The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-11-22

scnta,ivcs ~ foreign commercia
bodies who came 10 America 10 atten'
the dedication Of the New York cham
Der Of commerce, and who arrived IL
Washington from that metropolis fol
a short visit. In addition to the Tor
eigners, there were present Secrctar,
Shaw and Postmaster General Payne
of President Roosevelt's cabinet; Ad
miral Dewey, Gems. Corbin, Young and
Wood, members Of the diplomatic corps
and local business men.
Secretary shaw speaks.
Mr.. Shaw said in part:
speaking for that department
which is supposed more than any other
TO represent the business interests OF
the nation. 1 take great and peculiar
pleasure in bidding welcome to the
capital of the greatest American re-
| public representatives of so many OF
the leading commercial nations OF the
world. Such gathering as this
would have been impossible century
1 ago. In the creation of sentiment rem
| dering this event both natural and
| agreeable, and in the evolution of con-
ditions making international banquets
possible. commerce has played most
important part"
Counts the Cost.
"The consent of rulers to engage in
wars involving the expenditure of we'll
nigh limitless blood and treasure has
not always been difficult to obtain.
Statesmen have not always trembled
as they have declared war and made
appropriations for its maintenance.
But commerce trembles. 1t counts the
cost. Commerce is not wanting in am
bition, but it is never ambitious to
squander the accumulations Of CEN
turtles in rebuking the injury ola day.
And so, gentlemen of the chamber of
commerce of the Empire state, our
hosts and distinguished guests from
foreign chambers, / felicitate you all,
and thank my God that the day has
come when nations shall no longer
war without cause, when great navies
are no longer looked upon as threaten
ing the peace Of the world, and when
ornaments and Notifications have
lost much of their terror. The people
represented here by our hosts were
admittedly never as prosperous as
now. And naturally their consump-
tive capacity has increased with their
ability to supply not only their needs
but also their desires. And so it Is
that the United States was larger
consumer of foreign products during
the last fiscal year than ever in its his
tory.
Prosperity BENEFITS All.
"The universal recognition of the
great truth that the good fortune of
any one class of individuals ever re-
bounds to the advantage of all, and the
prosperity of the people of any one
country ever benefits all nations would
be of inestimable advantage to the
world But If this principle shall ever
be universally recognized, commerce
must be the schoolmaster, and cham
bers of commerce kindergartens of in
struction.
Favors Uniform Standards.
"I do not know that the world will
ever adopt uniform standards of
weights and measures, but l am con-
WINGED that such a course would be to
the advantage of commerce; and il this
ever shall be accomplished, the metric
system, for which we acknowledge in
debtedness to nations represented
here, will of necessity afford the solu-
ton. 1t is evident that all values will
soon be measured in gold. In fact, this
is already done internationally, and
governments that provide anything
else than the gold standard for local
use impose tax upon every interna-
tional transaction sufficient to bar
their people from competition in the
worlds commerce.
Recognition Of DebtorshIp.
"The commercial struggle in the
years that shall follow must not he
for commercial supremacy. Su-
premacy must not be sought for SUI
premacy's sake. A sentiment more
worthy of world peoples Ct prefer this
term to world powersO, would be the
recognition Of debtorship to the
world.
"In recognition of blessings incident
to a civilization planted by previous
generations, encouraged, nurtured and
advanced by commerce, let the swift
est wings of trade carry the ripened
seed of modern ideas to all lands. un-
der all skies, for the blessing and the
advancement of all peoples"
Informal Speeches.
After Secretary Shaw had concluded.
the evening was given over to informal
spsechmaking, and there were mum.
her of felicitous responses to calls by
the chairman. Mr.. Hepburn. To-day
the visitors will go to Mount Vernon
and other places of interest in Wash
ington, and will leave the city late
in the afternoon.
Circuit Judge Caldwell Dead.
Cleveland, o., Nov. 14.-Word was
received here Thursday Of the death