The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
SPEAKERS TELL OF THE
PACIFIC SLOPES NEEDS
War Between England and Ger
many Would Deprive Us of
Ships, Says Anderson
GOVERNOR AND MAYOR
DISCUSS EXPOSITION

= AunQEeQ representative
citizens gathered at a banquet
last night in the ballroom of the
Palace hotel in honor of the visiting
delegate to the Pacific coast congress
Merchant marine. Pacific coast de-
fonsss and the San Francisco exposi-
ton we're the topics Of discussion.
Among the distinguished guests were
United states Senator William Alden
smith of Michigan. sometimes called
the third senator from California be-
cause Of his keen sympathy with and
admiration of this state, and Captain
Kertner. the distinguished author, for
rnerly Of the British army bat now
resident in China.
Frank b Anderson. president of the
Merchant Marine league, presided.
Among those at the speakers table
were: Senator Newlands of Nevada,
Governor GilIett. Mayor Mccarthy.
Congressman Bartlett Of Nevada, Con-
gresham Kahn. R. b Hale. c. c.
Moore. Joseph Scott. president OF the
los Angeles chamber Of commerce. and
A W. Scott Jr.
In his opening speech Frank Ander-
son called attention to the fact that go
per cent OF our foreign commerce is
carried in English. German and French
ships
why. gentlemen" he saidh "a war
between England and Germany would
leave Us without ships to carry our ex-
ports. We need American ships and
American sailors in times Of peace for
economic purposes. We will need them
in time OF war TO act as auxiliaries to
our navy"
Governor GiIlett was given an enthu-
siastic greeting when he rose to speak.
Tn glad to know one thing, and
that is that the west is together We
face problems which call for concerted
action. We have a great undeveloped
country. We ourselves scarcely com
prehend its vastness. We are destined
10 play a far greater part henceforth
than we have in the past. We have
built up great states and great cities
where only 2 few years ago was a
waste OF undeveloped land.
We are anxious to build up our
city here and then we want to defend
it after we get 1T built UP. I know
that the people who are working for
the success of this exposition desire in
their enterprise to build up the whole
coast from Alaska to the Mexican
border.
1T seems. though. that the right of
discovery does not go in this game.
We have the spectacle of sister city
from the Mississippi valley. far away
from the worlds commerce. disputing
our claims. They say San Francisco
is too far away. san Francisco. my
friends. is the center Of the commercial
world and no one will dispute that in
q few years from now.
1T does not make so much difference
where you 90 as where you are going
TO land when you get there"
Mayor Mccarthy spoke for the expo
sition and for the creation of Ameri-
can shipping interests adequate to
carry American commerce.
I'VE should not only have mer-
chant marine" said he. ut the ships
should be manned by American officers
and American men. and when that
comes We must also have Pacific
battleshfp fleet. There is something
further We should secure the protec-
ton Of Americans in America to the
exclusion OF all others"
General Homer Lea declared that the
country faced a grave danger in its
ignorance of its openness to attack.
"A nation represents the average in
teIligent citizens" said he. This aver
age Intelligence is ready for a fight.
And only as nation is prepared for a
defense is IT worthy to go into attle."
G. r. Mclaughlin OF Seattle made a
special plea for ship subsidy He closed
by pIedging the assistance of the north
west to San Francisco in its desire for
the exposition.
China as an inviting field for COM
mercial expansion was the theme of
Captain Kirtner, recently of the British
army. an expert on oriental affairs and
now a resident Of the Chinese empire
He said:
Your Golden gate faces the west and
also the east. Out across the Pacific
lies country much resembling your