Daily Republican., 1889-10-03
The Three AmerIcas.

WAsHIHGToN, d. G., Oct. 3.-The
delegates to the International American
Congross assembled at the State Depart
ment at noon yeiterday and were rccey-
ed by Secretary Blaine. who delivered
short address Of welcome. Mr. blaine
was then chosen President OF the Con-
eress. The delegates then proceeded to
the White House, where they were given
u special reception by President Harrison
and the member OF his Cabinet. An In
formal lunch was served in the State
DinlDg-room. Last evening the visitors
were entertained at banquet at the
Normaudie Hotel by Secretary Blsine.
Secretary Blaine, In the course OF his
address Of welcome, taid:
Speaking for the Government OF the
United States, bid you welcome to this
capital. Speaking for the people OF the
United States, bid you welcome to every
section and to every Stale of the Union.
You come in response to an invitation
extended by the President on the special
au horization OF Congress. Your presence
here is no ordinary event. 1t signifes
much to the people Of all America to-day.
1t may signify far more In the days to
come. No conference OF nations hos ever
assembled to consider the welfare OF ter
| IOooCbblOub bO faSbt anu w Cth'
template the possibilities OF q future sc
great aud so inspiring. Those now sitting
within these walls are empowered tC
speak for nations whose borders are OF
beth the great oceans, whose northern
limits are touched by the Arctic water
Tor thousand miles beyond the Strait
of Behrlng, whose southern extension
furnishes human habitation farther below
the equator than Is elsewhere possible oil
the globe.
The aggregate territorial extent Of til,
nations here represented falls but littl,
short OF 100000 of square miles
J more than three times the area OF vi
. Europe, and but little less than one
fourth part Of the globe; while in respec
to the power of producing the article
which are essential to human life an,
those which minister 10 LIES luxur
they constituted even larger proportion
: OF The entire world. These great posses
sions to-day have an sggregate popula
tion approaching l20. .000,000 but,
. peopled as deDsely as the average {
D Europe, the total number would excee
, / ,0O0, ,O00, 900.
Whilo considerations OF this characts
. must inspire Americans, both South an
NORTH, with the liyeliest anticipatious {
future grandeur and power, they mus
also impress them with sense of th
gravest responsibility touching the cha
aeter and development Of their respec
tive nationalities.
And yet we cannot be expected to fol
get that our common fate has made I
Inhabitants Of the two continents whicl
at the close of four centuries, are sti
regarded beyond the seas as the Ne
!. World.
Like situations beget like sympathi
and impose like duties. We meet In Il
4 firm belief that tho Nations Of Ameri'
ought TO be and can be more belpfu
!: each to the other, than they now ar
u and that each will fibd advantage al
;. profit from an enlarged intercourse wi
e the others.
" We believe that we should be draw
i, together more closely by the highways
r. the sea, au 1 that at no distant day Il
II railway systems of the North and Sou
will meet upon the Isthmus and come
by land routes aud political and CONNIE
ciAl capitals of all America.
y
= MWe believe that standing armies,
:. you'd those which are needful for pub
!, order and the safety of internal admin
:, tration, should be unknown on bo
- American continents.
y We believe that friendship and II
~ ! forco, the spirit Of just law and not /
4, violence OF the mob, should be the reeo
10 nlzed rue of administration betwe
A n, arteap nations and In A marican N