Evening journal., 1889-10-03
AMERICAS CONGRESS SIS.
Secretary Blaine's Hearty Wei
come to the Delegates.
WHAT HE SAID TO TIE VISITORS.


WHAT NE SAID TO TIE VISITORS.
The Nations whose Delegates Were Pres
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with an Aggregate Population OF $780,
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Fi'si 'Ae ''eei ah'i''.'t'i 2a'Net 'S''n - 80
p order at noon ana spoke as ioilo~si
GENTLEMEN IS iealSing for the government OF
be Lnited States, 1 hu Sou welcome 10 TINS capf
81 spessing fof tae people q the United states.
bid yoa welcome 70 every section and 10 every
state Of tine UuiUn. 1on cOnie 10 response % On
invitation EXTENDED by the president on the spe-
Gal authorization Of congress No conference 81
nations has ever assembled 70 consider the wei
fare 81 territorial possessions vast and 20 con-
template tiie possibilities of a future SO great ana
80 inspiring. Those naH sitting within these
walls Alc empowered 70 SPEAK Tor nations whose
borders are on the great oceans whose nprtheTn
lAni;- are toaehed ~ Gle afulic waters for
thousand mules beyond tie straits OF Behring
Whose southern extension furnishes human hab-
ltpliQls further below the equator than is else
where possible the globe.
The aggregate territorial extent Of fhe nations
bere represented falls but little short OF twelve
anUi0us OF square niles-more than tarae tines
fourth Part Qf the pl0be-wHNe in respectsfp the
ROVER ef producing the arficie4 which are essen
fiai 10 human life ana the@e which munster 70
Atcs luxury they consulate even larger pro-
portion Of The entire world These great pos
sessions today have an aggregate population ap-
proacning one hnndred and twenty millions but
u peopiod as densely rs the average % Europe
the tolsd number would exceed one thousand mill
ions
Conference for All.
while considerations OF this character must IN
sspilaA Aaereans Nth the liycest antripations OF
a future grandeur aud power lhes must also I'M
xrxsss them NIan a SENSE of the gravest respolsi-
baKty t6heAihe the character aud Development Of
their respective nationalities The delegates
sghom am addressing can 10 much 70 establish
pcsmanent relations Of confidence, respect and
friendship between the nations which they repre-
sent
They can show 70 the world an honorable aud
peaceiul conference Of seventeen independent
American powers, IN which ali shah uiett together
ON terms OF absolute equi,lity-a conference in
which there can be no attempt - c0srce single
delegate against his own conception uf the iutari
s.ts 81 his nation a conference wnlen ia permit
no secret understanding on any SUBJECT, but will
frankly publish 10 the world al its conclusions;
conference which win tolerate no spirit Of con.
quest but VIII aim g cultivate an American sym
1athy as nfpaa az ooth eoh1heutsi q eoslsienee
"hfeh WA ioflu no senlsh ahlehee aseilss he oiu
$3.50 ffA-tf'i AAfN-
~'n'e' Aeonleltnee' ~ nus which Nin So npeA
sng, propose hothing endure nothing that = MOI
az lne general sense q aA the aeegates uhie9
tnd WISE ana lTAeeiuh
Drawn Closer Together.
And yet we cannot be expected 70 forget thai
BUR common fate has made us the inhabitants OF
ne two continents which, al the close ct four cel.
hsries are stl regarded beyond the seas as tins
Eew world l.iee SITUATIONS beget NJ. sym
pathies and impress like duties We meet III
she firm belief that me nations 81 America ought
q he and can IS more helpful each 10 the other
than they now are. and that each win find auvan
tass ana nfodi from an enlarged intercourse Will
tfa others We believe Out We should bs drawn
1fscfhsr more closely Nv the HIGHWAYS az the .sa
anafnat At no distant day the railways Of III.
north ana south eiii meet upon the sti.inis AM
connect ~ land ralltes the political and CONNER
rssi ,ssatals & I'D America we believe taa
hearty cooperation based Ia hearty confidence
VIII saw VI American states from AK bariaf,
and owls which have long and cruelty afYeets.
fhe older nations st the world we believe tia
ns4rit af .isfits az common and aaf3sl inf.srss
l,sfWe..n the American states viii leave no roo.
forar, ARTIFICIAL balance ~ power ike tlat whics
has ~ ~ wars abroad ana drenched R,irYn
rfl hio.yi
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W. armies beyond those which ara neodful n
public order ana the safety Of internal admin.
tratiou, should be unknown on both America
continents We believe that friendship ana nt
iofce tne sp'lt Of lust law ana no1 we violence
wv. s''l' W. Nv, Nv. n \, .ii.',
-,a n.,Ions
thereto, the attention II this conference IS ear