OF honor and with representatives Of for
eign governments and other distinguished
guests in attendance, the New York
chamber OF commerce formally dedicated
Its building in this city to-day. The new
building, handsome structure of white
marble, is situated in Liberty street be-
tween Nassau street and Broadway.
; The proceedings were opened with a
prayer Of dedication by the Rev. Morgan
Dix, rector of Trinity church. An adj
dress OF welcome by Morris K. Jessup,
president of the chamber, followed, and
then the Grafton Of the day was delivered
by former President Cleveland, who said
in part:
= Grover CIeveiand's Address.
TT need not surprise us If the popular
estimate Of this business organization
should fail to take into account all that
1t has done to promote high and patriotic
purposes not always related, IN mar
row sense. to commerce. No associated
body Of our citizens felt more deeply and
effectively the throbbing of patriotism and
devotion to country when our government
was threatened by armed rebellion it's
portest and aid was Immediately forth
coming when afterwards an insidious at
tack was made upon financial integrity
through an attempted debasement Of our
currency; from no quarter has a more
earnest and insistent demand been heard
for the adjustment of international dis
putes by arbitration; it's espousal Of the
cause of business education among our
people has been hearty and practical; it
has advocated enlarged reciprocity Of
business relations between nations and
the removal Of their vexatious hindrances;
and last, but by no means least, 1T has
promptly and with an open hand re-
lieved distress and alleviated disasters.
+ If we justly appreciate what these
things mean, we shall realize that COM
merce has done an immense service to
humanity by charging within it's wide
influence the acceptance Of the laws of
honest dealing among civilized conmuni
ties. and by curbing mans besetting sins
of selfishness and greed.
1--WE shall thereupon be led to appre-
bend the especial benefits III a moral
sense that have accrued to our own
countrymen from the work and example
OF the chamber of commerce of the state
of New York and of kindred institutions
scattered throughout our land.
what I have said must not be UNDER
In fhn Loo f int poof inor hot
commerce should be an ,altruistic or be-
nevolent affair, managed on lines of
amiability and concession. Commerce is
born Of enterprise and enterprise is in
this busy, busting age born of strug-
gle and competition. AIertness and keen
ness in securing business opportunities
does not by any means impart unmind-
fulness Of all else save ruthfulness and
ravenOus Snatching.
"As the pioneer Of colonization and ex-
pansion sordidly undertaken in it's inter-
est, commerce has In other days had just
ly laid at its door cruel aggression and
ruthless disregard Of human rights In re-
gtons where, to use the language Of an
apologist, the welfare of the inhabitants
of these possessions is subordinate to the
strategic or commercial purpose for which
they are held If any measure of resti-
tuition or compensation has fallen due
from commerce to humanity on this score
we know that its full acquittance has been
made or Is forthcoming; and we certainly
should have no cause to fear that a like
guilty responsibility will be again in
Cured"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cleveland's
address, Morris K. Jessup, president of
the, chamber. announced that President
Roosevelt, although reserving his address
FOR the banquet this evening, had con-
scented to say few words: AS President
Roosevelt stepped forward to address the
chamber, the whole assenblage rose and
lcheered. He spoke as follows: -
~ Mr.. President and Gentlemen: AS I