Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-13

rotary Root, Postmaster General Payne,
Carl Schurz. Lyman J. Gage. and Cor
nelius N. Bliss.
The days ceremonies in connection
with the dedication of the new home of
the Chamber of Commerce were
brought to a close, at night, with
banquet given by the Chamber in honor
Of the guests of the occasion. Among
the guests of honor were President
Roosevelt. Prince Hans Heinrich Won
Pless, the representative of the Ger
man Emperor; Sir Michael Henry
Herbert. the British ambassador; NJ.
Jules Cambon, the French ambassa-
dor; Secretary of War Elihu Root,
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie NJ.
Shaw, Major General Macarthur, Gov.
Benjam +. Odell, Mayor Low and Rear
Admiral Albert Z. Barker. A tele-
gram of regret was received from
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor
After congratulatory cablegrams had
been read by Morris x. Jesup, the pres
ident of the Chamber, President Roose-
welt delivered the principal address of
the evening. The President said:
'"There is no need of my preaching
to this gathering the need of COM
bining efficiency with upright dealing,
for an American and as citizen Of
New York, am proud to feel that the
name of your organization carries with
it guaranty of both; and your prac-
tice counts for more than any
preaching could possibly count. New
York is a city of natural Importance,
because it's position toward the ma
ton is unique, and the Chamber of
Commerce of New York must of ne
cessity be an element of weight in the
industrial welfare of the entire peo-
pie.
This body stands for the triumphs
of peace both abroad and at home. We
have passed that stage of natural de-
velopment 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 sincere and friend
ly good will. l think l can safely say
that we have shown by our attitude
toward Cuba, by our attitude toward
China, that as regards weaker powers
our desire is that they may be able
to stand alone, and that if they will
only show themselves willing 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 honor
able to both parties We wish them well.
We believe that the end of the modern
spirit is ever stronger toward peace,
not war; toward friendship, not hos
tility, as the normal international at
titude. We are glad, indeed, that we
are on good terms with all the other
peoples of mankind and no effort on
our part shall be spared to secure a
continuance of those relations. And
remember, gentlemen, that we shall |
be a potent factor for peace largely in |
proportion to the way in which wo
make it evident that our attitude is |
due not to weakness, not to inability
to defend ourselves, but to n genuine
repugnance to wrong doing, a genuine |
desire for self-respecting friendship |
with our neighbors.
important though it is that we |
should have peace abroad, it is even |
more important that we should have |
peace at home. You, men of the Cham |
Der of Commerce, to whose efforts we |
owe so much of our industrial well-be- |
ing, can. and l believe surely will, be |
in helping toward that in
duStrial peace which can obtain in So /
ciety only when in their various rela-
tons employer and employed alike |
show not merely insistence each upon /
his own regards, but also regards for |
the rights of others, and a full ac- |
acknowledgement of the interests of the /
third party-the public. 1t is no easy
matter to work out a system or rule of /
whether with or without the /
help of the law-giver which shall mini /
mize that jarrng and clashing Of in
terests in the Industrial world which /
causes so much individual irritation /
and suffering at the present day, and
which at times threatens baleful conse-
quenceS to large portions of the body |
polite. But the Importance of the /
problem cannot be Over-estimated and
it deserves to receive the careful
thought of all men such as those whom
l am addressing, tonight. There should
be no yielding to wrong; but there
should most certainly be not only de-
sire to do right but a willingness each
to try to understand the view point of i
his fellow, with whom, for veal or for
woe. his own fortunes are indissOlubly |
bound.
mo potent remedy can be devised
for the solution of those grave prob
lens in the Industrial world. but we
may rest assured that they can be solv
ed at all only if we bring TO the solu
ton certain of 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 man
kind has owned untold degradation and
suffering throughout the ages. A bru
tai envy of the well-to-do, brutal indif-
ference toward those who are not we'll
to-do. the hard refusal to consider the
rights of others, the foolish refusal to
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