New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-05
THE TWO TRICOLOR FLAGS.
FRANCE AND AMERICA UNIFIED IN ~
BROKEN FRIENDSHIP.
.,vs,nrNr cARNor UNVEILS THE REPLICA OF
pARTHoLDrs STATUE-ADDhf~oSA-'
NJ. spuLLER AND MR. REID


NJ. spULLER AND MR. REID
Paris. July 4.-President Carnot went 10 ,ne
Is,e de Cvgnes this afternoon to lnauguraoe Si,o
renIica Of Bartholdi's statue OF Iaperty Ennsn'-
ching the World An immense crowd witncseeu
,be ceremony. The platform was decora'eu WIN
,-or;ors emblems and devices IN frehch anu
Amer;con aags The President took MS pace ao
the centre of the platform, while the inNi"u
,-,,osts were grouped below the platform, wmch
was close 10 the statue.
Spuller Minister of Foreign Affairs, oehV-
.-e5 the first address lie recalled the centenary
If 1776 and the Philadelphia Exhibition at whlch'
he said. France specially saluted the progress IN
democracy of the mistress herself under the aegis
Of n republican constitution. lie referreo 10 uhe
cordial friendship that had bound together rance
and the United States for century, ana s'iu
that tho inauguration OF the statue hau
both political and social sig
nifcance as further bond. American
societv owed all to labor to peace under
the reign of liberty, to liberty under the la"'
ond oonalitv by the law. Such were the first
terms Of the republican policy. The two great
Republics were united in the past by services
rendered. united at the present by common
principle. and united for the future by the bene-
fits Whlcn uDeTtN NOuiu Pi"Ou4N A'A
.vive Ia Republiquel'
The speech was received with loud cheers,
the crowd following the speaker with shouts OF
"Vive Ia Liberte !" "Vive la France!' and 'lNe
rAmerique!"
After remarks by the President of the Munlcipu
Council. Mr. Whitelaw Reid the United States
Minister, addressed the assemhlage. lie reierieu
10 the generous reception accorded 10 lhe gnu
The tricolor flags of the two Nations ne s'Iu'
spoke a language understood throughout 'ne "o'iu
They told of fields where they shared i'll n"Ppy
triumphs They recalled the historic h'nvs VI
Lafayette and Rochambeau. They toiu Vi an
unbroken friendship of one hundred years anu u
progress, civilization, and freedom VI nuin"i
They promised continuance OF the hoole riN"HS
between the two great republics in their generous
efforts TO broaden the foundations oil liberty
equality and fraternity
He was proud that the souvenir was lhau9ur"eu
with such an impressive ceremony ana IN such
an imposing presence lie gladly took the French
use of the Fourth of July as an augury that the
Young Republic would endure as long as Americans
believed their Republic would last; Inc mem; memo
rial must always be associated with the EAposl-
tion which would be a1 historic event OF the nISU
rank more important than any battle ever fought,
showing. as il did the eXhaustless resources ana
sunerh growth of q Nation which falthiully seis
itself to develop the capacities of free people
Mr. Reid closed his address by thanking the
MunjcjpaI Council, President Carnot and the peo-
pie Of France. .,. D..ai
At the conclusion of Mr. Reds speech, PreSl-
dent Carnot unveiled the statue, ana lmmcdlalTrlN
afterward returned to the Eysee Palace: The
guests proceeded by boat TO the Hotel de vale;
where refreshments were served, and Mr. Keld helo
a reception. - -.
A PAVILION was erected fronting the statue, on
the Grenele Bridge, for President CarnotS re,
ception by the American legation. On the pedestai
of the statue is the following inscription:
The American Colony in Paris. TO the City, OF
Paris, 1889. We revere France of the past be
cause her soldiers helped us to become a NATION
We love France of to-day because she joins with
us in the cause of free government" =.
Then follows the inscription proposed by Mr..
Morton: Non eXercitus meque thesaurl praesldla
regni sunt Verum amic1.'