The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-18
RECIPROCITY WITH ALL WORLD
CHAMP CLARK AND TAFT DE-
CLARE FOR BETTER RE
LATIONS.
Advocacy of Closer Commercial Con-
ncction Marks Opening Session of
Great Meeting i'm Washington.

and Champ Clark in stirring addresses
at the opening session of the Pan
American conference today.
Speeches favoring a closer CONNER
cial union Of North and South Amer
lea with frequent references to the
future influences Of the Panama canal
were made by p. c. Knox, secretary of
State; James A. Farrell, president of
the United States Steel corporation;
Senator Calvo. the Costa Rican minist-
er to the United States; Senior Calder
on, the Bolivian minister to the Uni
ted States, and Senior Casasus, for
merly the Mexican ambassador to this
country. Nearly 600 delegates were
present.
Champ Clark, who had just left the
house Of representatives, announced
in his address amid loud applause
that the test vote for immediate Can
adian consideration Of the reciproc-
ity bill had been won by the admin
istration.
Turning to President Taft, he said
t.ughingly: That's a document which
the president and myself own in part
hCrship. But i speak for myself, not
for President Taft or any one else.
| am for reciprocity not only with
~
American republics. In fact I'm in
favor OF reciprocity with all nations
Of the earth. My principle is that
honest trade never hurt any nation
yet"
Mr.. Clark's concluding statement
that the Pan-American union and The
Hague tribunal were two influences
which would finally put an end to war
among civilized peoples was en-
Enthusiastically received.
THE last speaker and the next
speaker and l." said President Taft,
who followed Mr.. Clark, have got
ten together on one plank Of the plat
form. We are both rather heavy men
and l hope it'll support US. 1t is a
great pleasure to be with him in the
promotion Of trade in one part of the
world tCeualr.; Hes ia favor Of
reciprocity la al parls Of the world
and 50 am J. but that does not helm
much toward "a definite agreement.
Wen vote for wise measures. but
when it comes to determining what
measures are wise, there's a differ
ence Of opinion. In anticipation Of
his coming to be head Of the great
popular branch Of the legislature we
have already gotten together on the
most important matter and I hope we
can carry it through"
The president declared that the
promotion Of commercial relations
necessarily would bring about a closer
political and social relationship be-
tween nations and makes less likely
the hostility and hard feeling that are
likely TO lead 20 war"
Il have no doubt" added the presi-
dent, that as commercial relations
become wider. and The Hague trib-
unaPs purpose in preventing war be-
comes better understood theh union
of all of the countries III this world
h. h1- ;,t
for the purpose Of maintaining peace"
Secretary Knox emphasized the part
that American capital should play in
developing the resources OF Pan
America.
Let me candidly confess" said he,
that in the past we have been too
ignorant of our Southern neishbors.
their vast undeveloped resources and
the measures they have been taking
to open themselves in the world"
Secretary Knox declared that the
United States believed in better steam
ship communication, railroad con-
struction, the development Of the
treasures Of the Andes, and in an in
ternatiOnal bank which "will keep the
commercial currents flowing i'm their
proper direction"
President Farrell of the United
states Steel corporation defended
American export methods as equal to
ana In many cases superior to the
methods of European manufacturing
countries. He declared, with refer
encc to the criticism that Americans
do not extend their credit relations
In export trade, that wherever there
is basis for credit America nmanu-
facturers will be found as ready to
grant 1t as Europeans"
Senor CalvO. Costa Rican minister;
Senor Calderon, the Bolivian minister.