Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-07
THE TAFT PARTY DINED
GUESTS OF COMMERCIAL oRGANI-
CATIONS OF SAN FRANCISCO.

Secretary Taft and party spent yesterday
al Bohemia Grove In SonOma county, Cali
fornia as guests OF A. w. Foster, president
of the California Northwestern railway.
Last night the commercial organizations of
San Francisco gave banquet in honor of
Secretary Taft and his party. at which 400
covers were laid Andrew S. Barber, presi-
dent of the Manufacturers and Producers
Association. was POSTMASTER.
Secretary Taft responded to the toas;,
THE President of the United States" ana
Gov. George C. Pardee replied to The
State of California" Representative Payne
of New York, chairman of the House ways
and means committee. urged the removal
of tariff barriers that may stand in the way
OF a greater trade with the Philippines.
Other speakers were United States son
ator Flint and United States Circuit Judge
Morrow.
Renrrsentative George Foss chairman of
the House naval affairs committee, was the
last speaker of the evening lie Responded
to THE American Navy and SAID IN part
After reviewing the history OF the amer
can navy and paying fitting tribute to the
heroes of its conflicts and to those VINO
were instrumental in its upbuilding, MT.
Fuss said;
our naval appropriation act this year
carried SloOOOO. 900. and yet on the basis or
per capita this is a little more than III Ior
every man, woman and child IN the couh-
fry IL Is Only ABOUT per Nt'iN Va wa
eign trade during the past year, Whlcn
amounted to about S2.J0O, OOOOoo IL Is IL per
cent of our annual governmental eNPciiui
lures, a less percentage than was eNpenug I
upon the navy leo years ago. II Is ohly
one-renth of per cent OF our hi'ioH'i
wealth. - .,. 60
There are some who think we ought 10
ston building the navy. but these people
iart,oI, constitute that class OF our citizens
who believe in the idea of a little nation
They would be glad to see US hEe III SUI SUI,
tude and isolation, this hemispheIe, am
not exert the power ana influence ma 80
or canabIe of among the nations OF the
world. ,., 49,, oo,,a tn
US during the last few weeks rom lo LII
the sea II is that navy In constant re ea
ness Is oftentimes able to strike oIow
from which its antagonist perchance may
not be able to recover. Ana theIe 70 on
other thing which must be taken iito oon
sideration The only time to build a navy
is in time of peace. fhere Is 'IilS =,
tlon between the army ana the "I' Toe
takes years to build your silps' ~ FL
longer to train seamen than 10 Tram , ~
diars and when war comes ali prepdr"1i oLls
must cease 1t is too late to buiid a navy
then. :, ,o,,o+ no said too
g. that we are building up a navy Tor
peace. ,to, of building I'D
the navy for the protection Oh oui r.
ests for the defense of our coast A"e, ioi
tba guardianship of the Panama cana
And sir. we have President in the WnIte
House who proposes to build 1t, Tor me
maintenance of the Monroe doctrine, Iol
49, ,rotection of the Flipinos, whom we
- iisting from the bondage of superstl-
ton and ignorance up into the clear sky
Of American civiliza ton; for the protection
of our growing trade and commerce iol
tbot neace honorable in the sight OF man
and approved of God-that kind OF peace
that never makes surrender OF national
duty or national honor or national opilea-
ton. -. :. -
seryatiyelv, along statesmanlike lines, win
a fixed and determined purpose to give our
country such navy that in every great
national crisis she can ever maintain the
caImness and poise that becometh great
nation and a great people, slow to anger
and plenteous In mercy. but when she
strikes may she ever strike for that per
feet liberty OF mankind which under the
benign rulings of Almighty God is the great
and glorious mission of our America.