The Washington herald., 1907-01-17

spoken to the convention the day previ-
Gus. the chairman called on him anyway,
but Mr. Root eontented himself by say
ing that all OF the public servants OF the
people in Washington were glad 10 De
commended for their work They were
subject to MISUNDERSTANDING and unjust
criticism, which hurt them, and ne was
thankful for the voice of this convention
which brought the servants Of the admin
istration announcement and commenda-
tiOn, and he thanked them for including
his name in their commendation.
Speaker Cannon, who followed, re-
marked that he had said all that he had
to say in the afternoon when deiega-
tion from the convention had called on
him at the House He said that he wanted
to indOrse strongly the views expressed BY
the President. though ne had only heard
the latter part Of them. He said:
TT is dangerous sometimes 10 indorse
things you know nothing about, but | am
sure that / would have indOrSed the whole
OF it If I had heard IT," He was glad to
meet so distinguished body of citizens,
who represented al parties and no party,
al churches and perhaps no church; he
was astonished that so mixed a gathering
had got together and had done its work
without anybody being killed. It was a
good deal better than they could do In
! Congress
Bad as Senate-Sometimes.
why" he said. sometimes. even in
the House, We get as disorderly as the
most disorderly body in the country-the
Senate Of the United States" Speaker
| Cannon spoke strongly IN favor Of the
ship-subsidy proposition. told about the
! extent of our trade, and urged that we
| needed protection, even 70 greater de-
, gree than We had il now. He had abso-
/ lutely no sympathy for any tendencies
| toward free trade. As 90 the proposition
| OF a maximum and a minimum tariff, he
/ said that. for his part. he thought a
maximum might be we'll applied
Gov. Claude A. Swanson, Of Virginia.
was the next speaker. his toast being
! The South and It's Industries He
made an eloquent and forceful speech, in
which he told Of what the South had ac-
complshed in the history Of the country.
lie was followed by Hon. Edwin War
| field, governor Of Maryland. who closed
/ tho banquet
Convention Is Closed.
! The convention came to a close yester-
day afternoon when the delegates ad-
journed 10 visit the Capitol for the pur-
pose of becoming acquainted with the
! Speakers Of both houses and the Senators
and Representatives. and TO impress upon
them the importance Of The resolutions
that have been adopted during the meet
ms.
After the most spirited debate Of the
convention a resolution was adopted iu
the morning 10 the effect that the Amer
lean merchant marine should be re-estab-
lished, and that new steamship lines
should be opened. especially with South
American and Asiatic ports. To this end
liberal compensa tion from the government
10 Observation-Disclosures ships was
recommended for all services, including
the carriage Of mails and the right 10 use
the ships in time Of war.
A resolution recommending that the De
lpartment Of Commerce and Labor use its
/ influence for the passage Of q uniform law
regarding bills of ladiug 70 foreign ports
was adopted. A vote OF thanks 20 PresI
dent McCarroH and r. ). A de Lima
both Of the New York Board Of Trade and
Transportation, which brought about the
convention. was taken. Before adjourn
ment President McCarroI stated that tn,
meeting had been the most important as
, semb,age Of its kind ever held IN n,
United States.
An invitation was extended 20 the dele
gates 70 meet with the Chamber Of Com
merce in Honolulu some time next sum
mer when a conference viii be held FOL
, the extension Of foreign commerce an,
/ the trade Of the Pacific The invitation
! was given by r. NJ. Hatch of Honolulu
J who was a delegate &c the convention.