Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-10
GIVES ANNUAL SMOKER
CHINESE MINISTER PRESIDES AT
ALUMNI FUNCTION.
Phillips-Andover Graduates Addressed
by Gen. Bell of Colorado-His
View of Strikes.

At the smoker of the Phillips-Andover
Academy alumni at the University Club
last night Gen. Sherman M. Bell, adjutant
general of Colorado, who was the principal
factor in ending the great Colorado strike,
was the principal speaker Sir Shentung
Liang. the Chinese minister and president
of the association, presided, and a number
of brief speeches were made.
General Bell spoke but a few moments,
but his utterances were very much to the
point. He said, in part:
There are two things this country has
got to do. 1t has got to put an end to
strikes and get rid of the politicians.
have more respect for train robber than
political CRATER, and the sooner all of
them are out of the way the better it will
be. New York should some of the
Colorado methods in this subway strike.
Wipe them out; put them out of business;
bust them up-that is the way l did with
them, and that is the only way to bring
peace. They couldn't arbitrate with me.
Alleges Peace Restoration.
"a good deal was said about the way
the strikers hoilered about what / did to
them out there. If they had stayed long
enough they would have had more to 'hol-
Ter about. AS it was, we cleaned them
out completely, and now we have peace in
the state of Colorado. The dynamite throw
erS issued daily bulletins from their stand
point, but l told them that one of two
things must happen: They must be wiped
out or we must be- We are still there.
II not an eastern college man.
was graduated from the western university
of Winchesters and the southwestern col
lege of siX-shooters. Speaking of educa-
ton reminds me of the present law on the
statute books of New Mexico, which re-
quires that all school teachers shall be able
to read and write.
eff any of you ever come to Colorado
you certainly must look me up. We are
rot so punctlious about our engagements
because they are sometimes a long way OH
but I'll assure you a warm welcome"
Gen. Bell was given quite an ovation, and
remained at the club until forced to leave
to catch a late train for Denver.
Other Addresses.
Col. j. @. Macdonald spoke but minute
or two and told how much he and Gen.
Bell had enjoyed calling on the President
during the morning, and how all three had
told Rough Rider stories.
Frof. George Raymond made a compari-
son between American and English schools
and educational customs, giving in brief
some of the results of his travels and of
his long experience at Princeton. Mr.. Geo.
O'ConneH and Mr.. M. E. Horne sang some
songs that delighted the college men,
Those present were: John j. Jordan, Geo.
IL McLana nan, Representative r. Wayne
Parker, Prof. Raymond, Gen. Bell Col.
Macdonald. Tillmon Hendrick, Gen George
Mitchell, H. G. Merrill, H. w. Eaton, Geo
Tod Ford. Foster Greene, Lieut. Charles
Hay. Prof George H. -ffenningy Robert S.,
Hume, Sir Chentung Liang- Cheng DR.. NJ
D. Hutchinson William Armstrong, Britton
Brown Murray A. Cobb, irving H. Dunlap,
George O'Connell and NJ. E. Horne
In April the Chinese minister will give a
reception to the alumnae, of which he is
one, and at that time both the alumnae of
the Phillips-Andover Academy and of the
Abbott Seminary Academy will attend
President Stearns of the former institution
will also attend.