The San Francisco call., 1908-10-06

chamber of commerce, Congressman E..
A. Hayes, c. B. Yandell of the Seattle
chamber Of commerce, w. c. Pat
terson of the Los Angeles cham
Der of commerce, President Arthur
r. Briggs Of the state board of trade,
President Rufus P. Jennings of the
California Promotion committee and
President Frank J. Symmes OF the
Merchants association were other
speakers Of the morning session.
At the luncheon at the ST Francis
hotel the executive officers OF the COM
mercial bodies were Joined by a number
of well known San Francisco men, and
after the luncheon were taken for an
automobile ride through the city.
The first speaker at the luncheon
was Mayor Edward Robson Taylor.
who said, in part:
This is not an assemblage of
men brought together for a merely
social gathering, but Of men who
represent great interests. It is an
asseRblaGe which has that indi-
viduality Of the west that extends
all the way from the southernmost
70 the. n9rthernmost seaport If
there Is any question today that
affects the people of the United
states 1T is the question OF the
domination OF the Pacific ocean,
and in that matter we all have the
same interest We must open the
channels Of commercial activity,
and we must do 1T safely. We
can. not afford to LET the Pacific be
Dominated by any power but the
United States. for 1t is destined to
bear the greatest commerce that
any ocean has ever known If ap--
preparations are needed we must
have them, and we on the western
edge of the country must take the
initiative to get them. We must
realize that to be strong in the
ways OF peace we must be strong
in the ways of war, and we must at
every moment be ready to defend
ourselves to the uttermost. Here on
the coast no%city must work for
itself alone, but for the common
good.
George Il Stewart and ]. F. Morgan
reiterated their statements Of the morn
ing session. Congressman Knowland.
who was absent from the executive
meeting, was called on and said, in
part:
We have had impressed on us the
Importance of united action In con-
gress. and we have been shown the
handicap under which we labor
when any measure of Importance to
the Atlantic seaboard is at stake,
because of the preponderance Of
eastern votes But this is merely
in passing. / witnessed the depart
ure of the great Atlantic fleet from
Hampton Roads and / realized then
that new era had dawned for
California and the Pacific coast.
It seemed strange, indeed, that the
eastern press should criticise such
cruise, and now the wisdom of 1t
has been proved. 1 don't think
that now there is an individual,
east or west. who will not admit
that it was the greatest stroke of
diplomacy in the history of the
country. 1t opened the eyes of the
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fleets. Personally I am for the
largest navy we can build-a navy
commensurate with our Importance
as a world power. We must also
have a merchant marine adequate
to handle our commerce. Our work
is to reach and educate the repre-
sentatives Of the inland states who
defeat such an end because they do
not understand 1t.
Ernest S. Simpson, mana ging editor
of The Call, spoke IN regard to the
necessity of cooperation for all parts
OF the coast If the greatness of the
west is to be achieved. He said in
substance:
If any inspiration for a concerted
movement toward the end of
united effort were needed 1t has
been furnished here today. 1t helps
all of AS to know that such a SEN
tinnent as this exists AS to San
Francisco. I can only quote that
hard headed man of business, z.
H Hartman. who recently said,
Its future is assured. CONNER
cially speaking. and considering
its population, it is destined to be-
come another Chicago. We are
shaping our ends with that belief
in view" The only trouble is that
we should have come together long
ago. We should not go individually
and ask for battleship or a light
house, but we should go as a united
Pacific coast population, and when
we go we should talk loud enough
to be heard We must make a fly
ing wedge, and when we go after
something go after it hard.
Tom Richardson and c. B. Yandell
spoke along the same lines on which
they talked at the morning session.