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Who Makes Forcible and Patriotic Speech in
Which Is Outlined the Subjects to be Dis
cussed and the Benefits to Accrue.
Short Business Meeting at Which Mr..
Blaine Is Elected Permanent President.
Reception and Luncheon at the White House
Mississippi Democrats Introduce the
Race Issue in the State Campaign.


AIr. Blaine Makes n Speech, and Is Elected
Prcsident-Reception at the White House.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Shortly before
noon the delegates to the International
American Congress left there headquarters
at the Wallach mansion and repaired in
body to the State Department. All of the
delegates to the congress were present with
the exception of Mr.. Coolidge, of Boston.
who will join the party later ON. After
short stay in the waiting-room, the dele
gates were escorted by Assistant Secretary
Adee to the diplomatic reception-room.
Here they were met by Secretary Blaine,
who without the ceremony of formal intro
duction. welcomed personally each and all
of the delegates. After few minutes thus
employed, the delegates were seated, and
Secretary Blaine standing at one end of
the long central table. spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the International American Con-
gress-Speaking for the government OF the
United States, bid you welcome TO this cap,
ital. Speaking for the people or the United
States, bid you welcome 10 every section and
to every State Of the Union. You come in re-
dent on the special authorization OF Congress.
Your presence here Is no ordinary event 1t sig-
nifies much 10 the people of all America to-day.
1t may signify far more In the days TO come. No
conference OF nations has ever assembled to
consider the welfare of territorial possessions
vast and to contemplate the possibilities OF
future so great and so inspiring. Those now
sitting within these walls are empowered TO
speak for nations whose borders are on both the
by the Arctic waters for q thousand miles be-
yond the straits of Behring, whose southern ex.
tension furnishes human habitations further be-
low the equator than is elsewhere possible on the
globe.
inspire Americans, both South and North, with
authorizations grandeur
power, they must also impress them with q sense
Of the gravest responsibility touching the char
acter and development OF their respective ma
tionalites. The delegates whom am address
ing can do much to establish permanent rela-
tween the nations which they represent they
can show to the world an honorable and peace
fnl conference OF seventeen independent Amer
lean powers, in which all shall meet together on
terms of absolute equality; aconference in which
there can be no attempt TO coerce a single dele
gate against his own conception of the
Interests of his nation; conference which will
permit no secret understanding of any subject,
but will frankly publish to the world all its con-
clusions; conference which will tolerate no
spirit of conquest but viii aim to cultivate an
American sympathy as broad as both continents;
a conference which will form no selfish alliance
against the older nations, from which We
proud to claim inheritance; conference, in fine,
which will seek nothing, propose nothing, en-
all the delegates, timely and wisely peaceful.
And yet we cannot be expected to forget that
our common fate has made us inhabitants of the
two continents which, at the close of four CEN
turies, ase still regarded beyond the seas as the
new world. Like situations beget like sympa-
firm belief that the nations of America ought TO
and can be more helpful each TO the other than
they now are, and that each Will find advantage
and profit from an enlarged intercourse with
the others.
We believe we should be drawn together more
closely by the highways OF the sea, and that at
no distant day the railway systems of the North
and South will meet upon the isthmus and con-
meet by land routes the political and commercial
.,<olr 9cl nrch hnlt &hoth hnox
cooperation. based on hearty condolences. viii
save all American States from the burdens and
evils which have long and cruelty afflicted the
older nations OF the world. We believe that q
spirit of justice, of common and equal interest
between the American States will leave no room
which has led to wars abroad and drenched Eu-
rope in blood. We believe thatfriendship av0wed
With eandOr and tSs wts & ge9d faith
Of guarding boundary lines between them
selves with fortifcations and military force.
beyond those Which are needfnI for public order
and the safety OF internal administration, should
be nnltnewn on both american continents @ mt We
Of the law, and not the violence OF the mob,
should be the recognized rule of administration
between American nations and in American
nations.
To these subjects, and those which are cognate
thereto, the attention OF this conference Is earn
estly and cordially invited by the government OF
the United States. 1t will be great gain when
we shall acquire that common confidence on
will be a greater gain when we shall be able TO
draw the people of all American nations into closer
acquaintance with each other-an end 10 he
facilitated by more frequent and more rapid In
accommodation. 1t will be the greatest gain
wien the personal and commercial relations of
the American States. south and North, shall be
quire the highest possible advantage from the
enlightened and enlarged intercourse OF all.
Before the conference shall formally enter
upon the discussion of the subjects 10 he sub
nitted to it, / am instructed by the President to
invite all the delegates to be the guests OF the
sections of the country, with the double view OF
showing to our friends from abroad the condi-
ton of the United States and Of giving 10 our own
people in their homes the privilege and pleasure
OF extending the warm welcome OF Americans to
Americans
1T the conclusion of the address, which
was received with an amount of enthusi-
asm somewhat remarkable in a body of
this character, Secretary Blaine retired,
and the following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That this congress names president
pro tempore, the Hon John b. Henderson, del
egate to this congress, representing the United
Resolved, That committee OF five members
be appointed by the president whose duty IL
shall be to designate the report to the congress
on its next reassembling in November next such
committees as in its Judgment should be ap-
eress, and the number OF members which each
committee shall have.
Mr. Henderson, OF Missouri, took the
chair, and under the last resolution the fol.
lowing committee on organization was an
nounced by the chairman: Senior Romero,
the Mexican minister; Councillor Lafay yette,
Rodriguez Pereira, of Brazil; DR.. Alberto
| Min, of Uruguay; DR.. Horatio Guzman. of
Nicaragua. and DR.. Jose NJ. Hurtado, of Coz
| lombia. The committee retired, and in a
| few moments returned with q recommenda-
| tion which was Immediately adopted, that
| Secretary Blaine be named as president OF
| the congress.
| Another committee was then appointed.
| consisting of Senor Hurtado. Mr.. Bliss.
Senior Valerde, of Bolivia; DIR. Arago, of
| Costa Rica and Senior Zegarra, of Peru. to
| notify Secretary Blaine of his election.
| Meanwhile resolution was adopted pro-
| viding for the appointment of a committee
| of seven to draw up parliamentary rules
| for the government of the congress. The
committee Will be appointed hereafter.
| A further resolution was adopted. provid-
ing that in the absence of the president the
4 chair will be occupied by one of the dele-
gates Of each of the nations represented in
| the congress by turn, selected by lot. An
other resolution was adopted for the ap-
| pointment of committee to distribute the
| work of the congress among gsub-committees.
This committee will also be appointed by
| the chairman hereafter. On motion of one
| of the South American delegates the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the members OF the Interna-
tional American Congress accept with pleasure
the Invitation NJ "a Presideuf Of fhe IIuifed