New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-13

this country and China at dinner given for
the imperial Chinese commissioners here to-
night Mr.. Olney said in part:
In our complex political system the President is
the one great national figure; He Is especially
and foreign nations. and on this occasion, and IN
out of place to consider in the interest OF both
China and the United States what we may fairly
expect OF him.
One thing is certain-one thing cannot be too well
understood by the people of both countIes-and
fOrded American citizens. But the responsibility
the defence of citizens against maltreatnent.
1t requires that the springs and sources OF probable
that the relations between the United states and
any foreign country be put on such footing that
because of the lack of inducement or desire to
Why should China and the United States be IN
friendly? 1t is inferred from some things now 60
egts The inference in INV 1r dgment is larger
Than the premises warrant S The inimicai mani
festations referred TO, far they Affect Amer
local. transient and sporadic They are ant-foregn
The friendly disposition toward US of the govern
ment OF China and OF the Chinese people as whole
that the disposition is fully reciprocated by the
government and the people of the United States.
popular feeling. has expressed himself on This sub
absolutely true of the requirements Of justice
and equity. Let me quote his exact words:
we do china justice Our laws and treaties should
be framed to guarantee to all Cinnamon.
only the excepted cOolie class. the
right OF entry to this country and the same treat
nlent while here guaranteed to citizens OF any
other nations. America should take the lead in
establishing International relations the same
basis of honest and upright dealing which we re-
gard as essential between man and man"
Than this nothing truer or better could easily Ia
will. trust find much in this country worthy OF
favorable report TO the imperial government They
can. however. report nothing better, nothing more
important, nothing more calculated to conserve
permanent peace and amity between the two coun-
tries than that This language Of President Roose-
welt have Just quoted does no more than hlstios
TO the sentiments OF the great majority of the
American people.
Addresses were delivered by several other
we'll known men Mayor Fitzgerald. Governor
Guild and A. a. Lawrence. president OF the
Merchants Association. welcomed the commits
sion and spoke of the business relations be-
tween this country and China. President Eliot
of Harvard after paying a tribute to the age
and value of Chinese civilization. said that
America nevertheless had some things 1t could
teach the older nation. and suggested an inter
change of teachers and students. Samuel r.
Capen, of the American board. spoke of the part
missionaries had played in establishing friendly
relations between the two countries
The commissioners to-day visited the Airing
ton and Pacific mills. in Lawrence as we'll as
the new worsted works IN that city. and went To
Lowell. They inspected the Hamilton mills
where there had been collected a display OF
sheettngs and drills from the mills OF Manches-
ter Pepperell. Lowell. Lawrence. Chicopee and
Holyoke.