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and shut out the trade of other ma

and shut out the trade of other ma
lions. He spoke of the demands of
Japan and China to have their peo-
pie admitted to America. He said
Americans did not want the Mongol-
ians to settle here. American en-
ployes could not live at their GUS
tomary standard, and compete with
Orientals.
America, he said, must protect the
Philippines, until they were ready
for independence. 1t would not do
now to abandon them to anarchy or
turn them over to Japan.
Japan must not be allowed to
seize the Hawaiian islands. There
were about $4,000 Japanese in those
islands now. The Panama canal
must be protected. The Monroe doc
trine must be maintained.
Mexican conditions were dis
grace to civilization. Americans in
Mexico and even on the American
side had been murdered and robbed
American women in Mexico had
been outraged These things would
never have taken place if General
Funston had had 100000 men ready
on the border. The United States
had a standing army of $4,000 men,
scattered all the way from the Phil
ippines to Porto Rico. This was not
enough to take care of the Mexican
situation, to say nothing of the in
sular possessions.
Young Men Should Be Trained.
Young men of America should be
trained in military exercises, so that
they might be called on in case of
need 1t would benefit the young
men physically, mentally and moral
ly, and would provide an immense
reserve force. without interfering
with the regular course OF industry.
Mr.. Kellogg spoke at some length
on the defects Of the navy and the
crying need of an American mer-
chant marine. He said that before
the outbreak of the war it cost four
and tenth cents to ship a bushel
of wheat from New York to Liver
pool. Now it costs seventy-five cents.
He said the loss to American COM
merce since the outbreak of the war
amounted to more than it would take
to maintain an efficient army and
navy for five years.
mark that he considered that it
would be the greatest honor he could
ever attain to be associated with
Minnesota's senior senator, who had
done so much to uphold the honor
and dignity of. America.
Former Governor Van SAINT re-
marked that the republican conven-
ton at Chicago was going to choose
the next president of the United
States. That president should re-
ceive proper backing. Mr.. Kellogg
was the right kind of man to elect
to back up the president.
He spoke of the vast amount OF
gold that America had accumulated
since the outbreak of the war Some
great European nations might want
to pick quarrel just to get some
of that, wealth. America must be
ready to defend her own. He said
there was no need of being alarmed
about the Japs. They would make
no trouble, if they saw that Amer
lea was ready for them.
The Greatest Victory.
Speaking of the argument that
large army would make for militar-
ism, Mr.. Van SAINT called to mind
that memorable day when the victor
ious Union army paraded down
Pennsylvania avenue, stacked arms
and went home He said that Was the
greatest victory of the war. Those
men were real patriots.
He remarked in one connection
that the democratic party had brok-
en- about every plank in its nation
al platform. He recalled in particu-
lar the presidential one-term plank,
the Philippine independence plank
and the low tariff planks He took
thrust at the democrats for putting
back duty on sugar. He said when
the republicans regained control they
would put back all the duties where
they would protect American labor.
Mr.. Eddy said that if good men
were nominated by both parties, as
result of the presidential primaries,
he would not fear for the destinies
of this country, whichever ticket
won. He would rather vote for an
honest democrat than a dishonest re-
publican. if there were any such.
Mr.. Eddy touched upon certain
features of the life of MIR. Kellogg,
and told how he had pushed his way
in the profession of law, without
having graduated from a university
or law school, until in 1912 he was
elected president of the National
Bar association.
The meeting closed with the sing
ing of America by the quartet and
the audience standing.
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