The Washington herald., 1908-01-23
UNCLE JOE CANNON
GIVEN AN OVATION
Continued from Page One.


trade has amounted to more than $780,
GC0000. The trade Of the nation, therefore,
since the first days of William McKin-
/ ley's administration 10 these present DAYS
/ of Theodore Roosevelt has amounted To
more than Il did in all the years prior to
/ William Mckinley
J THE American people were not born 70
90 backward. In the victories Of trade
! or commerce they will continue 70 go for
ward as long as they adhere to those
/ Fundamental truths 10 which they here
tofore adhered So perslstently.'
Toast 60 ItaIy'- King.
! Baron Mayor des Planches. italian Am
bassador, after the diners drank a toast
TO King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, said
he would cable the news of this banquet
to his sovereign and tell him Of the love
! expressed by the great gathering at which
be was that Kings representative.
The baron said the trade between italy
and the United States Is almost equally
shared so far as the total amounts go.
! by both nations. lie said that since
1897. when the trade between the two
countries amounted 10 S400000G. il has
now increased more than Sl1oO001J lie
said that OF this amount his own country
/ has the credit for about $4,000 while
/ Tie United states has the credit for the
/ remainder
IL said Italy is the land for artistic
/ production while America is the land
"f the mechanical production He said
his nation imports annually more than
/ NCH0eD tons Of coal. and that America
should obtain supply for some ortiou of
this immense tonnage
Address by Mr.. Strnus.
Secretary Straus said one OF the
! functions of the department which he adj
ministers .is 10 open up the highways
and bywayE' Of artful science. which he
described thus. commerce has been va
riously described as an art and a science.
I Industry f. an art and finance is a
science. and I suppose when finance takes
.HdustrE under It's wings # becomes an
artful science Continuing. Secretary
| Straus said:
80 long as public opinion is sound and
healthy it viii kin an the wriggllng and
squirmiHg vermin that burrow through
the moral fabric Of our financial and
political systems.
/ THAT the stOcK-ticker which. after all.
is delicate and sensitive electrical in
/ strument. should register this moral re-
! generation. is a sign Of health. and not Of
! disease, and the physician who detects
/ the germs of that disease. which is sap
ping public confidence and poisoning the
/ Industrial and political body. Is a beue-
/ factor Of his country. and a prophet Of
bis day ana his generation.
/ Referring 10 capita and labor. Score
tary Straus said there were na con-
Isiderations Of higher import than the
just relations Of these two forces IN our
national life.
'The organization of capital which is
"a normal and logical development OF our
! times De said. should welcome rea-
s0nable laws which place wholesome
! restraints upon It's activities. So that
! through competition. or otherwise. FL viii
not be- induced or forced 20 oycrstep the
/ safeguards of Industrial rights. and block
/ the highways Of opportunity for the
/ Humblest citizen Of the land The more
| powerful the caDitalistic interests grow.
/ said Secretary Straus the more need
shore is that the rights Of the masses
should be guarded
Improve the Rivers.
/ Senator Newlands spoke on the river
and larbor development Of the country.
/ He referred several times 10 the pork
/ barrel and said the people. at bottom
were those who could force Congress TO
/ pass legislation necessary 20 improve the
/ rivers and harbors.
/ lie detailed at length the work that
might be done, il Congress would appro-
pirate sufficient money. with the water
ways Of tHe nation. lie pointed out that
/ not only i'm river Improvement but ia
/ irrigation and the drainage OF swamp
. lands. as well as i'm other ways. Congress
! could use the waterways lie said the
/ railways are ConEested and that a solu-
I ton must he found by such waterway
/ improvement for this deplorsble state.
/ There were several other speakers in
| Guiding Congressman and others inter
! ested IN the work Of the National Board
/ cf Trade
/ The business sessions Of the board YES
teTdav were devoted for the most part
/ 10 the discussion of routine matters The
( officers elected were: President Frank
I J.. La lame. first vice president. F. NJ
/ Estes second vice president. Clinton
/ White; TREASURER. VIM r. Tucker.
! The principal measures considered dur
/ ing the day were the proposed reform Of
/ currency laws and the parcels post law
/ On neither of these measures was there
/ final agreement however as the dele
gates were almost evenly divided on sew
/ eral proposed solutions.
/ The board adopted a resolution asking
/ that the Interstate Commerce Commis-
/ sion do all i'm its power to require of an
railroads a uniform bill of lading A
} NJ. Read. Of Washington, was authorized
/ to present both a negotiable and a non
negotiable bin Of lading TO the Interstate
! Commerce Commission for consideration
Resolution Il Adopted.
a resolution was adopted asking Con-
gress to appropriate 100000 each year
for river and harbor Improvement The
proposition advanced to create a depart
ment Of rivers and harbors, was carried
over until next year.
Liberal treatment for japanese immi- /
grants was asked in q resolution which
was adopted. The question Of a subs-
died merchant marine was not settled
At go o'clock the delegates were re-
Ceived by President Roosevelt in the
East Room of the White House The
President made a brief address. i'm which
he said he was particularly glad to vel
come so many representatives Of so many
great business organizations. After the
address the President shook hands with
the delegates.
The sessions of the board will be re- |
sumed this morning, and will probably /
be finished late this afternoon or this |
evening.