Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-26
TELLS OF CRUISE
Congressman Mckinney Ad.
dresses Tri-City Press Club,
Whose Guest He Was
AT THE REGULAR MEETING
Dinner and Business Session at Har
per Followed by Talk on Condi-
tons in Far East.

Tri-City Press Club was held last eve
ming at the Harper house. where the
members of the club entertained as
the guest of the evening Congressman
James Mckinney of Aledo. Minehost
Charles McHugh and Manager Wey of
the hotel had made careful prepare
tons for the party, and most excel
lent dinner was served in the north
cafe. Following the repast, the newly
elected president of the club, Val. j.
Peter of this city, presented a mes
sage in which he made various sug-
gestions for the year, and named the
standing committees. The appoint
ment of a special committee to revise
and reprint the constitution and by
laws and a historical sketch of the
club. was suggested and provided for,
the committee named being composed
of II. p Simpson, B. F. Tillinghast and
w. f. Eastman.
The standing committees are:
Reception-B. f. Tillinghast, II. p.
Simpson, J. H. McKeever, Robert Rex
dale, p. S. McGlynn, J. e. Calkins and
John Sundine, all former presidents of
the club.
Entertainment-R w. Cram, John Nj.
Colligan and d. C. Poole.
Mutual Acknowledgment ]. Mueller,
J. f. Lattner and J. II. McKeeVer
Public Good-Malcolm McKinnon,
H. P. Simpson and p. A. Richter.
Conferences on Matters of Public
Welfare-E. p. Adler, J. B. Richard
son, Ed fischer. A. Peterson, f. b.
Sharon J. X Brandenburg, F. J. Muel-
Ter, J. H. McKeever, w. f. Eastman,
and Val J. Peter.
On Entertainment.
Ralph w. Cram, chairman of the en-
tertainment committee, reported on the
arrangements for the coming lecture
of DIR. Griggs at the Grand Opera
house at Davenport. Dec. ., for the
club. DR.. Griggs is one of the most
popular lecturers in the country, and
has many warm friends in the three
cities.
The club arranged to hold the De-
tember meeting the evening of the
lecture, and DIR. Griggs will be the
guest of the club and the ladies at Il
dinner at the Turner hall at that time.
The entertainment committee was
authorized to select the lecture sub
ject.
Tells Of Philippines.
At the request of the club president,
Congressman Mckinney addressed the
newspaper men, telling of his expert
ences and observations while on his
recent trip to the Philippines and Chi
Ma and Japan. The congressman s
talk proved to be highly interesting
and instructive. and he discussed at
| some length the problems which his
observations had bearing on. Be
| ing member of the committee on
territorities, Congressman Mckinney
desired to learn something of the Pa
cific possessions of the United States,
and SO he with others of the commit
| tee boarded a transport and started.
| The first stop was at Hawaii where
| the visitors were accorded much at
| tention, having gone there at the Off
cial invitation of the governor. They
found the people dissatisfied with the
last navigation laws, and reached the
conclusion that there was justice in
the complaint made.
The congressman met Queen Lii. the
| deposed ruler of the Sandwich is
lands.
| The party visited Midway and Guam
enroute to Manila, and these spots
We're described as delightful ones.
| At Manila the visitors were enter
tanned by General Wood and the island
commission, and were the guests OF
the Quill club at a banquet at which
between 400 and 500 men dined, and
also at banquet by the Business
Mems association, with like number
present
The Important Islands.
A trip of II days was made to tn,
south from Manila, and all of the NOR,
important of the thousand or more is
lands were visited. The congressman
saw the Moro in his native haunts
Mr.. Mckinney met the sultan of Sulu
not the one of the comic opera, but tn,
real sultan. He says the sultan ha
travelled considerably, and is talkin.
of coming to the United States. Wheth
er he will bring his 200 wives with hin
Or not is not known.
Chinese Are Friends.
From Manila Mr. Mckinney went t.
Hongkong, and spent some time Their
before starting on the cruise up tn
IChina coast, one of the most danger
Gus in the world. On the trip nun
Der of bad storms and typhoon wer
encountered. The interior was VISITED
and at 81 Nan Foo the congressma
was received by the governor of tn
lprovince, which, though of no create
area than Missouri, has 10000, 900 pol
ulation. Mr.. Mckinney was informe
lby the governor, through an interpr
tier, that the Chinese regard the Unite
Estates as China's firmest and most di
interested friend, and believe that
the country escapes disintegration.