Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-19
WHY AMERICA
HAS INFLUENCE
Ex-Vice President Fairbanks
Says I Is Because Of Our
Exalted Example.
NEVER so POTENT AS TODAY
American Merchants Err in Not study %
ING whether Their Goods Are
Fitted for Particular Market.

Sew York. March lS-Honorcd
abroad by leaders Of policy. Thought
and manners, It was the fate Of Charles
Warren Fairbanks, at home. after "a
year Of absence. Co fail OF recognition
by % daughter OF his own state at the
reception rendered him tonight by the
Daughters Of Indiana 40 the Hotel AS
tor.
As the tan figure OF the former vice
president. his wife az his sidc appeared
az the doorway OF the ballroom. "a
young woman stepped forward aud said
politly. but firmly Tickets. please
II haven't any tickets elid Mr.
Fairbanks ~ did not know D needed
any"
MY instructions were persisted the
out tickets"
= am Mr. FAIRBANKS" said the guest
OF honor. smiling.
Friends whu had recognized MT Fair
banks came forward in amusement TO
md the embarrassment by congratulate
ing the Young woman on her faithful
ness I'm ubeying orders.
Col James W. Curtis. president OF
he Indiana society drew applause
when he said
III we had had our choice. the man
we have with MS tonight would have
been in the White House"
Mr. Fail BANKS listened with pleasure
Co many speeches in praise Of Indiana,
and when he rose to speak himself HIS
first words were of home.
I'VE never got beyond the influence
OF Indiana In COMMUNICATING the
globe. he said. THE further we went
from her boundaries the greater be-
came our appreciation Of our state and
our nation.
we have a heritage IN thtc United
states enjoyed by no other people. Ev-
orywhere We found other nations are
studying American institutions more
and more We are spreading our i'm
huence not by force Of arms, but by
exalted example The influence ot the
United states was never more potent
than today. in the morning OF the TWEEN
tieth century"
Dr. William Bayard Hale. formerly
a foreign new spapcr correspondent,
caused Mr.. Fairbanks TO prick up his
ears at political news from home
While ! was at the White House
last week" said Dr. Hale, Il heard a
conversation between James Watson,
former whip OF the house and caudl-
date last year for governor OF Indiana,
and President TAFT. Watson seemed Go
think things looked very bad for Sena-
tor Beveridge He told the president
Beveridge would problbiy 60 home and
stay awhile"
To-day Mr. Fairbanks set forth the
commercial lessons OF his trip as yes
terday he had set forth the political
lessons
what particularly impressed me. Do
be said. was the opportunity for
American commerce 100 the orient ard
= am sure that our trade In the east
win continue 90 grow.
'One troublc with as has been that
tine American has been trying to sell
IS goods without determining whether
they arc ftted for that particular mar
Ect lie had taken the attitude that
anything good enough for America was
good enough for the orient. What We
should do is 10 study the needs Of the
country. and then try TO give the people
what they want There IL an improve
ment in that regard and some Ameri-
can houses are sending men 90 China
to remain there for two years without
trying 20 sell goods until they set in
touch with the people
Another thing that Is going 10 help
us develop our commerce is tine eduCa-
ton OF young Chinese in our colleges.
'rhey catch something Of our spirit iu
the environment here and 10 affects
their spirit when they get back