The sun., 1916-02-09
ROCKEFELLER BIBLE
GLASS HEARS TAFT
EX-President Urges Defence
and Warns Of Withdraw
ing From Philippines.
ALL THE DINERS TAGGED

When We withdraw from TIE Philip
pines" said ex-President Taft at the
nineteenth annual dinner OF the Young
Mems Bible Glass of the Fifth Avenue
Baptist Church at the Aldine Club in
the Fifth Avenue Building last night, II
don't welcome the thought of having
To 60 back 1000 miles and keeping
watch from 1000 miles to see that order
Is maintained. We are withdrawing
with the idea that /; is going to relieve
us. think that We better examine
what II is going to do TO US
This sentiment caught the fancy of
the 49, diners and they applauded vigor-
ously. they did in several other parts
Of Mr. Tafts extempurancous address,
particularly when dealing with the ques-
ton of preparedness he declared that our
first great need is the increase of our
navy.
II am very optimistic" the cx-Pres
dent SAID. and do not think We are
going to have war with any nation.
But I've gone over our foreign relations
! to show that there is such a possibility.
As the farmers say in New England
We've got a lot Of hay out and II might
, suffer IN Il storm. We've got u lot of
things others would like to have ON
behalf Of their moral being let's remove
| the temptation"
Everybody AZ the dinner. including
John -. rockefeller ,'r.. honorary presi-
I dent of the class, and George y. Sage
the toistmdster. wore p.ncilled tag
bearing his name. Charles NJ Schwab
president of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pauy cN-Gov. John VI. Slaton of Gcor-
ga. VII" commuted Leo Franks sentence
+ of death 70 life impr sonncnt Edward
4 james tattell. efficiency expert Of phila-
delpHit, and Police Commissioner W ooas,
/ The speakers. wcr, no exceptions, a fact
! that caused all Of them much merrim-nt.
' Il am in favor OF this system" NJ,
Taft said. pointing TO his tag as ne
arose to speak. 1T would help me po-
Etcally."
Mr Taft said tina; America has fol-
lowed the advice Warrington 20
avoid cutaugling alliances" and ad.i,d
mat WaShington adv Used that We ougn.
tc secure peace by being prepared for
war reasonably prepared After Skctcn-
ing our relations with various natinrs
ne SAID that all is not lovely IN ,G-
world IN the standpoint of these II,
tons
Nv" want a good deaf" IA. con. .uu.d,
ana We are not ALWAYS oouced,ug every
'hlng IT." told of our WiihIl. wal from
'u1d ana our pledge 20 protect iIat Io.
public, and intimated 'ha, If 1t Is p,o-
posed to get into that kind Of rell. .li.
Wth ihe Philippines after we Withdraw.
N''h guarantee that Will satisfy ~"
CONS ienc"S OF some men. We ma, So
Vie trouble.
NJ. Tart told Of the slow growth of
i'' army and navy from the, time Of the
''Nl war up 20 the spanish war. and
I'd
Ihc great need We have frs is tu in
crease "ut navy, navy is never used
as an NS'rumenc o' conquest unless used
Oh" connection with great army. Dsd
A''E one ever conceive that Il navy could
h' used ior a purpose autaguuIstir ,o
republic We ought to have a navy
ne" enough so tina it could prevent with
standing army the coming of any ulllI-
t'ry expedition Of any country. That is
p ne measure oSa navy that We ought to
have
'hAil's VI. Schwdb. who discussed
iih''idHaI Incentive in Industry" said
- 'All the great deyclpomunts IN mann.
fhrthr' nave heen the result of indi.
; Nduhi enterprise, | say that the bes,
- tning 'n1t can he done IS TO have IN,
WanaGe!s and men, from the highest f.
- IN" lowest, interested in the success nj
the enterprise for which they worl,
some system must bo devised that gives
: ' man recognition for individual effort
NJ. - 'hwth said that last wear ~ Tin,
. f'' ulcucln stccl worli., the average earn.
- 90 All employees. exclusive of In.
I 'ilar'ed men. were Sl,l0O for every c,u
p'"''". aud b" expressed tine wish that n
o. might h" S.,lo" a year instead
EA-''"Nernor Slaton Was Ereetcd viii
tn" strains of "DNie" when ne pot n,
ana ne smiled his appreciation of N,
= 'unrinn"nt INiS toast was "Rcal y Or,
i"Ss Mr., Slaton didn't think much %
, the so-cal'"d brand of reform tina. giyo,
the man In jail clectrir lights. sr,nn
ca aud w"uli"u unucrN ear ana ,ti,.,
4 ''>"udo progress NiSm. he believed IA,
y said, that permanently is the twi,
, brother OF principle. and urged tina, oil
e fashioned common sense he exalted
b., Edward j. 'atte,'. phila,lrlulia',
, sunny old efficiency expert, told how +,
I ";ci tho Most out of Life" and n,
D qups and funny stories kept his u,ld'
. ence roaring. ~ don't believe th,, worl,
= owes me "a living" he said II hrIcv,
:. | orse IN" world n life, believe in nl,y
t irg baseball. not the kind o. hasrbnl
o where you hit thc umpirc, but the Kim,
= whore You hit the bal and play th
ganio"
;, Poll Commissioner Woods. spsahI.
I. oV The Police and tho Citizen" toL
:, the diners they could do their part /,
= helping the police by keeping youn,
men out Of crime