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mirable fox Us character qnd .skill: as.he ip re
markable, as. a;, leader. ..-. ..- - , ,,, ,' ,
, ,1 ,jike; tftvthinU of this as thp place, whorei
selfishness,, stays putside, and where, profit has.
np.ropni within. .For hero ,we iseek andrfind
trut,h,, .jvyeydprtnojt, estimave the- cost bf. finding,
the truth, but we seek the truth with infinite
belief in its .value as truth. Here, in -searching
for knowledge, wo search without the commer
cial necessity, pf. finding, that knowledge at such
a time and in such a way that we , can. .earn pnie
th.lngi'tnerjBby!i'We are happily free ,trojfri,jth'at
embarrassment'. .So this is one. of" jthe.'. few.
placesone of jthe rare spots in' the world'
wn'ere'tr'tfth is sought and' truth is taught 'mere-,
ly for its. awn sake, and for its great, pubjle 'and
gevheral v,, usefulness. That ' distinguishes 'this.,
burfeatf' of sta'n'dards from many a'hother place!
wher'6 simiar work is d'orie, Here we act on!
b.ehalf '6l lis allV'te' find that' which is 6'C interest''
arid! u$& for Us Till- .This is, catholic in' its sy.m-t
pjitfrie;&':and univjefsai in its scope, and' -is one "of.
thoici "places'. Ntyherp the, good of everjf qe, i?
the $nly' thing 'tftat we can consider, ,'.Xor intpv
these' cfob.rs Hp' private interest can ehtpr.
'1' ihie td'th'ihV'of'your conference, 'loo, aS due'
UL...111& luuau uiiiuiuuL ui uiigueH ui iuu tknm.i ,m-
foVmalsbciet, fo'r the suppression df American,"
licCrs!'. Vou a.r.e tlje very(' apostles1 arid sbldiers.ef
truthfulness. ' YpUr business is to get 't'Jie'lXar
iu'theact 6f lying, 'and to punish him; to 'preachy
tlid real truth 'about; things;', to get away from
hysteria;' to' 'avoid 'the superficial and deal wit1'
the fundamental- ypu do not bother with. the.
headlines vpf ' ypjir' art; you' are conceded with ,
fundamental ficts 'that t are so ofteii concealed
bpiiPdthyd' hiritf headline! And I am glad that
there' is this'boa'bf irien gathered from all over
tile land', "whode duty it is; to get the rea,l truth'
arid; to see thai 'the ' real, truth is followed (
sqUnrely'ancl'hohbt&biy followed,. by others over,
whom you have' jurisdiction. I am glad of;' that;
for It is' a tli'ing'so'rejy heeded in this America'
of 'ours-1 to 'pidrce. beneath the shadowsf.to got
below the superficial; 'riot to mistake the, fpairi
oh the crest of the tossing, wave for the 'mighty,
current of the oc'eari itself thaflie 'beneath." "We r,
need so much, in this land of' 6urs mbre Jnowl T
sdlh'ehmefs think," tliftn ever before tb'jget at,
the truth beneath, as distinguished from that'
which is purely oh tile surface above.
And s.q I valine this conference, and I yalnp;
your going f rein ttjls conference. frpw,, in , a,
word of welcome, , it; may seem strange, tto you
th,at I, should say. that I value your gojng; fbujt,
I dp. Because! I, look at you gentlemen,. collec
tively ah individually, as. ..the antennae, by,
which, from here we reach o.ut into communities",
all oyer tftis, Jarid, and through whiph, in,' your,
own particular cpmmuhities, this bureau reaches,
do,wn into practical usefulness. Ypu, are fchq;
w'rga the l'ive ,wir.es by which '.we conyey. the,
currents o our, activities. W need , ypu in ,our ,
business. ':0,ur, business puld, not b-i tiorough
IV weir done, without ypu to carry i dpyn. in Jo,
Witpas;;as well atrilafgeji,acesi aijd,
tnla'ep.,feus nesg pnp.r, and practtcp, &&
fuGntaths, of science which. ere .r
taugtit.v ' " " ' : v '
That is a high commission; that is a fine
thing. Xt means that the work o,f thoughtful,
unselfish' arid rible'meri is by yoU translated into
honorable dealing for the riumblest cs-pn.TUat.
Wvioh' Wtt is a'inanVjbb, arid infinitely
wellworth;doirig ''So yoxi are preachers, 'all of
you; you-arp. preaching the g6spel of5 plain' truth'
and,a,sauftreideaU .That is a good i gospel' to be
lieve in; it is a good gospel to "preach-, ,and.tha,.
world,is abetter, place :and men. and women aire
better. off,-: tdr.shat is here taught .and what is.
byyou, cpnveyed, throughout our beloved land.
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The oft-repeated complaint, of .:the railrpadr;
managArs,- is .that the government is, constantly
interfering withu their business, , which, they .as-
sart they. areveutirely cpmpetent to run. them-,,
selves. Jw fairness, however, It should b. i statT
ed, tha, no .railroad president has repeated. this,
since 'the -lid Ffilk-tiltedviUithe New Hayen'.in-
qniCK'showe'd the strong, , neqessify o somgbody
interfering; ,how hpw ,. its. i affairs ought .to.
hftvpabepn ppndiucted. ,
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.The-.-crpp- experts .say that the. winter wheat,
yield tWs year, .will be pup,iQf' largL,in ,,?
agricultural history of the. country, TJi is wilV
add more gitay., hairs tp the,. heads -pttlipse reri
puhitca,ns.whpthaYe,religipusly.;heJd,p the, belief.,
thAt gopdfCrpDfWere.inipogsiplfl uuder;.a.Aempr
eratic administration.
ENCOURAGING OUK FOREIGN. THAJ)E
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cerned, in the foreign markets and in tho
foreign commerce of the worhl. Tho fact that
this now organization Is effected- this is its first
meoting-r-ris; evidence that we are going forward
and not backward. It is to bo expected that tho
ability which, our business men have shown in
the creation of the productive power of thin,
country will commend them to the countries
that need development. Statistics show that our
commerce with foreign nations is increasing; :
that, our export of manufacturedproducts is in
creasing, If we r.an-isend the products of our
factories across the ocean and compote with the
established industries of the. old world, there is
no. doubt. that we, can. competo with them in the
newer countries that are .a"waiting complete de
velopment. If wb can in this country produce
and consume,, as wo do., throe times as much as
any similar population in the world, it must of
necessity., follow that the countries that need
enterprise,, ability, and genius, will turn to the
country where ft, can be fpund in tho largest
quantity,, and 'in the 'greatest , Variety, rt is,
therefor certain that our people will .find in
creasing markets, 'and, .that they will be an in
creasing factor in the" development of the coun
tries that areriot et fully developed.
But 'whit is tjhe government doing or, I may
more ' n roperl say, 'speaking' for tho t state de
partment, 'VUat is thp state department doing?
The , state' department is close to the president.
His polity 'is Its policy J what the state depart
ment does in.;' 'foreign affairs is "but" whpt tho
president deBire's. And what does the president
desire? h president desires those, policies
which will' promote our Industry abroad as well
as at -home; and. In the short time that this ad
ministratidn has been in existence, it has already
done several things that tend directly and neces
sarily to promote commerce. In the reduction
of the tariff, ho had increased exchanges. Tho
last speech made by President McKinley beforo
his unfortunate arid tragic death expressed an
Idea that has now become a nation's conviction,
and that is, that'if we are tP sell abroad, we must
buy from people beyond our own borders; Any
thing" that tends to'- unite nations together more
closely in commercial bonds mfust necessarily
help those interested in foreign trade.
hat else, has been dorie in, thp las year?
We have1 a law now Upon the statute books that
enables our banking Institutions to establish
branches in foreign, lands. I am not generally
considered a financier, and yet I' have some
kriowled'ge1 6f 'finance; and I believe" that these
few lines written ifltb this currency law. will
do more to promote trade in foreign lands than
any other one thing that has been done in our
history. The establishment of financial' insti
tutions in other countries through yifich!
American business men may find needed ac-'
commodatio'n this, 1 believe is a long step' for
ward in" the encouragement of, foreign trade. , '
yJqL at this lavf.does at ihome as well as .what
it does , abroad i3 an encouragement of foreign
tr.adjO. t ( This law has set a nation ' frep,. JFo'r
nearly; a , generation ' we liayp .seen the increas
ing ( power ,of. a group .of financiers, and,. their
dpminattpn became at, last so strong tha.t busl
n'ess men held their' position largely, according
to the, favor of .those, who controlled, it was.
for the benefit of the business mpn of the coun
try that this law, bapked by an overwhelming
sentiment, has set business free and allowed
business men to stand upon their own merits
and not he. dependent upon the mercy of those,
who controlled thq money market. . " .
..But more than that, this administration is
making you friends in foreign lands. One
sentence from President Wilson's Mobile, speech
has dbne a great deal to encourage commerce,
When President Wilson said there that this
country 'would never take another foot of lancl
by 'conquest, he opened the doors of all the'
weaker countries to an Invasion of American
capital and American enterprise. :-. J.
Tf ybu go Into these lands you will find' that
there is not one of .the weaker countries that
dpe& not fear that an army will fpllow foreign
business enterprises. Give to these men as
surance that- when they Invite American capital
they do not invite conquest of their-land and
they will welcome you as they will not welcome
the representatives of any nation that stands
for a different nolicy. In traveling around the
world I was impressed,, as. .1 hayo no doubt tho
secretary of .cpminerce was, with the fact .that
everywhere where development is needed there
has beet) the. four that if thp treasures ot tho
.land .'became known tha cnvipU8 eyes of other
nations would bo turned In that direction. Now
that those countries know that they can open
their casket of Jewels and invite our inspection
without having to put a guard around the casket
they will wolcome American onto.rnriHo and.
American business men. ' ' x '
What else is being done to ericoUragd trade?
This administration is trying to unite thoWorIcl
in tho bonds of universal peace, and ybu gentle
men knbw 'that commerce relies for Its flnfety
and Its prdgrpfls, not upon war, but upon pdate.'
You represent the industries that-fefow best'
when men can turn their energies id ind'usCry"
and are not compelled to give their timo to
military service Tho only pobple Who proHt1
by wnr directly or largely are tho mod whd fur
nlsll ammunition and arms those who profit by
war contracts, and these are comparatively few.
Tho groat mass of business men live and thrive1
and prosper in peace. "
Arid when this nation invites, as !it docrf
every other nation in tho world' to' come 'arid'
make a treaty with us undor which there' Will'
novor be a war between us and those nations
until there has been an Investigation of tho'
dispute and time fbr passion to subside when
this nation does that It does more for ouxna-1
tion's commerce abroad than it can do In ariy
other way. And by doing this it not only gjvca
us assurance, pf peace between this country , and,
other, countries, but it sots an example that,
tends, to. promote peace between other countries,
as well as. between us and them. ;
Now, my frloiuls, 1 have felt that I was Justly
fled in saying what J have. I know that It Is not,
a discussion o.f the details of trade I yield .o.
Secretary Iiodfleld on trade. JIo Is an authority,
on r commercial affalrs-rrbut when you come-to.
examine, the business in which w.p are engaged,,
no matter what that. business is, if it is legiti
mate, you find that underneath that business arq
great fundamental principles When we can,
lift up the level on which our business standH,
wo, are doing .more Tor business. than if wo.-lift,
up a few. enterprises and make them profit afc;
tho expense of, other enterprises, J a?n glad to
meet these representatives of forsign trade, and
I pro'mise you that the state department agericy
of It will be back of every honest business man
in pushing legitimate enterprise in all parts of
the world. The Spanish-speaking countries'
hospitality is expressed by a phrase, "My house
In your house." It is a generous offer, but -you'
are not expected to take possession. I can say
not merely in courtesy but as a fact my do1'
partmont is your department; the ambassadors,
the ministers and the consuls are all yours. lb
is their business to look after your interests and
to guard your rights. If any Pf them fall to livo
up to their responsibilities,, we 'Bhall bcpleased
to have you report them. Wo shall endeavor to
open all doers to ydu. We shall endeavor to
make all people friendly to you, and when we
have done all that a government can do 'legiti
mately to help business, we ask just ofte thing
in return; and that we ask for business art well
as for the honor of the nation. We ask' that
every business -man shall carry -with him the
ideals of business that are respected in the
United States. We ask every- honest bushes
man to help the government to drive put of
foreign trade every business man who by dis
honesty brings odium and reproach upon his
country. We ask you to be interested in larger
things than your own pecuniary returns; Wo
ask you to go into these countries and engag6 Tit
enterprise as those who are sowing" seed and!
not as tliose "who nre merely reading a harvest.
Let every business man who -enters a foreign
nation so' conduct himself that those who know'
him will'be glad to have others come. Let him'
bb so representative of the ideals of our nation
and the honor of our land that the more, busi
ness men we' have in the country the higher will
lie our standing, and the more securo'.pnr place
among, those people. That is all we" 'rfslc in, re
turn for wriat we try to do. and We Bhall be glad
to have any business mariprihg any trdublc that
he has to the department for it is the business?
of the state department to protect not bnly th'e
nation's flag but every right that' an American
has wherever he may go. I thank you, gentlemen.
Leaders of the progressive party are very
strongly opposed to any fusion with the ren
publicans, but .they indicate that under- certain
circumstances they will amalgamate. Fusion
and amalgamation amalgamation and fusion-r-
a roso by any other name, etc.
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