New-York tribune., 1906-12-07
WORLD POSITION OF US.
BUTLER SEES PROBLEMS.
srps Country Should Improve at
Home Before Crying "Shomei"

- s-yrAolas Murray Butler president OF Coluua-
81, university speaking hast night at the annual
sinner of che St Nicholas Society at Delmonico's
ssclxrsd that the United States a nation should
,Es the lead OF the world in solving the problem
a ,anftal ard labor. and the other great OF
r,,srtsrn instead OF established order Of peace
= .hs world He said that the enlightened element
q. -. community would be the deciding factor end
-, fhs Lesson the American people should lear,
-. one Of intense personal responsibility. Mean
,,-,s much purfhcation or the lfe OF the nation
,E,,ld se necessary.
so.e tinEe of political significance was given 60
- Euslsrs speech AZ the dinner by the fact that
!, introducing him Austen G. Fox, president Of the
E, Nicholas Society. said: "One president Of Co
,.--hss Dr. Mitchell, became a Congressman and
= senator of the United States. History has the
r,h.- Of repeating itself" aliuding 90 the recent
-.norrs that IN case OF vacancy in, the United
s.s,es Senate delegation from this state Or. But
ler might be chosen
~ Buffers toast was 'Our Country He said
.ha. the American problem IN two senses
rs, q vHs an attempt 10 express power and in
.pencs II terms OF Democracy. and that 80 was an
sro-+ 10 hold together great body OF people OF
al sorts extending from ocean 20 OCEAN
.sThe moment we step into the councils OF the
v-o-ld as g nation we become men" said he. The
,s,iou which hangs Negroes IN the South cannot
:, With clsar hands 10 protest against the murder
~ Jews q Russia The nation which persecutes
-,,n because of their color, whether Il be black.
red OF yellow. cannot protest against Armenian
-nsssarres We must keep hands clean We
cannot IS a nation give way TO selhshness. pride
,ns creed eno taken seriously If we express our
wishes IN regard 10 the affairs OF Europe, Asia
south America The real advance we shall make
n being G world power Is IN the improvement it
III compel al home II We are 70 be world power
a. all
NJ Butler then continued:
,s M 70 ts height Of nation which recognizes
tSe rule Of the Ten Commandments IN its national
must m be de5ent II We are do good.
We shall see striking economic changes-sorns q
ana ideals. The time will come when all the
On two Prohlems-that domestic problem IN Europe
sd America known as the problem OF capital ana
ssainst the establishment Of orderly and law-abd-
HA - place shall we take? The second interna-
tonsl peace conference will meet az The Hague
s1s.r,sn ssos. Mas made at the first one The dele
rates % che second have been electeo-inte!lgent;
states should be bahind them insist that that
eonfsrenos shall not bresE up until some fITfasr
net Of arbitration between nations The whole
world nov is groaning under the expenses % @ OF vars
s.a bodies to the footing they hold In this land
the footing q a police body in peace loving ns-
re Industrial problem must be solved soon Il
y . :; III :. s5ived with care. sypathy caution
vsston and equity As the snlightened eseInent In
cnor take It's course
IL elmer was quaint tn its setting. The hall
VA hung With the Grange and blue q the society
AZ American flags. Potted plants and cut flowers
were evsry~hsrs- At each end Of the speakers
,,hAs s.ocd Windmill iss sails revolving buEly.
-onoh.x -eruirtsoent OF early New Amsterdam
,sr~. q ths blue and grange uniform OF bugler
40 rsvs the signal Cor the dinner begin and Of
.c-, Negroes who bore round the room great trays
q lcas steumsd clay "churchverdens.' The SOU
~ Dnga thar
VIE which ss the totem q the society According
to history this weather originally at the
-oaf of tie stsdt-Huys IN 1883. and later became
ths property % Washington Irving. II is & cock.
WIN tan spread oedsntiy. and is placed the table
hsso-s the President a signal for the speaking
&C begin
Seated a. the guests table with President Fox
were General Frederick D. Grant. General John
r. Won WoTEnsr, president of the Holland Society;
8. Ma-ces von Ewtndersn Minister from Holland
20 ths United States. ana Judge Henry T. How
land
would Be present and answer 20 the toast OF The
Navy" but his ala. Lieutenant Henderson, L. S.
", was introduced in his stead.
Mr Fox welcomed the members 20 the dinner.
Hs said that the followers OF St Nicholas were not
putchrnen alone but FOrlFlishmen Irtshmen Scotch
men and Huguenots
st Nicholas" he said came not with the cool
head ot reform. but the red heart OF rescue. st.
Patrick drove the snakes out OF ireland; St George
killed one dragon, but St Nicholas killed dull care
Responding 70 the toast st Nicholas. Patrick
Francis Murphy said that while he had conducted
% eeeD researches into the lore OF Holland that he
was known as Dutch Murphy" he couldn't tell
xnuch q the history OF the patron saint You
AJAX where he was horn; I can't tell you. You
want 70 know where he lived. and how he died
yeg capt prove It by me. But when II comes 20
knowledge cf the spirit o1 sweetness and Jollty
which follow old ST. Nick IN his season, that spirit
which leaves for rivalry of man or imi-
fston of casS-the saint noble OF -oul and pure
oI heart-Re nail him our saint par excellence
Morgan !. O'Br1en 10 have responded 10 the
toast our city" but unable 10 be present
NJ. Fox referred the public loss IN the retire
rlert % Justice O'Brien from the bencs in the
phrase: He never one who regarded speedy
l2g e. speedy justice"
John 7 Won Worrner. called moments
notice declared that New York City never was 50
prosperous as present 1T never was so poten-
ual Intellectual and moral header" said ne,
never competent 20 achieve results. Through
Ter ecucstonal system our country takes the raw
material q the world and makes q nation so dis
eliminating and IL Its achievements that II
hes 10 rival IN The world He praised the loyalty
with which citizens Of New York end the country
hed risen meet crises. He said the society
thorld teach the young men OF the day TO realize
their privileges citizens.