The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-23
MUST KEEP THE PHILIPPINES.
so UOODROU WILSON TELLS
SONS or THE REVOITTION.

T n Not. GERMANY or Japan VIII Get Them
The Kicker AS a Progressive Force
-HlEgest CATHERINE. On Record al
the Annual Dinner at DelmonIc6s.
The twenty. ~ cond annual dinner Of the
Sons Of the Revolution. probably the most
remarkable in point OF attendance ever
given by the organization. took place in
Delmonico's last evening with Edmund
Wetmore. the recently elected President,
az chairman. Not only was the banquet
ing hall filed TO its limits, but overflow
tables were spread In the reception room.
The first speaker Of the evening was
Dr. Woodrow Wilson. president OF Prince
ton University and very early in his ad
dress he said things that were little short Of
blaspheny from the ant-imperialist stand
point.
There are those of our countrymen,
said DR.. Wilson, who are having difficulty
In reconciiing present events and condi-
tions with hat farewell address Of Wash
ington's There are those who still stand
out against our having and retaining for
eign possessions. II II morally wrong.
they say for ia to have and retain forei gn
possessions But it must be said to them
in reply that IL we do not keep the Philip
pines, Germany or Japan will surely take
them. Let them go. they reply. let Ger
many or Japan take them, and keep them
II they want to.
In all this they remind me OF young
woman | once heard Of. who became sud
denly converted by the truths of religion.
She stripped herself OF all her jewelry,,
among other things. When found,
she said. that my jewelry was dragging
me down to hell gave It all to my sister
Washington would have beer the last
10 say that what was applicable to one
generation was applicable to another. IL
was specifically because our institutions
we're still. in a measure. without definite
form, because our destiny was still full of
uncertainty. that he warned those of his
day TO be careful about foreign entange-
ments. He spoke for his day and genera
ton, and not for all days and generations
TO come.
Even speculative theorists have had
their lucid intervals. When somebody
went to Rousseau and asked him TO draw
up constitution for Malta that speculative
philosopher spoke out Of the depths OF
fundamental common sense when he re-
piled that he had never been to Malta and
did not understand the circumstances.
Il do not take any satisfaction in being
on the side of the majority. II is 30 easy
to be on the side OF the majority but IT
takes courage and conscientious adherence
sometimes to be on the side of the minority
It Is by such men these that the great
things OF the world have been done.
1t lis what are termed the 'kickers who
frequently do the most for mankind. ana
every time / look at the American flag
know and rejoice in the knowledge that
il stands for the biggest kick ever made
in the history of the world
Gov Higgins was TO have responded 10
the toast THE State OF New York, but
was detained in Albany by official business,
and President Roosevelt sent telegram of
regrets containing a patriotic sentiment
which brought al the Sons 70 their feet
with prolonged cheers and enthusiastic
shouts for Teddy
lanes NJ Beck spoke on The Principles
Established by the Revolution, and William
ID Murphy on Our Flag
The dinner opened with the ceremony OF
investing the new president of the organi-
ton. Mr. Wetmore with the cooked hat
the symbol OF his Office. last worn by the
late president. Frederick SamuelTallmadge
The souvenir OF the evening was medal,
made in Paris expressly for the occasion, /
commemorative Of President Tallmadge
and of the purchase by the organization OF
Fraunces's Tavern.
Those at the platform table besides the |
chairman and the speakers mentioned |
we're George " Olney, representing the
society Of the Cincinnati Capt V. II I
Emory he Rev, Or. Morgan Dix. NJ D. I
Drlimmond. representing the Friendly sons +
Of 81 Patrick Edward Stalker Sayres. |
representing the Sons of the Revolution 7
OF Pennsylvania; William liboey repre-
~entng the Sons OF the Revolution OF New I
Jersey
Gen James VI. Varnum. representing the
Society OF Colonial Wars Oliver Hazard I
Perry. representing the Society OF the
War Of 1872; David Nash Morgan, repre-
senting the Sons OF the Revolution OF Con-
nectcut; Marcus Benjamin, representing I
the Sons of the Revolution Of the District (
OF Columbia; Col William q. Bates. repre-
senting the Order OF Foreign Wars;
Bar RI ferree. Penns ylvania Society; Gar
ret j Garretson, Holland Society; Robert I
Frater Munro. st Andrews Society Ed ,
ward D Farrell. ST Georges Society,"
Samuel Y Hoffman. New York Historical
Society. Fordham Morris Colonial order
NJ the Acorn: Gen. Francis Z Pinto. the
Rev DR. ". 7 Manning and Col Walter