The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-17
PRESIDENT AND
GOV. OF VIRGINIA
Rotl, Deliver Addresses Before
the National Convention for
Foreign Service.
COO GUESTS WERE PRESENT
Roosevelt Pays a Graceful Com
p1iment to the Commonwealth
OF Virginia and Maryland.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. January 1G.-
Speaker Cannon and Governors Wartield.
of Maryland, and swanson. OF Virginia,
were the principal Speakers on the pro-
gram at banquet given the delegates of
the National Convention for the Promo
ton OF Foreign Commerce tonight at
the Arlington Hotel, by the New York
Board of Trade and Transportation.
There were six hundred guests at the
banquet
The guests arose and cheered for nve
minutes when President Roosevelt entered
the banquet hall. Hnd was introduced by
President NcCarroll. OF the convention.
The President declared that 1t was
peculiar pleasure for him, on behalf OF
the government, to greet the delegates
and ITO have the Governors of the great
States of Maryland and Virginia pres
ent." He paid tribute to Secretary
Root, and declared that the minute we
leave American soil party lines are dis
regarded" and we are all Americans"
He said he would talk on three sub
iects First, Our relations with San
Domingo; second, the consular service,
and third. the extension Of our trade in
Central and South America. The first
duty of the government the President
sblu. lS W HPIp lIOlIiutO sluHu o't
her own feet He referred to the pend
ing treaty, which. he declared. II adopted.
will remove all danger In future OF any
necessity for Intervention
"One Of the greatest objects of the
San Domingo revolution" the President
declared. was to get control Of the
custom-house. Under the present plan
this privilege is denied"
The President then took up the question
of reform in the consular service and
praised the convention for its work in
this connection.
Consular Service.
~ believe that a great improvement has
been wrought in the consular SERVICE" hs
said. "but do not believe that the pow
err OF removal should be restricted" The
President declared that both in the civil
and military service he keeps open the
door of ready exit for the unfit" He said
that no one but himself had the power
to close this door. He urged the passage
of laws by the present Congress that will
extend American trade to every section
OF tho globe.
The President declared that there is no
doctrine advocated by any nation OF the
world that compares with the Monroe
doctrine in advancing the cause OF peace.
He predicted continued reign or pros
perity, not only for America, but for
Europe and Asia as well.
The principal feature of the final SEES
sion to-day of the convention was the
adoption OF resolution Recommending
the passage by Congress OF such iegts-
lation as Will promote thefgrowth OF tho
American Merchant Marine. The recon-
mendaton was reported by the Commit
tee on Resolutions. and was unanimously
endorsed by the convention. Among thos
who spoke were D. A. Tompkins, of Char
lotte N c.. on THE Importance OF an
American Merchant Marine; ]. HAMPTON
Dougherty, of New York. on ship Subst-
dies and Closer Commercial Relations
With South American Contries,'' and
| Thomas NJ Osborne, of Auburn, N. V.
on "Obstacles to Foreign Commerce"
A lively discussion took place as to
| the nature OF the recommendations to be
| made on the question of ship subsidy.
The Merchants and Exporters Associa-
ton of New York urged the adoption
OF resolution which approved OF the
ship subsidy bill now pending in Con-
gress.
This action met with vigorous protest
| by the delegates from the Mississippi