The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04


pfocity and a revised tariI 70 meet the
changed and changing conditions ir or
Ctr 10 Saln our proper share OF the for
CiSl markets.
Falling OF in China.
To-day there is invested in this i0dus-
Try S5l3G0l.O00; its annual product is
}t56.Co0,09o, il pays out annually i'm wages
sl.5tlo.009 and exports &53000. .0OO-about
cne-twelfth of the vaIue Of this class
of goods that enters into international
trade The so-called yellow races are
steadily increasing customers for your
goods, and as these people advance
~-d prosper. provided we Keep their
Eo1d VIII. they viii buy more and more
OF your product and OF other American
ittnuldcJurcs- China took SZ3o9LOJ5 less
lsVn YOU tdsJ year than The yea. before
Frobably Minister WI waen he
CO ..cS mere VIII help you ngUre, and
think if you get hlm 10 tell YOU
N't rail TO be valuable both to YOUR
e.4 10 other Industries.
- Inls leads me 20 another thought
'2le Ike water, finds its own level
enc follows along the highways OF east
-tsislance. a good trade agent will get
t'.1te business than "A gersral o the
Lead ~ great army or an admi=sl IN
eni1mand OF great fleet.
Strongest Nation Best Peacemaker.
The merchant and mar ufac-urer OF
our day know that peace makes for
commerce and commerce makes for
peace No man in our country is better
verscd in the history Of natioas than
President Roosevelt, and his leading
policies are founded upon a philosophy
derived from his extensive and thor
Ough historical knowledge. he recog-
nizes the fact that that nation is the
most effective peacemaker which IS best
equipped for self-defense. He would
nave navy the very existence OF
which would be a silent but effective
messenger or peace.
he recognizes also that besides being
Wen armed. nothing is so conducive to
peace abroad as peace at home There
fore, the Nobel Prize. that was award
cd 70 him last year by the Norwegian
parliament FOR having contributed most
. IN pr9IaotinE the. worlds peace, has
peea devoted by him TO a foundation for
the promotion Of Industrial peace
recommend this foundation TO your
earnest Considera ton %
IN an address delivered before the
Same convention, Director 5. d. North.
~ lhe United States Census Bureau.
cHcrcu a solution of the labor probleIn
lh me South by advocating the employ
Uni ,t;ii. Oh LesIoes ln me southern cotton
nuns he suggested such an e. .Cgi-
mental mill in the heart OF the cott,.n
Delt and predicted satisfactory results.
Two Papers Read.
Owing to the absence Of d. A. Torap-
kins. of Charlotte, \. G.. and l.. Green.
or this city, the secretary Of the asso-
cation read their speeches on south
ern Development and Deep Sea Ship
ping and The Loading and Shipment
Of Cotton" respectively.
Postmaster General Never who 70
turned from New York last nipbt
spoke eXtempOraneOusly.
one OF tho features Of the morning
session was the remarks Of Arthur Kuf-
ler, president OF the Austrian Cotton
Manufacturers Association. and one OF
tlc most prominent foreign figures ar
tending the convention His speech was
entirely impromptu and he dwelt espe-
cially on the objects OF the association
and OF its visit 10 this country.
Arthur r. Marsh, of New York CITY,
representing the New York cotton eX-
change, read paper on the Economic .
Position OF the New York Cotton Ex-
change and Its Relation TO the Cotton
Trade"
~ tho dose Of the morning session a
lunch was served iii the adjoining nall
by the members Of the National AsSo-
citation 0f Cotton Manufacturers Of f7-fs
city, complimentary TO tneir guests. ar
uCulai1y -1 those from over the SCa
An Invitation was extended hy the
officials OF the COrCOrau Art Gallery TO
the delegates to visit that institution.
Ihe Foreign visitors were taken there
by committee OF the Chamber Of Com
merce this afternoon. In the course OF
sightseeing expedition. An automO-
bile ride about the city was also a part
OF me entertainment program. motor
cars hang been arranged FOR by a
SReeia! committee. Of which Ernest
Daniel as chairman.
THE WERTuEp pEpOpT