The Washington times., 1905-12-21
FIALA SAYS POLE OLE
WILL Be FOUND
Addresses National Geo
graphic Society.
BRILLIANT ANNUAL BANQUET
Taft Talks On President and Flag
VIII Travel No
More.
BRILLIANT ANNUAL BANQUET

The North + ole will be reached. How
soon ] do not know. At all events the
command to subdue the earth viii not
have been fulfilled until the pole is dis
covered. The goal is worth the effort"
This was the optimistic view OF future
Arctic exploration taken by Anthony
Fiala. the famous leader of the Ziegler
expedition in his address delivered last
night at the annual dinner of the Ma
tional Geographic Society, in the New
Willard
The guests listened with Keen interest
as the explorer graphically described his
dash made FOR the pole. They did not
attempt to suppress a ripple Of mirth
at his statement that the three great
questions put TO him on his return were:
Q) How far North did you get? CD
What did you have to eat up there2 C3)
What did you want to 90 up there for,
anyway
Wireless Telegraphy Will Help.
In measuring the chances for the ulti-
mate success in discovering the pole.
Mr. Fiala emphasized the great part
wireless telegraphy may yet play in
keeping parties in touch. and letting
their friends at the stations know
how far North they are
Before entering the hall. the 300 guests
who attended the dinner were present.
ed TO Secretary. and Mrs. Taft The
president OF the society. Willis L. Moore.
acted as tCastmaster and introduced
Secretary TAFT as the first speaker. His
toast was the President and the Flag"
In responding Secretary Taft took Occa-
sion TO give the sOciety's corrupt man
agement good-natured raking over
the Goals for assigning him two big
subjects. either one Of which would have
been enough for a speech In paying
his respects 30 the President, he said:
Roosevelt's Influence.
1T has fallen to the lot of Theodore
Roosevelt 10 be President Of this coun-
try when It's prestige as nation has
been carried 20 a higher point than ever
before in it's history. One reason for
this is the personality Of Theodore
Roosevelt. He is the embodiment OF the
American spirit. HIS personality inter
ests the people of foreign lands as much
as that CT this country
In speaking of the flag he drifted into
the subject of the trip 10 the Philippine
Islands.
I'VE are getting UP society for talk
ing about the Philippine trip. as only
those who went on il are now willing TO
hear US talk about it j will say. how
ever. that nv travelling is over. I have
ceased TO be the peripatetic part of the
Cabinet Secretary Root viii now fill
that honored position The Brazilian
ambassador has just told me that Sec
retary Root has promised TO attend the
Pan-Ameriean convention at RIO Ja-
neiro- ] told him To be sure 10 ask Mr..
Root every week without fail If he is
going TO Rio Janeiro. as we know how
Mr.. Root has kept his promises to take
other lengthy trips
Griscom on Philippines.
The Hon. Lloyd c. Griscom. United
States minister to Japan. followed with
a speech on the ',Occident and the
ORIENT He created much mirth in
stating that when this country acquired
the Philippines there We're LOO known
islands but after Secretary Taft and
his party toured the new possessions
the. number Of islands was discovered
to be :. coo.
Besides 3.00O islands" he continued
Secretary Taft also discovered a place
IN the hearts of the Filipinos"
This statement elected much applause
Representative Charles r. Scott was
the next speaker. his toast being 'srhe
Press" In a forcefuI and stirring man.
ner he declared the press. characterized
Is the fourth estate" in England. is
the first estate in the United States
civilization.
The last speaker was Gen. A. w
Greeiy. who emphasized the point made
by Secretary Taft. that the suirit OF
the nation IS FOR peace. I'VE believe -
he said. that the spirit OF the twentieth
Gilbert II. GrOSEenOr. who perfected
the arrar rEements Of the dinner was tn.
recipient OF many compliments upon il.
Success.
The members and guests present al
the dinner were:
Lady Durand and Miss Du~and. Rep
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