Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-17
STRONG NAVY
POWER FOR
PEACE
PRESIDENT ADDRESSES
COMMERCE DELEGATES
Roosevelt Urges Passage Of
Laws to Extend American
Trade TO Every Part of
World.
IBy Morning journal Special Leasc., WIRE


IBy Morning journal Special Leascd Wire
Washington. Jan. 1G.-Presiden
ltooseVeit was given a great ovation
tonight when he addressed the dele.
gates TO the national convention for
the extension of foreign oI
the United States. A delegate from one
OF the far western states. mounted a
chal and proposed three cheers for
a, IeddN Roosevelt, president of The
United States For ten minutes the
COO delegates cheered the president.
n presidents speech was devoted to
a discussion of this governments poll
ley in putting Santo Domingo on her
feet, reform in the consular service
ana extension of the nations trade
INTO south n Central America and
the Orient He made a generaltplea
for Il larger navy and for the mer-
chant marine.
Speaker Cannon in his address de-
clared that the house IS making an
honest effort to pass at this session a
merchant marine bill tina will be sat
isfactory 10 all concerned. while we
are not going to give you all you ask. p
he said, ut IS better that you accept
half a loaf han no bread at all.i'
He suggested that the conventions
recommendation for the maximum
Nllu minimum tiIlil was OHM q Jour
ney of ono day towards free rade. and
for one / am opposed to 1t. A mimi
mum tariff that would protect every
industry and every American laborer
was the only compromise he would ac-
cevt.
Secretary Root thanked the delega-
tion for its sympathy and commenda-
ttion4 and declared that the f''people's
servants in the government service
work lard ana are not over paid, are
sometimes subjected to much wrong
criticism"
The president, Secretary Root,
Speaker Cannon, and Governors War
field of Maryland and Swanson of Vir-
ginia, were the principal speakers at
a banquet given to the delegates to-
night.
The president said it was a pleasure
To greet the delegates. He paid a trib-
ute to Secretary Root and declared
that the minute we leave American
soil party lines are disregarded and
we are al Americans.
What Secretary Root has already
said has my unqualified endorsement.
said the president. File SAID he would
talk on three subjects, already re-
ferred to by Secretary Root: first. our
relations with Santo Domingo; second,
the consular service. and third. the
extension of our trade in Central and
S'TTiSfes FRS dasy u fle government
the president said, is to help Santo
Domingo stand on her feet He re-
ferred to the pending treaty, which, he
declared. if adopted, will remove ali
danger in future Of any necessity OF
intervention. He reviewed the causes
which led up to the United States TAX
ing a hand in the affairs of the island
republic. and explained the objects Of
the proposed treaty.
Two years ago" said the president
things in Santo Domingo got mo
such shane tina we became satisfied
certain European powers il we diG
not take some steps to better eondi-
tons. would themselves take posses
sion of certain ports in the Islands.
We had to act to prevent action by
others. Since then we have been |
striving to develop some scheme BY
which Santo Domingo could ENJOY
such a financial prosperity and stabll-
ity as would enable her to pay the
lust debts that she owes to outsiders
While at the same time being ffee
from any possibility Of aggression. pN L
outsiders or bv ourselves we VIII NOT 1
go into details Of the present arrange-
ment as in part only tentative-but the (
salient features are thatWe are trying 3
TO negotiate a treaty by which we
loan to Santo Domingo certain
men to collect The customs revenues
as per cent to be turned over TO inc
treasury of the island for It's WI eX-
nenses. The rest to be applied IN ac-
cordance with the agreement entered /
into between the republic ana hei
creditors for the settlement Of her
dch.s.
The president then took up the
Of reform in the consular ser
vice. and praised the conference ;
work in this connection. s
II believe that a great Improvement b
has heen worked in the consular ser E
he said, but | do not believe y
the mower of removal should be re- Il
The president declared that both in u
civil and the military he keeps Y
the do0r of exit ready ioF lh5 &
He said that no one eNeept S
had the power to close TINS .
door, ~ =
saThis bill" he added, lis absolutely 3
needed if we are TO meet foreign com
petition" Z
He urged the passage Of laws by 3
the present congress that VIII extent {
American trade to every section OF I'M s
globe He said that a blll i~neofpordt- :
inc the suggestions mad by Secre- e
Root in his Kansas city speech &
had been prepared, and expressed me Il
none that it would be passed az ttls b
session Of congress. q
The president declared that there q
: no doctrine advocated BY any ma a
that compares with the Monroe &
in advancing the cause OF 81
. 81
"The prime purpose of the United a
+ ates navy is To avert war; he de- IS
Jared in discussing the needs OF a
arger navy and the wisdom or pre-
laring for war in the time OF peace,
..rrbe Trnifed states navy is the 81
insurance this nation has
Treat every power with justice Win
very courtesy-courtesy H Fefs q
mean. but very valuable-and don
rive any nation cause for otiense-
tsf no honed The meeting of the con-
-ention would result y a faster line
# ships to South America ana inc
orient.