The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-18
Root Deplores Fact That
Its Enforcement Re-
tards Development.
HE T OINTS WAY
TO GO NJ M e RICE
Organizations Broken Up by
Statute Must Give Way to
Combinations Of Manufacture
crs and Producers Formed
on Sound Basis-Talks
to Pan-Ainericans.


not criticizns the sherman antitrust
law, senator Root, In an address be-
torc the n-American Commercial
Conference this morning. said he de-
plored tho fact that the enforcement
OF this measure against our great com
merciai organizations reduced the In
dustrial efficiency Of this country.
Inc Senator was accorded the most
enthusiastic greeting witnessed at the
conference, which began Monday, anc
which ended this afternoon He lost
no time In getting down 20 essentials:
and pointin. the way TO commercial
America 10 benefit b. the trade that
awaits this nation in south America.
Senator Root, while Secretary or
State, made tour through Latin
-Nmcrica, and he aroused enthusiasm
~ big concluding remark that differ
ence in the language or customs Of a
foreign people did not involve infe-
rioriiy and that nowhere on earth
we're there "a more noble and admir-
aple PEOPLE among men than in Latin
America
linsis 81 Rcnl Friendship.
nc ADDED that only when the people
OF the United states realized this and
entered into real friendship with these
II
where American trade could be aa
Yanccd
Our country cannot lead nanufac
turers ana producers in the conquest
- i-at IN american markets like Ger
MANY, Japan and other foreign ma
lions, said Senator Root. The people
40 not conceive Of tina, Al. n function
81 our. government and so far as our
cuvities SO they arc largely engaged
n Nr, -, -
increase the industrial efficiency OF tits
country ~ ,'''S -
40 not want to DE undcrstooa as
crit1cizlns that. It is all right to brea,,
'hcm UP when they are taking TOO
great portion Of The field FOR them
sseiFes. IT is all right and important
20 orcak them UP when they re mo-
,iopoiiIins The means OF subsistence
tiat should be spread throughout ,hc
great body Of the people.
but we must recognize tho fac, ~,
wren our government does enforce liza
I'd Just law, a wise law-,r,ins,
onr great commercial organizations -
req ces nc industrial efficiency ~ ~,
country" o. our
root Proposes ncmed,
senator then offered remedy.
..1r, '!l'S state Of affairs. He said.
inc only way to countcrac, ,ra
iect produced by enforcement, nf ~
''M against corporations Is BY siIhs,i-
ling an organization OF inanufac-
.HftrS ana producers upon q sou,a
Dds,s' one Tor all and ali for ono
GU manufacturers and indust ria,
hlaEnates are the real thing" the Scn-
''"i said- Governments may hold
open all over the world. but If
go - no one 70 go through them.
open doors arc an empty form
y
government can make commerce 70
through open doors: to avail itselT
Oh iair and equal trea tmcnt and IN
give realty to theoretical plans for
the extension of trade.
mere should be good understands
ihS between nations that trade viii,
one anotner; people like 10 trade with
- ici'os cut throat relations will
never advance commerce. Orr nconla
are Very deficient In this annrecia,in,,
OF Inc qualities of people unlike us.
Inference from us does not involve
ihleriority to us. The sooner orr huS
mess men realize that people speaking
y incrcnt language are our equals and
worthy our esteem. regard ana affec
tlon, the sooner will we reach a basis
upon winch 10 expand our commerce.
Speaks for Ship Subsidies.
During tile course OF his speccb N1r
INC passage of the Gallingcr shin sub
sidy bill in the House seem very poor
lie dcplored this situation and urged
hls hearers to get busy and make tho
people OF the interior OF the United
states realize the importance OF an
American merchant marine.
An informal address by Rear Adj
mlral Domccq Garcia, of the Argentine
navy, who is in this country supcrin
OF ri inc, bo
1or his government. proved an inter-
estins feature Of the meeting to-day.
He said In part
The time Is not far distant when
there will be only two languages IN
the commercial worid-EngIish and
Spanish. After visiting all the prin-
cipal shipyards IN the world. | think
America. with It's new Industrial ana
mechanical machines and its energy
to produce, is in position to build at
once twenty merchant ships, and with
In fifteen months have them completed
and ready to enter service. Your mills
produce in one month what most Euro
pean mills produce In one year. do
not see why this nation does not want
ship subsidy. You can have mer-
chant marine. but you must not like ii ;"
White Urges Reciprocity.
Another address that was punctuat-
I'd with stirring statements was dcliv-
cred by Henry White, former ambassa-
dor to France and chairman Of tho
United States delegation to the Pan
American conference at Bucnos Ayres
last summer.
II earnestly hope the suggestion OF
Representative Champ Clark for uni
vcrSal reciprocity Will soon become n.
reality said he, In opening his ad-
dress. Tie also voiced a plea for an
American merchant marine. and urged
United states manufacturers and pro-
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