New-York tribune., 1902-11-14
much a. the Americans He declared there had
been few cases Of looting. and added:


Since the knowledge became general Of the very
extensive looting and pillage Dy the allied powers
IN China not much has been salo aDout tl.e ooIhg
the allied powers have for permitting the
Peking. unless they should say that they were not
can be acquitted OF the charge of ootng and their
lOoting henOmes theft or robbery. / am proud to
have T been I rniVersaliy credited with exercising
great care over the rights OF property in China.
SECRETARY sHAws ADDRESS.
Secretary Shaw spoke in part as follows:
Speaking for that department which is supposed
aH M @ any 0neT se d DSnesS n
pleasure IN bidding welcome 20 the capital OF the
many OF the leading commercial nations OF the
world. Such a gathering as this would have been
ment rendering this event both natural and agTee-
fernational banquets possible commerce has played
The spread OF Intelligence and the prudence Of
commerce are making for international peace. The
consent Of rulers 20 engage in wars involving the
has always been dificult to obtain. States
men have not always trembled as they have de-
tenanee But commerce uembles. Il counts the
IS never am0uous 70 sqnanoer the aeclmulauohS
OF centuries IN rebuking the injury OF DAY
of the Empire State our hosts and distinguished
guests from foreign chambers. feiicitate you all,
treat naVies are no longer looked Ipon as threat
ening the peace of the world. and when armaments
and fortihcatons have lost much OF their terror.
The people represented by our hosts this evening
we're admittedly never as prosperous as now. And
naturally their cOnsumptive capacity has increased
but also their desires And so it that United
during the fiscal year then In its history.
The universal recognition Of the great truth that
ever rebounds to the advantage OF ALI and the
prosperity OF the people OF any one country ever
vantage TO the world. But If this principle shall
ever be universally recognized commerce must be
ErHn M
dergartens OF instruction.
I have within the last few days distinguished
representatives Of foreign chambers. and listened
10 eloquent speeches from their lips IN the current
language Of this country In some lnstances a, I'M, rs
not their mother tongue. but they found y 10
their commercial advantage 10 educate themselyeS
therein do not KNOW thaL me hI,aSle ot bauei %
viii he reversed. but II II shan be- me corr
will he the occasion. do not know that the world
will ever adopt uniform standards OF weight ] al1e
would be 10 the advantage of commerce and II tnis
which we ACKNOWLEDGES Indebtedness 10 nations rep
resented here tonight will Of necessity anord 'he
II IS evident that all values win soon be measured
in gold In fact. this is already done internat9no n
sllv and governments that provide anything else
shan the gold standard for local use impose a TAX
bsr their peonle from competition in the worlds 3
commerce. do not know that the Worla vii eSet s
shall I am satisfied that the unit Of value will be
divided into tenths and hundredths Tor ms Mouto 10
he for the convenience OF commerce may @ zee
dreaming when I suggest that some time perhaps
,,1oes c,,rren+ ~ the world will be written in
common language. and in uniform measures OF
nv excuse then for the vision shall be that more
than dream Of yesterday Is paying diNloehoS
The commercial struggle in the years that shall
follow must not be for commercial supremacy Su-
,,remacv must not he sought for supremacy'S sake
a sentiment more worthy Of world peoples 81 pre- pre-
Ter this term world powers Houlo pe ths
recognition Of debtorship TO the world. friend
- nine found himself without the means TO pay
his streetcar fare. and stranger came 10 ms
lief When thanked for his courtesy ne repiIedi
Pass II on: sometime you will find another slnl-
IaTly In need" Paul said: y am debtor % peln 20 & tne
Greek and to the barbarian He had received from
che ONE he must imuart TO the other. We are
debtors both 10 the past and the intnre IN rS,Coe
milton Of blessings incident 10 cViliz3uoh par,S
"a nv previous generations, encourageo nurtuIeo
and advanced by commerce, let the sWlItest WI Nihss
an lands under all skies for the blessing and the
advancement Of all peoples
VISITORS RESPOND TO ToAsTs.
The remainder Of the evening was given over
10 informal speechmaking. and there were
number of felcitous responses TO calls by the
chairman. Ambassador Cambon proposed a
t.ast to the President Of the United States,
which was drunk standing. After TINS TOAST
was proposed to the rulers Of the foreign couh-
tries represented at the dinner, TO ~nich re
sponses were made by Ambassador CamOoll
Ambassador Herbert and Prince Henry OF 6leSs
They all contained cordial references 10 fLesl- 5
dent Roosevelt and TO the good feeling existing
between the United States and the countries Ine
speakers represented, as well as 10 the klhoiy
observations made by the PTesloeht IN mss nls
sDeech at the dinner to the visitors IN New
York on Tuesday night The chairman then
called in succession on Admiral Dewey, Gehsta al
Corbn Sir Albert K Rolit, and J. 1 HehueI-
particularly felicitOus in his remarks, and spoke
of the many courtesies he and his brother offl-
GERS received on their recent trip abroad
Tomorrow the visitors viii go 10 Mount Yer
MOI, and other places of interest in Washington
and viii leave the city late in the afternoon