Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-03-09
BADGERS DINED.
War Talk the Feature of First
Annual Banquet Of Wiscon-
sin Society of New
York.

New York, March 7-High festival
was held tonight by the New York resi-
dents of the Badger state at the Wal
dorf-Austoria hotel It was the first
annual dinner of the Wisconsin society,
and members and friends gathered TO
do honor to their mother state.
Wisconsin asbestos and badgers,
most of them stuffed, but one alive
the latter Gagged over the head OF
Justice Blanchard, who presided
were the most notable portions of the
decorations in the great ballroom
where the banquet was held. The
live badger in the cage seemed to be as
enthusiastic for the success of Japan
ese arms in the far east as the two
legged Badgers below it.
At the presiding officers table Just
ice James A. Blanchard was the cen
tral figure. On his right was the Jap
anese consul general to New York.
Sadazuchi Uchil a ID on his left the
Rev. Richard G. Hughes, president o
Ripon college, Wisconsin.
There was great reception for
Consul Utchilda when she arose.
ut is great pleasure, he said
''to address you. [ am sure of your
sympathy, for it has been expressed
publicly. Japan is engaged in q
struggle for national existence. Al
we ask is fair play and straight deal
ing as between man and man.
America is the father of modern
Japan, Fifty years ago Commodore
Perry visited Japan and since ther
Japan has made progre ;. Dating
from then the new Japan came into
existence. And most of those inter
ested in the new Japan were educated
in this country.
80, continued Mr.. Uchilda, when
you see your little boy fighting for his
life you cannot but have sympathy for
him.
Cn this the hundred and fifty more
Wisconsonites got up and cheered
until they were hoarse.
This is not a war revenge. This
is not an ambition to take territory.
We no not want the Lioa Tung PENN.
sula, or Manchuria. We do not want
territorial expansion. What we are
fighting for is the territorial integrity
Of the Chinese empire. And the indie
pendence of Korea is necessary
adjunct to the territorial integrity of
the Chinese empire. Our object in
this war to resist Russian aggression,
and to this end we will fight as long
as we are able. Russia is not a civil
lized power and is not entitled to any
consideration as civilized power"
Mr.. Uchilda's speech was interrupted
by applause frequently, and at the end
he had to stand for several minutes
and bow in answer TO the continued
hand clapring.
Gen. Wheeler, Congressmen Adams
and Cooper, Prof. Sanders of Yale,
President Hughes of Ripon college,
Congressman Davidson, and Assistant
United States Attorney General Louis
A. Pradt also spoke.
Several speakers during the evening
to the. presidential timber
there was to be found in Wisconsin.
Gov. La Toilette of Wisconsin, William
F. Villas, John G. Spooner and Edw ard
c. Wall being mentioned of those only
Mr., Wall, who had been spt ken of as
a possible Democratic nominee during
the day, was present and he was called
to speak. apparently against his
wishes. He merely spoke in a com
way of the state of Wiscon-
sim however, and carefully avoided
political issues.
Oscar W ertheimer of this city re-
ceived an invitation to attend this
function but was unable to go. The
committee inclndes two
former Watertown citizens, George
F. Kerr and Edward Broennimann.