Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
VIEWING The CORN PALACE.
Sioux C.ty's Cordial Reception of
the Pan-Amerioan Delegates.
A BRIEF BUT PLEASANT STAY.
An Address OF Welcome by Senator
Allison Feelingly Responded to
By Senior Siiva--Nir. Has
sons Speech.
Welcomed to sioux city.

| Sioux CRY, Ia, Oct. 26.-TSpecial to
gram to The Bee IA committee consist
| ing of Mayor Cleland, Senator Allison and
Booze met the Pan-American party at Min
neapolis and came down with them, They
| were met at the depot this morning by the
| General committee and crowd embracing
| thousands OF citizens, and with flying coors
| and sounding brass they were escorted to
the opera house. The interior of this hand.
some building was o modal of decorative art,
the colors, shields and coats-of.arms of the
| several nations Of the three Americas fes-
tooning its walls, and pending from box and
balcony, while the foyer was one wilderness
| of choice exotic plants and beautiful trailing
| vines. OF course the air was redolent with
| their multifarious odors.
In the trinkting of an oye the spacious
| building was packed the distinguished
| guests, with the committees, occupying the
stage, and the Omaha delegation consider
| atey installed in the prOscenium boxes.
In a bricf but appropriate speech Mayor
| Cleland welcomed the delegation. ae then
| introduced Governor Larrabee. who .deliv-
| cred short address, welcoming the dele
| gates in behalf of the state of Iowa.
| After Governor. Larrabee's brief words of
welcome, Senator Allison, being introduced,
| said
| "Gentlemen of the International Congress
| We are happy TO greet you in this prosper
| Gus country. We congratulate you before
entering further upon your mission, before
| you see much OF our people. We anticipate
| from YOU great results. This, like your
| country, is a new country. We are engaged,
as YOU are, in the development of civiliza-
| tion. With us agriculture Is great pursuit,
and corn is our chief product With US
| corn is king. We are watching with great
| interest Central and South America. While
| we have grown in numbers in the last few
| years, you have enjoyed more in nature. You
| produce many things we cannot and do not
1 .N..1 Ntl k,.,l
| that we produce many things which you do
| not or will not produce Speaking for Amer
| leans, l can say that as strong and as rich as
| we are we are ready to establish relations
| and to engage in direct commerce with you.
| You have been in advance of us in this de-
| sire but we have come to your views.
ave hope that in the near future we may
| unite the two oceans, and by inter-oceanic
\ canal bring the Pacific states and Central
| America III cordial relations. and that our
| commerce viii mipgle together as will the
| waters of the oceans. L do not anticipate
| what you will do or what you can do. We
| hope to grow more cordial and social in our
commercial relations. Here in Iowa we will
| hail with gladness anything you can do in
| thar direction. Here in the heart of our
| country we are as near to your capital
as to Portland, one of the places
| You nave visited. Here upon the banks of
| the Missouri, whicn is nayigable for over one
| thousand miles, and which empties its waters
into the Mississpp-here between the Mis-
! slssippi ana the Missouri, we feel that you
| are our near neighbors and wish you to be
our friends. How near TO our hearts are
| these great questions. We are in sympathy
| with You, and wish, as have before said. to
| promote cordial, social and commercial rela-
| tions. We extend to you on behalf of our
| country, our gladdest welcome, and
would impress upon you how warmly
| we feel to those who come
| from our neichboring and sister nations"
Senor Carlos Martinez Silva. of Colombia,
! was then presented by Mayor Cleland, and
| ip response spoke as foiows:. s-
| mir. Mayor, MIR Governor. MIR. Senator
1t is cause of lively satisfaction and of high
| honor for us that upon our arrival in this
| interesting city the address of welcome
| should be made by one so distinguished and
| emminent as yourself. Upon tins occasion
you ,doubly represent your people Your
| amabe and cordial expressions are the
| faithful echo OF the sentiments of
those III whose name you speak.
| We know by experience the worth and sig
| niicance OF your woras. Among this great
| American people, noble simple and geuer-
| Gus, out Of the abundance of the heart the
| mouth speaketh, as says the scriptures. Our
| vocabulary of thanks Is already exhausted,
| but our hearts reveal from day to day u
| sentiment OF fraternal sympathy, of warm
| esteem for the people OF this great republic,
| which we have always regarded as friend,
| but which from to-day must forever be our
| elder sisters. IL the name of my col
! leaeues. overwhelmed with gratitude,
| ceive cordial grasp of the hand, and
| believe that we. the Americans Of the south,
| in whose veins flows the blood OF CASTLE,
| have one virtue which is our seat OF honor,
| that of knowing how TO love and how to
| thank"
Sencr Silva's address was repeatedly and
! heartily applauded by the audience duri1g
| its delivery. At its conclusion there were
calls for John A. Kasson, aud he was intro
| duced. He said:
! "Gentlemen of all America--It seems to
be deemed necessary that some response
i 4
| oDediance to the invitation 1t gives
me pleasure 10 add to the
sentiments already expressed the hearty
| welcome with which You are greeted.
! Within my knowledge OF diplomatic history
| am cognizant of no event so significant OF
| that series of events of which the present is
| an illustration. Diplomacy, as here illus
! trated, comes to us not merely with the cre-
| dentials of government, but with the manner
of the peoples not merely from the intellect,
| but from the heart 1t comes not from con-
cesled lips but with the seal of confidence
! and from the hearts of liberty-loving people
| to the heart of another iibertyloving people;
| sent by the hands of fratcrnal feeling
| and good will not envious of each other, but
with the desire of prosperity for each and all
| represented, Addressing Mr.. SllVal--Io
YOU, who, as representative, have spoken
| for the Americans, and your warm and gem
| erous sentiments applauded by your col
| leagues, this congress marks an era in diplo.
| matte history. We can now set examples
| for struggling nations of the old world.
Union in the hearts OF the people Is de-
| manded, and we are determined to establish
peace as the example. Since 1921, the time of
| the Monroe doctrine, our hearts have re-
SpOn19 TO every movement TO this end. God
| grantthat all difficulties be overcome. Let
| us know each other Detter and love each
| other with all our hearts and forever"
There were also calls for w. r.. Curtis, bnt
| being conducted to the front of tho stage he
| merely bowed his Acknowledgements and de-
| ciined to sneak further than TO express
| thanks for the compliment.
From the reception at the opera house the
party proceeded TO the corn palace, where
| half an hour was spent. 1t was too chilly
| for comfort in tho palace, but the greatest
| interest was manifested. From the palace
| the party took brief drive over the city, the
Omaha gentlemen joining in il. The ekcur
sionists were then driven to the traIn, which
left for Omaha on time.