The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07

ened- therefore take great pleasure
in presenting you this memorial and
in adding to it my hearty indorse-
ment"
MAYOR TAYLOR's ARGUMENT
When Mayor Taylor was called upon
he declared that the time had come
for keeping a great fleet on the Pacific.
Mayor Taylor said:
There are those who believe the
United States flag should never have
been raised IN the Philippines, and
others who believe that after it was
raised it should have been taken down.
We are not here to discuss either of
these propositions, but 1 wish to en-
phasize the fact that the flag is there
and II should never be hauled down un-
til it is done by the United States of
its own free will The flag is the en-
blem of the country and it is the ma
tion itself which is resting on these
island possessions To maintain ii
there We should at all times have a
fleet able to cope with any nation on
earth, and this memorial. signed by
the commercial organizations of the
states and territories of the Pacific
littoral should receive fun and careful
consideration, and l hope you will use
your good offices to such effect that the
president and the congress will take
steps to see to it that there be ade-
Quate protection afforded at all times
and that the fieet-the complete feet of
battleships and cruisers-be maintained
here where they will be a constant
gage of peace I most heartily indorse
these memorials and ask you again,
Mr. Secretary, that they be given favor
able consideration
AS an official function the breakfast
was a great success Secretary Met
calf was formally escorted to the din
ing room from his home IN Oakland by
Richard Spreckels and Frank L. Brown
while R. B. Hale and Burt L. Davis
were the escorts of Governor Sheldon
At 1880 o'clock the guests dispersed
to make ready for welcoming the fleet
The menu was on heavy beveled card
with an embossed flag of the >secre-
tary of the navy at the top, the menu
being inscribed in letters of gold as
follows:
Grapefruit Alaska
Planked bass, Hawaiian.
Baby lamb chops, Philippines
Soufhe potatoes.
Hearts of California artichokes.
Coffee.
White Rock.
Hotel St Francis
San Francisco, California,
Wednesday, May sixth, Nineteen Hundred
and Eight
Just too late to be present. Richmond
Pearson Hobson. the hero OF the Mer-
rimac, arrived on a train from Port
land at 1890 o'clock Governor Gillett
too. was delayed until just before the
breakfast was over, but arrived In time
to pay his respects to Secretary Met
calf and to add his own Endorsement to
the memorial.
BUSINESSMEN PRESENT
The breakfast was rendered to Sec
retary Metcalf by the executive and
reception committees of the California
Promotion committee. The % guests
who attended were as follows:
Secretary V. II, Net Governor G. L. Sheldon
calf Lieutenant Cyrus n
Mayor Edward R. Tay- Miller
Rufus p Jennings words
George A. Batcheder Nathan l. Bell
Bruce Bonny Frank L. Brown
A. b. 9. Dohrmann William L. Gerstle
r. B. Hale r. NJ HotaIing
]. o. Heron w. H. Metson
W. Frank Pierce James Roph Jr
Richard Spreckels Fred Tilmann Jr
w j. Dutton Henry Abrams
J. Parker cnrrier Burt L. Davis
Rudolph Herold Jr. Lewis A. Hicks
Robert A Roos Willis Polk
Among the kilograms from congress.
men unable to be present, and which
were read by Secretary Metcalf as
part of his address, was one from Sen
ators Flint and Perkins. as follows
In our opinion overwhelming SEN
timent Of the country is that an ade-
quate fleet of battleships and armored
cruisers should at all times be main.
tained on the Pacific ocean. Our com
mercial interests demand that this
should be done and we trust arrange.
ments can be made to station such 8
I feet permanently in Pacific waters
Representative Hayes wired: Trust
you may find it possible to accede tc
request of commercial organizations
and keep battieship fleet in Pacific,
Congressman Knowland sent this
las a member of the California con-
gressional delegates 1 most hearth,
favor the maintenance permanently OF
fleet on the Pacific commensurate
with the growing Importance of these
waters feel that 1t is hardly neces.
sary to urge this matter. having full
confidence, as have the people of the
coast generally. that as adequate a feet
VIII be assigned to the Pacific as the
present repair and dockage facilities
make possible"
Congressman Englebright said: q