New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
PRESIDENT ON TRADE.
COMMERCE DINNER TALK.
Discusses Duty to Santo Domingo
and Consular Reform.

Washington. Jan. 16.-President Roosevelt was
enthusiastically cheered tonight when ha ad
dressed the delegates to the National Conven
ton for the Extension Of the Foreign Commerce
or the United States. A delegate from one Of
the Tar Western states mounted a chair and
proposed three cheers for Teddy Roosevelt
President Of the United States" For five
minutes the six hundred guests seated around
the tables in the spacious dining room cheered
the President. Others who made addresses were
Speaker Cannon, Secretary Root Governor
Swanson OF Virginia and Governor Warfeld OF
Maryland.
The Presidents speech devoted 10 a dis
cussion Of this governments policy in putting
Santo Domingo on her feet; reform in the con-
sular service and extension OF the nations trade
INTO South and Central America and the Orient.
he made an urgent plea for larger navy and
for the American merchant marine In dis
cussing his recommendations for reform IN the
consular service he declared that. although Con
gress feared that IL might limit the power OF
the Executive" by adopting the recommenda-
tons. nevertheless Secretary Root had found a
way to do what Congress had failed to do and
that a result great impI ovements had been
made IN strengthening the nations consular
representation IN foreign countries. In the
course of his speech the President said he in
tended. during his administration, to always
keep "the ready door Of exit for unfit public
servants I'm both the military and civil service"
HOUSE AND SHIP SUBSIDIES
Speaker Cannon declared that the House was
making an honest effort TO pass at this session
a merchant marine bill that would be salts
factory to all concerned. while not
going 10 give all you ask for" he said. '1t is
better that you accept half loaf than bread
at all"
Secretary Root thanked the delegates for their
sympathy and communication. and declared that
the peoples servants in the government service
work hard, are not overpaid and are often mis-
understood and subjected 10 much unjust criu-
cism"
IF there "a anything that the South Is proud
OF It is that the great President of the United
States is a half-Southerner-his mother being
Georgia woman" said Governor Swanson OF
Virginia, in his address on THE South and Her
Progress" I'VE of the South have followed the
President in half OF his policies-those he in
herted from his mother. We admire him be-
cause he is too honest to be corrupted. and he
ALWAYS does what is right. regardless OF con-
sequences"
Governor Warfield urged trade reciprocity and
declared that IF our tariffs no longer need
ed for revenue then they should be employed to
extend and promote our markets abroad
President MCCHrrOl or tnt cOnNtHtioilI III III
PRODUCING President Roosevelt. declared that the
delegates met IN Washington to advocate the
open door abroad and the square deal at
home" Among those seated the speakers
table were Secretary Taft. Assistant Secretary
Bacon Secretary Loeb and Francis b. LOOMS.
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH
The President, in opening his address de-
clared that it a peculiar pleasure for him
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gates. and ito have the Governors of the great
states of MARYLAND and Virginia present" A
public servant in office he said must be the
servant of all the people, regardless Of party.
He paid a tribute TO Secretary Root, and de-
clared that the minute Americans leave their
native soil party lines are disregarded and all
are Americans
"What Secretary Root has already said to this
convention has my unqualified Endorsement"
said the President. He said he would talk on
three subjects already referred to by Secretary
Root First, relations with Santo Domingo;
second the consular service, and. third, the ex-
tension of American trade in Central and South
America
The first duty OF the government, he said.
was to help Santo Domingo stand on her own
feet" He referred to the pending treaty. which
be declared If adopted, would remove all danger
IN the future of any necessity for intervention
ua reviewed the causes which led up TO the
limited States taking hand in the affairs OF
the island republic. and explained the objects OF
the proposed treaty. "One of the great objects
or the Santo Domingo revolutions" he declared
"uas to get control Of the custom houses Under
the present plan this privilege is denied"
The President then took up the question OF re-
form, I'm the consular service. and praised the
cooyeption for it's work in connection with It.
..r beIieye that great Improvement has been
worked in the consular service" lie said, but
a ,o, belieye that the power of removal should
~, e.tricted" He said that both in the civil
ord military service he keeps open the door OF
-, owl, for the unfit" No one but himself
"a the mower 10 close this door
" ,,read the passage of laws by the present
congress that would extend American trade TO
every section Of the globe He deciared that
sratorv Roots visit TO South America last
.'u ,ad accomplished much IN this direction.
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