The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-14
ON SHORT
VISIT TO
CAPITAL
Delegates TO New York Cham
Der Of Commerce Dedication
BanQueted at Washington.


given at the Arlington hotel last night in
honor OF the representatives OF foreign
commercial bodies who came TO America
to attend the dedication OF the New York
Chamber of Commerce building. and who
arrived In Washington from the metrop-
oils for a short visit yesterday.
In addition TO the foreigners there were
present Secretary Shaw and Postmaster
General Payne of President Roosevelts
cabinet: Admiral Dewey, Generals Cor
diplomatic corps and local business men.
Gen. Young was to shave been one OF
the speakers, but left the hall early
without having had an opportunity TO de-
liver his address.
A Barton Hepburn, the chairman OF the
committee Of reception OF the New York
Chamber Of Commerce, sat at the head
OF the table, with Ambassador Cambon
OF France on his right and Ambassador
Herbert OF Great Britain on his left,
while TO the right and left of the ambas-
sadors were seated respectively Prince
Henry OF Pless and Count Quadt OF the
German embassy. Mr.. Hepburn introduc-
ed the speakers.
COMMERCE. TREMBLEs.
Speaking for that department which
Is supposed more than any other to rep
resent the business interests OF the ma
ton. I take great and peculiar pleasure
in bidding welcome to the capital of the
greatest American republic representa-
tfves OF so many OF the leading CONNER
cial nations of the world.
Tho spread OF intelligence and the
prudence of commerce were making for
International peace.
THE consent OF rulers to engage In
wars involving the expenditure Of we'll
nigh iimitisss blood and treasure has not
always been difficult TO obtain. States
men have not always trembied as they
have declared war and made appropria-
tions for its maintenance. But commerce
trembles IL counts the cost.
Commerce is not wanting In ambition,
but II is never ambitious to sauander the
acoumuIations OF centuries in rebuking
the injury OF a day. And so, gentlemen OF
the Chamber OF Commerce OF the En-
pire state, our hosts and distinguished
guests from foreign chambers. l felicitate
you all and thank my God that tho day
has come when nations shall no longer
war without cause.
'"The universal recognition OF the great
truth that the good fortune OF any ono
class OF individuals ever rebounds TO the
advantage OF all. and the prosperity OF
the people of any ono country ever bene-
fits all nations, would be OF fnestimabie
advantage to the world.
but IL this principle shall ever be uni-
versally recognized commerce must be
the schoolmaster and chambers or COM
merce kindergartens OF instruction. do
not know that the world will ever adopt
uniform standards OF weights and meas
uree. but I am convinced that such a
course would be to the advantage OF COM
merce: and II this ever shall be accom-
plished, the metric system, for which we
acknowledge Indebtedness 10 nations rep
resented here tonight, will OF necessity
afford the solution.
MEASURED IN GOLD.
''It is evident that all values will som
be measured In gold. In fact. this Is al
ready done internationally. and govern
ments that provide anything else than
the gold standard for local use impose
tax upon every international transaction
sufficient TO bear their people from com
petition in the worlds commerce.
IL may be dreaming when l suggest
that some time, perhaps far on, and pos
sibly nearer than we think, the prices
current OF the world will be written In
common language and In uniform
measures OF quantity OF denominations
OF money, but II so my excuse then for
the vision shall be that more than one
dream OF yesterday is paying dividends
today.
THE commercial struggle in the years
that shall follow must not be for COM
merctal supremacy. supremacy must nol
be sought for supremacy's sake A senu-
ment more worthy OF world peoples Q
prefer this term to world Powers) would
be the recognition of debtorship to the
world"
After Secretary Shaw had concluded
the evening was given over TO informal
speechmaking and there was a numDcr
OF felicitous responses to calls by the
chairman.
Today the visitors will go to Mount
Vernon and other places OF interest IN
Washington and will leave the city late
in the afternoon.
CALL ON MIR. HAY.
The visitors called on Secretary Hay
at the state department after their ar
rival. The callers were Prince Henry OF
Pless, Sir Albert h. Rollit. NJ. p; Lieu
tenant General J. w. Laurie. NJ. p; IL.
c. Richards. X. c.. NJ. p; James Dixon.
w. T.. Wood Arthur 2erena, r. Faithful
Begg, Mai. $. Flood Page. John Hume.
]. &. Henderson and Kenrich II. Murray.
Also Count Raoul Chandon and V HUI
got. delegates from the Chambers OF
Commerce OF Rheims and Paris, respec-
lively; Joseph Guinet from the Lyons
Chamber OF Commerce; Francis kihal,
president OF the American Chamber OF