Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-29
PROGRESS THE THEME
District Guests at Baltimore
Banquet.
AMBASSADOR BRYCE TALKS
Delivers Admirable Address on I'm
dustrial Peace"
NEARLY 300 AROUND BOARD
Twenty-Eighth Annual Function OF
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association Last Night.
NEARLY 300 AROUND BOARI

BALTIMORE, January 29.-With bril-
liancy and enthusiasm that left no doubt
Of the ever-increasing vigor and scope
Of this most representative Baltimore
organization, the twenty-eighth annual
banquet Of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association was held last night
at the Hotel Rennert. Gathered about the
long tables were nearly 300 prominent
men Of Baltimore, typical of the biggest,
best and most vital interests of the city.
Bankers brokers, merchants, manufac-
turers, statesmen. diplomats and plain
business men sat side by side, uniting In
laudation Of Baltimore and Maryland.
The keynote of the banquet was prog
ress" Advancement for the city and
state was the predominant sentiment
back of the wit and humor that flowed
as freely as the wine.
A distinct national flavor was given the
banquet by the presence special guests
of number of eminent and distinguished
men representing the United States Sen
ate and House of Representatives. who
spoke words of weight and wisdom upon
such national topics as the Panama canal
and the Atlantic Deeper Waterways AS
ISOLATION.
Then there was the international tinge
lent by the presence of James Bryce,
British ambassador to the United States.
Peace awoke spontaneous response
from the banqueters He was accorded
an unusual demonstration.
British Ambassador Speaks.
After some "reminiscences of his visits
twenty-five years ago to the Johns Hop
kins University, Ambassador Bryce OBJ
served that Baltimore. which has long
been a great port. has become great
manufacturing center. As such, he said,
whatever concerned the prosperity and
stability Of manufacturing industries was
a matter OF deep interest both to en-
ployers as we'll as to workers; and as
nothing had of late years been more
serious problem in industrial life than the
frequent recurrence of strikes and so
called lock-outs, every plan adopted or
suggested for averting settling such in
dustrial disputes deserved to be consider
ed by such body as the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association.
In conclusion, Mr.. Bryce said:
The advantages of enlisting the inter-
est and good will Of the worker are so
great that / cannot but wish that en-
ployers of labor devoted more attention
to this subject and studied the records of
what has been accomplished in France
and England on these lines. Such sys-
tenn necessarily tends to prevent strikes,
and you know not only how enormous is
the loss which strikes involve for those
concerned, but how much they dislocate
the whole trade of district.
ers feel that peace and friendliness are
better in the long run for both parties and
directly associate the prosperity or the
former with that of the latter is for the
good of both. The business conditions or
the United States are doubtless different
from those of Europe. yet our expert
ments and those of Canada may some
times be of use to you. That is the reason
why have taken this opportunity or max
ing these remarks.
President Finley on the South.
President Finley of the Southern
Railway Company, in responding to the
toast. THE Commercial Relations oc
Baltimore to the South" reviewed
briefly the early history of the city and
it's commercial relations. and referred
to the construction of the Baltimore
and Ohio road. which assured the posi-
tion of Baltimore as a FACTOR In the
commerce between the east and the
west.
Mr.. Finley quoted statement made
nv Ambassador Bryce. in the American
Commonwealth. as to the sovereignty
of public opinion in the United States,
and said:
II cannot conclude, Mr.. Toastmastcr
without referring to the very close and
systematic relations which have al
ways existed between Baltimore and
the south. The southern people have
always felt toward Baltimore as they
have to no other city north of the Po-
tomac. They have felt that here their
ideals and aspirations were understood.
AS their prosperity broadens and their
power to finance and carry through
their enterprises increases they are not
forgetfu1 of the faith in them and in
their section which was manifested by
the practical aid they received from
Baltimore men and Baltimore capital
in repairing the damage done by the
war. In the recovery from the effects
of that conflict they are building up n
frr nd md rin1
democracy on the ruins of their former
systems. And SO today in the SOUTH
the land of beautiful rivers. of forest
clad mountains and fertile valleys the
land of the cotton field and the orange
grove-furnaceS and smokestacks dot
the landscape; the hum of the spindle
and the sound of the forge are heard.
and every southerner is thrilled by che
joy of constructive work.
Commissioner Mcfarland.
II. B. F. Mcfarland. president Of the
Commissioners of the District of Column
bia. in responding to the toast, 1.-The
Capital of the United States" said in
part
Washington and Baltimore are so
closely connected that each thinks of the
other as a suburb. Maryland more than
any other state should be interested in
the District of Columbia. 1t has more
population than any one of six states, and
more wealth than any one of half the
states Its revenues next year will ex-
coed six million dollars. Its 100000 peo-
pie will. therefore, pay one-half of the
maintenance of the National capital, and
the rest of their fellow-countrymen pay
the other half.
II am sure that you would gladly dou-
BILE and treble your contribution to the
up-keep ard development of the National
capital. We are working on comprehen-
sive plans to make II so. You near
neighbors. who know it's needs as well as
its advantages. sympathiZe most intell-
gently with us In these efforts. We count
upon your steady support. The late Sen
ator Whyte had much to do with the
formation of the District government,
which IN 1873 began the new development
OF Washington. And all other Mary
land senator's and representatives have
helped it,.
Stofer in Witty Vein.
Mr.. Stofer of Washington told a num-
Der of witty anecdotes and kept his hear
ers in an uproar of laughter. Two of
his best stories were as follows
Things have been somewhat out of
JONI at Washington for the last three
years. They will hardly be put in shape
until the next administration is well UNI
der way. The question is doubtless being