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RULESFOR THE MARINER
OPENING OF T9E INTERNATIONAL AL.
CONFERENCE.


Ahe Delegates Received at the Depart-
ment OF State by Secretary Hlaine-A
Formal Speech of Welcome Follows
the Presenrations--The Delegates
Afterwsrd Presented to President
Harrison.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1G.--The diplomatic
reception room of the state department.
presented scene Of unusual briIliancy this
morning, when Secretary Blaine received
tne delegates to the International Marine
conference The hour fixed for the cere-
mony was II O'Clock, and previous TO that
tlIne delegates had gathered in the ante
room and exchanged courtesies and greet
lngs. The members are q noble looking sat
OF men, and, arrayed in the naval gold lace
OF every prominent maritime nation of the
world, made striking appearance. The
exceptions to the glitter Of uniform and
decorations were the delegates from China,
and South America. The former were i'm
their distinctive national dress, and the
latter IN regulation dress suits. The dele I
gates were accompanied by the ministers Of,
their respective countries. At IL :05 O'Clock I
they were ushered into the diplomatic; ;
parlors by Assistant Secretary OF State I
Adle, in the order of precedence OF their
ministers. The American delegates, headed ]
by the martial figure Of Admiral Franklin.
needed no intermediary to bring them 30 !
tne notice OF the Secretary Of State
ETIQUETTE OF THE RECEPTION.
The reception partaking OF diplomntic /
nature, was conducted in accordance withd
the etiquette of such occasions, the doorsa
hafnO pt1i Iona nlsr a
and the proceedings held in the strictestj
seclusion. When Mr.. Blaine entered the
garlor, accompanied by Solicitor Walker
Blame, the members of the various dele
cations were presented 10 him by their re-
spectlve ministers, and he cordially received
eacn one with warm grasp OF the hand
and appropriate words to the delegates. /
Formally Mr.. Blaine said:
BLAlNH's SPEECH.
GENTLEMEN--It ls cause of extreme grati6-
cation 20 the government Of the United States
the world has been met with so general q re-
sponse. Representatives from Asia from Eu-
rope. from North and South America, and from
u tne Isles Of the sea VIII compose the conference.
On behalf OF the United States i welcome your
all, gentlemen, TO the honorable, scientific. /
philanthropic duties which lie before you The
already great ndrapidly increasing intercourse
between continent and continent between ma
ton and nation, demands that every protection
against the dangers Of the sea and every guard
for the safety OF human life shall be provid d.
I'M I'M spoken poHt;n,,o languages Of the world
necessity commands that the unspoken
language Of the sea shall be one. That Ian
guage must be- as universal as the needs OF
man for commerce and intercourse with his
fellowmen The deep interest which the mari
time nations have taken In tho questions at issue,
is shown by the eminent character and wide
experience Of the delegates TO whom they have
committed this important work. Again. gem
tlemen, welcome you, and after your parlia-
mentary organization Is completed, IL viii be
my pleasure 20 present you In person to the
Pres lent OF the United States.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONFERENCE.
At the conclusion OF Secretary Blaine's
speech, on motion Of one Of the delegates
from Great Britain, Admiral Franklin was
chosen president Of the conference, and the
conference adjourned TO 10 o'clock to-rnor-
row morning. This concluded the proceed
ings in the state department, not more IAN
twenty minutes having been occupied.
With Secretary Blaine and Sir Julian
Paurcefote the British minister, at their
head, the delegates then started for the
white house. As they emerged from the
state department building, they were
grouped ON the southeast entrance and pho
tographed in body.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
When the delegates reached the white
house they were shown into the east room
and tho house was closed TO everybody else.
Secretary Blaine informed the President Of
their arrival, and they at once repaired TO
the east room. Secretary Blaine presented
Rear Admiral Franklin, the president Of
the congress, and he in turn introduced the
other American delegates. The foreign
delegates we're next presented. Secretary
Blaine first presented the resident minister
OF the country represented, and he In turn
presented the members of his delegation.
When these formal introductions had
ended, President Harrison spoke a few in
formal words Of welcome, expressing his
qualification that the conference had
assembled urder such pleasant auspices.
He expressed his deep personal interest In
the results which might be anticipated, and.
he trusted, attained by the conferences, and
hoped that the passage OF the seas might
be made US safe as il has been made rapid.
The President In conclusion said that the
object for which the conference had assem-
bled was one which would attract niversaI
interest throughout the world, and its at
tainment would be warmly welcomed by
all nations.
THE GOVERNMENTS REPRESENTED.
Following is list Of the governments par
tfcpating In the confe ence, together with
names Of the delegates Of the United States:
United States Delegates Rear Admiral
Samuel r. Franklin, u. s. N:
Capt. William I. Sampson, u. s. N:
Sumner l. Kimball, general superin-
tendent Of the United States life saving
service; Capt. James w. Norcross, a master
Of the merchant marine; Capt. John w.
q master of the merchant
marine; William Goodrich, Esq. Clement
Griscom, president Of the International
Company.
Foreign Countries Represented-Austria-
Hungary, Belgium, France, China, Ger
many, Great Britain, Hawaii, Honduras.
Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Russia,
Spain, Sweden, Siam, Netherlands, and
Venezuela.
Invitations were also sent 10 Brazil, Chill,
Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Uruguay, but
no delegates from these countries have re-
ported.