Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-14
Representatives of Foreign
Chambers of Commerce
VISIT MOUNT VERNON
GREETINGS EXTENDED AT THE
STATE DEPARTMENT.
Banquet Given at Arlington Hotel Last
Night-Addresses by Secre-
tary Shaw and Others.

The foreign visitors to the recent celebra-
ton of the New York chamber of commerce
in the metropolis visited Washington yes
terday. They called at the State De-
partment during the afternoon and were
presented to Secretary Hay. In the evening
a banquet was rendered the distinguished
visitors at the Arlington. Today they VIII
visit Mount Vernon and other points sof
interest, and return to New York late in
the afternoon. The foreigners were accom-
panied to the capital by a committee from
the New York chamber of commerce.
When the visitors called at the State De-
partment they were presented to Secretary
Hay by A Barton Hepburn, chairman OF
the reception committee of the New York
chamber. The callers were Prince Hans
Heinrich Won Pless, representative of Ger
many; Sir Albert X. Rnllit, chairman of the
delegation of the London chamber of com
merce, with these delegates from the same
body: Lieutenant General ]. w. Laurie. II.
c. Richards, James Dixon, w. P. Wood.
Arthur Serena, F. Faithful Begg, Major S.
Flood Page, John Hume, ]. Y. Henderson
and Kenric B. Murray; also Count Raoul
Chandon and V. Hugot. delegates from the
chambers of commerce of Rheims and Paris,
Joseph Guinet, from the Lyons
chamber of commerce; Francis Kimbel,
president of the American chamber of COM
merce of Paris; Mr.. Heckmenn, vice presi
dent of the Berlin chamber of commerce;
Mr.. Porte of Paris, and Erik Pontoppidan Of
Hamburg.
Secretary Hays Greetings.
In answer to the greetings of his callers
Secretary Hay made a brief speech, saying:
Gentlemen: 1t gives me great pleasure
to meet you, especially as was not able to
avail myself of the privilege of dining with
you The great organization, the Inaugural
ton of whose new palace in New York you
have been celebrating, has stood during all
its existence as q symbol, not only Of energy
and success, but also Of those high qualities
of probity, integrity and commercial honor
which dignity and ennoble the pursuits of
trade and commerce. The presence here of
these distinguished friends of ours is a
proof, II any were needed, that these high
qualities are appreciated and shared by the
civilized world. 1t proves also the existence
everywhere of universal sentiment of good
VIII and mutual confidence and esteem
which forms sort of worldwide armos-
phere on which great and noble enterprises
may naturally prevail and flourish. l thank
you again most cordially for this visit and
snail always gratefully remember the honor
you have done me-
Brilliant Social Function.
The banquet given at the Arlington last
evening was a brilliant affair. In addition
to the foreign guests there were present
Sir Michael Herbert, the ambassador from
Great Britain; M. Cambon, the French am
bassador, and Count Quadt Of the German
representing the diplomatic
corps. Postmaster General Payne and Sec
retary Shaw represented the cabinet. Ad-
mlral Dewey, Gen. Wood, Gen. Young and
Gen. Corbin represented the army and
navy, and the following prominent Wash
lngton fnanciers We're in attendance: Mr..
q (,lnUar - orla oil Nv
Clarence I. Norment and Mr.. John Joy Ed
son. President Loree of the Baltimore and
Ohio railway and Mr.. w. T. Nixon, presi-
dent of the National Exchange Bank of
Baltimore, were also among the guests.
The tables were set in oval-shaped form
and were decorated in large yellow chrys-
and American Beauty roses.
Mr.. A. Barton Hepburn the chairman Of
the committee or 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 Her
bert of Great Britain on his left while to
the right and left of the ambassadors We're
seated, respectively, Prince Pless and Count
Quadt of the German embassy. Mr.. Hep
burn introduced the speakers, the principal
address being delivered by Secretary Shaw.
Gen. Young was to have spoken, but was
compelled to leave the banquet before the
toasts were reached.
Secretary Shaw Delivers Address.
When Secretary Shaw was introduced he
said:
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 well
come to the capital of the greatest Ameri-
can republic representatives of so many of
the leading commercial nations of the
world. Such a gathering as this would
have been impossible century ago. In the
creation of sentiment rendering this event
both natural and agreeable, and in the evo-
luton of conditions making international
banquets possible, commerce has played a
most important part
The spread of intelligence and the pru-
dence of commerce, he added, were making
for international peace, and, continuing, he
said:
The consent of rulers to engage in wars
involving the expenditure of well nigh linn
itless blood and treasure has not always
been difficult to obtain. Statesmen have
not always trembled as they have declared
war and made appropriations for it's main
tenance. But commerce trembles. 1t counts
the cost. Commerce Is not wanting in am
bition, but it is never ambitious to squan-
der the accommodations of centuries in re-
buking the injury of a day. And SO, gentle
men of the chamber of commerce of the
empire state, our hosts, and distinguished
guests from foreign chambers, l felicitate
you all and thank my God that the day has
come when nations shall no longer war
without cause when great naVles are no
longer looked upon as threatening the peace
of the world and when ornaments and for
have lost much of their terror.
The people represented by our hosts this
evening We're admittedly never as prosper
Gus as now. And naturally their consump-
tive capacity has increased with their abil-
ity 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 history. The universal recogni-
ton of the great truth that the good for
tune of any one class of individuals ever