The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
Dsd'cat01 Services at New Building of N, Y Cham
 Der of Commerce
FAMOUS MEN FROM MANY
 COUNTRIES WERE PRESENT
The President Speaks of the Nations Expansion and Makes a General Happy Speech Fitted to the
 Commercial Gathering.

New York. November 1.-The dedica- tory ceremonies of the mangnificenet new building of the chamber of commerce of New York were honored today by the presence of the President of the United States former President Cleveland, Prince Henry of Pless, the personal rep resentative of the German Emperor. am- bassadors of foreign powers delegates from all the great chambers of com meree in Europe and host of other dis- tinguished persons.
 The oration of she day was delivered by former President Cleveland. after which a brief address of greeting to the guests of the chamber was made by Pres .dent Roosevelt. The ceremonies of the day were brought to a conclusion by brilliant banquet at the Waldorf f-Astoria. at which the principal address was deliv. cred by President Roosevelt.
 Roosevelt Speaks.
 '1 do not wish to speak to you in the language of industrial compliment and yet 1t Is but bare statement of fact to say that nowhere in our country could there be gathered an audience which whould stand as more typical-y charac- teristic than this of all those qualities and attributes which have given us of the United States our commanding position in the industrial world.
 New York is a city of national impor- | tance because its position towards the na- | ton is unique, and the Chamber of Com merce of New York must of necessity be an element of weight in the commercial and industrial welfare of the entire peo- pie. New York is the great port of en- try for our country-and her welfare is, therefore no matter of mere local or mu- nicipa1, but of national, concern. The conduct of the government in dealing with all matters affecting the financial conn mercial relations of New York must con- tinually take Into account this fact; and 1t must be taken into account in appreci- ating the importance of the part played by the New York Chamber of Commerce.
 This body stands for the triumphs of peace both abroad and at home We have passed that stage of national development when depreciation of other peoples Is felt as a tribute to our own. We watch the growth and prosperity of other nations, not with hatred or jealousy. but with sin cere and friendly good will. I think can say safely that we have shown by our attitude toward Cuba, by our atti- tude toward China. that as regards weak CT powers our desire is that they may be able to stand alone and that if they will only show themselves willing to deal hon. esty 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
 Important though it is that we should have peace abroad, 1t is even more in1- portant we should have peace at home. You, men of the chamber of commerce. to whose efforts we owe so much of our industrial well being can, and l believe surely will be influential in helping to- ward that industrial peace which can ob- tain in society only when in their various relationes employer and employed alike show not merely insistence each upon his ,k= f,ttfo o1CA or~d 70 of others and full acknowledgement of the interests of the third party-the pub lic It Is no easy matter to work out a system or rule of conduct whethed with or without the help of the law giver, which shall minimize that tarring and clasping interests in the industrial world which causes so much industrial irrita- ton and suffering at the present day and which at times threatens baleful conse- ouences to large portions of the body politic.
 snerIcan SeIf-ReIiance.
 At a time when the growing complex ity of our social and industrial life has rendered the inevitable the intrusion of the state into spheres of work wherein it formerly took no part and when there is also a growing tendency to demand the illegitimate and unwise transfer to the government of much of the work that
 
 or associated together. 1t is a pleasure to address a body whose members possess to an eminent degree the traditional Ameri- can self reliance of spirit which makes them to scorn to ask from the government whether of state or nation anything but a fair field and no favor, who confide not in being helped by others but in their own skill, energy and business capacity to achieve success.
 '"The Chamber of Commerce, it is idle boast to say, stands in a pre-eminent degree for those qualities which make the successful merchant. the successful business man, whose success Is won in ways honorable to himself and beneficial to his fellows. There are very different kinds of success. There is success that brings with it the scared soul-the sue cess which is achieved by wolfish greed and vulpine cunning--the success which makes honest men uneasy or indignant in it's presence. Then there is the other kind of success; the success which comes as the reward of keen insight, or sa- gacity of resolution of address. com bined with unfiinching rectitude of be- havior, public and private. The first kind of success may, in sense-and in a poor sense at that-benefit the individual, but it is always and necessarily curse to the community; whereas the man who wins the second kind, as an incident of its winning becomes a beneficiary to the whole commonwealth. Throughout it's history the Chamber of Commerce has stood for this second and higher kind of success. It is therefore fitting that I should come on here as the chief execu- tive of the nation to wish you well in your new homes; for you belong not merely to the city, not merely to the state, but to all the country, and you stand high among the great factors in building up that marvellous prosperity which the entire country now enionkn<s