The sun., 1903-11-18
STATE And BUSINESS.
ALL THREE HEARD FROM AT
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Bishop DOane Says That Brain Workers,
Even Capitalists. Are the Real Labor
ers-Secretary Shaw Out for Ship
Subsidles-AllisOn Talks OF Senate.

Subsidles-Allison Talks OF Senate.
Tho members of the Chamber Of Com
merce ate their 135th annual dinner at Del
nonicos last night. 1t might properly
be referred to as an Anglo-Saxon arbitra-
ton feast. The toasts of honor, drunk
standing, we're those to the President Of
the United States and to King Edward VII.
And when any of the speakers whooped
/, up for arbitration-arbtration of any
thing the diners responded with cheers
that made the crystal chandeliers rattle.
In fact, the features of the banquet were
,he ovation given to the Right Rev. William
Croswel Doane. Bishop of Albany, at the
close of the speech on Labor and Capital
and the ovation given to any suggestion
settling international disputes by arb-
ua'ion.
Morris K Jesup, president OF the Cham
her was the toastmaster, and at his right at
the speakers table sat the Hon. Leslie NJ.
Shaw. S'cretary Of the Treasury. Gov.
OIeIl sat on the toastmaster's left. Others
n, the table were United States Senator
William b. Allison of Iowa, Bishop Doane,
Postmaster-Gc General Payne, Chief Judge
Alton b. Parker of the Court of Appeals;
Thomas Barclay, cx-president Of the British
Chamber of Commerce in Paris; Senator
pepew, Rear Admiral Rodgers, U. s. N;
Alexander H. Orr, Carl Schurz, Lieut.. Gen.
Samuel b. NJ. Young, T. $. A.; Whtelaw
Reid the Rev. DR.. Donald Sage Mackay,
Andrew Carnegie, Charles Stewart Smith,
Major-Cien. Henry c. Corbn, t.. 3, A.,
commanding the Department of the East
Albert Balm and Alfred Mose'ey, lhe Ell
.,h social reiormer
rIcbanoum hall 'ras hung with American,
British, French nd German flags, festoCned
with Virginia Greer er. In the middle of the
north all and directly above and behind
the seat Of the toast master was ne great
seal Of the Chamber fashioned in many
cplored electric lights and tlarEed on either
side by stands Of the national co ors, while
hanging all, u the seal was a silver banner,
inwrought with the coat OF arms Of the
Unit ed States.
When the coffee ard cigars had gone
around, MIR ,Jesup made short speech OF
vecrmc and then proposed tCasts to the
President and King Edward Afterward
he read this letter
ROOSEVELT PRAISES THE CHAMBER.
WRITE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. oct. 10, 1903
GRyTIFwrN II Is with sincere regret that
find myself unable to accept your invitation,
II / could lcuve Washington for any such
purpose it would certainly be TO attend your
banquet But Congress meets m special
session on Nov ., and it will then be out OF
The Chamber Of Commerce OF the state OF
New York occupies a UNIQUE position II is
distinguished not only by its long history
and BY the vast Importance of the business
interests which il represents. but also for
the high type Of PUBLIC and business morality
which it represents. pay you no Idle com
The record of the men you hav chosen, as
presidents; the record Of the causes with which
the Chamber of Commerce has from time to
time been Identified; and, abov. all. the stand
ard OF business integrity which the Shamoer
II hue m alEf for a
and which it has demanded among those for
whom It has in any way stood sponsor, shows
sary r to G' add that no body of men can render
greater service not only to the Am Ameflcddn hd,.
ns des Si this Soqnry srsonm l. nst hand
Il hes hsns shS Ms 90 Us 9hsh e "nd ne
sponsibillty TO the public on the part Of those
sos "a and H. abs ena3e
It Is the good fortune, not only Of the State
ea Of al e%r tbs PsoPGls ,hS o
heHs feSnd 'Hs' aHnS un"Ssuay hsh
VIII With the" the spirit Which practices and demands
integrity in public and private affairs alike
9S OF s the otRhSb5
foundation. and ! PROFOUNDLY regret ny
inability to be present with y3n SINCERELY
YOURS THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The first of the regular toasts was AOur
Merchant Marine" responded to by Secre-
tary. Shaw Mr.. Shaw fell into an old
habit of his, after he had been speaking a
few minutes, and departed quite radlcally
from the speech ha had prepared. When
the secretary does this he is more likely
than not to say something with ginger, in II.
II was that way last evening. While he
was talking about a subsidized merchant
marine, forgetting all about any written
l,.s ~
slc,ch for the m9mSn' no n ne Sa,h wben We shall
tcgin the digging OF the 1sthrnian cana
We're going to cut that canal through, and
wcqre 10, going CLOSE any time about It.; Il;
DO vol know what that VIII mean! lt VIII
mean that, by doing that job. we shall sub
siI;ye the commerce of the world, OF
course, it will increase our commerce. but
il y,ill he AN incalculable boon 10 the COM
niece Of the world. Yet we must not pay
mcny subsidies to ship owners because
sorncoody would then make money? Laugh
tor This canal will be Uncle Sans gift
TO the nations.
These remarks were greeted with tre-
mnndous applause. When this had died
away, the s S'cretary continued as follows:
SECRETARY SHAW ON SHIP SUBSIDIES.
The only unprotected American industry
is it> merchant marine. Forty years ago We
had only onc-iourth as much foreign com
inorce TO transport as we nave row, vtt we
tcrualv carried in American bottoms, iorty
ycor, Hco three times as much foreign com
nc,ce as we carry to-day. These conditions
may hc satisfactory to you; lhey seem TO
le satisfactory to many. Rut they are not
satisfactory to me. . 49,. 4,
am not ignorant Of the argument that II
foreign countries ar" Wiling 10 supSlulL''
shiy,s to carry our freight, II nures to our al
vintage. This might be snfncient eNcus"
for our s,ipine indifference II there We're no
other consi ieration involved than mercy
CARVING our freight across the Atlantic
Ocean In times OF peace; Inlortunattey.
however there are many other and weightier
considerations
During the Spanish war. which lasted less
,hln IA davs. we purchased, or chartered.
forty foreign vessels. In the meantime
every city on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
was apprehensive of an unwarned attack.
ani every few hours the people at Mole 81:
Nicholas and Monte Christi imacined they
could hear firing of to the southwest. ~
war were TO he declared between any Two OF
tho great Powers of Europe. our foreign
commerce would be not only helpless. pmt
hopeless | forhear reference to our mill
tary and naval conditions. in the absence Of
available golfers and transports, were the
United States to be involved in such a. con-
hlct The proudest navy in the world is ut-
tHrly wort HESS without coal. H.,
As certain AS the world revolves tne time
will come when our people will give more
heed to securing respectable share OF the
trade Of South American republics. South
Africa, the islands south of the equator.
and the countries washed by the Paciilc
Ocean. And there are no such agents OF com
merce as represen tatives OF transportation