The Irish standard., 1902-11-15
A POLICY OF PEACE.
President Roosevelt Speaks at Ban
quet in New York.
He Urges Policy of Friendliness and
Cancellation on Part of United
States iowa I'd Competitors in
international Trade.

States Toward Competitors in
International Trade.
New York, Nov. 12.-The days GER
emonies in connection with the dedi-
cation of the new home of the Cham
Der of Commerce were brought to
close Tuesday night by banquet
given by the chamber in honor of the
guests of the OCCASION.
The President Speaks.
After congratulatory cablegrams
had been read by Morris K. Jesup,
the president of the chamber, Presi-
dent Roosevelt delivered the princi-
pal address of the evening. The adj
dress of the president was followed
with close attention and frequent
applause and at it's close the assem-
bly, arose and cheered. President
Roosevelt said in part:
''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 tri-
butte to our own. We watch the
growth and prosperity of other ma
tions, not with hatred or jealousy,
but with sincere and friendly good
will. I think 1 can say safely that
we have shown by our attitude to-
ward Cuba, by our attitude toward
China, that as regards weaker pow
ers our desire is that they may be
able to stand alone. and that if
they will only show themselves will
ing to deal honestly and fairly with
the rest of mankind we on our side
will do all we can to help, not to
hinder, them. With the great
powers of the world we desire no
rivalry that is not honorable to
both parties. We wish them we'll
We believe that the trend of the
modern spirit is ever stronger to-
ward peace, not war; toward friend
ship, not hostility. as the normal in
ternational attitude.
''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.
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 7 believe
surely will. be influential in helnine
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 full acknowledgment
of the interests of the third party
the public. Tt is no easy matter to
work out a system or rule of con-
duct, whether with or without the
help of the law giver. which shall
minimize that Earring and clashing of
interests in the industrial world
which causes so much individual irri-
tation and suffering at the present
day, and which at times threatens
baleful consequences to large por-
lions of the body polite. But the
Importance of the problem cannot
be overestimated, and it deserves to
receive the careful thought of all
men, such as those whom I am adj
dressing tonight. There should be
no yielding to wrong, but there
should most certainly be not only
desire to do right, but willingness
each to try to understand the view
point of his fellow, with whom. for
veal or for woe, his own fortunes
are indissolubly bound.
Only Way of Solution.
.sNo 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
it's of benefcent action, the base ap-
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 be
kept free if it is to remain in it's pres
ent position in the forefront of the
peoples of mankind. On the other
hand, good will come, even out of the
present evils, if we face them armed
with the old homely virtues; if we
show that we are fearless of soul,
cool of head, and kindly of heart; if,
without betraying the weakness that
cringes before wrongdoing, we yet
show by deeds and words our knowl-
edge that in such a government as
ours each of us must be in very truth
his brothers keeper"
Post Office Robbed.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 12.-Bur-
glars Monday night blew open the
safe of the post Office at Spencer, S.
D., securing quantity of stamps and
jewelry which had been stored for
safekeeping. There is no clew to the
robbers, but they are supposed to
belong to gang recently at work
in South Dakota.
MethOdists to Meet.
ALBANY. N, Y, Nov. 12-The gener.