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NOVEMBER 30, 1906
The Gonimoiier.
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Peace And Trust Resolutions
Reporting' the proceedings of the Trans-Mis- sneak at thn nrtnrnnn ., . T
sisslppl Commercial Congress at Kansas City h A ternoon session also on the qiies-
November 22, the Associated Press says: ' "on o tmdo expansion. Ho said that Mr. Shaw
Leslie M. Shaw, secretary of V6 tfeasury 'r''luuI Presented the situation in a pleasing mannor
and William J. Brvan snnnrprt fhA llnn'n cJio. nf but tcnr nnntiolm, l it.... '
At Kansas City
in a
-Jt k occas,bn lo aascrt " many questions
nt thn.tlirfie.cmgqJonR.nf tho Tr5inR.MIcalMJ . . L loZlCdl m"8t bo presented
Y - " "
merciai congress. All s
mure w it:oa uireuuy to ldo iuui easing ot tile com- fofi ..,. ...,.,. 7 " ". v '"" "'
-,..i untnr. n, ,, v-nut, u uatb, WIUCIl. aiSO. ho HrtiiU .1 .i.lnl..l
Mr. Bryan was appointed to' head a commit- uig!!LuG J!.dol)tod. by .:ho commercial' congress at
tee of ex-presidents' ot the congress fo 'escort Sod
retary Shaw to the lUfltform,. and. when these two
distinguished pubVc men" led the way'to the rosV
rum there was great applause.
Secretary wShaw, who spoke 'particularly for
Its business session the next day. This resolu
tion, which Mr. Bryan said covered in a general
way his hopes regarding trust legislation, follows:
Resolved, That this concross is unnitorniiiv
opposed to private monopolies, and, believing them
prosidont of the congress, was recocnized hv hn
chair. Mr. Irvine made an Impassioned address
censuring the action of tho resolutions committeo
in omitting from lis report tho two resolutions
the Trans-Mississippi, com-, nicnidnn- mnn "-"- iiiuHunica m a Introduced to tho congress by Mr Bryan during
pok on subjects TeIaligU l S thon "" UlIr ,lacU lslc- l? Bpc?ch lfUJt n,Kht' Mr. Jrvino IntimatcvJ Sit
tbo increasing of the com- fpr.Hn ' 5 iS? " SS.,? 8,ecoud r08.o,utlo io om ssion of tlfese twS iftolutlon.vo. ?!
poiiucai anfluejico and their authorship rather
thrfn their subjdet matter was tho-reason for
tho failure of tlio committeo to report them. Ho
said all of the American people wcro in favor of
tho Bryan resolutions and that if this convention
1"? want to. rs Hh Powor and its Influence
it had bettor not commit itself lo an action lndi
SSS8 n Ipnr1UB,ln1 fooling, WIo Bald that tho ro-
III i Zt u Cr Tlli n Ulu truaL nuoBllon. Ho
said that If you took a speech delivered by Mr
Bryan on that subject and another delivered by
tary Root W gone 1 step further' IhI pro7o3e ETC" K K "'S 1!;
was needed', he said, not only- to prevent railways
from granting rebates but those other great con
cerns from watering their stock."
The Associated Press report of the proceed
ings of the last day of the session at Kansas
City follows:
aucreuirv oiuiy. who auuKe ' narncninr v mv
a 'wider foreign market for American gdotls, made" meh of exist! m? Z nn,? .1 "Z cnorco;
this declaration: t ' J ., h Fn01 existing laws and the enactment of such
' "If this country ever develops -international SSl1?8 2' lK to protect industry
j. ti. .!11 V-ii..i- li. .. ',.BTr.- .. .. wU viiv, mvuuyu UUUIUU oy me irilSLS
nnd fiAAn-eninir ohnhtifilR h,.Kv in,Trtnr ," 'People Anally had como to be opposed to the
to go in favor of a merchant marine. He commits
thimself to, tho ship subsidy idea. I do not say
that I am in favor of a ship subsidy, but, I will
say that Iam n .favor of anything that will se
cure a merchant marine for the United States."
Mr, Bryan, whoge subject principally con
cernejd'lthe. commercial interests of the Mississippi
valley region, was the sole speaker at the evening
sessions
, 7?he, crowd that, greeted Mr. Bryan was the
largest, Qf the congress, numbering 6,QjQQ persons.
He was Introduced by David R. Francis,. president
of thej ycoAgress, and .was given an unusual ova
tion.oiiMir. Bryan said he felt very frloudjy toward
.thorcpnamercial congress, because it was the only
fcady pf -which he was ever president,,. He made
a,,stong jplea in opening to have the Hflxt annual
cpngress held In his home town, Lincoln, Neb.
Mr. Bryan presented the following resolution,
which he asked to be considered by the resolu
tions committee ofthe congress at the November
23 session: "
"Resolved, That this congress heartily en
dorses the resolution unanimously , adopted by the
Inter-parliamentary Union at its London session
last. .July, Jn favor of the submissions of ,all in
ternational questions to an impartial court or
commission for investigation before any declara
tion of, war or commencement of hostilities,"
He pleaded earnestly for the adoption of
the resolution, hoping, he said, the congress would
thus .place itself on .record as favoring peace.
Mr. Bryan congratulated the commercial con
gress ior- having had as their guests two. members
of the president's cabinet Secretary Root and
Secretary Shaw "the two foremost members of
the president's offlcial-'family," he said.
Speaking of the South American trade .expan
sion possibilities as set forth by Secretary Root
he said he did not agree with Mr. Root as to the
methods, suggested. He. did not, he said, believe
in subsidies.
MivBryan said he had heard Secretary Shaw
J. A. Ross of South Dakota cnrnnrfn,i tun
speech of Jlr. Irvine and Chairman David R.
Francis .suggested; that consideration of tho two
Bryan resolutions , be postponed until tho report
ofthe committeo on resolutions as reported had
been adopted. The suggestion was accoptcd, tho
report of the committeo was adopted and Mr
Irvine then formally offered tho Bryan rcsolu-
After electing H. D. Loveland of San Fran tidn against private mononolv.
cisco president for the ensuing year; adopting", ' Mr. Irish made a stirring reply to Mr Irvine
two resolutions by William J. Bryan after they H0 Bald that ho opposed tho Bryan rcsolutlona
had been voted down by the committee on reso- because of the views Mr. Bryan had oppressed In
lutions, and after adopting a set 'of resolutions,;- "is Now York speech. He Haid that thogo vlows
including an indorsement of the propositions sub'-r! ' voro of such a nature that lip did not want the
mitted by Secretary of State EHhu Root "for en- congress to. go on record as supporting them, di
coiiraging our merchant marine and -for increas-. ;ectly or indirectly. Ho said that Mr Bryan,
ing our intercourse with South America by ado-; .jvho was an eminent dialectician and can'didato
quate mail facilities" the Trans-MissisBippl Coirf-f, political honors, had' advocated gdvaroment
,mercial Congress adjourned late. ,tpday to mee"t"",oWnorship-of all public utilities and that n In
in .1907 at Muskogee, I. T. . ,, - dorsomont of his trust resolution wOiild be an
The first of the resolutions favored tho in-. ,j,na7nJct indorsement of government ownership
dorsement by .the congress of the resolutions ot such utilities.
adopted by the Interparliamentary Union at the"
London session in favor of settling of interna
tional questions impartially by a court or com
mission of investigation' before ' declaration of
war or the opening of hostilities by any country.
The second resolution sought to place tho -
congress on record as being opposed to private
monopolies and, believing them "indefensible and
intolerable, favors the enforcement of existing J
laws and the enactment of such new. laws as'
may be necessary to protect industry from the
menace offered by tho trusts."
Tho last session of a memorable gathering
proved one of the most stirring of the congress
and ended in a victory for Mr. Bryan. Mr. Bryan
was not present, having left th'is morning for
Columbia. Mo., to deliver an address.
The introduction of politics Into the proceed-r-ings
of the congress was narrowly averted when
the report of tho committee on resolutions was
submitted for action. John P. Irish, chairman
of the committee, had scarcely finished reading
the report when L. C. Irvine ot St. Louis, vice
-Several delegates'- remonstrated with Mr.
Irih that Mr. Bryan had not advocated tho public
ownership o all public utilities.
Thomas Knight of Kansas City aukod Mr.
Trfshr "Does tho authorship of a resolution stamp
the, resolution?',, and Mr. Irish rejoined: "Would
you consider any resolution put by Mr, Harrl
man?" ' Mr. Knight answered:. "I would .if it were a
good one."
' Without further debate the resolntion offered
by Mr. Irvine was adopted. Then Mr. Bryan's
peace resolution was submitted and adopted with
out debate. . y . ' t
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John P. Irish referred to in the above dispatch
was a "democrat" in 189G and refused to support
the democratic nominee for president, giving as
his reason his opposition to bimetallism. In that
campaign Mr. Irish made speeches for the repub
lican ticket and the greater part of the time slnco
limn he has held a federal ofllcc at San
Francisco.
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