New-York tribune., 1907-04-17

your speech out OF French paper and read It TO
the President
Secretary straus then said, in part:
I know only one trade that follows the flag Of
follows along the lines Of least resistance. and is
not expanded by the eannon's mouth As nations
foreign commerce has increased by leaps and
Do0rer it is the better for it's stronger neshbor has
been exploded. Modern commerce has shown the
on absolute mutuaty. The welfare of nations is
bound together and each should he interested in
occurred 10 you that after every war follows a
dreadful commercial panic?
The Secretary said that civilized people had a
pretty good idea of what right and wrong
and that nations should follow the code OF
ethics used by their citizens lie said lie hoped
that If nothing else done al the coming Hague
Conference tho treaty would be amended that
the lending of money by individual 10 a nation
at about TO go TO war would he regarded
as a hostile act.
In opening his address Mr. Van Cqeave said:
We manufacturers are interested in world peace
both rs humanitarians and as business men Many
that thus ii aids farmers, manufacturers and all
moment The Eusso-Japanese war increased Amer
lca's sales 10 Japan. Russia and China while the
immeGateiy aficrWard To the extent Of the drain
made upon their resources by the war those coun-
purchases from the outside world will be smaller.
Tho speaker then referred to what President
Roosevelt had done to maintain industrial peace by
arbitration in this country, saying
But VIC Americans cannot work effectively for
harmonT among the nations until We get peace
at home. We must have Industrial peace like that
which have the homer TO be ono of the founders
has working with such success for years.
We want peace like that which President RoOse-
velts commission just formed. which had its
origin In the Nobel prize seeks TO establish. Har-
mony between employers in all callngs and between
employers and workers IS one of the things which
aim to bring about. We must have peace be
tween the great political parties by abolshing the
demOgogues in each Of them, and by keeping Them
established. Then when we speak in behalf OF
peace for all nations we VIII be speaking with the
voice OF S4OG9WO OF people, representing the mos
populous country IN the world except China and
Russia country which has without exception as
ti bined 49,
Mr. Van Cleave said this country should be
friendly with all nations. but the most eHectual
way OF maintaining peace was to be prepared for
war II disputes did arise should submit them
to an impartial tribunal. He added
But suppose that even with the right on our
We mus, accept Davy Crockett's doctrine Being
sure that we are right. we must so ahead ,,r,,
There are some issues-lssues OF honor. or pri;,- p,
cinIe Of national safety-which cannot consistently
be referred TO any International tribunal.
John Barrett said the Spanish American War
had been brought by the hotheaded nature OF
the American people. and that It would have been
cheaper for us 10 bought Cuba and the Philip
pines He spoke Of the magnificent reception given
10 Secretary Root by all the South American coun-
tries and said Il was a shame he had not received
a mora denlonstrative reception on his return. He
said the country should be careful TO maintain hish
moral standards that the South American re-
publics would gladly follow il. rather than Euro
pean countries. - ~,
shire master of the National Grange; spoke ON he
half OF tho agricultural interests "f the country
RoarS I1I', oe TraJa and Trensportation and Edwin
CHM, OF CHM q Co. also spoke