The sun., 1908-11-20

to know shat Canada was 90 wen repre-
sentsd and that the British Ambassador
at Warrington would be present"
Toastmaster Simmons made a brief
opening address which brought In the
name OF President-eleot Taft, whereupon
The toaetmaster reviewed briefly the
history Of the Chamber of Commerce and
spoke with pride Of lie growth. The
greatest applause greeted the toastnaster
when he said In the middle of his brief
speech:
I'VE have passed through a national
but with the results that encourage the
belief that the rights Of property. whether
held by individuals or by corpora ions,
are on a firmer basis than they have been. >
Ambassador Bryce arose to respond
to the toast. THE King" amid applause.
Ambassador Bryce commented on the
orderly and sane manner In which the
recent elections were conducted both in
the United States and In Canada and
then. speaking of the peaceful relations
between the three countries of enormous
natural resources" on this continent. said
that mo statesmen have ever been more
Jealous In promoting relations OF peace
and good will between every part OF
the American continent" than President
Roosevelt. Secretary Root. Sir Wilfrid
Laurier and that remarkable man
President Diaz."
He said that 1t was a pleasure to his
Government "to see peace insured on
this continent" and continued: Our
action as a nation will, trust, always be
exerted as it has been exerted during
Tor the smoothing down OF differences,
the reconcilement OF jarring interests
and the preservation Of the peace OF
the world. We have had no selfish
interests to serve We ehave been laboring
earnestly and as hope and believe suc-
cessfully to avert collisions from " hioh
nothing but evil could result The Am
bassador concluded with All exhort alton
to make haste slowly in the matt er Of
reforms:
The wish to cure evils is altoReth her good
But we need to remember that progress In
social and economic affairs is necessarily
far slower and more difficult than in natural
science and it's applications. Man Is harder
TO study than nature is, and the habits and
the character Of mankind change but slowly.
1t takes long time to alter their precon-
ceived ideas. their preJudices and their
suspicious. Experiments have to be tried
and their results TO be studied. There is
none Of these economic and social questions
which the governments OF Europe and you
In America are now trying to deal with
in which We do not stand better to-day
than we did half century ago; none which
We may not trust to solve IL we cultivate a
candid. a patient and a hopeful temper.
Senior Jose F. Godoy followed Mr..
Bryce with a response to the toast ITO
the President of Mexico" Senior Godoy's
address was on eloquent tribute to the
man who for SO many years has ruled
and the speaker dwelt upon the
$ aace and tranquility Of the Mexico
Of to-day and the commercial growth of
the republic The speech abounded with
well wishes for the success Of the States
and the advancement Of the Chamber of
Commerce.
When James J. Hill was introduced
he bsgan with historical resume Of the
early days of the Chamber OF Commerce
almost a century and a half ago. and Of
the "twenty-four gentlemen engaged in
foreign commerce who were the founders
Of the body.
Their successors. said Mr.. Hill may
look back upon wondrous past and for
ward to duty and action that shall dwarf
the memorable achievement OF to-day.
Mr.. Hill took up the relations of
the two great empires represented
here tonight" Canada and the I nited
States. He said
The little port on the island OF Man
haitian has grown to q city OF the frst rank
among the cities OF the whole com me ereia
world. Its harbor every year looks upon e
trade Of more than thirty million tons
No distinction can be greater for a COM
mercial association than the right TO in
scribe upon its charter these two words.
New York. now part OF every language
and the envy or the hope OF millions In the
lar places of the earth.
Inasmuch as the history of the two
I'm pires began together. the settlement at
Quebec and that OF jamestown being
separated by but a single year. so have the
struggles of their childhood been mel
owed into respect and regard by years.
And never. save after the rending OF an
empire by civil dissension, were there two
political divisions with such opposing
systems and such harmony
In all the experiences that enter into na-
ionhood.
Mr.. Hill dwelt upon the growth Of
Canada si~ce confederation. He gave
statistics n the growth in railroad mileage
,ince 1S48, when she had but sixteen miles
,f railroad, as compared to the %, 452
niles of railroad last year. He took up
in detail the growth OF Cana da's trade
md OF our trade with her. He said
Our trade with Canada is exceeded In
yolume only by that with Germany and
Great Britain. We think IL is worth while
20 negotiate reciprocity treaties-which
he Senate quietly pigeonholes - with
france: but our business with France last
,ear fell short Of that with Canada by more
han $4,000, 600. We are spending some
100. 900. 900 on the Panama Canal in the
iope Of enlarged trade with the west coast
,f South America, Our combined trade
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