The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-14
SEVENTH SESSION ENDS
NEXT MEETING TO BE HELD IN
 BERNIE, SWITZERLAND.
Conclusions Adopted, Permanent off, Beers of Commission Reelected, -Four American Members Added
 and Speeches Made.

Washington. May is.--The seventh session of the International Railway Congress ended here today Its eighth session will meet in Berne. Switzerland, five years harr ~ Tho Anal meeting re- suited in the adoption of the remaining five conclusions recommended by the sections; the reelection of all of the officers of the permanent commission of the congress; the addition of four mem bers to the permanent commission from the American section and the appoint ment of two additional members from Germany. The American quota of the permanent commission now numbers nine. The new names added today were Paul Morton, Secretary of the Navy; George w. Stevens. President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway; Charles M. Hayes, Second Vice-Presi- dent of the Grand Trunk Railway, and Frank Barr, Third Vice President of the Boston and Maine Railway. The two added on the German quota are Messrs. Petri and Sarre.
 The conclusions adopted were on the topics of rails on lines with fast trains; with concrete and embedded metals for construction purposes; provident insti- tutions, automatic couplers and electric traction. As to provident institutions the conclusion included the recommen- dation that the employees should have the utmost liberty of action in such matters and that contributions for dis abilities and superannuation should be made on the strictly scientific methods or insurance.
 After the business sections had been concluded, speeches reviewing the work and pleasures of the Congress were made by PresidentStuyvesent Fish and acting President Gerard of the permanent commission. Tonight the permanent commission of the congress gave a banquet at the New Willard Hotel to the railway guild and the of ficers of the congress at which Secre- tary Shaw and Taft were present. Sec retary Barnard acted as toastmaster and led the speeches with remarks eX- pressing the sentiment of pleasure of the foreign delegates at the success of the congress and with the entertain ing features of the social side of the session. T. N Ely of the Pennsyl- vania Railroad and the master of the guild. responded in appreciative senti- ment Secretary Shaw of the United States Treasury was then introduced and spoke in part as f<lows:
 Tt is a pleasure and a very great honor to bring the Presidents greeting to so many distinguished gentlemen re representing so many great nations. Your mission here Is not only peaceful, but that which you represent tends to- wards the worlds peace. Commerce is a great civillzer. great educator. great conservator of peace.
 "It may not be out of place in this connection to define briefly the inter- national commercial policy of the United States The United States has heretofore and now reserves to itself by means of protestive tariffs large measure of the commerce incident to supplying the needs and wants of It's eihty million people. That which It yields to others 1t yields with few and unimportant exceptions tc all on equal terms and gives no preference to any country or to any people. The care fully guarded expeditions only empna- size the policy and the slight advan- tage granted the republic of Cuba but evidences mans natural regards for his offspring and does not mark the inau- guration of a new policy. As a selling nation the United States contributes more to the international commerce of the world than any other country on the map and more than one-etghth of the aggregate. The United States con- sunnas of the products of other coun- tries more than two and one-nalf mil lions per day and thus contributes to the international markets one-ninth of inc grand aggregate. This contribu- ton, barring a dozen or so minor arti- cles' the United States so far has granted to all on equal terms. I hope if will not be considered out of place to add that the United States is con- sistent with itself. that it oriticizes no nation for levying duties, be they ever SO high, when levied eltneE for pur- noses of protection or for purposes of l revenue. provided only they are made
 A toast was drunk standinRa to the memory of Mai. J. Edmond GT. D. Never, late president of the Richmond, l fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad.