The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-11
DUUMMEUS hear PEACE TALK
UNEXPECTED SYMPOSITW ar
LlST NIGHTS DINNER.
Iohn Temple Graves Wholly IN FaVOr Of
%. Lewis NlNoR THINKS We Nerd ships
Anyway Rnd Henry white saJs Thai
Peaee u Theoretically Desirable. :"

", Lewis NtNOn THINKS We Nerd Ahlps
Anyway AMI Henry white saJs That
Peaee u '"Theogetieally Desirable. Z"
The dinner 81 the United Commercial
Travellers Of America al the Manhattan
Beach Hotel laat night. al which nearly
2.0OO happy dFummeTs were present with
their wives. was switched into a meeting
Tor the promotion Of universal peace by
John Temple Graves Lewis nixon, the
abipbuilder. and Henry White. former
Ambassador 10 France and Italy. the last
ot whom was not On the list Of speakers
Mr.. Graves arihilly led up 10 the subject
~ peace. Mr. Nixon gravitated around Il
and Mr.. White was 10 embarrassed that
he lett a fixed doubt In the minds u the
diners AZ 10 whether he advocated peacs
or war
The enthusiasm for peace began AZ a
dinner given yesterday afternoon To the
Psn-Americ1n delegates who are TO 60
un a iunket aud friendly mission To South
America soon. They ARE the forerunners
Of the Hon. John Barrett. head Of the
Bureau of American Republics. whose
mission IL - Ia spread peace among men.
Public Service Commissioner William
MCCaTroll was the host AZ the dinner.
II WAS am enthusiastic AFFAIR held az the
Drug and Chemical club Lewis Nixon
and Mr. White are two of the delegates
John Temple Graves WAS also present
Mr. Graves and Mr. Nixon both reminded
each other that they must attend the
drummers' dinner at Manhattan BeIoh.
Mr. Graves suggested taking Mr. White
along 81 when the two set ont Tor the
beach Mr White ubligingly trIil"d with
them
Herman Mstz. who was toaNmas'er
and who arrived AZ the last moment
because Mayor Gaynor's sIgring the
bin 20 permit the ale Of unusei school
sites had DELAYED him. introduced MIR
Graves a. the first speaker After pro-
lonRei rapping with a mineral water
bottle Mr. Metz got Mr. Graves the floor
After telling the dTummers that N you
say the Countrys all right We know it,
all right and II you say is all wrong We
know that must he the case Mr. Graves
said
I hope you'll promote the cause Of
reaCe among the nations. Prosperity.
the prosperity Of ~ all. depends ahso-
uteiy on peace I've been askei by the
Peace Society of America 20 AJAX Won to-
right TO work for peace have here a
Rag which ! hope you'll carry With YOU
IN your parade tomorrow. u II the rag
81 peace
A this juncture the orator happily
unfodsi a United States haR borderei
heavily with white. with a roset'e IN ore
corner and two artistic streamer- dan
Cling from Il. The drImmeFs Cheerei
earnestly
Vow / suppose my hloodthirsty nei Oh
hor who il to speak nsN' will tell you
am all wrong cOuiinuet Mr. Graves
In hi REST form. and driftet ~ into deli.
cate compliments 20 the la1ies. saying
they mi Kht have anv kind Of privilege
be thought except that ~ raiding their
husbands porkeis AZ 4 " Mr. Metz
introduce Mr. Nixon. who spoke IN deep.
convincing tones.
That heautiful idea ~ Co Graves
said Nr Nixon. - one We all hope Tor
hat % muslin 10 achieved a. the rNpense
- AMERICAS prestige u the world
We are paving foreign ships syn m IN
a wear to carry our trade II you ASK the
people for "a merchant marine they saw
We NH xht offend some fDreig nerz But n
ever ere to nd ourselves ~ rsCurr~nt
perlods u depression we've got 10 have
ships Al Our balances % trade are silly
for they iail Co emhudy transportation
-tIfuz
~ ". 10 ever gpiUg 'o hay" any profit
~ The Worlds trade ~ must have ppVrT
COB ger % ourselves whether ~ uTrnd
ANYBODY else Ut uDl
Mr Metz gmckly introduced Nr White
eho CT up al a-tremh.~
I'm not nu the hsi ~ -ueakrr- "a q
thee, Ambassador and donot ~ ~
hardly know what Co say to yuu have
u.-..n busy Tor a good many wears not
forming punNu ppinion a. you do nu'
watching % studying n am apouf to
undertake a mission ip other CUIu
fua~ other nations - fhi, h-Wi-phars
Nlr White then sad 100 efs.ct that
universal p..Aca would h- ihuTuughly
desirable and al duwn with an arr ~
profound relief
The drummers showed uumistasabl-
10Y whom Marcus VI Mark, got no and
uagan 20 talk sh1u, the high cost ~
living. balance sheets and manufaCf ares