The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-19
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Noted Educator.
REM STIR DINERS

The Chamber OF Commerce. stancf
Influence for patriotism and for the
material prosperity OF this country since
Colonial days, held it's annual dinner,
the l47th, at the Waidorf-Astoria last
night. -Four addresses notable even in
the history cf an d~rginzation famous for
the quality of it's spokesmen marked the
dinner.
Seth Low. president OF tho chamber,
stirred the 900 members and their guests
to n remarkable demonstration of ap
plause when he asserted hat II was the
duty OF the United States to stop the
Teutonic Powers. and stop them now,
from Strengthening non-combatants, either
or helligerent or of neutral countries, who
travel ON the sea. lie sympathized with
President Wilson'S desire for keeping
out OF trouble. but he wanted the United
states to assert the spirit and courage
she had when she was only the little
republic Of 1906.
Darwin p. Kingsley. president If the
New York Life Insurance Company,
analysed the causes OF the great war,
found the principal one to be ruthless
assertion OF sovereignty by Governments
against the natural desires of their peo-
pie and held 1t to be the duty of the
United States to bring about after the
war an International congress which
might form u great international dednoc-
racy. abolish the vlciou dangers Of
sovereignty and 80 lead to permanent
peace and world happiness without any
loss Of self-respect or individuality by
any nation participating. Mr.. kingsley's
Address. hard With uhSnrhaSl usfapfiap
created apparently a profound impress
sion.
Redaela q speaker Also.
william C. Redneld. Secretary Of the
Department of Commerce.. discussed the
present conomic II commercial situa-
tlon brought about by the war. pointed
out the peril existing In great prosperity
enjoyed by the United States while other
great commercial nations were exhaust.
ing themselves and reviewed the work
done by the agents and experts of his
Department In building up foreign trade.
Nicholas Murray Butler. president OF
Columbia University. told the diners that
while II was necessary fol this country
TO reckon with the facts az they are
and not as they ought 10 be. and hat
therefore preparedness must not he neg
lected. nevertheless our supreme duty
was to be ready to lead the world once
more toward democracy. freedom and
civil liberty.
The chamber and It's guests dined in
the grand ballroom Of tho Waldorf. The
entire ceiling of the spacious room. eX-
cept for IA narrow border. was concealed
by u gigantic American flag. and smaller
me studded with the seas Of the
forty-eight States. were draped over the
frnnt NJ fha tue. ftars al iA.xaG Tina
wall back Of the guest table was entirely
covered with American iiags. There has
ncvcr been a public Inner in this city
PROBABLY where the display Of the ma
tional colors was So lavish.
AZ the guest table to he right Of
Ur. Low. the postmaster. sat Secretary
I,ediield. acting Mayor McAneny. Nv.
Kingsley. John shelton Williams. Comp
troii,r of the CURRENCY A. Barton Hep
burn. Jacob II. Sch!r. Alton h. Parker
and Morgan j. o'Bi.cu. NJ the left OF
thu. POSTMASTER were Nicholas Butler.
Gen. Hcrac. Porter. I.'.tr Adm!ral Ma
,hani.l X. Usher. 4. :. y John l.
Waterbury, Bishop Greer. Rear ADMIRAL
Robert l.. Itary and Martin SAKE
At the smaller tables one observed in
the great crowd Michael F'r.cdSam. Leo-
pod Stern. Noah G. Rogers, George W
Perkins. John Harsen Rhoadss. Adolph
I.ewisohn. Adrian Iselin, jules :. Bache.
Adolph :. Ochs. James Speyer. Colgate
Hoyt. Eugene II. Outerbridge. Ralph
Peters, Clarence Whitman, T.. DE witt
Cuylcr, Samuel W. Fairchild, George r.
Wilson. Henry Clews. Isaac y. Scl,gnan.
Osw aid q. Willard. Frank A.. Vanderbilt.
William L. Corey, Valentine l.. snyder.
Theodore J.. Slronts. Judge william II.
Moore. Francis l.. Hine. George Il. Cor%
telyou. Robert \. &. Smith. Ogden Mills
Red. Is. Il. Odell. Jr.. Felix NJ. Warburg.
Frank W. Woolworth, George e. Boldt.
Dick =. Ramsay, Alfred Wagstnff. Ralph
Pulitzer, Martin Nogel. J. II. Martindale,
Rodnan W~anamakcr. job T.. Hedges $,
u. Guggenhein, Thomas 4. Buckner,
Nicholas +. Brady. William Rerri. Eu-
gene Delano, j.. W. Whitridge. T.. y.
Bethel. Theodore n. Vail. +. u. Under
wood. John Il. Stanchfeld. j. Temple
Gwathmcy. Georg. 4. Zabriskie. Percy
=. Straus. Jesse |. Straus. Herbert n.
Straus, Stephen Farrelly, Gage L.. Tar
bell and W. NJ. Sperry.
After toasts were drunk TO the Pre~i-
dent of the United States. TO the Gov
error of New York and 10 the Mayor of
the city President Low delivered his an
nual address.
\ Question Of Timidity.
Il cannot help asking myself said
Mr.. Low in recalling the dinner in 1906
given in honor of Commodore Preblr.
tho hero OF the war with Tripoli.
whether the United States OF 1905
would have been quiesccnt In the presence
of the Lusitania, the Arabic and the
Ancona incidents. Wealth IL pro-
verbally timid. and sometimes
wonder whether we are simply more
timid thar in the younger days .of the